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* IN VENICE, UNESCO CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF PRESERVING WORLD
HERITAGE
* CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: CULTURAL FESTIVALS/EVENTS & TOURISM
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 6-9 MARCH 2003
* 15TH INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON THE TECHNOLOGY OF STONE
CONSERVATION, VENICE, 24 APRIL - 4 JULY 2003
* GERMAN WORLD HERITAGE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED
* EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS AWARDS
EUROPEAN HERITAGE PRIZE TO DR. HENRY CLEERE
* HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS (AUSTRALIA) INCLUDED IN
WORLD'S BIGGEST MARINE RESERVE
* SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY, ANNUAL CONFERENCE
* CALENDAR


** IN VENICE, UNESCO CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF PRESERVING WORLD
HERITAGE

Paris, October 25 - Between 1978, when Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
became the first UNESCO World Heritage site, and this year, when
the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan became the latest, the World
Heritage List swelled to include a total of 730 sites of
"exceptional universal value" spread across the world's five
continents.

They include such famous places as the ancient city of Machu
Picchu (Peru), the Auschwitz concentration camp (Poland), the
Great Wall of China, the Medina of Essaouira (Morocco) and
Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and
Natural Heritage, which gave rise to the List, is 30 years old
this year. It was adopted in Paris on November 16, 1972 and came
into force in December 1975, when the minimum requirement of 20
countries had ratified it. Today, with 175 States-Parties, it is
UNESCO's most widely-backed legal instrument. To mark this
anniversary, UNESCO will hold an international congress ("Shared
Legacy, Common Responsibility") in Venice from November 14 to 16,
with the support of the Italian government and the city council.

The Congress will bring together more than 500 experts at the Cini
Foundation, on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, to
analyse the successes and problems over 30 years of applying the
Convention; to work out ways of making the Convention and
UNESCO's efforts to protect World Heritage better known; and to
strengthen future partnerships for World Heritage Conservation.

"The World Heritage Convention is a noble, vital force in the
world, fostering peaceful coexistence and honouring our past in
equal measure with our future," says UNESCO Director-General
Koïchiro Matsuura.

The coveted "world heritage" label is much more than a prestige
tag. It makes any site more popular, but also puts it under
international protection and facilitates efforts by the country
where it is located to raise international funding for its
conservation.

The World Heritage Fund thus earmarks almost $4 million a year to
help States Parties prepare the candidature of potential sites, to
send technical and expert missions to sites and to provide
emergency help for those hit by disaster.

Venice and its lagoon, which has been a World Heritage site since
1987, provides the ideal setting to assess the evolution of the
Convention, whose importance is highlighted in the preamble which
affirms that "the deterioration or disappearance of any item of
cultural or natural heritage constitutes a harmful impoverishment
of the heritage of all the nations of the world."



** CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: CULTURAL FESTIVALS/EVENTS & TOURISM
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 6-9 MARCH 2003

Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 13:30:03 +0100
Subject: Re: Conference announcement - Tourism and Cultural
Festivals/Events
From: "David PICARD( SLM)" <D.Picard@...>

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT - Call for Papers
JOURNEYS OF EXPRESSION II: CULTURAL FESTIVALS/EVENTS & TOURISM
Vienna, Austria, 6-9 March 2003

The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change at Sheffield Hallam
University, UK organises the research stream of the 12th annual
conference of the International Festival and Event Association
(IFEA) Europe held in Vienna, Austria on the 6th - 9th March 2003
and would be pleased to have you amongst the paper presenters.

After the very successful research stream organised during the
2002 conference held in Bonn, Germany we decided to continue the
experience and are glad to offer again an international discussion

platform to academics, researchers, professionals and
practitioners. In Bonn, over 150 international participants
from 23 different countries were given the opportunity to meet,
discuss and exchange their ideas and experiences around thematic
key issues and case studies.

In accordance to IFEA's members' activities and interests, the
Vienna conference will again provide a forum for discussing and
debating key issues surrounding the inter-relationship between
cultural festivals/events and tourism. Amongst the topics to be
discussed during the Vienna 2003 conference will be:

- Management, economic evaluation and planning of festivals and
events;
- Cultural festivals and events as a tool for urban and rural
regeneration;
- Expressions of heritage, identity and place through festivals
and events;
- Developing tourism markets for arts and folk festivals;
- Festivals and events in change communication and "emotional"
marketing.

