Atlantis 2005. International Conference
The Atlantis Hypothesis: Searching for a Lost Land.
 
The first scientific congress of the history about the Plato's Atlantis! 11 - 13 July 2005, Milos Island, Greece.
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This Conference aims to serve as a forum for the presentation and constructive discussion of all the issues related to the hypothesis of the lost land of Atlantis. The purpose of the meeting is to gather specialists of all the different disciplines involved in highlighting the scientific aspects of this fascinating subject.

Greece is the most appropriate location for hosting this conference, as the ancient Greek great mind Plato formulated the Atlantis hypothesis.

LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference will be English. There will be simultaneous interpretation to/from Greek.

TOPICS

Scientific approaches to the three main questions: if, when, and where based on research and evidences related to the following disciplines:

- Volcanology

- Seismology, Palaeoseismology, Geodynamics

- Tectonics, Palaeomagnetism

- Geology, Geophysics

- Meteors, Impactors

- Geochemistry

- Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, Geoarchaeology

- Oceanography

- Geography, Physiography

- Cartography

- History, Mythology, Geomythology

- Archaeometry

- Palaeoceanography, Palaeoclimatology

- Philosophy, Philology

- Plato and History, Plato and Myth

Oral or poster presentations are welcome on the topics mentioned on the Topics.

Interested contributors are kindly asked to submit the Abstract Submission Form by 15th February 2005.

All abstracts will be reviewed by the International Program Committee, and the authors will be notified about acceptance of their paper by 15 March 2005. All the accepted abstracts, will be published in the Abstract Book that will be given to the conference participants.

A CD of the conference proceedings will be published after the conference. Detailed instructions on paper submission will be given at a later stage.

List of Submitted Abstracts -as per 3.2.2005-

1. "The Geology of Gibraltar Strait and the Myth of Atlantis"
Jacques COLLINA-GIRARD, University Aix-Marseille I, France

2. "The Search of Atlantis in Cuba"
Andrew COLLINS, Historian, UK

3. "Scientific Atlantology. Atlantis in Gibraltar, between Iberia and Morocco. The only possible location of Atlantis."
Georgeos DIAZ-MONTEXANO, Scientific Atlantology International Society (S.A.I.S.) and Sociedad epigráfica de España (S.E.E.), Spain

4. "Scientific Atlantology. New proofs locates the origin of the story of Atlantis in time previous to Plato."
Georgeos DIAZ-MONTEXANO, Scientific Atlantology International Society (S.A.I.S.) and Sociedad epigráfica de España (S.E.E.), Spain

5. "Scientific Atlantology. The Plato's Atlantis, an historical-geographic and mythological description of Iberia and Morocco."
Georgeos DIAZ-MONTEXANO, Scientific Atlantology International Society (S.A.I.S.) and Sociedad epigráfica de España (S.E.E.), Spain

6. "A Geographic Comparison of Plato's Atlantis and Ireland as a Test of the Megalithic Culture Hypothesis"
Ulf ERLINGSSON, Geologist, USA

7. "The Geography of Atlantis:Neither Allegorical Nor Exaggerated"
Rand FLEM-ATH, International Best Selling Author, Canada

8. "The Santorini Volcano: Geology and Atlantis Mythos"
Walter FRIEDRICH, University of Aarhus, Denmark

9. "Old and New Tools and Approaches in the Search of the Lost Land"
Michael FYTIKAS, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and
George VOUGIOUKALAKIS, Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Greece

10. "The Topos of Atlantis: Some Philosophical Insights"
Amihud GILEAD, University of Haifa, Israel

11. "Results of Russian Expeditions in Azoro-Gibraltar Tectonic Zone and Various Geophysical Model Atlantis Destruction"
Alexander GORODNITSKY, Shirshovs Oceanology Inst., Academy of Sciences, Russia

12. "Plato's Atlantis Tale III: Geographical Elements"
Rainer KUEHNE, Individual Researcher, Germany

13. "Palaeogeographic reconstructions of the Aegean. Was Atlantis on the doorstep of Athens?"
Kurt LAMBECK, The Australian National University, Australia

14. "The Constitution of Atlantis"
Manolis MIKROGIANNAKIS, University of Athens, Greece

15. "Linking Myth, Religion, Philosophy of Science, and Geology – The Atlantis Example"
Amos NUR, Stanford University, USA

16. "Dating of a Catastroph in the 12th century B.C, pre-hestoric Athens. Evidence from Platon's Critias"
Stavros PAPAMARINOPOULOS, University of Patras, Greece

17. "Platon's Phaeton and Homer's Phaethousa. Cometary Fragments in the 12th century B.C"
Stavros PAPAMARINOPOULOS, University of Patras, Greece

18. "Atlantis - The Lost Land Hypothesis and the Cataclysmic Mass Edifice Failure of the Volcano of Santorini in the Bronze Age."
George PAPARAS-CARAYANNIS, Retired Director International Tsunami Information Center (UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission), USA

19. "Interpreting Myths; Catastrophism and New Catastrophism"
Spyros B. PAVLIDES and Alexandros CHATZIPETROS,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Greece

20. "The Novelty of the Atlantis Myth in the Light of Freudian Interpretation"
Yair SCHLEIN, The College of Managment Academic Studies, Israel

21. "A Possible Asiatic Origin for Key Elements of Plato's Atlantis Story"
Robert SCHOCH, Boston University, USA
Logan K. D. YONAVJAK, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

22. "The Deucalion Catastroph"
Emilio SPEDICATO, University of Bergamo, Italy

23. "Atlantis in Quisqueya"
Emilio SPEDICATO, University of Bergamo, Italy

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