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Prof Bruce Royan, CEO, SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network) http://www.scran.ac.uk/ tel (+44) 131 662 1211 fax(+44) 131 662 1511 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:36:15 +0100 From: Sandy Buchanan <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: EVA'99 - Scotland - Press Release Press Release EVA'99 Scotland Full details of the Conference are detailed at : http://www.scran.ac.uk/EVA99 and http://www.vasari.co.uk/eva/scotland.htm For the first time in Scotland, the National Museums of Scotland & Scottish Cultural Resource Access Network, SCRAN, are hosting the latest 'EVA' Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts, event, now in its tenth year. This Conference is held internationally (California, New York, Texas, Moscow, and Gifu, Japan) as well as across the European Union. It acts as a forum for users, suppliers, researchers and government in the 'Culture x Technology' area. The main EVA'99 Scotland Conference will be held on July 22 and 23 at the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, where the exciting new Museum of Scotland is expected to be a major attraction for Conference speakers and participants, including from Italy, Japan, Netherlands and USA. Scottish speakers include John Crompton of the Museum of Scotland, Graham Durrant of the Glasgow Science Centre, Sandy Buchanan of SCRAN, Robin Tatler of Delphic Interactive and Jill Harden & Elizabeth Henson of the National Museums of Scotland, NMS. The Conference will be co-chaired by Bruce Royan of SCRAN, Mike Spearman of NMS and James Hemsley of VASARI UK. A special SCRAN Workshop will be held on Wednesday afternoon 21st July, which will present highlights of this major national program (budget £15 million) aimed primarily at the Educational Application of Scottish Cultural Heritage using the latest technologies including the World Wide Web. There is also a post-Conference Seminar / Workshop on Saturday 24th July on opportunities for support from the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme 1999 - 2002. ------------------------------------------------- Mr Sandy Buchanan Resources Manager Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN) Tel +44 (0)131 662 1211 Fax +44 (0)131 662 1511 Mob 0973 384 144 email [log in to unmask] web www.scran.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------- Things that make you think Hmmm.... What's the speed of dark? How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Mr Sandy Buchanan Resources Manager Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN) Tel +44 (0)131 662 1211 Fax +44 (0)131 662 1511 Mob 0973 384 144 email [log in to unmask] web www.scran.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------- Things that make you think Hmmm.... What's the speed of dark? How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? ---------------------------------------------------- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%