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         <title>8th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage </title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management:&amp;nbsp;International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2013
Application deadline: 20 May 2013Applications should be&amp;nbsp;E-mailed in Word or PDF Format&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;dmuchitc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;May 20, 2013&amp;nbsp;(Japan Standard Time).
1. Theme of 2013 International Training Course
Reducing Disaster Risks through Mitigation
The year&apos;s training programme will focus on policies and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1011</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Master in World Heritage &amp; Cultural Projects for Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Master imparts the necessary competencies and skills in the conservation and promotion of World Heritage Sites as well as in the conceptualization of sustainable projects in the fields of natural and cultural heritage, creative industries, museums and tourism. The programme is divided into three learning cycles. The first cycle from October to December 2013 consists of distance learning on Cultural Heritage and Economic Development and the World Heritage System and Heritage Management.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1017</link>
         <author>e.lanza@itcilo.org (Elena Lanza, International Training Centre of the ILO)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Cities and heritage meeting: &quot;Changing Cities and Heritage Management: New Players? New Practices?”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The city of Lyon (France) and the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) will host a meeting on World Heritage cities and historic cities on 22-24&amp;nbsp;May 2013, for the 15th anniversary celebration of the inscription of the Historic Site of Lyons on the World Heritage List and the development of a management plan for this site.
This meeting is organized by the city of Lyon (France) and the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) and their partners: UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1009</link>
         <author>bruno.delas@mairie-lyon.fr (Delas Bruno)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Session on &quot;Heritage and Resilience: Issues and Opportunities for Reducing Disaster Risks&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The session on &amp;ldquo;Heritage and resilience&amp;rdquo; will take place on the morning of 22 May as a &amp;lsquo;featured event&amp;rsquo; at the next UN-ISDR Global Platform (Geneva, 19-23 May 2013). The Global Platform is the most important event gathering the world&amp;rsquo;s community in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and an important milestone in the consultations leading to the post-2015 development agenda.
The session is a real first in this context and aims at raising the awareness  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1048</link>
         <author>g.boccardi@unesco.org (Mr Giovanni Boccardi)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Caribbean Workshop on Disaster Risks Management for World Heritage </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd Caribbean Workshop on Disaster Risks Management will take place at &amp;ldquo;Old Havana and its fortifications&amp;rdquo; World Heritage site in Cuba from the 13th to the 17th of May 2013. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
The workshop is organized by UNESCO Havana Office and the World Heritage Centre, in coordination with the National Council for Cultural Heritage of Cuba and the cooperation of ICOMOS and ICCROM. It is part of the Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (CCBP) for World Heritage and is  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1047</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The World Migratory Bird Day 2013</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. World Migratory Bird Day is jointly organized by the Secretariats of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) &amp;ndash; two international wildlife treaties administered by the United Nations Environment  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1016</link>
         <author>contact@worldmigratorybirdday.org (Ms Dunia Sforzin, UNEP/AEWA Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Risk Preparedness workshop for African countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, is organising an Anglophone risk preparedness workshop for cultural heritage site managers, community members, and related professionals from all African countries, which will take place from 6 to 18 May 2013 at the Great Zimbabwe National Monument World Heritage Site.
Cultural heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1008</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title> International Conference &quot;Landscape &amp; Imagination. Towards a new baseline for education in a changing world&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNISCAPE and Ecole Nationale Sup&amp;eacute;rieure d&amp;rsquo;Architecture de Paris-La Villette are jointly organizing the international conference &quot;Landscape &amp;amp; Imagination. Towards a new baseline for education in a changing world&quot;, which will be held in Paris 2-4 May 2013. 
The aim of the conference&amp;nbsp;is to discuss the contribution that education and training in landscape science can make to governance of a world in transition. The conference will address the following questions: How can  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/898</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Application of the Recommendation concerning the historic urban landscape in the Arab region - Workshop on the city of Muharraq (Bahrain)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A&amp;nbsp;workshop on the application of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, organized by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Bahrain and funded by the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), will bring together the stakeholders involved in the development of the city of Muharraq and a group of international experts on the themes which the Recommendation dealt with, notably the issue of urban heritage conservation.
As part of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1013</link>
         <author>K.Hendili@unesco.org (Hendili Karim)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Applications: 8th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage </title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management:&amp;nbsp;International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2013
Theme of 2013 International Training Course:&amp;nbsp;Reducing Disaster Risks through Mitigation
The year&apos;s training programme will focus on policies and planning measures for mitigating risks to cultural heritage from multiple hazards such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and fires, especially in rapidly urbanizing context of developing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1010</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013 (Follow-up) </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana in collaboration with the Antigua &amp;amp; Barbuda National Commission for UNESCO will organize the Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers, which will be held in St. Mary&amp;rsquo;s (Antigua &amp;amp; Barbuda) from 24 to 28 March 2013 within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1002</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Second Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol will be held in Ponhpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) by the Ponhpei State Government in cooperation with FSM National Government with UNESCO assistance.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for national experts, traditional leaders and international experts to present progress in the Nan Madol safeguarding made since the previous consultation held in November 2011. Progress reports in the following areas will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/997</link>
         <author>a.takahashi@unesco.org (Akatsuki Takahashi (UNESCO Apia)  )</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>European Symposium: Heritage and Accessibility</title>
         <description><![CDATA[How can one work together accessibility and protection of heritage while dealing with statutory and architectural requirements? How can one break down the barriers to accessibility in historic monuments and cultural sites in Europe? How can one accept that sites or monuments inscribed on the World Heritage List, that are supposed to be universal and bring cultures together, can be still inaccessible to some categories of people? How can one facilitate an access to everything for all without  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1005</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for applications for World Heritage Risk Preparedness workshop, 6 -18 May 2013</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, is organising an Anglophone risk preparedness workshop for cultural heritage site managers, community members, and related professionals from all African countries, which will take place from 6 to 18 May 2013 at the Great Zimbabwe National Monument World Heritage Site.
Cultural heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1007</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Contribution au renforcement des aires prot&#xe9;g&#xe9;es : pr&#xe9;sentation des r&#xe9;sultats, enjeux et perspectives de la premi&#xe8;re phase de l&apos;Initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial Forestier du  ...</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Le 19 mars 2013, en marge de la 12&amp;egrave;me&amp;nbsp;R&amp;eacute;union du Partenariat pour les For&amp;ecirc;ts du Bassin du Congo (PFBC) &amp;agrave; Douala, au Cameroun, l&amp;rsquo;UNESCO et ses partenaires organisent un &amp;eacute;v&amp;eacute;nement pour promouvoir&amp;nbsp;l&amp;rsquo;Initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial Forestier du Bassin du Congo&amp;nbsp;(CAWHFI) et le programme&amp;nbsp;Conservation de la biodiversit&amp;eacute; en zones de conflit arm&amp;eacute; : Pr&amp;eacute;server les sites du patrimoine  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1006</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity-building Workshop for Cook Islands</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot; the World Heritage Centre will organize a capacity-building workshop for Government officials and community representatives of Cook Islands, which will be held in Rarotonga (Cook Islands) from 11 to 15 March 2013.
The objective of the workshop is to build capacity  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/995</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Course in the Management of Caribbean cultural resources in a natural environment: Sites of Memory and participation of local communities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Twenty&amp;nbsp;experts from Antigua &amp;amp; Barbuda, Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will attend the 5-day training session&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Management of Caribbean cultural resources in a natural environment: Sites of Memory and participation of local communities&amp;rdquo; in Bridgetown, Barbados from 11 to 15 March 2013.
It is organized by the UNESCO Offices in Havana and Kingston and UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage Centre, in coordination with the Barbados  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1000</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes &amp; Sustainable Development Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a world where cities are ever increasing in size and significance, how can&amp;nbsp;urban archaeology, heritage and development be reconciled?&amp;nbsp;
This international conference on &amp;lsquo;The Conservation of Historic Urban&amp;nbsp;Landscapes and Sustainable Development&amp;rsquo; brings together heritage&amp;nbsp;practitioners, urban planners, architects, cultural policy experts and&amp;nbsp;archaeologists in order to explore this very question.&amp;nbsp;The principle focus is on integrating policies and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/999</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Visual Integrity</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At its 36th session (St Petersburg, 2012), the World Heritage Committee discussed a number of state of conservation reports where the question of &amp;lsquo;visual integrity&amp;rsquo; and the &amp;lsquo;protection of important views&amp;rsquo; came up. The authorities of India informed the World Heritage Committee that they would offer an international expert meeting to review this question. Therefore, the Government of India will host the World Heritage Expert Meeting on Visual Integrity from 6 to 9  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/992</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd Annual Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The overall objective of the 3rd annual meeting of the C2 Institutes and Centres is to, through capacity building, collaboration and coordination of efforts, ensure contribution towards the objectives of UNESCO and the World Heritage Centre and regional relevance. The meeting will specifically build institutional capacity through focusing on Results Based Management as a practical tool for the C2 Institutes and Centres.
The meeting is hosted by Nordic World Heritage Fund (NWHF)&amp;nbsp;and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/993</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>E-discussion on &quot;Science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and achieving the MDGs” for the 2013 Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) of UN  ...</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UN DESA, UNDP and UNESCO are leading the e-discussion on the theme of the ECOSOC session &amp;ldquo;Building the future we want with science, technology and innovation (STI) and culture&amp;rdquo;. The part concerning culture will take place between 5 and 19 March 2013, moderated jointly by the Millennium Development Goal Fund (MDG-Fund) and UNESCO as part of the 2013 Annual Ministerial Review process.
The e-discussion aims to bring together experts, researchers and practitioners from around the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1004</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity-building Workshop for Niue</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot; the World Heritage Centre will organize a capacity building workshop for Government officials and community representatives of Niue, which will be held in Alofi (Niue) from 4 to 7 March 2013.
The objective of the workshop is to build capacity of the Niuean  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1001</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting &quot;Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), the University of T&amp;uuml;bingen and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre have organized the International meeting of Experts &quot;Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention&quot; at the University of T&amp;uuml;bingen, Germany from 25 February to 1 March 2013. This meeting is largely financed by the University of T&amp;uuml;bingen, the German state  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/998</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>National Museum of Cambodia and UNESCO inaugurate &quot;Our Common Heritage: Exploring World Heritage Sites of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The National Museum of Cambodia, founded in 1920, possesses one of the world&apos;s greatest collections of Khmer artefacts. They include sculpture, ceramics and ethnographic objects from the prehistoric, pre-Angkorian, Angkorian and post-Angkorian periods.
As an active member of the UNESCO/Japanese-Funds-in-Trust project &amp;ldquo;Revitalising World Heritage Site Museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam&amp;rdquo;, the Museum will open the joint sub-regional exhibition dedicated to the interconnection  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/996</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Events at UNESCO and Jaeger-LeCoultre&apos;s Paris Boutique to mobilize support for Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean</title>
         <description><![CDATA[British stage and screen star Clive Owen and French filmmaker and actor Jacques Perrin will lend their support to the safeguarding of marine World Heritage in an event in Paris on 7 February. The event will present a 10 year strategy to protect the Crown Jewels of the Ocean, supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium), and the achievements of the innovative Tides of Time partnership established in 2010 between UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage Centre, leading Swiss fine watchmaking  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/990</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Orientation Session for Members of the World Heritage Committee </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 37th session of&amp;nbsp; World Heritage&amp;nbsp;Committee&amp;nbsp;( 17-27 June 2013), the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Advisory Bodies, organized an Orientation session for Committee members.
This session was held on Thursday, 31 January 2013, at the UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/991</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Volunteers 2013 - Call For Proposal</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the successful WHV campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention with 50 projects organized in 40 World Heritage sites around the world in 2012, we have the pleasure to launch the World Heritage Volunteers 2013 (WHV 2013), welcoming the participation of all interested organizations.
In the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, this initiative is co-organized by the World Heritage Centre (WHC) and the Co-ordinating Committee for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1012</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Internships in Benin, Kenya, South Africa: Application deadline 31 January</title>
         <description><![CDATA[3-MONTH INTERNSHIPS
DATES: 1 March &amp;ndash; 31 May 2013 
VENUE 1: Midrand, South Africa (AWHF) 
VENUE 2: Mombasa, Kenya (CHDA) 
VENUE 3: Porto-Novo, Benin (EPA) 
ORGANISERS: The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), The Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA)&amp;nbsp;
FUNDING: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African World Heritage Fund 
&amp;nbsp;
Three internships will run simultaneously from 1 March to 31 May 2013 at AWHF in Midrand  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/989</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO hosts World Heritage earthen architecture exhibition</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has organized an exhibition entitled &amp;ldquo;20 years contributing to World Heritage&amp;rdquo; by CRAterre-ENSAG, which will be on display in the Gallery Space &amp;ldquo;Miro 3&amp;rdquo; at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 4 to 23 January 2013.
The exhibition, which is in French, highlights the past 20 years of collaboration between UNESCO World Heritage Centre and CRAterre, the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/988</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: UNESCO&apos;s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO&apos;s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape : a new approach to urban conservation?
In November 2011, UNESCO adopted a new standard-setting text called the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape. It is the first normative text&amp;nbsp;by UNESCO dedicated specifically to cities, and UNESCO&apos;s first normative text on&amp;nbsp;conservation in 35 years. &amp;nbsp;
The goal of this&amp;nbsp;instrument is to revise current approaches to urban conservation, taking into account all new  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/984</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Colloquium : World Heritage Earthen Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO, as part of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), is organizing an International Colloquium on Conservation of World Heritage Earthen Architecture.This two-day international event will gather a network of global experts in earthen architecture conservation, including site managers, researchers and specialized institutions, to share knowledge and experiences in conservation of World Heritage earthen architecture
Presentations and discussions will focus on  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/964</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Colloque sur les Biens en s&#xe9;rie organis&#xe9; par ICOMOS France, dans le cadre du 40&#xe8;me anniversaire</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Dans le cadre des activit&amp;eacute;s du 40&amp;egrave;me anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, ICOMOS France organise un colloque les 17 et 18 d&amp;eacute;cembre 2012. Organis&amp;eacute; en partenariat avec le Minist&amp;egrave;re de la Culture et de la Communication et la ville de Poitiers, il aura pour th&amp;egrave;me les &quot;Biens en s&amp;eacute;rie de la Liste du patrimoine mondial&quot;.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/974</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Exhibition on Hungarian World Heritage sites </title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1033</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A 2-day itinerant seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation in Pune (Maharashtra) and Bangalore (Karnataka) to explore the interaction between the economic and cultural values of Tangible Heritage. (10 - 14 December 2012)
Economic development and revitalization has been increasingly reliant on cultural heritage and cultural assets. Because of its economic values, cultural heritage has been used in many countries as a tool for economic development especially in the urban  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/971</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Fourth HERITY International Conference: How The Cultural Heritage Is Communicated?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on &quot;How The Cultural Heritage is communicated? Public, Specialists, Managers and Institutions:evaluating the quality of the transmission of the cultural message&quot; will take place in rome 5-7 December 2012.
This Conference scope includes all Museums, Monuments, Libraries, Archives and Archaeologicalsites open to the public and under some form of management whether public or private.
Sessions:a) How does one understand the message(s) of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/904</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Exhibition &quot;Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in the Curonian Spit&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The inauguration of a photo exhibition &quot;Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in the Curonian Spit&quot; will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 3 December 2012.
This exhibition is a joint project of&amp;nbsp;France, Lithuania&amp;nbsp;and Russia, organized at UNESCO in the framework of the World Heritage Convention&apos;s 40th anniversary. It will show 60 pictures of the famous Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus, who followed Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir during their  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/978</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Final Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, 3-5 December 2012, Santiago, Chile</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of Document WHC-12/36.COM/10C and Decision 36 COM 10C adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012), the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Santiago de Chile, Chile from 3-5 December 2012.
As the final meeting for the Region, it will involve the participation of more than one hundred people among them focal points, site managers and Ambassadors  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/976</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference &quot;World Heritage for tomorrow” - ICOMOS/UK </title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1044</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICAHM&apos;s Annual Meeting: &quot;The World Heritage Convention on its 40th anniversary&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ICAHM&apos;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  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/842</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conservation Leadership MS Program - Colorado State University </title>
         <description><![CDATA[
Application deadline 15 February 2013 for coursework beginning August 2013

Society is faced with some of the greatest challenges in history, from climate change to biodiversity loss to energy security and beyond. We need leaders who think differently, embrace complexity, and see the human and environmental condition as one intricate system. CSU&amp;rsquo;s Conservation Leadership Program, also called Conservation Leadership Through Learning (CLTL) is a 21-month Master of Science degree  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/983</link>
         <author>leadership@warnercnr.colostate.edu (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Czech Republic exhibition for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The exhibition &quot;Get to Know the World Heritage&quot;is organized by the Czech Commission for UNESCO&amp;nbsp;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 &quot;The Concept of the World Heritage, its success and its drawbacks&quot; with speakers from the field.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/973</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop on the Management Plan for Cidade Velha  - &quot;Heritage is our wealth, management is our responsibility” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot;, 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.&amp;nbsp;
In the case of Cape Verde, as 2012 is the&amp;nbsp;3-year anniversary of the first nomination for the State  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/980</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting - Pompei (Italy)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting will take place in Pompei (Italy) on 17 November 2012, within the framework of the project &amp;ldquo;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&amp;rdquo;. This meeting is funded by the Italian Government and managed by the World Heritage Centre.
The objective of this meeting is to assist the persons responsible for the World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/972</link>
         <author>c.menegazzi@unesco.org (Cristina Menegazzi)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Round Table &quot;Las M&#xe9;dulas Foundation, an example of a public/private association for sustainable development of a World Heritage Site” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[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.
For more information: http://www.fundacionlasmedulas.com]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/863</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary celebration in Hungary</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Budapest College for Communication and Business,&amp;nbsp;in cooperation with&amp;nbsp;the Foundation for Information Society&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;ICOMOS Hungary, are&amp;nbsp;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.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/979</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title> International Symposium: &quot;Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk – Challenges and Opportunities”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Yıldız Technical University and ICOMOS-ICORP are jointly organizing the International Symposium of &amp;ldquo;Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk &amp;ndash; Challenges and Opportunities&amp;rdquo;, 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 ormight threaten cultural heritage. Various themes and topics would include all kinds of direct or  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/894</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe on the Implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 Europe was hosted by the Georgian authorities, namely the Georgian National Commission for UNESCO,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/958</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Convention&apos;s 40th anniversary ceremony in Berne, Switzerland</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the World Heritage Convention&apos;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 &amp;nbsp;Mr. Alain Berset, Federal Councillor.
Dampfzentrale Berne, Marzilistr 47, 3005 Berne]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/977</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium  &quot;World Heritage for Peace and Sustainability”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the University of Tsubuka, UNU-ISP and GEOC organize 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.
For more information see:
http://www.heritage.tsukuba.ac.jp/239.html
http://isp.unu.edu/jp/events/2012/world-heritage-for-peace-and-sustainability.html]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/933</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium  &quot;World Heritage, conservation and succession to the next generation” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;World Heritage, conservation and succession to the next generation&quot;.
The purpose is to discuss the importance of disaster recovery project; new conservation program including extension of the World Heritage site and improvement of the awareness for conservation in local community.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/932</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary celebrations: Closing event </title>
         <description><![CDATA[To conclude the 40th anniversary year, the World Heritage Centre and the Government of Japan will co-organize the&amp;nbsp;&quot;Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention&quot;&amp;nbsp;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.
Watch the Celebration General InformationEvent Programme
The event is to present to the world beyond the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/789</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Youth Programme &quot;World Heritage: the roles of local communities and youth for the next decade”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;World Heritage: the roles of local communities and youth for the next decade&quot;.
Participants between 20 and 30 years old involved in the World Heritage, from different regions in the world, will discuss their roles for the future of the Convention.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/928</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting &quot;Heritage and Societies: toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document on Authenticity, and beyond&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;Heritage and Societies-toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document Authenticity, and beyond&quot;.
The objective of this meeting is to contribute to the outcomes of the closing 40th anniversary event in Kyoto, and with the purpose to activate discussions on the relationship between authenticity (and, if appropriate  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/929</link>
         <author>kinen@bunka.go.jp (Mr. Nobuaki KAMEI or  Ms. Maki SAKAMOTO )</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert meeting &quot;Conservation and Sustainability-from principle to practice”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;Conservation and Sustainability - from principle to practice&quot;.
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 ongoing discussions on sustainable development and World Heritage, to identify the issues to be dealt  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/930</link>
         <author>kinen@bunka.go.jp (Mr. Nobuaki KAMEI or  Ms. Maki SAKAMOTO Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan)</author>
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         <title>Symposium &quot;The Role of Community for Sustainable Cultural Development”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/931</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Euromed 2012: International Conference on Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 technologies for the protection, restoration, preservation, massive digitalization, documentation and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/860</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation will be held in Kyoto on the 29th of October 2012. Everyone is welcomed to attend the event.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/955</link>
         <author>bunka-hogo@city.kyoto.jp (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting: Towards a plan for the international conservation of Maya sites inscribed on the World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1036</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan for Durham World Heritage site, UK</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan will be organized by the World Heritage Centre, Durham University&apos;s Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage (CECH) in collaboration with the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and hosted by the Durham World Heritage site authorities. The meeting is scheduled for 26 and 27 October 2012 as part of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The objectives of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/951</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference &quot;40 years of World Heritage Convention”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1043</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Annual Conference of German World Heritage Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In co-operation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the German Association of World Heritage sites will organize&amp;nbsp;the annual conference of German World Heritage sites. Site managers of all German World Heritage sites and also preservationists and politicians will attend the conference.
In the past, the annual conferences have addressed issues such as World Heritage education, sustainable tourism, cultural dialogue or regional development. In 2012, the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/826</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO will co-organize the 4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing on 24-26 October 2012.
ICRSA4, with the theme &amp;ldquo;A New Era of Earth Observation for Natural and Cultural Heritage&amp;rdquo;, will focus on cutting edge space technologies for monitoring, documenting, makers, administrators and students from around the world an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences in the field of conservation and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/886</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] S&#xe9;minaire sur le patrimoine des royaumes et empires africains et semaine de rencontres des directeurs du patrimoine de l&apos;espace sub-saharien francophone</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Le Minist&amp;egrave;re de la Culture fran&amp;ccedil;ais et les&amp;nbsp;Directions g&amp;eacute;n&amp;eacute;rales des patrimoines, organisent dans le cadre de la Convention France-UNESCO, une semaine de rencontres des directeurs du patrimoine de l&apos;espace sub-saharien francophone, en coop&amp;eacute;ration avec l&apos;Institut national du patrimoine, le mus&amp;eacute;e du quai Branly, le Centre des Monuments nationaux, l&apos;Universit&amp;eacute; num&amp;eacute;rique Francophone Mondik et l&apos;ICOM.
Cette semaine de  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/968</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Cultural Landscapes, this conference will bring together scholars and professionals from around the world to address the debates over the interrelationship between culture and nature, the challenges of preservation within historic urban landscapes, the development of an integrated approach to identifying and assessing cultural landscapes, and the challenges of developing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/812</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Photo Exhibition for the Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings of the Democratic People&apos;s Republic of Korea</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre will organize a photographic exhibition &amp;ldquo;The Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings of the Democratic People&amp;rsquo;s Republic of Korea, 2001-2012&amp;rdquo; from 12 to 26 October 2012 at Salle des Pas Perdus, UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris.
Over the last decade, the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust, started in 2001, introduced international standard of conservation for cultural heritage and considerably  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/960</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: 40th Anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The Meaning of the Convention Today</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a conference will be held on 9 October 2012 in the Park of the &amp;Scaron;kocjan Caves, in Slovenia, &quot;40th Anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The Meaning of the Convention Today&quot;.
Dr. Danilo T&amp;uuml;rk, President of the Republic of Slovenia, will address the participants at the beginning of the conference.&amp;nbsp;
The meeting will be organized along two axes. The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/937</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage and Tourism Destination Management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[3rd Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in &quot;Culture, Tourism and Development&quot;&amp;nbsp;and UNITWIN-UNESCO Network &quot;Culture, Tourism and Development&quot; &amp;nbsp;
University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne / IREST - EIREST / The French World Heritage Properties Association/ ICOMOS France / World Heritage Centre - France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement/ Cit&amp;eacute;s Unies France.
The notion of Governance and Integrated management is still not extensively applied in the field of Heritage and Cultural Tourism. This  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/948</link>
         <author>maria.gravari-barbas@wanadoo.fr (Mme Maria Gravari-Barbas)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Workshop on Space Technologies for World Heritage </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), under the auspices of UNESCO, is organizing the 1st International Workshop on Technologies for World Heritage, which is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Bejing from the 9th to the 28th of October 2012. The theme of the workshop is &amp;ldquo;From Space to Place: Application of Space Technologies in Management and Conservation of World Heritage&amp;rdquo;.
The objective of the Workshop is to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/915</link>
         <author>huosijia@ceode.ac.cn (Ms. Huo Sijia )</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thirty-four&amp;nbsp;young&amp;nbsp;messengers&amp;nbsp;(participants) from over 20 different&amp;nbsp;marine World Heritage sites&amp;nbsp;around the world gathered in Hyderabad from 6 to 15 October as part of the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv. The Forum is the largest youth initiative&amp;nbsp;for both IUCN and the UNESCO&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre and gives young adults between the ages of&amp;nbsp;18 and 29 the possibility to engage during the current 11th&amp;nbsp;Conference of the Parties of the Convention on  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1034</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Finland&apos;s culminating events on the 40th Anniversary of the Convention.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The two culminating events organized by the Finish preparation committee for the festivities of the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention&amp;nbsp;will take place in October 2012.
&amp;nbsp;
The first event in October will be a jubilee seminar called World Heritage as our Treasure &amp;mdash; World Heritage Convention, 40 years, 1972-2012 which will take place in Helsinki, in the premises of the National Museum of Finland. in the afternoon of 3 October 2012.
The second event is a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/891</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Symposium on the World Natural Heritage of Japan </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of the Environment and the Forestry Agency in Japan organize a symposium on the World Natural Heritage of Japan.
The objective of this event is to discuss the achievements and issues regarding sustainable use of natural resources, protection and management, and the role of local communities in World Natural Heritage sites of Japan. It will gather experts on natural heritage and natural  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/927</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>International Meeting on the Cultural Landscapes of Agropastoralism</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Meeting on the cultural landscapes of agropastoralism is scheduled from the 1st-5th October 2012 in Montpellier and the World Heritage site of the Causses and Cevennes, France. It will&amp;nbsp;emphasize the promotion of cultural landscapes of Agropastoralism and focus on the Causses and the C&amp;eacute;vennes and cooperation with the countries of the Mediterranean basin.
The meeting is a follow-up&amp;nbsp;to the recommendations put forth at the 35th World Heritage Committee  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/924</link>
         <author>lerin@iamm.fr (François LERIN)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation;&amp;nbsp;Award for architectural conservation of World Heritage sites in &amp;nbsp;Asia-Pacific region; Forum on World Heritage education; 9th session of Youth camp on World Heritage conservation; Award for World Heritage education. October 2012.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/802</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Mediterranean Agrnomy Institute of Montpellier is organizing a week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism from the 1st to the 5th of October 2012. To launch the week, the Event will start with an Operating Experience day on the inscription of the The Causses and the C&amp;eacute;vennes.
This meeting addresses countries from the Mediterranean Basin,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/952</link>
         <author>gaellelacaze@gmail.com (Gaelle Lacaze)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on extreme poverty and World Heritage </title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1028</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference &quot;Living with World Heritage in Africa&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The international conference will bring together high level decision makers and representatives from the heritage and development sector to discuss the role of World Heritage and sustainable development. Expected outcomes are of the workshop are:

