Program Schedule
14.11.–16.11.2025
Venue: Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nürnberg
Venue: Lange Gasse 20, 90403 Nürnberg
Day 1. Friday, 14 November 2025
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.
Day 2. Saturday, 15 November 2025
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
Day 3. Sunday, 16 November 2025
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
Focus Group Details
« The Matter of Knowledge »
Prof. Uluǧ Kuzuoǧlu
Group Members: CHAN Tsz Kit, LI Yixiang, OLIVOTTO Federica, and XIE Yun
« Transnational History & Universal Language Projects »
Prof. Andrea Bréard & Prof. Joshua Fogel
Group Members: DAI Alan, DAUDJEE Zahid, DONG Ziang, and Dr. LIN Fangru
« Structures and Mappings of Chinese Script »
Prof. Zev Handel
Group Members: Dr. CHEN Wei, MOLINA Nerina Piedra, Dr. WNUK Zuzanna
« Traditions of Philology »
Prof. Michael Höckelmann
Group Members: Dr. GUSTAVSSON Rickard, JIN Qiran, and LIEFKE Lena
« Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Chinese Character Processing »
Prof. Zhong Yurou & Prof. Johann-Mattis List
Group Members: KESSLER Florian, Dr. MÜNNING Mariana Christina, LI Ling, and YANG Guang