At the very last moment, and only by mere coincidence, I heard about the international colloquium Current Issues in Early Modern Cosmography (Ghent and Leuven, 28-30 May 2008).

The final programme looks very interesting, with a fine selection of prominent speakers.

It was a local announcement about a Gemma Frisius exhibition (Leuven, 29 May – 10 July 2008) which brought me on the track of the colloquium. Although I used to work at the University Library in Leuven until April 2007 - where I used to organise several cartographical exhibitions - this new exhibition was not yet brought to my attention. A couple of telephone calls unlocked the mystery.

Nevertheless, I will attend the colloquium and visit the exhibition in Leuven on Thursday 29 April.