A better articulation of the role of World Heritage in the sustainable development agenda.
An evaluation of the critical role World Heritage Sites play in improving community livelihoods in Africa.
The development of a framework to address  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/839</link>
         <author>info@awhf.net (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Seminar: Guarani Jesuit Missions </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Fundaci&amp;oacute;n Ortega Gasset with the support of UNESCO Montevideo and Direcci&amp;oacute;n de Patrimonio de la Secretaria de la Naci&amp;oacute;n (Argentina) are organizing an international seminar: The Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage forty years after its adoption: The case of the Guaran&amp;iacute; Jesuit Missions.
The Seminar aims&amp;nbsp;for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/935</link>
         <author>direccionfoga@ortegaygasset.com.ar (Iñes Viñuales )</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting &quot;Human Origin Sites in Asia and the World Heritage Convention”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme Human Evolution Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), the Government of Korea and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organize the International meeting of Experts &quot;Human Origin Sites in Asia and the World Heritage Convention&quot; at the Jeongok Prehistory Museum, Republic of Korea from 24 to 28 September 2012. This meeting is largely financed by the Government of Korea and by the Extra-budgetary Spanish  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/956</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 (5 weeks), is organised in cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies, with the financial support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC).
Background
Armed conflicts worldwide continue to involve deliberate or accidental  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/870</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting meeting for Western, Nordic-Baltic and Mediterranean Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Nordic, Baltic, Western and Mediterranean Europe shall meet in Berlin from 24 to 26 September 2012, at a meeting hosted by Germany and organized in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre (see Decision 36 COM 10B.7).
The core meetings will take place during two days on 24 and 25 September and will be held in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/925</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert Workshop on the World Heritage Convention and Indigenous Peoples</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Danish Agency for Culture is organizing an international expert workshop on the World Heritage Convention and Indigenous Peoples under the theme &quot;How to ensure that the implementation of the World Heritage Convention is consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples&quot; that will take place in The Danish Agency for Culture H.C. (Andersens Boulevard 2, Copenhagen, Denmark) September 20-21, 2012.
The Expert Workshop, adressed to experts on Indigenous Peoples issues,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/906</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The International Protection of Landscapes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A global assessment on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and to promote the UNESCO International Traditional Knowledge Institute (ITKI)
For more information, see the attached programme.&amp;nbsp;
The event is being prepared with the support of the National Italian Commission for the UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS Italy , Tuscany Region, Province of Florence , Municipality of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/962</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads and World Heritage Nomination dossier drafting and harmonization workshop will be held from 17 to 20 September 2012 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The event is being organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Cluster Office in Almaty, in cooperation with the National Commission for UNESCO of Kyrgyz Republic with financial support from the UNESCO Japan Funds-in-Trust and the Kyrgyz  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/953</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Agora 2012, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design  &quot;Heritage: Legacy/Heresy”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Agora, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design of the city of Bordeaux will present its 5th edition from 13 to&amp;nbsp;16 September 2012&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Hangar 14, with parts of the event&amp;nbsp;in all areas of the city.
Agora aims to&amp;nbsp;honor contemporary architecture and the urban dynamics of Bordeaux with those who create, build and live in the city (architects, urban planners, designers, builders and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/950</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Conference of the OWHC Region of North Western Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Regional Secretariat of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) for North Western Europe, based in Regensburg, Germany, invites World Heritage Cities&apos; site-managers to the Regional Conference of the OWHC Region of North Western Europe that will take place in Beemster, Netherlands, from 12 to 14 September 2012.
The 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention will be the common thread of the conference. The first day of the conference will be dedicated to the host  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/934</link>
         <author>Hauer.Susanne@regensburg.de (Susanne Hauer)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Joint International Symposium: Involving Communities for Better Conservation and Management of Asian World Heritage Sites </title>
         <description><![CDATA[An International Symposium is to be held in Buyeo, the Republic of Korea from 10 to 12 September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.The symposium will be jointly hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA), Chungchungnam-do Province, and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and organized by ICOMOS-Korea with the support of UNESCO/ Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust. The symposium will focus on Involving Communities for Better Conservation and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/949</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012 </title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;7th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 8 to 22 September 2012 (application deadline: 31 May 2012).
This training course aims at promoting the development of collaborations and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/877</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The&amp;nbsp;IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest and most important conservation event, began 6 September on the Island of Jeju, Republic of Korea. Held every four years, the Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development.




The Island of Jeju harbors one of Korea&amp;rsquo;s natural World Heritage sites (Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes), as well as a UNESCO Geopark and Biosphere Reserve. Over 10 days,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1045</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>IUCN World Conservation Congress </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world&apos;s largest and most important conservation event. Held every four years, it aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development.
The 2012 World Conservation Congress will be held from 6 to 15 September 2012 in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and social organizations will discuss, debate and decide solutions  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/939</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the Archaeological Remains of Jam World Heritage Property</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre will be holding the 3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the Archaeological Remains of the Jam World Heritage Site at the Museo d&apos;Arte Orientale in Turin, Italy, from 4 to 6 September 2012. More than 20 world-famous experts, as well as representatives of donor countries, Afghan experts and high-ranking officials from the government of Afghanistan, will take part in the Meeting.
The Expert Working Group Meeting aims to present the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/942</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional workshop on Tentative Listing for East African countries </title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Regional workshop on Tentative Listing for East African Countries will take place in Juba, South Sudan from 3 - 5 September 2012. The workshop is organized jointly by Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, South Sudan in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund and UNESCO Juba Office with generous support from the Government of Netherlands through the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO.
The workshop will gather participants from the East African countries including  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/946</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2012: Virtual Systems in the Information Society &amp; Applications to Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The premier forum for the presentation of research on 3D acquisition, multimedia visualization, interaction technologies and their applications, the multidisciplinary International Conferences on Virtual Systems and Multimedia are a bridge between technology, art, history, science and engineering. Held annually since 1995&amp;nbsp;(excepting 2011 when the Egyptian conference was cancelled for public safety reasons), VSMM2012 will be the 18th gathering of the VSMM Society and 8th involving  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/849</link>
         <author>info@vsmm2012.org (Prof. Gabriele Guidi)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training program for integrated Lake Ecosystem Conservation and sustainable use of Xochimilco&apos;s &quot;chinampa&quot; agricultural production system</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized in cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), this program will train individuals for lake ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of Xochimilco&amp;rsquo;s &quot;chinampa&quot; agricultural production system.
Dates to be determined.
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/823</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Asia-Pacific Mayors&apos; Forum for World Heritage Cities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Bangkok and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Mayors&amp;rsquo; Forum for World Heritage Cities. As a commemorative event for the 40th Anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, this event will be co-hosted by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government and the Gyeongju Municipal Government in the city of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea from 29 to 30 August 2012.
Mayors play a key role in setting the agenda for balancing urban  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/893</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Experts&apos; Meeting on Tiwanaku and the Akapana Pyramid</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following Decision 35 COM 7B.119 approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2011, an international meeting of experts to elaborate regulations and guidelines for the development of a conservation plan for Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (Bolivia), property inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2000 under criteria (iii) and (iv), will be held in Tiwanaku from 27 to 29 August 2012.
Participants in the meeting include international and national experts  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/943</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Prince Claus Fund call for proposals to rescue cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme, provides first aid to stabilize cultural heritage in an emergency&amp;nbsp;situation until a longer-term solution can be found. CER supports quick actions to rescue cultural heritage, aims to prevent further damage and carries out basic repairs. CER implements its cultural emergency relief actions in direct cooperation with local partners in the affected communities.
The Prince Claus Fund invites project proposals  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/945</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st Asia Regional Forum of Site Managers and Youth NGOs: Linking networks</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Forum aims to create a meeting point between site managers and young people representing local communities so they can share collective knowledge and explore areas of common interest in World Heritage conservation and preservation. The event is in line with the Global Strategy identified by the World Heritage Committee, with its emphasis on Communities, Capacity Building and Communication. The forum will focus onWorld Heritage issues affecting management at the operational level, on  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/947</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Launch of the Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy </title>
         <description><![CDATA[A new UNESCO&amp;ndash;IAU online Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy has been launched today at the IAU&amp;rsquo;s 28th General Assembly in Beijing, China. The site, which resides at www.astronomicalheritage.net, is a dynamic, publicly accessible database, discussion forum and document repository on astronomical heritage sites throughout the world, even if they are not on UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage List.
Buildings and monuments relating to astronomy throughout the ages stand as a tribute to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/961</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Celebration of the 40th anniversary and adoption of the planning process: &quot;Planning for Peninsula Vald&#xe9;s: Our Common Interest Today and Tomorrow”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1019</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium on strategic issues for Australian World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Australian Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ACIUCN) is organizing a Symposium 9th-10th August 2012 in North Queensland to convene experts from across government, academic and NGO sectors to discuss strategic issues for World Heritage in Australia.&amp;nbsp; It will be the third in ACIUCN&amp;rsquo;s successful &amp;lsquo;Science informing Policy&amp;rsquo; Symposium Series.
In this 40th year of the Convention,&amp;nbsp;it is timely to celebrate what has been achieved,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/923</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International meeting on &quot;Apiculture and Development in the Old Maya City of Calakmul&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1035</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Special Seminar on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and for the occasion of the 5th International Conference on the Inclusive Museums, the special Seminar: &quot;Living with Our Heritage: Legacy, Communities and World Heritage&quot; will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the 31st of July 2012.
The event will&amp;nbsp;discuss how&amp;nbsp;communities which are descendants of past hegemonic practices take ownership for the safeguarding of OUVs for which their localities are inscribed  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/936</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Portraying Kyoto&apos;s Cultural Heritage” Contest</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow&apos;s Kyoto Cultural Heritage Platform is organizing a &quot;Portraying Kyoto&apos;s Cultural Heritage&quot; painting and drawing contest for primary school children. To commemorate the final meeting for the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this event will give children an opportunity to&amp;nbsp;learn about the importance of the World Heritage sites in Kyoto and other cultural heritage (tangible and intangible), and of the necessity to transmit to the next  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/938</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium and Workshop &quot;Understanding Each Other&apos;s Heritage – Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The&amp;nbsp;International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Understanding Each Other&amp;rsquo;s Heritage &amp;ndash;Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World&amp;rdquo; to be held in BTU Cottbus from 19th-21th July 2012. This WHS Alumni Conference is the second of a series of events and activities being planned by IAWHP e.V. since its official recognition as a non-profit organisation by German  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/899</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International meeting on the 40th anniversary of the convention: World Heritage, Culture and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, The Mexican Secretary of Tourism, the National Council for Arts and Culture and the National Institute of Anthropology and History, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Government of the state of Quer&amp;eacute;taro, are jointly organizing an International meeting on tourism, sustainable development, and World Heritage that intends to build cooperation bridges between the authorities in order  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/822</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call For Papers. Fourth HERITY International Conference: How The Cultural Heritage Is Communicated?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on &quot;How The Cultural Heritage is communicated? Public, Specialists, Managers and Institutions:evaluating the quality of the transmission of the cultural message&quot; will take place in rome 5-7 December 2012.
Call for papers
All interested persons are invited to contribute to the conference. Please, send an abstract for consideration. Contributions must be connected to the theme of the Conference and its sessions. A Scientific Committee  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/905</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage&amp;nbsp;Convention the &quot;International Graduate School: Heritage Studies&quot; at Cottbus University under direction of the UNESCO Chair in&amp;nbsp;Heritage Studies is offering its &quot;International Summer Academy:&amp;nbsp;Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Development&amp;nbsp;(ISAC)&quot;. The programme is organized in cooperation&amp;nbsp;with the German Commission for UNESCO and is carried out&amp;nbsp;under the auspices of Mrs. Cornelia Pieper,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/853</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Side event at COP11 Ramsar Convention - Culture: contributing to wetland wise use</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 6 &amp;ndash; 13 July 2012, the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP11) will be held in Bucharest, Romania. Since 1999, the World Heritage Centre and the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention are formally engaged in cooperation with a view to enabling the Contracting Parties to the Conventions to identify and strengthen conservation of those sites of international importance which are recognized by both Conventions. The World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/918</link>
         <author>k.manz@unesco.org (Kerstin Manz)</author>
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         <title>Round-table discussion on the implementation of the World Heritage Committee Decisions regarding the Thematic Initiative &quot;Astronomy and World Heritage”.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[As it was announced during the side-event held at the Pulkovo Observatory on 28 June 2012, a round-table discussion was organized on 4th July 2012 in presence of the Academician Mikhail Marov, Head of Department of the Vernadsky Institute, Chairperson of the Committee on Heritage of Ziolkovsky, Russian Academy of Sciences, co-initiator of the establishment of the International Space University, Chairperson of the first Working Group on Space Technological Heritage.
The main topics  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/941</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Side event on the 2nd Cycle of the Europe and North America Periodic Reporting Exercise </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Center is holding an informal meeting&amp;nbsp;on the 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/922</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The World Heritage Game: discover the world&apos;s heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[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 missions. Each mission involves choosing where the six letters of UNESCO were photographed, from a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/916</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee </title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1041</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>36th Session of World Heritage Committee Youth Forum: Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee, to be held in Kazan from 1 to 9 July, is designed to attract the attention of young people of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to the problem of preservating natural and cultural heritage and to raise awareness &amp;nbsp;of youth activities related to the Convention, its role and its international importance as well as procedures for making nominations to the World Heritage List.
The objectives of the session:

Engage youth  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/917</link>
         <author>chernelevskaya@polylog.ru (Anastasia Chernelevskaya)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Celebrating World Heritage in the Pacific”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), in conjunction with UNESCO Apia, is hosting an exhibition at the Festival of Pacific Arts, Honiara, 1&amp;ndash;14 July 2012, entitled &amp;ldquo;Celebrating World Heritage in the Pacific&amp;rdquo;.&amp;nbsp; The exhibit celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and showcases World Heritage activities being undertaken in the region. 
&amp;nbsp;This exhibition at the Festival of Pacific Arts is  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/920</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gold Museum: a look into archaeological heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, The Museo del Oro is&amp;nbsp;opening a temporary exhibit at the Museum in Bogota, entitled &quot;Gold Museum: a look into archaeological heritage&quot;, which will offer an overview of the current legislation status on archaeological World Heritage sites in Columbia.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/954</link>
         <author>hgarcibo@banrep.gov.co (Héctor García Botero)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gala event dedicated to the 40th anniversary at the Saint Peter and Paul Fortress </title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1040</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Side event on the Capacity-Building Strategy Initiative for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Side Event: &amp;nbsp;World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy
On the occasion of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Center and ICCROM are holding an informal information meeting to present the capacity-building strategy initiative&amp;nbsp;for the Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe region. The meeting will be held on Friday 29 June 2012, 14:00 - 14:30, Room 11]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/919</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Invitation to the side-event on Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) offered to host on 28 June 2012 a side-event during the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee in order to present the achievements of the Thematic Initiative &quot;Astronomy and World Heritage&quot;. 
Prelimenary Programme
19:30&amp;nbsp;Departure from of the Taurida Palace&amp;nbsp;
20:00 Arrival to the Pulkovo Observatory
20:30 Welcome by Prof. A Stepanov, Director of the Pulkovo Observatory and Presentation
20:40 Address by Mr.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/913</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop -UNESCO and Heritage: What, How, When and Why should be disseminated?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1026</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The UNESCO 2012 Youth Summit</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site is proud to host the UNESCO Youth Summit on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2012. Summer 2012 will be an unprecedented moment in the history of Maritime Greenwich when the site will host the equestrian events as part of the 2012 Olympic Games. This will be an incredible opportunity to welcome people from across the world and to celebrate the unique beauty and importance of the World Heritage Site, the collections and diverse cultural industries  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/884</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>36th session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 36th session in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties. It has the final say on whether a property is inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Committee can also defer its decision and request further information on properties from the States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/837</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary Exhibition: the Hessian World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World heritage Convention, 20 high school students of the Pestalozzi-School Idstein, a German high school, in cooperation with the Monument Protection Agency of the State of Hesse, have produced this exhibition on the World Heritage Convention and the Hessian World Heritage sites which is to take place in the Monument Protection Agency, the Pestalozzi-School Idstein and the Residence of the State of Hesse at Berlin.
The exhibition will be open  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/921</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Category 2 Centres Informal Meeting during the 36th Session of the Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[During the 36th Session of the World Heritage Committee which was recently held in Saint Petersburg from the 24 June - 6 July 2012, an Informal Meeting of the Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO took place. This was an interesting and informative discussion and an excellent opportunity for knowledge sharing and networking between the Category 2 Centres.A list of attendees whom participated in this informal meeting and a list of the Category 2 Centre focal points can be accessed  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/944</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary ceremonial event at Stralsund</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The German Commission for UNESCO will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention with a ceremonial event taking place on 21 June 2012 at the Art Nouveau Theatre of the World Heritage city of Stralsund. About 450 World Heritage experts, comprising the members of the German Commission for UNESCO, politicians, preservationists and tourist experts from Germany, will participate in the ceremony. Furthermore, two personalities from each of the Baltic Sea States,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/825</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1032</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary events in the Netherlands</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 40th anniversary World Heritage Convention The Dutch government, the Dutch World heritage sites and the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO will organize several meetings during the weekend of 15th-17th June:

An expert meeting for policymakers on the opportunities and restrictions of World Heritage in the Netherlands;
A public event in Amsterdam to promote World Heritage and international cooperation;
Public events in the Dutch World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/876</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>4th World Heritage Youth Forum</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 4th World Heritage Youth Forum focusing on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention was held from 10 to 20 June 2012 in Alcal&amp;aacute; de Henares (Madrid) and Mollina, (M&amp;aacute;laga). Forty-six young people aged from 12 to 15 years old, with Spanish as a common language, attended from Colombia, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Russia, Spain and the United States, representing World Heritage sites of their  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/912</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Living together”, 40th anniversary celebratory event at Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Activity oriented towards the youth and the local communities, with the aim to make better use of the resource potential of Gamzigrad as a World Heritage site and to introduce World Heriatage education in school curricula.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1042</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Role of Local Communities in the Management of UNESCO Designated Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the 40th Anniversary of the Convention, the UNESCO Venice Office, in cooperation with the national authorities of Montenegro, is organizing on 7 and 8 June in Kotor, Montenegro, a regional meeting to share experiences, good practices and planned activities concerning the management of World Heritage and other UNESCO designated sites (MAB Biosphere Reserves) in South-Eastern Europe, with a strong focus on the role of communities in the identification, management and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/907</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>National round table to share good practices in the management of World Heritage properties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1020</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Outdoor exhibition on World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Outdoor photographic exhibition on World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/806</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana will organize the Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers, which will be held in Kingston (Jamaica) from 5 to 15 June 2012 within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot;.
This 10-days training  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/897</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Himalchuli Gurung <h.gurung@unesco.org>)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2012 World Heritage Day in Germany (Potsdam)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Day in Germany&amp;nbsp;takes place yearly, on the first Sunday in June. Every year, a different World Heritage site hosts the main event. In 2012, the event will be hosted by the World Heritage site &amp;ldquo;Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin&amp;rdquo;. Across Germany, the World Heritage sites invite the public to participate in special cultural activities. Designed as a forum for communication and personal encounters, the event aims at raising awareness of individual  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/824</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Master in World Heritage &amp; Cultural Projects for Development: Call for applications.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Master imparts the necessary competencies and skills in the conservation and promotion of World Heritage Sites as well as in the conceptualization of sustainable projects in the fields of natural and cultural heritage, creative industries, museums and tourism. The programme is divided into three learning cycles. The first cycle from October to December 2012 consists of distance learning on Cultural Heritage and Economic Development and the World Heritage System and Heritage Management.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/889</link>
         <author>p.tomlinson@itcilo.org (Peter Colin Tomlinson)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary - 20 activities in Spain</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of the 2012 year, the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport have been coordinating all the Spanish activities in the framework of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.&amp;nbsp;

