The Conference on the Application of Esperanto in Science and Technology ( eo, Konferenco pri Aplikoj de Esperanto en Scienco kaj Tekniko, KAEST) is a biennial conference on the application of the constructed international auxiliary language Esperanto in the science and technology community. The conference first took place in 1978 in

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, it remained in the Czech Republic until it was transferred in 2010 to

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

, where it is currently being organized by the nonprofit organization

E@I E@I ("Education@Internet") is an international youth non-profit organization that hosts educational projects and meetings to support intercultural learning and the usage of languages and internet technologies. E@I started as an informal intern ...

. The 2012 KAEST in

Modra Modra (german: Modern, hu, Modor, Latin: ''Modur'') is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 9,042 as of 2018. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and i ...

, Slovakia included a Wikipedia workshop aimed at both beginners and advanced users, organized in cooperation with Wikimedia Slovakia.

Past and scheduled conferences

# AEST 1978,

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of ...

: (no specific topic) # SAEST 1980,

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

: ''The environment today and tomorrow. Problems of specialist language and translation'' # AEST 1981, Žilina: ''Application of computers'' # SAEST 1982,

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

: ''Energy – the global problem. Problems of specialist language and translation'' # SAEST 1984, Brno: ''Perspectives of global food production. Problems of specialist language and translation'' # AEST 1988,

Poprad Poprad (; hu, Poprád; german: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the t ...

: ''Rationalization in science and technology'' # SAEST 1989, Strážnice: ''Rail transportation'' # KAEST 1998,

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

: ''Modern means of communication. Terminological problems'' # KAEST 2000, Prague: ''Specialist applications of Esperanto. Economy on the threshold of the third millennium'' # KAEST 2002 (8–10 November), Dobřichovice: ''Specialist studies in Esperanto. Electronic resources.'' # KAEST 2004, Dobřichovice: ''Talking Esperanto in science and talking sciences in Esperanto'' # KAEST 2006, Dobřichovice: ''The language and the Internet and other studies'' # KAEST 2008, Dobřichovice: (no specific topic) # KAEST 2010 (18–21 November),

: ''Modern technologies for Esperanto'' # KAEST 2012 (15–18 November), Modra: ''Modern educational methods and technologies'' # KAEST 2014 (13–16 November), Modra: ''Archives and libraries — how to protect and keep our heritage'' # KAEST 2016 (17-20 November), Modra: ''Advantages and challenges of modern communication'' # KAEST 2018 (18-21 October), Modra: ''Evolution of paradigms in science and technology''

Literature

* Nosková, Katarína; Baláž, Peter (ed.). ''Modernaj teknologioj por Esperanto''. Proceedings of KAEST 2010.

Partizánske Partizánske (, meaning “partisan town” formerly: ''Baťovany'', hu, Simony) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography Partizánske is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around from Nitra and from the capital Bra ...

: Espero for

, 2011. 323 pp. Text in Esperanto, abstracts in Esperanto, English and Slovak. Circulation 300 copies. . * Nosková, Katarína; Baláž, Peter (ed.). ''Modernaj edukaj metodoj kaj teknologioj''. Proceedings of KAEST 2012.

: Espero for

, 2013. 239 pages. Text in Esperanto, abstracts in Esperanto, English and Slovak.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://kaest.ikso.net/
History of KAEST with details on the years 1998–2008
(in Czech) Esperanto in Slovakia Esperanto in the Czech Republic Esperanto meetings Technology conferences Science events in the Czech Republic Science events in Slovakia Events in Czechoslovakia