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ISCA Meeting
| Name: | ISCA Meeting |
|---|---|
| Type of event: | Meeting |
| Organiser: | PERAMA CAVE OF IOANNINA, DIM MAGARASI CAVE, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Department of Paleoanthropology-Speleology |
| Date: | 04. November 2012 - 10. November 2012 |
| Country: | Greece, Turkey |
Description
The meeting programme includes three days in Greece and three days in Turkey. Altogether with transports it is 7 days, plus 2 days for arrival and departure. The organizers - Greece: Perama Cave of Ioannina under the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Ephory of Paleoanthropology-Speleology, South Greece. Turkey: Dim Cave, Turkey.
Programme
Draft Programme:
Saturday, 3rd November 2012
Arrival in Ioannina. Hotel accommodation
Sunday, 4th November 2012
09:00 Opening and Welcome
Conference Hosts
Conference Programme
Local Information
ISCA Conference Business Meeting
ISCA Board of Directors Meeting
Commission and Study Group Reports
Any other business
Visit to Lake of Ioannina and its Island
Visit to Perama Cave, Ioannina
Monday, 5th November 2012
Departure to Meteora, visit to two monasteries
Visit to the prehistoric cave of Theopetra
Visit and coffee at Metsova, a picturesque village near Ioannina
Round Table
Tuesday, 6th November 2012
Departure from Ioannina. Visit to the archaeological site of Vergina.
Arrival at the town of Drama. Hotel accommodation.
Visit to Alistrati Cave and Aggitis Cave
Wednesday, 7th November 2012
Departure for Istanbul, Turkey
Flight from Istanbul to Antalya
Transfer to Alanya. Hotel accommodation
Thursday, 8th November 2012
Opening and Welcome
Conference Hosts
Conference Programme
Local Information
ISCA Conference Business Meeting
ISCA Board of Directors Meeting
Commission and Study Group Reports
Any other business
Visit to Dim Cave
Friday, 9th November 2012
Visit to Damlataş Cave and Kizil Kule (Seljuk Red Tower)
Visit to Sapadere Canyon and River
Saturday, 10th November 2012
Visit to Side, Antic Town and Aspendos Theatre
Visit to Manavgat River and Waterfall
Visit to Zeytintaşi Cave
Transfer to Antalya and free time in the city
Sunday, 11th November 2012
Departures and free time in Turkey
THE CONCEPT OF THE CONFERENCE
The organization of the Greek portion of the Conference (Ioannina to Istanbul) is being led by:
Vassili Giannopoulos (vassiligiannopoulos@yahoo.gr)
Sissy Kontaxi (sissykontaxi@yahoo.gr)
Perama Cave (info@spilaio-perama.gr)
The organization of the Turkish portion of the Conference (Antalya to Alanya) is being led by:
Dr. Fuat Şaroğlu (sanaldurukal@hotmail.com)
Volkan Güner (vlknguner@yahoo.com)
The communications relating to the Conference is being organized by:
David Summers (dsummers@bcec.bm)
The registration is being organized by:
Renata Marinelli (renatamarinelli@libero.it)
