B. A., (Honours History), York University (Toronto), 1969
M. A., (Renaissance History), University of Toronto, 1970
D. Phil., (History and Philosophy of Science), Warburg Institute, (London, England) 1975.

LANGUAGES

Read, speak and write: English, French, German

Read, speak: Dutch, Italian

Read: Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Frisian

Some knowledge: Danish, Swedish

TEACHING

1972
University of London, Warburg Institute:
Seminar with Dr. A. I. Sabra: Problems in Translation in Ptolemy's Optics.

1983-1984

Göttingen University:
"Lehrauftrag" on Leonardo da Vinci for two semesters.

1984-1992

University of Toronto:
1984-1986

Assistant Professor, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Graduate seminars (Renaissance science), undergraduate lectures (Renaissance culture, Leonardo)

1986-1990

Canada Research Fellow: supervising graduate and fourth year students

1991-1992

Canada Research Fellow: two graduate courses on the history of perspective.

1991 (January-May)

Università degli studi, Siena, Facoltà di Lettere

Visiting Professor: undergraduate course: Storia della prospettiva (26 lectures in Italian).

1992 (15 April- 12 June)

Università degli studi, La Sapienza, Rome, Facoltà di Filosofia

Visiting Professor: upper level undergraduate and graduate course: Dalla prospettiva lineare alla prospettiva polivalente: teorie e ricerche degli ultimi vent'anni (12 lectures in Italian).

1992-1995

Three year appointment with Faculty of Education, University of Toronto to explore

applications of technology in education, leading to two undergraduate courses: New

media and new approaches to knowledge; Internet and new Knowledge.

1993 (18 May- 2 June)

Università di Roma II, Tor Vergata,

Visiting Professor: Lectures on perspective and new technologies in Italian.

1994-1996

Consultant and Visiting Professor, Carleton University. One graduate half-year course.

1995-1998

Associate Member, Graduate School, Faculty of Information Studies

1996-1998

Advisor to the CEO of Bell MediaLinx on developments in new media with respect to

culture.

1998- Scientific Director, Maastricht McLuhan Institute

2002-2003 Co-Ordinator E-Culture Net

RESEARCH

1971-1975
Warburg Institute, University of London
Doctorate on history of perspective
Preliminary research for Studies on Leonardo da Vinci.

1975-1977
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Research for Studies on Leonardo da Vinci.
Beginning of bibliography, The Sources and Literature of Linear Perspective, for 1st International

Congress on perspective (Milan, 1977) with Professor Marisa Dalai-Emiliani.

1977-1984
Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel
Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitäts-Bibliothek, Göttingen

Completed: Vol. I Linear Perspective and the Visual Dimensions of Science and Art
Vol. II Optics, Light and Shade.

Vol. III Theories of Vision, Optics and Astronomy.
Began work: Vol. IV Concordance to Vol I-III.

Further work: The Sources and Literature of Linear Perspective.

1984-1986
University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Further work on Leonardo and the bibliography on perspective.

Initial work on the history of the sector and proportional compass.

1986-1987
Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, Santa Monica

Computer entry of 14,500 titles, C. Grundman (inputter), Dr. Richard Dolen (computer programmer).
Began writing Sources of Perspective.
1987-1992
University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Work has been focussed on three long term projects each of which has a databank component: perspective, Leonardo da Vinci, universal measuring instruments

1988-89

Collaboration with Professor Martin Lamb on interactive computer graphics project.

1989-90

Completion of books: The Sources of Perspective; Geometric Games.

Work on computerized dictionary of standard terms of perspective.

1990-1991

Perspective Unit at the McLuhan Centre

Contract with G5 Cartotechnical as test site for applications to education of GIS.

Test site for: Tralaine Conversion software.

Autodesk products including AUTOCAD

Links with the Istituto di storia dell'arte Lombarda (Milan, Palazzo Reale)

Links with the planned Museum of Perspective at San Sepolcro.

Member of Board of Directors of McLuhan Program.

Member of Committee on the history of representation at Venice.

1991-1992

Trial Laser Disk from Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera.

Test site for: Freebase from CAT-Benelux, Superbase.

1992-1993

University of Toronto, McLuhan Program, Perspective Unit.

Continuation of grant from BSO

Links with Greenfields projects to create a System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) as a first step towards a Knowledge Engine.

First steps to develop an Ubiquitous Museum (UM) with a consortium including Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), Greenfield Projects, Pixel Productions and Worldlinx.

1993-1994

Continuation of grants from BSO and CHIN

Creation of a C++ version of SUMS

First applications of SUMS in classrooms and plans for museums (see document on

SUMS users).

1994-1995

Test Site for: Matrix

Supervision of fourth year student from the Netherlands and a fifth year student from France.

1995-1996

Establishment of SUMS Corporation.

Pilot project with: York Mills Collegiate Institute

Bell Northern Research

1996-1997

Consultant to Bell MediaLinx re: cultural content

Use of an Onyx Reality Engine 2 from SGI and Bell

Canadian Host site for the ACTS DVP Project

Canadian Member of Trans European Networks (TEN) project on virtual museums (MOSAIC)

Supervision of a third year and a fourth year student from the Netherlands

Research project with: Bell Northern Research

Pilot projects with: York Mills Collegiate Institute

Brother Rice Secondary School

Schoolnet.

1997

Pilot Projects with Brother Rice Secondary School and three Elementary Schools

1998 Links with new Marshall McLuhan Secondary School

Develop new Maastricht McLuhan Institute

1998-1999

Establish new Maastricht McLuhan Institute

2000-2001

Write book on Augmented Knowledge and Culture to develop concepts of virtual reference room, dynamic knowledge and augmented culutre

2002-2003

Co-ordinator of E-Culture Net as a thematic network (EU IST project) as preparatory for a Network of Centres of Excellnce in Digital Cultural Heritage.

ACADEMIC AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
1966-1970 York University Entrance Scholarship renewed for four years

1970-1971 Province of Ontario Grant

1971-1975 Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship

1972 Scholarship, Institut Bourghuiba, Tunis

1977 Scholarship, Centro Italiano di studi sull'alto Medioevo, Spoleto

1975-1977 Research Fellowship, Wellcome Trust

1977-1979 Research Fellowship, Volkswagen Foundation

1979-1981 Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt and Thyssen Foundations

1982-1984 Research Fellowship, Gerda Henkel Foundation

1984-1989 General Research Grants, University of Toronto

1986-1987 Getty Scholar

1988-1990 Research Fellowship, Comunità Montana, Val Tiburina, San Sepolcro

1987-1992 Canada Research Fellowship

1996 International "Capire"Prize for a Creative Future, d) science and art integration

Travel Grants:

1992 University of Toronto, Faculty of Education, to London (CHArt Conference)

1993 " " Karlsruhe (Learntec)

1994 " " Hanover (Cebit)

1994-1996 Carleton University, fortnightly trips " Ottawa

1995 Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, " Paris (Alberti Conference)

" Industry Canada " Halifax (G7 Summit)

" Canadian Hydrographic Service " Ottawa

" West Fund and Industry Canada " Vienna (ACTS Conference)

1996 Heritage Canada and Industry Canada " Midrand (ISAD Conference)

1997-1998 Bell MediaLinx " Santa Clara, Los Angeles,

Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane, Gifu, Cairo, Manchester, Paris, Rome, Vienna, London, Amsterdam.

1999 Learning Partnership Award

Université d’été de la Communication, Hourtin,

Le Tour Européen Multimedia des Initiatives Citoyennes

Prix des Initiatives: Mention Spéciale Européenne

Professional associations

Present

International Institute of Communications (London)

International Society for Knowledge Organization (Amsterdam)

Internet Society (Reston)

Member ISTF: Working group for Practical Application of Privacy and Security of Personal Information

Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (Darmstadt)

Past

ACM Toronto Siggraph (Toronto)

Canadian Association for Distance Learning (Ottawa)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Geschichte der Medizin, Naturwissenschaften u.Technik (Munich)

Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (Aachen)

Interactive Multimedia Arts and Technologies Association (Toronto)

International Society for the Arts Sciences and Technology (Berkeley)

Leonardo Society (London)

Museum Computer Network (New York)

Reformation and Renaissance Society (Toronto)

Society for the Social History of Medicine (Oxford)

Toronto Semiotic Circle (Toronto)

Visual Information Group (Pittsburgh)

Visual Resources Association (Harrisburg)

Wolfenbütteler Kreis für Renaissance Forschung (Wolfenbüttel)

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Leonardo da Vinci Studies I: Linear Perspective and the Visual Dimensions of Science and Art, Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, l986.

Leonardo's Method, Brescia: Centro Ricerche Leonardiane, 1993.

Frontiers in Conceptual Navigation for Cultural Heritage, Toronto: Ontario Library Association, 1999.

Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge and Culture, Munich: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2003 (in press).

Finished and Awaiting Funds for Publication

Leonardo da Vinci Studies: Vol. II. Optics (c. 600 p.)

Vol. III. Vision and Astronomy (c.600 p.)

The Sources and Literature of Linear Perspective: Vol. 1 The Sources of Perspective (c. 400 p.)

The Sources and Literature of Linear Perspective: Vol. 2. TheLiterature of Perspective

(c. 400 p.)

Geometric Games. A Brief History of the not so Regular Solids.

In Preparation

Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge and Culture (c. 600p)

Vol. 1. Sources of Perspective

http://www.sumscorp.com/perspective/Vol1/title.html

Vol. 2 Bibliography of the Sources of Perspective (8000 titles and indexes) (c. 1000 p.)

http://mmilinux.unimaas.nl/sums/develop/

username sums

password summa

Vol. 3 The Literature on Perspective (c. 600 p.)

http://www.sumscorp.com/perspective/Vol3/title.html

Vol. 4 Bibliography of the Literature on Perspective (7000 titles and indexes) (c. 1000 p.)

These have been accepted for publication by the Saur Verlag, Munich.

Planned

The Mastery of Quantity (1400-1700)

The Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci

Sections in Books

(Please note that a number of the articles listed below are available on the author’s web sites at http://www.mmi.unimaas.nl and http://www.sumscorp.com.

“E-Culture Net: European Network of Centres of Excellence for Research and Education in Digital Culture,” EVA Moscow, Moscow: Centre PIC of Ministry of Culture of Russia, December 2002, pp. 24-28.

“European Networks of Excellence and Japanese/UNESCO Silk Roads,” Tokyo Symposium for Digital Silk Roads, UNESCO, National Institute of Informatics, National Center of Sciences, Tokyo, 11-13 December, 2001, Tokyo: National Institute for Informatics, 2002. pp. 135-145.

“Trends and perspective: the new technologies,” European Museum Forum, Palazzo Reale di Pisa, 2001, Quaderni. Cultura Europea e Musei, Pontedera: Fondazione Piaggio, Nuova Serie, no. 1, 2002, pp. 144-157. With an Italian translation: “Tendenze e prospettive: le nuove tecnologie.”

“Challenges for a Semantic Web,” Semantic Web Workshop 2002. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Semantic Web 2002 (at the Eleventh International World Wide Web Conference), Hawaii, May 7, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 16-22. Position paper also published electronically at: http://semanticweb2002.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/proceedings/Position/veltmann.pdf. Reprinted in Cultivate Interative, Issue 7, June 2002 (http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue7/semanticweb/ ).

European Networks of Excellence and Global Digital Culture,” EVA-Beijing, Abstracts, Tsinghua University, Beijing, April 2002, pp. 72-75.

