The Conference 2003 in numbers and our acknowledgements

A Conference lasting 15 days, with 600 participants from 18 countries, 56 speakers, 41 workshops, 13 posters, 6 theatre companies (3 of them came from abroad), 8 student film presentations (from 2 different festivals), 7 performances (2 of which took place in Athenian theatres), a 28-member Organizational Committee, an 11-member Advisory Committee, a 5-member feedback group, 22 volunteers, 30 interpreters, 9 translators, 12 collaborating organizations, 13 cooperating Athenian theatres, 2 graphic artists, 1 publishing house, 110 pages on a 2- language website, 4.64 Gb PC files and 10 months of preparation with no constant funding, probably owes many thanks to many different people and organizations, especially when everyone who helped organize and realize this Conference offered time and knowledge without payment.

Therefore, our thanks are honest and not a formality. We would like to thank the public sponsors, the local municipalities, the Theatres e.t.c. that helped us with the funding of the Conference.

We would especially like to mention the part played by the Advisory Committee of the Conference, the Attica District Educational Directorate, the Eastern Attica Local Directorate of Secondary Education, the "Olympic Education" program, the MELINA project, the "General Secretariat for the Youth" and the "Theatre Education Network of Hellenic Teachers" who supported the organizational committee throughout the Conference.
We would also like to thank all the collaborating organizations, associations, theatre groups, and Athenian theatres, that enriched the Conference with their participation and continue to support the "Theatre and Education" project as it treads through difficult times for the arts in education.

Special thanks goes to the "Arsakeio Schools", which generously hosted the Conference and to the "Theatro Technis", which hosted the performance of the "Bosnian Peace" by the Mostar Youth Theatre, the proceeds of which were donated to a school in Palestine.

The contribution of the speakers, the facilitators, the interpreters and the translators, the volunteers and, of course, the members of the Organizational Committee, was crucial to the smooth running of the Conference. Many thanks to all.

Nikos Govas
Athens Conference 2003 Coordinator

Conference 2003 was organized by:

"education & theatre" project
Attica District Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education
Eastern Attica Directorate of Secondary Education
Theatre Education Network of Hellenic Teachers

Associated partners:

"Olympic education" project
International Educational Relations, Ministry of Education
"MELINA" project
General Secretariat for Adult Education
General Secretariat for Youth
"Let's Go Cinema!" project
UNIMA Puppet Association
OIELE Teachers Association
NGO ARSIS

Conference 2003 Advisory Committee

Ashwell Marigold, University of Reading, Arts Council UK
Avdeliodis Dimos, film director
Filippoglou Kostas, actor, Theatre de Complicite teacher
Govaris Christos, Aegean University
Gregoriadou Smaro, music teacher, composer
Kokkinou Anna, actress
Kondoyanni Alkistis, University of Thessaly
Mpiniaris Yorgos, actor, theatre teacher
Paizis Nikos, "MELINA" project
Papadamaki Apostolia, choreographer
Somers John, University of Exeter

Organisation Committee

Nikos Govas, "education & theatre" project coordinator
Maria Adam, teacher
Vassiliki Demertzi, language and theatre arts teacher
Anthi Georgiadou, teacher
Betty Giannouli, sociology teacher
Flora Kaklamani, teacher,
Georgina Kakoudaki, actress, theatre arts official National Theatre
Georgia Kakourou-Chroni, "Koumantarios" National Art Gallery of Sparti
Mary Kaldi, secondary teacher
Andreas Kassetas, secondary teacher, OIELE Association
Mina Kranaki, secondary teacher
Dimitris Labaditis, ICT teacher
Christiana Lanara, teacher, Theatre Education Network Executive
Georgia Loukopoulou, secondary teacher
Stathis Markopoulos, "Unima" Puppet Association
Natassa Merkouri, secondary teacher
Antigone Morou, language and theatre arts teacher
Christina Mouratidou, actress, therapist
Spyros Mpoundouris, secondary teacher
Christina Ntaflou, theatre arts student
Adam Papaspyrou, music teacher Theatre Education Network Executive
Eleftheria Pissanou, secondary teacher
Korina Prevedouraki, "education and museum" project
Yannis Sideris, secondary teacher
Fani Stassinopoulou, teacher
Rika Vlachou, General Secretariat for Youth Education Department
Yota Zografou, secondary teacher

Conference coordinator:
Nikos Govas

Conference was sponsored by:

Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat for Adult Education, General Secretariat for Youth, Olympic Education Project, Melina Project, Theatre Education Network of Hellenic Teachers, EIN, E ELME Association, OIELE Association, Arsakeia Schools, Moraites Schools, Jean D' Arc Schools, METAIXMIO Editions, Theatro NOTOS, Theatro NEOU KOSMOU, Theatro SFENDONI, Theatro TECHNIS, Strofilia wines, Municipalities of Korydallos and Rentis