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The organization of the Cyprological Congresses began in 1969 by the Society of Cypriot Studies, the oldest active cultural association in Cyprus. The Society of Cypriot Studies was founded in 17 April 1936 in the Pancyprian Gymnasium and had as first president the late Constantinos Spyridakis. Until now three congresses have taken place (I 1969, II 1982, III 1996).
The
IV International
Cyprological Congress will be held in Pancyprian Gymnasium in
Nicosia from 29 April to 3 May
The Congress is divided into three sections: Ancient (Pre-historic – Roman periods), Byzantine – Mediaeval (330 – 1571 A.D.) and Post-Byzantine – Modern (1571 onwards). It covers many scientific fields related with Cyprus, such as Philology, History, Philosophy, Archaeology, History of Art, Methodology and Archival Research, Religion, Theology, Fine Arts, Mass Media, Folklore and Folk Culture, Sociology, Statistics, Anthropology, Pedagogic, Law, Economy, Medicine, Natural Sciences and Athletics. The work of the Scientific Committee and of the IV International Cyprological Congress 2008 to evaluate the participation applications was very complex, since the number of applications exceeded the expected and reached 372. The Scientific Committee has chosen the most representative and original participations which are related to Cyprus and the participants have already been informed about the decision of the Committee and the process of sending their communications. The members of the Scientific Committee are academic staff, researchers and representatives of cultural foundations. The committee is divided into three sections: a) Ancient: Chairman: Andreas Demetriou, Director of the Press and International Public Relations Office of the Church of Cyprus Members: Theodoros Mavrogiannis, Associate Professor of Ancient History and Chairman of the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus Pavlos Flourentzos, Director of the Department of Antiquities Maria Kantirea, Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Cyprus b) Byzantine – Mediaeval: Chairman: Charalampos Chotzakoglou, Professor of Byzantine Art, Hellenic Open University Members: Stavros Georgiou, Byzantinist Angel Konnari, Special Scientist in Medieval History, University of Cyprus c) Post-Byzantine – Modern: Chairman: Eleutherios Papaleontiou, Assistant Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, University of Cyprus Members: Eleni Niketa, Director of the Cultural Services, Ministry of Education and Culture Ioannis Theocharides, Associate Professor of Ottoman History, University of Cyprus Loizos Symeou, Assistant Professor of Educational Research and the Sociology of Education, European University Cyprus Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou, Associate Professor of Folk Art and Architecture, University of Cyprus The Organising Committee, which has taken the responsibility of the organization of the Congress comprise of::
The IV International Cyprological Congress constitutes the most important scientific event in the sector of Cyprological Studies, therefore it supported and sponsored by:
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2008, during Orthodox Easter Week. It will be under the patronage of
the President of the Republic of Cyprus and under the auspices of
the Archbishop of Cyprus. A great number of scientists and
researchers from all over the worlds will participate and present
communications in many fields, a fact indicating the great interest
of scientists about Cyprus and of the international recognition the
institution of the Cyprological Congresses has achieved.