Contributions in form of case studies, evaluations or theoretical
perspectives are all acceptable. The official dead-line for the
call for abstracts is 30th October 2002. As the new year has just
started, lots of you are busy - so abstracts submitted later than
30th October will all so be considered. If you're interested in
presenting a paper during the conference, please send us an
abstract of no more than 300 words. Please email me if you would
like to discuss any ideas (d.picard@...). If you do not wish
to present a paper but want to attend the conference, you may
register as a visiting delegate.

Please find more details about the programme and registration fees
on the conference website: www.ifeaeurope.com.

Dr. David Picard
Sheffield Hallam University
School of Sport and Leisure Management
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Owen Building
Howard Street
Sheffield S1 1WB UK

Tel ++44 114 225 3973
Fax ++44 114 225 3343


** 15TH INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON THE TECHNOLOGY OF STONE
CONSERVATION, VENICE, 24 APRIL - 4 JULY 2003

From: "Elena Incerti Medici" <eim@...>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:03:52 +0200

ICCROM / IUAV / SBASDEVE / SPOMUVE / PCSV / UNESCO

15th International Course on the Technology of Stone Conservation
SC 03

Dates: approximately 24 April - 4 July 2003
Place: IUAV, Venice, Italy
Organization: ICCROM (Rome); University Institute of Architecture
of Venice (IUAV); Superintendency for Architectural, Historic,
Artistic and emo-ethno- anthropological Heritage and Landscape
Venice-Ministry of Culture (SBASDEVE); Superintendency for State
Museums Venice-Ministry of Culture (SPOMUVE);Private Committees
for the Safeguarding of Venice (PCSV)

Background:
The deterioration of historical stone material has become one of
the most pressing conservation problems today. Outdoor artifacts
and architectural surfaces are increasingly affected by changes in
environmental parameters. Scientific and technical studies,
promoted internationally over the past 30 years, have led to a
better understanding of decay processes, to a greater public
awareness and to the development of new conservation techniques.
Still, many aspects remain to be clarified and a joint effort by
conservators, conservation scientists, policy makers and local
communities is needed to preserve our cultural heritage for
future generations. This course builds on the experience and the
network created since its inception in 1976 and is continuously
updated, integrating the advances in science and technology
relating to stone conservation.

Aims:
The course has an interdisciplinary approach and is addressed to
all professionals involved in the conservation of historic stone
material. It promotes efficient collaboration and mutual
understanding among the different disciplines working in the
field. Through lectures, discussions, laboratory sessions,
demonstrations and visits, participants will be given a state-of-
the-art overview of stone conservation and integrated site
management. Active participation in a diagnostic worksite will
create a platform for true interdisciplinary cooperation between
the related specialist fields in an operational context. Extension
of the participants' own expertise and contact with conservation
professionals from different disciplines will help them to act
more effectively in this field.

Topics:
- International system for conservation
- Ethics in conservation
- Conservation policy and prevention
- Quarrying and carving techniques
- Stone material science, including applied geology & petrography
and properties of stone
- Decay mechanisms
- Diagnostic methods & condition survey
- Treatment methods and materials including new technologies for
stone conservation
- Conservation experience on various specific stone materials
- Evaluation / effectiveness of conservation treatments
- Management context for practical decision-making

REGULATIONS

Eligibility for admission:
Target group: architects, conservator-restorers, scientists and
other professionals involved in stone conservation, with at least
several years of practical working experience in the field.
Preference will be given to candidates working in the public
sector in the field of heritage preservation and the training of
experts, whose working position will allow them to disseminate the
information gained during the course. Age: generally between 25
and 45 years.

Participants:
Limited to maximum 24, 18 international participants plus a
maximum of six Italian participants; special consideration will be
given to graduates of Italian Universities working in the field of
heritage preservation.

Observers:
Observers with appropriate qualifications may be allowed to attend
specific sessions of the course. A daily fee will be charged.

Language:
The course is conducted in English. Candidates must have a
thorough technical knowledge and command of English. A
certificate of English language proficiency is required.

Course Fees:
US$ 1000. Additional fees may be charged to participants from
non-Member States of ICCROM or UNESCO.