Nationals and internationals meetings or forums:

International Technical symposium about rock art, World Heritage. Organised by Comarca del Somontano (Arag&amp;oacute;n)
IV Iberia Meeting of Managers of World Heritage Sites. Organised by Ministry of Education, Culture  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/804</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment: Call for Applications</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment
15-24 October 2012, Shanghai , China
Application Deadline: 1 June 2012
&amp;nbsp;
In recent years the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has examined a considerable number of State of Conservation Reports related to threats from various types of large-scale development activities to the World Heritage properties. These activities include infrastructure development, new buildings, urban renewal and changes to the land use some of which  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/888</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Deadline for registrations: Symposium and Workshop &quot;Understanding Each Other&apos;s Heritage – Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on &quot;Understanding Each Other&apos;s Heritage -Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World&quot; to be held in BTU Cottbus from 19th-21th July 2012. This WHS Alumni Conference is the second of a series of events and activities being planned by IAWHP e.V. since its official recognition as a non-profit organisation by German Law in 2010. Moreover, the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/900</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International colloquium on the conservation and management of World Heritage cities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International colloquium on the challenges and opportunities for the conservation and management of World Heritage cities.
For more information: http://www.wh2012.be/Default.aspx?tabid=15268&amp;amp;language=en-US]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/828</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium, dedicated to the &amp;nbsp;40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from May 31 to June 2, with the participations of experts from all the Americas and the intent to launch a permanent process of regional cooperation that will ensure greater participation and contributions to the spirit and the aims of the Convention.&amp;nbsp;It will be an opportunity to celebrate the cultural heritage of Texas and, in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/843</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO-MHURD (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People&apos;s Republic of China) Joint Forum on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention </title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1024</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Youth Forum: Water and World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1039</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: &quot;Tallin Old Town- Our World Heritage&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tallinn City Centre Administration and Estonian National Commission for UNESCO are jointly organizing the CONFERENCE &quot;TALLINN OLD TOWN - OUR WORLD HERITAGE&quot; that will take place on 29 May 2012 in the framework of traditional Tallinn Old Town Days (http://vanalinnapaevad.ee/en/), an event celebrated since 1982.
The essence of the Old Town Days lies in the festivities for townsfolk to celebrate the beginning of summer and our beloved Old Town itself. The conference is open for everybody who  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/895</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Cultural Heritage Day of Chile dedicated to the 40th anniversary</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2012 edition of the Cultural Heritage Day of Chile will be celebrated in the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. In order to contribute to the worldwide celebrations of the anniversary, this year&apos;s edition focuses specifically on the relation between heritage and development, including the role of local communities in heritage preservation.
This festivity has been celebrated every last Sunday of May since the year 1999, with the objective to organize a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/856</link>
         <author>diadelpatrimonio@monumentos.cl (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage and Impacts of Developments in the Africa region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Heritage and Impacts of Developments: impacts of development activities and resource extraction in and around World Heritage properties in the Africa region
This workshop will bring together experts and decision makers from the fields of developmental studies, resource extraction and heritage management. The aim is to begin a dialogue which leads to improved conservation and management of African World Heritage Sites. The discussions will build on the conclusions of a situational  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/838</link>
         <author>info@awhf.net (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference &quot;From past experience to new approaches and synergies: the Future of Protection Heritage Management for Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[ICOMOS/Greece&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1030</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International capacity-building workshop: &quot;World Heritage Properties: Cоnservation and Use for Sustainable Development&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Office in Moscow, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the National Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO and Naysvizh National History and Culture Museum-Reserve are jointly organizing the International capacity-building workshop &quot;World Heritage Properties: Cоnservation and Use for Sustainable Development&quot; that will take place in the Nyasvizh  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/901</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: The Future Of Protection Management For Archaeological Heritage In times Of Economic Crisis</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ICOMOS Hellenic National Committee and ICAHM are jointly organizing an international conference on the future and new challenges facing the Protection Management of Archaeological Heritage that will take place in New Acropolis Museum 23-25 May 2012.
The scope of the conference is to present and use past experience with a view to contribute as a think tank to new ways of managing the protection and preservation of our archaeological heritage in times of economic crisis. The challenges are  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/903</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>iSimangaliso St Lucia Half Marathon to benefit iSimangaliso Wetland Park</title>
         <description><![CDATA[iSimangaliso has partnered with race organisers Zululand Multisports Club (ZMSC) and the St Lucia Rate Payers for the iSimangaliso St Lucia Half Marathon. The 21.1km and 10km races are registered with KZN Athletics and entrants for these races must be 15 years old or older, and there is also a race for younger children.
The St Lucia Half is one of three challenges iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority is hosting with collaborating partners to raise money for rhino and endangered species  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/902</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012: Call for Applications </title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20127th Cycle: 8-22 September 2012
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;7th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 8 to 22 September 2012 (application deadline: 19 May 2012). 
This training course aims at promoting the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/878</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention towards the preparation of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre is organizing an information meeting to discuss the overall preparation for the forthcoming 36th session of the World Heritage Committee to be held from 24 June to 6 July 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
this meeting will be held in Room XI (Fontenoy) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 May 2012. Simultaneous interpretation of the proceedings will be provided in English and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/836</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Management of Historic Centres: &quot;Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[10th Meeting on Management of Historic Centres: &quot;Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility&quot;
The Office of the Historian of Havana, the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Latin American and Caribbean Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing the 10th Encounter on Management of Historic Centres, from 15 to 18 May 2012 as part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/850</link>
         <author>f.brugman@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Living with World Heritage”, Interregional conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[As a contribution to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in 2012,&amp;nbsp;Norway will&amp;nbsp;host an interregional conference on issues, experiences and challenges linked to the theme of the year: &quot;World Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Role of Local Communities&quot;. The Conference will take place in R&amp;oslash;ros 14-16 May 2012 .
World Heritage communities are confronted on a daily basis by challenges and issues of concern that may be seen as choices  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/790</link>
         <author>beate.strom@ra.no (Beate Strøm )</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Migratory Bird Day 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Each year on the second weekend in May, dedicated people and organizations plan World Migratory Bird Day events to celebrate migrating birds in their region and to raise awareness about the need for their protection. Since World Migratory Bird Day began in 2006, events have been carried out in 104 countries.
On their epic journeys spanning thousands of kilometres, migratory birds connect continents, cultures and people along their migration routes. World Migratory Bird Day 2012 and this  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/866</link>
         <author>contact@worldmigratorybirdday.org (Mr. Sean Wright)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop on management for World Heritage site managers in South-Eastern Europe in the framework of the preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Workshop on management for World Heritage site managers in South-Eastern Europe in the framework of the preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America took place in Sibiu, Romania from 15 to 17 May 2012. It was a follow-up from the previous sub-regional meeting in Prague 26-27 May 2011 where the need to involve site managers was highlighted.
The meeting gathered several representatives of Romanian institutions, some National Focal Points of States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/963</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Photographic exhibition on World Heritage sites </title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1029</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Go4BioDiv 2012: Call for participation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 6 to 19 October 2012, Go4BioDiv will take place for the third time &amp;ndash; parallel to COP 11 in Hyderabad, India. It will be hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), Government of India and carried out by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) with support by various international partners.
The International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv gives young adults between 18 and 29 the possibility to engage in the Conferences of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/879</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity Building workshop for Indian Ocean SIDS</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Capacity Building workshop for Indian Ocean SIDS: Enhancing capacities for the integration of World Heritage site management in the sustainable development of local communities
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot; the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with UNESCO Dar-es-Salaam office will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/881</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Abstracts ICOMOS Symposium : Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The ICOMOS Advisory Committee, including the Scientific Council, will meet this year from 27 October to 1 November in Beijing, China.
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;On this occasion, the Scientific Council is organizing a Symposium on the theme: Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters on 31 October 2012 in Beijing, which will also welcome the general public during its first session.
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Attached please find the Call for Abstracts and an explanation on the theme  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/883</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for nominations: Calouste Gulbenkian Prize</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has opened nominations for the CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN PRIZE until next April 30th. The Prize, worth 250.000&amp;euro;, will be awarded to an individual or non profit organization, regardless of nationality, who has made a valuable impact and commitment to foster the universal values inherent to the human condition, respect for diversity and difference, a culture of tolerance and the conservation of the environment in man&amp;rsquo;s relationship with nature. Please  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/885</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Qhapaq &#xd1;an Harmonisation Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the generous invitation of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Ministry of Cultures, the 8th International Meeting of the Technical Secretariat, dedicated to the preparation of the nomination of Qhapaq &amp;Ntilde;an/ Andean Road System for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is taking place from 26-28 April 2012.
Representatives from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Cultural Heritage Directors from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/882</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>4th Iberian Meeting of Site Managers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The fourth Iberian Meeting of Site Managers, in the framework of the 40th anniversary of the Convention is dedicated to &quot;World Heritage and Sustainable Development&quot;.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/862</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Terra 2012: 11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture Heritage </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture Heritage, Terra 2012 will be held in Lima, Peru, from 22 to 27 April 2012.
Terra 2012 will focus on Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage in particular in regards to Risk Preparedness for Natural Disasters and Climate Change. More than 500 specialists in the fields of earthen architecture are expected to attend.
The conference is organized by the International Scientific Committee on Earthen  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/761</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Workshop on the Monitoring and Management of Cultural Routes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1023</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference celebrating 25 years of Budapest World Heritage</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1031</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>18 April, International Day for Monuments and Sites 2012 dedicated to World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the &amp;ldquo;International Day for Monuments and Sites&amp;rdquo;, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. The theme for 2012 is World Heritage in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The aim of the International Day for Monuments and Sites is to encourage local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/868</link>
         <author>secretariat@icomos.org (ICOMOS)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Presentation of the Management Plan of Choirokitia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary, the management plan for the conservation and development of the Neolithic settlement of Choirokitia, Cyprus, will be presented. The preparation of this Plan was funded by the UNESCO Participation Programme (2010-2011) and will be presented to the public in situ by the Cyprus Department of Antiquities, the Cyprus Institute and the French Archaeological mission which undertakes excavations in Choirokitia. The event will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/855</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>From World Heritage to Local Heritage: protecting and managing change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Meeting &amp;ldquo;From World Heritage to Local Heritage: protecting and managing change&amp;rdquo; jointly organized by IGESPAR and ICOMOS Portugal with the support of the National Museum of Ethnology and the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO, is promoted to commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites on 18 April 2012.
The International Day for Monuments and Sites is meant to raise citizens&amp;rsquo; awareness to heritage diversity and vulnerability, as well as to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/872</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lecture &quot;World Heritage and Economic Development”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The lecture &amp;ldquo;World Heritage and Economic Development&amp;rdquo;, organized by Edinburgh World Heritage together with the City of Edinburgh Council and RSA Fellows MCICH Network, will take place on Tuesday 17 April, 6.00pm at the Royal College of Physicians in order to mark World Heritage Day and the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
The lecture will look at how World Heritage can be used to promote and support economic regeneration, with contributions from two  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/861</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Applications - ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict (Deadline : 15 April 2012)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 (5 weeks), is organised in cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies, with the financial support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC).

Background 
Armed conflicts worldwide continue to involve deliberate or  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/867</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;World Heritage: Sustainable Development” Annual Forum </title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1022</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Universidad Complutense de Madrid, together with the Consell Insular deMenorca are organizing this international conference to generate a meeting point on Archaeology management and treatment of World Heritage sites. The main aim of the Conference is to draw up and publish a &quot;Guide of Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology&quot;. 
To this end, sessions about the following topics will be organized:&amp;nbsp;

Social action and Archaeology in World Heritage
ICT, Archaeology and World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/786</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary U.S. Video Challenge </title>
         <description><![CDATA[To contribute to&amp;nbsp;the 2012 celebration&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the National Park Service, HISTORY,&amp;nbsp;and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO recently launched&amp;nbsp;the Video Challenge &amp;ldquo;Why do you think U.S. World Heritage sites are important to the world?&amp;rdquo;
For more information:  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/874</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Travelling exhibition &quot;Cuba and its World Heritage Sites&quot; for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1025</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Volunteers 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers 2012, &apos;Beyond territories and boundaries&apos;, will hold 50 Patrimonito work camps&amp;nbsp;at 40 World Heritage sites&amp;nbsp;in 25 countries around the world. The projects will involve 33 youth organisations and some 700 volunteers who will cross borders, share their cultures, and unite to preserve natural sites, restore archaeological finds, and raise awareness amongst local communities about  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/873</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At its 35th session (UNESCO, Paris, 2011), and within the wider framework of the Revisions to the Operational Guidelines, the World Heritage Committee welcomed &amp;ldquo;the offer of the Government of Poland to host an expert meeting on criterion (vi) in the first quarter of 2012 and requests the World Heritage Centre to report on the results of this meeting to the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2012&amp;rdquo; (Decision 35 COM 13).
On account of this, the State Party of Poland,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/827</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting on the Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in close cooperation with the UNESCO Offices in Almaty and Tashkent, and in active partnership with the Uzbekistan authorities, and the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS), a UNESCO category II Centre based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan will organize a two-day expert&amp;nbsp;meeting of the Coordination of the Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination.&amp;nbsp;This meeting is supported by two donor countries with their generous  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/859</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2012 edition of the program &quot;Tourism, Heritage and School&quot; </title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the Framework of the 40th anniversary, the Argentinian National Office of Tourism Quality Management organizes the 2012 edition of the Tourism, Heritage and School Program that will be developed at El Calafate with the collaboration of Los Glaciares National Park Administration.
The Tourism, Heritage and School Program is a training proposal focused on tourism and heritage concepts. It will be divided into two stages: the capacity-building workshops to specific target groups (education,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/890</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Round table &quot;Rescuing Latin American cultural heritage&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention,&amp;nbsp; the Andalusian Institute of Cultural Heritage (IAPH) is organising a round table meeting taking place on 19th March 2012 in M&amp;aacute;laga, Spain. 
Specialists in the field of cultural heritage, architects, archaeologists, cultural managers, ethnologists, art historians, etc. will discuss the development of cultural policies in Latin America after the adoption of the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/848</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity Building Workshop on the international cooperation mechanisms  in the Culture Sector</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1027</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Urban India 2030: History, Technology and Community for Sustainable Futures</title>
         <description><![CDATA[








Urban development in India is often seen as a choice between history and technology; local particularities and globalized unversality; timeless continuity and radical transformation; tradition and modernity.&amp;nbsp;This conference explores ways that globalization and technology can and should intersect with history and heritage to enhance sustainability and alleviate urban poverty.&amp;nbsp;The two-day symposium,&amp;nbsp;Urban India 2030&amp;nbsp;would bring together experts, scholars,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/854</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>20th session of the Congress on Archaeology and Cultural Heritage of the Arab World  (ALECSO) </title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1018</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At its 35th session (Paris, UNESCO, 2011), and within the wider framework of the Revisions to the Operational Guidelines, the World Heritage Committee (Decision 35 COM 13) reiterated &amp;ldquo;its request to the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Advisory Bodies, to organize an expert meeting to reflect on the integrity of cultural properties and to seek extrabudgetary funding to support the organization of this meeting&amp;rdquo;.
&amp;nbsp;This meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/833</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Meeting for Central America, Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, Zacatecas, Mexico</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and the Caribbean Unit with the generous support from Mexico, the Government of Zacatecas and the Zacatecas Regional Centre for World Heritage in Mexico and Central America organizes a Sub-Regional meeting for Central America, from 12 to 14 March 2012.
The main objectives of this meeting are to further develop the training strategy for Site Managers  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/847</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Paper Submission Deadline for virtual heritage papers: VSMM 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
The 18th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2012) is dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of 3D acquisition and modeling, virtual visualization and interaction, multimedia and their applications.Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects and experiences that describe significant advances in the following subjects, organized in four main tracks, two oriented to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/851</link>
         <author>info@vsmm2012.org (VSMM Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] 10&#xe8;mes rencontres de l&apos;Association des biens fran&#xe7;ais du patrimoine mondial, 8-9 mars, Albi, France  </title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Les 10&amp;egrave;mes rencontres de l&apos;Association des biens fran&amp;ccedil;ais du patrimoine mondial (A.B.F.P.M) et ainsi qu&apos;un colloque auront lieu &amp;agrave; les 8 et 9 mars 2012 &amp;agrave; Albi,&amp;nbsp;a l&amp;rsquo;occasion du 40e anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial.
Les 10&amp;egrave;mes rencontres annuelles se d&amp;eacute;rouleront au Mus&amp;eacute;e Toulouse Lautrec dans le Palais de la Berbie avec, le 8 mars, l&apos;Assembl&amp;eacute;e g&amp;eacute;n&amp;eacute;rale de l&apos;Association et, le 9  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/846</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3-month trip to India&apos;s 28 World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[To celebrate the&amp;nbsp;40th anniversary&amp;nbsp;of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning to visit India&amp;rsquo;s 28 World Heritage sites over a span of 3 months starting March 5th, 2012, travelling mainly by bus and train.
With this trip they would like to create a&amp;nbsp;bond between the current generation of Indiansand the wonderful places that are very much part of their heritage and culture. Some of the sites are in urgent need  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/845</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Aztec Ruins National Monument Hosts 25th Anniversary World Heritage Celebration </title>
         <description><![CDATA[In 1987 Aztec Ruins National Monument was made a UNESCO World Heritage site as part of the Chaco Culture designation to recognize the uniqueness of the archeological sites protected in the park.
The 25th anniversary celebration will bring renewed attention to the honor of World Heritage designation. The high point of the day will be a presentation by National Geographic Fellow Jonathan Tourtellot on the history and importance of World Heritage.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/940</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity Building workshop for Tonga</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project &quot;Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)&quot; the World Heritage Centre will organize a capacity building workshop for Government officials and community representatives of Tonga, which will be held in Nuku&apos;alofa (Tonga) from 20 to 24 February 2012. 
&amp;nbsp;The objective of the workshop is to build capacity of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/835</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Workshop on Large-scale Natural Disaster and Protected Areas</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views on roles of Protected Areas, including World Heritage natural properties, for prevention of&amp;nbsp;and recovery from the damage caused by large-scale natural disasters, such as the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the tsunami they triggered.
The&amp;nbsp;workshop will be organized by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of the Environment (the government of Japan), with the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/821</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Mr. Keisuke Takahashi, Ministry of Environment, Japan)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting on the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Tokyo</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views toward final outcomes for the closing event of the 40th anniversary year, to be held in Kyoto, Japan, in November 2012. It is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/817</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Meeting for the Caribbean Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean (Dominican Republic)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and Caribbean Unit, in cooperation with the Government of the Dominican Republic and the UNESCO Office in Havana, is organizing a sub-regional meeting for the Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from the 15-17 February 2012.
The main objectives of this meeting will be to develop relevant plans for participants in the following  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/829</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Launching Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Japan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This event will launch the&amp;nbsp;40th Anniversary celebrations in Japan. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be in attendance, along with high-level representatives of the Japanese government and international World Heritage experts.
A commemorative symposium on Disaster and Heritage will be part of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/816</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Meeting for South America Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise  for Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and Caribbean Unit, in cooperation with the Brazilian Government and in particular, with the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Sites (IPHAN), is organizing a Sub-Regional meeting for South America in Ouro Preto, Brazil, from 9 to 11 February 2012.
The main objectives of this meeting are to develop a training strategy for Site  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/830</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first ceremony of 2012&amp;nbsp;to recognize children who have participated in the Eco Picture Diary Global Contest will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on 8 February 2012.
Initially developed by Panasonic for primary school children between the ages of 7 and 11, the &amp;lsquo;kids school &amp;ndash; eco learning&amp;rsquo; education program gives pupils the opportunity to learn about climate change and protecting our planet in&amp;nbsp;a fun and&amp;nbsp;easy-to-understand way. Within the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/831</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International expert meeting on &quot;World Heritage and Sustainable Development”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the inscription of nearly 1000 properties on the World Heritage List, including over 200 historic cities, the need to integrate a concern for sustainable development within the practice of the 1972 Convention has emerged strongly over the past decade. The aim of this expert meeting - as requested by the World Heritage Committee - is to contribute to the formulation of policies and procedures on how to mainstream sustainable development into the processes of the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/794</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Ceremonial launch of the World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary year</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
The official ceremony for the launch of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention will take place on 30 January 2012, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, room I, at 8 p.m, in the presence of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock, recently appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, will address the public and perform a concert playing with artists Corinne Bailey Rae, Esperanza Spalding, Steve Brown and Manu Katch&amp;eacute;. This private event will be presented  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/791</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Coordination Meeting of UNESCO Category 2 Centres on World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Second Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres for World Heritage took place in Milan, Italy,&amp;nbsp;on 22 and 23 January 2012, hosted by the International Research Centre on the Economics of Culture&amp;nbsp;and World Heritage Studies (Turin Centre) and the IULM University, with the participation of&amp;nbsp;representatives of all existing Category 2 Centres associated to World Heritage, as well as of the&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies.

