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Non-commercial partnership "Automation directions in Museums and Information Technologies" (ADIT)
The Government of the Republic of Karelia
The Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture “The Kizhi State Open Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography”
Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO

XVI Annual International Scientific-Practical Conference ADIT-2012 “Cultural Heritage and Information Technologies”

Conference Dates: 19 - 22 June 2012

Venue: The Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk

Dear Colleagues!

We invite you to participate in the traditional XVI Annual International Scientific-Practical Conference ADIT-2012 “Cultural Heritage and Information Technologies”.

The annual conference ADIT that has been held since 1997 is one of the key All-Russian activities on promotion of information technologies among museums and other cultural institutions that facilitates the development of museums and exchange of regional experience. Conferences ADIT have been held in different regions of the country since 1998.

The Republic of Karelia has been chosen as the Conference ADIT- 2012 venue, the Conference Coordination Center is the Kizhi State Open Air Museum. It is a modern and developing museum that extensively uses information technologies in its work and does a great job of promoting historical and cultural heritage of Karelia and the Russian North as a whole both in Russia and abroad.

A large number of foreign experts are expected to participate in the conference 2012.

Conference Objectives:

• Experience exchange in the sphere of informatization of museums, discussion of issues concerning preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage through the use of digital technologies.
• Promotion of mobility among workers in the cultural sector, exchange of experience between Russian and foreign specialists in the field of new information technologies in culture, arts and education.
• Development of modern interactive museum activities for attracting young audiences to historical and cultural heritage.

We invite you to participate in the work of sections, seminars and “the Museum computer festival”.

Conference languages

Conference languages are Russian, English.

Note: English translation will be carried out at the plenary session and of the sections “Information technologies for cultural tourism” and “Global tendencies. Foreign practices in the use of information technologies for preservation, study and presentation of cultural heritage” (translation of other sections of the conference will be carried out as and when necessary and possible).

Registration for the conference

Registration is opened. Please register at the ADIT web site.

Registration deadline is April 30, 2012.

Reports registration:

Reports registration is opened. Please register the report at the ADIT web site.

Registration deadline is April 30, 2012.

Registration fee:

Registration fee for participation in the conference for non-ADIT members is 1500 rubles and for the members of non-commercial partnership ADIT is 750 rubles. The registration fee includes organizational costs, information materials, coffee breaks, cultural activities of the Kizhi Museum.

Travel expenses of the conference participants are paid by the Sending party!

Accommodation

The participants of the conference can get acquainted with the services of the hotels of Petrozavodsk and make their own accommodation bookings. The hotels located in the center of the city are:

• «Maski» (http://maski.onego.ru/)
• «Zarechnaya» (http://www.zarekoy.ru/)
• «Karelia» (http://karelia-hotel.ru/)

Cultural program of the conference

June 21

The evening excursion to “Marcial Waters” resort and the waterfall Kivach

June 22

Trip to Kizhi Island

Note: Please, choose the cultural activities you would like to visit during the registration process for the conference.

Conference Coordinators

The Kizhi State Open Air Museum

Kassianow Sergey, kassianow@kizhi.karelia.ru
Babushkina Galina, babushkina@kizhi.karelia.ru, tel/fax +7 (8142) 76-70-91

Non-commercial partnership “ADIT”

Tolstaya Natalia, President, n_tolstaya@mail.ru

With the assistance of:

Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Culture Point organization

Information support:

The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States