Thematic Sessions

1.Byzantine studies today

1.1 Eastern Europe
1.2 Eastern Mediterranean
1.3 The Balkans
1.4 Greece
1.5 Western Europe
1.6 The US
1.7 The Far East and Australia
1.8 Cooperation programmes

2. Byzantium and the sciences today

2.1 Art and archeology
2.2 Law
2.3 Institutions
2.4 Physical sciences
2.5 Philosophy

3. Byzantine studies and the Orthodox tradition

3.1 Byzantium and the contemporary liturgical practice
3.2 Byzantium and the theological studies
3.3 Schools of Byzantine music

4. The continuation of the Byzantium and the institutions for its survival

4.1 Local orthodox churches (the jurisdictions today)
4.2 Monastic communities
4.3 Contemporary monastic life
4.4 Monastic libraries and research

5. Management of the Byzantine cultural heritage

5.1 World Cultural Heritage: the role and international institutional framework of UNESCO
5.2 Byzantine monuments in Peril
5.3 Preservation

6. Cultural influences of the Byzantium

6.1 Folk tradition
6.2 Scholarly and folk literature
6.3 Linguistic continuations
6.4 Byzantine influences in contemporary painting
6.5 Byzantine influences in contemporary architecture
6.6 Byzantine influences in contemporary music

7. The civilization of Byzantium in the Museums of the World and the contribution of the extensive periodical exhibitions to its intake

7.1 Round table: The appreciation of Byzantium in the world's museums
7.2 The Byzantine museum of Thessaloniki
7.3 The Byzantine and Christian museum of Athens

8. Byzantine studies and contemporary technologies

8.1 Electronic databases of ancient and Byzantine authors,
8.2 Information digitization for the Byzantine culture
8.3 Educational material accessible to the world wide web
8.4 Distance Learning