First Conference of the Black Sea Project “The Economic and Social Development of the Port-Cities of the Northern Black Sea Coast, Late 18th –Beginning of the 20th century”

Members of the Research Institute of Urban History Victoria Konstantinova and Igor Lyman attended the First International Scientific Conference “The Economic and Social Development of the Port-Cities of the Northern Black Sea Coast, Late 18th –Beginning of the 20th century” (22-25 September 2013), which was held in Odessa in frames of the project «The Black Sea and its port-cities, 1774-1914. Development, convergence and linkages with the global economy».

The Organising Committee

Dr Evrydiki Sifneos (coordinator of the research of the northern Black Sea coast, National Research Foundation)

Professor Gelina Harlaftis (project coordinator, Ionian University)

Sofronis Paradeisopoulos (Hellenic Foundation for Culture – Odessa Branch)

Lilya Bilousova, (State Archive of Odessa Region)

The project “The Black Sea and its port-cities from the 18th to the 20th century. Development, convergence and linkages with the global economy” is included in the Thalis Programme "Reinforcement of the Interdisciplinary and/or inter-institutional Research and Innovation" of the operational action “Education and Life Long Learning” which is co-sponsored by the E.U. and the Greek Ministry of Education.

Read more about the conference:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hfcodessa/sets/72157636144025634/

http://blacksea.gr/conferences