Scholarships:
Only a limited number of scholarships are available. Candidates
are strongly advised to seek financial aid from other sources,
such as governments, employers and foundations. A minimum of US$
3000 would be required for living expenses in Venice for the
duration of the course.

Certificate:
A certificate of attendance is awarded to all participants who
have satisfactorily completed the course and have attended at
least 95% of all course activities.

Lecturers:
A renowned international expert in the field of stone conservation
covers each topic.

Language:
The working language is English.

Applications:
Your application should include:
- a full professional Curriculum Vitae (in English)
- a fully completed ICCROM application form (the application form
can be requested from the information office (see below) or
downloaded from the ICCROM website)

All applications should be addressed as follows:

Application SC 03 Course
For the attention of Prof. Lorenzo Lazzarini
IUAV - DSA
Palazzo Badoer
San Polo 2468
I - 30125 Venice, Italy
E-mail: SC03.applications@...
Fax: (+39) 041 257 14 34

Deadline:
Applications should reach IUAV by 15 November 2002 to be

considered by the selection committee.

Information:
For further information, please contact John Millerchip at:
Association Private Committees for Venice,
Palazzo Zorzi,
Castello 4930,
I - 30122 Venice
Tel: (+39) 041 520 70 50
E-mail: SC03info@...


** GERMAN WORLD HERITAGE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED

De : Brigitte Mayerhofer <brimay@...>
Envoye : mar. 15 octobre 2002 16:43

The newly inscribed World Heritage site 'Historic Centres of
Stralsund and Wismar', Germany, has launched an initiative
furthering partnership between World Heritage sites. Following the
recommendations of the UNESCO General Assembly in 1998 the two
German Hanseatic towns formed the 'Foundation for the Support of
the World Heritage Concept' (short: German World Heritage
Foundation).

The idea of the Foundation is to actively contribute to the
implementation of the World Heritage concept: the shared
responsibility of all people for the cultural and natural heritage
of the world.

The objective of the Foundation is twofold:

* assist World Heritage sites in financially less favourite parts
of the world to protect and preserve their values
* assist potential World Heritage sites in preparing their
nominations with regard to the balance of the World Heritage
List

The Foundation was created in 2001 and has, in 2002, carried out
its first two projects, both in co-operation with the World
Heritage Centre:

In Mongolia the preparation of a management and preservation plan
for the Cultural Landscape of the Orkhon Valley has been
supported. The medium term management plan for the region in which
Dschinggis Khan established his capital Karakorum in the 13th
century is a prerequisite for a successful World Heritage
nomination.

In Ukraine, the Foundation promotes the protection and
conservation of the Historic Town of L'viv. Together with Dr Hans
Caspary, the former long-term German representative at the World
Heritage Committee, the Foundation aims to assist the L'viv city
management in the emergency preservation of empty and dilapidated
historic buildings.

The initiators of the Foundation seek to co-operate with more
partners to enlarge its range of activities. Cities and
communities as well as companies and private partners are
therefore invited to join the initiative. Further information (in
German and English) including details on support applications can
be found on the Foundation's homepage: www.welterbestiftung.de.
For personal information please email to info@...
or contact the managing director:

Foundation for the Support of the World Heritage Concept
Brigitte Mayerhofer
Rossinistr. 1
D-80803 München
T.: +49-80-30765101
F.: +49-89-30765102


** EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS AWARDS
EUROPEAN HERITAGE PRIZE TO DR. HENRY CLEERE

The European Association of Archaeologists, at its 8th
Annual Meeting, 24-29 September 2002, has awareded its
prestigeous European Heritage Prize to Dr. Henry Cleere,
long-time World Heritage coordinator at ICOMOS. The
Association, which this year is meeting in the northern
Greek city of Thessaloniki, is hosted by the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki and the Greek Ministry of
Culture.

The European Heritage Prize is awarded annually to an
individual, institution, or to a local or regional
government for an outstanding contribution to the
protection and presentation of the European
archaeological heritage. This is interpreted as the
promotion of archaeology and the archaeological heritage
as part of the Association's vision of the unity of the
European heritage.



** HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS (AUSTRALIA) INCLUDED IN
WORLD'S BIGGEST MARINE RESERVE

From: Lisa Croft <Lisa.Croft@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 5:43 AM

[The Australian] Federal Minister for the Environment and
Heritage, Dr David Kemp, today announced that the Government has
decided to proclaim the world's largest fully protected marine
reserve in Australia's remote Sub Antarctic waters.

