Start Date: August 17, 2009
End Date: August 21, 2009

Call for Papers: Yes

Location

Tiruchirappalli, India

Description:
The third International Conference will be organized jointly
by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, the
University of California, Merced and Berkeley, the
University of Siena (Italy) and the REACH Foundation,
Chennai.

The conference will discuss a wide range of perspectives,
approaches and issues on the use of remote sensing and
digital technologies in documenting, analyzing and
interpreting archaeological and anthropological contexts.
Innovative contributions, case studies, research projects
and posters are invited under the following themes and
related topics:

* Aerial archaeology: satellite, aerial photography and
airborne scanning

* 3D remote sensing: technologies and archaeological
interpretation

* Close-range aerial photography: mast, balloon, kite, blimp
, UAV

* Ground-based sensing archaeology

* Integrated remote sensing technologies for the
interpretation of landscape ecosystems: confronting scales
of detail.

* Issue of archaeological interpretation of remote sensing
data

* Cyber archaeology and 3D landscapes visualization through
the time

* Issues of quality framework in archaeological remote
sensing: defining high standards

* Experience of archaeological remote sensing from
commercial sector

*/Special sessions will be addressed to archaeology in the
digital age and heritage management:/*

* Digital Cultural Atlases (projects and prototypes) and
cultural atlas components (gazetteers, time-periods,
biography and social networks, thesauri, technical
infrastructure, content sources and display models)

* National and Trans-National Historical GIS

* Conservation Issues: methods, environmental issues,
causes/remedies, legal status, traditional and
international norms, integration

* Cultural and natural sites resource management

* Sustainability, utility and management of Heritage sites

*Important dates:

Abstract (max 500 words): 28th, February, 2009*

Send By E-Mail to: cliuzza@ucmerced.edu

Notification of acceptance 15th, April, 2009

Full Papers (Camera ready) 1st, June, 2009

Send By E-Mail to: cliuzza@ucmerced.edu

All the accepted articles will be published by British
Archaeological Report (deadline Full Papers 1st, June,
2009).

*Registration Fee:

Full registration: 400 US$ (till 31st June)
450 US$ (after 31st June)

Student registration: 50 US$

A limited number of places in hostel accommodations are
available for foreign students. Booking will be made on
first come first served basis

FOR INDIAN DELEGATES Registration, contact:
indian@spacetimeplace2009.org

FOR PRESS a JOURNALIST REGISTRATION is available at the
registration desk.

Contact Info:
Maurizio Forte
mforte@ucmerced.edu
209-228-4614

Expire Date: August 22, 2009