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\"Faculty
Faculty of Arts\u2019 International Conference
Cultural Heritage: : Current Challenges and Future Prospects November 24-26, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Minia University
\nFaculty of Arts\u2019 International Conference
\nCultural Heritage: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
\nNovember 24-26, 2013<\/p>\n

Dear Researchers,
\nIt gives us great pleasure to inform you that the Faculty of Arts- Minia University, Egypt will be organizing an international conference entitled \u201cCultural heritage: Current Challenges and Future Prospects\u201d in the period November 24-26, 2013. The conference intends to discuss ways to highlight the cultural heritage through addressing its various pillars.
\nThis conference will provide researchers from all over the world, who are interested in the topic of cultural heritage, with the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience about such topic. It will also be a chance to visit Minia and see the archeological sites that Minia is famous for. We are looking forward to your participation.
\nFor all information regarding the conference, please read the conference bulletin below.
\nPlease accept our warm appreciation and respect\u2026<\/p>\n

Conference Coordinator<\/p>\n

Professor. Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish<\/p>\n

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Introduction
\nCivilization represents a social system that helps humans to increase their cultural production and it consists of four elements: economic resources, political systems, moral traditions and sciences and arts. Civilization depends primarily on scientific research and Arts. Science is best represented in the technological innovations and social sciences, while Arts can be represented in Architecture, Applied Arts and other forms of arts that contribute to the prosperity of the society. Hence, science and Arts are the two integrated elements that can lead any civilization towards progress.
\nCivilization, therefore, represents arts, traditions, cultural and historical heritage, as well as the scientific and technical progress in any era of history. Comprehensively the customs, traditions, ways of life and adherence to religious and ethical values, besides the ability of the human being to create in the field of arts, literature and sciences are what distinguishes a nation from another. In addition, other various aspects including the economic status, social relations and also the scientific, cultural and urban achievements can be included.
\nIt is for these reasons that there used to be and there is still a continuous interest in the topic of cultural heritage and the challenges that it may face for various communities.
\nThis conference aims at exploring the different concepts of the global cultural heritage through addressing the various pillars of cultural heritage. The conference revolves around a number of various topics which reveal the importance of the cultural heritage and the role that could be played in nations\u2019 progress and its evolution.
\nHenceforth, the Faculty of Arts- Minia University has decided to hold its international conference entitled Cultural Heritage: Current Challenges and Future Prospects.<\/p>\n

Conference Objectives:
\n1. Initiating a cultural dialogue about \u201ccivilizational heritage\u201d through interaction with the research centers, the universities (local, regional and international) and the civil society organizations that are engaged in the theoretical and applied studies of cultural heritage.
\n2. Defining the cultural heritage aspects and discussing the different concepts and visions of the\u201d human heritage\u201d and the role that can be played by the nation’s heritage in the confirmation and promotion of its development
\n3. Showing the role of sustainable development in the preservation of cultural heritage.
\n4. Consolidating the interdisciplinary of the topic of \u201ccivilizational heritage\u201d through addressing it by different fields of knowledge.
\n5. Studying the policies and strategies of cultural heritage preservation.
\n6. Discussing the role of the charters and international standards in preserving the cultural heritage and their relevance in the local status.
\n7. Addressing the role of the cultural heritage in promoting the national identity and cultural awareness, and also the role of cultural and Media institutions in increasing and enriching awareness.
\n8. Shedding light on the role of decision-makers to embed a culture of maintaining the cultural heritage in the various stages of education.
\n9. Highlighting the effectiveness of the use of technology in the preservation of cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

Conference Topics:
\nFirst: The architectural, artistic and historic heritage
\n1. Architecture, arts and archeological monument throughout the ages.
\n2. Recent discoveries in the field of archeology.
\n3. Monuments and heritage as a permanent resource for development.
\n4. Strategic standards in preserving monuments and historic areas.
\n5- The role of Orientalists and European travelers in highlighting the Arabic and Egyptian cultural heritage
\n6. Recasting history from a cultural perspective.
\n7. The role of historical documents in the cultural heritage studies.
\n8. Artistic creativity as an element of cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

Second: The literary and linguistic heritage
\n1. Methods of preserving the Arab identity and cultural specificity.
\n2. Rhetoric sciences and literary criticism in the Arab-Islamic heritage.
\n3. Arab interaction with western modern literary criticism.
\n4. Conflict of Identities and its manifestations in the literary and linguistic texts.
\n5. Forms of creativity in the Arab literature.
\n6. The multiplicity of languages and cultures in the context of globalization.
\n7. Mutual influence between European and Arab civilizations.
\n8. European cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

Third: Religious and intellectual cultural heritage
\n1. Concepts and visions of the heritage.
\n2. Pioneers of the Islamic cultural heritage and their achievements in the contemporary human thought.
\n3. Impact of Islamic intellectual renaissance in Applied and Human Sciences.
\n4. Cultural heritage and modernity.
\n5. Clash of Civilizations
\n6. Globalization and cultural identities.
\n7. Cultural community awareness.
\n8. Culture and future industry.
\n9. Heritage as a cosmic necessity, historical reading and civilization necessity.<\/p>\n

Fourth: Social Heritage
\n1. Cultural heritage and social change.
\n2- Urbanisation patterns and socio-cultural life
\n3. Popular celebrations as a form of cultural heritage.
\n4. Colloquial proverbs and folklore.
\n5. Women perspective of heritage
\n6. Modernism and postmodernism
\n7. Cultural anthropology and heritage.
\n8. Cultural heritage in the political sciences<\/p>\n