The new 6.5 million hectare Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Marine Reserve is 4500 kilometres south-west of the Australian
mainland and 1000 kilometres North of Antarctica. It falls within
Australia's 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding Heard and
McDonald Islands.

Heard Island has Australia's only active volcano, Big Ben, which
is also Australia's tallest mountain. McDonald Island's steep
shoreline is so well protected that only two successful landings
have been made since it was discovered over a century ago.

The new park surpasses another Australian marine reserve, the 5.8
million hectare Macquarie Island reserve, as the world's largest.

Dr Kemp said the new reserve would protect the habitat and food
sources of some of the world's most spectacular sea-going
creatures, including the Southern Elephant Seal, the Sub Antarctic
Fur Seal, and several penguin species.

The waters of the reserve are also important to two species of
Albatross - the Light-mantled sooty Albatross and the Black-browed
Albatross. Bottom dwelling soft corals, glass sponges, and giant
barnacles will also benefit from the protection afforded by the
reserve.

Dr Kemp said the declaration would preserve, for science, and for
nature, a very large area of one of the most pristine environments
left on earth.

"The Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve is being
declared to protect the conservation values of the region and
provide an effective conservation framework to manage the region
in an integrated and ecologically sustainable manner.

"It will also provide a scientific area for study of the ecosystem
within the Heard Island and McDonald Islands region.

"It is an extraordinary thing for Australians to appreciate that
these Islands and their surrounding waters, out near where the
rescue of Tony Bullimore took place, are essentially as much a
part of Australia as Bondi Beach, or Uluru, and just as important.

"Australia has a very proud history of scientific and
environmental research in Antarctica.

"The world acknowledges that we have exercised our sovereignty in
the region with great responsibility, and the declaration of this
major new marine reserve, the largest fully protected marine area
on the planet, and second only to another Australian reserve in
the same region, maintains that great tradition.

"I am immensely proud to be able to say to the world community,
and to Australians, that the very good work of Australia in the
Antarctic is greatly advanced by this reserve. I think Sir Douglas
Mawson, our great Antarctic scientist and pioneer, would be
delighted by this announcement."

High-resolution images and map of the Heard Island and McDonald
Islands Marine Reserve will be available at:

http://www.ea.gov.au/minister/env/2002/index.html#media2002

Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage Property was inscribed
on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its outstanding natural
universal values:
* as an example of superlative natural phenomena or areas of
exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
* as outstanding examples representing major stages of the earth's
history, including the record of life, significant ongoing
geological processes in the development of landforms, or
significant geomorphic or physiographic features
* as outstanding examples representing significant on-going

ecological and biological processes

The Australian Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
(HIMI) lies in a remote and stormy part of the globe, near the
conspicuous meeting-point of Antarctic and temperate ocean waters.
The islands were unknown to humanity until the 19th century. HIMI
is an external territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean sector
of the Southern Ocean at around 53° 05' S and 73° 30' E. It lies
about 1500 km north of Antarctica and over 4000 km south-west of
Australia.

Heard Island (area 368 km2) is the principal island of HIMI.
Mawson Peak, at 2745 m, is the summit of Big Ben, an active,
towering volcano that dominates the group, with a thick mantle of
snow and glacial ice contrasting black volcanic rocks in a
startling array of forms and shapes. McDonald Island (area 1 km2),
43.5 km due west of Heard Island, is the major island in the
McDonald Islands group, which also includes Flat Island and Meyer
Rock. At its highest point it rises to about 230 m. The McDonald
Islands, also volcanic in origin and, like Heard Island, an
undisturbed habitat for sub-Antarctic plants and animals, consists
of two distinct parts joined by a narrow central isthmus.

The HIMI group can be described as the wildest place on earth-a
smoking volcano under a burden of snow and glacial ice rising
above the world's stormiest waters. On the horizon to the west,
smaller volcanic fragments rise precipitously and defiantly out of
huge Southern Ocean swells. From a distance the land is a striking
monochrome-black rock and sand, white snow and ice, leaden grey
seas and skies. When the sun does appear the islands light up in
the clear air to a rare brilliance-verdant vegetation and multi-
coloured bird colonies in sharp relief against the dazzling white
of snow and ice and the grey-black of volcanic rock. The elements-
hurricane-force winds, driving rain, vast amounts of snow, dense
clouds and fogs-conspire with the landforms to create a world of
high drama and savage beauty. The driving westerly winds above the
Southern Ocean in these latitudes create unique weather patterns
when they come up against the enormous bulk of Big Ben, including
spectacular cloud formations around the summit and unbelievably
rapid changes in winds, cloud cover and precipitation.

