9.4 Final dissemination conference

The final dissemination conference was held in Tbilisi and open to society in general, and in particular to:

– University staff and students.
– GIT and tourism industry and professionals.
– National agencies and administrations.

The results of the project were presented, enhancing the sustainability issues and potential benefits for society.

The conference was co-organised together with another Erasmus+ project CulturWB.

  • General Agenda (.pdf)
  • HERiTAG Final conference Agenda (.pdf)
  • HERiTAG Final conference attendance list (.pdf)
  • Inter-coaching Workshop HERiTAG-CulturWB Agenda (.pdf)
  • Inter-coaching Workshop HERiTAG-CulturWB attendance list (.pdf)

HERiTAG Final conference presentation (3 April 2019):

Opening:

  • Prof. Zurab Gasitashvili, GTU Deputy Rector for Resarch
  • Mrs. Tata Lordkipanidze, National Erasmus+ Office Georgia
  • Prof. Otar Zumburidze, GTU Head of International Relations and Standards (.pdf)

Invited speeches:

  • Applications of GiT for the preservation of cultural heritage in Georgia (.pdf)
  • Leila Tumanishvili, Head of Information Systems Unit, HERiTAG Advisory Board Member (NACHPG)
  • Giorgi Khaburzania, Specialist of Information Systems Unit (NACHPG)
  • Big Data needs for Tourism Economics in Georgia (.pdf)
  • Giorgi Begadze, Head of Research and Planning Department, Georgian National Tourism Administration
  • Future perspectives in the context of climate change impact on tourism and geospatial big data needs (.pdf)
  • Ivane Vashakmadze, HERITAG Advisory Board Member, Georgia

Presentation HERiTAG project (.pdf) Luis A. Ruiz, UPV, project coordinator

HERiTAG Interdisciplinary curricula development and teaching materials:

  • Joint/double programme in Project Management (.pdf)
  • Nerses Gevorgyan and Ani Baghdasaryan (ASUE)
  • Joint programming action by ISU and GTU (.pdf)
  • Dimitri Japaridze (ISU) and Malkhaz Khurtsidze (GTU)
  • HERITAG Implementation and outcomes (.pdf)
  • Gurgen Minasyan (GSU)

New equipment in GIT and training experiences: applications and feedback:

  • Overall structure of continuous education curriculum (.pdf)
  • Ch. Georgiadis, P. Patias, and D. Kaimaris (AUTH)
  • GTU progress with 3D laser scanning hardware and software education (.pdf)
  • Diana Botkoveli and Giorgi Chiaureli (GTU)

Quality assurance practices and sustainability:

  • Quality assurance practices (.pdf)
  • Laura Vici (UNIBO)

Applications of GIT in cultural heritage and tourism: practical cases:

  • Non-invasive techniques for the morphological study of Peñíscola castle: (I) historical context and geophysics studies; (II) photogrammetry and laser scanner (.pdf)
  • Francisco García and Fernando Buchón (UPV)
  • A training paradigm with hands-on experience (.pdf)
  • Ch. Georgiadis, P. Patias, and D. Kaimaris (AUTH)
  • 3D Modelling of Aruch church, Armenia (.pdf)
  • Suren Tovmasyan (NUACA)
  • Kvetera Church demo case – measuring, documenting and sharing 3D scan visualisations via free plugin viewer (.pdf)
  • Ivane Kenia (NACHPG), and Mikheil Revia (GTU student)
  • Transposing Erasmus+ HERiTAG training experience into mobile and web mapping study modules for GTU and GTTC (.pdf)
  • Irina Kazariani (GTU)
  • Advanced GIS education enhanced with delivering practical cases in natural and cultural heritage (.pdf)
  • Catherine Khokhiashvili (GTU)
  • Practical case of GiT application – preserving natural heritage and stimulating cultural tourism through spatial planning of historic parts of Tbilisi (.pdf)
  • Mamuka Gvilava (GeoG)
  • GiT application in archaeology – case of Phasis – Kolkheti Lowland, Georgia (.pdf)
  • Mikheil Elashvili (ISU)

Inter-coaching workshop HERiTAG-CULTURWB (4 April 2019):

  • CULTURWB project presentation (.pdf)
  • Tatjana Pivac (Univ. Novi Sad)
  • Transforming Cultures in Stories and Experience (.pdf)
  • Harry Friedl (FH JOANNEUM)
  • Entrepreneurship in Tourism? (.pdf)
  • Tijs van Es (NHTV Breda)
  • Gap analysis in CULTURWB: methodology and process (.pdf)
  • Tijs van Es (NHTV Breda)
  • Debate Session II – GIT in cultural heritage preservation and sustainable tourism (.pdf)
  • Petros Patias (AUTH)
  • Debate Session II – Challenges in Cultural Heritage and GIT solutions (.pdf)
  • Leila Tumanishvili (NACHPG)