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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

President


Dimitris Potamianos, Professor – President, Department of Communication, Media & Culture – Panteion University

Call for Expression of Interest for Presentation Speakers

Those interested in participating in the convention as speakers are invited to submit a summary of their proposed presentation, the extent of which should not exceed 200 words. The summaries must be sent attention to the Scientific Committee not later than April 15th 2010. The final text of each speech should not exceed 3000 words and the duration of its oral presentation should not exceed 20 minutes. The complete presentation must be submitted by May 15th 2010 and the accompanying material by June 10th 2010. The presentations will be assessed based on their sufficiency and relevance with the convention’s topics.

Organizing Committee

President

Betty Tsakarestou, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media & Culture– Panteion University

Welcome by Dimitris Potamianos, President of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University

People, no matter their cultural background and age, recognize the need to dedicate time and space to collective creation and celebration. Festivals have for a long time constituted a vehicle of expression of the close relation between identity and region. Indeed, during the last 15 years the number of art festivals in the cities of Europe and other continents has increased significantly.

Welcome by Nikos Hardalias, Mayor of the Municipality of Byronas

Dear friends,

The involvement of local governments in the field of festival management and other cultural activities is becoming more intense every year. In some cases, certain events even end up becoming synonymous with the area they take place in and contributing to the formation of the region’s identity, as is the case with the municipality of Byronas and its festival ”In the Shadow of the Rocks“.

Indicative Thematic Areas

• Planning of new theme festivals.

• New and alternative spaces for hosting and promoting festivals.

• Alternative creation in the framework of festivals.