Invited Speakers and Topics.  Those invited to speak at the conference and the topics that they will consider are listed below in alphabetical order.  Note that this is not the final program for the conference.  All of the speakers have agreed to participate in the meeting. 

             Albert J. Ammerman, Colgate University, Rethinking the origins of Venice.

             Patricia Fortini Brown, Princeton University, Legends on the origins of Venice in the chronicle tradition.

             Roberto Cecchi, Superintendent of Architecture in Venice, Placing the first Basilica of San Marco in context.

             Maurizia De Min, Superintendency of Architecture in Venice, The earliest architecture in Venice as revealed by archaeology.

             Rupert Housely, University of Glasgow, Scotland, Reconstructing the vegetation at early sites in Venice: the exploitation of plants and trees.

             Peter Kuniholm, Cornell University, Dendochronology and Venice.

             Jennifer Mass, SUNY at Buffalo, Early glass in Venice.

             Charles E. McClennen, Colgate University, The Lagoon of Venice: placing the archaeological sites in environmental context.

             Juergen Schulz, Brown University, Urbanism of early Venice.

             Michela Sediari, Music Conservatory in Venice, Rereading the ancient sources on Venice.

             David Whitehouse, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, Chair and discussant.