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 THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION December, 9-14, 2008 ROME - ITALY Under The Special Patronage Of Her Royal Highness Princess Wijdan F. Al Hashemi Ambassador of Jordan - Rome Italy http://conference.legadoandalusi.es/en/ And the Co Patronage of HE Dr. Talib Rifai - Secretary General United Nations World Tourism Organization And HE Ms. Maha Khatib, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Jordan And The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy The National Museum Of Oriental Art With the Kind Sponsorship of: Condotte Istituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero (ICE) - Rome Italy Jordan Telecommunication Group Movenpick -The Dead Sea Jordan General Consulate of Jordan - Turino Italy HCST Organized by WATCH: World Association for the Protection of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage During Times of Armed Conflict (Rome-Italy), El Legado Andalusi (Granada-Spain), Department of Antiquities of Jordan , The Hashemite University (Queen Rania Institute for Tourism and Heritage) The conference languages are: Engllish, and Italian Rationale: The success of the first five conferences under the above title has been beyond expectations. It is with great pleasure that we announce the Sixth event in this series, with the hope that you will be able to join us and contribute to this effort. This year we are honored by the continued patronage of UNWTO and the participation of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, and The Legado Andalusi of Granada, Spain. The Main Theme of this year will be "Documentation and Risk Management of the Cultural Heritage (CH)" While documentation has long been recognised as an important tool for Cultural Resource Management and the Conservation and Preservation of CH sites and artifacts, it is gaining more and more importance in Risk Management, not only in the case of naturally occurring threats such as weathering, flashfloods, corrosion and earthquakes, but in anthropogenic agents. This is especially true of threats caused by Wars and Terrorism. Therefore this conference will focus on new methods of documenation, digital or othererwise, how these processes serve the purpose of protection of the Cultuarl Heritage and how this is especially useful before, duirng, and after conflicts occur. Case studies, where documentation has specifically helped in the protection of the CH, are important. Furthermore, in view of WATCH's special interests, contributions related to other means for protection against war and terrorism will also be accepted. In addition, we hope to arrange an advanced workshop in which keynote speakers will deliver papers that will include but are not restricted to the following topics: Documentation of the Cultural Heritage: Techniques, Processes and Tools (to include Tangible and Intangible CH) Comparison of old and new tools of documentation. Digital methods Spatially based databases: Archaeological Information Systems, GIS and Electronic Databases Photogrammetry, 3D techniques, Virtual presentations and Multimedia Risk management. Documentation as a tool for conservation, risk management, and day to day management of sites and historic collections. The value of documentation for protection of CH in troubled areas of the world Evaluation of various approaches and techniques of documentation. Best Practice approaches. The topics for this year are very much the same as before. However, we encourage everyone to contribute to the main theme 1- Archaeology 2- Tourism 3- Risk assessment and disaster preparedness 4- Modern Documentation Processes and their Importance in the Protection of Cultural Heritage 5- Protection of Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict and Natural Disasters 6- Conservation and Preservation of the Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage 7- Cultural Resources Management and AIS (Archaeological GIS Systems) 8- Management of Archaeological Landscapes 9- Ancient Technologies 10- Ancient Water Management. In addition, Roman Archaeology in The Middle East and Italy will receive special attention as a tribute to the City of Rome. Workshop: In line with tradition in previous conferences a workshop on the protection of cultural heritage from the ravages of war and terrorism will convene. Contributions are welcome. Please indicate that you wish your presentation to be part of this workshop. This is a workshop for WATCH, which is an NGO we have established in Rome to deal with the problems of CH in Troubled areas of the World. Training: Furthermore, WATCH will convene a particular Training Session on Documentation of Cultural Heritage. WATCH 2008 will bring together an array of practitioners, activists, professionals, organizers and policy analysts, students and faculty to explore the history and future of tangible and intangible cultural heritage with emphasis on documentation. Proposal for Sessions: Interested in proposing a topic for a session within the main themes of the conference or the above workshops, and organize its particpants, please send your proposal to Dr. Talal Akasheh including session title, list of participants and titles of individual papers. Do not forget to ask your colleagues in the session to send us individual participation forms. The conference website is: http://www.legadoandalusi.es/conference/en For information on WATCH please refer to http://www.eyeonculture.net Please download the application form to fill it. Abstracts should be included as part of the form. Deadlines for presenting your papers April 30th, 2008 : Abstracts May 30th, 2008 : Full Papers April 30th, 2008 : Participation Fees Participation fees: 350 euros Students: 200 euros Acompanying Person: 150 euros Contact Prof. Talal Akasheh Chairman of Organizing Committee |
