Conference Organisers

Organising institutions:
SIEF
Elphinstone Institute for Ethnology, Folklore, and Ethnomusicology, University of Aberdeen

Host institution:
Elphinstone Institute for Ethnology, Folklore, and Ethnomusicology, University of Aberdeen

SIEF2025 Congress convenor:
Thomas A. McKean (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)

Local Organising Committee:
Thomas McKean (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Alison Sharman (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Mary Cane (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Frances Wilkins (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Nicolas Le Bigre (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Lauren Hossack (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Claire Needler (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Kaitlyn Woodruff (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Mary Stratman (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Sheila Young (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Eilidh Whiteford (Elphinstone Institute/True North (Scotland) Ltd)
Brenna Shay Quinton (University of Aberdeen)
Jim Brown (Elphinstone Institute/Expressing Scotland)
Simon Gall (Elphinstone Institute/Expressing Scotland)

Scientific Committee:
Marie Sandberg (Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen)
Irina Stahl (Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy)
Sophie Elpers (Meertens Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
Dani Schrire (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Nicolas Le Bigre (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Tatiana Argounova-Low (University of Aberdeen)
Daniela Salvucci (Free University of Bolzano-Bozen)
Thomas McKean (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Athanasios Barmpalexis (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Frances Wilkins (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)

Curators of the audiovisual programme:
Frances Wilkins (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Mary Stratman (Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen)
Brenna Shay Quinton (University of Aberdeen)

Conference administrators:
NomadIT: Alix Hargreaves-Brough, Triinu Mets, Carlotta Ottonello, James Howard, Sebastian Mikael Magagni, Daniel Boa Nova, Morgan Mattingly, Johann Sander Puustusmaa, Elaine Morley, Winfred Nyokabi Kiranga, Kristjan Lorentson, Jaan Eerik Sõmermaa, Douglas Santos da Silva, Owen Mwongera, Mokgaetji Margueritte Pitjeng