Workshop in Syros, Greece
12–14 December 2024
Programme Event Syros (12, 13 & 14 December 2024)
Discussions conducted in English
Thursday 12 December
17:30-18:30 Welcome
Welcome from the Organisers
Prefecture of the Cyclades
Municipality of Syros
18:30-19:30 Panel discussion 1
18:30-18:50 Presentation of the Greek sector of wooden boatbuilding
Alexis Caniaris, Project Leader, Wooden Boats Forever
18:50-19:00 Q&A
19:00-19:20 Typology of Greek Wooden Boats
Michalis Charalampakis, Naval Engineer, Technical Coordinator Greece
19:20-19:30 Q&A
19:30-20:30 Panel discussion 2
19:30-19:50 Presentation of the Hardanger Maritime center, and their work.
Heidi Richardson, Project Coordinator Norway, Senior Consultant
Presentation of Herdla Museum by Gunnar Furre, Museum Leader,
and Karsten Mæhl, Boatbuilder
19:50-20:00 Q&A
20:00-20:20 Typology of Norwegian Wooden Boats
Peter Helland-Hansen, Leader of the small boats workshop and Boatbuilder, and Håvard Gjerde, Senior Consultant and Boatbuilder.
20:20-20:30 Q&A
21.00-22.00 Dinner at Hermoupolis Heritage
Friday 13 December
09:30-14:00 Visits of boatyards
Hermoupolis Heritage (Hermoupolis Textile Museum)
15:00-16:00 Panel discussion 3
Problems of boatbuilders and wood building in Greece and Norway, possible solutions/actions
Discussion with the participation of :
Håvard Gjerde, Senior Consultant and Boatbuilder
Dr Kostas Damianidis, Preparation Director of the Museum of Aegean Boatbuilding and Maritime Crafts (through Zoom)
Michalis Savvakis, Director of the magazine Alieutika Nea (Fishing News)
Dr Faye Tzanetoulakou, Professor at University of West Attica, Art Critic/ Curator, “The Boats we Hurt - an Activist Journey ” (through Zoom)
16:00-17:00 Panel discussion 4
The problem of the education of the future generation of boatbuilders in Greece and Norway, possible solutions/actions
Discussion with the participation of :
Håvard: Håvard Gjerde, Senior Consultant and Boatbuilder
Dr Kostas Damianidis, Preparation Director of the Museum of Aegean Boatbuilding and Maritime Crafts (through Zoom)
17:00-18:00 Panel discussion 5
Challenges for the future in terms of sales of wooden boats in Greece and Norway Frank Pedersen, Project Manager and Boatbuilder, about the Norwegian challenges
Presentation about the Norwegian challenges: Frank Pedersen, Project Manager and Boat Builder
Presentation about the Greek challenges: Alexis Caniaris, Project Leader Wooden Boats Forever, Organiser of maritime exhibitions
21:00-23:00 Dinner at Cantina Αnalogue
Saturday 14 December
11:00-14:00 Visit of Ermoupolis, capital of Syros
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