“Syntactic and Semantic Interoperability, New Approaches to Knowledge and the Semantic Web," New Review of Information Networking, Cambridge: Taylor Graham, Volume 7, 2001, pp. 159-183.

“A (European) Network of Centres of Excellence for Augmented Digital Culture,” CULTH2: Die Zukunft des Digitalen Kulturellen Erbes, The Future of Digitized Cultural Heritage, Vienna: MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 2002, pp. 43-47.

“Developments and Challenges in Digital Culture,” Proeedings of the Moscow EVA Conference, Moscow: Russian Ministry of Culture, 2001, pp. 33-39. Separate publication of same in Russian: EVA 2001 Moska, pp. 1-4-1 to 1-4-4.

"La crescita nel settore dei musei virtuali,” Museo Contro Museo. Le strategie, gli strumenti, i resultati, [Cività Annual Report 2001], Florence: Giunti, 2001, pp. 260-296.

"Les répercussions des nouveaux médias," L'avenir des musées," Paris: Editions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Musée du Louvre, 2001, pp. 383-395.

“Abstract: Città ideale e città reale: I paradossi della prospettiva,” Imago urbis. L’immagine della città nella storia d’Italia, Bologna, 5 September 2001, Bologna: Università di Bologna, pp. 20-21, (+CD ROM).

“Abstract: The Need for a Cultural Grid,” Nederlands ICT-Kenniscongres <2001>, 6 en 7 September 2001, Nederlands Congres Centrum, Den Haag, p. 39.

www.ict-kenniscongres.nl

"Scientific Visualization and Virtual Worlds, Augmented and Mixed Reality," International Conference on Augmented Virtual Environments and Three-Dimensional Imaging (EUROIMAGE ICAV3D 2001, Mykonos, 2001 Thessaloniki: Publishing ZITI, p. 252. Cf. http://www.iti.gr/ICAV3D/.

"History of Art About and By Means of Computers," ARCO 2001 Conference, Arco Noticias 20, Madrid, 2001, pp. 56-61.

“New Media and Transformations in Knowledge,” based on an opening keynote: “Metadata und die Transformation des Wissens,” Euphorie Digital? Aspekte der Wissensvermittlung in Kunst, Kultur und Technologie, Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum, Paderborn, September 1998, Paderborn: Rheinisches Archiv und Museumsberatung und Heinz Nixdorf Museum, 2001, pp. 35-62.

"Museum im Internet- eine Neue Bildungschance Neue Herausforderungen an die Museen," ICOM: Internationales Symposium Lindau, Das Museum als Global Village, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2001, pp. 63-75.

"A Proposal Concerning the Reorganization of Knowledge," Information: Management, Sources and Other Studies: Essays in honour of Professor K. Navlani, ed. Ashu Shokeen, I. V. Malhan, T. D. Tilwani, M. P. Satija, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2001, vol. II, pp. 12-35.

"The New Sphere of Knowledge, A proposal for a monastery of the 21st century, d'Land e-culture, Luxembourg, 47 Jahrgang, 8 September 2000, p. 7. Originally published on the Internet in 1997. (http://www.give.at/give/monastery21.html).

"Mesure, quantification et science", L'époque de la Renaissance. Tome IV Crises et essors nouveaux, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2000, pp. 401-415.

"European Network of Centres of Excellence in Digital Cultural Heritage and ICT," EVA '99 Moscow, Proceedings. New Information Technologies in the Cultural Area in the New Millenium, Moscow: Centre PIC, 1999, pp. 10~3~1-3.

“Conceptual Navigation in Multimedia Knowledge Spaces,” TKE-1999, 5th International Congress and Workshops on Terminology and Knowledge Engineering, Vienna: TermNet, 1999, pp. 1-27.

“Digital Reference Rooms: Access to Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Knowledge,”INET ’99 Conference, San Jose, 1999, 22 pp. (CD-ROM and Internet)

“Towards a Global Vision of Meta-data: A Digital Reference Room,”Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference. Cultural Heritage Networks Hypermedia, Milan: Politecnico di Milano, 1999, pp. 199-209.

"World Access to Cultural Heritage: An Integrating Strategy", Acts of Congress: Beni Culturali. Reti Multimedialità, Milan: Politecnico di Milano, 1999, pp. 69-80.

“Frontiers in Conceptual Navigation,” Herausforderungen an die Wissensorganisation: Visualisierung, multimediale Dokumente, Internetstrukturen, 5. Tagung der Deutschen Sektion der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Wissensoganisation, Berlin, October 1997, Hrsg. H. Czap, H. P. Ohly, S. Pribbenow, Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, 1998, pp. 129-139. The proceedings contain an abstract which appears in its full form in Knowledge Organization, vol. 24, no. 4, 1997, pp. 225-245.

“Computers and the Importance of Culture,”Informatik Forum, Vienna, Bd. 12, Nr. 2, August 1998, pp. 76-82. Based on a lecture at the 28^th Annual Conference: International Institute of Communications, October 1997, in Sydney.

“New Roles for Education through the Internet”, INET ’97 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 1997, (on CD-ROM and at http://www.isoc.org/inet/proceedings/D3/D3_2.HTM).

“What Must be Done to realise the Scenarios?”, Multimedia Access to Europe’s Cultural Heritage. Bridging the Gap between Museums and Industry, Scenarios for Market Development, Brussels: ACTS Central Office, 1997, pp. 67-77.

"Piero della Francesca and the Two Methods of Renaissance Perspective", Convegno internazionale: Piero della Francesca 500 anni, 1492-1992, Urbino, Arezzo, Sansepolcro, October 1992, 1996, pp. 407-419.

“Why Computers are Transforming the Meaning of Education,” ED-Media and ED-Telecomm Conference, Calgary, June 1997, ed. Tomasz Müldner, Thomas C. Reeves, Charlottesville: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1997, vol. II, pp. 1058-1076.

"Panel: Prometheus Unbound Again: More Questions than Answers", Citizens of the Electronic Village, Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, 1996 Conference Proceedings, 1996, pp. 23-28.

“Elektronische Medien, Die Wiedergeburt der Perspektive und die Fragmentierung der Perspektive”: Illusion und Simulation, ed. Stefan Iglhaut, Florian Rötzer, Elisabeth Schweeger, Munich: Cantz Verlag, 1995, pp. 229-239.

English Translation:

"Electronic Media, The Rebirth of Perspective and the Fragmentation of Illusion": Electronic Culture: Technology and Visual Representation, ed. Timothy Druckrey, New York: Aperture, pp. 208-227.

"New Media and Copyright from an Intenational Viewpoint", Protecting and Exploiting Copyright in Multimedia, New Problems...New Solutions, Toronto: The Canadian Institute, 1995, section II, pp. 1-10.

"A Databank on Perspective: The Concept of Knowledge Packages", Metodologia della ricerca: orientamenti attuali. Congresso internazionale in onore di Eugenio Battisti, Milan, 1991, Arte Lombarda, Milan, 1994, n. 3-4, parte secunda, pp. 166-170.

“Knowledge package construction and conceptual navigation using a System for Universal Media Searching , Writers at work: professional writing in the computerized environment, ed. Thea van der Geest, Mike Sharples, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 1996, pp. 207-215. Publication linked with: Writing conferences, European Association for research on learning and instruction. Special interest group writing and 7th European conference on writing and computers, Utrecht, October 19-21, 21, 1994, Abstracts, Utrecht, p. 181.

“How the information highway can transform education. Reflections on McLuhan’s vision”, Multicomm ‘94, Program and Proceedings, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Continuing Studies, 1994, pp. 221-247.

"New Media and New Knowledge", Proceedings of the Third Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory: Universal Knowledge Tools and their Applications, Ryerson, 5-8 June 1993, Toronto: Ryerson Polytechnic University, 1993, pp. 347-358.

"The Electronic Highway and Education: New Doors to keep Open", Learntec 93, Europäischer Kongress für Bildungstechnologie und betriebliche Bildung, Tagungsband, ed. Uwe Beck, Winfried Sommer, Berlin: Springer Verlag, pp. 423-434.

“Percezione, prospettiva e rappresentazione nell’America Settentrionale”: Specchi americani. La filosofia europea nel nuovo mondo, ed. Caterina Marrone, G. Coccoli, G. Santese , F. Ratto, Rome: Castelvecchi, 1994, pp. 287-345. (Contatti 6, III convegno di studi filosofici di San Sepolcro).

"Computers and the Transformation of Knowledge", The Challenge of Lifelong Learning in an Era of Global Change, Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, 1993 Conference Proceedings, Toronto, pp. 23-25.

"Developments in Perspective", Visual Mathematics, ed. Michele Emmer, Cambridge, Mass.: M.I.T. Press, 1993, pp. 199-205.

"Narrative, Perspective and the Orders of the Church", I Meeting Siena-Toronto, Atti, [Acts of Meeting in celebration of the 750th anniversary of the University of Siena, 1991, Siena], ed. S. Forconi, Siena: Edizioni Alsaba, 1993, pp. 123-162.

"Leonardo da Vinci: Studies of the Human Body and Principles of Anatomy", Gepeinigt, begehrt, vergessen. Symbolik und Sozialbezug des Körpers im späten Mittelalter und in der frühen Neuzeit, ed. Klaus Schreiner, Bad Homburg: Werner Reimers Stiftung, (1992), pp. 287-308.

"Can Museum Computer Networks Change Our Views of Knowledge?", Museums and Information. New Technological Horizons. Proceedings, Ottawa: Canadian Heritage Information Network, (1992), pp. 101-108.

"Databanks in Education", The 12th E.C.O.O. and the 8th I.C.T.E. Joint Conference, Toronto, (May 1991), pp.412-418.

"Knowledge Packages", The 12th E.C.O.O. and the 8th I.C.T.E. Joint Conference, Toronto, (May 1991), pp.757-759.

"Leonardo da Vinci: Die Gesetze des Sehens und der Natur", Geschichte und Gesetz. Europäisches Forum Alpbach, 1989, Hrsg. Otto Molden, Vienna: Ostereichisches College, (1990), pp.561-572.

"A New Classification for Art," Die Klassifikation und ihr Umfeld. Proceedings 10. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Klassification eV, eds. P. O. Degens et al., (Frankfurt: Indeks Verlag, 1986), pp.77-84, (Studien sur Klassifikation, Bd. 17).

"Leonardo and the Camera Obscura," Studi Vinciani in memoria de Nando de Toni, (Brescia: Ateneo di scienze lettere et arti. Centro ricerche Leonardiane, 1986), pp. 81-92.

"Groteske Köpfe nach Leonardo da Vinci," Mittel und Motive der Karikatur in fünf Jahrhunderten. Bild als Waffe, eds. G. Langemeyer, G. Unverfehrt, H. Guratzsch und C. Stölzl. (München: Prestel-Verlag, 1985), pp.37-38.

"Multidimensional Bibliography and Classification, Eröffnungsvortrag": Anwendungen in der Klassifikation. Proceedings 8 Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Klassifikation eV, ed. Rolf G. Hensler (Teil I), (Hof Geismar, 1984), (Frankfurt: Indeks Verlag, 1984), pp.57-75. (Studien zur Klassifikation, Bd. 14 SK 14)

"Thoughts on the Reorganization of Knowledge", Automatisierung in der Klassifikation eV, ed. Ingetraut Dahlberg (Teil I), Königswinter/Rhein, 5.-8. (April 1983), (Frankfurt: Indeks Verlag, 1983), pp.141-150. (Studien zur Klassifikation, Bd. 13, SK 13)

"Visualization and Perspective. Visualizzazione e prospettiva," Leonardo e l'eta della ragione, eds. Enrico Bellone e Paolo Rossi, (Scientia, Milan, 1982), pp.185-210 (English), pp. 211-224 (Italian).

