1st STECCI Conference: Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Climate Change
STECCI Conference Programme
Full Paper Submission (Book of Proceedings)
Submission of full papers for the STECCI Conference Book of Proceedings will open on 15 August 2025, together with detailed author guidelines.
Only contributions accepted for presentation at the conference are eligible for submission.
The deadline for submitting full papers is 1 November 2025.
Conference Information
Dates & Place
25th – 27th September 2025, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Scope of the Conference
The EU Horizon STECCI research project, launched in 2023, is committed to creating sustainable, innovative strategies for protecting Europe’s cultural heritage. The project focuses on stećci, tombstones in the Balkans, and ways to safeguard them from the effects of climate change and related threats.
The conference will present preliminary findings and results of the interdisciplinary research group. Additionally, it will offer scholars from various scientific disciplines, including conservation, environmental sciences, life sciences, tourism, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities, the opportunity to present research related to cultural heritage conservation beyond stone conservation.
- Climate change impacts and vulnerability assessment of tangible heritage
- Advanced methodologies and environmentally sustainable solutions in heritage conservation
- Social and economic impact of climate change on cultural heritage
- Digitalization of cultural heritage
Organizing Committee
- Prof. Dr Gabriela Krist (Chair), UAA
- Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković, UNSA
- Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
- Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
- Dr Katharina Fuchs, UAA
- Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
- Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
- Julia Galea, HM
- Fernando Sanches, HM
- Božidar Radulović, UNSPMF
Scientific Committee
- Prof. Dr Nusret Drešković (Chair), UNSA
- Prof. Dr Snežana Radulović, UNSPMF
- Prof. Dr Miona Miliša, UMAS
- Dr Farkas Pinter, UAA
- Prof. Dr Stefan Simon, SPK
- Dr Anthony Casar, HM
- Mag. Marija Milchin, UAA
- Prof. Siniša Bizjak, UMAS
- Doc. Dr Sandra Tinaj, UDG
- Mag. Pamela Bartar, ZSI
- Prof. Dr Vincent Thiery, IMT
- Prof. Dr Saida Ibragić, UNSA
- Dr Gabor Szudi, ZSI
- Prof. Dr Marinos Ioannides, Advisory Board member
- Prof. Dr Veronique Verges-Belmin, Advisory Board member
- Prof. Dr Simon Warrack, Advisory Board member
General Secretary
Dr Tanushree Gupta, UAA
Contact: [email protected]