The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will organize an International Conference on European History in Athens, Greece on December 29-31, 2004. The conference will be held in downtown Athens, within walking distance of the Acropolis (Parthenon) and other historical sites of Athens.

The main theme of the conference is European History, from ancient to modern. Papers (in English) from all areas of European history are welcome. Preferences will be given to the following areas: Ancient Greek and Roman History, Cultural History, Arts History, Economic, Political and Social History, Sports History (History of Olympic Games), Historiography, Historic Preservation and the Future of Historical Studies. Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings.

The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, conference material, 2 lunches, and a dinner on the Night of December 29th. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, planned tours to historical sites will be organized. A special evening is organized on Thursday December 30th with live Greek music and dinner. On Friday 31st, 2004 a gala dinner will be held under the Acropolis to celebrate NEW YEAR’S EVE. The cost of these optional activities will be announced later.