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*Under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Konstantinos An. Tassoulas<\/strong> <\/p>\n Date: 10 October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n Hours: 09:00 – 19:00<\/strong><\/p>\n Venue: Auditorium Theo Angelopoulos – French Institute in Greece – 31, Sina Str., Athens<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The French Institute in Greece<\/strong><\/a> (Institut Fran\u00e7ais de Gr\u00e8ce), the French School of Athens<\/a><\/strong> and the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation<\/a><\/strong> are organising, with the participation of the Publishing House Anavasi<\/a><\/strong>, on Friday 10 October 2025<\/strong>, a conference on the topic of the “French Scientific Mission of Morea”<\/strong>, which took place in the Peloponnese in 1829.<\/p>\n Almost 200 years since this significant Mission, the conference is aiming to commemorate and comment on the important work that was accomplished, to explore the scientific imprint of the work and the ways in\u00a0 which it influenced the subsequent interdisciplinary and iterative approaches to the field.<\/p>\n This conference will be the first in a series of actions that will be completed in 2029.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Matthieu Abgrall<\/strong>, Educational Attach\u00e9 for Scientific and University Cooperation, Deputy Director of the French Institute in Greece On March 3, 1829, twenty French scientists, geographers, naturalists, architects and Hellenistic scholars, at the request of Governor Capodistrias, landed in Navarino, which had just been liberated by Ibrahim’s troops (1827) and the French military expedition under General Maison (1828), in order to explore Greece. Their aim was, on the one hand, to gain an in-depth understanding of the nature and culture of Greece and, on the other hand, to offer the Greek administration modern management and development tools. French scientists explored mainly the Peloponnese, but also the Cyclades and Attica. They mapped the area and collected data on the demography, natural resources and infrastructure, nature and antiquities of the fledgling Greek state.<\/p>\n The French Scientific Mission of Morea (also referred as “Morea Expedition”) consisted of three Departments of specialists in natural sciences, archaeology and fine arts and a Topographic Company of 25 army engineers. The findings of the work were published in maps and in 8 imposing volumes between 1831 and 1838, which are accompanied by significant pictorial and cartographic documentation.<\/p>\n The significance of the Mission is manifold. It offers a complete and thorough depiction of the Peloponnese and other regions just after the Revolution, which is an example of the scientific methodology of the era and the emergence of new sciences and cutting-edge technologies, which is an example of the scientific methodology of the era and the emergence of new sciences and cutting-edge technologies, such as statistical demography and geodesy, the interpretation of geological formations and the network of water resources, the excavation and topographic documentation of monuments, the inventory of minerals, fauna and flora.<\/p>\n Upon completion of the activities on the 200th anniversary of the Mission, we want to believe that we will have covered all aspects of its scientific work and will have highlighted its current impact and continuity.<\/p>\n \u2502 09:00 \u2013 10:00<\/strong> \u2502 INTRODUCTION <\/strong> \u2502 10:00 \u2013 11:30<\/strong> \u2502 FIRST SESSION \u2013 THE CARTOGRAPHIC WORK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Moderator: Matthieu ABGRALL<\/strong> (Associate for scientific and university cooperation, Deputy Director of the French Institute in Greece)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd39The geodetic works of Moreas (1829-1830) as a foundation for cartography \ud83d\udd39Geographies of the possible: society, environment and national identity in the work of the Morea Scientific Mission (1829) \ud83d\udd39Digital reconstruction of the cartographic work of the French Scientific Mission \ud83d\udd39The map of the French Scientific Mission as evidence for the study of the settlements and population of the Peloponnese during