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CFP: Remote Access to World Heritage Sites (Edinburgh)

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“I Know Where I’m Going” – Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru
23-24 November 2011- Edinburgh (UK)
CALL FOR PAPERS
At a time of economic crisis and environmental threat, countries everywhere are addressing the dual challenge of protecting and preserving their natural and cultural heritage while maximizing its economic value. This two-day international conference will focus on the potential of new technologies to create high-quality, remote-access, visitor experiences for World Heritage Sites and other sites of cultural, historical and natural significance where remote access is desirable or necessary.
The conference has three main aims:

  • To showcase the new technologies available: including the 3D laser scanning of St Kilda WHS as part of the Scottish Ten project to create exceptionally accurate digital models of Scotland’s five UNESCO World Heritage Sites and others worldwide, in order to better conserve and manage them (http://www.scottishten.org/). Other forms of digital mapping will also be demonstrated.
  • To debate the benefits and challenges these new technologies present. This applies not only to issues of preservation, conservation, interpretation but also to the benefits and pitfalls of virtual access to sensitive sites and the economic benefits of tourism promoted thus.
  • To encourage site managers worldwide – particularly within the UNESCO World Heritage Sites network – to consider the benefits & impact these new technologies could have for their own sites, allowing them to investigate these further and clarify issues of acquisition, installation, costs etc.

    • The Conference will link into the 40th anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention (http://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/). It will be part of the Year of Scottish Islands 2011 and have a special resonance for island sites everywhere. This conference will showcase Scottish expertise in cutting-edge digital technology to a global audience and create new business links with new markets.
    THE CONFERENCE FORMAT
    The Conference will have a mix of presentations and keynotes and parallel sessions with empirical papers drawing on national and regional contexts. Keynote speakers will include Dr Mechtild Rössler, Chief of section Policy and Statutory Implementation Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
    If you would like to present a paper addressing the themes of the Conference, please submit an abstract. Abstracts should be submitted in pdf format and be limited to 2 pages and 1,000 words (including title and author information, but excluding references). The evaluation will be based on the quality of the submission. Submissions and inquiries are through: rawhsc11@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is 3rd April 2011. On submission of an abstract, authors should receive an email confirming receipt of their submission.
    CONTACT
    Isabelle Uny
    Project Manager
    Email: rawhsc11@gmail.com
    Website: http://inspace.mediascot.org/beholder/iknowwhereimgoing
    Mobile: +44(0) 777 380 8912
    IMPORTANT DATES
    Submission of title and abstract: 3rd April, 2011
    Notification of acceptance: 25th April, 2011
    Deadline for early-bird registration: 30 June, 2011
    Registration deadline: 11 November, 2011
    Remote Access to World Heritage Sites Conference: 23 & 24 November, 2011
    (via Museum Anthropology)

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