{"id":83802,"date":"2026-07-03T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.he-arc.ch\/?post_type=he-arc_event&#038;p=83802"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:08:21","slug":"45e-scientific-instrument-symposium-sic","status":"publish","type":"he-arc_event","link":"https:\/\/www.he-arc.ch\/en\/agenda\/45e-scientific-instrument-symposium-sic\/","title":{"rendered":"45e Scientific Instrument Symposium &#8211; SIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Programm and details on the website of the event : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sic2026.ch\/\">www.sic.2026<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 CONFERENCE THEME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Across Centres and Peripheries: Scientific Instruments in New Perspectives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 45th Scientific Instrument Symposium (SIC) will take place in Switzerland from 7 to 11 September 2026, jointly hosted by La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuch\u00e2tel, two cities with a long-standing tradition in precision, horology, and scientific innovation. The conference will offer the international community of historians, curators, conservators, and collectors of scientific instruments an opportunity to reflect critically on the role of instruments in the making and circulation of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is organized by the Automates &amp; Merveilles association, in close collaboration with the University of Neuch\u00e2tel (Unine) and the Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR). 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