Conferences – ENIGMA EU

DIGITAL HERITAGE 2025 Conference

enigma_admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:57:32 +0000

DIGITAL HERITAGE Conference 2025

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ENIGMA participated in the Digital Heritage 2025 Conference with two of our partners, Dante Abate from ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence and Nick Mols from Art & History Museum.

ENIGMA innovation tools and solutions in the fight against illicit trafficking, the paper “Novel Documentation and Identification Methods for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Goods – ENIGMA Pilot Case Studies”“, by Charalampos Georgiadis, Nick Mols and Chris Vastenhood.

MONDIACULT 2025

enigma_admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:16:56 +0000

MONDIACULT 2025

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Spain to host MONDIACULT 2025

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, announced to Pedro Sanchez, President of the Spanish government, her decision to entrust Spain with organizing the next edition of MONDIACULT, the international forum for ministers of culture.

The event will be held in Barcelona during the second semester of 2025.
World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2025
29 September – 1 October 2025
Centre Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB)
Hosted by the Government of Spain

More details:

https://www.unesco.org/en/mondiacult

View Timeline PDF

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/spain-host-mondiacult-2025

TMM-CH 2025

enigma_admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:15:19 +0000

4th International Conference TMM-CH - Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

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Dates: 7-9 April 2025
Location: Eugenides Foundation in hybrid format / Athens, Greece, Hydrid
Website: https://tmm-ch.com/

The TMM CH 25 4^th International conference on Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, addressing world challenges, was held in Athens, Greece, between 7-9 April 2025.

TMM CH 2025 focuses on presenting innovative scientific methodologies and projects to mark future trends in the protection of cultural heritage following a holistic approach merging competences from various scientific and research fields, like architecture, surveying engineering, information technologies, etc.

The creation of a transdisciplinary multispectral modelling towards the sustainable preservation of cultural heritage is supported by combining digital documentation technologies with innovative analytical and non-destructive techniques, 3D modelling, etc.

The ENIGMA project promoted its current research achievements focused on developing a standardized database schema, graph databases, web crawlers and a fast on-site cultural goods documentation application to support the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods through the TMM CH 25 Conference.

ENIGMA presented the following publications at TMM 25:

A unified approach for fast Cultural Goods on-site documentation and support multidisciplinary stakeholders fighting illicit trafficking
Graph Databases and Web Crawlers for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Goods

More details:

https://tmm-ch.com/

RSCy2025 – 11th Conference

enigma_admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:46:30 +0000

RSCy2025: Eleventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment

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Dates: 17-19 March 2025

Organisor: Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence

Place: Paphos, Cyprus

The conference took place in Paphos, Cyprus, on 17-19 March 2025.

The Organizing Committee of the Eleventh International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment network with leading experts in the field of Remote Sensing and Geo-information.

The Conference was under the auspices of H.E. the Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.

The Conference Proceedings will be published by SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, after peer review and acceptance.

https://rscy2025.com/

AURORA Project – Call for Articles

enigma_admin — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:04:51 +0000

Call for Articles - Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property – Examples from the Heritage Sector

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The AURORA Publication invites contributions for its upcoming volume, Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property – Examples from the Heritage Sector.

This initiative seeks to spotlight the frameworks, challenges, and innovative solutions used by heritage organizations to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural property.

By gathering insights from museums, archaeological sites, conservation institutes, and related organizations, the publication aims to enhance knowledge-sharing and collaboration in protecting cultural heritage.

More details https://www.bmuseums.net/aurora_pub/

Article submission form by 15 February 2025

EuroMed2024

enigma_admin — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:47:00 +0000

Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2024)

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Dates: 2nd – 4th December 2024
Location: Cyprus University of Technology /Limassol
Website: https://euromed2024.eu/
General Contact: unesco_dch@cut.ac.cy

The 10th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2024) held on the 2nd-4th of December 2024 at Limassol, Cyprus.

