2013 Digital Heritage International Congress

Under the patronage of UNESCO, this unique Congress federates over a dozen 'Digital Heritage' communities, encompassing three leading scientific events in the field: VSMM 2013 - the 19th Int'l Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia GCH 2013 - the 10th Eurographics Symposium on Graphics and Cultural Heritage MEMORY OF THE WORLD the 2nd UNESCO Int'l Conference on Memory of the World in the Digital Age plus two major public exhibitions: ARCHAEOVIRTUAL - the 7th Exhibition on Virtual Archaeology and Museums DAW - the 7th Digital Art Week and complemented by a rich array of regional and special events: ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 - the 5th Int'l Mtg. on Archaeology, Cultural Heritage & Information CAA Fall 2013 - Computer Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Symposium From Space to Place - the 6th Int'l Symposium on Remote Sensing in Archaeology ICOMOS/ISPRS CIPA - Heritage Documentation Int'l Scientific Committee meeting ICOMOS ICIP Panel - ICOMOS Int'l Committee for Heritage Interpretation & Presentation Museum & Technology - a special session organized by V-MUST.NET DISH - a special Workshop of the Digital Strategies for Heritage Conference Heritage Policies & Digital Technologies - a special event of the French Ministry of Culture & Communication and multiple EU Projects - including: v.must, Eagle, Archaeolandscapes, AthenaPlus, 3dIcons, EuropeanaPhotography, 3nCult, emap, LaCloud, et al. Over 600 submissions, the largest ever in this field, were received from close to 70 countries in response to the scientific call. An International program Committee of over 150 experts from across the heritage and technology spectra read through this vast body of works, conducting over 500 reviews. Seeking to highlight the very best in this new domain, the Congress accepted 101 Full Papers, 110 Short Papers, and 82 Poster abstracts for publication. In addition the Committee accepted approximately 50 Panel, Workshop, Tutorial, and Special Session presentations.