"Panofsky's Perspective: a Half Century Later," Atti del convegno internazionale di studi: la prospettiva rinascimentale, Milan 1977, ed. Marisa Dalai-Emiliani (Florence: Centro Di, 1980), pp.565-584.

"Ptolemy and the Origins of Linear Perspective," Atti del convegno internazionale di studi: la prospettiva rinascimentale, Milan 1977, ed. Marisa Dalai-Emiliani (Florence: Centro Di, 1980), pp.403-407.

Articles in Refereed Journals:

"Conceptual Navigation: Views beyond Windows", Originally written by invitation for Sistema Terra, Rome, 1995 (in press). Reprinted in: IDM. Jaarmagazine voor Alumni, Maastricht, no. 2, June 1999, pp. 14-15.

“Computers and the Importance of Culture,” Informatik Forum, Vienna, Band. 12, Nr. 2, August 1998, pp. 76-82.

“Frontiers in Conceptual Navigation,” Knowledge Organization, Würzburg, vol. 24, 1998, n. 4, pp. 225-245.

"The Evolution of Libraries in the Digital Age,” Access, Toronto, vol. 3, no. 3, Spring 1997, pp. 9-11. This is an abstract from the full paper: “New Roles for Libraries in the Digital Age", Toronto: Ontario Library Association, pp. 1-13.

"Frontiers in Electronic Media", Interactions Journal of the ACM, New York, July-August 1997, pp. 32-64.

“A Front-end for Multi-valent, Multi-cultural Searching”, ALT News 04, Applied Learning Technologies in Europe, (February 1994), pp. 8-9, 14.

"Past Imprecision for Future Standards: Computers and New Roads to Knowledge", Computers and the History of Art, London, vol. 4.1, (1993), pp. 17-32.

Guest Editor of the first issue of Knowledge Organization (formerly International Classification), including an editorial "Computers and the Visual Arts" and an article "Electronic Media and Visual Knowledge", Frankfurt, vol. 20, no. 1, (1993), pp. 2-3, 47-53.

"McLuhan, Museums and Education", Museums and Technology: special issue of The Muse, Ottawa, vol. IX, no. 2, (Summer-Fall, 1991), pp.78-85.

"Computers and a new Philosophy of Knowledge", International Classification, Frankfurt, vol. 18, (1991), pp. 2-12.

"In Memoriam - Dr. Kenneth D. Keele, M.D., F.R.C.P," Raccolta Vinciana, Milan, Vol. 23, (1989), pp. 407-411.

"In Memoriam - Dr. Kenneth D. Keele, M.D., F.R.C.P," Newsletter for Leonardisti, Bowling Green, Vol. 5, No. 3, (1987) pp. 5-6.

"Literature on Perspective. 1971-1983," Marburger Jahrbuch, Marburg, Vol. 21, (1986), pp.135-207.

"Perspective, Anamorphosis and Vision," Marburger Jahrbuch, Marburg, Vol. 21, (1986), pp.93-117.

"Gli studi di Leonardo da Vinci sull'ottica," L'almanacco Italiano, Florence, Vol. LXXX, (1980), pp.134-144.

Reprinted as: "Gli studi di Leonardo da Vinci sull'ottica," Attualita Leonardiane,

Fondazione Leonardo da Vinci, (1980), pp.18-28.

"Das Problem der Perspektive im. 15. Jahrhundert: Grenzfragen zwischen Naturwissenschaften und Kunstgeschichte", Veröffentlichungen des Forschungsinstituts des Deutschen Museums für die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der Technik, Munich, Reihe A, Nr. 227, (1980), pp. 39-40.

"Military Surveying and Topography: The Practical Dimension of Renaissance Linear Perspective," Revista da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Vol. XXVII, (1979), pp. 263-279.

Reprinted as a separate booklet: Military Surveying and Topography: The Practical Dimension of Renaissance Linear Perspective, Lisboa: Junta de Investigacoes Cientificas de Ultramar (Publicacoes do Centro de Estudos de Cartografia Antiga, seccao de Coimbra, serie separatas, vol CXXIX).

"Leonardo da Vinci's Perspective and Optics. Elements of a Scientific World View," Wolfenbütteler Renaissance Mitteilungen, Wolfenbüttel, Jg. III, Heft 1, (April 1979), pp. 81-82.

"Kongress-Bericht: La prospettiva rinascimentale," Wolfenbütteler Renaissance Mitteilungen, Wolfenbüttel, Jg. I, Heft 3, (1977) p. 93.

Other Articles

“Being Here and There: New Forms of Interactivity,” ABC Infoarco 103, Madrid, January 2003, p.43.

Reviews

Leonardo da Vinci. Corbis Reveals the Mysterious Writings of the Original Renaissance Man. Bellevue: Corbis, 1996. (Not for Export. For Distribution within North America Only). CD ROM, MCN Spectra, vol. 25, no. 2, Winter 1997/98, pp. 48-49.

Donatella Failla, ed., Lacche Giapponesi nel Museo Chiossone: manuale di analisi e descrizione catalografica, Genoa: Sagep Editrice, 1993. (Regione Liguria. Ufficio Musei e Beni Culturali), Knowledge Organization (formerly International Classification), Frankfurt, vol. 21, no. 2, 1994, pp. (In press).

Michael Giesecke, Der Buchdruck in der frühen Neuzeit. Eine historische Fallstudie über die Durchsetzung neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien, (Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1991), McLuhan Studies, Toronto, vol. 2, (1992), (In press).

Martin Kemp, The Science of Art, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990), Kunstchronik, Munich, Jg. 44, Heft 5, (May 1991), pp.285-290.

Christoph Meinel, ed., Die Alchemie in der europäischen Kultur und Wissenschaftsgeschichte (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz 1986) Wolfenbüttler Forschungen, Band 32, Annals of Science, London, Vol. 45, no. 3, (May 1988), pp.324-325.

Michael Kubovy, The Psychology of perspective and Renaissance art, (Cambridge, 1986), Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 24, (1988), pp. 79-80.

Rob Ruurs, Saenredam, The Art of Perspective, (Amsterdam, Benjamins l987) (Oculi, Studies in the Art of the Low Countries, Vol l), Simiolus, Amsterdam, Vol. 17, (1988), pp. 275-276.

Nicholas Jardine, The Birth of History and Philosophy of Science, (Cambridge, 1984) Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Ottawa, Vol. 80, No. 2, (April 1986), pp. 118-120.

Leonardo da Vinci - Anatomical Drawings from the Royal Library Windsor Castle, Kenneth D. Keele ed., (New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984), Annals of Science, London, Vol. 42, No.4, (July 1985), pp. 189-190.

Michael Heidelberger, Sigrun Thiessen, Natur und Erfahrung, (Reinbek bei Hamburg, 1981), Annals of Science, London, Vol. 39, No. 3, (July 1985), pp.441-442.

Svetlana Alpers, The Art of Describing, (Chicago, 1983), Kunstchronik, Munich, Bd. 37 (7), (1984), pp. 262-267

Lise Bek, Towards Paradise on Earth: Modern Space Conception in Architecture, (Odense University Press, 1980), Annals of Science, London, Vol. 39, No. 3, (1982), pp. 320-322.

Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., Perspective, Optics and Delft Artists Around 1650, (New York, 1977), Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, Münster, Bd. 42, (1979), pp. 81-82.

S. Edgerton Jr., The Renaissance Rediscovery of Linear Perspective, (New York, 1975), The Art Bulletin, New York, Vol. 59, No. 2, (July 1977), pp. 281-282.

D. C. Lindberg, Theories of Vision from Alkindi to Kepler, (Chicago, 1976), Annals of Science, London, Vol. 34, No. 4, (July 1977), pp. 439-441.

In Press

“Contemporary Global Issues in Cultural Diversity,” Diversité culturelle, mondialisations et globalization, Université de la Mondialisation, Paris, Parc de la Villette, 4 June 2003, Paris: Université de mondialisation, 2003 (in press).

“Historical Heritage and Future Creativity,” First International Workshop on ICTs, Arts and Cultural Heritage with Special Emphasis on Applications, Local Development and Local Learning, 5 May 2003, San Sebastian, 2003 (in press).

“Kultur und Wissen im digitaler Zeitalter,” Das Gesicht der Welt. Medien unserer

Kultur, Paderborn: Fink Verlag, 2004 (10 pp., in press).

“Four Ways that Digital Communications are Transforming Scholarship: Sources, Names, Claims and Scope,” INET 2003, June 2003, (in press).

"Paradoxes of Perspective: Ideal and Real Cities," Convegno internazionale. Imago urbis. Images des Villes. Towns Images. Commission Internationale pour l'Histoire des Villes," Bologna, 2002, 11 pp. (in press).

“European Networks of Excellence and Global Digital Culture,” EVA-Beijing, Beijing, April 2002 (in press).

“Le nommage et l’indexage comme vision panoptique du reel,” in Internet et Gouvernance Special Issue of : Les Cahiers du numérique, March 2002, 10 pp. (in press).

"Content, Form and Expression in Electronic Media," Musica Scienza 2000, Rome: Centro Ricerche Musicali, 2000, pp. 1-9 (in press).

"Cultures et langues de l'internet," Actes du Atelier Isoc Wallonie 2000: Langues, Cultures et Internet: enjeux, stratégies et développement durable, Namur, 2001 (in press).

"Virtuality and the Discovery of Reality," Virtuality in Europe, Paderborn: Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum, 2000, pp. 1-24 (in press).

“Mondi reali e mondi virtuali, sistemi SUMS e G7” and “La prospettiva alle origini della realtà virtuale,” Publication of Lecture Series, Reggio Calabria, 1998, (in press).

"Hypermedia: New Approaches to Cultural Heritage", The Global Village Conference, Vienna, 13-16 February 1997, Vienna: GIVE, 1997, pp. 1-13 (in press).

"Future Strategies and Visions for SUMS", Acts of Congress: EVA 96', London, 1996 (in press).

"Electronic Media in the Study of Alberti", Actes du Congrès International Leon Battista Alberti, Florence: Olschki, 1995, (in press).

"A System for Universal Media Searching, (SUMS)", Computers and the History of Art, London, 1994 (in press).

“Preface” to: Marcello Sestito, Architettura dei volti, Milan: Sapiens, 1996 (in press).

"La littérature scientifique et l'essor de l'esprit quantitative", L'époque de la Renaissance 1520-1560, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 3, (in press).

"Proggetti computterizzati nella storia dell'arte", Centro Studi Pierfrancescani. Atti della Giornata di Lavoro tenuta a San Sepolcro il 17 febbraio 1990, Florence, (in press).

Articles solely on CD-ROM or on Line

“The Need for a Grid for Culture,” TERENA Networking Conference 2003 and CARNet Users Conference 2003, User Opportunities/ Network Challenges, 19 May 2003, Zagreb: TERENA, 2003 (in press). Cf. http://www.terena.nl/conferences/tnc2003/programme/papers/pp1.pdf.

