Συνέδριο: "Travelling across the Eastern Μediterranean and beyond"

 Το νέο διεθνές διαδικτυακό συνέδριο «Travelling across the Eastern Μediterranean and beyond; travel writing and travel trends throughout the centuries», θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 22 Ιουνίου 2022 και εντάσσεται στο πρόγραμμα ReTraPath. Το συνέδριο αναλύει και συζητά τα ταξιδιωτικά κείμενα που αφορούν την περιοχή της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου από την αρχαιότητα μέχρι και την σύγχρονη κοινωνία της πληροφόρησης.

Στο πλαίσιο των εργασιών του συνεδρίου θα παραχωρηθεί στις 23 Ιουνίου 2022 workshop για τους επαγγελματίες ξεναγούς.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και για το αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα ακολουθήστε τον σύνδεσμο: https://www.boccf.org/Templates/Pages/Event.aspx?id=5083

 Για συμμετοχή στο συνέδριο ακολουθήστε τον πιο κάτω σύνδεσμο: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82651628339...
 Meeting ID: 826 5162 8339
 Passcode: 655550

Το συνέδριο διοργανώνεται από το Πολιτιστικό Ίδρυμα Τραπέζης Κύπρου και το Κέντρο Επιστημονικού Διαλόγου και Έρευνας — ΚΕΔΕ.

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PROGRAMME:
 Wednesday, 22 June 2022
10:40-11:10 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)

Welcome by Dr Ioanna Hadjicosti, Director of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Greetings by Lelia Mylona, President of Cyprus Tourist Guides Association
Opening remarks by Dr Margarita Ioannou, Principal Researcher, ReTraPath, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

 SESSION 1: VISUAL IMAGES AND TRAVEL WRITING
Chair: Dr Margarita Ioannou (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia)

 11:10-11:30 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia)
Wandering around the religious monuments of the chart of Cyprus by Johannes Oliva (1638)

 11:30-11:50 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Christina Roditou (Centre of Visual Arts and Research- CVAR, Nicosia)
Cyprus through the lens of British travellers: the construction of Cyprus’ tourism imagery at the dawn of British rule and up to the 1950s

 20΄ DISCUSSION: 11:50-12:10 (Cyprus- UCT/GMT+3)

SESSION 2: AGE-OLD TRAVELLING PATHS OF THE LEVANT AND BEYOND: TRAVEL WRITING ACROSS TIME, THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chair: Dr Katerina Gotsi (Center for Scientific Dialogue and Research, Nicosia)

 12:10-12:30 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Anthi Dipla (Licensed Tour Guide, University of Oxford)
Female pilgrimage in panhellenic sanctuaries: from Epidaurus to Olympia

 12:30-12:50 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Margarita Ioannou (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia)
Travelling since ancient times: Trends on travel accounts across the Eastern Mediterranean

 20΄ DISCUSSION: 12:50-13:10 (Cyprus- UCT/GMT+3)

 LUNCH BREAK: 13:10-16:00 (Cyprus- UCT/GMT+3)

 SESSION 3: POLICY-MAKING, TRAVEL WRITING AND CONTEMPORARY “BORN DIGITAL” FORMS OF TRAVEL WRITING
Chair: Dr Christina Roditou (Centre of Visual Arts and Research- CVAR, Nicosia)

 16:00-16:20 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Manos Vougioukas (Secretary-General European Cultural Tourism Network, AISBL, Belgium)
Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism and Travel Literature Synergies

 16:20-16:40 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Katerina Gotsi (Center for Scientific Dialogue and Research, Cyprus)
Worlds apart: from travel guidebooks on Cyprus to travel blogs, vlogs, podcasts and Youtube videos

 20΄ DISCUSSION: 16:40-17:00 (Cyprus- UCT/GMT+3)

 SESSION 4: TRAVEL WRITING AND DIGITAL APPLICATIONS
Chair: Prof. Dimitrios D. Vergados (University of Piraeus Research Center -UPRC)

 17:00-17:20 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Marios Tyrovolas, Dimitrios Tyrovolas, Konstantina Siountri, Prof. Christos- Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos, Prof. Dimitrios D. Vergados (University of Piraeus Research Center -UPRC)
The development of digital cultural applications of ReTraPath Project - results and challenges.

 17:20-17:40 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Despo Pasia (Art & Museum Educator | PhD Candidate UCL – Institute of Education) & Dr Evi Tselika (Assistant Professor, History of Art, University of Nicosia)
Travelling Texts for Non-Academic Audiences: A mobile application and an Arts Education Program

 20΄ DISCUSSION: 17:40-18:00 (Cyprus- UCT/GMT+3)

18:00-18:10 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Closing remarks by Dr Katerina Gotsi Researcher, ReTraPath, Center for Scientific Dialogue and Research, Cyprus

 Thursday, 23 June 2022
18:00-19:40 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
SESSION 5: TRAVEL WRITING AND TOURISM: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

 18:00-18:10 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Welcome & Introduction

 18:10-18:20 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Katerina Gotsi (Center for Scientific Dialogue and Research, Cyprus)
Why travel writing in tourism in the first place?

 20΄ ACTIVITY & DISCUSSION: 18:20-18:40 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)

 18:40-18:50 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Margarita Ioannou (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia)
Piloted Implementation of the ReTraPath research program’s results on actual tour route (the case of Larnaca)

 20΄ ACTIVITY & DISCUSSION: 18:50-19:10 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)

 19:10-19:20 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
Dr Katerina Gotsi (Center for Scientific Dialogue and Research, Cyprus)
Contemporary travel trends as reflected in thematic travel writing on Cyprus

 20΄ ACTIVITY & DISCUSSION: 19:20-19:40 (Cyprus - UCT/GMT+3)
After the workshop each participant will receive a certificate of attendance.

22 ΙΟΥΝ ΣΤΙΣ 10:40 Π.Μ. – 23 ΙΟΥΝ ΣΤΙΣ 7:40 Μ.Μ.

 Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

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