Summary of the&amp;nbsp;main outcomes  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/864</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage-related topic for final school exams and awareness campaign using the 40th anniversary logo</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1021</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] 40e anniversaire - 10 activit&#xe9;s en France</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] &amp;nbsp;
Ville d&amp;rsquo;Albi&amp;nbsp;:&amp;nbsp;
&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Concours d&apos;illustrations inspir&amp;eacute;es par le texte de la Convention de 1972 ouvert &amp;agrave; toute personne professionnel ou amateur, pratiquant les arts plastiques organis&amp;eacute; dans le cadre de la 9&amp;egrave;me Foire internationale aux livres d&apos;exception, m&amp;eacute;diath&amp;egrave;que Pierre Amalric - (25 avril au 9 juin 2012)
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Ville de  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1037</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Philatelic issue of special World Heritage stamps</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1038</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>24th anniversary of the declaration of the Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alb&#xe1;n as a World Heritage Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the declaration of the Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alb&amp;aacute;n as a World Heritage Site, Monte Alb&amp;aacute;n Archeological Centre hosts the exhibition &quot;Gente de Nubes en Tierra de Encuentros&quot;.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/815</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>10th expert working group and 2 public symposiums on Bamiyan Valley</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 10th expert working group meeting&amp;nbsp;for the preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage property, will be held in Tokyo from 6 to 8 December 2011, followed by&amp;nbsp; two public symposiums concerning Bamiyan on 9 and 11 December, in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan.
The UNESCO &amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre is organizing &amp;nbsp;the forthcoming 10th expert working group meeting for the preservation of the safeguarding of the Cultural  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/808</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Regional Meeting on the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Regional meeting on the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Asia will take place in the Republic of Korea from 6-10 December 2011. This will launch a preliminary review of on-going Periodic Reporting process in the Asia and the Pacific region. The meeting is to be held in the city of Suwon, famed for its inscribed ancient Hwaseong&amp;nbsp;walled fortress. 
UNESCO World Heritage Centre is grateful for the generous contribution provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/809</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heritage Sites and Sustainable Tourism Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop will explore and design pilot projects for income generation to improve local communities&apos; livelihoods and promote local sustainable development. The project will target communities living within and around Okavango Delta (Botswana), Mapungubwe (South Africa) and the Namib Desert (Namibia) heritage sites. The workshop will engage a bottom-up planning approach whereby representatives of the local people will have the opportunity to express their needs at the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/811</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Stories and places – Movies and World Heritage Sites in Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO opens the exhibition &amp;ldquo;Stories and places &amp;ndash; Movies and World Heritage Sites in Asia&amp;rdquo; in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, 3-10 December 2011.
Luang Prabang&amp;rsquo;s unique architecture - blending elegantly traditional Lao structures and European colonial buildings - as well as its vibrant cultural traditions all contributed to its nomination as a World Heritage site in 1995. This richness and that of many other World Heritage sites have nurtured directors and artists&amp;rsquo;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/810</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium on the theme &quot;Heritage: Driver of Development”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The most important triennial gathering of ICOMOS will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 for the first time in Paris at UNESCO Headquarters.
The General Assembly is accompanied by a Scientific Symposium on the theme &quot;Heritage: Driver of Development&quot;. Both events are open to ICOMOS members and non-members alike.
Visit the special website www.icomos-paris2011.com to consult the full programme, register on-line and obtain information on negotiated hotel rates and the 9 post-tours  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/763</link>
         <author>secretariat@icomos.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>LIVE Streaming: &quot;I Know Where I&apos;m Going” - Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru, a Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Live streaming 23 and 24 November
Registration for the event has now closed, but due to demand the event is&amp;nbsp;accessible online. To take part in the conference remotely, please read and follow the simple instructions below. Comments&amp;nbsp;and questions will be&amp;nbsp;taken live at the Conference in Edinburgh!
&amp;nbsp;
Live video stream address
http://bit.ly/ikwig
&amp;nbsp;
Live video stream chat
Use the chat area below the video window to interact with other viewers.&amp;nbsp;You can interact  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/765</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Community Consultation on the Nan Madol Archaeological Site of Pohnpei</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Micronesian authorities are organizing a community consultation on the Nan Madol Archaeological Site of Pohnpei with a view to the preparation of a management plan.
This consultation will be held in partnership with the Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage (JCIC) and with financial assistance under UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust. It will provide an opportunity to discuss a strategy and action plan for the Safeguarding of Nan Madol. The meeting will bring  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/805</link>
         <author>a.takahashi@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>11th OWHC-World Congress on &quot;World Heritage Cities and Climate Change&quot;, Sintra (Portugal)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, held every two years, brings together politicians and professionals who are committed to the preservation of historic cities, particularly those inscribed on UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage List. Since the first meeting in 1991, this event has enabled participants to discuss topics of common interest, to share experiences, and to learn about new strategies for meeting the challenges associated with the conservation and management of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/739</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training workshop: Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Venice Office and ICCROM are conducting a training workshop on Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management at the World Heritage site of Berat in Albania.
Click here for more information about the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/807</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Culture Sector
Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam



&amp;copy; My Son Site Interpretation Centre




Following the brainstorming session held in July in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the first experimental workshop will be organised at the Thang Long Citadel Site Museum in Hanoi, Viet Nam, with the participation of 9 museums relating to cultural sites of the three countries.
This project is funded by the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/814</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/798</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties an information meeting of National Focal Points of European and North American countries took place in preparation of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/799</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>18th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and presentation of candidates for election of Committee members</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage will hold its 18th session during the 36th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, from 7 to 8 November 2011 all day and 9 November only in the afternoon, at UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII.
The General Assembly will be called upon to replace the outgoing members of the World Heritage Committee and will also determine, in the case of those States Parties that  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/778</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Indian Ocean Heritage Conference </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This conference will gather specialists from different fields to develop reflection and cooperation around protecting the shared heritage of the Indian Ocean.
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/788</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International meeting of experts on the cultural heritage of Libya  </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Experts from Libya and from international archaeological missions will attend the meeting, altogether with international cultural institutions and UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s partner organizations in this field. The meeting will provide opportunities to exchange technical information on the present situation in Libya and initiate a network of professionals and institutions in view of future support to Libya.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/777</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop of National Focal Points of Western and Nordic-Baltic European Countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise </title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Western and Nordic-Baltic European Countries met in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 18-21 October 2011, in a meeting hosted by Iceland and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage Centre.
National Focal Points are expected, after the workshop, to organize national workshops/seminars and act as trainers in further  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/776</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers for 1st International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Universidad Complutense de Madrid, together with the Consell Insular de Menorca are organizing this international conference (April 9-13, 2012) to generate a meeting point on Archaeology management and treatment of World Heritage sites. The main aim of the Conference is to draw up and publish a &quot;Guide of Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology&quot;.&amp;nbsp;Call for Papers is now open.
To this end, sessions about the following topics will be organized:

Social action and Archaeology  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/787</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting of National Focal Points of Mediterranean European countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise </title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Mediterranean Europe shall meet in Valletta on 21-24 September 2011, at a meeting hosted by Malta and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage Centre.
National Focal Points will be expected, after the workshop, to organize national workshops/seminars and act as trainers in further seminars and workshops with  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/764</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting of National Focal Points of Mediterranean European countries on the preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Mediterranean Europe&amp;nbsp;will meet in Valletta from 21 to 24 September 2011, at a meeting hosted by Malta and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage Centre.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/959</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional Workshop on Documentation Standards and Reactive Expert Members Meeting of the Coordination Committee, Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sub-regional Workshop on Documentation Standards and Reactive Expert Members Meeting of the Coordination Committee, Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination
Within the framework of the UNESCO Japanese Funds-in-Trust funded project on &apos;Support for documentation standards and procedures of the Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination in Central Asia,&apos; the World Heritage Centre and UNESCO Offices in Almaty and Tashkent, in close cooperation with the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/769</link>
         <author>r.lin@unesco.org (LIN Chih-Hung, Roland)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on Megalithic Sites and the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments, more than 40 international experts and site managers will convene in Antequera - M&amp;aacute;laga, Spain, 20 to 24 September 2011, for the meeting, Megalithic Sites and the World Heritage Convention , organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the Spanish Funds-in-Trust for World Heritage and the Junta de Andaluc&amp;iacute;a .
The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/767</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Colloque &#xab; Sauvegarde du patrimoine astronomique &#xbb;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Ce colloque organis&amp;eacute; par la Soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; Astronomique de France et le p&amp;ocirc;le Patrimoine mondial du Minist&amp;egrave;re des Affaires Etrang&amp;egrave;res et Europ&amp;eacute;ennes, avec le soutien de la Commission nationale fran&amp;ccedil;aise pour l&apos;UNESCO, se propose de d&amp;eacute;battre :

des outils d&apos;analyse du patrimoine astronomique et de d&amp;eacute;finir, si possible, en prenant appui sur des exp&amp;eacute;riences d&amp;eacute;j&amp;agrave; conduites par des responsables  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/768</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2011</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;6th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Japan from 10 to 24 September 2011 (application deadline: 15 May 2011). This training course aims at promoting the development of collaboration and network building among scholars and professionals in cultural heritage protection. During the course, participants will formulate  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/730</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Pacific Regional World Heritage Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Pacific Regional World Heritage Workshop will be organized by UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Samoa at Apia from 5 to 9 September 2011. This activity has been financed by the UNESCO/Australian Funds-in-Trust with  the World Heritage Centre.
The workshop will bring together about 70 national representatives and experts in preservation of cultural and natural heritage from 16 Member States in the Pacific and from some of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/766</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training for World Heritage Site Museums (2011-2013)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Revitalising World Heritage Site Museums for a Better Interpretation of Living Heritage Sites in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam: Training for World Heritage Site Museums (2011-2013)
The ever-growing global tourism and striking success of UNESCO World Heritage programme offer an ideal setting for site-related museums to play a pivotal role as mediator of peace and intercultural understanding, provider of quality educational contents for local and international communities, as well as agent of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/760</link>
         <author>n.hayashi@unesco.org (Nao HAYASHI DENIS )</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting for the Revision of the Haitian Law on the Protection of Built Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting will gather a team of legal experts to launch revision of the law in the framework of projects undertaken by UNESCO and its partners to make culture an essential part of the reconstruction of Haiti. The activity has been set as a key priority by the Haitian government, and will be organized with the financial support of the Spanish Funds-in-Trust for World Heritage. It is in line with projects 1 and 3 for Port-au-Prince as presented in the brochure &quot;Haiti - Making Culture a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/755</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Nuria Sanz)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Youth Volunteerism for Transformational change through Non-Formal Education to achieve Life Skills, Heritage Education and Literacy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In celebration of both the International Youth Year (IYY) and Tenth Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10), a global youth volunteer exchange on transformational change through non-formal education for life skills, heritage education, and literacy will take place at UNESCO Headquarters from 30 June to 1 July 2011.&amp;nbsp;
This workshop is jointly organized by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the UNESCO NGO Joint Programmatic Commission on Youth (JPCY), the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/757</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>35th Session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre is pleased to inform you that, in agreement with the Chair of the World Heritage Committee, the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held at UNESCO Headquarters (Room I) in Paris from 19 to 29 June 2011.   Please note that a registration desk will be available to participants who wish to register on 19 June 2011 (10h-18h) . In addition, a meeting of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee will be held on 19 June 2011 (2pm -4 pm) , followed by an  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/741</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Marine Programme Side Event</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 24 June 2011, the World Heritage Marine Programme hosted a special evening event dedicated to the cause of conserving marine World Heritage sites. The event was part of the 35th Session of the World Heritage Committee which took place in Paris from 19-29 June 2011. The side event was organized with the financial support of the Government of Flanders.
All three major partners to the World Heritage Marine Programme, Jaeger-LeCoultre, International Herald Tribune and the Government of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/758</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd World Heritage Ibero American Youth Forum</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In conjunction with the 35th &amp;nbsp;session of the World Heritage Committee session at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the 3rd IberoAmerican World Heritage Youth Forum will be held from June 14-24 in Santillana del Mar and Zaragoza, Spain. The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture of Spain and is part of the national Youth Program Patrimonio Joven &amp;nbsp;in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre.   ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/735</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop of National Focal Points of Central, South-East and Eastern European Countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In view of the preparation of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, a meeting will be hosted by the Czech authorities, namely the Ministry of Culture and the Czech National Commission for UNESCO, in Prague on 26 an 27 May 2011. Organized with the financial support of UNESCO, and with the participation of the Advisory Bodies and international experts, the meeting will bring together focal points from the States Parties in the sub-region and will focus exclusively on the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/745</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium: Redefining Progress: Architecture for a New Humanism</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This first UNESCO / LOCUS Symposium presents and discusses ways of redefining progress today, changing from an industrial to a knowledge society. We present ways of creating a sustainable architecture for a new Humanism - &quot;an architecture which is neither only visual nor only technological, but existential. An architecture that regards the very essence of things, of places and of human beings&quot; (Jana Revedin). While UNESCO reveals the urban renewal programme which is currently starting up at  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/751</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Marine World Heritage Event at International Marine Conservation Congress</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Joint Special Event on Marine World Heritage was held by UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Marine Programme and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) during the International Marine Conservation Congress, http://www.conbio.org/imcc2011/, on 15 May 2011 in Victoria, Canada.&amp;nbsp;
The event intended to raise visibility for the causes of marine World Heritage and the role of UNESCO&apos;s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in protecting exceptional ocean places. The event programme  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/759</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Rock Art Archives to meet in Tanum</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Rock Art Archive Working Group will meet in Tanum, Sweden, from 13 to 15 May 2011 to approve the base metadata model of the World Rock Art Archive. Discussions will focus on the conservation and management priorities of the World Rock Art Archive in terms of needs and efficacy, the compatibility of metadata systems, and how best would it serve the overarching purposes of the World Heritage Convention. The Working Group comprises a group of international experts working in the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/858</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Niger, river and men&quot; exhibition, Bamako, National Museum (Mali)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Niger, river and men&quot; will be opened to the public in Mali national museum, Bamako, from 10. May to 31. July 2011. The exhibition was produced by UNESCO and its partners as part of the &quot;Niger-Loire : Governance and Culture&quot; project and intends to raise awareness of the general public and decision makers on the cultural assets of the Niger river and challenges for its future.
The scenography was elaborated by Philippe Leduc (Lucie Lom) with support from Sokona Tounkara, and provides  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/749</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads is organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 3 - 6 May 2011, with financial support from the NESCO Japan Funds-in-Trust; the Norway Funds-In-Trust, and the Turkmenistan authorities. During the meeting,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/750</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The legal aspects of national cultural heritage and its relationship with the public international law on heritage protection</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The overall objective of the meeting is to discuss and share experiences on the challenges of heritage management and its relationship with the enactment and effective implementation of regulatory frameworks for World Heritage at national level.  The event is organized by the National Commission of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay, the Permanent Delegation of Uruguay to UNESCO, and the Latin America, the UNESCO Office in Montevideo and Caribbean Unit of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/744</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO for Haiti </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Making Culture a Motor for Reconstruction
General Description | Pledges | Documents | External Links
Culture as a vector for development and social cohesion, source of rebirth
Culture is more frequently emerging as a essential resource in post-disaster and post-conflict situations. In addition to its contribution to economic development, culture gives meaning and value to the identity and continuity of human societies. Its impact is essential in situations such as the one Haiti has faced  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/725</link>
         <author>haiti-coordination@unesco.org (Haiti Coordination)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting &apos;International Protection of Landscapes&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A meeting on &amp;quot;International Protection of Landscapes&amp;quot;,&amp;nbsp;organized by UNESCO&apos;s Culture Sector in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Italy and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, will be held at UNESCO&apos;s Headquarters in Paris on 18 April 2011, from 10.30am to 1pm, Room IV (Fontenoy building). The agenda is attached.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/743</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert meeting on the global state of conservation challenges for World Heritage properties </title>
         <description><![CDATA[At its 33rd session (Seville, 2009), within the wider framework of the reflection on the Future of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Committee embarked on a process to develop creative approaches that will assist States Parties and World Heritage site-managers in effectively responding to the range of problems that emerge from inscribed properties (Decision 33 COM 14A.2 ).
At its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), the World Heritage Committee welcomed the offer by the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/740</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>CARICOM, SIDS, UNESCO World Heritage Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 4 to 6 April 2011, over 30 participants from 8 Caribbean States (Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Cura&amp;ccedil;ao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica), as well as representatives from the Pacific (Fiji) and the Indian Ocean (Mauritius), CARICOM, ICOMOS and the University of the West-Indies attended the Meeting on World Heritage and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Barbados, organised by the Government of Barbados and UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre (WHC), in cooperation with  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/754</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Sub Regional Meeting for Periodic Reporting Exercise</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 4 - 8 April 2011, the State Party of Barbados will host the UNESCO Meeting on Small Island Developing States and the Periodic Reporting Exercise of the Caribbean Sub Region of Latin America and the Caribbean.&amp;nbsp;The UNESCO SIDS Meeting is organized for 4 to 6 April 2011, and aims to discuss progress made in the implementation of the 2005 Mauritius Strategy (available at www.unesco.org/en/sids ), which includes the conservation of World Heritage sites, and more in particular the areas  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/742</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Applications: Business Skills for World Heritage Programme </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Business Skills for World Heritage Programme has been developed collaboratively by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the international environmental charity Earthwatch, and the global energy company Royal Dutch Shell. The goal of the programme is to strengthen business management practice in World Heritage sites throughout the region. The application may therefore have a better chance of being accepted if the applicants are in a position to make a direct contribution to the way in which  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/681</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Stadsherstel organizes international forum on preserving urban heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[As a complement to the current global debate on the preservation of historic urban landscape, Stadsherstel is organizing an international forum entitled Urban Heritage Inc., Public-private partnership meets heritage preservation.
The forum will take place from 31 March until 2 April 2011 in the De Duif Church in Amsterdam. The second day of the forum, Friday 1 April, is an open day for the public. During the forum a parallel youth forum for students and young professionals will also take  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/724</link>
         <author>r.vermeulen@stadsherstelamsterdam.nl (R. Vermeulen)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40-year combat against illicit trafficking of cultural property - the past and future of the 1970 Convention </title>
         <description><![CDATA[
The prevalent problem of illicit archeological excavations and the trafficking of religious objects, the expansion of the international art market, crimes connected with the illicit trade in cultural property and the financing of terrorist activities attract considerable media and political attention. The 1970 Convention&amp;nbsp;gets to the heart of the problem. UNESCO evaluates the issue together with internationally renowned personalities and experts, as well as with its traditional  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/732</link>
         <author>convention1970@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First steps towards a management plan for Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art </title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 14 to 23 March 2011, an international workshop, Preparation of the Management Plan of Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art Site, was held in Virei, Angola. The 10-day on-site training session brought together more than 50 national and international site managers and experts from Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, S&amp;atilde;o Tom&amp;eacute; and Pr&amp;iacute;ncipe and South Africa, and was conducted in Portuguese language. The Workshop&apos;s purpose was to offer a comprehensive training  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/857</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>9th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Safeguarding of the Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley </title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO is organizing, in close collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO and the Government of Afghanistan, the 9th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Preservation of the Safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage Property,&amp;nbsp;UNESCO Headquarters (Room VI).
The 45 participants of the Expert Working Group Meeting include national staff from the Afghan Government, international experts and implementing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/726</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage: Application deadline 15 May</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;6th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Japan from 10 to 24 September 2011 (application deadline: 15 May 2011). This training course aims at promoting the development of collaboration and network building among scholars and professionals in cultural heritage protection. During the course, participants will formulate  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/731</link>
         <author>rohit.jigyasu@gmail.com (Rohit Jigyasu)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for nominations: Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2012</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Ramsar Secretariat is launching a call for nominations for the 5th edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. A prize will be presented in each of three categories: &apos;Management&apos;, &apos;Wetland Science&apos;, and &apos;Education&apos;. Individuals, organizations, or initiatives may be nominated. The awards will be presented at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties in Bucharest Romania, in June 2012.
The deadline for the receipt of nominations is 31 May 2011.
For more  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/729</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Stadsherstel organizes international forum on preserving urban heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[As a complement to the current global debate on the preservation of historic urban landscape, Stadsherstel is organizing an international forum entitled Urban Heritage Inc., Public-private partnership meets heritage preservation.
The forum will take place from 31 March until 2 April 2011 in the De Duif Church in Amsterdam. The second day of the forum, Friday 1 April, is an open day for the public. During the forum a parallel youth forum for students and young professionals will also take  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/723</link>
         <author>r.vermeulen@stadsherstelamsterdam.nl (R. Vermeulen)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Final meeting of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle of the Africa region (restricted access)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The final meeting of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle of the Africa region will be held at Vredefort Dome, South Africa from 14 - 17 February 2011. The meeting will close the cycle that was launched at the 33rd session of the Committee in Sevilla 2009. Organized in partnership with the Government of South Africa, the meeting aims to bring together national focal points, from the 44 African States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, who have contributed to the exercise by completing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/722</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO meeting to promote African human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is inviting international experts to take part in a meeting, African human origin sites and the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, from 8 to 11 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to define a strategy of cooperation for sites of human evolution in Africa. The discussions will provide an important step in launching a process of establishing a road map in support of the future conservation, research, and recognition of human origin sites in the Region.
Africa  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/721</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Thinking Day (WTD 2011) - Empower and Change the World through World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Empower and Change the World with your Sister and Brother Scouts:An exciting day of discovery to celebrate World Thinking Day through Cultural Diversity and World Heritage. The Scout movement &amp;laquo;&amp;nbsp;US Girl scouts Paris&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo; will participate in the day exploring the activities related to World Heritage sites, languages, traditions and diverse ways societies organize themselves and interact with their environment.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/718</link>
         <author>c.quin@unesco.org (Carméla Quin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Comparative Regional assessment of potential new Marine World Heritage sites in the Indian Ocean</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Based on an analysis of existing marine World Heritage sites and their distribution among the 18 IUCN marine regions, the Indian Ocean has been identified as one of the regions under-represented on the World Heritage List.
In support of the Global Strategy toward a balanced, credible and representative World Heritage List, a comparative regional assessment is being undertaken in the Indian Ocean. Presently, only two marine World Heritage sites are located in the Indian Ocean region, e.g.,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/770</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st Annual Meeting of the World Heritage Related Category 2 Centres and of Relevant UNESCO Chairs and other Higher Education and Research Institutions</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The &quot;Bahrain Report&quot; is the outcome of the First annual meeting of World Heritage related Category 2 Centres and of relevant UNESCO Chairs and Higher Education and Research Institutions, which was held on 19-20 December 2010 in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain and jointly organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and by the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This meeting was held following Resolution 17 GA 9, adopted by the General Assembly of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/756</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert meeting on the decision-making procedures of the statutory organs of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the approaching 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in 2012 and the on-going reflection on the future of the Convention, the World Heritage Committee welcomed, at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), the offer of the States Parties of Australia and Bahrain to host an expert meeting in Bahrain, on the decision-making procedures of the statutory organs of the World Heritage Convention to identify opportunities for increasing the efficiency and transparency  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/707</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences is to be the first international conference arranged by The World Heritages: Global Discourses and Local Implementations WHILD.
Founded in 2003 and situated at Dalarna University, Sweden, &quot;The World Heritage: Global Discourse and Local Implementation&quot;, WHILD, started as a research environment, above all in the humanities and social sciences, based on the Falun World Heritage site. It brings together scholars, researchers  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/664</link>
         <author>cmo@du.se (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Follow-up Meeting on World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Western Europe Sub-region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop was organized as a follow-up to the meeting in Dublin, Ireland, in 2009. The meeting was hosted by the Dutch authorities and attended by representatives of States Parties, the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage Centre. It focused on the second cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, drafting and harmonisation of Tentative Lists, management plans and the Action Plan for enhanced co-operation in the Western European  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/748</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle - South America, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first day was devoted to Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Value, with the managers of the Brazilian sites. The following days were spent on the Periodic Reporting exercise, and the national focal points and site managers of South America took part.
One hundred and twenty participants from 10 countries attended, including national focal points, site managers and Brazilian Authorities in charge of the protection of World Heritage, representatives of the Category 2 Centre in Rio de  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/987</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Third HERITY International Conference - Observing Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the international conferences which HERITY organizes every two years, the first (2006) was on Quality in Cultural Heritage Management: models and methods of classification, and the Second (2008) on Measuring the Value of material Cultural Heritage. After each conference the proceedings are published. The Third conference will be focused on &quot;Observing Cultural Heritage&quot; Evaluating the state of conservation and communicating it to the public.
One can see that the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/695</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Nomination Training Course for Arabic-speaking African countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The African World Heritage Fund, a Category II Center in South Africa under the auspices of UNESCO, is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the Nomination Training Course for Arabic-speaking African countries, organized in partnership with the World Heritage Centre, the Algerian Ministry of Culture, the Spanish Agency for International Developement Co-operation, IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM.
Since 2008, the Fund&amp;nbsp;has been&amp;nbsp;organizing training courses to assist African  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/698</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Marine Site Managers Meeting, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (United States of America)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[For the first time, all 43 marine World Heritage Site Managers will come together to discuss their common conservation challenges and management success stories. The meeting aims at building a stronger community of World Heritage marine site managers that is well informed about the good practices of each other, has access to the latest think&amp;shy;ing in science, technology and management, and together has the capacity to safeguard the splendor and richness of World Heritage marine sites so  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/716</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Int&apos;l Symposium on Heritage Recording &amp; Information Management in the Digital Age (SMARTDoc Heritage)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation/School of Design at the&amp;nbsp;University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the R. Lemaire&amp;nbsp;International Centre for Conservation (University of Leuven) are organizing&amp;nbsp;an International Symposium on Heritage Recording and Information Management&amp;nbsp;in the Digital Age (SMARTDoc Heritage), March 26-27, 2010 in Philadelphia,&amp;nbsp;USA.Beginning in 2006 Robin Letelier brought his vision of an integrated&amp;nbsp;graduate level course in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/637</link>
         <author>info@smartdocheritage.org (Suzanne Hyndman, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mbombela Local Municipality and the Tshwane University of Technology&apos;s Department of Tourism Management are pleased to announce the 2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism. This conference will take place at the Bundu Country Lodge, Mbombela, South Africa, from 15 to 19 November 2010.
The aim of the conference is to provide tourism scholars, practitioners, and other stakeholders with an opportunity to explore and debate issues relating to sustainable practices  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/685</link>
         <author>mathilda.vanniekerk@mbombela.gov.za (Dr. Mathilda van Niekerk)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Le Roi s&apos;en va-t-en guerre, Exposition gratuite aux Palais Royaux d&apos;Abomey</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Apr&amp;egrave;s l&apos;op&amp;eacute;ration &amp;laquo;&amp;nbsp;les mercredis c&apos;est gratuit&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo; en partenariat avec le site des Palais Royaux d&apos;Abomey, la Fondation Zinsou met en place &amp;laquo;&amp;nbsp;les semaines culturelles gratuites&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;. Toujours d&amp;eacute;sireuse de faire d&amp;eacute;couvrir l&apos;art contemporain africain au plus grand nombre, la Fondation Zinsou s&apos;exile &amp;agrave; Abomey, durant une semaine, pour partager des &amp;oelig;uvres et des artistes avec le public de la  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/706</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Advanced Course on Conservation and Restoration Techniques of Traditional Architecture for the Asia-Pacific Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Advanced Course is offered by the World Heritage Institute of Training&amp;nbsp;and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP), Suzhou Centre, Suzhou, China, and The School of Architecture of Southeast University, China, under the auspices of UNESCO.
The course adopts a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach and is designed for trainees to be familiar with the theories and principles of the conservation and restoration of the timber structures.
Specific objectives of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/697</link>
         <author>whcm@whitrap.org (Ms ZHANG Huishu)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd International Meeting &quot;World Heritage of Portuguese Origin”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd International Meeting &quot;World Heritage of Portuguese Origin&quot; (WHPO) will gather experts and decision-makers from 23 countries to formalize the creation of an international network to study, promote and enhance World Heritage sites of Portuguese influence, by facilitating the cooperation among the managers of World Heritage sites. The Meeting is organized by the University of Coimbra, the Portuguese Commission for UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture and ICOMOS Portugal and has the high  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/705</link>
         <author>clara.cabral@unesco.pt (Clara Bertrand Cabral)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2010: Transdisciplinary Creativity – TransMedia in Art, Science, and Heritage in 21C</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 16th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia will bring information technology and multimedia specialist together with leaders in Art, Science and Heritage to explore creative solutions to 21st Century challenges.
&amp;nbsp;
The Conference themes include:
Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality,
Virtual Heritage,&amp;nbsp;
TransMedia Science and Arts,
Entertainment and Education,
Human Factors, and
Media Art, Science and Technology
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To be held October  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/674</link>
         <author>hsyang@kaist.edu (Hyun Seung Yang, Conference Chair)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Nordic-Baltic region Focal Point workshop on preparation of draft Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop was organized as a follow-up to the meetings for Nordic and Baltic sub-region in Helsinki, Finland, 2007, and in Stockholm, Sweden, 2009. The meeting was prepared by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) in Tallinn, Estonia, and hosted by the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with the Tallinn Cultural Heritage Department. The meeting focused on the preparation of the next cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting exercise, particularly on the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/747</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Scientific Committee to meet on safeguarding New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village in Luxor, Egypt. The UNESCO initiative aims to assist the Government of Egypt in its efforts to preserve this precious heritage situated within the World Heritage property of Ancient Thebes. New Gourna Village was designed and built by the famous Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy (1900-1989), to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/704</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd Yale-UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,&amp;nbsp;USA from 17-19 September 2010.
Focusing on the theme of Strengthening Institutions to Address Climate Change and Advance a Green Economy, the event will take stock of and examine the role of institutional structures and decision-making procedures in fostering (or impeding) low carbon and climate resilient development. Papers and discussions will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/682</link>
         <author>envgov@unitar.org (Yale-UNITAR Global Conference)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Sub-regional workshop on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The workshop, which is jointly organized by the UNESCO Havana and Kingston offices, aims at strengthening capacities in the Caribbean to implement the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the World Heritage Convention).
By using the training modules developed under the Caribbean Capacity Building programme (CCBP), financed with the&amp;nbsp;Netherlands as well as the Italian and Andorran Funds-in-Trust, the workshop will address the following  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/701</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Course Announcement ‘Management Planning for Cultural Heritage&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[WHITRAP (Shanghai) and ICCROM are pleased to announce the second training course on Management Planning for Cultural Heritage.The course responds to the urgent demands on sustainable management of cultural heritage sites in the region, highlighted by the Global Training Strategy for World Cultural and Natural Heritage(WHC-01/CONF. 208/14) and the UNESCO Periodic Report for the Asia and the Pacific. It aims to serve a wide range of conservation professionals, in particular decision makers,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/647</link>
         <author>whapshanghai@gmail.com (Ms. Yu Liqing and Ms. Li Hong)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2010</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th Cycle: 13-26 September 2010
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;5th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 13 to 26 September 2010 (application deadline: 30 April 2010). This training course aims at promoting the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/661</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa – Sub-regional meeting of Southern African States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the Regional Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 20-22 January 2010) and the work which has progressed in the 44 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and 78 World Heritage properties, this sub-regional meeting will be held from 8 to 10 September 2010 in Windhoek, Namibia.
It will bring together the designated national focal points from 10 States Parties (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/699</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd UNESCO Sub-Regional Workshop on Serial Nomination for Rock Art Sites in Central Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd UNESCO Sub-regional workshop on the Central Asian Rock World Heritage Nomination is organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in close collaboration with UNESCO Tashkent Office, Almaty Office, Tehran Office, for the 6-10 September 2010 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in cooperation with IICAS,(International Institute for Central Asian Studies) with financial support from the Norway Funds-In-Trust.
The meeting will bring together representatives and experts from five Central Asian  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/700</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Marine World Heritage Exhibit at Expo 2010, Shanghai (China)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, 7 September 2010, the World Heritage Marine Programme launched an exhibit on Marine World Heritage in the United Nations Pavilion of the Expo 2010, Shanghai in China. More than 50 million people have visited Expo 2010, from which 3 million visited the UN Pavilion. About 835,000 visitors were exposed to marine World Heritage. The exhibit ran a slide show of all 43 World Heritage marine sites in addition to the &apos;Ocean&apos;s&apos; movie trailer and a video on The Wadden Sea, designated as  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/711</link>
         <author>f.douvere@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle - Mexico and Central America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting was held in&amp;nbsp;Zacatecas&amp;nbsp;(Mexico) on 6-10 September 2010 at the Antiguo Convento Franciscano de Propaganda FIDE (Old Franciscan Propaganda Convent FIDE], currently the Museum of Guadalupe, which coincided with the inauguration of the World Heritage Category 2 Centre at Zacatecas, approved at the 35th session of the General UNESCO Conference in October 2009.
There were 80 participants from 7 countries, including staff of the Category 2 Centre in Zacatecas. Representatives  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/986</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Meeting of Southern Africa  </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This meeting will gather participants from&amp;nbsp;10 National Focal Points, 21 Site-Cordinators, Advisory Bodies, CHDA, EPA, Mweka, Mentor, Coordinator, UNESCO, AWHF and other possible training institutions and technical/financial partners.
A first review of issues raised in the Reports of the sub region will be discussed
Questionnaire I: 10 States Parties: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Questionnaire II: 8 States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/650</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Architects (EAA)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists will be held in the city of The Hague in the Netherlands from 1st-5th September 2010.
The meeting is organised by the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, the&amp;nbsp;Department of Archaeology of the Municipality of The Hague and the Cultural Heritage Agency (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science), with financial support from the Minister of Culture. A broad advisory panel with representatives of all sectors of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/676</link>
         <author>eaa2010@congrex.com (EAA 2010 Conference Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Third HERITY International Conference - Call for papers deadline</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the international conferences which HERITY organizes every two years, the first (2006) was on Quality in Cultural Heritage Management: models and methods of classification, and the Second (2008) on Measuring the Value of material Cultural Heritage. After each conference the proceedings are published. The Third conference will be focused on &quot;Observing Cultural Heritage&quot; Evaluating the state of conservation and communicating it to the public.
Call for papers deadline:  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/696</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>34th session of the Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[34th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bras&amp;iacute;lia, Brazil.