the period of the Revolution: research results and future prospects<\/span> \u2502 12:00 \u2013 13:30<\/strong> \u2502 SECOND SESSION \u2013 LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCES<\/strong> \ud83d\udd39The Botanical Mission to the Peloponnese \ud83d\udd39The Morea Scientific Mission: the origins of the geoarchaeological approach \ud83d\udd39The Morea Mission in the Plantarium of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris \u2502 15:00 \u2013 17:00<\/strong> \u2502 THIRD SESSION \u2013 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY<\/strong> \ud83d\udd39Letters, press, books, for the love of Greece. Ambroise Firmin-Dido and the Scientific Mission of the Morea. \ud83d\udd39A different scientific mission of Morea: the “humble” Viety discovers the Peloponnese \ud83d\udd39Raybaud’s journalistic adventure in Greece \u2502 17:00 \u2013 18:30<\/strong> \u2502 FOURTH SESSION \u2013 FROM PAST TO PRESENT. THE EVOLUTION OF CARTOGRAPHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY<\/strong> \ud83d\udd39Geoinformatics and applications for the future of cartography \ud83d\udd39Map reading modeling \ud83d\udd39Challenges in Future Cartography: Artificial Intelligence and Big Geospatial Data \u2013 Matthieu ABGRALL<\/strong> (Associate for scientific and university cooperation, Deputy Director of the French Institute in Greece) <\/p>\n More information:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.ifg.gr\/events\/imerida-galliki-epistimoniki-apostoli-tou-moria\/<\/p>\n \u00a9 <\/strong>Travelogues \u2013 Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation \u2502 Fondation Aikaterini Laskaridis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\n*In collaboration with the Hellenic Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nFree admission | Simultaneous translation\u00a0 | Live broadcast!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nScientific and Organising Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\u2013 V\u00e9ronique Chankowski<\/strong>, Director of the French School of Athens
\n\u2013 Gilles de Rapper<\/strong>, Director of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Studies of the French School of Athens
\n\u2013 Ourania Policandrioti<\/strong>, Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \/ National Hellenic Research Foundation, Coordinator of the Modern Greek Research Sector \u2013 IHR\/NHRF
\n\u2013 George Tolias<\/strong>, Professor, \u00c9cole Pratique des Hautes \u00c9tudes, Paris \u2013 former Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
\n\u2013 Yannis Saitas<\/strong>, Architect, Urban Planner, Ethnologist. Research, design, editing of the publication \u201cThe Work of the French Scientific Mission of Morea 1829-1838, Part A\u201d, 2011 and Part B\u201d, 2017, published by Melissa House\u201d.
\n\u2013 Katerina Spiropoulou<\/strong>, Deputy Cultural Attach\u00e9 for scientific and university cooperation, French Institute in Greece
\n\u2013 \u00a0Ivi Adamakopoulou<\/strong>, Anavasi Publications<\/p>\nThe French Scientific Mission of Morea<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nCONFERENCE PROGRAMME<\/h3>\n
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\nOPENING – GREETING REMARKS<\/strong>
\n\ud83d\udd39Embassy of France in Greece, French School of Athens, National Hellenic Research Foundation<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udd39 The publication “The Work of the French Scientific Mission to Morea 1829-1838, Part A, 2011 and Part B, 2017, published by Melissa House”.
\nYannis SAITAS<\/strong> (Architect, Urban Planner, Ethnologist)<\/p>\n
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\nPierre BRIOLE<\/strong>, (CNRS Research Director, Ecole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure Paris)<\/p>\n
\nGeorge TOLIAS<\/strong> (Professor, \u00c9cole Pratique des Hautes \u00c9tudes, Former Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \u2013 National Research Foundation)<\/p>\n
\nEleni GKADOLOU<\/strong> (Digital Asset Manager, British School of Athens, Doctor of Geography, Agronomist and Surveyor Engineer)<\/p>\n
\nMichalis FESTAS<\/strong> (Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), member of the Digital Historical Cartography Laboratory of the IHR\/NHRF)<\/p>\n
