Photo courtesy Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

The deadline for participation requests is Friday, 15 October, for The Athens Dialogues, an international conference to be held 24-27 November in Athens, Greece. Sponsored by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, the conference will explore the role of the Greek cultural legacy in understanding and addressing contemporary global challenges.
 
The Athens Dialogues conference is organized in collaboration with eight leading cademic institutions, namely the Academy of Athens, the Accademia dei Lincei, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the German Archaeological Institute, the Institut de France, Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies, the University of Oxford and the University of Stanford.  
 
This event will bring together 64 prominent scholars in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences for four days of discussions.

A large part of the debate will be conducted on the internet, as speakers will be required to pre-publish an original paper on an e-journal, administered by CHS, Harvard. During the conference, 24 respondents will make presentations based upon their pre-published essays. Also, all website visitors will be able to exchange ideas and post their comments regarding the conference contributions through the e-journal forum.
 
In addition, we intend to involve the audience — some 800 scientists and scholars — in the discussions as active participants, while thousands of people attending the conference on-line will be able to address questions in real time.

Finally, all participants will be invited to take part in the Athens Dialogues Network, a restricted web portal dedicated to providing a locus for discussion and communication among academics and intellectuals on a range of issues concerning the evolution of Greek culture over the centuries and its role in today's society.

Participation fee is waived for students and overseas scholars.
 
Travel arrangements are offered.

For more information, see The Athen Dialogues homepage