U.S. - Italian Bilateral Workshop on "New Technologies and Cultural Heritage"

该奖项支持2001年4月23日至24日在意大利威尼斯举行的名为“新技术与文化遗产”的美意双边研讨会，由工程局和国际计划共同资助。文物将人类与其艺术和文化的过去联系起来。重要的是，它们应尽可能地保持在它们创建时的状态。文物的退化已经成为全世界关注的主要问题。广泛的问题包括保护古建筑、纪念碑和考古遗址；建筑材料;工件集合;收集资料。这次研讨会预计将达到两个主要目标。第一个目标是将来自不同学科的专家聚集在一起，探讨先进技术如何有助于评估和改善作为我们文化遗产一部分的物品。参加者将包括工程师、科学家和保护人员等。他们可以分为两大类。一个小组由文物本身的保护和管理专家组成，包括历史悠久的石碑和博物馆藏品。第二组专家侧重于材料或环境研究以及可用于诊断、监测、保护和/或修复文物的有益目的的先进技术。传统上，这两个群体的互动并不多。讲习班是一项特别努力，旨在促进信息交流，并最终在这些团体之间建立协同作用和协作。研讨会的第二个目标是汇集美国和意大利的研究人员和机构，探讨共同感兴趣的主题，并确定建设性的未来双边研究和信息交流的机会。研讨会将提供一次“思想会议”，并将具有不同教育和专业背景的参与者聚集在一起。此次研讨会将有21名美国代表和26名意大利代表参加。

This award supports a US-Italian bilateral workshop entitled "New Technologies and Cultural Heritage" in Venice, Italy on April 23 and 24, 2001, and is jointly funded by the Engineering Directorate and International Program. Cultural artifacts link mankind to its artistic and cultural past. It is important that they be preserved as closely as possible to the state in which they were created. Deterioration of cultural artifacts has become a major concern around the world. Broad issues include the preservation of ancient buildings, monuments, and archeological sites; construction materials; artifact collections; and collection materials. The workshop is expected to reach two major goals.The first goal is to bring together specialists from various disciplines to explore how advanced technologies can contribute to the assessment and improvement of the objects that are part of our cultural heritage. The participants will consist of engineers, scientists, and conservators, among others. They can be divided into two main groups. One group consists of experts in the preservation and management of the artifacts themselves, including historic stone monuments and museum collections. A second group of experts focuses on materials or environmental research and on advanced technologies that could be applied for beneficial purposes in the diagnosis, monitoring, protection, and/or restoration of cultural objects. Traditionally, these two groups have not interacted much. The workshop constitutes a special effort to promote exchange of information and ultimately create synergy and collaboration between these groups.The second goal of the workshop is to bring together US and Italian researchers and institutions to explore topics of common interest and to identify opportunities for constructive future bilateral research and information exchange. The workshop will provide a "meeting of the minds" and bring together participants with diverse educational and professional backgrounds. The workshop will be attended by 21 participants from the U.S. and 26 participants from Italy.