4th International Mental Map Conference

Timișoara, October 14-15, 2011
Hotelul Casa Leone, conference hall (str. Eroilor de la Tisa nr. 67)

ProProgram / first draft /
Friday, October 14

13:00 – 14:00 Book presentation
Sorin Adam Matei: Idei de schimb, European Institute Press, Iasi
Invited guests: dr. Sorin Adam Matei and dr. Robert Reisz
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee break
14:15 – 14:30 Official opening of the conference
14:30 – 15:45 First panel
Dúll Andrea, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Research in environmental psychology in Hungary
Ilin Corina, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Research in environmental psychology in Romania
Matei Sorin A., Purdue University, USA
Ungureanu Ștefan, Transylvanian University of Braşov, Romania
Mental Maps and life histories: narrative, memory, and space
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:15 Second panel
Gerkensmeyer Torben, University of Bremen, Germany
Towards individualized outdoor navigation assistance for people with
Alzheimer’s disease

Antal Zsófia, Corvinus University from Budapest, Hungary
Stuck – the Mental Map of Budapest’s transport
Vörösmary Virág, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Movement – space
Balázs János, Corvinus University from Budapest, Hungary
Influence of residential estates on the urban segregation – case of a
district of Budapest
17:15 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 18:15 Third panel
Letenyei László, Corvinus University from Budapest, Hungary
Rethinking online survey data collection based on the methodology
adapted from the field of mental mapping

Dukász Magor, Integratio Foundation, Timi oara
Mental Map Editor 2.0 – software in development
18:15 – 19:30 Workshop on future research and financial possibilities.
Invited speaker: Nagy Gábor Dániel, Southern Great Plains Region
Social Research Association, Hungary
19:30 – 21:00 Conference dinner

Saturday, October 15

10:00 – 12:00 Workshop on future research and financial possibilities. Conclusions