This panel is organized to bring together scholars and analysts to comment on the recent conversion of the Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque from the perspective of architectural history in geopolitical context.

What is the building’s significance for Byzantine, early and late Ottoman, Republican and contemporary Turkish architecture? How will the Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque in 2020 impact its use, global and local public meaning, place in the city and nearby monuments, physical attributes, Byzantine mosaics, Christian and Muslim symbols, marble floor, and acoustics, among other things? What effects did the building’s recent conversion make in different areas of historical studies? Are there comparable examples elsewhere in the world?

Speakers will make 8-minute presentations in the rough chronological order of their historical field of expertise and comment on the contemporary decision from the perspectives of their own scholarly work and study area. After a discussion where speakers respond to each other, the panel will conclude with a Q and A session.

Panelists in order of presentation:

Namık Erkal TED University in AnkaraBissera Pentcheva Stanford UniversityChristina Maranci Tufts UniversityMaria Georgopoulou American School of Classical Studies at AthensSevil Enginsoy Istanbul Bilgi UniversityÇiğdem Kafesçioğlu Boğaziçi UniversityBelgin Turan Middle East Technical UniversityPeter Christensen Co-Moderator, University of RochesterNikos Magouliotis ETH ZurichEsra Akcan Co-Moderator, Cornell UniversityMesut Dinler Politecnico di TorinoMücahit Bilici City University of New YorkBülent Batuman Bilkent UniversityThe panel is organized by the Institute for European Studies of Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University. Funding is provided by the Central New York Humanities Corridor, as part of the multi-year event series "New Approaches to Scholarship and Pedagogy of Ottoman and Turkish Architecture" organized by Esra Akcan (Cornell University) and Peter Christensen (University of Rochester).

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El “Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2” es un evento académico virtual a realizarse los días 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2020, de 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC/Ottawa) o 13:00 a 17:00 (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), que busca brindar un espacio en el cual investigadores en el área de SARS-CoV-2 presenten sus avances mas recientes en investigación en el tema, ante la comunidad científica Latinoamericana. El evento es organizado por la Asociación Colombiana de Virología (ACV), en colaboración con el Programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos (Latin American Studies Program – LASP) de Cornell University, y contará con investigadores de América Latina, Europa y Estados Unidos de América. La mayoría de las charlas se impartirán en español o si están en inglés estarán pregrabadas y subtituladas en español.

Los conferencistas confirmados aparecen a continuación.

The "Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2" is a virtual academic event to be held on September 16 and 17, 2020, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC) or 13:00 to 17:00 hours (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), that seeks to provide a space in which researchers in the SARS-CoV- 2 field share with Latin American scientific community their most recent research advances in this topic. The event is organized by the Colombian Virology Association (ACV), in collaboration with Latin American Studies Program (LASP) at Cornell University, and will feature researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States of America. The majority of talks will be given in Spanish or if in English will be pre-recorded and subtitled in Spanish.

Confirmed speakers are listed below:

Zulma Cucunubá, MD, PhD (Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK)Alexis Kalergis, PhD (Director, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Chile)Javier Jaimes, DVM, MS, MBA, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Gina Polo, DVM, MS, PhD (Grupo de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia)José Usme-Ciro, PhD (Centro de Investigación en Salud para el Trópico, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia)José Mateus, PhD (La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, USA)Jaime Castellanos, PhD (Instituto de Virología, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia)Abrrey Monreal, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Patricia Silverya, PhD (School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)Andres Moreira-Soto, DVM, PhD (Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Alemania)Diana Castaño, PhD (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia y School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA)

Enlace de registro / Registration link:

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o89kLpggQV26JjRDAAgoIg

Después de registrarse, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con información sobre cómo unirse al seminario web / After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

El “Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2” es un evento académico virtual a realizarse los días 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2020, de 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC/Ottawa) o 13:00 a 17:00 (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), que busca brindar un espacio en el cual investigadores en el área de SARS-CoV-2 presenten sus avances mas recientes en investigación en el tema, ante la comunidad científica Latinoamericana. El evento es organizado por la Asociación Colombiana de Virología (ACV), en colaboración con el Programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos (Latin American Studies Program – LASP) de Cornell University, y contará con investigadores de América Latina, Europa y Estados Unidos de América. Las charlas se impartirán en español.

Los conferencistas confirmados aparecen a continuación.

The "Simposio Latinoamericano de Avances de Investigación en SARS-CoV-2" is a virtual academic event to be held on September 16 and 17, 2020, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (NYC) or 13:00 to 17:00 hours (COT, Colombia (UTC-5:00) ), that seeks to provide a space in which researchers in the SARS-CoV- 2 field share with Latin American scientific community their most recent research advances in this topic. The event is organized by the Colombian Virology Association (ACV), in collaboration with Latin American Studies Program (LASP) at Cornell University, and will feature researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States of America. The talks will be given in Spanish.

Confirmed speakers are listed below:

Zulma Cucunubá, MD, PhD (Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK)Alexis Kalergis, PhD (Director, Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Chile)Javier Jaimes, DVM, MS, MBA, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Gina Polo, DVM, MS, PhD (Grupo de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Universidad de La Salle, Colombia)José Usme-Ciro, PhD (Centro de Investigación en Salud para el Trópico, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia)José Mateus, PhD (La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, USA)Jaime Castellanos, PhD (Instituto de Virología, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia)Abrrey Monreal, PhD (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, USA)Patricia Silverya, PhD (School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)Andres Moreira-Soto, DVM, PhD (Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Alemania)Diana Castaño, PhD (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia y School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA)Enlace de registro / Registration link:

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o89kLpggQV26JjRDAAgoIg

Después de registrarse, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con información sobre cómo unirse al seminario web / After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.