Plenderleith Memorial Lecture

14th Annual Dr Harold Plenderleith Memorial Lecture

"Digitally documenting the historic environment:  challenges and
    opportunities"
Queen Anne Room
Edinburgh Castle

Thursday 24 November 2011
6pm - 9pm

The Icon Scotland group are pleased to announce details of the 14th
Annual Dr Harold Plenderleith Memorial Lecture.  This year's lecture
is being given by David S Mitchell, Director of Conservation at
Historic Scotland and will be held at the stunning Edinburgh Castle
on Thursday 24 November 2011.  The title of the talk is "Digitally
documenting the historic environment: challenges and opportunities"
and David will discuss the 3D laser scanning of historic buildings
and sites and the possibilities that open up for remote access, use
and interpretation.  Sites in both Scotland and internationally that
have already been scanned include Mount Rushmore and Rosslyn Chapel
as featured in the Da Vinci Code.  This promises to be a fantastic
visual treat so book now.

Tickets must be booked and paid for in advance by calling the Icon
office on +44 20 3142 6799 or you can download the booking form from
the events page on the ICON website.

Cost: Icon members UKP10; non members UKP12; students and unwaged
UKP5

The lecture starts at 6.15pm and there is a drinks reception between
7.15pm and 9pm.

This event is kindly supported by Historic Scotland

Lynn Teggart
Publicity and Publications
ICON Scotland Committee


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