9 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome Speech 

Prof. Andrea Bréard (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

9.30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Opening Keynote « 字 and the Paradox of Universalism »

 Prof. Zev Handel (University of Washington)

Coffee Break 11 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Interactive Session « From Morse Code to Unicode: Labor, Data, and 字 » 

Prof. Uluǧ Kuzuoǧlu (Washington University in St. Louis)

Lunch 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

2 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Focus Group Sections – Paper and Project Discussions 

Coffee Break 4 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.

9 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Keynote Talk « Abolish 字? Adopt Esperanto? »

 Prof. Joshua Fogel (Professor emeritus, York University)

Coffee Break 10.30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Interactive Session « No Rhyme, No Reason? 字 and National Language »  

Prof. Michael Höckelmann (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Lunch 12.30 p.m. – 13.30 p.m.

1.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Keynote Talk « Anti-Linear Writing: Seal, QR code and 字 » 

Prof. Zhong Yurou (University of Toronto)

3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Focus Group Sections – Poster Preparation

Beer & Poster Walk 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

8 p.m. Group Dinner

9 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Keynote Talk « 字 and the Search for a Logical Structure » 

by Prof. Andrea Bréard (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Coffee Break 10.30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Interactive Session « Processing and Analyzing 字 with Computers » 

by Prof. Johann-Mattis List (University of Passau)

12.30 p.m.–1 p.m. Closing Remarks

Lunch 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

2 p.m. Afternoon Guided Tour – Germanisches Nationalmuseum 

Kartäusergasse 1, 90402 Nürnberg