Our ICARUS Convention #35 is just around the corner and if you wish to join our archival community from 12-14 November at the Venice State Archives then don’t hesitate to:
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The Convention’s topic “Bridging Centuries: Digital Pathways for Medieval Charters and Beyond” will be tackled from different angles, the programme offering a rich variety of sessions aimed at exploring the intersection of archives, digital humanities, diplomatics, AI-tools and new user-services.
Highlights include:
- The opening day with the first sessions under the topic “Bridging Centuries”, including the keynote given by Prof. Dr. Dominique Stutzmann (Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes CNRS)
- Sessions on AI for Archives – New Tools, New Perspectives; going Beyond Traditional Archives: Rethinking Description and Digitizing Heritage: Methods and Challenges.
- Parallel sessions dedicated to the latest news in connection with Monasterium Next Generation, presented by the team of the project DiDip – From Digital to Distant Diplomatics
- Opportunity for our Italian colleagues to dive deep into our platforms Monasterium and Matricula (M&M) within a separate workshop on Thursday
- A full day exploring descriptive practices in archival work on Friday under the topic: “Describing, Enhancing, and Serving Users”.
- A special guided tour of the State Archives of Venice, offering a unique chance to see the institution’s holdings and infrastructure in person.
- Plenty of networking opportunities, including an evening reception at the Archive’s premises and our traditional soccer match.
Join us in Venice for a conference that brings together archival professionals, digital humanists, technologists and institution-leaders to share ideas, tools and methods for the preservation, description and dissemination of archival heritage. The venue of the Archivio di Stato di Venezia enhances the experience: historic setting, rich provenance-materials, and the vibrant cultural backdrop of Venice.
We look forward to welcoming you to Venice – to learn, share and build future-oriented archival practices together.
Note: We’ll also offer live streams of all sessions held in the main conference room, so if you cannot attend in person, at least you can follow us online.
Registration is open until 5. November 2025