27-30 November 2012
ICAHM's (ICOMOS International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management) annual meeting, themed around the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held in Cuzco, Peru, from 27 to 30 November 2012.
Full details of the meeting and how to register and submit an abstract are available at the conference ...
22 November 2012 - 15 February 2013
Application deadline 15 February 2013 for coursework beginning August 2013
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21-30 November 2012
The exhibition "Get to Know the World Heritage"is organized by the Czech Commission for UNESCO and will present fifty photographs inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List from all over the world.
It will be opened by a conference entitled "The Concept of the World Heritage, its success and its drawbacks" with speakers from the field.
20-21 November 2012
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)", two national workshops for the Atlantic Ocean SIDS are scheduled to discuss the most urgent and relevant issues on World Heritage for the State Party.
In the ...
17 November 2012
The First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting will take place in Pompei (Italy) on 17 November 2012, within the framework of the project “Towards a governance system for coordinating the updating and the implementation of the Management Plan of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata”. This meeting is funded by the Italian Government and managed by the World ...
16-17 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a round table is organized to discuss public/private collaboration to favour local development and economic resources for local communities in World Heritage Sites.
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16 November 2012
The Budapest College for Communication and Business, in cooperation with the Foundation for Information Society and ICOMOS Hungary, are organizing a conference in Budapest on 16 November 2012 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
For the programme and further information, see the attachment.
15-17 November 2012
Yıldız Technical University and ICOMOS-ICORP are jointly organizing the International Symposium of “Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk – Challenges and Opportunities”, that will take place on 15-17 November 2012 in Istanbul Turkey.
The symposium aims to adopt a comprehensive approach that includes all kinds of risks of natural and human origin that threaten ...
14-16 November 2012
Workshop for World Heritage National Focal Points from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe within the framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise on the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
Within the framework of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, a Workshop for World Heritage National Focal Points from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern ...
13 November 2012
In the framework of the World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary, the Culture Federal Office, in collaboration with the Environmental Federal Office and the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, organize a ceremony on Novembre 13th 2012 from 6.15 p.m. in the Dampfzentrale, in Bern, in the presence of Mr. Alain Berset, Federal Councillor.
Dampfzentrale Berne, Marzilistr 47, 3005 ...
10 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the University of Tsubuka, UNU-ISP and GEOC are organizing a symposium on the World Heritage for Peace and Sustainability. International experts in the field of both cultural and natural heritage are expected to attend.
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9-11 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Wakayama Prefecture organize the symposium "World Heritage, conservation and succession to the next generation".
The purpose is to discuss the importance of disaster recovery project; new conservation program including extension of the World Heritage site and ...
6-8 November 2012
To conclude the 40th anniversary year, the World Heritage Centre and the Government of Japan will co-organize the "Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention" in Kyoto on 6-8 November 2012. This is made possible thanks to the generous contribution of the host government, directly as well as through the Japan Funds-in-Trust.
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3-5 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ritsumeikan University with the cooperation of UNESCO World Heritage Centre, organize a Youth Programme entitled "World Heritage: the roles of local communities and youth for the next decade".
Participants between 20 and 30 years old involved in the World Heritage, from different ...
3-5 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Himeji City organize an expert meeting on "Heritage and Societies-toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document Authenticity, and beyond".
The objective of this meeting is to contribute to the outcomes of the closing 40th anniversary event in Kyoto, and with ...
3-5 November 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Toyama Prefecture organize an expert meeting "Conservation and Sustainability - from principle to practice".
The objective of this event is to contribute to the outcomes of the closing event of the 40th anniversary in Kyoto, and with the intent to examine the ...
3-5 November 2012
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Japan ICOMOS, the Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City organize a symposium in Kyoto to discuss the role of communities for sustainable development in cultural sites.
29 October 2012 - 3 November 2012
The International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH) brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today.
In particular, the main goal of the conference is to focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research on tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage, the use of cutting edge ...
1 July 2012 - 24 December 2012
From July 1st to December 24th 2012, the second edition of the World Heritage Game will be online at www.worldheritagegame.com. For six months, players can discover the whereabouts of the six letters of UNESCO photographed at different World Heritage sites. Many prizes can be won, including a discovery tour to one of these sites.
Simple and unique gameplay
The game features 12 complete ...
1 July 2012 - 1 December 2012
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, The Museo del Oro is opening a temporary exhibit at the Museum in Bogota, entitled "Gold Museum: a look into archaeological heritage", which will offer an overview of the current legislation status on archaeological World Heritage sites in Columbia.