“Standard and Variant Names and Classifications: Cross-Cultural Challenges for Europe in a Global Context,” European Association of Directory and Database Publishers (EADP), Rey Juan Carlos Hotel, 19 September, 2002, Barcelona, 2002 (in press). Cf. http://www.eadp.org/main2/main2.html

“Challenges of Virtual and Digital Culture,” Congreso Internacional Culturtec 2002, III European Conference: Employment and Cultural Heritage, Economic Development and New Technologies in the Information and Knowledge Society, Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2002, pp. 1-10. Available as CD-ROM.

“Media, Languages and the Integration of the Processes of Communication," Vielsprachigkeit. Transnationalität, Kulturwissenschaften, Research Institute for Austrian and International Literature and Cultural Studies (INST), Trans. Internet-Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften, 13 Nr., Juni 2002, pp. 1-10. See: http://www.inst.at/trans/13Nr/veltman13.htm.

"Opening Keynote: The Challenge of Augmented Culture", Congreso Internacional Culturtec 2000, Faculdad de Ciencias de la Informacion de la Universidad Complutense de

Madrid, November 2000, II Jornadas Europeas, Actas, Madrid: Editorial Complutense, 2001. CD-ROM

"On the Links between Open Source and Culture," Oekonux Conference, Dortmund, April 2001.

http://erste.oekonux-konferenz.de/dokumentation/texte/index.html

Mirror site: http://news.openflows.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/24/2255224

http://www.noemalab.com/sections/ideas.asp

"Towards a European Vision on Research," IIoI News, Maastricht, March, 2001, http://www.infonomics.nl.

"Cultural and Historical Meta-data: MEMECS (Metadonnées et Mémoire Collective Systématique)," WWW9, Amsterdam, 2000 (in press), pp. 1-13. Published electronically as: "Cultural and Historical Metadata, MEMECS (Metadonnées et Mémoire Collective Systématique)," Cultivate Interactive, Issue 1, July 2000.

See: http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue1/memecs/

"Augmented Knowledge and Culture," INET'2000, July 2000 (http://www.isoc.org). Available in abbreviated form at the site of the ORF (http://science.orf.at).

"New Interfaces," Workshop 12: Patterns of Disappearance, I-Cubed ( Intelligent Information Interfaces) Spring Days, Athens, March 2000. (http://ecate.itc.it:1024/SpringDays00-WP12/contributions-plain.html).

"Goals of Culture and Art," Lecture to the IIC, Kuala Lumpur, September 1999.

(http://www.mmi.unimaas.nl also on the site of the International Institute of Communications, http://www.iicom.org). Published electronically in TRANS. Internet-Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften, vol. 1, Vienna, (http://www.adis.at/arlt/institut/trans/0Nr/veltman1.htm).

“Digital Reference Rooms: Access to Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Knowledge,” INET ’99, San Jose, June 1999 (http://www.isoc.org).

" Space, Time, Information and Knowledge," Electronic Proceedings of the ECO-CREA Conference: Spazio, Tempo, e Informazione, Venice, May 1996, (http://www.chim1.unifi.it).

Vision Statements

"Reality, Knowledge and Excellence", 1981

"A Proposal Concerning the Reorganization of Knowledge", 1981

"Marshall McLuhan Information Technology Research Centre," 1993

"National Networked Centre for Education and Training," 1992

"The McLuhan Global Village Demo Room: A New Kind Of Showcase," 1992

(http://www.mmi.unimaas.nl/homenn.html).

lectures AND SEMINARS

Upcoming

Paris, “Panel: Enjeux internationaux presents de la diversité culturelle: Contemporary Global Issues in Cultural Diversity,” Diversité culturelle, mondialisations et globalization, Université de la Mondialisation, Paris, Parc de la Villette, 4 June 2003.

Maastricht, “Opening Lecture,” Digital Cultural Heritage V: Digital Libraries, Cultural Context and Meaning, AMSU Summer School, 2 July 2003.

Cardiff, “Keynote on Challenges of Preservation,” Preserving Born Digital Materials, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, 29 October 2003.

Past

Budapest, “Panel: On Culture in a Worldwide Information Society,” World Wide Web Conference, 2003, Budapest, 22 May 2003.

Zagreb, “Opening Keynote: The Need for a Grid for Culture,” TERENA Networking Ocnference 2003 and CARNet Users Conference 2003, User Opportunities/ Network Challenges, 19 May 2003.

Erfurt, “Datenbanken, Wissensorganisation und Visualisierungsprozessen,” Lehrstuhl 'Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkten Kultur- und Medientheorie, Mediengeschichte,' Universität Erfurt, 12 May 2003.

Donostia-San Sebastian, “Opening Keynote: Historical Heritage and Future Creativity,” First International Workshop on ICTs, Arts and Cultural Heritage with Special Emphasis on Applications, Local Development and Local Learning, 5 May 2003.

Madrid, Chair of two panels: “Being There and Here: Developments in Interactive Media,” ARCO 2003, 15 February 2003.

Luxembourg, “Roadmaps for Research and Research Topics in Digital Culture,” Mapping the Future, European Commission, DG INFSO, Directorate E, 28 January 2003.

Montpellier, “The Need for a Grid for Culture,” SERENATE Conference, IBM Laboratories, 17 January 2003.

Moscow, “E-Culture Net: European Network of Centres of Excellence for Research and Education in Digital Culture. First steps towards a vision,” EVA Moscow, Tretyokov Museum, 2 December 2002.

Innsbruck, “Keynote: Standardization, Localization and New Potentials for Education,” Conference: Pedagogical Models: Creativity and Standarization - a contradiction?, 30 November 2002. Plus seminar in developments on: “E-culture and e-learning.”

Feltre, “E-Culture, European Masters and European Doctorates in E-Culture,” UNESCO meeting, 12 November 2002.

Mont Tremblant City, “Closing Keynote: Les défies et les exigéances de la culture pour les nouvelles technologies: Réflexions sur la cyberculture,” ASTED 2002, 9 November 2002.

The Hague, “Envisioning our Digital Future,” School for Scanning (SfS) organized by NEDCC, Koniklijke Bibliotheek, 16 October 2002.

Catania, “Lo stato della arte e l'evoluzione delle tecnologie multimediali per la comunicazione del patrimonio culturale,” Master (Recupero e valorizzazione dei BBCC) della Scuola Superiore di Catania, 23 September, 2002.

Barcelona, “Keynote: Cross Cultural Problems of Europe in a Global Context,” European Association of Directory and Database Publishers (EADP), Rey Juan Carlos Hotel, 19 September, 2002.

Aranguez, "Los Retos del Arte Digital," Experimentaciones y Emergencias en las Artes Visuales, su Producción y Distribución" (Experimentations and Emerging Visual Arts, its production and distribution), Casa del Gubernador, 1 August 2002.

Maastricht, “Keynote: Virtual Museums: From Buildings to Environments,” Amsterdam Maastricht Summer University, Maastricht McLuhan Institute, 11-14 July, 2002.

Paris, “Internet Domain Names and Classification Systems: Combining Past Experience with the Future,” The First Annual European Internet Domain Name Summit, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris, 2 rue de Viarmes, Paris 1er, 4 July 2002.

Paderborn, “Wissen und Kultur im digitalen Zeitalter,” Zu Beginn der neuen Reihe Understanding New Media. Die Rolle der Medien in Gesellschaft und Kultur, Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, 5 June 2002.

Madrid, “Opening Keynote: Challenges of Virtual and Digital Culture”; Chair: Round Table on Euro E-CultureNet, Culturtec 2002, 23-25 May 2002.

Beijing, “Frontiers in Digital Culture: Reflections on McLuhan,” Beijing Institute of Technology, 19 April 2002.

Beijing, “Frontiers in Digital Culttre: Reflections on McLuhan,” Tsinghua University, 16 April 2002.

Beijing, “European Networks of Excellence and Global Digital Culture,” EVA 2002 Beijing Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts, 12-14 April, 2002. http://www.eurochina2002.com/bandeau3.htm

Falun, “Keynote: Frontiers in Digital Interpretation,” and “Visions of Networked Culture,” Digital Interpretation: To See the Unseen History, 7-9 April 2002.

Rotterdam, Chair: Tafelgesprekken: Ontsluiting, Expert meeting copyright en digitale cultuur, V2, Rotterdam, 13 March 2002. www.virtueelplatform.nl

Luxembourg, “E-Content in the Next Five Years”, European Commission, 31 January 2001.

Vienna, “Keynote: Augmented Digital Culture and ITS-Network of Centres of Excellence in Europe,” CultH-2 The Future of Digitized Cultural Heritage, MuseumsQuartier Wien, Museum of Modern Art, Foundation Ludwig, 15 January 2002.

Tokyo, “European Networks of Excellence and Japanese Silk Roads,” Tokyo Symposium for Digital Silk Roads, UNESCO, National Institute of Informatics, National Center of Sciences, Tokyo, 13 December, 2001. Variant given at the Hitachi Laboratory, Yokohama, 14 December 2001.

Brussels, "Die Möglichkeiten einer neuer Vernetzung der Kultur," Jahrestagung ICOM-Deutschland 2001, Koninklijke Armee Museum, 8 December, 2001.

Vienna, "Keynote: Medien, Sprachen und Integration von Kommunikations-prozessen," Vielsprachigkeit. Transnationalität, Kulturwissenschaften, Research Institute for Austrian and International Literature and Cultural Studies (INST), 7 December 2001. http://www.inst.at/termine/saverne.htm

Moscow, "Cultural Networks: Europe and the World," EVA Moscow 2001,

3 December 2001.

Utrecht, “Dutch Networks of Excellence and The European Research Area,” OGC/OSL Symposium, The State of the Art. Geesteswetenschappen en ICT, Utrecht, 9 November, 2001.

Copenhagen, “Workshop Speaker: Digital Communication of Cultural heritage and International Project Cooperation,” Nordic Interactive Conference (NIC, 2001), Bella Conference Centre, 3 November 2001. See: http://www.nordic-interactive.org/nic2001/.

Kathmandu, “Culture and the Future of the Internet,” Computer Association of Nepal, Russian Cultural Centre, 19 October 2001

Adelaide, “Art in the Age of Computers: How can Culture Survive Global Connectivity?” The Art Link Annual Public Lecture on Contemporary Art, Mercury Cinema, Adelaide, 7 October 2001.

Singapore, "Panel: Realising the Broadband Vision. Repositioning New Media and the Internet," The 32^nd Annual Conference of the International Institute of Communications: Governance and Cyberspace: The Substance after the Sizzle, 1-4 October 2001.

Cortona, Seven Lectures, Digital Systems for Publishing and Cultural Heritage Communications Course, Cortona, 24-25 September 2001.

The Hague, "The Need for a Cultural Grid," Eerste Nederlandse ICT-Kenniscongres, 7 September 2001.

Bologna, "Citta ideale e citta reale: I paradossi della prospettiva," Convegno internazionale. Imago urbis. Images des Villes. Towns Images. Commission Internationale pour l'Histoire des Villes," Bologna, 5 September 2001.

Alpach, "Kulturelle und sprachliche Aspekte von regionaler eContent Adaption," Europäisches Forum, 22 August 2001.

Maastricht, Opening Keynote, "Integrating Finding Aids and Tools for Content Description," Digital Culture III, Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University, 12 July 2001.