Working documents
World Heritage Centre Session web page
Brazilian web page

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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/690</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>National Meeting of World Heritage Managers and 3rd Iberian Meeting of World Heritage Management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Portuguese Institute for the Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage (IGESPAR) and the Portuguese Commission for UNESCO are organizing, with the support of the NGO National Centre for Culture, the National Meeting of World Heritage Managers on 7 July and the 3rd Iberian Meeting of World Heritage Management on 8-9 July 2010 in Batalha, Portugal.
With these meetings, IGESPAR and the National Commission of Portugal for UNESCO intend to give information on new developments  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/688</link>
         <author>clara.cabral@unesco.pt (Clara Bertrand Cabral)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Workshop for marine World Heritage, Vilm (Germany)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 30 June to 4 July 2010, the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany, hosted an expert workshop that set the basis for scaling-up Marine World Heritage. The workshop was jointly organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IUCN-World Commission on Protected Areas and UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre and funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/712</link>
         <author>f.douvere@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Registration Open for the World Heritage Youth Forum </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Brazilian government promotes educational meeting on actions in favor of Cultural Heritage with youngsters from 19 countries
The National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute - Iphan, in partnership with the Brazilian Federation of Youth Hostels, promotes the regional edition of the World Heritage Youth Forum, from 16 to 26 July 2010. The participants are young people (from 18 to 22 years old) from all over Brazil and other 18 countries of South America, Africa and Asia. More  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/693</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Information Meeting of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention on the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee, Brasilia, Brazil, 25 July-3 August 2010]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/692</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>9th extraordinary session of the Committee </title>
         <description><![CDATA[9th extraordinary session of the Committee at UNESCO Headquarter in Paris, France.

Documents of the 9th extraordinary session
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/689</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Europa Nostra Annual Congress </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The&amp;nbsp;Europa Nostra Annual Congress in Istanbul, which&amp;nbsp;is one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It will offer participants a programme of exciting events taking place in world-renowned heritage venues within the historic S&amp;uuml;leymaniye Quarter of the city.
Board and Council meetings, the General Assembly and the yearly Scientific Council Colloquium are planned, as well as a photo exhibition of Heritage Award winners, a Forum: Multiple Identities - A Common Heritage (11  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/670</link>
         <author>sqm@europanostra.org (Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with Indian National Commission for UNESCO, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the relevant Field Offices of UNESCO, is organizing a sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific in Dehradun, India to launch this exercise for Central, West, and South Asian countries. Periodic Reporting is a process whereby States Parties report on the status of the implementation of the World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/687</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>MEDITERRANEO Training course in Entrepreneurship for the Internationalization of Italian Companies in North Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[MEDITERRANEO is an entrepreunerial preparation course which includes both Italian and Mediterranean learners&amp;nbsp;(from countries of Northern Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).
The project is supported through co-operation between&amp;nbsp;administrations, institutes, universities and companies.











PeriodThe training course is planned to be from June to December 2010.
The course is divided into 4 central phases, preceded by selection and followed by  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/678</link>
         <author>alessandro.ciambrone@gmail.com (Alessandro Ciambrone)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>One-day workshop &quot;World Heritage Cities in France and Tourism: Protection, Management and Valorization&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Tourism and Development&amp;nbsp;of the University Paris 1 Panth&amp;eacute;on-Sorbonne, with the support of the France-UNESCO Agreement and ICOMOS France, this first workshop will take place on 27 May 2010 from 9:30 am until 5:30 pm at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. This first edition will open a cycle of annual meetings on the different connections between the World Heritage List and tourism.
The main theme of this first meeting will be the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/680</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa - Meeting of East, Central and West Africa Anglophone countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the Regional Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 20-22 January 2010) and the works which have progressed in the 44 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, this sub-regional meeting will be held from 4 to 6 May 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.
It will bring together the designated national focal points from 11 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and site managers of 30 World Heritage properties in the concerned  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/684</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for papers: 2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mbombela Local Municipality and the Tshwane University of Technology&apos;s Department of Tourism Management are pleased to announce the 2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism. This conference will take place at the Bundu Country Lodge, Mbombela, South Africa, from 15 to 19 November 2010.
The aim of the conference is to provide tourism scholars, practitioners, and other stakeholders with an opportunity to explore and debate issues relating to sustainable practices  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/686</link>
         <author>mathilda.vanniekerk@mbombela.gov.za (Dr. Mathilda van Niekerk )</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO Headquarters Paris (France)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The conference will feature presentations and structured discussions among all sectors on three major and interlinked conference themes:
1. ENSURING SURVIVAL:
Oceans, Climate and Security--Major Issues in Mitigation, Adaptation, and Financing in the Post-Copenhagen Climate Regime.
2. PRESERVING LIFE:
Marine Biodiversity (2010 Global Goal), Networks of Marine Protected Areas (2012 Global Goal), and Celebrating the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, Toward Nagoya 2010-- Convention  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/713</link>
         <author>f.douvere@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert meeting on Improvement to &quot;upstream processes&quot; prior to consideration of nominations by the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Convention is approaching two important milestones: 40 years since it came into force and the inscription of the 1000th property on the World Heritage List.&amp;nbsp;However, the very success of the World Heritage Convention poses a series of challenges and opportunities not fully envisaged when it was adopted in 1972.
At its 33rd session (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Committee agreed that it was timely to consider how best to respond to these challenges and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/673</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers: 2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at Yale University, New Haven, USA from 17-19 September 2010.
Focusing on the theme of Strengthening Institutions to Address Climate Change and Advance a Green Economy, the event will take stock of and examine the role of institutional structures and decision-making procedures in fostering (or impeding) low carbon and climate resilient development. Papers and discussions will cover various  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/683</link>
         <author>envgov@unitar.org (Yale Center for Environmental )</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional Workshop on the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, and the relevant Field Offices of UNESCO, is organizing a sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific in Taiyuan, China, to launch this exercise for East and Southeast Asian countries. Periodic Reporting is a process whereby States Parties report on the status of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/679</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>7th Session of UNITAR Hiroshima Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites. Entitled Conservation for Peace: World Heritage Conservation Monitoring, the Session will focus on issues surrounding the monitoring of World Heritage sites as required by the World Heritage Convention. The Series aims to facilitate a further utilization of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention through  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/644</link>
         <author>berin.mckenzie@unitar.org (Mr. Berin McKenzie )</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2010: Paper Submission Deadline 26 May</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Full and short paper submission deadline for the 16th Int&apos;l Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia with a special track on Virtual Heritage.&amp;nbsp;To be held October 20-23, 2010 in Seoul, Korea, VSMM 2010&amp;nbsp;will bring information technology and multimedia specialist together with leaders in Art, Science and Heritage to explore creative solutions to 21st Century challenges.
 
Deadlines:
 for Tutorial &amp;amp; Workshop Proposal Submission:&amp;nbsp;15 May 2010
 for Full &amp;amp; Short Paper  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/675</link>
         <author>hsyang@kaist.edu (Hyun Seung Yang, Conference Chair)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Moenjodaro 4500 plus: Breathing new life into one of the world&apos;s greatest Bronze Age cities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The photographic exhibition on Moenjodaro revisits one of the world&apos;s greatest riverine civilizations, recognized as World Heritage in 1980. While illustrating the great achievements of the UNESCO International Safeguarding Campaign from 1974 -1997 it also focuses on local communities and the future prospect of the archeological site for sustainable tourism development and poverty alleviation. The exhibition will be held at UNESCO, headquarters, in Paris, from 13 April to 4 May 2010 and is  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/669</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>8th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 8th Bamiyan Working Group meeting is organized by UNESCO (World Heritage Centre in close collaboration with UNESCO Kabul Office) for the 25th and 26th of March 2010 in Munich at the Munich Technical University in cooperation with ICOMOS Germany. The aim of the meeting is to advise UNESCO and the Afghanistan authorities on issues related to the conservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage property, by reviewing and assessing ongoing activities in Bamiyan as well as, identifying needs and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/672</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>European Meeting for Improvement of  Tourism and Visitor Management Skills </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The goal of the European Meeting for Improvement of&amp;nbsp; Tourism and Visitor Management Skills is to improve the state of conservation of World Heritage sites&amp;nbsp;by enhancing the quality of tourism and visitors management tools for the&amp;nbsp;improvement of overall management skills. The aim of the workshop is to develop and strengthen capacities and skills in tourism management at the sub-regional level to safeguard and improve the state of conservation of cultural and natural sites  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/607</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaeger-LeCoultre auction for India&apos;s Sundarbans National Park</title>
         <description><![CDATA[After last year&apos;s groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre will organise a second auction on March 18, 2010. This time, one of two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometer Models E168, tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition in the Himalayas, will be up for auction. The entire sum will be donated to India&apos;s Sundarbans National Park. The Sundarbans was inscribed on the World Heritage List in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/714</link>
         <author>f.douvere@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting follow-up Meeting for the European Mediterranean Sub-Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Periodic Report follow-up meeting is organized in close collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission of Israel and is the 5th gathering dedicated to the Mediterranean Sub-Region (the others being: Rome in 2006, Madrid in 2007, Corfu in 2008 and Tomar in 2009). On this occasion focal points will review the results of previous sub-regional meetings and make an assessment of the state of the implementation of the Action Plan in the Mediterranean. Special presentations will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/621</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Europa Nostra Annual Congress 2010: Call for applications </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The&amp;nbsp;Europa Nostra Annual Congress will take place from 10-12 June&amp;nbsp;in Istanbul,&amp;nbsp;one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It will offer participants a programme of exciting events taking place in world-renowned heritage venues within the historic S&amp;uuml;leymaniye Quarter of the city.
Planned meetings include the Europa Nostra Forum on the topical theme of &quot;Multiple Identities, a Common Heritage&quot;, organised with the kind cooperation of the Mimar Sinan University, in the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/671</link>
         <author>bz@europanostra.org (Mrs Barbara Zander)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Meeting on the Comparative Analysis of the Archaeological site Delta of Diquis</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre,&amp;nbsp;in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Costa Rica and the UNESCO Office in San Jos&amp;eacute;, will organize an International Experts Meeting for the elaboration of a comparative analysis of the Archaeological site of the Delta of Diquis, financed by the Spanish Funds-in-Trust. The Meeting will take place in several locations in Costa Rica, including San Jos&amp;eacute;, Zona Sur, Community of Bolas, Palmar Norte, Delta del Diquis and Sierpe. The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/667</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM</title>
         <description><![CDATA[3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM and which will take place from&amp;nbsp;5 &amp;nbsp;March&amp;nbsp;to 30 April 2010 in&amp;nbsp;Rome, Italy.
ICCROM is pleased to announce the third training course on Conservation of Built Heritage in Rome.&amp;nbsp; ICCROM has been a pioneer in organizing courses in heritage conservation since 1965 including the Architectural Conservation Course (ARC) and many other regular courses and long term programmes.&amp;nbsp; In designing this new course,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/589</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences - Call for papers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences is to be the first international conference arranged by The World Heritages: Global Discourses and Local Implementations WHILD.
Founded in 2003 and situated at Dalarna University, Sweden, &quot;The World Heritage: Global Discourse and Local Implementation&quot;, WHILD, started as a research environment, above all in the humanities and social sciences, based on the Falun World Heritage site. It brings together scholars, researchers  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/662</link>
         <author>cmo@du.se (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage, 13-26 Sept 2010 - Application Deadline: 30 April 2010</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th Cycle: 13-26 September 2010
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the&amp;nbsp;5th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 13 to 26 September 2010 (application deadline: 30 April 2010). This training course aims at promoting the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/660</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Launch Event: Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This event will bring together high-level personalities from cultural organisations, the European Union, national and international institutions, think tanks, academia, NGOs and the media, to celebrate Istanbul&apos;s cultural vitality and kick off what will be a momentous year for the city. Throughout 2010 the city will host an array of cultural events, celebrating Istanbul as a vibrant European cultural hub, which has been a cultural crossroads for millennia.
The complete programme for the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/640</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for applications: UNITAR Hiroshima Series session on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites,&amp;nbsp;with a deadline of 19 February, for the session that will take place from&amp;nbsp;18-23 April 2010 in Hiroshima, Japan. Entitled Conservation for Peace: World Heritage Conservation Monitoring, the Session will focus on issues surrounding the monitoring of World Heritage sites, as  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/645</link>
         <author>berin.mckenzie@unitar.org (Mr. Berin McKenzie )</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNDP Equator Prize 2010 Call for Nominations</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Awarded biennially, the Equator Prize recognizes community-based initiatives that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the equatorial belt. Prize winners receive worldwide recognition for their work as well as an opportunity to help shape national and global policy and practice in the field. The fact that the Equator Prize will be awarded in 2010 has special significance, as it is the International Year of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/643</link>
         <author>eileen.de.ravin@undp.org (Equator Initiative )</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This meeting, organized in partnership with the Government of Senegal, and with financial support from the African World Heritage Fund, Government of Switzerland and France-UNESCO Convention, will take place from 20 to 22 January 2010.
It aims to bring together 44 African States Parties to the World Heritage Convention in order to review the implementation status of the Convention in Africa, in particular the state of conservation and management of World Heritage properties of the Region.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/639</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Consultation Meeting on the Implementation of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) in the Arab States – Strategies and Approaches</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first one-day consultation meeting on the implementation of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) in the Arab States was held on 11 January 2010 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. It was organized within the framework of Phase 2 of the WHEAP focusing on Africa and the Arab states. About 25 experts gathered to exchange on the challenges and opportunities for World Heritage earthen architecture conservation in the region and to develop an appropriate strategy, including a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/691</link>
         <author>j.weydt@unesco.org (Jana Weydt)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Marc de Montalembert grant 2010, application deadline</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Marc de Montalembert grant - 7000 Euros - helps young people from countries bordering the Mediterranean sea, and below 30 years of age, to implement projects dedicated to the knowledge of the cultures of his Region.
Since 1995 nineteen projects have been implemented by winners of the grant from 7 Mediterranean countries.
Application to the 2010 grant are to be submitted by 31 December 2009.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/611</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&apos;Heritage and development: diversity as an alternative&apos; special session</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Special Session &quot;Heritage and development: diversity as an alternative&quot; will take place on the 18th of December 2009 in Marrakesh within the framework of Africities V, the local African communities Summit (16-20 December.) This Session is organised by the World Heritage Centre, with the encouragement of the France-UNESCO Convention, and in collaboration with the Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF).
After the introduction of the theme of urban heritage during the pan-African Summit  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/636</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Follow-Up Meeting for Western Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This follow-up meeting is jointly organised with and is hosted by Irish authorities. Representatives of West European countries and heritage experts will meet in Dublin to discuss the following issues:

Next cycle of World Heritage Periodic Reporting
Retrospective Statements of Significance and boundary changes
Training and capacity building
Tentative Lists in Western Europe sub-region (cooperation and harmonization, serial nominations)
Action plan for enhanced co-operation in Western  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/622</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Follow-Up Meeting for Nordic countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Nordic countries and heritage experts met in Stockholm in the framework of the follow-up to the world heritage periodic report process. The meeting - organized by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation and generously hosted by Sweden - focused on the following issues:

Next cycle of World Heritage Periodic Reporting
Retrospective Statements of Significance and boundary changes
Designation of buffer zones and legal measures of protections of world heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/623</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Assessment of Vulnerability of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Properties to Disasters and Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A regional capacity-building Workshop on &quot;Assessment of Vulnerability of Cultural and Natural World Heritage Properties to Disasters and Climate Change&quot; was held at the Peking University of China from 6 to 12 December 2009, organised jointly by the World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and the World Heritage Training and Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (WHITR-AP).
The Workshop, funded through the World Heritage Fund, the Regular Programme of UNESCO and WHITR-AP, targeted national  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/600</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop on the Application of the concept of Historic Urban Landscapes in the African context</title>
         <description><![CDATA[More than half of the Earth&apos;s population now lives in an urban area, and over the past three decades, due to the sharp increase in the world&apos;s urban population, historic cities have become subject to new threats.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
In order to address conservation and planning issues of historic cities, the Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes is being prepared for possible adoption at the 36th session of the General Conference of UNESCO&amp;nbsp;in 2011.
Within this framework, the overall  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/613</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Buenos Aires meeting was the first meeting organized and 46 representatives from 24 countries in the Region took part, in addition to the Advisory Bodies. For three days, focal points of the LAC regions were informed of the process leading to the preparation of the Retrospective Inventory, the Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value and the Periodic Reporting process. The calendar of activities for the Region was approved during the meeting.
At the end of the meeting,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/985</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on &quot;Use and Management of Water in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the establishment of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes&amp;nbsp;and its international conferences in 2007 and 2008, this&amp;nbsp;3rd&amp;nbsp;International Conference is designed to discuss the concrete challenges of water management in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes while also aiming at promoting and further extending the network of partner sites of the Alliance.
Aiming at defining a strategy of sustainable management of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes that ensures  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/615</link>
         <author>mdelpozo@aranjuezcultural.es (Maria del Pozo)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Aksum Rediscovered</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The exhibition illustrates the re-installation of the 152-ton and 24-metre high Obelisk, as well as the town of Aksum and its people, through the work of several artists who followed the process.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition at the FAO Headquarters will be held in the presence of Francesco Bandarin, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and Mounir Bouchenaki, Director General of ICCROM; it will coincide with the Inauguration of ICCROM&apos;s XXVI General Assembly and will mark  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/618</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd International Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction to Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A second International Workshop on &quot;Disaster Risk Reduction to Cultural Heritage&quot; was held at Acre, Israel, from 14 to 17 November 2009, and organised jointly by the Israel National Commission for UNESCO, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the World Heritage Centre, gathering experts and managers of World Heritage cultural properties from all regions, as well as representatives of ICOMOS, ICCROM and ICOM. This Workshop aimed to further develop the initiative on Disaster Risk Reduction,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/610</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The second thematic meeting of expert on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean will gather 40 participants, representing different European and Mediterranean countries and representatives from ICOMOS and IUCN. This meeting is organized within the framework of the France-UNESCO cooperation agreement by the Tirana European University, the Mountain Areas Development Agency (MADA), the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier/International Centre for Advanced  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/617</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Presentation of the Manifesto on the Future of Knowledge Systems  - Knowledge Sovereignty for a Healthy Planet </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On Thursday 12 November, leading personalities working for change will join at UNESCO Headquarters for the release of the Manifesto on the Future of Knowledge Systems: Knowledge Sovereignty for a Healthy Planet, the latest Manifesto of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture.&amp;nbsp;
Vandana Shiva, Chair of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, will participate with Claudio Martini, President of the Region of Tuscany, Danielle  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/620</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>First World Conference &quot;Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures&quot; </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Insula, the International Scientific Council for Island Development,&amp;nbsp;is pleased to announce&amp;nbsp;the World Conference on &quot;Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures&quot;, organized under the auspices of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Italian government, and in partnership with UNESCO&apos;s Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB), the Sicilian Regional Government, the University of Catania, the Etna Regional Park Authority, and other relevant organizations, such as LAVE, the European Association of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/568</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop was held in Maupiti (French Polynesia) from 2 to 7 November 2009. The workshop served as a follow-up of the Cairns workshop held in Australia in 2008 and gathered representatives from almost all the State Parties of the Pacific in order to achieve the following objectives:

Build capacities among the States Parties;
Introduce the Periodic Reporting exercise.

Achievements and  outcome of the workshop:
Each State Party of the region made  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/609</link>
         <author>kh.yi@unesco.org (Kyung Hoon Yi (UNESCO))</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Nomination Training Course, Kingdom of Lesotho</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The African World Heritage Fund, the Center for Heritage Development in Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho organise a World Heritage Nomination Training Course which will be held in Maseru/Lesotho from 2 to 13 November 2009. &amp;nbsp;
This workshop will bring together heritage experts from 8 African English speaking countries plus a participant from Mozambique. The workshop will build on the results of a previous meeting on the same subject held in Lesotho in November 2008 where targeted goals  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/616</link>
         <author>SouayibouV@dbsa.org (Mr Souayibou Varissou )</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting for Committee Members</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Presentation by H.E. Mr Jo&amp;atilde;o Luiz Silva Ferreira Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/619</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Valcamonica Symposium 2009, Prehistoric and Tribal Art: Making history of Prehistory, the role of Rock Art</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Attended by over 100 participants from about 40 countries. Over the six days, 70 papers were presented in eight sessions.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/658</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Orientation session for Committee members and all States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the 17th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention (23-28 October 2009), the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Advisory Bodies, organized an Orientation session for Committee members and all States Parties.
This session was held on Tuesday 27 October 2009 at the UNESCO Headquarters, Room II, from 5.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
You will find below the relevant presentations made by the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/614</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Advisory Bodies&apos; meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Advisory Bodies&apos; meeting]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/656</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Meeting of Experts on Heritage, Biodiversity &amp; Community</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Regional Encounter of Experts on Heritage, Biodiversity &amp;amp; Community aims to improve management of natural heritage sites and protected areas, study and debate on lessons learnt and enhancement of the application of Heritage toolkits.
A unique encounter with 2 workshops under a same umbrella to gather a variety of experts in concurrent fields:
1)&amp;nbsp; First pilot workshop on cultural landscapes in the framework of the Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (Module 4), led by Phd.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/608</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology is pleased to host an International Conference on &quot;World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education&quot;. The event is being co-organized by the German Commission for UNESCO, and the conference patrons are the UNESCO Word Heritage Centre and the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Germany.
The conference aims to discuss in which way the different aspects of cultural diversity can be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/585</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>17th General Assembly of States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 17th session of the General Assembly will take place at UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII and II, from 23 to 28 October 2009.
Opening of the session friday 23 October, room XII

Working Documents
Consult previous Summary Records
Faq About the Elections
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/605</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Drafting Committee Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Drafting Committee Meeting]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/655</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Intensive Course: Cultural Heritage Resources for Local Development and Tourism Strategies</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The main objective of this project is to discuss - in an international forum- strategies to valorize local cultural heritage resources for local development. The initiative is sponsored by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR-UOS) in the context of a scientific development-funding program. The focus of the course is on cultural heritage as a potential resource for local and regional economic impulses. In many situations tourism has become an important economic driver for local  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/564</link>
         <author>Hannelore.DeKeyser@asro.Kuleuven.be (Hannelore De Keyser)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Action Plan on Prehistory</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Action Plan on Prehistory]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/654</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Climate Change and Development Short Course 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This course is designed for people who want to gain a greater understanding of the implications of climate change for developing countries and the potential for adaptation. It is aimed particularly at professional staff from government agencies and NGOs who do not have existing specialisation in the field but who may have new responsibility or interest in the integration of climate change management into development planning, projects and policy.
The purpose of this interactive short  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/551</link>
         <author>odg.train@uea.ac.uk (Overseas Development Group)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Europa Nostra is a framework which represents some 250 non-governmental organizations, 150 associate organizations and 1500 individual members in more 50 countries. Each year it holds a competition intended to reward different kinds of initiatives for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage.
This competition highlights a large variety of actions that enhance restoration programs for monuments and buildings, their adaptation to new uses and programs for conservation of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/603</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Deadline for receiving applications for the Regional workshop: Vulnerability Assessment of Disasters and Climate Change in World Heritage Properties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Please fill the application form and send it together with the following documentation (by mail or email) to the contact address below:

 A full professional curriculum vitae (in English)
A brief report (3-5 pages) on project(s)concerning cultural heritage or risk management with which you have been or are currently involved. Explain your overall potential for success in applying follow-up actions.

Mr CAI MantangDirectorWHITRAPTan Siu Lin CentrePeking UniversityHaidian DistrictBeijing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/601</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2009 will be held in Kyoto, Japan and Kathmandu, Nepal. The course will take place from 31 August to 12 September, and&amp;nbsp;is organized by the Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
In response to the Kathmandu Recommendations, adopted in the International Symposium on &quot;Protecting  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/575</link>
         <author>dmuch@st.ritsumei.ac.jp (Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International conference: Astronomy and World Heritage: Across Time and Continents</title>
         <description><![CDATA[During the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy, which took place on 15 January 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO officially launched the cycle of activities &quot;Astronomy and World Heritage: across time and continents&quot;. One of the main activities of this cycle is the International Conference on &quot;Astronomy and World Heritage: across time and continents&quot;, to be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian Federation) 19 - 24 August  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/571</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Application deadline 15 September 2009: The Caribbean Heritage Course in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first edition of the Caribbean Heritage Course in Cura&amp;ccedil;ao is organized&amp;nbsp;by the University of the Netherlands Antilles in cooperation with UNESCO and&amp;nbsp;aims to improve knowledge and skills in Heritage Management.&amp;nbsp; The course consists of the Course Modules I (Application of the World Heritage Convention) and V (Management of Historic Centres) of UNESCO&apos;s Caribbean Capacity Building Program (CCBP) for heritage professionals. The course will be held in Willemstad, the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/602</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2009 International Youth Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Summer Camp is open to young students of all nationalities between 16 and 20 years old, who are&amp;nbsp;interested in Astronomy and World Heritage. The objective of the camp&amp;nbsp;is to teach young people&amp;nbsp;about Astronomy and World Heritage and give them a methodological framework for associated actions, to offer them the&amp;nbsp;precious opportunity to observe a&amp;nbsp;total solar eclipse&amp;nbsp;for more than 5 minutes, and&amp;nbsp;to give them the opportunity to&amp;nbsp;discover different  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/556</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Informational meeting on the follow up to the Europe periodic report first Cycle on occasion of the 33rd  World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On occasion of the 33rd COM all States Parties representatives from Europe and North America were briefed and provided with information regarding the following themes:

Results of sub-regional and national meetings
Future steps and deadlines
Follow-up to the 1st Periodic Reporting cycle and Retrospective Inventory: Management plans, boundary modifications, and buffer zones
Preparation of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle:
Format of the Periodic Reporting QuestionnaireRetrospective  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/624</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 22-30 June in Seville, Spain</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain from 22-30 June. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired by H. E. Mrs Mar&amp;iacute;a Jes&amp;uacute;s San Segundo, Ambassador,&amp;nbsp;Permanent Delegate of&amp;nbsp;Spain to UNESCO.
The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives from  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/573</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Orientation Session for Committee Members</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Provisional Programme
Part 1:Welcome (14:30 - 14:35)
Session 1.1: Welcome by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Part 2:Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (14:35 - 15:00)
Session 2.1: Format of the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value

Part One:	Format of the SoOUV and examples of SoOUV, problems in developing SoOUV for existing sites, priorities for development of SoOUV for existing sites, overall schedule for developing SoOUV for In-Danger sites, reactive  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/604</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Application deadline 30 June: European Master-Doctorate Course on Vulnerability of Cultural Heritage to Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (CUEBC) is organizing a 5-day Master-Doctorate Course on &quot;Vulnerability of Cultural Heritage to Climate Change&quot; in Strasbourg, France, from 7 to 11 September 2009.
The Course aims to ensure that young European students are informed on climate change and its impact on urban landscape and built heritage.
The Course is addressed  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/598</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Environment Day 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Environment Day is celebrated every year on&amp;nbsp;5 June in more than 100 countries. The theme for 2009 is climate change and the broader consequences of environmental change, and what societies can do in response.
Combating climate change and preserving ecosystems services that underpin our economies is an issue for everyone. Every individual&apos;s&amp;nbsp;efforts, no matter how small, can contribute to the sustainable development of our economies and communities around the world.
On this  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/553</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Applications currently accepted for new MA in World Heritage Resource Management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Master of Arts (MA) in World Heritage Resource Management is currently recruiting to start in late September 2009. This is an exciting, innovative new programme - only one of five of its type in the world - that considers the issues of heritage in the cultural and natural fields, and particularly the management of World Heritage sites and other protected areas such as national parks and national monuments. The programme would suit undergraduates who wish to pursue a career in cultural  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/592</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting: Nomination of Rock Art sites in Central Asia to World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This meeting, which is being held in France, will bring together several experts from different countries (Kazakhstan, Norway, Uzbekistan, Germany and France) as well as ICOMOS experts and the UNESCO Central Asia field offices representatives to discuss with the World Heritage Centre the draft Concept Paper of the World Heritage Nomination of the Rock art Sites in Central Asia. 
In 2005 an Action Plan was adopted aiming for better implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Central  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/584</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage 2010 (CBH10)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM and which will take place from&amp;nbsp;5 &amp;nbsp;March&amp;nbsp;to 30 April 2010 in&amp;nbsp;Rome, Italy
ICCROM is pleased to announce the third training course on Conservation of Built Heritage in Rome.&amp;nbsp; ICCROM has been a pioneer in organizing courses in heritage conservation since 1965 including the Architectural Conservation Course (ARC) and many other regular courses and long term programmes.&amp;nbsp; In  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/588</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO UK World Heritage Site Youth Summit 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the 22nd May 2009, over 60 young people from across the UK will be meeting in Lyme Regis for the first UK UNESCO Youth Summit to discuss and debate World Heritage in the 21st century. The young people will be representing 11 different sites from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and one overseas territory, Bermuda.
The young people have been selected to participate through a nationwide competition, organized by the UK National Commission for UNESCO in partnership with the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/583</link>
         <author>a.k.ford@dorsetcc.gov.uk (Anjana Ford)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers:&quot;World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology is pleased to host an International Conference on &quot;World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education&quot;. The event is being co-organized by the German Commission for UNESCO, and the conference patrons are the UNESCO Word Heritage Centre and the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Germany.
The conference aims to discuss in which way the different aspects of cultural diversity can be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/586</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In spite of its remarkable historical background and numerous historic and cultural sites in the region, Central Asia and western China remain one of the most under-represented regions on the World Heritage List, with no cultural or natural heritage properties from Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan inscribed on the List.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS have been assisting the States Parties in identifying new types of properties for World Heritage nomination, such as the Silk Roads for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/578</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop: Climate Change and Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop &quot;Climate change and cultural heritage&quot; will allow scientists, end users and policy makers to debate the effects of changing climate parameters on material and structural characteristics of cultural heritage. The workshop also aims to produce guidelines&amp;nbsp;to governments, other institutional actors, NGO&apos;s and experts on how to better integrate climate change considerations and prevision in protection and maintenance of cultural heritage.
The workshop will be an opportunity  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/561</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Prehistoric Sites and the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Meeting, Prehistoric Sites and the World Heritage Convention, Bahrain, 10 to 14 May 2009, included the participation of 20 participants from 15 States Parties and Advisory Bodies, and focused on the cultural phenomena of Neolithic, Megalithic, Bronze Age and Late Prehistoric Periods.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/653</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Migratory Bird Day 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On their long journeys, migratory birds have to navigate through a multitude of man-made barriers. Their flyways are hindered by wind farms, power lines, TV and mobile phone transmission masts, glass windows, tall buildings and other constructions. Huge numbers of birds are killed, injured or displaced each year. Apart from direct fatalities or injuries via collision, such structures can also lead to habitat loss, displacement and disturbance.
This year&apos;s theme for World Migratory Bird Day  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/565</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Report follow-up meting for focal points of the Mediterranean sub-region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This 4th follow up meeting dedicated to the Mediterranean sub-region was organized in cooperation with and with the financial support of the Portuguese authorities. The meeting was attended by 13 countries focal points and various cultural and natural heritage experts. The aim of the meeting was to shed light on:

Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
Revised Periodic Reporting Questionnaires for Section I and Section II 
Boundaries modifications and Buffer-Zones
Management  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/625</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Application deadline 14 June: Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2009 will be held in Kyoto, Japan and Kathmandu, Nepal. The course will take place from 31 August to 12 September, and&amp;nbsp;is organized by the Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
In response to the Kathmandu Recommendations, adopted in the International Symposium on &quot;Protecting  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/574</link>
         <author>dmuch@st.ritsumei.ac.jp (Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop for managers of Nordic World Heritage sites </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this workshop is to raise awareness among World Heritage site managers regarding the use of the IUCN/UNESCO Enhancing Our Heritage (EoH) toolkit, in particular test its applicability for cultural sites.
The meeting is organized by Denmark&apos;s Cultural Heritage Agency in cooperation with NWHF. The target group is World Heritage site managers from Nordic countries including Greenland.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Managers should leave the workshop with:

A clear understanding of UNESCO  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/572</link>
         <author>nwhf@nwhf.no (Nordic World Heritage Foundation)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNITAR Hiroshima Training Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNITAR Hiroshima Office&amp;nbsp;launches the second five-year cycle of its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites. UNITAR&apos;s &quot;values-based management&quot; methodologies will go one step further with the new theme of World Heritage Impact Assessment. Conservation for Peace will remain as an underlying principle throughout the second cycle. Two World Heritage sites in Hiroshima - Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) and the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine will provide  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/560</link>
         <author>hiroko.nakayama@unitar.org (Hiroko Nakayama)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities </title>
         <description><![CDATA[For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in heritage studies today.
This year, for its tenth anniversary, coinciding with the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Heritage Seminar will focus on cultural heritage, architecture, and the built environment in the context of a rapidly globalising and modernising world.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/531</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop is being held jointly by the&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Centre, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the UNESCO New Delhi Office and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. It&amp;nbsp;is the final workshop in a series&amp;nbsp;which brought together site managers from a selection of World Heritage sites in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, along with cultural heritage authorities&amp;nbsp;to increase cooperation between  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/567</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Seminar is arranged around 3 major themes, physical integrity of historic urban landscapes, functional integrity of historic urban landscapes, visual integrity of historic urban landscapes.
It will be hosted by Hanoi University of Architecture (HAU), Hanoi People&amp;rsquo;s Committee (Vietnam). The Seminar official languages are English, French and Spanish. Interpretation services will be provided in English, French, Spanish and Vietnamese
Important Dates

30 September 2008, Call for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/522</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Rock Art and the World Heritage Convention - International Experts Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Meeting, Rock Art and the World Heritage Convention, uKhahlamba/ Drakensburg Park, South   Africa, 3 to 8 April 2009 involved the participation of 44 governmental delegates, Advisory Bodies&apos; representatives, international experts and site managers. The meeting aimed to identify key values, issues and priorities in the area of Rock Art, particularly concerning its management, conservation and documentation in relation to World Heritage status.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/570</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>CAWHFI 2009 Steering Committee Annual Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[CAWHFI 2009 annual Steering Committee meeting and official launch of the new CAWHFI segment financed by the European Commission.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/554</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Advanced Course in World Heritage Conservation and Management - Application deadline 25 May 2009</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Advanced Course is offered by the World Heritage Institute of Training&amp;nbsp;and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP), under the auspices of UNESCO. It&amp;nbsp;is intended for professionals, decision makers and practitioners (among others, government officials, site managers, scholars and independent consultants) with a background in World Heritage conservation and management. Applicants should have attained at least a bachelor degree in a related field of expertise and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/569</link>
         <author>whcm@whitrap.org (Ms ZHANG Huishu)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Intensive international training course for francophone site managers
A second intensive training programme for francophone managers of cultural sites will be jointly organized at the Abbaye de Cluny in Burgundy (France) by the Centre-Arts et M&amp;eacute;tiers- ParisTech de Cluny with the European Archeological Centre of Bibracte, in partnership with the IUP Denis Diderot, the National Monuments Centre and the Network of Grand Sites in France. Participants also include the UNESCO World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/506</link>
         <author>formation.patrimoinemondial@cluny.ensam.fr (Emilie Nardon, Centre -Arts et Métiers - ParisTech de Cluny)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Human Evolution and the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Meeting, Human Evolution and the World Heritage Convention, Burgos, Spain, 21 to 25 March, 2009, considered sites containing hominid findings, both inscribed or yet to be inscribed on the World Heritage List, as well as evaluated the thematic area of Human Evolution within the context of the Convention. It involved the participation of 20 international experts, representatives of Advisory Bodies ICOMOS and IUCN, and scientific institutions from 14 States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/652</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>5th Annual Ename International Colloquium: Responding to Global Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[CLIMATES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION: Responding to the Challenge of Global Climate Change throughPublic Engagement and Social Innovation 
This three-day colloquium will focus on the immediate and obvious significance of the impacts of global climate change&amp;nbsp;to the Low Countries, namely rising sea levels and increased river flooding. Papers presented will provide comparative experiences from diverse nations in all the world&apos;s regions that are subject to these threats as they impact  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/533</link>
         <author>eva.roels@enamecenter.org (Eva Roels)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mediterra 2009: 1st Mediterranean Conference on Earth Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mediterra 2009 aims principally to state the art of research, to study recent achievements in heritage conservation and architectural design, to increase university and professional training and to gather the network activities developed in the Mediterranean region. ContributionThis 1st Conference will include specialists from throughout the Mediterranean region. It will also have a transdisciplinary contribution that will bridge natural sciences, social sciences, and professional  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/558</link>
         <author>mediterra@unica.it (Mediterra)</author>
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         <title>Call for Candidates: The Jean-Paul L&apos;Allier Heritage Prize </title>
         <description><![CDATA[DescriptionThis prize is awarded every second year by the Organization of World Heritage Cities to a city that is a member of the OWHC and that has distinguished itself by its achievements in the conservation, enhancement or management of property inscribed on the World Heritage List, and located on its territory.
EligibilityA city that is a member in good standing of the Organization of World Heritage Cities and that has been so for the three preceding years may submit its candidacy to be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/535</link>
         <author>news@ovpm.org (news@ovpm.org)</author>
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         <title>International Experts&apos; Meeting on Sustainable Development of the Arctic in the face of Global Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Climate change is accelerating the transformation of environmental, social and cultural landscapes across the Arctic and sub-Arctic. The implications of these changes, including their global impact, have yet to be comprehensively monitored and evaluated. Upon the request of Professor Jean Malaurie, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in charge of arctic polar issues, and with his active collaboration, an international experts meeting is to be held in Monaco from 3-6 March 2009 under the auspices of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/548</link>
         <author>p.bates@unesco.org (Mr P. Bates, Programme Specialist)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop for the Preparation of Statements of OUV in the African Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A retrospective inventory conducted by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre revealed that of the 76 sites in the Africa region, only 6 have a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, 27 a Statement of Value, and 43 do not have either one. Therefore 19 State Parties are concerned by the preparation of Statements of OUV to be approved by the Centre.
In this context, thanks to a generous contribution from the Swiss Government, the World Heritage Centre is organizing a workshop on the preparation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/557</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Joint Workshop on Marine World Heritage site selection and Marine protected areas in the Gulf and Red Sea</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Bahrain, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and IUCN-WCPA, hosted the workshop on &apos;building capacity for marine World Heritage&apos;.&amp;nbsp; The workshop had three central objectives:

Building greater capacity within the global IUCN-WCPA marine network in helping deliver World Heritage related technical support; 
Carrying out a global thematic review of marine World Heritage; 
Carrying out a review of marine heritage in the Arab region 

The workshop brought  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/549</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Conf&#xe9;rence sur le Centre historique de La Havane</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Monsieur Eusebio Leal, Directeur de la Oficina del Historiador de La Habana, donne une conf&amp;eacute;rence magistrale sur le Centre historique de cette ville. Cette derni&amp;egrave;re appara&amp;icirc;t comme un mod&amp;egrave;le de gestion int&amp;eacute;grale et une exp&amp;eacute;rience singuli&amp;egrave;re.
Le centre historique de La Havane, construit entre les XVIe et XIXe si&amp;egrave;cles, a &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; d&amp;eacute;clar&amp;eacute; par l&apos;UNESCO en 1982, patrimoine culturel de l&apos;humanit&amp;eacute;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/562</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaeger-LeCoultre watch to be auctioned for World Heritage preservation.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the context of the partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre, The International Herald Tribune and UNESCO, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture has designed a watch symbolizing its commitment to the World Heritage Marine Programme.
The goal of the partnership is to identify, monitor and preserve marine sites around the world, and the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer has designed a limited edition model featuring three marine World Heritage sites. Funds collected through this initiative will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/715</link>
         <author>f.douvere@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Symposium: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
In the framework of the UN 2009 International Year of Astronomy, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is hosting a symposium on &quot;The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture&quot;.&amp;nbsp;The aim of this Symposium is to provide a global, and at the same time detailed, view of the very many activities that link astronomy to our diverse cultures. It will also be a forum to discuss the ways these activities can be improved upon, from the local to the international levels.
The conference will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/540</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers: Responding to Global Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[5th Annual Ename International Colloquium To be held 18th - 20th March 2009 in Ghent and Ostend, Belgium
CLIMATES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION: Responding to the Challenge of Global Climate Change throughPublic Engagement and Social Innovation 
This three-day colloquium will focus on the immediate and obvious significance of the impacts of global climate change&amp;nbsp;to the Low Countries, namely rising sea levels and increased river flooding. Papers presented will provide comparative  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/532</link>
         <author>eva.roels@enamecenter.org (Eva Roels)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Regional meeting on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in the Arab States</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the generous invitation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, fourteen out of the eighteen States Parties from the Arab Region met in Manama to launch the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting decided by the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session in Quebec City (July 2008). Two days of the meeting were devoted to training for the drafting of Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for properties already inscribed, followed by two days of explanations regarding the Periodic Reporting  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/545</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Final Steering Committee for Preservation of Ajina Tepa Monastery and Silk Roads World Heritage Serial Nomination</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Final International Steering Committee of UNESCO/Japanese Fund-in-Trust for Preservation of Ajina Tepa - Buddhist Monastery on the Silk Road, and Presentation of Central Asia Silk Roads World Heritage Serial Nomination process to International Diplomatic Corps in Tajikistan
The Final International Steering Committee for the Ajina Tepa project is organized by the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office in collaboration with the Tajik National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/546</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International workshop on cultural heritage inventories in the Mediterranean countries, a collaboration with the Euromed Heritage IV programme of the European Union</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop is the outcome of a collaboration between the Regional and Monitoring Support Unit (RMSU) for the programme Euromed Heritage IV of the European Union (EU) and the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement. It will deal with inventories of cultural heritages in nine Mediterranean Partner countries of the EU (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria and Tunisia), with the addition of Libya and Mauritania. The workshop falls within the RMSU-Euromed  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/539</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>European Colloquium: &quot;Heritage focused territorial planning&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The subject of this&amp;nbsp;colloquium, organized by L&apos;Association nationale des Architectes des B&amp;acirc;timents de France (ANABF), is the integration of built and landscape heritage in heritage focused territorial planning. The debates will consider the place of heritage and culture, economic development, craftsmanship, know-how&amp;nbsp;and quality of life in this approach. Reflection will also be given to the modernization of elements of heritage in a&amp;nbsp;long-term perspective.
The colloquium  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/537</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second HERITY International Conference - Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Second HERITY International Conference: Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage
The second HERITY International Conference, with the theme &apos;Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage&apos;, will be held in Rome from 3 to 5 December 2008. It is organized by HERITY International in partnership with ICCROM, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and&amp;nbsp;UN-WTO. Participation is possible by invitation or prior registration.
&amp;nbsp;
Goals of the Conference are:
&amp;nbsp;
1) To make  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/512</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Round Table: &quot;Bridges: from construction to a heritage approach&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Today, many bridges protected at the national level or inscribed on the World Heritage List are threatened. How to reconcile new usage with restoration rules, or the respect for authenticity with traffic and safety concerns? How to integrate contemporary projects into protected sites?
These are a few of the problems examined by this colloquium organized by the French Ministry of Culture, France-UNESCO Architecture and Heritage, l&apos;Ecole de Chaillot, and the National Heritage Institute in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/536</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Training Course: Management Planning for Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This is the first international training course prepared by the World Heritage Training and Research Institute for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP) in collaboration with the International Organization for Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM), on Management Planning for Cultural Heritage.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The course will be led by advisors from&amp;nbsp;ICCROM and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) as well as domestic experts from universities and ministries. The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/534</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management </title>
         <description><![CDATA[International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management in Budapest, Hungary (Collegium Budapest, 23-25 November 2008)
The goal of the conference is to:
1. contribute to the global reflection on the concept of historic urban landscape in an interdisciplinary perspective and on its relevance for the management of historic cities;
2. share the perspectives and to compare the experience of some European cities with regard to the management of historic urban landscapes,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/529</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Since its creation in 1994, it has been held every 2 years in Leipzig.
Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, information points, excursions and special presentations) and has become an important meeting point for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/423</link>
         <author>info@denkmal-leipzig.de (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers: The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities </title>
         <description><![CDATA[10th Cambridge Heritage SeminarThe Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK18-19 April 2009
Deadline for paper proposals: 15 November 2008For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in heritage studies today.
For its tenth anniversary in 2009, coinciding with the celebration of the 800th  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/530</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>International Workshop on Disaster Risk Management at World Heritage Properties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Workshop, which&amp;nbsp;took place on 6th &amp;nbsp;and 7th November 2008 in Olympia, Greece,&amp;nbsp;was jointly organised by the World Heritage Centre and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with ICCROM and with a financial contribution from the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis. It brought together participants from various regions of the world as well as experts in disaster risk management and representatives of concerned institutions.
Case studies were  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/526</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre organized an International Expert Meeting, Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention: Towards an Action Plan and the related thematic studies, at UNESCO Headquarters on 3 to 4 November 2008, to establish the foundations for the future development, strategy and implementation of the initiative, based on discussions between 18 international experts and representatives of the Advisory Bodies ICCROM, IUCN and ICOMOS.
Following the meeting, three main thematic areas  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/651</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Deadline for submission of abstracts - 12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[1. Abstracts or poster should be submitted electronically to: wh-info@unesco.org. and 2009seminar@fuuh.upv.es before 30 October 2008 and should include the following information:
a. Author&amp;rsquo;s name, title and qualifications ;b. title of paper or poster;c. E-mail address;d. telephone number and fax number;e. institution name and complete postal address;f. abstract (500 words maximum) or poster;g. thematic area.h. bibliography
Use abstract form
2. Abstract or posters should be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/524</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2009 Marc de Montalembert grant for a Cultural Project in the Mediterranean - Deadline for submission</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Every year the Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a grant of 7,000 Euros to enable the implementation of projects furthering the knowledge and understanding of Mediterrean cultures.
To apply for the 2009 Marc de Montalembert grant candidates should send a project outline along with a request for an application form to:
Fondation Marc de Montalembert,Fondation de France40, Avenue Hoche Paris 75008France
&amp;nbsp;Deadline for submission of the full application: December 31,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/527</link>
         <author>montalembert@fondationmdm.com (Fondation Montalembert)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Award Ceremony: UNESCO-Association Vocations Patrimoine Fellowships</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers Programme aims to reinforce the capacity of professionals currently working or intending to work in the near future, in the management, conservation and development of a World Heritage property.Launched in January 2006, the Fellowships are made possible as a result of an innovative public-private partnership between the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and a French non-governmental organization, Association Vocations  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/521</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>VSMM 2008: Digital Heritage 2.0</title>
         <description><![CDATA[VSMM2008, The 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia:  Digital Heritage 2.0
A joint event for the exchange and sharing of know-how in the areas of Cultural Heritage (CH) and Information &amp;amp; Communication Technology (ICT) focusing on Multimedia Technologies, Computer Graphics and digital documentation/preservation in Cultural Heritage (Multilingua, Multimedia Digital Library):

The 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia VSMM 2008,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/488</link>
         <author>chairman@vsmm2008.org (VSMM 2008 Conference)</author>
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         <title>[in French only] Rencontres des biens fran&#xe7;ais du patrimoine mondial</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Les sixi&amp;egrave;mes rencontres des sites fran&amp;ccedil;ais du patrimoine mondial se tiendront les 16 et 17 octobre 2008 au Havre. Selon la tradition de ces rencontres, une journ&amp;eacute;e th&amp;eacute;matique sera l&amp;rsquo;occasion d&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;changer les exp&amp;eacute;riences de terrain et d&amp;rsquo;approfondir des questions sp&amp;eacute;cifiques aux sites inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial. Le 16 octobre sera donc d&amp;eacute;di&amp;eacute; &amp;agrave; la th&amp;eacute;matique &amp;laquo;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/515</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>French World Heritage Sites&apos; annual meeting </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 6th annual French World Heritage Sites meeting will be held in October.
On the 16th October the meeting will focus on the theme of &quot;Urbanism, modern and contemporary architecture&quot; and will include two roundtable discussions:&amp;nbsp; &amp;laquo; Urbanism and World Heritage &amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo; Valuation of modern architecture &amp;raquo;.&amp;nbsp; This thematic day will allow sites&apos; managers to exchange experiences and discuss about specific issues concerning the World Heritage sites in France.
The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/520</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop regarding capacity-building for heritage site management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the framework of the World Heritage Pacific 2009 Programme, which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in 2004, a Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop was held from 13 to 17 October 2008 in Cairns, Australia.
The Workshop gathered, which benefited financial support from Australia and the World Heritage Fund, &amp;nbsp;as many as 80 participants including representatives from 14 Pacific Island countries in order to achieve the following objectives:

To build capacity/skill in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/496</link>
         <author>jo.sharp@environment.gov.au (Jo Sharp)</author>
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         <title> The IUCN World Conservation Congress</title>
         <description><![CDATA[More than 8,000 of the world&amp;rsquo;s leading decision makers in sustainable development: from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and academia.&amp;nbsp;Together in one place for 10 days: to debate, share, network, learn, commit, vote and decide. The objective: ideas, action and solutions for a diverse and sustainable world.
Four Aliances workshops will have a focus on the World Heritage Convention during the Congress, as part of the Protected Areas Journey, coordinated in partnership with the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/525</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>2nd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[2nd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on &quot;Spirit of Place and Development&quot;
Following the establishment of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes&amp;nbsp;at the 1st International Conference held in Aranjuez, Spain, in December 2007 (http://www.aranjuezcultural.es/red/index.htm), this&amp;nbsp;2nd&amp;nbsp;conference is designed to focus on the concrete challenges of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes management while also promoting and extending  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/516</link>
         <author>geral@cm-sintra.pt (Camara Municipal de Sintra)</author>
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         <title>Call for papers - 12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The theme of the 12th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO &amp;ndash; University and Heritage (FUUH) is both ambitious and crucial to the future of heritage conservation as well as to the development of communities, cities and civil society at large.
The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Concept includes the broader territorial and landscape context and therefore goes far beyond historic centres or ensembles. It both reflects and has helped to shape modern society and consequently proves to be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/523</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>ICOMOS 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium, </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) will take place in Qu&#xe9;bec City from 29 September to 4 October 2008. The Symposium theme is &amp;quot;Finding the Spirit of Place&amp;quot;. We have identified four tracks or sub-themes for thought and discussion.Re-thinking spirit and placeKey words: material culture theory, objectification, heritage making, social use, community, commemoration, memory, remembering,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/490</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Exhibition: Mont-Saint-Michel and sacred mountains of the world</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Traveling ExhibitionBetween heaven and earth: Mont-Saint-Michel and sacred mountains&amp;nbsp;of the worldSalle des Pas perdus, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
In many civilizations, humankind has chosen extraordinary mountainous&amp;nbsp;areas to establish sanctuaries lost between heaven and earth. Some of these places&amp;nbsp;have been inscribed on the World Heritage List&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;are the focus of a project by&amp;nbsp;photographer, author and lecturing professor&amp;nbsp;Jean-Michel Guillaud and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/519</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction - Taking an Economic Perspective</title>
         <description><![CDATA[New initiatives related to biodiversity put economics in the forefront to raise awareness for conservation needs, and to link biodiversity with sustainable development and poverty reduction. These initiatives value ecosystem services (e.g. Sukhdev Study), identify biodiversity business opportunities (e.g. IUCN, Shell, et al Study) or develop appropriate economic instruments and policies. By bringing together expertise from a number of these initiatives, this workshop aims to contribute to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/511</link>
         <author>susanne.lehmann@bfn.de (Susanne Lehmann)</author>
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         <title>OWHC Northwest European Regional Conference &quot;Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Environmental Challenges to Urban World Heritage”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The City of Regensburg, a German medieval town, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2006, will host this year&apos;s OWHC Northwest European Regional Conference
The selected conference theme &amp;lsquo;Earth, Wind, Water, Fire - Environmental Challenges to Urban World Heritage&amp;rsquo; fits perfectly into the concept of the United Nation&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;International Year of Planet Earth&amp;rsquo;. Within different thematic sessions dedicated to the topics &amp;lsquo;Earth&amp;rsquo;,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/514</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>10th International DoCoMoMo Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[

From 16 to 19 September 2008 the tenth International DoCoMoMo Conference, also celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the organization, will take place at the new building of the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology and at the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam.
The legacy of the Modern Movement has gained legendary status, largely as a result of the appreciation of the masterworks and the visionary architectural concepts. In the reality of everyday life,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/518</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>Workshop for the World Heritage property of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, Nepal</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre together with the UNESCO Kathmandu Office, in close collaboration with Nepal&apos;s Department of Archaeology and the Lumbini Development Trust is organizing a workshop for the World Heritage property of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, Nepal.
About 100 participants from different Nepali ministries, institutions, stakeholders as well as the Lumbini Buddhist institutions will attend. The international participants are representatives of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/517</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Sub-regional Consultative Workshop for Promotion of Transbounday co-operation </title>
         <description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to the project &quot;Preservation for the Frozen Tombs in the Altai Mountains&quot;, which highlighted the international significance of the cultural heritage of the Altai Mountains, extending over China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia and the need for transboundary cooperation in view of its conservation, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is initiating a similar exercise for the Golden Mountains of Altai, whose Russian part was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998.
The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/513</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar: World Heritage and Public Works–Development Cooperation for Poverty Alleviation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are organizing a one day seminar on &amp;ldquo;World Heritage and Public Works&amp;ndash;Development cooperation for poverty alleviation&amp;rdquo; at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan.&amp;nbsp;
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The seminar aims at examining the contribution of heritage preservation policies and projects at selected World Heritage sites to poverty reduction and sustainable development of local communities. The seminar  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/510</link>
         <author>whc-jbic@congre.co.jp (Secretariat for Seminar )</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Course on Disaster Risk Management: Application Deadline 31 July</title>
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International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2008 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 July


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Course will take place 3-15 November 2008
Kyoto, Japan
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The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto is organizing the 3rd International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 3 to 15 November 2008, in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/509</link>
         <author>dmuch@st.ritsumei.ac.jp (Contact for the Training Course)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 2-10 July in Quebec, Canada</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada from 2-10 July. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO&amp;#39;s World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired by Dr Christina Cameron, who has headed Canada&amp;#39;s delegation to the World Heritage Convention since 1990, making her the longest-serving head of any of the delegations.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/449</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for candidates: International intensive training session for francophone site managers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan&quot;
A second intensive training programme for francophone managers of cultural sites will be jointly organized at the Abbaye de Cluny in Burgundy (France) by the Centre-Arts et M&amp;eacute;tiers- ParisTech de Cluny with the European Archeological Centre of Bibracte, in partnership with the IUP Denis Diderot, the National Monuments Centre and the Network of Grand Sites in France. Participants also include the UNESCO  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/507</link>
         <author>formation.patrimoinemondial@cluny.ensam.fr (formation.patrimoinemondial@cluny.ensam.fr)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Risk Reduction for Caribbean Heritage Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Caribbean Capacity Building Programme for World Heritage (CCBP) and within the framework of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), a workshop on risk reduction for Caribbean Heritage will take place from 23 to 27 June 2008 in Havana, Cuba.&#xa0; &#xa0;The workshop is designed for the participation of heritage experts and leading agencies in their respective fields. It is focused on heritage matters but also aims to stretch UN interagency cooperation,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/498</link>
         <author>v.marin@unesco.org.cu (Victor Marín)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>7th Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The participants in the Seventh Expert Working Group note the importance of the participation of the Afghan Government representatives and congratulate UNESCO for facilitating their presence at the current Working Group Meeting. The participants would also like to sincerely thank ICOMOS Germany for hosting the participants and providing all the necessary logistical support to realize a successful meeting.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/563</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/599</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads </title>
         <description><![CDATA[In spite of its remarkable historical background and numerous historic and cultural sites in the region, Central Asia and western China remain one of the most under-represented regions on the World Heritage List, with no cultural or natural heritage properties from Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan inscribed on the List.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS have been assisting the States Parties in identifying new types of properties for World Heritage nomination, such as the Silk Roads for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/493</link>
         <author>y.peshkov@unesco.org (Yuri Peshkov)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2009 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Call for Entries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
architectural heritage
cultural landscapes
works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance
archaeological sites
industrial and engineering heritage

