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THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MUSEOLOGY 2006
"Audiovisuals as cultural heritage and their use in museums"
Mytilene, University of the Aegean, June 5-8, 2006
Municipal Theatre of Mytilene - Auditorium of the Commercial Chamber
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The Department of Cultural Technology & Communication of the University of
the Aegean, the Hellenic Committee of ICOM and the International Committee
for the Audiovisuals in Museums AVICOM organize the Third International
Conference of Museology and the AVICOM Annual Conference in Mytilene, from
June 5th to June 8th, 2006 on: “Audiovisuals as cultural heritage and
their use in museums”.
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) – General Directorate of
Hellenic Television participates in the Conference.
AIMS AND THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE
The sound and image technologies, as well as their applications play an
essential role within the realms of contemporary cultural institutions, as
evidence that require to be collected, curated and protected, as means of
managing and interpreting cultural material, as communication and
promotional tools for the cultural heritage, as educational tool, etc.
The aims of the conference are:
· To focus on these technologies and create a discourse through a wide
array of theoretical and practical approaches.
· To engage in the theory, methods and uses of these mediums in museums,
cultural heritage sites, historical sites and other institutions at an
international level.
· To create a collaboration framework among individuals, entities and
institutions producing sound and image works within the field of cultural
heritage.
· To examine the future perspectives and to discuss new directions,
collaborations, new technologies of audiovisual production.
The conference will be divided into the following units:
1. Audiovisual medium as exhibits, including digital arts.
2. Film museums, Film archives, Audiovisual archives.
3. Methods and systems of registration, documentation and classification
of audiovisual material, including digital arts.
4. The new sound and image technologies as collections management tools,
including issues around digital preservation.
5. The audiovisual as promotion and communication vehicle.
5.1. The sound (audio guides, soundtopia, sound as an exhibit) and image
technologies as interpretative tools in contemporary museums.
5.2. Multimedia and Internet applications in museum communication.
5.3. Portable devices as promotion, interpretation and communication
vehicles.
5.4. The new sound and image technologies and society (special public
groups, collaboration with communities, artists, etc).
5.5. The museum as a producer of audiovisual material.
6. New business partnership models for museums to develop a/v
production.
EVENTS
1. The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) – General Directorate of
Hellenic Television will participate at the conference with a workshop on
public radio and television archives in the information society.
2. The conference will be accompanied by a film festival, documentaries,
television programs, etc. related to museums and cultural organizations.
3. During the conference, museum audiovisual production companies will
present their activities.
PAPERS – LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE
If you wish to participate in the conference with a paper or/and a
projection of audiovisual material for museums, please submit an abstract
(500 words approx.) including full contact information (name,
institutional affiliation if any, mailing address, phone, fax and email)
in Greek, English or French at the email address [log in to unmask]
The duration of each paper will be 20 minutes.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Submission of an abstract of a paper or/and of an audiovisual work by
January 30th, 2006.
Acceptance of the abstract by February 28th, 2006.
Submission of papers (full text) or/and audiovisual works by April 30th,
2006.
Final submission by May 10th, 2006.
REGISTRATION COST
The conference registration cost is:
Before May 20th, 2006
Participants 200 €
Speakers 150 €
Students * 50 € (* please send a photocopy of your student card)
After May 20th, 2006 and until the day of the conference
Participants 230 €
Speakers 180 €
Students * 50 € (* please send a photocopy of your student card)
The registration cost covers:
· Participation in all conference sessions
· Printed material of the conference
· Conference proceedings in printed or/and electronic form (will be sent
to the participants)
· Refreshments during the conference intervals
· Free entrance in the museums and the archaeological sites of Mytilene
during the conference
· Attendance of the audiovisual works’ festival during the conference
· Participation to the welcome reception and the farewell party
ACCOMMODATIONS
Information about hotel accommodations and the optional excursion that
will take place after the conference can be found on the website
www.aegean.gr/culturaltec/museum/2006.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
1. Please fill out the participation application form and forward it to
the email address [log in to unmask] or to (+30) 22510 – 36609 (fax) or
to the postal address: Department of Cultural Technology and
Communication, University of the Aegean, Harilaou Trikoupi & Faonos,
Mytilene 81100, Greece.
2. Payment of registration cost by bank money order. Information about the
bank account details can be found on the conference website.
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
For any information regarding the conference and the registration process,
please visit the conference website www.aegean.gr/culturaltec/museum/2006
or, alternatively, contact the conference organizing committee, Dr.
Alexandra Bounia ([log in to unmask]), or the Hellenic Committee of
ICOM, Miss Elena Papadaki, 15, Ag. Asomaton, Athens 105 58, Tel/Fax: (+30)
210-3239414 ([log in to unmask]), Mrs. Amalia Tsitouri (+30) 210 3304030).
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Sophia Bakogianni, MA,
Phd Candidate,
Department of Cultural Technology &
Communication,
University of the Aegean, Greece.
Tel. no. +30 22510 36637
Fax. no.+30 22510 36609
URL: www.aegean.gr/culturaltec/sbakogianni
E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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