Eindhoven, "Mass-Personalisation of Services that provide the user with Cultural Information,"

The 6^th EnCKompass Workshop, Eindhoven University of Technology, 29 June 2001.

Soesterberg, "Uitdagingen voor MCI (HCI) in cultuur-historie," SIGCHI.NL Voorjaars-conferentie, TNO, 12 June 2001.

Stockholm, "Core Panelist: Imagining Future Uses of the Internet, Experiments, Methodologies and Visions," INET 2001 Global Summit, Stockholm, 8 June 2001.

Mykonos, "Keynote: Historical Survey of Virtual Environments," The International Conference on Augmented, Virtual Environments and Three-Dimensional Imaging, 30 May 2001.

Reggio Calabria, "Ricostruzioni computerizzati della citta", Convegno in onore di Eugenio Battisti, 22 May 2001.

Pisa, Panel: "Contemporary Trends in Historical and Industry Museums," European Museum Forum, Palazzo Reale di Pisa, 19 May 2001.

Paris, Louvre, "Les défis de la culture digitale en réseau. Problèmes Méthodologiques," Laboratoire de Recherche Des Musées de France, May 11, 2001.

Hong Kong, Panel "Promoting the The Future of Online Culture", Tenth International World Wide Web Conference (WWW10), Hong Kong, May 3, 2001.

Dortmund, "Über die Verbindung von Open Source und Kultur," Oekonux-Konferenz, 28 April 2001.

Maastricht, "Augmented Knowledge and Culture," International Institute of Infonomics, 25 April 2001.

The Hague, "Digitale en virtuele museen: Mogelijkheden en uitdagingen," Studiedag RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Dokumentatie) Museale Websites, digitaal Luilekkerland? Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 23 April 2001.

Pisa, Scuola Normale, Syntactic and Semantic Interoperability. New Keys to a Synthesis of Global versus Regional Problems," 11 April 2001.

Bologna, "Sviluppi nelle musei digitali, virtuali e imaginarii," Museo archeologico/Università degli studi/CINECA, Bologna, 10 April 2001.

Bologna, "Cultura digitale: Problemi di integrazione tra regionalismo e globalismo," Bologna,

Università degli studi, Bologna, 9 April 2001.

Brussels, "Les Musées virtuels," 2eme Séminaire Européen ARENOTECH, Maison de L'Europe, March 2001.

Madrid, "Keynote: Une Histoire de l'Art sur et par intermédiaire de l'informatique et de l'Internet," The Media Collection Forum during Arco 2001, 16 February 2001.

Maastricht, "MMI, Origins and Visions," Experimenting in Arts and Sciences Conference, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, 25 January 2000.

Amsterdam, "Augmented Knowledge and Culture," SIC Lecture, NIWI, December 2000.

Madrid, "Opening Keynote: The Challenge of Augmented Culture", Congresso Internacional Culturtec 2000, Faculdad de Ciencias de la Informacion de la Universidad Complutense de

Madrid, November 2000.

Gent, "In Richting van een nieuwe Kunstgeschiedenis", and "Ontwikkelingen in Weten, Kennis en Cultuur," Universiteit, November 2000.

Moscow, "New Knowledge and New Networks," EVA Moscow, November 2000.

Amsterdam, FOM, Insitutut voor Atoom en Molecuulfysica, "Computational Grids and the Reorganization of Knowledge, October 2000.

Pisa, "Stato dell'arte della ICT e la cultura digitale all'livello mondiale," Scuola Normale, October 2000.

Bologna, "Keynote: Nuovi campi del sapere e la sfida della sintesi," High Performance Graphics Systems and Applications. European Workshop: State of the art and Future Trends, CINECA, October 2000.

Grenoble, "Keynote: Globalisation et nouvelles technologies: Les choix," Centennaire de l'Université du Grenoble, October 2000.

Luxembourg, "Virtuality and the Transformation of the Real," How the artificial becomes real, Ministère de la culture, de l'enseignement et de la recherche, 22-23 September 2000.

Rome, La Sapienza, "Respondent to Donald A. Norman, Information Technologies in Cognitive Processes," Information: Science and Technology for the Next Century, Rome, September 2000.

Yokohama, "Augmented Knowledge and Culture," INET 2000, July 2000.

Maastricht, Opening Lecture: "Developments in Interoperability", Amsterdam/Maastricht Summer University, Digital Cultural Heritage II, June 2000.

Rome, "Le trame della communicazione," Forma, tecnologie e contenuti della communicazione artistica, Convegno Musica Scienza, Centro Ricerche Musicali, June 1999.

Namur, "MEMECS," ISOC Wallonie Conference, 17 June 2000.

Lindau, Keynote: "The Internet and the Future of Museums," ICOM (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Der Standort des Museums an der Schwelle zum 21. Jahrhundert, May 2000.

Amsterdam, "Metadata and Interoperability," and panel on education in the MEDICI Culture track, WWW9, May 2000.

Vienna, " Historische und Kulturelle Metadata," Internationales Symposium "Zukunft der Information," ORF- Radio, Europäische Kommission…, Vienna, May 2000.

Frankfurt, "Festvortrag II: Neue Organisationsmethoden", 22. DGI-Online Tagung. Wissen in Aktion -Wege des Knowledge Managements, Messe Frankfurt, May 2000.

Toronto, "Internet Developments and the Frontiers of Education", Five Lectures for the MetropolitanToronto Separate School Board, Toronto, April 2000.

Paris, "Gestion et Partage des Connaissances, www.intranet2000.net, Paris, Cité des Sciences, March 2000.

Amsterdam, Keynote: " Digitale toekomst van de cultuur", Symposium: Cultuur: Digitaal in de Toekomst, Tropenmuseum, March 2000.

Paderborn, Closing Keynote: Academia Europaea, "Virtuality and the Discovery of Reality," Paderborn, March 2000.

Paris, "Les répercussions des nouveaux médias," L'avenir des musées," Musée du Louvre, March 2000.

Athens, "Miniaturisation and New Interfaces," I-Cubed Spring Days, March 2000.

Brussels, "Cultural and Historical Metadata," Internet Governance. EC-Panel of Participants Consultative Meeting, Borschette Centre, Brussels, February 2000.

Maastricht, "Human Interface Challenges in Computers", Faculteit der Cultuur Wetenschappen, February 2000.

Bologna, "Le sfide della cultura digitale," Università di Bologna, January 2000.

Autrans, "Metadata, and Interoperability of Content," and Panel on Internet Governance, INET France, January 2000.

Kyoto, Keynote: "Frontiers of Culture in Digital Society," Digital Frontier Kyoto 99, December 1999.

Bussum, NIZW, "The Promise of the New Technologies in the Field of Health ," November 1999.

Moscow, "European Network of Centres of Excellence in Digital Cultural Heritage and ICT," EVA 99, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, October 1999.

Kaalsbeek College, Keynote: "New Frontiers in Education," October 1999.

Aachen, Technische Universität, Opening Lecture: Ringvorlesung “Multimedia: Zukunftsvisionen für den Zugang zur Europäischen Kultur," October 1999.

Groningen, Opening Keynote: "Cultuur en Onderwijs," Onderwijs Conferentie, Noorderpoortcollege, October 1999.

Florence, Session Chair and Rapporteur for Working Group 11: "Sustainable Development in Communication and Education," Culture Counts, Financing Resources and the Economics of Culture in Sustainable Development, Conference sponsored by the Government of Italy, World Bank, UNESCO, Florence, Fortezza del Basso, October 1999.

Milan, Opening Keynote: "Survey of International Cultural Networks", and Keynote on "MEDICI Centres of Excellence", Cultural Heritage Networks Hypermedia, Milan, Septmeber 1999.

Kuala Lumpur, "Goals of Culture and Art,"in Plenary 4: The Emerging Knowledge Society-The Implications for Commerce, Culture and Communities, The Global Village in a Networked World: Cultural Questions, 30^th Annual Conference of the International Institute of Communications, Kuala Lumpur, September 1999.

Innsbruck, Opening Keynote: “Conceptual Navigation in Multimedia Knowledge Spaces” TKE’99, 5th International Congress on Terminology and Knowledge Engineering, Innsbruck, August 1999.

Hourtin, "La Vision de Centres d'Excellence en Culture," Débat: Culture en réseau: les réalités locales, Le temps de l'Homme mondial, 20ème Université d'Eté de la Communication, Réseau International des universités de la Communication, Hourtin, August, 1999.

Amsterdam, Opening Keynote, "Visions to an Integrated Approach to Digitisation: The new Roles of the Public and Private Sectors in the Information Society Today," European Internet Seminars: 'Policy Challenges in the Internet Age' Amsterdam Summer University, 28-30 July 1999.

Maastricht, Keynote: "Visions for an Integrated Approach to Digitalisation" and "Network Models (Europe)," Amsterdam/ Maastricht Summer University: Digital Cultural Heritage, July 1999.

San Jose, “Digital Reference Rooms: Access to Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Knowledge,” INET ’99, June 1999.

Toronto, Opening Keynote: “From Reality to the Virtual?,” 10^th Annual Conference of PRECARN (Pre-Competitive Advanced Research Network, June 1999.

The Hague, Keynote: “Computers, Culture and Education,” Annual Meeting of the Vereniging Leraren Beeldende Vakken (VLBV), May 1999.

Baden-Baden, Opening Keynote, “Neue Netzwerke und neue Herausforderungen der Kultur,” Konferenz der Kulturen (to discuss a new Museum der Weltkulturen im Rhein), February 1999.

Strasbourg, Council of Europe, “Building the Foundations for Research Energy and Training,”MEDICI, Action Line Working Group: Cultural Heritage, Multi-Media and Education, February 1999.

Padua, Sala Archivio Antico, Lecture as Panel member: “Commercio elettronico, multimedialità e Internet. Il futuro del Made in Italy in Rete,”in conjunction with the Canadian Embassy, Rome, February 1999.

The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, “History as a Key to Internet Searching,” Internet Society, Dutch Chapter Meeting, February 1999.

Lunteren, Opening Keynote: “Networks and Transformations in Culture, Education and Knowledge,”ICT in Actie Conferentie, I&I OWG-Biep, November 1998.

Vienna, Erzbischöfliches Palais, “SUMS and the Vision of an Electronic Monastery at Mljet,” On the Occasion of the Presentation of a Film on Mljet to the Cardinal of Vienna, October 1998.

Vienna, Winterpalais of Prinz Lichtenstein, Opening Keynote: “Computers and Our New Perspectives on Culture,”and “Multimodalities of Content,”CULTH, Cultural Heritage in the Global Village. Conference in connection with the next phase of the EC MOU (MEDICI), October 1998.

Paderborn, Opening Keynote: “Metadata und die Transformation des Wissens,”and leader of discussion group on “Neue Bildwelten als Perspektive für die Wissensvermittlung,”Euphorie Digital? Aspekte der Wissensvermittlung in Kunst, Kultur und Technologie, Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum, September 1998.

Cologne, Kunsthochschüle für Medien, Session Co-Chair and Lecture, Projekt Virtuelle Museen – Museum für menschliche Kommunikation Round Table, September 1998.

Aquila, Tutorial: “Interfaces for Cultural Heritage: Cultural Dimensions of Interspaces;” Panel: “Natural Cultural and Cyber Cultural Interfaces: Points of View,” AVI (Advanced Visual Interfaces) ‘98, May 1998.

