DiPP2025: Digital Heritage - Burgas 2025

The fifteenth international conference "Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage" – DiPP2025 will be held from September 25 to 28, 2025, in Burgas.

Organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, under the patronage of UNESCO and with the support of the "Scientific Research" Fund (CP-06-MNF/2 of 06.06.2025) and the Burgas Municipality, the conference is shaping up to be a key event in the field of digitization of cultural and scientific heritage.

DiPP2025 sets the ambitious goal of presenting the latest innovations, projects, and scientific developments related to the digital documentation, archiving, presentation, and preservation of the world"s and national tangible and intangible cultural and scientific heritage. Particular attention will be paid to ensuring free access to digitized national cultural and scientific heritage, as well as to the implementation of sustainable policies for its long-term digital storage and preservation. The repeated mention of this key aspect in the official announcement underscores its exceptional importance to the organizers.

Invited speakers include Dr. Giuliano Guffrida from the Vatican Apostolic Library, Prof. Dr. Ioannis Pratikakis from Democritus University of Thrace, and Prof. Dr. Marco Scarpa from the University of Messina, who will share their expert knowledge and present innovative projects and technological developments in the field of digital paleography. The participation of these prominent specialists promises a high level of discussion and exchange of experience.

The official opening of the prestigious scientific event DiPP2025 is scheduled for September 25, 2025, at 12:30 PM, at the "Sea Casino" Cultural Center in Burgas. The atmosphere is expected to be filled with anticipation and excitement for the upcoming presentations and discussions.

Co-organizers of the conference are:

• Regional Academic Center of BAS-Burgas;
• Regional Historical Museum – Burgas;
• Burgas Free University;
• The "Peyo Yavorov" Regional Library, Burgas,
• and Burgas State University "Prof. A. Zlatarov".

This broad coalition of institutions underscores the inter-institutional nature of the initiative and its significance for the region.

Accompanying events to the conference include:

• 16th National Information Day "Open Science, Open Data, Open Access, Bulgarian Open Science Cloud"
• 4th Information Day "Research Infrastructure Services in the Humanities and Social Sciences",

organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS, to present scientific results achieved under the project "National Interdisciplinary Research E-Infrastructure for Resources and Technologies for Bulgarian Linguistic and Cultural Heritage, integrated within the European infrastructures CLARIN and DARIAH (KLADA-BG)". These events will complement the main program and provide additional opportunities for the exchange of information and expertise.