spqr@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Sebastian Rahtz) (11/03/89)
World Archaeological Congress 2
Cartagena, Colombia: September 4th--8th 1990
Communication and Archaeology:
a global view of the impact
of information technology
second CALL FOR PAPERS
The Second World Archaeological Congress will be held in
Cartagena, Colombia, South America, from 4th to 8th
September 1990.
The Congress will include a series of symposia devoted to a
discussion of the impact of information technology on
archaeology. Computers at least have been with us since the
1950s---what benefits have they contributed to the subject?
What can we expect in the future? These sessions will
provide a radical and clear statement about what we have
achieved, what we want to gain, and the directions we must
take.
Contributions are sought relating to three major topics:
+ Visualisation: Archaeologists are now in a position
to their recorded data more fully than ever before,
thanks to improved techniques for examining data from
multiple viewpoints. Will this have an impact on
primary archaeological recording?
+ dissemination: Traditional methods of making
archaeological data available are inadequate, but the
growing availability of computer networks and other
technologies is likely to mean that communication will
be increasingly available to archaeologists in all
parts of the world. Can we hope that this will result
in the democratisation of archaeological knowledge on a
global basis?
+ Archaeological Argument: How far can we justify the
claims that the use of Artificial Intelligence
techniques enhance archaeological reasoning processes
by forcing practitioners to think more deeply about the
underlying nature of their assertions?
The chairman of the organising committee for these sessions
is Dr Paul Reilly (IBM UK Scientific Centre), assisted by
scholars from the UK, Japan, USA, France, Poland, Australia
and Kenya.
Abstracts should be received (indicating a firm intention to
participate) by the end of December 1989. The full text of
discussion papers will be required by February 2nd 1990.
Enquiries and proposals for papers or posters should be sent
to:
Dr Paul Reilly
IBM UK Scientific Centre
St. Clement Street
Winchester SO23 9DR
United Kingdom.
(e-mail addresses: reilly%vnet.earn@ac.uk.earn-relay
spqr@ecs.soton.ac.uk)
fax (international): 44 962 840099)
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