Cairo, “New Media and Access to Cultural Heritage,” Workshop on Multimedia Access to Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Heritage, Cairo, April 1998

Toronto, Keynote: “Frontiers in Electronic Media,”et21 Educational Principles for the Twenty First Century, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, April 1998.

Kuala Lumpur, Putra World Trade Centre, Panelist, Closing Plenary Session, Infotech ’98 Malayasia, April 1998.

Gifu Prefecture, “International Cultural Developments,” EVA Japan Conference, April 1998.

Winnipeg, Children’s Hospital, “The Organization of Multimedia Databases for Community Health Information,” March 1998.

Padua, University, “Developments in Canadian Media: Links with the EC and G7,” Antenna Cinema Conference, March 1998.

Winnipeg, Basic Medical Sciences Building, “Leonardo da Vinci: Lessons for a New Renaissance in Health Care,” March 1998.

Delft, Technical University, “SUMS, Metadatabases and a Digital Reference Room as a integrating Strategy for Dutch Culture,” Lecture to the executive of DENCE (Digitale Encyclopedie van het Nederlandse Culturele Erfgoed), December, 1997.

Nantes, Opening Keynote: “Les nouveaux rôles pour l’éducation à travers Internet”, Colloque sur les NTICs et la Formation: Mythes et Réalités. Quête d’efficience ou révolution culturelle?, Nantes, Institut de l’Homme et Technologies, December, 1997.

Fredericton, “Computers, Culture and Education,” University of New Brunswick, October 1997.

Trois Rivières, Grande Conférence: “Les visions d’une bibliothèque globale: entre rêve et réalité,”Atelier thématique, 24e Congrès et Colloque de l’Asted, Hôtel Delta, Trois Rivières, Octobre 1997.

Paris, Ouverture avec Paul Jaeger (as last minute representative for Edith Cresson): “Les initatives en culture du G8 et de la commission: De l’Europe aux collectivités locales: le passage aux nouvelles technologies. Des efforts qui impliquent tous les échelons: privés et publiques, locaux, nationaux et européens”, L’Aventure du savoir, Rencontre du Livre et du Multimédia, Amphithéâtre de Sources de l’Europe, Foyer de l’arche de la Défense, Paris, Octobre 1997.

Berlin, Keynote: “Frontiers in Conceptual Navigation, ” ISKO, Wissensorganisation mit Multimedialen Techniken, Humboldt Univerität, Berlin, October 1997.

Sydney, Panel on Cultural Ecology, “Why is Culture Important in a World of New Technologies”, 28^th Annual Conference: International Institute of Communications Conference, Regency Hotel, Sydney, October 1997.

Kuala Lumpur, Technical University, “Computers and a New Philosophy of Knowledge”, September 1997. National Information Technology Council (NITC) International IT Forum

Kuala Lumpur, MIMOS, “A System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS): New visions of World Cultural Heritage,” National Information Technology Council (NITC) International IT Forum, September 1997.

Milan, Keynote: “Towards a Global Vision of Meta-data: A Digital Reference ‘Room,’ ” 2^nd International Conference. Cultural Heritage Networks Hypermedia, Milan, September 1997.

Toronto, Luncheon Keynote Speaker, “Access, Privacy and Culture”, Access and Privacy: The New Way of Doing Business, Toronto, September 1997.

Paris, “Service Centres and Trials: New Links between the EC’s MOU and G7”, Meeting with members of EC DGXIII, TEN MOSAIC and the French Ministries of Culture and Education, Paris, Ministère de l’Education, July 1997.

Kuala, Lumpur, “New Roles for Education through the Internet”, INET ’97 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 1997.

Calgary, Keynote: “New media in the Post McLuhan Age: Why Computers are Transforming the Meaning of Education,” ED-Media and ED-Telecomm Conference, Calgary, June 1997.

Maastricht, Hogeschool, “Internationale globalisatie en individualisme,” June 1997.

Brussels, Chairman of session 3 at “Multimedia access to the cultural heritage-Bridging the gap between Museums and Industry”. Sponsored by ACTS Programme of the European Union and the ACTS GAC chain of projects in the context of the MoU on Multimedia Access to European Cultural Heritage, June 1997.

Rome, La Sapienza, “Storia dell’localismo come chiave contro McWorld”, Rome, May 1997.

Venice, Faculty of Architecture, "Standardizazione globale, regionalismo e l’unicità individuale”, University of Venice, May 1996.

Florence, Panel member at: Seminario di studio LRE/ECO-CreaNet 1997. La cultura della interattivita e lo sviluppo creativo, Florence, May 1997.

Ottawa, National Library, "Libraries as an Integrating Dimension for Cultural Heritage", Ottawa, April 1997.

Reggio Calabria, "I progetti G7 per biblioteche e musei e il Sistema Universale Multimediale d'Accesso (SUMMA)", Universita di Reggio Calabria, March 1997.

Reggio Calabria, "Dall'teatro greco alla realtà virtuale attraverso la prospettiva," Universita di Reggio Calabria, March 1997.

Maastricht, University, "SUMS and New Strategies for Knowledge Organization, Maastricht, February 1997.

Vienna, City Hall, Global Village Conference, "Hypermedia: New Approaches to Cultural Heritage and Knowledge", Vienna, February 1997.

Toronto, Metro Convention Centre, Inaugural Address, Ontario Library Association 's Super Conference, "From Universal Libraries to Universal Access", February 1997.

Toronto, University of Toronto, McLuhan Program, Video Conference: Toronto-Oaklawn-Orléans, "SUMS: un musée virtuel? Stratégies européennes et mondiales pour le patrimoine", January 1997.

Hamilton, OLA, The Fourth Elizabeth Ann Cummings Memorial Lecture, "The Information Frontier", Hamilton, November 1996.

Toronto, Metro Convention Centre, Keynote Address, Canadian Imaging Conference, Toronto, October 1996.

Toronto, Natural Philosophers Group, "Agents and Problems of Access to the Internet", University of Toronto, October 1996.

Milan, Politecnico di Milano, Beni Culturali. Reti Multimedialità, Inaugural Address: "Accesso Mondiale all' Patrimonio Culturale", Milan, September 1996.

Couchiching, "Citizens of the Electronic Village", Panel Speaker, Couchiching Conference, August 1996.

London, National Gallery, EVA '96 Conference, "Future Strategies and Visions. Universal Media Searching -SUMS and SUMMA," July 1996.

Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Mediartech. International Multimedia Festival and Telematic Show, Two Lecture "SUMS, la via elettronica e educazione" and "SUMS nel contesto di progetto pilota 5 di G7", Florence, 28 May-3 June, 1996. Also as expert in seminar on Paideia delle Reti.

Venice, Faculty of Architecture, "La prospettiva dall' antichità a oggi," University of Venice, June 1996.

Venice, Inaugural lecture at Conference: Spazio, Tempo, e Informazione, "SUMS e le nuove dimensioni di spazio, tempo e informazione," Venice, May 1996.

Rome, Tor Vergata, "La prospettiva: Dal teatro Greco alla realtà virtuale," Rome II, May 1996.

Lisbon, Keynote on the occasion of the opening of Portuguese branch of Origin (Software) Corp., "Frontiers of New Technologies in the Information Age," May 1996.

Toronto, Ontario Library Association Superconference, President's Forum Keynote Address: "The Ramp is Open to Everyone," Metro Convention Centre, February 1996.

Brussels, European Commission DGXIIIb, ACTS: Working Meeting on Museums and Galleries in the Information Society, "Overview and Demo: State of the Art Applications ", Brussels, December 1995.

Toronto, Radio on Radio. Celebrating 100 Years, "The Future Evolution of the Internet", Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, Broadcast live on CIUT, November 1995.

Toronto, Meeting of the ACM Siggraph (Toronto Chapter), "Interface Problems and SUMS", Faculty of Information Studies, Toronto, October 1995.

Toronto, Metro Convention Centre, Netcon 95, Panel: "ATM Solutions and Applications", Toronto, October 1995.

Toronto, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, SES Bootcamp, "Examples of Broadband Applications for the Information Highway: GIS, AM/FM and SUMS", October 1995.

Ottawa, Canadian Information and Imaging Society, "New Developments in Electronic Imaging and SUMS", (Three hour lecture and demonstration), Queens Executive Suite, Ottawa, June 1995.

Toronto, CBC, "Vision Statement on the Role of Historical Knowledge for the Future of Broadcasting", 68th Boot Camp of the Systems Engineering Society, Glenn Gould Theatre, June 1995.

Toronto, Design Exchange, "The Future of Public Galleries in the New Technological Age", Ontario Association of Art Galleries, June 1995.

Toronto, Marriott Eaton Centre, "Accessing the International Information Highway: What are the Copyright Implications", Canadian Institute, Toronto, April 1995.

Paris, Institut de France, "Electronic Media in the Study of Alberti," Congrès international Leon Battista Alberti, Paris, April 1995.

Ottawa, National Research Council in conjunction with SES, OCRI,CRC,TRIO, IEEE, Boot Camp, “The System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) Technology”, Ottawa, November 1994.

Ottawa, McOdrum Library, Carleton University, “SUMS. A System for Universal Media Searching: Conceptual Navigation on the Internet”, Ottawa, November 1994.

Vancouver, Multicomm ‘94, Plenary address: “How the information highway can transform education: Reflections on McLuhan’s vision,” Westin Hotel, November 1994.

Utrecht, “Knowledge Package Construction and Conceptual Navigation Using a System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS)," EARLI/ECWC 1994 Writing Conference.

Toronto, Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre, “Knowledge Building on the Information Superhighway: Multimedia and Imaging Content,” Imaging Canada ‘94, Toronto, October 1994.

Bologna, Consorzio Università- Citta di Bologna, “SUMS”, Cibernauti, Convegno sul tema Tecnologia, Comunicazione, Democrazia, Bologna, June 1994.

Venice, Centro studi sulla rappresentazione, “Attualità della prospettiva rinascimentale”, Venice, June 1994.

Calgary, Annual Meeting of the Learned Societies of Canada: International Symposium and Exhibition on Teaching and Learning, “System for Universal Media Searching: (SUMS)”, Calgary, June 1994.

Toronto, Culture Technologies Convergence, Presentation in a session on “New Interactive Technologies for Cultural Institutions: SUMS”, Toronto, May 1994.

Toronto, Cultural Studies Conference, “Knowledge and the Information Highway”, Toronto, May 1994.

Toronto, ITRC, Telepresence Seminar, “Demonstration and Discussion of SUMS; A System for Univeral Media Searching”, Toronto, April 1994.

Ottawa, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Two Lectures, “The System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) the Electronic Highway and the Virtual Museum”, Ottawa, April 1994.

Bologna, Consorzio Università- Citta di Bologna, “S.U.M.S. System for Universal Media Searching dedicato alla navigazione universale nella storia dell’arte", Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, April 1994.

Herzog August Bibliothek, Ausserordentlicher Stipendiaten-Kolloquium, “Ein System für Universelle Medien Suchen (SUMS)", Wolfenbüttel, March 1994.

Hanover, CEBIT ‘94 Speakers’ Forum Programme, Theme: Distance Learning Technologies, Keynote Lecture and two shorter versions: "The System for a Universal Media Searching (SUMS): A Front End For the Electronic Highway?”, Hanover, March 1994.

Munich, Marstall Theater and Siemens Foundation, Inaugural Lecture: “Elektronische Medien, Die Wiedergeburt der Perspektive und die Fragmentierung der Perspektive”: International Conference: Illusion und Simulation, Munich, March 1994.

