Preliminary Conference Programme
Monday 22 June 2026 – Campus Citadelle
| 15h-16h: | Excursion – Tour of the Citadelle |
| 16h-16h30: | Registration |
| 16h30-17h: | Welcome Talks |
| 17h-18h: | Keynote 1 – Nagwa Metwally – « Cryptographic Writing in Ancient Egypt » |
| 18h-19h: | Welcome cocktail |
Tuesday 23 June 2026 – Logis du roi
| 9h15-10h15: | Keynote 2 – Peter Stokes – « Unsolved Problems in HTR » |
| 10h15-10h45: | Coffee break |
| 10h45-11h45: | Session 1 « From transcription to decryption: AI in action » |
| 11h45-12h15: | Lightning talks |
| 12h15-14h: | Lunch + Machine exhibition |
| 14h-15h20: | Session 2 « Early modern crypology: practices » |
| 15h20-15h50: | Coffee break + Machine exhibition |
| 15h50-16h50: | Session 3 « Early modern cryptology: influences » |
| 19h30: | Dinner at Brasserie Jules |
Wednesday 24 June 2026 – Logis du roi
| 9h15-10h15: | Keynote 3 – Agathe Couderc – « ‘The Entente Cipher Bureaus » cooperation during WWI » |
| 10h15-10h45: | Coffee break + Machine exhibition |
| 10h45-12h05: | Session 4 « Processing cryptology » |
| 12h05-13h: | Lunch |
| 13h-14h: | Poster Session |
| 14h-15h20: | Session 5 « 20th century cryptology » |
| 15h20-15h50: | Coffee break |
| 15h50-16h50: | Keynote 4 – Daniel Larsen – « Codes, Ciphers and Cultures of Secrecy » |
| 17h-17h30: | HistoCrypt Forum |
| 19h30: | Conference dinner at Le Quai |
Thursday 25 June 2026 – Excursion around WWI Heritage
| 8h45: | Departure from Amiens |
| 10h: | Visit of Péronne’s memorial |
| 12h: | Lunch (included in the excursion fees) |
| 13h: | Memorial Tour – Lochnagar mine (mine hole), Thiepval Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial (including the trench « St John’s Road ») |
| 18h30: | Return to Amiens |