The co-impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having worldwide are dramatic.
Currently, the concept of the International Conference is impossible to imagine. People coming together with the possibility to promote themselves realizing, for example, research partnership or recruitment are avoid. YOCOCU wants to rebuilt the energy and the strong voice that characterized the Cultural Heritage field and to decrease the physical and cultural distance that we are living today.
For this reason, YOCOCU 2020 will be a hybrid event, that will combine a “live” in-person event with a “virtual” online partecipation.

The Seventh edition of YOCOCU in this year will be from 3 to 7 November 2020, with these activities:
– 3 Nov: talking about Cultural Heritage (day dedicated to local schools)
– 4-6 Nov: Scientific Programme
– 7 Nov: day dedicated to Georgian Culture

 The new abstract/video submission deadline is September 30, 2020

The participants might have access to:

-live audio and video streaming

-Keynote speakers presentation

-online presentations

– sharing of content of Special Sessions

-online chat or discussion forum facilities to contribute activily

For further details about the conference (Scientific and Organizing Committees, Venues, Deadlines…) please visit the webpage: www.yococu2020.com.
If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@yococu2020.com

Remember that you can take part in the conference by submission the traditional abstract (following the abstract form) and/or by sending us a short video (max 3 min.) in English where you describe your contribution (case study, research) as shown in YOCOCU Youtube:
English language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkwT2at5QXQ
Georgian language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le7gw96bsKs
Italian language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e02LzwJC4kI

Looking forward to see you in November (virtual or line, it will not be different), stay safe and come enjoy yourself with us!

YOCOCU 2020 Chairs & Organizing Committee

About YOCOCU 2020

The YOCOCU 2020 conference in Tbilisi, “HANDS ON HERITAGE: EXPERIENCING CONSERVATION, MASTERING MANAGEMENT” will be devoted to experiences in learning and working on real-life scenarios in the realm of the conservation and management of cultural heritage. YOCOCU meetings are aimed at transmitting and disseminating knowledge and experiences in this broad and complex realm. In Tbilisi Georgian, Caucasian and International professionals, researchers and students will be able to realize and to attend sessions set as “short-workshops”, where all attendees will update their knowledge in the conservation of cultural heritage or the management of site museums, world heritage sites, archaeological research in monumental heritage. They will be short but intensive sessions where the objective will be to demonstrate the options available in each field of cultural heritage: tangible and intangible. All this by using cases drawn from all the world and in particular from the Georgian heritage institutions, guided by Georgian researchers, to realize a real exchange with their foreign counterparts. YOCOCU 2020 is the seventh edition of conference. The last edition in Matera has collected the voice of 27 countries and of 303 among researchers, professionals and students.
Enjoy your role in the cultural heritage conservation, YOCOCU 2020 waits you!