Proceedings

Eikonopoiia 2010 Proceedings

Programme

28–29 October, 2010, Helsinki, Finland
National Library (Yliopistonkatu 1), Auditorium

Thursday 28^th of October

8.00-9.00	Registration, coffee
9.00-12.00	Plenary Session I (open for registered participants) Chairman Emer.Prof. Adam Bülow-Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen 9.00 - 9.15 Opening Prof. Jaakko Frösén, University of Helsinki Director Kai Ekholm, National Library of Finland 9.15 - 9.45 Ten Years of Lessons from Imaging of the Archimedes Palimpsest Prof. Roger L. Easton, Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology 9.45 - 10.15 Some Properties of Textual Heritage Materials of Importance in Spectral Imaging Projects William A. Christens-Barry, Equipoise Imaging, LLC 10.15 - 10.45 Synchrotron Rapid-Scan X-ray Fluorescence Imaging of Ancient Documents Uwe Bergmann, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 10.45 - 11.00 Break 11.00 - 11.30 Spectral Imaging and Non-Invasive Characterization of Manuscripts Fenella G France, Library of Congress 11.30 - 12.00 Virtual Conservation: Experience with Micro-CT and Manuscripts Prof. Brent Seales, University of Kentucky
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-14.45	Plenary Session I cont. (open for registered participants) Chairman Emer.Prof. Adam Bülow-Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen 13.00 - 13.30 Illumination issues in digitizing ancient carbonized papyri Antti Nurminen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology 13.30 - 14.00 Exploring the Limitations and Advantages of Multi-Spectral Imaging in Papyrology: darkened, carbonized, and palimpsest papyri Assoc.Prof. Roger Macfarlane, Brigham Young University 14.00 - 14.15 A Signal Processing Review of Selected Techniques for Enhancing Multispectral Document Images Trace Griffiths, Utah State University 14.15 - 14.45 Break
14.45 - 17.00	Workshop Session I: Digitizing Techniques (invited authors only) Chairman Michael Toth, R.B. Toth Associates

Friday 29^th of October

9.00-9.15	Coffee
9.15-12.00	Plenary Session II (open for registered participants) Chairman Prof. Jaakko Frösén, University of Helsinki 9.15 - 9.30 How Much Data is Enough: Quantitative Spectral Imaging of Texts and Cultural Heritage Objects Gregory Bearman, ANE Image 9.30 - 10.00 Methods and Tools for Watermark Digital Processing, Archiving and Dating Victor Karnaukhov, Russian Academy of Sciences 10.00 - 10.30 Imaging palimpsest manuscripts using high-flux micro x-ray fluorescence Daniel Deckers, University of Hamburg 10.30 - 11.00 Break 11.00 - 11.30 Image Capture and Processing for Enhancing the Legibility of Incised Texts Ségolène Tarte, University of Oxford 11.30 - 12.00 Layout Analysis of Ancient Manuscripts Using Local Features Angelika Garz, Vienna University of Technology
12.00-13.00	Lunch break
13.00-15.00	Round Table: Success Stories - Challenges and Solutions (open for registered participants) Chairman Majlis Bremer-Laamanen, National Library of Finland 13.00 - 13.20 Strategic Considerations for Palimpsest Imaging Projects: Lessons learned from the St. Catherine’s Monastery Palimpsest Survey Michael Phelps, Early Manuscripts Electronic Library 13.20 - 13.40 Mass Digitization of Manuscripts and Rare Books: Challenges and Experiences at Bavarian State Library Markus Brantl, Bavarian State Library 13.40 - 14.00 Integrating Technologies and Work Processes for Effective Digital Imaging Michael Toth, R.B. Toth Associates 14.00 - 15.00 Panel Discussion
15.00 - 17:30	Workshop Session II: Future Collaboration (invited authors only) Chairman Antti Nurminen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology
18.00-	Poster Exhibition (invited authors only) Unioninkatu 40A

Contact:
workshop@eikonopoiia.org
+358 50 577 9153

Symposium is organized by the Centre of Excellence (Academy of Finland) ‘Ancient Greek Written Sources’.
Partner: The National Library of Finland.
Sponsors: Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation,
                 Federation of Finnish Learned Societies.