Location: Gent
Program
| 9h00-9h30 | Registration |
| Welcome speech and opening Province East-Flanders |
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| Introduction Ename Expertisecentrum voor Erfgoedontsluiting |
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| 10h00-12h00 | Plenary Session 1 Climates of Heritage Conservation: "Past, Present and Future Perspectives on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage" (MAY CASSAR, Director, Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College London) "Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: The Social Dimension" (DIANE BARTHEL-BOUCHIER, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook NY) "Managing the physical quality of buried archaeological sites in the frame work of changing climate conditions" (MARTINE M. VAN DEN BERG, ADRIAAN M.J. DE KRAKER, MICHEL VORENHOUT. University Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| 12h00-13h30 | Lunch |
| 13h30-14h15 | Plenary Session 2
"Genth, key node for the water management in Flanders" (FERNANDO PEREIRA, Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium, Belgium) |
| 14h15-14h30 | Coffee Break |
| 14h30-17h00 |
Excursion Ghent: "Barrages and Dams in Medieval Ghent: a precarious equilibrium" The town of Gent originated around the confluence of two rivers (Leie and Schelde). From very early on, a delicate system of barrages and dams was constructed, changing the natural watercourses in a radical way. It allowed Gent to develop to one of the most powerful towns during the Middle Ages. During the walk, we will show and explain the fragile complexity of this water management system and provide a new hypothesis concerning the location of the confluence. The excursion will be guided by FRANK GELAUDE, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen |
| 17h30-19h00 | Openingreception (offered by the Province of East-Flanders) Welcome by Jozef Dauwe, |
