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Heritage Impact 2008

Brighton July 2-4, 2008

Since 2005 the CUBIST Research Group and the European Commission’s EPOCH Network of excellence have run the successful Heritage Impact symposia. This year Heritage Impact will partner with ATLAS to hold the three day conference ‘Selling or Telling?: Paradoxes in tourism, culture and heritage', in Brighton between 2-4 July, 2008.

Heritage Impact will form one stream within the conference. This stream called ‘Dynamic Heritage Impact: Measuring and changing impact’ stream will focus on the crucial, yet complex issue of assessing the socio-economic impact of cultural heritage at the site, city and regional levels. The core issues to be explored will include measuring socio-economic impact, and best practices for improving the 'impact' of heritage sites, cities and regions. This is an opportunity for academics, policy makers and practitioners in the heritage field to share the latest thinking on research direction and to consider strategies for improving and evaluating socio-economic impact in the cultural heritage sector.

Discount rate for Heritage Impact attendees

Previous attendees of any of the Heritage Impact symposia can obtain a discount rate of 375 euros to attend the conference, a saving of 75 euros.

Call for papers

The scientific committee are looking for papers on the following topics:

  • Heritage-led development at the site, city and regional level
  • Changing impacts through strategy, marketing and policy
  • Analysis and critique of methodologies used to analyse impact and value at cultural heritage sites (such as metrics and measures)
  • Economic, social, technological, and environmental impact case studies.

    • Abstracts for presentations are also invited on the following themes / streams:

    • Diversification and Regeneration
    • Culture, Heritage and Representation, and Conflicts.

    Abstract submission

    For those of you who wish to contribute a presentation the conference can submit an abstract to the ATLAS web site. Please ensure that you make it clear that you wish to participate in stream 1: Dynamic Heritage Impact.
    All abstracts will be subject to double-blind review by at least two members of the scientific committee. Acceptance of a submission will be based on: theoretical and empirical significance; methodological soundness; relevance to the theme of the conference; technical competency; and logical clarity. The official language of the conference is English.

    Abstracts should be submitted to ATLAS by using this form no later than 29th February 2008 and should include author's name, institution, contact address/e-mail and title.
    Abstracts (maximum of 500 words) should indicate background, theoretical/ practical implications, methods and/or data sources, and indicative findings of the paper. The title should be no more than 12 words. Authors should also indicate which theme(s) of the conference their proposed paper relates to (no more then 2).

    Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged and decisions on acceptance will be provided no later than 14th April 2008.
    If you have any further queries about submitting abstracts to the Dynamic Heritage Impact stream please contact the stream co-ordinator, Dr Jaime Kaminski.

    Provisional conference program

    Timing and content of sessions may be subject to change and will be finalized in the coming months.

    Wednesday, 2nd July 2008
    The conference will begin in the mid-morning of this day with an official welcome and a keynote speaker. The afternoon will see the first conference papers being presented organized by the main four themes. The Wednesday evening will have a welcome reception with local dignitaries. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served and afterwards delegates are free to arrange their own dinner and social plans.

    Thursday, 3rd July 2008
    This full day will see two keynote speakers as well as a full programme of conference papers. Further there will some time available for delegates to have a tour of Brighton's Victorian Sewers. Also, the conference dinner will be held at the Corn Exchange. Inspired by the Corn Exchange in Paris and originally covered with a huge segmented glass dome, this remarkable building was designed as the Prince Regent's riding stables and was completed in 1805. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Corn Exchange was used as an archaeological and geological museum. It is now a unique venue with a magnificent single span of arched ceiling and a sprung maple floor. It was lovingly restored as part of the recent Brighton Dome refurbishment project.

    Friday, 4th July 2008
    The last day of the conference will continue to see further keynote presenters and the completion of the paper presentations. A final summation of the conference will occur before officially closing ceremonies. It is envisioned that the conference will end in the late afternoon and delegates are free to stay in the area and enjoy some of the local sites in and around Brighton and in the wider South East England area.

    The CUBIST Research Group looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton in July.