Time Schedule of the conference

Download the PDF file with a list of all participants.

First Day: Thursday, 20 October 2016

9:00 - 9:30: Registration / Welcome coffee / Sweet breakfast
Selection of Danish pastries (custard crown with hazelnut, cinnamon swirl, apricot crown, apple trellis), & home-baked muffins (raspberry & coconut, lemon & poppyseed, cherry & almond)

9:30-  13:00: Plenum

9:30 - 9:50: Opening Addresses (Trinity College: Dr. Darryl Jones; TSD Organising Comittee)

KEYNOTES PRESENTATIONS:

  • 09:50 - 10:20: Bill Hughes

  • 10:20 - 10:40: Coffee break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee & A Selection of Luxury Biscuits & Fruit Skewers -- Juicy, seasonal & tropical fruit cut into bite-sized pieces, presented on bamboo skewers

  • 10:40 - 11:10: Hans de Roos

  • 11:10 - 11:40: Paul Murray

  • 11:40 - 12:00: Coffee Break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee & A Selection of Luxury Biscuits

  • 12:00 - 12:30: Dara Downy

  • 12:30 - 13:00: Questions and Answers

13:00-15:00: Lunch (Conference participants are encouraged to explore the Dublin centre and form spontaneous lunch companies)

15:00-18:00: 3 parallel workshops

  • 15:00 - 15:25: Speaker 1

  • 15:25 - 15:50: Speaker 2

  • 15:50 - 16:10: Coffee Break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee & Mini-Deserts -- a tempting selection of bite-sized mini-desserts, includes fruit tartlets, chocolate dipped profiteroles, mini fruit cupcakes & chocolate fudge brownies

  • 16:10 - 16:35: Speaker 3

  • 16:35 - 17:00: Speaker 4

  • 17:00 - 17:20: Coffee Break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee & A Selection of Luxury Biscuits & Fruit Skewers -- Juicy, seasonal & tropical fruit cut into bite-sized pieces, presented on bamboo skewers

  • 17:20 - 17:45: Speaker 5

  • Workshop A: Villain or Hero: Vampires in the Late 20th and 21st Century. President: Gordon Melton
    Speakers: Gordon Melton, Magdalena Grabias, Victoria Amador, Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Jillian Wingfield

  • Workshop B: The Birth of a Legend. President: Bill Hughes
    Speakers: Fiona Subotsky, Maria Parrino, Marcia Heloisa Amarante

combined with:

  • Workshop C: Dracula and Gothic Fan Tourism. President: Duncan Light.
    Speakers: Duncan Light, Hans de Roos (Presenting a paper by Florin Nechita, Brasov, and a presentation on the true location of Castle Dracula). Further attendants: Documentary Filmers Jason Figis (Dublin), Constantin Wulff & Johannes Holzhausen (Austria).

Second Day: Friday, 21 October 2016

9:00 - 9:30:  Welcome coffee / Savoury breakfast
 Selection of ham & cheese croissants and premium sausage rolls

9:30 - 13:00 PlENUM / KEYNOTES PRESENTATIONS:

  • 09:30 - 10:00: Clive Bloom

  • 10:00 - 10:30: Bogdan Popa

  • 10:30 - 10:50: Coffee Break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee &  A Selection of Luxury Biscuits & Fruit Skewers 

  • 10:50 - 11:00: Announcements regarding the sightseeing tours of Saturday 22 October.

  • 11:00 - 11:30: Clemens Ruthner

  • 11:30 - 12:00: Damian Byrne

  • 12:00 - 12:20: Coffee Break -- Freshly brewed Tea/Coffee & A Selection of Luxury Biscuits

  • 12:20 - 12:40: Questions and Answers

  • 12:40 - 13:00: Announcements regarding the upcoming book publication about the conference.

13:00 - 14:30: Lunch (Conference participants are encouraged to explore the Dublin centre and form spontaneous lunch companies)

14:30 - 17:30: 3 parallel workshops. For time schedule and coffee break highlights, see Day 1

  • Workshop D: Dracula's Roots in East-European history, Myth and Mystery. President: Marius Crisan
    Speakers: Marius Crisan, Tanja Jurkovic, Graeme Murdock, Niels Kristian Petersen. Further attendant: Clemens Ruthner.

  • Workshop E: Mrs. Dracula - Vampire and Gender. President: Nancy Schumann
    Speakers: Laura Davidel, Nancy Schumann, Norbert Besch

combined with:

  • Workshop F: The Creative Workshop. President: Damian Byrne.
    Speakers: Fotina Morozova, Mathew Burr

Third Day: saturday, 22 October 2016

10:00 - 11:00: A short sightseeing tour of Trinity College (1 hr) - by by Fionn McGorry and the Bram Stoker Club (The gate that should not be passed; The Old Library, the story of the professor who got shot in a gun-fight, etc.)

11:15 -15:00 A guided walk through Dublin, including the places related to Bram, his family and Dracula.
The tour will be guided by volunteers from At It Again! who will also have a bookstand during the conference.
The tour is voluntary. A small fee of 10 Euros will apply to join the tour and obtain the little guide book Bram Stoker - Romping through Dracula Guide