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The Directorate of the National Archive of Monuments of the Hellenic
Ministry of Culture is organizing a three-day Conference on
"Digital Heritage in the new knowledge environment:
shared spaces & open paths to cultural content"
The Conference, which is going to be held in the end of October 2008,
intends to promote a dialogue on current issues and concerns raised
regarding the new knowledge environment, as this is formed by the use of new
media for heritage management and dissemination.
The discussion will grow around five sessions addressing
a) Case studies of new technologies applied in Archaeology and Heritage
Management,
b) Activity towards the formation of a common language to ensure
compatibility and interoperability of applications and systems,
c) The use of Web 2.0 as part of the new knowledge environment,
d) Free, open and public access to heritage content
e) Theoretical approaches to cultural heritage and digital culture.
As part of the above sessions, keynote talks have been invited and will be
presented by notable researchers and specialists, including:
Dr Adam-Veleni, Director, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Dr Dallas C., Assistant Professor, Panteion University
Dr Constantios D., Director, Byzantine & Christian Museum
Dr Constantopoulos P, Professor, Athens University of Economics & Business
Dr Kotsakis C, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr Tourta A., Director, Byzantine Museum of Thessaloniki
Farmakis G., Chief Executive Officer, Agilis S.A.
Dr Ashley M., Executive Director, OKAPI, Multimedia Authoring Center for
Teaching in Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Dr Brogan T., Director, Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Centre for East
Crete (INSTAP)
Dr Doerr M., Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research &
Technology
Mr Ducke B., Senior Applications Support and Development Officer,
OxfordArchaeolog
y
Dr Elliott T., Associate Director for Digital Programs, Institute for the
Study of the Ancient World, New York University
Mr Eve S., Director, L-P Archaeology
Mr Isaksen L., Doctoral Student at School of Electronics and Computer
Science, University of Southampton, ¦¡ntiquist Community Moderator, formerly
Senior IT Development Officer at Oxford Archaeology
Dr Kansa E., Executive Director, Information and Service Design (ISD),
School of Information, UC Berkeley
Mr Poole ¦., Chief Executive, MDA (Europe)
We invite all interested to participate with a 15-minute original
presentation in Greek or English to send the title and a 350-word abstract
of their talk until 9th June 2008, including the title of the thematic
session under which they wish to be considered. The selection of papers will
be based on the extent of the abstract, the abstract consistency with the
conference theme, and the post date. The conference presentations will be
published in a volume by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Please send
abstracts to Ms Kappa by email to [log in to unmask], by post to the
Directorate of the National Archive of Monuments offices, Ag. Asomaton 11,
Athens, GR-105 53, Hellas, by fax to +30 210 322 5628. Participants will be
notified by 30th June 2008.
The exact conference dates, as well as a preliminary programme will be
announced in July 2008.
We are looking forward to hearing from you, and please do not hesitate to
contact us for any further enquiries.
Metaxia Tsipopoulou, Ph.D.
Director
National Archive of Monuments
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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International Conference of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture on
"Digital Heritage in the new knowledge environment:
shared spaces & open paths to cultural content"
New digital media and the robust developments of web 2.0 have enabled and
are continuously shaping a fluid and dynamic knowledge environment.
Collaborative and creative ways of web based authoring, editing and
publishing, allow for the co creation of content, the dissemination of
knowledge and the self regulation of social networks. Researchers, experts
and practitioners are already taking advantage of these new possibilities
while at the same time are concerned about the longevity of applications and
the preservation of digitised or ''born digital" cultural content. Issues of
interoperability, accessibility and public use of digital content have
become urgent for contemporary museums, archives and heritage institutions.
The Directorate of the National Archive of Monuments, under the General
Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Hellenic Ministry of
Culture, undertakes and supervises digital projects for collections and
monuments nationwide. Given its coordinating role, the Directorate invites
you to attend and contribute to a three day presentation and exchange of
views and ideas on the challenges of digital heritage focusing on ways of
convergence, collaborative practices and potential fields of common action.
By providing an opportunity to share ideas and experience the Conference
intends to promote a dialogue that will address both knowledge preservation
and diffusion.
The Conference is going to be held in Athens in the end of October 2008.
The Directorate of the National Archive of Monuments coordinates several
projects of digital documentation, including the Movable Monuments
Collections of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the Historical Archive of
the Hellenic Archaeological Service, and the Catalogue of Listed
Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Greece.
Sessions:
Redefining the research field: digital applications and new media in
archaeological practice and heritage management (databases and information
systems, audiovisual media, GIS, etc.)
Shaping a common language: documentation standards, metadata, compatibility,
interoperability, data mining and knowledge engineering, language support,
etc.
Exploring the web 2.0 potential: collaborative authoring and instant©\publishing
tools (e.g. blogs, wikis), social networks, audiovisual content, copyright
issues etc.
Widening the audience: new roles and ways of producing and sharing knowledge
for the public.
Theorizing Digital Heritage: critical / theoretical approaches to cultural
heritage and digital culture.
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Effie Patsatzi
National Archive of Monuments
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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