Congress 9-10 October 2014

1st Day: 9 October 2014

Cultural Heritage - Good Governance and Digitisation

09:00 - 10:00

Reception + Registration

10:00 - 10:15

Opening by the patron; Welcome speech by the Burghauptmann, Mr. Reinhold Sahl

10:15 - 10:45

3H Spot (Historic House Hot Spot): Magyar Reneszánsz Alapítvány and North of England Civic Trust
Graham Bell / Magyar Reneszánsz Alapítvány and North of England Civic Trust

10:45 - 11:15

Accessibility in Austria - Standards vs Real Life
Maria R. Grundner / City of Vienna (Mobilitätsagentur Wien GmbH / Mobility Agency Vienna)

11:15 - 12:00

Design for All - The New Approach for Accessibility
Finn Petrén / EIDD European Institute for Design and Disability

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break and Networking

13:30 - 16:10

Stream 1: Stream 1: International Examples
WS 1.1: WS 1.1: Accessibility Projects in Europe
Marcus Weisen / Accessibilité Musées Patrimoine
WS 1.2: Visitors with disabilities - Accessibility of National Trust houses and buildings
Cory Cullen + Heather Smith / National Trust England
Pause
WS 1.3: Examples of municipal practice for dealing with accessibility in historical monuments in Gotha and Leipzig
Klaus Schmitz-Gielsdorf / City of Gotha

Stream 2: National Examples
WS 2.1: Accessible Government Building - Case Study: Stubenring 1
Peter Eckhardt / BHÖ
WS 2.2: Accessible Municipalities
Speaker to be notified
WS 2.3: Accessible Universities - Case Study: University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Speaker to be notified / BIG

Stream 3: Accessibility - A Multitude of Requirements
WS 3.1: Accessibility - Needs and Requirements of People with Reduced Mobility
Hans-Jürgen Groß/ Kompetenzzentrum für Barrierefreiheit + DI Georg Schrattenecker / Sachverständiger
WS 3.2: Accessibility - Needs and Requirements of People with Impaired Vision and Blindness (incl. of pictograms)
Doris Ossberger / Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband Österreich (Austrian association for the blind and partially sighted)
WS 3.3: Accessibility - Semantive-Cognitive Requirements ("Simple Language")
Speaker to be notified

16:30 - 17:00

Accessibility and Historic Preservation
Bayr. Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (Bavarian Office for the Preservation of Historic Monuments)

17:00 - 18:00

Penal discussion: Accessible Historic Buildings - Possibilities, Needs and Limitations
Reinhold Sahl/DIⁱⁿ Doris Ossberger/Hans-Jürgen Gross/Dr. Bernd Vollmar

 

2nd Day: 10 October 2014

Economic Factor Cultural Heritage - European Best Practices

09:00 - 09:15

Opening

09:15 - 10:00

Accessibility and Architecture
Barbara Sima-Ruml / Architect

10:00 - 11:00

Accessibility: Need for Action - Case Study of the Hofburg of Vienna
Hans-Jürgen Groß + Georg Schrattenecker, MBA / HJG - Consulting

11:00 - 11:15

Pause

11:15 - 12:00

Tourism for all - Accessible Tourism
Gerlinde Weilinger / Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:15

Accessible Events
Speaker to be notified / City of Vienna / MA36

14:15 - 15:15

Accessibility for Firefighters
Christian Feiler / Vienna Professional Firefighters

15:30 - 17:30

Case Studies: Experiences and On-Site Visits
Case Study 1: Winter Palace of Prince Eugene / BHÖ
Case Study 2: Ceremonial Hall / Austrian National Library
Case Study 3: Temple of Theseus / BHÖ