In recent years we have witnessed the growth of the potential of digital applied to communication and mediation of Cultural Heritage. In line with international guidelines, such as the Seville Principles (2011), the concepts set forth in the London Charter (2014) and more recently the Porto Santo Charter (2021), this International Meeting seeks to foster a multidisciplinary approach that brings together areas such as Archaeology, History and Art History, Museology, Heritage Studies, Digital Design, Archival Studies and Artificial Intelligence. As stated in the Porto Santo Charter, the use of “digital territories” can be “an open space for interaction, appropriation, and promotion of cultural democracy, even from the point of view of creation (…)”, as well as a means of connecting institutions and citizens as members of a given community. These tools must therefore be useful to people and involve them in the cultural policies of the heritage that belongs to them and of which they are necessarily a part. In this sense, it is intended to promote the necessary reflection on the multidisciplinary character of these “digital territories” that involve technology and knowledge creation, with a view to better communication and, consequently, enjoyment of means designed “for the exercise of cultural democracy” (Porto Santo Charter, 2021), at local, national and international scales.

In view of the intrinsic relationship between the development of digital technologies and heritage communication, the scientific community is invited to submit innovative proposals, from a broad and multidisciplinary perspective, based on the following reflection topics:

Registration, backup and access

Documentation and conservation of the Digital Heritage

Digitization of Cultural Heritage Conservation of Cultural Heritage through AR, VR and Metaverse

Sustainability and Digital Heritage

Research, Communication and Mediation

Cultural Heritage Research and Communication

Immersive Experiences

Online Communities for Cultural Heritage

Promoting citizenship and social cohesion through Digital Heritage

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission deadline: February 28, 2023

Notification of proposals: March 31, 2023

Article Submission: June 30, 2023

RULES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Submission Title:

– The title should be as short as possible, but long enough to clearly indicate the nature of the study.

– No identifying features, such as authors’ names, as a peer review process will be used.

Author / Authors:

– Authors should be listed in the order they will be included in the published abstract (maximum of three authors per abstract).

– For each author: name, e-mail, institution/affiliation (department name, institution/company name), and city/country.

Abstract Content:

– Abstracts should be clear, concise, written and submitted in Portuguese, English or Spanish.

– The word limit is 350 words per abstract and must be uploaded as a PDF file.

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Organizing Committee:

Ana Cristina Sousa (FLUP-CITCEM/ FLUP-DCTP)

Luís Sebastian (Direção Regional de Cultura do Norte – Ministério da Cultura)

Maria Leonor Botelho (FLUP – CITCEM/ FLUP-DCTP)

Marisa Pereira Santos (FLUP-CITCEM)

Tiago Cruz (FAUP, FLUP-CITCEM)