Overview

• Organisers have invited abstracts by August 10 via the official conference website to secure presentation slots
• The conference’s thematic sessions will explore conservation techniques, digitization workflows, metadata standards, palaeography, AI-integrated archival practices
• Participants will adopt the New Delhi Declaration on Manuscript Heritage to guide future stewardship efforts
• Expert working groups will be formed to focus on decipherment, translation, conservation, digital preservation of manuscripts
• The Manuscript Research Partner programme will engage emerging researchers through script labs, hands-on training and digital content projects