Schedule

The following schedule runs Monday to Friday July 6-10, 2026.



Day 1 - Introduction to Vrysaki, Spatial Humanities, and 3D Digital Humanities

9:00 – 09:30am
Arrivals
9:30 – 10:00am
Welcome and Introductions
10:00 – 10:45am
Session 1 - Introduction to Vrysaki
Facilitators: Agiatis Benardou
10:45 - 11:00am
Break
11:00 – 12:00pm
Session 2 - Seeing Our Historical Materials as Data
Facilitator: Bryan Winston
12:00 – 1:30pm
Lunch break
1:30 - 2:45pm
Session 3 - Demolition as Urban Renewal and Regeneration and Introduction to the Spatial Humanities
Facilitators: Georgios Artopoulos, Bryan Winston
2:45 - 3:00pm
Break
3:00 - 5:00pm
Session 4 - A History of Vrysaki
Facilitator: Sylvie Dumont
5:00 - 7:00pm
Travel and explore Agora/Vrysaki on your own
7:00pm
Drinks at Warehouse Assemblage
Πλ. Μητροπόλεως 8, Αθήνα 105 56

Day 2 - Data and Modeling

9:30 – 10:30am
Session 1 - Introduction to Data, Metadata, and Datasets
Facilitator: Dimitris Kotzinos
10:30 – 11:30am
Session 2 - Spatial Modeling: Understanding Vector and Raster Data
Facilitator: Bryan Winston
11:30 – 11:45am
Break
11:45-12:30pm
Session 3 - Reviewing Our Project Workflow
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos
12:30 – 2:00pm
Lunch break
2:00 - 3:00pm
Session 4 - 3D modelling and Reality Capture for Cultural Heritage
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos
3:00 - 3:30pm
Break
3:30 - 5:00pm
Session 5 - Pixels to Polygons: Generating 3D Heritage Models from Historic Photographs
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos

Day 3 - Generating Data and 3D Models

9:30 – 11:00am
Session 1 - From Data to Knowledge: Annotation, Standards and Interoperability for Cultural Heritage
Facilitator: Vicky Dritsou
11:00 – 11:15am
Break
11:15 – 12:45pm
Session 2 - Introduction to Smithsonian Voyager 3D Viewer
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos
12:45 – 2:15pm
Lunch break
2:15 – 3:45pm
Session 3 - Creating 3D Assets for Online Viewing
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos
3:45 – 4:00pm
Break
4:00 – 5:00pm
Session 4 - Creating 3D Assets for Online Viewing Continued
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos

Day 4 - Beyond the Mesh: Turning 3D Heritage into Interpreted Objects

9:30 – 10:30am
Session 1 - Data Review and Finalizing 3D Models
10:30 – 11:00am
Break
11:00 – 12:30pm
Session 2 - Using the Smithsonian Voyager 3D Viewer
Facilitator: Georgios Artopoulos
12:30 – 2:00pm
Lunch break
2:00 – 4:00pm
Session 3 - Continue Our Work with the Smithsonian Voyager 3D Viewer

Day 5 - What’s Next!

9:30 – 10:00am
Session 1 - Exploring Ancient Chinese Cities: 3D Modeling and Gamification
Facilitator: Paul Vierthaler
10:00 – 10:45am
Session 2 - Telling Stories with Data
10:45 – 11:00am
Break
11:00 – 12:00pm
Wrap-up