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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

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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