event: The Publication and Study of Inscriptions in the Age of the Computer

The computer age has unleashed powerful new technologies that enhance
the study of Greek and Latin inscriptions, yet most scholars,
academic institutions and publishing houses are still not comfortable
with the idea of publishing inscriptions in a form that takes full
advantage of the new possibilities. The Society, therefore, welcomes
papers that discuss current or possible future computer-enhanced
initiatives in the areas of Greek and Latin Epigraphy. We are
particularly interested in papers that discuss theoretical
applications of new technologies to the field of epigraphy and the
formulation of international standards and protocols of publication
and institutional credit, especially digital projects that go well
beyond the mere encoding of the appearance of epigraphical sigla and
indicia (which is akin to putting old wine into new wineskins) to
include the en-coding of semantic and/or observational distinctions.

Abstracts will be adjudicated anonymously by a committee of ASGLE and
should not be longer than one page. Please follow the instructions
for the format of individual abstracts that will appear in the
October issue of the APA Newsletter. Abstracts should be sent to:
Paul A. Iversen, ASGLE Secretary-Treasurer, Department of Classics,
Case Western Reserve University, 11201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH
44106-7111 or paul.iversen (at) cwru.edu. The deadline is February 1, 2008.

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