Limassol: 1 October 2008

The program for the 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (VSMM) has been published. The Conference titled: Virtual Systems and MultiMedia dedicated to Digital Heritage will take place in Limassol, Cyprus, from the 20 to 25 October 2008.

Programme highlights include:

Keynotes on Digital Heritage Information: Libraries and Archives

• i2010 Digital Libraries' Initiative - Europe's Cultural Heritage at the Click of a Mouse, Javier Hernandez-Ros, Head of Unit, Information Society Media DG, The European Commission
• The World Digital Library Initiative, Dr. John Van Oudenaren, Director, World Digital Library, The Library of Congress

Keynote on Digital Museums, Interpretation and Presentation

• Libraries, Monuments, Archives, Museums: European heritage facing the digital challenge, Prof. Massimo Negri, Director, European Museum Forum and Board of the European Digital Library

Keynote on Digital Heritage Documentation

• The Acropolis of Athens: From Ancient Greece to the Digital Age, Vassilios Tsingas, Elliniki Photogrammetriki Ltd

Keynote on Virtual Systems and Multimedia

• Designing the Digital Imaginary: a Convergence of Art and Supercomputer Science, Prof. Donna J. Cox, Advanced Visualization Laboratory, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne

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