Cyprus

• Research
• Dialogue
• Project development on a fragmental basis

1) Inernational Conference on Typography & Visual Communication
ICTVC is established worldwide as a major event that explores the world of typography and visual communication. Since its inception, people from diverse fields and different disciplines with a passion for visual language research, education, and practice, contribute to the conference.
ICTVC attracts speakers and delegates on an international scale, and from a wide range of disciplines related to typography and design. The high quality of presentations is a hallmark of the conference.http://ictvc.org/
2) Hyphen, a typographic forum, was first published in 1998. It welcomes papers on ty­pog­ra­phy and graphic communication and contributions at the meeting places between typography and other disciplines. Hyphen is currently pub­lished by the Institute for the Study of Typography and Visual Communication.http://istvc.org/hyphien-a-typographic-forum.html
3) Exhibitions (Against Lethe, Design Museum Thessaloniki, ICTVC exhibitions), presentations (academic and professional talks) and workshops (light letterpress, typedesign etc)

The first activity of AAISCS was a conference with the title ‘’Brain, Mind and Culture’’ organised in 2004 in Limassol. The next event promoted by AAISCS is the organization together with the University of Cyprus of a joint 3-day conference of two European COST Actions focusing on methods for brain imaging and its application to understanding higher human brain function, including Consciousness, in Limassol in November/December 2009.
There are five distinct scientific projects in progress exclusively at LHBD-C. AAISCS provides supports and/or collaborates in 10 other projects, some with LHBD-J (until September 2009) and other research centres in Europe, Australia and North America. All these projects involve detailed analysis of MEG data. These project range from the study of facial affect processing in normal and schizophrenic subjects, the identification of responses by stimuli places in areas of the visual field with scotoma in V1, to processing of data from attempts to move limbs above and below complete lesions in paraplegic subjects and longitudinal responses in a picture naming tasks of patients recovering from stroke.

Some projects/activities carried out: (Actions concerning landscape issues are noted separately)  Implementation of the Laona Project (Phases I to IV) 1989-94, funded by MEDSPA-LIFE Programmes and other donors.  Organisation and implementation of a one-week study visit for an NGO group from Nepal, to study the effects of mass tourism and understand agrotourism, funded by the Sheepdrove Trust, U.K, 1998.  Study visit to Xanthe, in Northern Greece to study the potential for encouraging restoration of the old part of town, funded by the Leventis Foundation, 1998  Preparation and delivery of a seminar on cooperation with local communities as well as a site visit for the Cultural Anthropology Department of Frankfurt University, 1999.  The River Valleys (Kiládes) Project, a sustainable management plan for the Riverine Communities of Eastern Paphos, funded by LIFE ’99 and other donors.  This project aimed to assist the regeneration of seven communities by enhancing their natural and cultural heritage, 1999-2002.  Bipartite cooperation between eastern Paphos and Sitia in Crete, for sustainable development and eco-tourism, funded by the Greek Ministry of Planning and Environment, 2001-2002.  Experimental introduction of training on Quantitative Decision Modelling for rural land uses. A bi- communal project involving Greek and Turkish Cypriots, funded by UNOPS, 2004.  The role of the LEADER programme and Local Action Groups in Rural Development, conference co-organised with the EU Commission, The Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of Cyprus, and the European Landowners’ Organisation (ELO), 2005.  Sustainable Rehabilitation of abandoned Mines and Quarries, bi-communal project funded by UN, 2008-09 involving a Think Tank with experts from both communities.  Mapping of Cultural elements in the Cypriot landscape, funded by Department of Town Planning, 2010-11  Training of Young farmers in biodiversity issues, funded by the Department of Agriculture, 2011,  Promoting Phytiotiko weaving in cooperation with Phyti community.  A series of activities starting in 2011 involving filming of the weaving process, discussions with the community, a seminar in cooperation with Frederick University in 2013, and securing the inclusion of phytiotiko on our National List of Intangible Heritage, in line with UNESCO procedure. Landscape actions:  Production of the first Landscape map of Cyprus, in cooperation with the University of Reading, and presentation to the involved government departments of the Ministry of Interior, 2008.  Workshop on the European Landscape Convention co-organised with the Cyprus Department of Town Planning and Housing to introduce the Convention to technocrats involved in its implementation, 2005.  Round-Table discussion on Landscape identification for technocrats led by Professor Carys Swanwick of Sheffield University, 2006.  Workshop on Landscape Character Assessment led by specialist from Reading University, 2007.  Developing a cultural Landscape map of Cyprus, 2011  Coordination of Medscapes Project (Greece, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon) to develop a common methodology for mapping landscape in the Eastern Mediterranean. Funding by European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)  Sponsoring Cypriot participation in the 2016 World Conference of ITLA (International Alliance of Terraced Landscapes) which has led to setting up a Think Tank on the potential utilisation of abandoned terraces (2015 on-going)

Main activities of LCEducational:
Provide educational programs to the employed and unemployed.
Provide specialized education and training to the workforce of small and medium enterprises.
Advisory / coordination services to institutions, organizations, businesses and individuals or groups on specialized training.
Cooperation with other organizations, universities, academies, institutes and other training centers in Cyprus and abroad, towards the realization of the purpose of LCEducational.
Development of integrated trans-European projects to promote human resources and equal opportunities.
Studies / surveys
Provision of continuing vocational training programs, subsidized by the European Social Fund, for the unemployed and special social groups.
Programs and training for skilled workers, businesses, organizations subsidized by the HRDA.
Main projects:
Women's empowerment workshops( it's an ongoing program co-organised with the municipality of Limassol and LCEducational).
Greek language skills for foreign carers(60 hour program)
Carers for people with special needs(60 hour program)
Training assistants for the elderly(90 hour program)