Deadline for summary/abstract: 1 February 2016

In May 2016, in Rijeka, Croatia, an International Industrial Heritage Conference will be organised. This conference’s main topic is Torpedo History and Heritage, and it is related to 150 years of invention (first successful testing) of Luppis-Whitehead torpedo in Rijeka. The goal of the conference is to stress the importance of preserving torpedo technology heritage all around the world. Torpedo heritage is a broad topic and on the conference we will deal with all aspects of torpedo heritage, not only as a naval weapon, but also with its significance in the development of naval strategy and naval technology, and its impact in naval strategy, from historical times to now.

This is the 7th International Industrial Heritage Conference which is held every two years, and the main organiser is Pro Torpedo, Society for promotion and preserving of Rijeka’s industrial heritage. Usually, from 100 to 150 participants from all around the world come to Rijeka’s conferences. After the conference, conference Proceedings will be published in a paper/CD form.

Rijeka is a town on the Adriatic coast and the main port of Croatia. In May, the weather is usually nice so we will organise some social activities as well. Therefore, please join us on this conference, with your paper or poster, or just as a participant, to be a part of the conference with the most renowned industrial and torpedo/navy heritage experts in the world.

For information, please visit http://www.torpedo150rijeka.org/

Download the call for papers, please click here.