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\nModerator: Gilles DE RAPPER<\/strong> (Director of Studies \u2013 Department of Modern and Contemporary Studies)<\/p>\n
\nSophia RHIZOPOULOU<\/strong> (Professor Emeritus of Plant Ecophysiology, Department of Biology, Section of Botany, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Head of the KEDIVIM “Cultural Botany” programme)<\/p>\n
\nEric FOUACHE<\/strong> (Professor, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 \u2013 UR M\u00e9diations)
\nand Antoine CHABROL<\/strong> (Doctoral Candidate, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 -UR M\u00e9diations)<\/p>\n
\nCl\u00e9mence PAGNOUX<\/strong> (Associate Professor at the National Museum of Natural History, BioArch UMR 7209 MNHN CNRS Inrap, Paris)<\/p>\n
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\nModerator: Ourania POLYCANDRIOTI<\/strong> (Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \/ National Hellenic Research Foundation)<\/p>\n
\nEmmanuelle COLLAS<\/strong> (Historian, Doctor of Philology and Associate Professor of Greek History, publisher)<\/p>\n
\nCl\u00e9mence WEBER-PALLEZ<\/strong> (Associate Professor of Greek History, Laboratoire PLH \u2013 Universit\u00e9 Toulouse 2 Jean Jaur\u00e8s)<\/p>\n
\nVincent TOUZE<\/strong> (Doctor of Political Science, Graduate of Higher Studies in Public Administration)<\/p>\n
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\nModerator: \u00a0Pinelopi MATSOUKA <\/strong>(Anavasi Publications)<\/p>\n
\nAngelos ADAMAKOPOULOS<\/strong> (Creator IGN RANDO App)<\/p>\n
\nVassilis KRASSANAKIS<\/strong> (Associate Professor, University of West Attica, PhD in Engineering, NTUA, Diploma in Agronomy and Surveying Engineer, NTUA)<\/p>\n
\nChristos CHALKIAS<\/strong> (Professor, Harokopio University of Athens)<\/p>\n
\nCATALOGUE OF PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n\u2013 Angelos ADAMAKOPOULOS<\/strong>\u00a0 (Creator IGN RANDO App)
\n\u2013 Ivi ADAMAKOPOULOU<\/strong>\u00a0 (Anavasi Publications)
\n\u2013 Pierre BRIOLE<\/strong> (CNRS Research Director, Ecole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure Paris)
\n\u2013 Antoine CHABROL<\/strong> (Doctoral Candidate, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 -UR M\u00e9diations)
\n\u2013 Christos CHALKIAS<\/strong> (Professor, Harokopio University of Athens)
\n\u2013 Emmanuelle COLLAS<\/strong> (Historian, Doctor of Philology and Associate Professor of Greek History, publisher)
\n\u2013 Michalis FESTAS<\/strong> (Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), member of the Digital Historical Cartography Laboratory of the IHR\/NHRF)
\n\u2013 Eric FOUACHE<\/strong> (Professor, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 \u2013 UR M\u00e9diations)
\n\u2013 Eleni GKADOLOU<\/strong> (Digital Asset Manager, British School of Athens, Doctor of Geography, Agronomist and Surveyor Engineer)
\n\u2013 Vassilis KRASSANAKIS<\/strong> (Associate Professor, University of West Attica, PhD in Engineering, NTUA, Diploma in Agronomy and Surveying Engineer, NTUA)
\n\u2013 Pinelopi MATSOUKA <\/strong>(Anavasi Publications)
\n\u2013 Cl\u00e9mence PAGNOUX<\/strong> (Associate Professor at the National Museum of Natural History, BioArch UMR 7209 MNHN CNRS Inrap, Paris)
\n\u2013 Ourania POLYCANDRIOTI<\/strong> (Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \/ National Hellenic Research Foundation)
\n\u2013 Gilles DE RAPPER<\/strong> (Director of Studies \u2013 Department of Modern and Contemporary Studies)
\n\u2013 Sophia RHIZOPOULOU<\/strong>\u00a0((Professor Emeritus of Plant Ecophysiology, Department of Biology, Section of Botany, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Head of the KEDIVIM “Cultural Botany” programme)
\n\u2013 Yannis SAITAS<\/strong> (Architect, Urban Planner, Ethnologist)
\n\u2013 George TOLIAS<\/strong> (Professor, \u00c9cole Pratique des Hautes \u00c9tudes, Former Director of Research, Institute of Historical Research \u2013 National Research Foundation)
\n\u2013 Vincent TOUZE<\/strong> (Doctor of Political Science, Graduate of Higher Studies in Public Administration)
\n\u2013 Cl\u00e9mence WEBER-PALLEZ<\/strong> (Associate Professor of Greek History, Laboratoire PLH -Universit\u00e9 Toulouse 2 Jean Jaur\u00e8s)<\/p>\n
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