Ottawa, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Two Lectures, “The System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) as a Tool for Authoring Knowledge Packages and for Conceptual Navigation”, Ottawa, January 1994.

Toronto, Think Tank for Emerging Technologies, "Activities and Vision of the McLuhan Program: A System for Universal Media Searching", Toronto, December, 1993.

Karlsruhe, " The Electronic Highway and Education: New Doors to keep Open," Learntec '93, Karlsruhe, November 1993.

Vanier College, York University, Lecture on the occasion of the Formal opening of the Humanities Computing Labs: "Conceptual Navigation on the Electronic Highway: The System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS)", Downsview, October 1993.

Victoria College, Toronto Semiotic Circle, New Media and New Knowledge: A System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS)", Toronto, September 1993.

Ryerson University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium, "The SUMS Project", Toronto, September 1993.

The Couchiching Conference: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning in an Era of Global Change, "Plenary Session: The Electronic Highway and the Transformation of Knowledge," Couchiching, August 1993.

Ryerson University, Third Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory: Universal Knowledge Tools and Their Applications, "New Media and New Knowledge", Toronto, June 1993.

Università di Venezia, Dipartimento di architettura, "Sistema Universale Multi-Mediale di Accesso (SUMMA). Nuovi metodi per la storia della prospettiva," Venice, June 1993.

Università degli studi, La Sapienza, Rome, Facoltà di Filosofia, Giornata: Discorso e immagine, "Il computer e la trasformazione del sapere nelle relazioni tra testo e immagine", May 1993.

University of Winnipeg, IBM-Canada Spring 1993 Partners' Meeting, "How the New Media can Transform our Teaching of the Past", May 1993.

Ottawa-Hull Film and Television Association, Second Annual Multimedia Conference, "A System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS): Multimedia as a Future Key to the Past", Ottawa, May 1993.

Ottawa, National Gallery of Art, "The System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) and a National Strategy for Canada's Heritage", Ottawa, May 1993.

University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus, Department of Psychology, Life Science, Symposium on Perspective and Perception, "Perspective from Antiquity to the Present", Scarborough, March 1993.

Ottawa, Canadian Museum of Civilization, "Applications of the System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) to Museum Collections", Ottawa, March 1993.

ACM Toronto, Siggraph, "A Universal Media Searching System and its Application to a Total Knowledge Database on Perspective", Toronto, McLuhan Program, March 1993.

University of Toronto, McLuhan Program, New Media and Policy Series, "Projects of the Perspective Unit": First attempt of a lecture combining computer screens with tele-conferencing (to Fredericton, New Brunswick), Toronto, March, 1993.

Keynote Address (as Special Surprise Guest Speaker) at The Second Annual Practical Approach to Multimedia and CD-ROM Technology Conference, "A System for Universal Media Searching (SUMS) and New Approaches to Knowledge, Toronto, Park Plaza Hotel, February 1993.

University of Toronto, Faculty of Education, Technology for Enhancing Learning Centre, Ten Seminars on: "Electronic Media as New Tools of Knowledge and Interpretation", Toronto, January-April 1993.

University of London, Birkbeck College, CHart Conference on Computers in Education, "System for Universal Media Searching, (SUMS)", London, December 1992.

University of Toronto, Victoria College, Renaissance '92. A Question of Documentation: " Levels of Knowledge: A Database on Perspective", Toronto, October 1992.

Piero della Francesca 500 Anni, "Piero della Francesca and the Two methods of Renaissance Perspective", Urbino, Arezzo, and Sansepolcro, October 1992.

1992 ICOM Conference, CIDOC section, Opening Keynote Address, "Past Imprecision for Future Standards: Computers and New Roads to Knowledge", Quebec City, September 1992.

Università di Roma II, Tor Vergata, Facoltà di architettura, "Nuove dimensioni della prospettiva rinascimentale nella cultura contemporanea", plus a "Demonstration of the Databank on Perspective", Rome, June 1992.

Università di Venezia, Centro Studi sulla rappresentazione, Inaugural Conference, "Teatro, prospettiva e realtà virtuale", Venice, May 1992.

IV Congresso Internazionale di Studi sulle Utopie, Utopia e Natura, "La realtà artificiale ed il nuovo trattamento dello spazio", Rome, Grottaferata, Monte Cassino, Reggio Calabria, May 1992.

Politecnico di Milano, Facoltà di architettura: "La tradizione teatrale classica, la prospettiva prospettiva rinascimentale e la realtà virtuale contemporanea", Milan, May 1992.

Università degli studi, La Sapienza, Facoltà di Filosofia, Seminar of Professor A. Maieru, "Leonardo da Vinci e il metodo visuale; Le consequenze per la sua cosmologia", Rome, April, 1992.

Campobasso, Didamatica '92. Informatica per la didattica: "Le possibilità per una nuova integrazione dell'sapere attraverso il computer", April 1992.

University of Toronto, McLuhan Program, Mini Symposium on Multi Media with Bill Buxton (CSRI): "Theatre, perspective and virtual reality", Toronto, April 1992.

Canadian Heritage Information Network, "The Perspective Project and Museums. Future Directions", Ottawa, February 1992.

University of Toronto, McLuhan Program, A Multi Media Symposium with Mike Chanowski (CAT Benelux) and Tom Klinkostein (Pratt Institute), "Report on the Perspective Unit", Toronto, February 1992.

III convegno di studi filosofici di San Sepolcro. Specchi americani: riflessi e metamorfosi delle tradizioni filosofiche europee nel nuovo mondo: "Ottica, percezione e prospettiva", San Sepolcro, October, 1991.

Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, "Das Erbe der Renaissance-Perspektive", Zurich, June 1991.

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Institut für Architektur und CAD, "Perspektiven, Seminar und Computer-Demonstration", Zurich, June 1991.

Institut für Wissenschaftsgechichte, "Computers and Perspective", Göttingen, June, 1991.

Congresso internazionale in onore di Eugenio Battisti, Metodologia della ricerca: orientamenti attuali. Lecture with demonstration in collaboration with Eric R. Dobbs: "A databank on perspective", Milan, May, 1991.

The 12th E.C.O.O. and the 8th I.C.T.E. Joint Conference, Featured lecture: "Databanks in Education"; Featured lecture with computer demonstration in collaboration with Eric R. Dobbs: "Knowledge Packages"; poster session concerning same, Toronto, May, 1991.

Università degli studi, La Sapienza, "La prospettiva rinascimentale e la razionalizzazione dello spazio". Rome, April, 1991.

Università degli studi di Siena, 750 anni della fondazione, Meeting Siena -Toronto, "Prospettiva, spazio, tempio e metafora," Siena, 26-27 April, 1991.

Università degli studi di Siena, Scuola di perfezionamento, "Prospettiva, cicli narrativi e gli ordini della chiesa", Siena, April, 1991.

Ateneo di Brescia, "Struttura e metodo nei manoscritti di Leonardo"; Lecture with computer demonstration in collaboration with Eric R. Dobbs: " Metodi di prospettiva da Alberti a Leonardo", Sponsored by the Centro di studi Leonardiani, Brescia, April, 1991.

Università di Venezia, Dipartimento di architettura, "La prospettiva rinascimentale", Venice, April, 1991.

Istituto Svizzera, "Narrativa e prospettiva", Rome, February, 1991.

Association of Canadian Publishers and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Educational Publishing in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities, Lecture: "Textbooks and Databanks" as part of a panel with James Page, James Bell, Randy Morse and Ian Winchester, O.I.S.E., Toronto, November 1990.

Manitoba Museum of Man and Culture and the Canadian Heritage Information Network Conference: Museums and Information, Dinner Address: "Can Museum Networks lead to a new View of Knowledge?", Holiday Inn, Winnipeg, April 1990.

Forty-Third Conference on World Affairs, "A Brief History of the not so Regular Solids". Panel member for discussions on: Codes of Culture; Buckminster Fuller, Synergetic Geometry and Creative Problem Solving; Architecture as Environmental Transform; True but Illusive Nature of Form and Space and Gorbachev's Common House of Europe and Elite Culture, Boulder, April 1990.

Alpach Foundation of America, Dallas, "Leonardo da Vinci: A Science of Nature and the Nature of Science", "Regular Solids from Archimedes to Mandelbrot", April 1990"

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, "Leonardo da Vinci, Transformations, and the Origins of Modern Art", April 1990.

Centro Studi Pierfrancescani. Giornata di Lavoro, San Sepolcro, Palazzo delle Laudi, Keynote Address: "Proggetti computterizzati nella storia dell'arte", February 1990.

Werner Reimers Stiftung, Tagung über Symbolik und Sozialbezug des Körpers, "Konstruktion und Repräsentation des Körpers bei Leonardo da Vinci," Bad Hamburg, October 1989.

University of Winnipeg, Department of History, "The Proportional Compass Before Galileo," Winnipeg, October 1989.

Alpbach, Europaïsches Forum, Director of Arbeitsgemeinschaft 9: "Leonardo da Vinci: Die Gesetze des Sehens und der Natur" (Six lectures as 3 hour seminars, plus two public lectures), Alpbach, August 1989.

Herzog August Bibliothek, Stipendiaten Kolloquium, "Die Methode Leonardo da Vincis," Wolfenbüttel, August 1989.

Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft, "Die Stellung Leonardo da Vincis zum Buchdruck," Bielefeld, July 1989.

University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, "The Origins of the Proportional Compass", Toronto, April 1989.

Technische Universität Braunschweig (VDI), "Die Geschichte des Proportional Zirckels," Braunschweig, January 1989.

Universität Zurich, "Instrumentgeschichte und Kunstgeschichte," Zurich, December 1988.

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, "Die Tragweite der Perspektive," Zurich, December 1988.

The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, "Origins of the Proportional Compass," Santa Monica, November 1988.

University of Colorado at Boulder, The Reynolds Lecture: "The Secrets of Leonardo's Notebooks," Boulder, November 1988.

Fondation Coubertin, Journée d'études du groupe de recherche: perspective et modes de représentation, "Demonstration of computerized bibliography on perspective," St. Rémy Les Chevreuses, June 1988.

Harvard University, Symposium speaker: "Architectural Representation; History and Problems," Lecture: "Perspective and Architecture," Cambridge, Mass., December 1987.

The University of Pennsylvania, "Perspective and Print Culture," Keynote address, First Pennsylvania Symposium on Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, College Park, September 1987.

The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, "Perspective: A New Approach to Bibliography." Santa Monica, February 1987.

Hungarian Academy of the Sciences, "Perspective and Literature." Budapest, June 1986.

Zentral Institut für Kunstgeschichte, "Leonardo da Vinci's Portraits and Caricatures." Munich, June 1986.

Gesellschaft für Klassifikation, "A New Classification for Art History." Munster, June 1986.

Brigham Young University, College of Humanities, Lectures: Dimensions of Perspective
1. Perspective and Reality
2. Perspective and Imagination
3. Perspective, Religion and Literature
Provo, February 1986.

Harvard University, "Perspective, Surveying and Measurement in early Modern Science." Cambridge, November l985.

Dante Society, "Scientific Method in Leonardo's Portraits and Caricatures." Toronto, March 1985.

Center for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, "Leonardo's Science." Toronto, November 1984.

