An international online workshop is taking place

The Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) Research Center is pleased to announce an international joint
workshop of the #DCH-CHO-NN (Nahrein Network), Entitled “Beyond the Point Clouds: Real-World
Uses of 3D Data for Conservation and Accessibility of Cultural Heritage”, the workshop is presented
by Dr. Lyn Wilson, Head of Programme for Technical Research and Science, Historic Environment
Scotland.
Date: Wednesday, 16/02/2022
Time: 8:00pm AST (Iraq Time)
Languages: English (Followed by live Kurdish interpretation)
Presented via: Zoom Online workshop
Please register via the following link:
https://bit.ly/3sffvr2
Please note:
• Online registration is required to obtain an electronic certificate of participation. After registering,
you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting. Please
make sure to enter the correct English spelling of your name when registering.
• Only Zoom attendees (with prior registration) who attend at least half of the workshop can obtain
a certificate of attendance, FB live viewers cannot get a certificate, even if they are registered.
• The workshop will be video recorded.
* Nahrein Network, based at the University College London (UCL), is a collaborative international
project between UCL, University of Oxford, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Cultural Heritage
Organization, the University of Al-Qadisiyah. Nahrein Network was previously funded by an AHRC
GCRF from 2017 to 2021. But now are continuing their mission until 2031, funded by a generous
philanthropic gift.

About the speaker:
Dr Lyn Wilson is a heritage scientist with over 20 years’ experience in digital documentation
practice and conservation/archaeological science. She has a BSc in Archaeology, MA and PhD in
Archaeological Science. As Head of Programme for Technical Research and Science at Historic
Environment Scotland, the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote
Scotland's historic environment, Lyn has operational oversight of digital documentation, digital
innovation, conservation science, technical research and climate change activities.
Lyn is a Specialist Assessor on digital documentation to the British Council’s Cultural Protection
Fund, an Expert Member of CIPA and a Board Member of the ICOMOS-UK Scientific Committee on
Digital Heritage Technologies. Her research interests focus on the intersection of heritage science
and digital documentation in the historic environment, and the application of emerging
technologies for practical conservation applications. She is a passionate advocate for research
integrating science and technology within cultural heritage practice. Lyn works closely with
academic partners and is external examiner for UCL’s MSc Data Science for Cultural Heritage.