Programme

                                                                                                                                  Wednesday, October 1^st

                                                                                                                           Magdalen College, the Auditorium
                                 
                                                                                                                   9:15-10:00 Registration and coffee/tea

10:00     Welcome addresses:

                Professor Martin McLaughlin (Italian Studies at Oxford)
               
                Minister Giovanni Brauzzi (Italian Embassy in London)

                Dott. Bruno Santi (Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Italy)

10:20     Keynote speech:

Professor Martin Kemp (History of Art Department, Univ. of Oxford):

    “Leonardo Computerized: from Scientific Research to Public Understanding”

                                                 

                                                                                                                        Session 1: TECHNOLOGIES

                                                                                                 Chair: Professor Julian Henderson (Univ. of Nottingham)

10:50         Professor Pier Andrea Mandò  (LABEC-INFN, Firenze)

                          “Introduction to the role of Physics in Cultural Heritage Problems”

11:15         Professor Christopher Ramsey (Univ. of Oxford):

        “Radiocarbon dating: interdisciplinary research in action”

11:40         Dott. Cecilia Frosinini (Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze):

                     "Bones, muscles and skin: the painting as the human body-Physical investigation on paintings"

12:00         Professor Marco Martini (Univ. Milano Bicocca):

    “Luminescence dating for Cultural Heritage”

12:20         Dr. Geoff Grime (Univ. of Surrey):

        “Ion Beam Analysis Techniques for Cultural Heritage”

                                      Session 1 (cont.)

                                              Chair: Professor Salvator Roberto Amendolia (Italian Embassy London)

14:00        Dott. Salvatore Siano (IFAC CNR, Firenze):

        “The Role of Laser Techniques in Diagnostics and Preservation of Art Works”

14:20        Professor Tim Wess (Cardiff University):

        "Translational Conservation in Parchment”

                                         Session 2: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

                                                                  Chair: Dr Stephen Johnston (Univ. of Oxford)

14:45        Professor Sir Michael Brady (Univ. of Oxford):

        “From Image to Interpretation”

15:15        Dr Andrew Fitzgibbon (Microsoft Research, Cambridge):

        “Re-presentation of image and video”

15:40        Steve Maher (Firestep) and Jonathan Drake (Impossible Pictures):

        “Animating Leonardo”

16:05        Dott Antonella Guidazzoli (CINECA, Italy):

                     “Interactive Virtual Environments for Cultural Heritage: between Research and Fruition”

16:25        Prof. Bruno Riccò (Univ. of Bologna):

        “A comprehensive system for Cultural Heritage fruition and valorization”

                                         16:45 Coffee/Tea

 

                                                                                                                     Session 3: EDUCATION

                                                                                         Chair: Professor Pietro Corsi (Univ. of Oxford)

17:05-18:00        "The Italian approach to Higher Education in Technologies for Cultural Heritage"

17:05         Prof. Luigi Dei (Univ. of Firenze):

                     “Introductory remarks and the experience in Florence”

17:15         Prof. Rocco Mazzeo (Univ. of Bologna):

                     “The experience in Bologna and the European doctorate”

17:25         Prof. Oscar Chiantore (Univ. of Torino):

                     “The experience in Torino and the different educational profiles”

17.35         Prof. Giovanni Gigante (Univ. of Roma "La Sapienza"):

                     "The national coordination effort: results and statistics"

17:45        Prof. Luigi Dei (Univ. of Firenze):
                      
                     "Conclusion of the session of the italian approach"


17:50        Dr Marina Jirotka & Dr Annamaria Carusi (OeRC):
   
                     “Models, processes and interactions: challenges to inter-disciplinary education in computing technology and culture”

18:00        Dr Ross Parry (Univ. of Leicester):

       “Digital Heritage: the framing and delivery of a new subject area”

                                                                                                   19:30 Dinner in Hall, Pembroke College

 

                                                Thursday, October 2^nd

                                                                                                              Pembroke College, the Forte Room

                                                                         9:15-9:45 Coffee/tea

9:45-10:30 Speakers/chairs of the three sessions meet as separate panels(Forte room, St.VIII Seminar room and Mackesy room)

10:30         Plenary discussion: Chair Professor Martin Kemp

                                                    12:30 Light buffet lunch at Pembroke Hall