07-20/07/2016 - Summer School "Digital Technologies in Cultural Heritage & Tourism" (Delfi)

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN CULTURAL HERITAGE & TOURISM

This Summer School DIGARCH16 is a collaboration between:

the University of the Aegean (www.aegean.gr)- Dept of Mediterranean Studies (Leader) & Dept of of Product and Systems Design Engineering
University of California, San Diego, USA
ATHENA-Research and Innovation Center in Information, Communication and Knowledge Technologies, Xanthi’s Branch
The Summer School is linked to the Workshop Virtual Archaeology Museums & Cultural Tourism initiated in 2013 by our University and established to a biannial basis and annual summer school coorganized by participated international Institutes and as a consortium participation on a joint Research Programme.

The summer school includes:
1 day introduction to the current state-of-the-art and trends for future innovation
4 days lab & theory on digital archaeometry
3 days theory and fieldwork practice on 3D digitization & imaging
1 day introduction to cultural databases, repositories and international standards
1 day museum and sanctuary of Delphi guiding and touring
2 days educational trips in the Delphi archaeological environs
1 day free preparation for exams.

Particular emphasis will be given to practical professional experience. Students will have a great experience and form strong bonds with their peers on a field program. For this reason digarch16 offers something more than a great academic course; including special opportunities and experiences in situ and in museum lab.

13 Days equivalent workload to 130 hours (incl. 20 hours essay), 5 ECTS
Delphi, Greece 7 July -20 July 2016
Municipality of Delphi Lecture Room