Carolina Islas Sedano PhD, and Antero Järvi from our partner Turun yliopisto – University of Turku presented in EuroMed2024 their reflections on the similarity concept, generated during their work in ENIGMA project.

EuroMed 2024 offers the Cultural Heritage community the opportunity to come together and exchange our know-how, explore our research and discuss development in our field, current and future, from both regional and global perspectives.

The conference provides a unique opportunity to present results, review outcomes, and draw new inspiration with our friends, colleagues and peers.

More: https://euromed2024.eu/

HERITAGE RESEARCH HUB

enigma_admin — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:44:19 +0000

HERITAGE RESEARCH HUB - WORKSHOP -

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European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage: New Opportunities for International Cooperation

The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology and the Spanish State Research Agency (FECYT – AEI) organised on October 23 and 24 a workshop called “European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage: New Opportunities for International Cooperation”, within the framework of the Horizon Europe-funded ARCHE project (Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe).

The event was hosted by the Spanish State Research Agency and engaged with countries from North America, South America and Africa.

AUTH at 18th Conference Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage (ICA DACH)

enigma_admin — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:12:39 +0000

18th Conference Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage (ICA DACH)

Bologna, Italy, 23-25 October 2024

The Commission on Cartographic Heritage into the Digital of the International Cartographic Association, continuing the tradition of its annual Cartoheritage Conferences, since 2006, is organising the 18th Conference Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage (ICA DACH) in Bologna, Italy, 23-25 October 2024, in partnership with the University of Bologna, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, CartoGeoLab – Laboratory of Cartography and Geographical Analysis, supported by the MAGIC – Map & Geoinformation Curators Group.

The Programme has been organised in thematic sessions dedicated to issues relevant to the subjects usually treated in the ICA Cartoheritage Commission’s conferences, according to its Terms of Reference (2023-2027).

More details: https://cartography.web.auth.gr/ICA-Heritage/Bologna2024/

Enigma Project was presented by a scientific paper from AUTH Partners titled: “Fighting illicit trafficking of maps – The Methodology of the Enigma Project,
Patias Petros, Georgiadis Charalampos, Roustanis Themistoklis, Chalkidou Sevasti, Georgoula Olga”.

Download the article and the presentation at the Conference

ICOM Exhibitions Annual Conference – Momentum: Exhibitions and Memory

enigma_admin — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:42:22 +0000

ICOM Exhibitions Annual Conference - Momentum: Exhibitions and Memory

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Dates: 29 September to 2 October 2024

Venue: Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia

The 2024 annual conference is in partnership with the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and ICOM Estonia and was hosted by the Estonian National Museum in Tartu.

https://tartu2024.ee/en/

The theme of the conference is Momentum: Exhibitions and Memory.

Each day has a theme and will start with a moderated discussion between two international keynote speakers, followed by concurrent sessions and workshops.

Please visit our Eventbrite page to register for the conference
Registration page: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/icom-exhibitions-annual-conference-momentum-exhibitions-and-memory-tickets-881095730047

Conference – Clean Ocean and Mapping Our Seas

enigma_admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:15:37 +0000

Conference – Clean Ocean and Mapping Our Seas

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Human activity has irrevocably impacted our oceans, posing significant threats to marine ecosystems and cultural heritage.

The conference “Clean Oceans and Mapping our Seas” seeks to address these pressing issues by bringing together experts, stakeholders, and enthusiasts to explore innovative digital solutions and strategies that can be used to aid the documentation and interpretation of these issues on cultural heritage.

The Project Coordinator, Charalambos Georgiadis, Professor of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, will present ENIGMA and focus on highlighting the 3D digitization of cultural heritage and presenting the cutting-edge methodologies and technologies that exemplify state-of-the-art practices in Europe.

Click HERE to register.

The conference aims to:

1. Raise awareness about the interconnection between clean oceans and preserving maritime cultural heritage.

2. Showcase advancements in digitization technologies for documenting underwater cultural heritage.

3. Foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among stakeholders, including museums, research institutions, and government agencies.