Call for Papers – 6th Croatian ICARUS Days

From 25th to 27th March 2020, ICARUS Hrvatska, ICARUS, the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) and other partners will organize

the 6th Croatian ICARUS days

archives – borders, identities, reflections 

intending to emphasize the current importance of archival institutions and records for societies.

The conference will take place in Rijeka, Croatia, on the premises of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and we are happy to invite all scholars, students, professionals and archival fans to join us in the promotion of archives in the European Capital of Culture 2020.

At the conference, ICARUS and its members will present various activities concerning networking, digitization and protection of written heritage, as well as current archival projects and programs across Europe, such as CREARCH, Digital Treasures, Store the future and international digital platforms for cultural heritage such as Topotheque, Mapire, Archives Portal Europe and others. The conference program will also focus on up-to-date issues emerging from the archival and heritage preserving community, with emphasis on IT themes, information on, presentation and interpretation of historical sources, use in the digital world and open access to GLAM institutions, like Time Machine activities, DARIAH topics and interdisciplinary projects such as Rijeka in Flux, Frankostrukcija, Znameniti.hr etc.

Participation in the conference is free of costs. The conference languages are Croatian and English.

We kindly invite potential speakers to present a paper (15 min.) corresponding with one of the proposed topics. Applications with specified name, surname, institution of employment and a proposal for a presentation should be sent by e-mail to info.icarushr@gmail.com until January 15th. More information will be available at https://www.icarushrvatska.hr/ where you can see previous ICARUS days-conference material.

We invite you to join us in Rijeka as well as to spread the news about the 6th Croatian ICARUS days among your colleagues and friends.

If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us at the abovenamed e-mail-address.

Looking forward to meeting you in Rijeka!

Call for Papers