Mapping Europe's Historic Boundaries and Borders: Workshop Programme

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND:

15.00-15.30

Welcome from the President of the European University Institute, and introduction

15.30-17.00

Introductory Session I

Chair: Michael Goerke (European University Institute)

17.00-17.15

Break

17.00-18.30

Introductory Session II

Chair: Kari Pitkänen (University of Helsinki)

18.30-18.45

Break

18.45-19.45

Presentation on the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
(Ruth Mostern, University of California)

Chair: Humphrey Southall (University of Portsmouth)

19.45-20.00

Break

20.00-

Dinner at the European University Institute

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD:

9.00-11.00

Theme I: Reporting Geographies

Co-ordinator: Gunnar Thorvaldsen (Norwegian Historical Data Centre)

Chair: Kari Pitkänen (University of Helsinki)

11.00-11.15

Break

11.15-13.15

Theme II: Sources for historic boundaries

Co-ordinator: John Long (Newberry Library, Chicago)

Chair: Andreas Kunz (Institute of European History, Mainz)

13.15-14.15

Lunch

14.15-16.15

Theme III: Constructing historic boundary GISs

Co-ordinators: Ian Gregory (Portsmouth) and Frank Swiazny (Mannheim)

Chair: Kevin Schurer (University of Essex)

16.15-16.30

Break

16.30-17.30

Theme IV: Historical Gazetteers & Placename Thesaurii

Co-ordinators: David Fletcher (London Guildhall) and Humphrey Southall (Portsmouth)

Chair: Nanna Floor Clausen (Danish Data Archives)

17.30-17.45

Break

17.45-19.15

Theme V: Dissemination & Intellectual Property Issues

Co-ordinators: Peter Burnhill and Alastair Towers (Edinburgh)

Chair: Gunnar Thorvaldsen (Norwegian Historical Data Center)

Evening

Dinner in central Florence

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH:

9.00-11.00

Theme VI: Project funding and organisation

Co-ordinators: Paul Ell (Belfast) and Humphrey Southall (Portsmouth)

Chair: Michael Goerke (European University Institute)

11.00-11.30

Break

11.30-12.30

Concluding session: future plans

Led by: Humphrey Southall (University of Portsmouth)

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.00

IAHC AGM

Sunday afternoon

Reserved for informal (or possibly formal) discussion among those interested in developing collaborative projects.


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