The other extraordinary landforms on the islands include: the
flutes of Cape Pillar on McDonald Island and the lonely pinnacle
of Meyer Rock; the caves and other lava formations of the northern
Heard Island peninsulas; the smoking caldera of Mawson Peak above
the palaeocaldera of Big Ben; the western sea cliffs of McDonald
Island; the shifting sands of the Nullarbor Plain; and the
extensive, dynamically changing Spit.

The vast numbers of penguins and seals that occupy the beaches
here are one of the great wildlife sights of the world. Through
the year the islands are home to a wide array of animals; seals,
flying birds and penguins, including the world's largest macaroni
penguin colonies, each containing an estimated two million birds.
When the wind has died and the skies have cleared, these
congregations create an incomparable cacophony of natural sound.

Heard Island is the only sub-Antarctic island on which there is an
active volcano. The last recorded major eruption on Big Ben was in
1992, but continuous activity is clearly evident from other
observations of minor steam and smoke emissions. The HIMI group
were formed by the plume type of volcanism, a process that is
poorly understood in comparison with the earth's other two main
volcanic types-subduction and seafloor spreading. This feature of
the group offers an extraordinary view into the earth's deep
interior and its interactions with the lithospheric plates that
resulted in the formation of the ocean basins and continents.

Permanent snow and ice cover 80% of Heard Island. Its steepness
combines with very high snow fall at high altitudes to make the
glaciers fast-flowing-in the order of 250 m a year-thus the ice
and snow in the glaciers has a relatively short turnover period,
around 100 years, and the glaciers respond quickly to changes in
climate by advancing or retreating.

The glaciers of Heard Island provide an invaluable proxy record of
climate change in this remote area, for which there are few
instrumental records. HIMI is the only sub-Antarctic island group
that has an intact ecosystem. It is the only sub-Antarctic island
group to contain no known species introduced directly by humans,
which makes it invaluable for having, within one site, an intact
set of interrelated ecosystems; terrestrial, freshwater, coastal
and marine, in which the ongoing evolution of plants and animals
occur in a natural state.

Heard Island's unmodified status and simple ecosystems make it an
outstanding location for monitoring plant colonisation. HIMI is
unequalled by any other islands in the sub-Antarctic region in
this respect.

The islands host a range of seabirds. The extreme isolation and
the lack of introduced predators provide an excellent location for
investigating the effects of geographic isolation and climate on
the evolution of species. Active speciation is clearly present.
For example, the Heard shag Phalacrocorax nivalis is found nowhere
else but on Heard Island. The beetle populations on HIMI show
unique evolutionary adaptations to the environment and several
other invertebrate groups provide valuable opportunities to study
evolutionary processes in undisturbed populations at the southern
limits of their distribution.

The seal and penguin populations provide excellent opportunities
to monitor the health and stability of the larger Southern Ocean
ecosystem. HIMI is one of the best sites in the world to study the
ecological and biological processes of recolonisation of the
Antarctic fur seal and the king penguin populations. It is also
one of the best land-based sites in the world to study the leopard
seal and its role in the sub-Antarctic ecosystem.


** SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY, ANNUAL CONFERENCE

From: "Gustavo Araoz" <garaoz@...>
Subject: SIA 2003 Call for Papers
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:18:32 -0400


SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHEOLOGY (SIA), 32nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE,
MONTRÉAL, QC, 29 May - 1 June 2003

Abstracts for papers are invited for the SIA's 32nd annual
conference in Montréal, Québec on the theme of "A Continental and
Trans-Oceanic Turntable, 1850-2000." The conference will take
place from 29 May - 1 June 2003, and the deadline is 15 November
2002. For more information about SIA, the conference, and the call
for papers, see: www.siahq.org

SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHEAOLOGY (SIA), 32e CONGRÈS ANNUEL,
MONTRÉAL, QC, 29 mai - 1er juin 2003

