WELCOME TO CIDOC IN ST.-PETERSBURG
1-5  September  2003
St.-Petersburg, Russia


http://cidoc2003.adit.ru/english/default.asp


"World Cultural Heritage: Uniting by Understanding"

Topic of the Conference: "The Electronic Potential of a Museum: Incentives
and Limitations, Achievements and Problems"

The objective of the conference is to review the results of the application
of information technologies in museums:

·         Analysis of the main achievements in the field of storage,
restoration, conservation and educational work.

·         Discussion of pressing technical, technological, psychological and
social problems and restrictions.

·         Outline of prospective areas of development and the further
penetration of information technologies into the traditional museum
environment.

·         Incentives for innovations.

 The Secretariat of the CIDOC Conference and ADIT announces the  First Call
for Papers for CIDOC'2003 to be held in St.-Petersburg, 1-5 September 2003.
This year's conference theme will be multifaceted, highlighting most
pressing aspects of virtual heritage informatics.

Throughout CIDOC'2003 there are many different opportunities to share
experience, meet your colleagues and learn from your peers. Social events
and cultural program will provide you a chance to meet with other delegates
in an informal environment in the Hermitage Museum, the Russian Museum, and
brilliant suburb museums of North capital of Russia.


The conference will coincide with the year of celebrating of tercentenary of
Saint-Petersburg. We assume, that the conference will be the leader both by
quantity of the participants, level of expertise and proficiency of experts,
who will take part in its various programs.


More information on conference can be found here:
http://cidoc2003.adit.ru/english/default.asp


SCHEDULE
Paper Deadline 1 April 2003
Acceptance Notification 1 June 2003
Manuscript Submission 10 July 2003
CIDOC Conference  1-5  September 2003

INFORMATION
For more information, please email the conference Secretariat:
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Looking forward to seeing you in St.-Petersburg,

General Director of State Russian Museum Vladimir Gusev
CIDOC Chair Adrian Finney
President of ADIT Alexander Dremailov

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