27 July 2026 to 1 August 2026
Göttingen
Europe/Berlin timezone

Preliminary Programme

   Monday, 27/7 Tuesday, 28/7 Wednesday, 29/7 Thursday, 30/7     Friday, 31/7 Saturday, 1/8 Sunday, 2/8
9-10.30

7:30 registration
(Emmy-Noether-Saal)
10:00 opening speeches 
and IACS awards
Presidential address

AULA

9:00 Archaeology (Eichner)
9:30 Christian Art (Zielińska)
10:00 Monasticism (Dilley)
ZHG
9:00 Coptic Bible (Feder)
9:30 Coptic Literature (Lundhaug)
10:00 Copto-Arabic Studies (Pilette)
10:30 Ethiopic Literary Production (Ambu)
ZHG
 
9:00 Coptic History (Farag)
9:30 Gnosticism and Manichaeism (Crégheur)
10:00 Copts in Modern History (van Doorn-Harder)
ZHG
9:00 Coptic Linguistics (Miroshnikov)
9:30 Coptic Papyrology (Garel)
10:00 Coptology and Digital Humanities (Schroeder)
ZHG

10-12 IACS Business Meeting

ZHG

 Optional Post-Congress Excursions,
 e.g. Coptic Monastery Brenkhausen,
Hildesheim or Hannover Museums (individual visits)*

*The organisers will be happy to provide information and advice on logistics for any of these excursions.

10.30-11 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
11-12.30 6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
11.00-11.30
Coffee Break
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
 12.30-14  Lunch Break Lunch Break  11:30-13:00 
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
Lunch Break Lunch Break Optional Post-Congress Excursions, e.g. Coptic Monastery Brenkhausen,
Hildesheim or Hannover Museums (individual
visits)*
14-16 6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
Optional Activities:
 
1. Visit to manuscripts in the University Library
2. Student-curated exhibition on the History of Egyptology and Coptic Studies in Göttingen
3. City Tour (Focus: Göttingen and the Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs)



6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
 16-16.30 Coffee Break   Coffee Break   Coffee Break   Coffee Break
 16.30-18 6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
 
 6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
 6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
6 Parallel Sessions
ZHG
 
 19   Reception
Altes Rathaus
 
 Conference Dinner
Alte Mensa