Organized by:

The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region

College of Architecture and Arts, Petra University, Jordan

Institute for Digital Fabrication, Ball State University, USA

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Marc Pollefeys,  Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
 

Introduction

Cultural heritage research and practice is increasingly aided by and dependent on digital media. In the last decade or so, digital media have become the choice media for the documentation, management, and communication of cultural heritage. However, it is often argued that digital media tend to create and compile value-free content and thus are unable to communicate cultural and symbolic meanings. Digital media, as any other medium, tend to amplify or reduce the cultural phenomena as a result of their constraints and limitations. Thus the issue of using digital media for cultural heritage is by no means a simple one and must be examined from different angles. The aim of DMACH2008 is to explore the opportunities and challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage.

The theme of the conference is "Digital Media and its Applications in Cultural Heritage" This captures the role of the conference as a forum to examine and discuss current practices and future directions related to the application of digital tools to cultural heritage documentation, representation, communication, and interpretation. The conference aims to provide the participants an occasion to share and exchange experiences and research findings, to stimulate more ideas and useful insights regarding the uses of digital media in cultural heritage, and to debate their views on future research and developments.
 

Topics of Interest

We invite scholars and practitioners in architecture, planning, archaeology, and related fields, as well as administrators of museums, galleries, and archives, to submit papers on any topic related to conference theme. Papers may reflect on a wide spectrum of issues related to digital heritage. The conference is structured around a number of themes that include -but are not limited to:
 

• Virtual realty applications in conservation research and practice
• Internet-based applications
• Intelligent description of cultural heritage content
• Interactive, virtual and augmented environments
• Knowledge systems for heritage management
• GIS and spatial information management in cultural heritage
• Photogrammetry, laser scanning and scene modeling
• Virtual Heritage
• Virtual Museums
• E-libraries and e-learning in cultural heritage
• Data acquisition technologies
• 3D data capture and processing in cultural heritage
• Digital reconstructions and 3D modeling
• Reproduction techniques and rapid prototyping in cultural heritage
• Multimedia, data management and archiving
• Rendering techniques for cultural heritage: photorealistic and non-photorealistic
• Innovative graphics applications and techniques
• Digital media and commodification of cultural heritage
• Authenticity and integrity of data/content
• The economics of cultural informatics
• Usability and interface design for cultural heritage applications
• Methods of and issues related to accessibility and interoperability
 

Important Dates

LATE PAPER SUBMISSION

Papers may still be accepted for oral presentation shortly before the conference takes place. Papers submitted on or before May 30, 2008 will be considered in the review process. It may not however, always be possible to include late Papers in the Conference Proceedings. Instead, late Papers may be published in an online  volume of CSAAR Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN 1992-7320).

Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions should be approximately 500 words and must be in English. Abstract and full paper submissions should be sent in MS Word or PDF document format. Abstracts should be e-mailed to Full paper submissions are required to be online at csaar submission and review system following the link below. The review process will be double blind, carried out by an international committee.

Full Paper Submission

• For full paper format and submission guidelines, click here>>.

• On-line paper submersion system is open now >>  

Conference Fees and Registration

Authors are invited to complete the registration process before August 15th,   2008. Deadline for authors to send registration fees is October 15th. Failing to send the registration fees on or before this date will result in excluding the paper from the proceedings. Click here for online registration>>.   

Conference Proceedings

All papers All papers accepted for publication at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be available to delegates at the time of registration.  In addition, papers will be published in a volume of CSAAR Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN 1992-7320), an online version of the conference proceedings.

List of accepted papers  

List of accepted papers can be found here >>

Location & Accommodation

Amman is the capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,125,400 inhabitants (2005 estimate), and the administrative capital and commercial center of Jordan. Amman, the modern and ancient capital of Jordan, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World. Amman is located in a hilly area of north-western Jordan. The city was originally built on seven hills, but it now spans over an area of nineteen hills (each known as a jabal or "mountain"). The main areas of Amman gain their names from the hills and mountains on whose slopes they lie. The seven hills of Amman are an enchanting mixture of ancient and modern. In the commercial heart of the city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants, art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders comfortably with traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans' workshops. Everywhere there is evidence of the city’s much older past. Sunset is perhaps the best time to enjoy Amman, as the white buildings of the city seem to glow in the fading warmth of the day.   Information regarding conference venue, accommodation and travel information is available here >>

Roman theater in Amman

Excursion

For those who might be interested to extend their stay in Jordan to discover the undisclosed corners of the country, we strongly recommend the post-conference excursions. You can choose from the price range of following packages: <click here>

 

Conference Program

Conference program will be available soon.

Conference Site Coordinator

Dr. Suheir F. Soudani, Petra University, Jordan

Conference Secretariat

Samer Taweel, CSAAR
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