The Congress is organized by:

Tbilisi State University’s Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology

Ilia State University’s Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies

Georgian National Academy of Sciences

Financial support from the

Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia

Co-sponsor:

 Ivane Javakhihvili Tbilisi State University

Georgian National Academy of Sciences

Ilia State University’s 

Project leader:

Giorgi Cheishvili, director of the Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology

ORGANISING  COMMITTEE

Chair:

R. Metreveli – Academician, Vice-President of Georgian National Academy  of  Sciences

Co-Chair:

G. Sharvashidze – Professor, Rector of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State  University

Members:

H.  E.  Shio  (Mujiri)  –  Patriarchal  Locum  Tenes,  Metropolitan  of Seneki  and  Chkhorotsku

Z. Abashidze – Professor, Director of Korneli Kekelidze National Center  of  Manuscripts

A.  Arabuli  –  Academician,  Georgian  National  Academy  of  Sciences

G. Arakhamia– Professor, Head of Scientific-Organizational Department,  Georgian  National Academy  of  Sciences

T.  Belashvili  –  Professor

I.  Brachuli  –  Professor,  Rector  of  St.  Andrew’s  Georgian  Uni versity

N.  Gaprindashvili  –  Professor,  Dean  of  Faculty  of  Humanities, Ivane  Javakhishvili Tbilisi  State  University

G. Zviadadze – Archpriest, Rector of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary

F.  Kalandarishvili  –  Doctor  of  Sciences,  Head  of Administration of  Georgian  National Academy  of  Sciences

D. Lordkipanidze – Academician, Director General of the National Museum  of  Georgia

N.  Machavariani  –  Professor,  Director  of  Arnold  Chikobava  Institute  of  Linguistics, Tbilisi  State  University

L.  Melikishvili  –  Corresponding  Member  of the Georgian  Academy of  Sciences

D. Muskhelishvili – Academician, Georgian National Academy of Sciences

I.  Ratiani  –  Professor,  Director  of  Shota  Rustaveli  Institute  of Georgian  Literature

G. Sanikidze – Professor, Director of Giorgi Tsereteli Institute of Oriental  Studies,  Ilia  State  University

M. Shanidze – Academician, Georgian National Academy of Sciences

K.  Shengelia  –  Professor,  Rector  of  Caucasus  University

G. Tcheishvili – Director of Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, Tbilisi  State  University

E.  Khintibidze  –  Academician,  Georgian  National  Academy  of Sciences

E. Javelidze – Academician, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Language, Literature, and Art of Georgian National Academy  of  Sciences