Fifth: Geographical heritage
\n1. Spatial variation in cultural geography and human civilization.
\n2. Travelers, explorers, and cultural heritage.
\n3- Ancient cities from a historical and geographical perspective
\n4. The foundations of civilizations and the elements of its inception and evolution.
\n5. Culture and civilization from a geographical perspective.
\n6. Communication and the transition of cultural features.
\n7. The development of settlements and human stability centers.
\n8. Urban planning.
\n9. Industry and human cultural heritage.
\n10. The magnitude of geographical and environmental change in architectural heritage.<\/p>\n

Sixth: Scientific heritage
\n1. Cultural heritage of basic, medical and applied sciences.
\n2. \u201cHouse of Wisdom\u201d in Baghdad and its role in the Arab heritage.
\n3. Arab heritage as manifested in Arabic scientific manuscripts.
\n4. Arab and Muslim contributions to the human civilization.
\n5. The Scientific, philosophical, Arab-Islamic and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

Seventh: The African Cultural Heritage
\n1. Africa in the light of the writings of travelers and explorers
\n2. Linguistic cultural heritage of Africa
\n3. Colonialism and cultural heritage of Africa
\n4. Geographical environment and the cultural heritage of Africa
\n5. Egypt and the African cultural heritage
\n6. Globalization and the cultural heritage of Africa
\n7. The reality of the African cultural heritage and its future<\/p>\n

Submitting abstracts and research papers:
\nThe organizing committee of the international conference ” Cultural Heritage: Current Challenges and Future Prospects\u201d which will be held at the Faculty of Arts- Minia University (Egypt) is pleased to receive abstracts and full research via e-mail chdarwishconference2013@gmail.com
\nAll abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee of the Conference, and the coordinator of the committee will notify the researcher via email of the acceptance of the abstract.
\nInstructions for authors
\nAbstracts
\nAbstracts should be provided on a single sheet of A4 pages containing the name of the researcher and a maximum of 250 words according to the following: the title of the research paper in the middle of the upper part using font 14 Boldface – Time New Romans. In the middle under the title of the research paper, comes the name of the researcher, position, organization or university where he\/she works and email using font 12 Plain (Time New Romans) depending on the language of the research.
\nThe word \u2018Abstract\u2019 on the left depending on the language using font Time New Romans, 12-points, Boldface. The body of the abstract should be written using Time New Romans, 12-points Plain. The distance between the lines is Single Space.
\nThe abstract should be followed by key words at the bottom of the abstract page using Time New Romans, 12-points, Plain, and no more than ten words to reflect the exact content of the research highlighting the most important issues that the research tackles.
\nUse the space of a letter between two words, taking into account the space of a letter after the comma in the sentence, and the space of two letters after the full stop between two sentences. Avoid leaving blank lines, and use clear and well known shortcuts. As for the unknown shortcuts and the ones which appear for the first time in context, put them in parentheses immediately after the phrase. Besides the use of plain text and punctuation marks, such as the comma, quotation marks, full stop, etc. and to avoid as much as possible the use of unusual punctuation.
\nThe researcher must attach a short CV, with no more than ten lines.<\/p>\n

Instructions for paper Presenters
\nPaper presentation should not exceed 15 minutes.
\nThe language of presentation can be Arabic or English.<\/p>\n

Full-Paper: The paper must be authentic, not published before.
\nPapers are accepted in either Arabic or English.
\nPapers should be submitted in its final form as an electronic version in Word copy.
\nIt must be written on Microsoft Word program and printed on white paper size (17.6 cm) and length (25.0 cm).
\nPaper title: in capitals, bold, centered. Font size 14 Section titles: bold, aligned left. Font size 12, no underline Sub section titles (if used): italics, aligned left. Font size 12.
\nTables and diagrams on separate pages<\/p>\n

Main Schedule:
\nThe deadline for submission of abstracts is August 31st, 2013
\nNotice of the accepted abstracts and the start of receiving participation fees September 15th, 2013
\nConference date November 24th to 26th, 2013
\nThe deadline for full-paper submission is December 31st, 2013<\/p>\n

Registration
\nRegistration fee for participants from Egypt is LE 800 that includes admission to lectures, meals, accommodation, conference bag and paper publication.
\nRegistration fee for participants with a paper from Egypt but not attending the conference is LE 500.
\nRegistration fee for attendant from Egypt with no paper to present or publish is LE 300.
\nAll single author, or joined authored contributions, should not exceed 20 pages in length. For each additional paper, participants from Egypt will be charged an extra LE 10
\nRegistration fee for participants from outside Egypt is $ 500 that includes admission to lectures, meals, accommodation, conference bag and paper publication.
\nRegistration fee for participants with a paper from outside Egypt but not attending the conference is $ 300.
\nRegistration fee for participants from outside Egypt with no paper to present or publish is $ 300.
\nAll single author, or joined authored contributions, should not exceed 20 pages in length. For each additional paper, participants from outside Egypt will be charged an extra $ 5.
\nAir conditioned bus will transfer the participants from opposite Giza train station (Cairo) to the conference site at Minia University at 7am, 24th November 2013, and back to Cairo in the evening of November 26th.<\/p>\n

Correspondence:
\nAll correspondence should be sent by email to:
\nProfessor. Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish, Conference coordinator
\nor
\nProfessor. Bahaa Darwish, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
\nAt the following address: Chdarwishconference2013@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Conference President:
\nProfessor Mohamed Elsayed- Dean of the Faculty of Arts – Minia University
\nConference Vice President:
\nProfessor Mohamed Elsabawy – Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Researches<\/p>\n

Conference site in Arabic
\nhttp:\/\/www.minia.edu.eg\/artsconf\/index.php<\/p>\n

Conference site in English
\nhttp:\/\/www.minia.edu.eg\/eartsconf\/
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