ASAP/2 was held at the University of Trier, Germany, on October 28-30 2010. A symposium of featuring the work of approximately 30 scholars, ASAP/2 focused on innovation in contemporary arts and their dialogue with the past. The symposium was organized by Hilary Dannenberg, Professor of English Literature.  The symposium featured talks by Mieke Bal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Jürgen Meier, Artistic Director of the Leipzig Light Festivals of 2009 and 2010. Special events included a showing of Mère Folle: A Film by Mieke Bal and Michelle Williams Gamaker, a tour of the Roman Imperial Baths, and dinner at Wirtshaus Zur Glocke, one of Trier’s oldest restaurants.