Des propositions pour des communications sont invitées pour le 32e
congrès annuel de la SIA sur le thème "Plaque tournante
continentale et trans-océantique 1850-2000". Le congrès aura lieu
à Montréal du 29 mai au 1er juin 2003, et la date limite pour
l'appel de communications est le 15 novembre 2002. Pour plus de
renseignements sur la SIA, le congrès, et l'appel de
communications, voir : www.siahq.org

SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARACHEOLOGY (SIA), 32o. CONGRESO ANUAL,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, 29 de mayo al 1o. de junio, 2003

Se solicitan propuestas de ponencias para el 32o. congreso anual
de la SIA sobre el tema "El Torno continental y transoceanico,
1850-2000." El congreso tndra lugar en Montral del 29 de mayo al
1o. de junio de 2003, y la fecha cierrre de este llamado para
recibir los resumenes es el 15 de noviembre de 2002. Para mayor
informacion sobre la SIA, el congreso y esta solicitud de
resumenes, visite www.siahq.org


** CALENDAR

29 October to 1 November: Bishkek Global Mountain Summit, Biskhek
(Kyrgzstan). Organized by the Government of Kyrgyzstan in
collaboration with various UN agencies including UNESCO, FAO,
UNEP, UNDP, UNU; and other international organizations.
Information: t.schaaf@...

31 October: Masada (Israel), Inscription Ceremony. (Israel National
Commission for UNESCO.) Information: unescoil@...

5 to 8 November: Space Applications for Heritage Conservation,
Virtual Heritage Congress in Strasbourg, France. (EISRY, ISU,
WHC). Information: eurisy@..., http://www.eurisy.asso.fr/

11 to 12 November: Workshops preparatory to the World Heritage
International Congress (see below) to discuss specific aspects of
implementing the Convention and associated issues. In Sienna,
Ferrara, Venice, Urbino/Pesaro, Vincenza, Trieste, Padua, Treviso
(Italy). Information:

http://whc.unesco.org/venice2002/workshops/index.htm

14 to 16 November: World Heritage International Congress of
Experts. Italy. Information: http://whc.unesco.org/venice2002/,
j.sullivan@...

16 November: 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention

1 to 5 December: ICOMOS 13th General Assembly and International
Scientific Symposium, Madrid. "Strategies for the world's cultural
heritage - preservation in a globalised world: principles,
practices, perspectives" Information:
http://www.international.icomos.org/madrid2002/

5 to 7 December: "Protecting the Cultural and Natural Heritage in
the Western Hemisphere: Lessons from the Past; Looking to the
Future". (Harvard Center for Urban Development Studies,
US/ICOMOS.) In Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Information:

http://projects.gsd.harvard.edu/heritage/

11 to 13 December: Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage for the
Americas. Monterrey, Mexico. Information: r.vanoers@...

2003

22 January 2003: Information Meeting for all States Parties to the
Convention. Room IV, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.

1 February 2003: Deadline for receipt of State of Conservation
reports, International Assistance requests and new nominations
from States Parties

4 to 7 February 2003: Thematic Expert Meeting on the Wooden Urban
Heritage of the Caribbean Region, Georgetown, Guyana. Information:
r.vanoers@...

24 to 26 February 2003: Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage for
Asia, Chandigarh, India. Information: r.vanoers@...

17 to 22 March 2003. 6th Extraordinary Session of the World
Heritage Committee, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, March 2003.
Information: n.dhumal@...

24 to 26 April 2003, 6th US/ICOMOS International Symposium:
Managing Conflict and Conservation in Historic Cities: Integrating
Conservation with Tourism, Development and Politics. In
Annapolis, Maryland, United States. Information:
symposium@..., fax: 1-202-842-1861,

http://www.icomos.org/usicomos/.

30 June - 5 July 2003 (exact date to be confirmed). 27th session
of the World Heritage Committee, Suzhou, China.

27 to 31 August 2003. EUROPARC General Assembly and Conference. In
Stryn, Norway. Information: http://www.europarc2003.no/,
office@...

23 to 26 September 2003: The 7th International Symposium of the
Organization of World Heritage Cities. Rhodes, Greece.
Information: http://ovpm.org/rhodes/accueil.asp?l=

October 2003: (Exact date to be announced) 14th General Assembly
of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention (to be held at
UNESCO HQ during the UNESCO General Conference 29 September - 18
October 2003)