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VAST2006 - The e-volution of Information Communication Technology in Cultural Heritage The e-volution of Information Communication Technology in Cultural Heritage

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Marinos Ioannides at Cyprus University of Technology
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David B. Arnold at University of Brighton
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Franco Niccolucci at PIN
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VAST2006 – The e-volution of Information Communication Technology in Cultural Heritage
The e-volution of Information
Communication Technology
in Cultural Heritage
Edited by
M. Ioannides, D. Arnold, F. Niccolucci, K. Mania
EPOCH Publication
Project papers from the joint event
CIPA / VAST / EG / EuroMed 2006
Where Hi-Tech Touches the Past:
Risks and Challenges for the 21st Century
This volume contains the project papers presented at VAST2006,
the 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology
and Intelligent Cultural Heritage which took place on 30 October
to 4 November 2006 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Conference title was
“The e-volution of Information Communication Technology in
Cultural Heritage. Where Hi-Tech Touches the Past: Risks and
Challenges for the 21st Century”.
The Conference was jointly organized by CIPA, the International
ICOMOS Committee on Heritage Documentation, and EPOCH, the
European Network of Excellence on ICT applications to Cultural
Heritage. It also hosted the fi rst Euro-Med Conference on IT in
Cultural Heritage and incorporated the Eurographic Workshop
on Graphics and Cultural Heritage. Through EPOCH, VAST2006
received the support of the European Commission, and it was
held under the auspices of the Government of Cyprus, Ministry of
Education and Culture and Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
Tourism.
30 October – 4 November 2006
NICOSIA, CYPRUS
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