Gesellschaft für Klassifikation, "Multidimensional Bibliography and Classification." Hof Geismar, April 1984.

Institute of Fine Arts, "Leonardo's Anatomical Method." New York, March 1984.

York University Department of Fine Arts, "The Goal of Leonardo's Art." Downsview, March 1984.

University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, "Linear Perspective in the Renaissance." Toronto, March 1984.

Brigham Young University, College of Humanities and ASBYU Academics, Lectures: Leonardo da Vinci:
1. Art and Anatomy: An Introduction to his Method.
2. The Scope of his Scientific Approach.
3. The Purpose of his Art.
Provo, February 1984.

New York University, Graduate School, Metropolitan Seminar in the History of Science, "Problems in Renaissance Perspective." New York, February 1984.

Western Kentucky University, "Renaissance Linear Perspective." Bowling Green, February 1984.

University of Manitoba, Department of History
1. Leonardo, Artist, not Universal Man.
2. Leonardo, Perspective. A new Assessment.
Winnipeg, February 1984.

Kunsthistorisches Seminar, "Leonardo da Vincis Anatomische Methode." Marburg, October 1983.

Medizinisches Institut, "Leonardo da Vinci und die methodische Anatomie." Mainz, May 1983.

Zentral-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, "Leonardo da Vincis wissenschaftliche Methode." Munich, May 1983

Königswinter Congress: Gesellschaft für Klassifikation, "Some Thoughts on the Reorganization of Knowledge." Königswinter, April 1983.

Castello Sforzesco Congresso internazionale, Leonardo e l'eta della ragione, "Leonardo da Vinci: Visualization and Perspective." Milan, September 1982.

Herzog August Bibliothek Stipendiaten-Kolloquium, "Leonardo da Vinci und die 7 Bücher über Licht und Schatten." Wolfenbüttel, December 1981.

Università degli studi, Facolta di lettere e filosofia, "Il metodo sperimentale di Leonardo da Vinci: prospettiva e modelli." Milan, March 1980.

Concilium Germanicum, "Leonardo da Vinci." Wolfenbüttel, March 1980.

York University, Faculty of Arts, Department of History, "Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance Perspective." Downsview, March 1979.

Princeton University, History of Art Department, "Leonardo da Vinci's Science and Art." Princeton, February 1979.

Boston University, History of Art Department, "Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance Perspective." Boston, February 1979.

Yale University, Psychology Department, "Historical Problems in Perspective, Optics and Perception." New Haven, February 1979.

Università degli studi, "Prospettiva rinascimentale degli studi della seconda metà del XIX secolo." Milan, February 1979.

Deutsches Museum, "Das Problem der Perspective im 16. Jahrhundert: Grenzfragen zwischen Naturwissenschaften und Kunstgeschichte." München, February 1978.

Lehrstuhl für Kunstgeschichte, "Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Perspektive in der Malerei." Braunschweig, February 1978.

Herzog August Bibliothek, Stipendiaten-Kolloquium, "Leonardo da Vinci und die Perspektive." Wolfenbüttel, November 1977.

Castello Sforzesco, Congresso internazionale: La prospettiva rinascimentale, "Ptolemy and the Origins of Linear Perspective." Milan, October 1977.

Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, "Leonardo's Experimental Method." London, April 1977.

Warburg Institute, Work in Progress Seminar, "Problems in the History of Perspective." London, January 1977.

History of Art Seminar, "Problems in Renaissance Perspective." Bristol, November 1976.

Whipple Museum, History of Science Seminar,"Leonardo da Vinci's Scientific Method." Cambridge, November 1976.

Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine "Leonardo and Linear Perspective." London, March l974.

Warburg Institute, Work in Progress Seminar, "Renaissance Perspective and Optics." London, January 1973.

Trinity College, History of Science Seminar,"Problems of Renaissance Optics and Perspective." Oxford, May 1973.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED AS OBSERVER

Avignon, "Atelier: Réseaux." Les frontières. A quoi ça sert?, Association Française d'Action Artistique, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, 19 July 2001.

St. Pete Beach, IIC 2000, September 2000

Kuala Lumpur, Global Knowledge II, 7-10 March 2000

Toronto, 8^th International World Wide Web Conference, 11-14 May 1999

Redondo Beach, IUI ’99, Intelligent User Interfaces Conference, January 1999

Rome, International Institute of Communications, October 20-23 1998

Heraklion, Crete, ERCIM, Conference on Digital Libraries, 19-23 September 1998

Lille, International Society of Knowledge Organization, and session chair, August 1998

Geneva, Internet Society, 21-24 July 1998

Paris, Virtual Worlds, July 1-3 1998

L’Aquila, Visual Databases 4, 28-29 May 1998

Brisbane, WWW7, April 14-18 1988

Vienna, The Age of Information and National Libraries, 3-4 April

Florence, Mediartech, March 27-28

OLA Superconference, Toronto, January 1998

Global Summit on Regulatory Policy, London, November 1997.

ECMAST Conference, Milan, May 1997.

6^th International World Wide Web Conference, Santa Clara, March 1997.

Museums and the Web Conference, Los Angeles, February 1997.

W3 Conference: Internationalism and Multilingualism, Seville, November 1996.

DEMONSTRATIONS OF SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL MEDIA SEARCHING (SUMS)

Maastricht, MMI for the Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands, June 1999.

Toronto, Marshall McLuhan School, June 1999.

Maastricht, University, March 1998.

Winnipeg, NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics, February 1998.

Winnipeg, Children’s Hospital Foundation Research Rounds, February 1998.

Kuala Lumpur, Office of the Minister of Education, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Malaysia, September 1997.

Kuala Lumpur, Office of Vice Chancellor, University of Malaysia, September 1997.

Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto, Writing Across the Lines. Teaching with Technology, March 1997.

Vienna, Austrian Parliament, February 1997.

Vienna, Technische Universität, February 1997.

Munich, Hilton Hotel, IDRC Pre-Conference "Communications for Development" prior to the Annual Conference of the IIC, October 1996.

Toronto, Regal Constellation Hotel, Technology Showcase at Annual General Meeting, Information Technology Research Centre, October 1996.

Milan, Politecnico, DISET, Beni Culturali. Reti Multimediali, September 1996.

Ottawa, Schoolnet and Virtual Products, Industry Canada, August 1996.

Florence, Mediartech Exhibition, Fortezza da Basso, June 1996.

Gallagher Estate, ISAD Conference and Exhibition, Section four (Navigation) of G7 Pilot Project 5: Multimedia Access to World Cultural Heritage, Midrand, May 1996.

Santa Sabina, Presentation to the Master of the Dominican Order and members of the Order's Internet Committee, Rome, May 1996.

Toronto, Forest Hill Collegiate, Presentation to Metro Toronto Computer Studies Teachers and New Technology in Education Committee Members, April 1996.

Toronto, Leaside Secondary School, Presentation to 40 Teachers, March 1996.

Toronto, Knowledge Media Design Institute, Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto, February 1996.

Toronto, Brother Edmund Rice Secondary School, February 1996.

Toronto, Interactive '96, Sheraton Hotel, February 1996.

Kingston, Queen's University, Department of Art History, February 1996.

Morristown, N. J., Bell Labs, AT&T, January 1996.

Vienna, ACTS (DG XIIIb), National Hosts Conference Programme, November 1995.

Toronto, Netcon ‘95, Metro Convention Centre, October 1995.

Ottawa, Carleton University, Members of the Canadian Conservation Institute, October 1995.

Ottawa, Bell Northern Research Centre, July 1995.

Ottawa, Schoolnet, June 1995.

Toronto, Canadian Hydrographic Service, June 1995.

Halifax, G7 Summit, June 1995.

Toronto, Metro Convention Centre, Multimedia 95, June 1995.

Brussels, Advanced Communications and Telecommunications Services (ACTS) Research Seminar, Brussels, February 1995.

Brussels, Canadian representative at the Exhibition in connection with the G7 Summit on the Information Society, February 1995.

Ottawa, Canada Council, February 1995.

Toronto, Library Association of the University of Toronto, Robarts Library, February 1995.

Toronto, Council of Ontario Universities, Seminar on: New Learning Technologies, Ryerson Polytechnic University, February 1995.

London, Ontario, EU ACTS Mission to Canada, University of Western Ontario, Research Park, December 1994.

Ottawa, Carleton University, Presentation to executive of OCRINET, November 1994.

Utrecht, EARLI/ECWC Writing Conferences, October 1994.

Mississauga, Hilton Hotel, Demonstration at the Information Technology Research Centre (ITRC) annual general meeting, October 1994.

Ottawa, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Five lectures to government officials including the Secretary of State for Science and Technology and executives of CANARIE, September 1994.

Toronto, Sky Dome, Stand in conjunction with Digital Renaissance as guests of Interactive Media Inc., Comdex 1994, Toronto, July 1994.

MEMBERSHIP in SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES

2000 Congresso Internacional Culturtec Madrid

Centro di Ricerche Informatiche per I Beni Culturali (CRIBECU) Pisa

2001 Convegno Internazionale, Imago Urbis Bologna

Congrès Mondial des Images Numériques Strasbourg

Kyoto Digital Archive Center, Research Associate Kyoto

2002 Congresso Internacional Culturtec Madrid

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

President, SUMS Corporation

c/o Ontario Library Association

100 Lombard Street, Suite 303

Toronto M5C 3M3

Ontario, Canada.

tel. (416) 363-3388

fax. (416) 941-9581

E-mail k.veltman@mmi.unimaas.nl

Website: http://www.sumscorp.com

1998 Scientific Committee: International Society for Knowledge Organization

Schoolnet: Metadata Consultation

1997 Scientific Committee: “Digital Access to Cultural Heritage,” under the auspices of Prince Liechtenstein, Vienna.

1996 Strategic Facilitation Team for Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technological

Information

Industry Canada (Think Tank) Committee on future Policy for Libraries and

Museums

Observer on behalf of the European Commission at: Programmi dell'Unione

Europea sulle tecnologie dell'informazione e delle communicazioni per i beni

culturali, Florence, February

International Who's Who of Professionals

1995 Scientific Director for an ACTS proposal submitted by the Pegasus Foundation

1994 Scientific Committee of a world conference on Art and Mathematics organized by

M. Emmer

Sheridan College, Multimedia Communication Analyst Committee

ROM Many Cultures Advisory Council

1993 Toronto Board of Education, Science Forum Committee

Working Group: Distance Education with Advanced Technologies: Four Motors,

Ontario, Wales

1990-1993 Board of Directors, McLuhan Program

1990-1991 Committee on childrens' education at Owl Television re: Getty Center for

Education in the Arts

1979-1983       Co-Chairman, Wolfenbüttel Conversations, Wolfenbüttel
1975-1979       Member, Osler Club, London
1973-1977       Member, Canada Club, London
                        Member, Canada U. K. Chamber of Commerce, London
                        President, Canadian Universities Society of Great Britain, London
                        Trustee, Canada Scholarship, Peterhouse, Cambridge
                        Trustee, Canadian Centennial Scholarship, London
1971-1977       Member, Royal Commonwealth Society

1971 Organiser (No. 2), Renaissance '71, University of Toronto, (first nation-wide

festival of student culture with 12 symphonies, 2 operas, 8 plays, c. 600 paintings,

500 photographs)

1970 Chairman, Conference on French Canada, York University, broadcast across

Canada on CBC

1969 Chairman, Conference on French Canada, York University, broadcast across