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********************************************************************************* * PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR COLLEAGUES, NETWORKS, * EXPERTS/PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS * Thank you very much for your support, * Regards, * Marinos Ioannides * http://www.euromed2012.eu ********************************************************************************* EuroMed2012 - Call for Papers Research, Development, Technologies, Standards, Education and Training to Protect, Restore, Document, Preserve, Communicate and Prevent the Destruction of our Fragile Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage October 29th 3rd November, 2012 Limassol, Cyprus http://www.euromed2012.eu Euromed 2012, the 4th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference will take place in Cyprus, October 29 November 3, 2012. This important event is being held in cooperation with the European Commission and will investigate cultural heritage (CH) research and practice in one of the most famous archaeological areas of the world. The 4th EuroMed2012 brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals, fellows and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today. In particular, the main goal of the conference is to focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research on tangible and intangible CH, the use of cutting edge technologies for the protection, restoration, preservation, massive digitalization, documentation and presentation of the CH content. At the same time, the event is intended to cover topics of research ready for exploitation, demonstrating the acceptability of new sustainable approaches and new technologies by the user community, SMEs, owners, managers and conservators of cultural patrimony. Several organizations have decided to join together in order to create an optimal environment for the discussion, explanation of new technologies, exchange of modern ideas and in general to allow the transfer of knowledge between a maximum number of professionals and participants during one common time period. Its main objectives are further to: 1. Highlight the role of European cultural heritage research and developments within international activities and co-operation. 2. Assess the impact of EU policies on the protection, restoration, preservation and digitalisation (e-documentation) of European CH and evaluate the positive contribution of cultural heritage innovative research and developments for competitiveness and job creation. 3. Disseminate the results of EU cultural heritage innovative research and developments acquired at large research facilities and discuss new developments and innovation in research infrastructure. 4. Discuss and consolidate co-ordination of national research into educational programmes for CH within Europe and the world. 5. Refine, amend and publish main ideas and visions of technological platforms opened to the entire field of CH in the context of preparation of the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (2014-2020). 6. Emphasize the relation of conservation practice to contemporary legislation, especially experienced by SMEs and public institutions, problems of orphan works and re-use, fraud and crime regarding movable cultural heritage market; health and safety issues in conservation practice. 7. Discuss the influence of research on the impact of EU policies and directives on CH, and mitigation of possible adverse effects (for example: Galileo project, Digital Agenda, Open Access, Orphan works, Public Sector Information-PSI, etc). 8. Underline and discuss the role of the current and future developments on international activities, agreements and co-operations: a. Against demolishing and/or looting in CH (UNESCO, Interpol, Europol, ICOMOS, ICCROM, etc). b. on the e-documentation and e-preservation in CH (European Union Europeana, Wikipedia, Google, UNESCO Memory of the World, World Library, MSoft Bing, etc); c. on the establishment of standards in the field of CH; d. on conventions (like the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible CH; EU CH Label, WHL, etc); e. on documenting, archiving, monitoring, preserving, protecting and presenting worldwide the CH using innovative ICT solutions; f. on the legal and ethical responsibilities of CH Informatics; g. on CH and the expansion of Tourism in Europe and in general worldwide. Those researchers who wish to participate in this event are invited to submit papers on original work addressing the following subjects or related themes in the following two categories: I. PROTECTION, RESTORATION, AND PRESERVATION OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE CH II. DIGITAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESENTATION More detail information can be found under the following weblink: http://www.euromed2012.eu/index.php/call-for-participation/ Submission of Papers: Submissions for the joint event are completely electronic, and both the paper and all supplementary material must be submitted through the on-line submission website. The conference accepts only original, unpublished work written in English. We are soliciting three types of contributions: Full research papers presenting new innovative results. These papers will have a full-length oral presentation and will be published in a high-quality proceedings volume. Each submitted paper must not exceed 10 pages in total. Project papers focusing on the description of project organization, use of technology, and lessons learned. Each submitted paper must not exceed 10 pages in total. Short papers presenting preliminary ideas and works-in-progress. These papers will have a short oral presentation and will be available as posters in conference breaks. Each submitted paper must not exceed 6 pages in total. For information concerning style and format of all submissions, please refer to: http://www.euromed2012.eu/index.php/paper-submission/ Important Dates: Paper submission: 28th of May, 2012 (24:00 London-UK time) Notification of Refereeing results: July 15th and 16th, 2012 Camera ready papers to printer: 20th of August, 2012 For more information about the joint conference please visit the webpage http://www.euromed2012.eu or directly contact the chair of the event at: [log in to unmask] . Best Regards, Marinos Ioannides (CY), Dieter Fritsch (DE), Fabio Remondino (IT), Rob Davies (UK) and Rossella Caffo (IT) Chairs of Euromed2012