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    Mountains of Greece Conference in Athens, October 22-24

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    Mountains of Greece Conference in Athens, October 22-24

    ATHENS – Mountains of Greece: Heritage Narratives from the Past for a Sustainable Future takes place October 22-24 in Athens. This special conference at the British School at Athens, 52 Souedias Street, aims to shed new light on the heritage of mountain regions in Greece and explores how that heritage can best be protected for the future, in the context of the current rapid expansion of mountain tourism and development in Greece.

    How can we activate the huge untapped potential for expanded engagement with history, heritage, and conservation in the mountain landscapes of Greece? How can we ensure a sustainable approach to environmental and cultural preservation?

    We define heritage in the broadest possible sense, to include archaeological, botanical, and cultural heritage, encompassing not only physical sites and material culture, but also stories and images of mountain life, from antiquity to the 21st century. The conference brings together academics, writers, botanists, conservationists, policy makers, mountain tourism professionals, and local community representatives to share their distinctive perspectives. We also aim to take a comparative approach, joining up the challenges faced by Greek mountain communities and organizations with similar challenges from other mountain regions around the world.

    Conference Program:

    The conference is kicked-off on Wednesday, October 22, 6 PM EEST, with the event, Writing Greece: An Evening with Sofka Zinovieff and Julian Hoffman. This event requires separate registration and participation is available in-person and online: https://tinyurl.com/rxe7zm5w.

    A printable version of the conference program is available here: https://tinyurl.com/mw7ackh3.

    The conference is organized by: Professor Jason König (University of St. Andrews), Maria Christodoulou (The Greek Herbalist), Dr. Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), and Professor Rebecca Sweetman (British School at Athens).

    Generously funded by the University of St. Andrews Impact and Innovation Fund, in association with the St. Andrews Mountains of Greece project, with additional support from the Society for Classical Studies ‘Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities’ Initiative and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.

    The complete details and registration available online: https://shorturl.at/g9f0z.

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