GLOBAL CONNECTION!
Join us online for an immersive experience at this Big Stuff Heritage conference!
Follow all live lectures and discussions from the main conference in Ghent, and engage directly in real-time Q&A sessions.
Participate in dynamic interactions between the main conference and our Asia-Pacific hub in Perth. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversation, no matter where you are!
Tue 14/10
Keynote
9.30-10.30 AM, CET
Rodney Harisson
Industrial heritage for just green transition
Talk
11.00-11.30 AM, CET
Hannah O'Toole
Historic Working Machinery, from steam to cotton: our mission to retain skills and knowledge
Talk
11.30-12.00 AM, CET
Pieter Gurdebeke
The rise and fall of the West-Flanders Steam Engine Asociation : historical overview and lessons
Wed 15/10
Talk
9.30-10.00 AM, CET
Manuel Duran & Robby Houben
Working machinery at the War Heritage Institute
Talk
10.00-10.30 AM, CET
Réjean Demers
Canadair North Star C-54GM
Talk
11.00-11.30 AM, CET
Peter Van Wichelen
More than real: using augmented reality to put machines back to work at Baasrode Shipyards
Talk
11.30-12.00 AM, CET
Morena Scaglia
The craft of ‘Scauda Ciò’: assembling metal bridges with nails
Thu 16/10
Ghent meets Perth -discussion
9.00-10.00 AM, CET
Theme
Collaborative Frameworks and Ecosystems for Preserving Traditional Skills
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Lightning talks (live-streamed from Ghent)
​Catherine Cartmell & Jim Mitchel
A Well-Oiled Machine? Skills Succession in Scotland
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Jorijn Neyrinck
How to forge the kills for crafting futures - experiences and perspectives from of a Belgian living heritage bridgebuilder
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Discussion
Moderated by Ellie Swinkbank, Mark Watson & Jorijn Neyrinck
Talk
10.00-10.30 AM, CET
Luca Hoare
Reassessing values for heritage vehicles
Talk
11.00-11.30 AM, CET
Daniel Schneider
Preserving worker skills in the industrial manufacture of wood printing type
Talk
11.30-12.00 AM, CET
Jantiene van Elk & Michelle Baggerman
Tilburg textile heritage: trainees and One Point lessons
Fri 17/10
Talk
9.30-10.00 AM, CET
Karen Fisher & Mathilda Vaughan
Beyond steampunk: keeping heritage machines at Museums Victoria really moving
Talk
10.00-10.30 AM, CET
Vic Bervoets
From machines to hands: knowlegde and skill transmission in Maker Spaces
Talk
11.00-11.30 AM, CET
Luis Sempere
Operation of an old campaign military radio station
Talk
11.30-12.00 AM, CET
Mike Clarke
The craftsman’s place in the Industrial Revolution