Science and Culture Program kicks off in March

As part of the Science and Culture Program, promoted by the Secretary of State for Science, Technology, and Higher Education and the Secretary of State for Culture, an event will be held to reflect on the opportunities and challenges raised by digital technologies. The working sessions will take place on March 15, in the auditorium of the Pavilion of Knowledge, in Parque das Nações, Lisbon.

In the morning (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.),#Session 1 Science and Culture in Digitalwill take place, the first meeting of the Science and Culture cycle. C2 Crossed Dialogues, which aims to promote rapprochement and foster dialogue and creativity between cultural and scientific agents and institutions and higher education.

The afternoon session (2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) will be dedicated to the Digital Repositories Directory. There will be a presentation of the results of the diagnostic questionnaire on digital repositories registered on the DRD platform, followed by a debate on current challenges and opportunities. 

The event schedule is available at the registration links.

The sessions are open and free of charge and are aimed at researchers, students, repository managers, professionals from higher education and cultural institutions, among others.

Registration, program, and further information at:

March 15 – Session #1 (Lisbon)
Event 1 – C2 Crossed Dialogues: #Session 1 Science and Culture in Digital
Registration 

Event 2 – Directory of Digital Repositories
Registration 

March 27 – Session #2 (Évora)
Conservation and Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities
The session will include the presentation and discussion of innovative case studies and benchmark projects promoted in the cultural sector or within scientific and higher education institutions.
Registration 

April 11 –Session #3(Tomar)
Heritage Protection of Science and Culture: Challenges and Opportunities
Reflection on the opportunities and challenges of heritage protection in the fields of science and culture.
Location: Polytechnic Institute of Tomar
Registration

April 18 – Session #4 (Coimbra)
Cities and Urbanism
Location: Colégio de São Bento (room 2.4), University of Coimbra
Registration