International Symposium
Agenda of the International Symposium for the research project “PROSPELASIS”
“Monuments and people with restricted mobility and perception”
Date: Friday, 29th of April 2011
Location: Small Auditorium of the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki
9:00-09:30 Welcome speeches
9:30-9:50 “The PROSPELASIS project: Approach, results, lessons learnt”.
Aristotelis Naniopoulos, professor of AUTh, PROSPELASIS Project Coordinator
9:50-10:10 “Tools” developed as part of the PROSPELASIS Project”,
Panagiotis Tsalis, Dr. Civil Engineer, Associate with TSRG/AUTh
Pavlina Lazaridou, Associate with TSRG/AUTh
10:10-10:30 “Principles governing Monument interventions”.
Giorgos Karadedos, Assoc. Professor of AUTh
10:30-10:50 “Physical access interventions designed and implemented as part of the PROSPELASIS Project. Principles, methodology, results”.
Eleni Papanikolaou, Architect, Associate with TSRG/AUTh
Alexanda Kalliagra, Architect, Associate with TSRG/AUTh
10:50-11:10 “Interventions in Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki as part of the PROSPELASIS project. The archaeological perpective”.
Konstantinos Raptis, Archaeologist, 9th EBA
11:10-11:30 “Implementation of a sound-visual guidance system using WiFi. Technical and functional consideration”
Christos Antonopoulos, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering AUTh
11:30-12:30 Break
12:30 -12:50 “3D Mapping of Monuments, haptic models, and development of haptic model audio guide”
Konstantinos Tokmakidis, prof. Department of Survey Engineering AUTh
Paschalina Kalle, Instructor of people with visual impairments, Panhellenic Association of the Blind, Local Union of Central Macedonia
12:50-13:10 “The importance of creating accessible mobility chains”.
David Finnegan, specialist in accessibility issues, wheelchair user
13:10-13:20 “The artistic dimension of the route connecting three Monuments and its background”
Constantin Xenakis, Artist
13:20 -13:40 «The ramp as an element of artistic expression and as a functional element in the work of Cris Gianakos»
Cris Gianakos, Artist, professor of the Design College of New York
13:40-15:00 «ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION»
Prospects after PROSPELASIS in local and hyper-local level
Participants :
Aristotelis Naniopoulos, professor AUTh, PROSPELASIS Project Coordinator
Despoina Makropoulou, Archaeologist, Head of 9th EBA
Vassilis Koniordos, Architect, Head of technical services of the 9th EΒΑ
Giannis Polychroniou, Architect, Head of accessibility office, Hellenic
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
David Finnegan, specialist in accessibility issues
Representatives of people with disabilities organization