Call for Entries
Categories:Outstanding achievements in the field of heritage conservation and enhancement will be awarded in the following categories:
1. Conservation2. Research3. Dedicated Service by Individuals or Organisations4. Education, Training and Awareness-RaisingEntry Forms:Available from 30 May 2008 at  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/502</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Developing a comprehensive approach to US participation in the global heritage communityThe 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium will initiate a process for implementing the recommendations&#xa0;of the PreserveAmerica Summit&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Participating in the Global Community&amp;quot; panel that will reinvigorate and enhance the US role in international preservation. The Global Community panel made recommendations in four areas: community building, stewardship, leadership, and capacity-building.In  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/436</link>
         <author>symposium@usicomos.org (Symposium contact)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting on the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing an information meeting to discuss the overall preparations for the forthcoming 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee to be held in Qu&#xe9;bec City, Canada, from 2 to 10 July 2008.This meeting will be held in Room XI (Fontenoy) from 10h00 to 13h00, on Tuesday, 27 May 2007, with simultaneous interpretation in English and French. Participants Members of the World Heritage CommitteePermanent Delegations and Observer Missions of States Parties to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/494</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Korea Hosts International Conference on Heritage Interpretation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Korean National Association for Interpretation (NAI) will host the third annual international conference on the subject of heritage interpretation. The conference will bring together 150 to 200 delegates from 30 to 40 nations in an effort to create opportunities for professional development for attendees and establish a network for professional associations and individuals involved in heritage interpretation around the globe. See the website below for more information.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/495</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>HERITAGE 2008 - World Heritage and Sustainable Development International Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The following conference, although not a UNESCO event, may be of interest to the World Heritage community:In a more globalized world, Heritage should be addressed in innovative and sustainable ways, underlining the role of human and natural heritage as a contra-hegemonic trend. By understanding cultural differences, different peoples may find opportunities to enhance their contribution to a more sustainable world.HERITAGE 2008 aims to gather in an International Conference several worldwide  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/431</link>
         <author>heritage2008@greenlines-institute.org (Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The second seminar of a series of itinerant workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture took place in Uzbekistan from 21st of April to 2nd of May 2008.
More than 30 cultural heritage professionals and World Heritage site managers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the workshop. The participants discussed the conservation and the management plans of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/612</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for the Mediterranean and South-eastern Europe subregions</title>
         <description><![CDATA[  The main objective of the meeting its to discuss the results of the First Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for the Mediterranean and South-Eastern subregions in relation to the protection and management of World Heritage properties, according to the decisions taken by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session in July 2007 (31 COM 11A.1 and 31 COM 11A.2). Furthermore, the meeting will address Tentative Lists harmonization, statements of Outstanding Universal Value,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/486</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Exhibition of &quot;The Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to the public from Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.The towering, jagged Altai Mountains stretch some 2,100 km across China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan, the Russian section of this mountain range having been inscribed as a natural site on the World Heritage List in 1998. The Altai Mountains bear unique witness to the ancient Scythian culture that flourished in the Eurasian steppe during the 1st millenium BCE.Today, however, the permafrost of the Altai Mountains is endangered by  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/485</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Encounters with World Heritage: A past rich with prospects for the future”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the context of their affiliation with the &amp;quot;Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage&amp;quot; network, students of the Professional Masters programme in the Faculty of Sciences, Arts, Culture, News and Multimedia at the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University are organizing a symposium on different aspects of world heritage. This international symposium will take place from April 3 to 5 at the Palais de la D&#xe9;couverte in Paris. Debate and discussion will centre on the following  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/476</link>
         <author>mariongaillard1@hotmail.com (Marion Gaillard)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>CAA2008: On the Road to Reconstructing the Past</title>
         <description><![CDATA[CAA 2008, the 36th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology:  On the Road to Reconstructing the Past2-6 April 2008 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. The main theme of the conference is the use of computer applications and quantitative methods in two fields: at large-scale (rescue) excavations that usually precede infrastructural investments and construction works, and during processing and analyzing the huge amounts of data  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/487</link>
         <author>jerem@archeo.mta.hu (Dr. Erzsébet JEREM)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Iberian Meeting of Site Managers in Plasencia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The second meeting of Iberian of Site Managers (the first one took place in 2004 in Lisbon) aimed at exploring current gaps and challenges in the daily management of world heritage sites in Spain and Portugal and current nomination files as well as cooperation initiatives with Latin American States Parties.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/626</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>5th Workshop in the UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNITAR Hiroshima Office Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites aims to enhance implementation of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention through providing support to national policy making and planning, and information exchange on best practices and case studies. Newly developed &amp;quot;values-based management&amp;quot; methodologies are applied in all aspects of natural and cultural heritage management. The fifth workshop of the Series will be organized from 30  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/475</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd International Mid-Atlantic Ridge Expert Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The main objective of this meeting is to define a scientific framework for the identification and recognition of sites related to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge phenomenon, which may be of outstanding universal value and to define the framework for a serial nomination on the World Heritage List. The outcome of this meeting will contribute to a better identification and understanding of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge concept for World Heritage properties, in close association with other international  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/480</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNWTO/UNESCO Conference on sustainable tourism management at heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are jointly organizing an International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management in Heritage Sites which will take place at the Mount Huangshan World Heritage site in China from 24 to 27 March 2008.Tourism growth is accelerating worldwide and&#xa0;arrival numbers are expected to double in the coming&#xa0;decades. World Heritage sites&#xa0;are iconic tourist attractions in most countries, experiencing similarly dynamic  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/481</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Participation: By invitation only
Partners
The meeting is organized under the auspices of UNESCO by: The Swiss Federal Office for Culture, The Swiss Federal Office for Environment, The Israel National&amp;nbsp;Commission&amp;nbsp;for UNESCO.
Background and contents
A buffer zone serves to provide an additional layer of protection to a World Heritage property. The concept of a buffer zone was first included in the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/473</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Workshop &quot;Creating the Enabling Environment&quot; to develop guiding principles and policies for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in partnership with IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM and the France-UNESCO Convention, in collaboration with the Arc et Senans World Heritage site and with financial support from the French Ministry of Culture. UNESCO&amp;#39;s World Heritage Centre is engaged in an ambitious year-and-a-half-long initiative to develop working principles and policies for sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites. This workshop is the first in a series envisaged to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/483</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert Workshop &quot;Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Caspian Region”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The workshop was organized and financially supported by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) in cooperation with UNESCO and followed the decision of the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session (30 COM 8B.24) encouraging the States Parties of Iran and Azerbaijan to consider options for a transnational serial nomination of Hirkanian Forest areas.This workshop was attended by 18 participants from both States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/482</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>French premiere of Pierre Guicheney&apos;s film &quot;Lady from Osogbo” at the Mus&#xe9;e du Quai Branly, Paris</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Nigeria&amp;#39;s Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria, was inscribed on UNESCO&amp;#39;s World Heritage List in 2005. This inscription was the culmination of a 50-year campaign spearheaded by a group of artists, Yoruba priests and an Austrian artist called Susanne Wenger. Pierre Guicheney&amp;#39;s film La dame d&amp;#39;Oshogbo is a portrait of Wenger, who moved to Nigeria in the 1950s, and of her Yoruba family, as well as a voyage to the heart of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/477</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Santa Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon&apos;s Heritage Days </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This event will take place on February 14 and 15, in the Centro Cultural de Bel&#xe9;m (Sophia Mello Breyner Room) in Lisbon, and it aims to stimulate and provoke debate on a range of issues related to historical heritage preservation. Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa (SCML) was established in 1498 by Queen Dona Leonor as a charitable institution dedicated to improving health and social problems of the day. In 1775 Misericordia de Lisboa was forced to relocate its services in the wake of a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/472</link>
         <author>Pedro.Espanhol@scml.pt (Pedro Espanhol)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Symposium on &quot;Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An international Symposium on &amp;quot;Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management&amp;quot; will be organized by UPV (Universidad Polit&#xe9;cnica de Valencia) in Valencia, Spain, from 7 to 10 February 2008. The idea is to celebrate the end of the Sharing Our Heritages (SOH) exchange programme (2005-2008) sponsored by the EU and the Australian Government through a special event. Speakers from all 8 SOH universities (namely Charles Darwin  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/471</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Wetlands Day 2008</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2008. The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 157 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1678 wetland sites, totaling 150 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/434</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Terra 2008: 10th Int&apos;l Conference on Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
The 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage, Terra 2008, was held in Bamako, Mali, from 1 to 5 February 2008. It was the first Terra Conference to be held in Africa, and convened over 450 specialists in fields linked to the conservation of earthen architecture (e.g. anthropology, archaeology, architecture, engineering, scientific research, site management and sustainable development). It was positively noted that many of these experts  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/395</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First meeting of the open-ended Working Group for the reflection on the procedures of election of World Heritage Committee members</title>
         <description><![CDATA[During its 16th session (UNESCO 24-25 October 2007), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided to establish an open-ended Working Group to discuss alternative mechanisms to meet the following goals&amp;nbsp; :

Ensuring a balanced geographical and cultural representation in the Committee
Ensuring a less time-consuming and less complicated voting system
Improving the focus on important issues at the General Assembly

The Working Group, chaired by His  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/448</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage: Science and Technology. An Expert Workshop in the Framework of the Global Strategy for a Balanced and Representative World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The outcome of this meeting shall contribute to the development of guidelines and criteria for the review of sites of interest for the heritage of science and technology on the World Heritage List.The pursuit and application of knowledge underlie all human achievements, many of which have been recognised on the World Heritage List, as for example agriculture systems, industrialisation and achievements of architecture. One of the areas relating to science and knowledge, which are  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/468</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
the Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site is&amp;nbsp;organized by UNESCO (Kabul Office in close collaboration with WHC) and National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan (NRICP) inTokyo from&amp;nbsp;20 to 22 January 2008

Within the framework of Japanese Funds-in Trust project for the Safeguarding Bamiyan site, much progress has been made thus far through the combined efforts of different organizations and individuals, including the Afghan  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/474</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Site Management and Urban Conservation Workshop in Chandigarh, India</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In the context of Chandigarh&amp;#39;s nomination to the World Heritage List, as part of the serial nomination of &amp;quot;The Architectural and Urban Work of Le Corbusier&amp;quot;, the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Chandigarh authorities, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the UNESCO New Delhi office has organized a 3-day technical workshop on site management and urban conservation to build up local capacities in these disciplines. The workshop will take place from 18 to 21  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/469</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meetings on 1954 Hague Convention and its 1999 Second Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The second meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999 Second Protocol), the seventh meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the second meeting of the Parties to the Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention will take place from 17-20 December in Room XI at UNESCO headquarters (Fontenoy building) in Paris. The exact dates of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/452</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Phoenix Islands World Heritage Nomination – Stakeholders workshop </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This stakeholders workshop is being organized in consultation with the Kiribati authorities and under the auspices of the UNESCO Apia Office and Conservation International. Among those attending will be Mr. Tukabu Teroroko of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (for the Kiribati Government), Ms. Sue Taei of Conservation International (for Nature) and Mr. Ron van Oers of UNESCO (for Culture) as facilitators.The main aims of the workshop are: To review the Draft dossier on Natural valuesTo  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/447</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert Workshop on Integrity and Authenticity of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop, conducted in English, will discuss the theme of integrity and authenticity of cultural landscapes with a view to contributing to the future revision of the Operational Guidelines. The aim is to produce recommendations and draft texts that provide guidance in the ongoing process of defining the integrity and authenticity of cultural properties, as well as evaluate the condition of integrity of cultural landscapes and other large-scale cultural properties. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/450</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sixth International Encounter on Management of Historic Centres</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The theme of this meeting, which will take place in Spanish only, is &amp;quot;Innovation and Diversity&amp;quot;. The event coincides with celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Old Havana&amp;#39;s inscription as a World Heritage site.&#xa0; The panel of experts, headed by Herman van Hooff, Director of the UNESCO Havana office and Margarita Ruiz, President of the National Council for Cultural Heritage in Cuba, will discuss the legacy of the World Heritage Convention in Cuba and the main goals achieved  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/446</link>
         <author>v.marin@unesco.org.cu (Victor Marin)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This international expert meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the natural and cultural heritage of the Arctic region, with identification of potential sites of outstanding universal value for the World Heritage List.
This meeting is organized back-to-back with the Arctic Council Senior Arctic Officials&apos; (SAO) meeting , which will be held in Narvik from 28 to 29 November. The meeting is funded by the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco with the collaboration of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/440</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Nordic Foundation)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Mission Val de Loire and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are co-organizing a training session on interpreting the Val de Loire - World Heritage property The activity will be implemented by the Institut International Fleuves et patrimoine (IIFP), with the participation of the University of Angers, the Universit&#xe9; Catholique de l&amp;#39;Ouest and the towns of the Saumur Loire D&#xe9;veloppement community. The objective for the training is to enable guides working in the Val de Loire to fully  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/426</link>
         <author>campo@mission-valdeloire.fr (Ms Chloé Campo de Montauzon, Mission Val de Loire)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop, which is being held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the first of a series of itinerant workshops which will bring together site managers from a selection of World Heritage sites in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as cultural heritage authorities. At present there is little or no cooperation between the heritage professionals working in the region, despite the many similarities in types of heritage and the conservation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/451</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st Consultation meeting on The World Heritage Programme on Earthen Architecture (WHEAP)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The one day consultation meeting was convened in response to the WH Committee&apos;s decision 31 COM 21 C from Christchurch (2007) with the intention to identify most appropriate strategies and contents for the forthcoming of the programme. Leading international specialists in the field of earthen architecture&amp;nbsp;participated in the meeting.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/508</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd plenary session of the International Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq (ICC)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the 167th session of the Executive Board, the Director-General of UNESCO was authorized to create an International Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq. Its first session was held on 24- 25 May, 2004 and the second on 22 - 23 June, 2005.In addition to Iraqi experts, the Committee is comprised of 20 international experts from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/444</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd ad hoc meeting of experts on Babylon</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the request of Iraq&amp;#39;s Ministry of Culture, a working group for the archaeological site of Babylon was created in June 2005. Its aim is to study the damage caused by the installation of a military base on this exceptional site in April 2003.This third meeting of experts will address the progress achieved following the previous session held in Berlin in December 2005. This falls within the framework of the preparation of an evaluation report by the Iraqi State Board of Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/445</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Conference: Historic Urban Landscapes in the Americas</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO has launched an initiative for the safeguarding of Historic Urban Landscapes as a follow-up to the Vienna Conference on &amp;quot;World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape&amp;quot;, which took place in May 2005 in Austria. The outcome of this conference, the so-called &amp;quot;Vienna Memorandum&amp;quot;, formed the basis for the adoption of a ‘Declaration on the Conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes&amp;#39; during the 15th General Assembly of States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/432</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A conference-workshop for French-speaking journalists ‘Journalism and World Heritage: a new look at heritage&amp;#39;, is being organised following the success of the first session in May 2005 in Quebec. The session is being organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in association with:the City of Luxembourg, World Heritage City and 2007 European capital of Culture;the University of Luxembourg (Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education);Laval University (Canada),  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/425</link>
         <author>Charles.Moumouni@com.ulaval.ca (Prof. Charles MOUMOUNI, Université Laval)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management - International Training Course on Disaster Risk</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS.Guideline for ApplicationThe criteria for selecting the participants for this training courseThe criteria for selection are in accordance with the rules of ICCROM. In the group work and workshop of this training course, it is expected that the trainees will prepare a plan for the disaster management of cultural heritage by taking into consideration the nature of cultural heritage and the disaster management context of their  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/418</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd International Conference on Natural World Heritage in the Asia and Pacific Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The third International Conference on Natural World&#xa0;Heritage will take place at Mount E&amp;#39;mei World Heritage site in Sichuan Province of China from 5 to 8 November 2007. With support from the World Heritage Centre, this conference will be co-organized by China&amp;#39;s Ministry of Construction, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and the Government of Sichuan Province of China. Representatives of national and local authorities (including World Heritage site managers) from some 30  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/430</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Awards Ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The award ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers will take place at 6pm on Monday 5 November in Room XII at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The event is by invitation only.Five&#xa0;awards will be made to young people and professionals to pursue Masters Degrees in World Heritage Management. As part of their awards, each of them will undertake a management project at a World Heritage property. The names of the winners and details of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/433</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tourism Planning and Management for Natural World Heritage Sites in Central and Eastern Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Central Europe&amp;#39;s Natural World&#xa0;Heritage and the Future of Cultural Landscapes - Part VI: &amp;quot;Tourism Planning and Management for Natural World Heritage Sites in Central and Eastern Europe&amp;quot; Are Central Europe&amp;#39;s most precious natural values and landscapes well protected? And is their outstanding universal value reflected in the list of World Natural Heritage sites?Within a three-year series of seminars and workshops (2005-2007) on &amp;quot;Central Europe&amp;#39;s Natural World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/428</link>
         <author>Martina.Finger@bfn-vilm.de (Martina Finger)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Symposium on Application for World Heritage Listing of the Silk Road</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This symposium, organized jointly by ICOMOS, the Chinese State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Shaanxi province People&amp;#39;s Government and Xi&amp;#39;an Municipal People&amp;#39;s Government, with support from the World Heritage Centre, will mainly introduce the cultural heritage feature of the Silk Road, the concepts and methods of transnational united application for World Heritage listing. Moreover, the relevant concept for World Heritage nomination of cultural heritage sites along the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/429</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Award ceremony for the 2007 Melina Mercouri International Prize</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The award ceremony for the 2007 Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) will take place on Thursday, 4 October 2007 at 6.30 p.m. at UNESCO in Room XII by invitation only. The Prize has been awarded to the Borodino Battlefield site (Russian Federation) with special mention to the Grand Bassin (Ganga Talao) site  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/424</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2007 Int&apos;l Conference including Virtual Heritage and Virtual Cultures</title>
         <description><![CDATA[VSMM 2007: The 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultimediaEXCHANGE AND EXPERIENCE IN SPACE AND PLACEwith themes onVirtual Heritage and Virtual CulturesVirtual Environments and Virtual ExperiencesApplied technologies and system Endorsed by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO and sponsored by the Australasian Centre for Interaction Design (ACID) and Cyberdreaming.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/398</link>
         <author>vsmm2007@mlaa.com.au (VSMM 2007 Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The thematic meeting of experts on the Mediterranean agro-pastoral cultural landscapes was attended by 44 participants, representing 9 countries of the Mediterranean basin, as well as UNESCO, ICOMOS, IUCN, EFNCP (refer item 17), the French state and regional, local and departmental authorities.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/489</link>
         <author>mn.tournoux@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The thematic meeting of experts on the Mediterranean agro-pastoral cultural landscapes was attended by 44 participants, representing 9 countries of the Mediterranean basin, as well as UNESCO, ICOMOS, IUCN, EFNCP (refer item 17), the French state and regional, local and departmental authorities.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/497</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for Eastern and Central Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The National Heritage Board of Poland is organizing the Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for Eastern and Central Europe, to be in held in Wroclaw, Poland, from 14 to 15 September 2007.
The main objective of this meeting is to address the implementation of the Action Plan in Central and Eastern Europe as approved by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session in July 2006 (decisions 30 COM 11 A.1 and 30 COM 11 A.2).
Representatives of following countries have been invited to the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/417</link>
         <author>unesco@kobidz.pl (unesco@kobidz.pl)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This international conference brings together four urban sites of the 20th century, three of which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.A poster contest on the theme &amp;quot;Recognition, Valorization and Protection of the Architectural and Urban Heritage of the 20th century&amp;quot; is also held in conjunction with the conference.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/409</link>
         <author>lea.hauchard@ville-lehavre.fr (Lea Hauchard)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>7th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Heritage or&#xa0;World Heritage&#xa0;are an international field where interests in politics, commerce, indigenous community relations, scientific research, representations of the past and creative performance are joined. The World Heritage programme focuses international attention on the need&#xa0; to maintain and restore meaningful places that refer in one way or the other to the past. Pacific Island nations are significantly under-represented in the overall number of World Heritage sites, particularly  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/344</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Meeting on the Nomination of the West Tien-Shan as Transboundary Natural Heritage Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre,&#xa0;in collaboration with the&#xa0;UNESCO Almaty office, are organising a &amp;quot;Sub-Regional Meeting on the Nomination of the West Tien-Shan as Transboundary Natural Heritage Site&amp;quot; in Almaty on 18 and 19 July 2007 with the participation&#xa0;of invited experts and officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. &#xa0;The Sub-Regional Meeting will contribute to defining the nomination strategy and the modalities for West Tien-Shan as a Natural World Heritage site.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/415</link>
         <author>f.langlois@unesco.org (François Langlois, UNESCO Almaty)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] AFRICA 2009: 5&#xe8;me Cours Technique sur l&apos;&#xe9;laboration des propositions d&apos;inscription de biens culturels sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Lanc&#xe9; en mars 1998, le Programme AFRICA 2009 a pour objectif principal l&amp;#39;am&#xe9;lioration des capacit&#xe9;s nationales en Afrique subsaharienne pour la conservation et la gestion du patrimoine culturel immobilier. AFRICA 2009 b&#xe9;n&#xe9;ficie du soutien financier de ASDI (sous couvert de la Direction du Patrimoine de Su&#xe8;de), du Fonds du Patrimoine Mondial, des Minist&#xe8;res des Affaires Etrang&#xe8;res de Norv&#xe8;ge, Finlande et d&amp;#39;Italie et de l&amp;#39;ICCROM.Le but principal du cours est de  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/414</link>
         <author>africa2009@iccrom.org (ICCROM - AFRICA 2009)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>31st Session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 31st session of the World HeritageCommittee,&#xa0;Christchurch,&#xa0;New Zealand,&#xa0;23 June&#xa0;to&#xa0;2 July 2007. The World Heritage Committee consists of representatives from 21&#xa0;States Parties to the Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage, elected by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention. The current composition of the Committee is:Benin, Canada (Rapporteur), Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mauritius,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/341</link>
         <author>rachel@conference.co.nz (Rachel Cook, (Local) Coordinator, Conference Innovators, New Zealand)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Congress on &quot;Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Property”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An international congress on &amp;quot;Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Property&amp;quot; will be held at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna on 21 and 22 June 2007.The congress will not address the issue of monuments and their restoration. Rather, it will bring together decision-makers, architects, planners, craftspeople, building industry experts and estate agents with the aim of highlighting tenable investment options and amortisation models for the purchase and use of existing  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/386</link>
         <author>office@pcm.co.at (PCM Vienna)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) is a unique forum which brings together politicians and professionals committed to the preservation of historic cities, and in particular those cities included on UNESCO&amp;#39;s World Heritage List.The 9th World Congress of the OWHC is organized by the City of Kazan and the OWHC and includes a scientific programme developed by the Getty Conservation Institute with the theme &amp;quot;Heritage and Economics&amp;quot;.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/363</link>
         <author>euroasia_owhc@yahoo.com (Rassikh Sagitov)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reducing Risks to Collections 2007</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ICCROM, the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage are pleased to announce the 2007 session of the international course on &amp;quot;Reducing Risks to Collections&amp;quot;. The purpose of this course is to focus on the risk management approach to preventive conservation of collections.The course will take place in Sibiu, Romania, from 18 June to 6 July 2007 (three weeks).It is designed for collection managers, curators, registrars, conservators, and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/352</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: World Heritage Sites in Europe – A Network for Cultural Dialogue and Cultural Tourism</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe - A Network for Cultural Dialogue and Cultural Tourism&#xa0;This international conference will seek to develop forms of co-operation for the foundation of a European UNESCO World Heritage Sites Network. As outstanding examples of European cultural and natural heritage, World Heritage sites may significantly contribute to the enhancement of cultural dialogue within the EU and increase the value of cultural tourism across Europe. With 830 sites in 138 States  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/384</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Session of the First Meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The second session of the first meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict will take place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, Fontenoy, Room XI&#xa0;from 9:30 am&#xa0;to 6 pm.The main purpose of this meeting is twofold:update by the Secretariat on the status and implementation of the Second Protocol; andconsideration of the draft Guidelines for the implementation of the Second Protocol.For&#xa0;information, the provisional agenda, all the relevant  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/412</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Expo to be Held in Northeastern China</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The city of Shenyang in northeastern China will hold the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Expo from June 9 to October 9, 2007. Sponsored by UNESCO, the exhibition&#xa0;will showcase natural and cultural heritage from around the world including&#xa0;photographs, models as well as written and video materials related to&#xa0;most of the World Heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage list. Forums and demonstrations of folk cultures will also be held during the event, and more than 130 sites from 54  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/382</link>
         <author>Dannyzhaoliang1974@yahoo.com.cn (Danny Zhaoliang)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning for Sustainable Management: Perspectives from Kaiping and Macao SAR</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Join participants and instructors from the University of Victoria and the Architectural Conservation Program at the University of Hong Kong (http://acp.arch.hku.hk/) to consider approaches to planning for the sustainable conservation and management of the remarkable heritage resources of Kaiping Diaolou and surrounding villages in China&amp;#39;s Guangdong Province, and in Macao SAR. This is a unique opportunity to focus on and discuss the process of World Heritage Site nomination as local  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/381</link>
         <author>lmort-putland@uvcs.uvic.ca (Lisa Mort-Putland (Ms))</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Torch-Run Concert for World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the ancient capital of Nara Heijo-Jyo, Japan, in 2010, and in the framework of events called &amp;quot;Harmony of World Heritage&amp;quot;, this concert is the first in a series&#xa0;to be presented worldwide under the direction of Miss Johnouchi, UNESCO Artist for Peace. The final concert will be held in Nara Heijo-Kyo in 2010, at the location where the capital was built in 710, now designated as part of&#xa0;the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/406</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>4th ICOMOS Regional Asia Pacific Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[4th ICOMOS Regional Asia Pacific Meeting&#xa0;will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, at the invitation of ICOMOS Korea with support by the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and Ministry of Culture and Tourism.&#xa0;This one will address the larger urban settlement with the theme &amp;quot;Heritage and Metropolis in Asia and the Pacific&amp;quot;. It will provide another opportunity to examine the follow up on the issues of settings as developed in the Xi&amp;#39;an Declaration (2005) and Vienna  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/405</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Europa Nostra Awards 2008 - Call for Entries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Europa Nostra Awards 2008- architectural heritage- cultural landscapes- works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance- archaeological sites- industrial and engineering heritage Over the past 5 years, Europa Nostra has been managing the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage in the context of the European Commission&amp;#39;s Culture 2000 programme. On 7 November 2006 the European Commission published a Call for Proposals for organising the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage in the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/410</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders in South Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the World Heritage Convention and the follow up to the Periodic Reporting in Africa, the World Heritage Centre with the support of the United Kingdom&amp;#39;s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is organizing in collaboration with the South African authorities a &amp;quot;Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders on the Values of Heritage Sites&amp;quot;. The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, in collaboration with the South African National Biodiversity  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/401</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Centre Recognizes 2nd World Migratory Bird Day</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Migratory Bird Day was first promoted in 2006 by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) and the global Convention on Migratory Species. This year, the immense threats to migrating birds caused by climate change are its main focus. Climate change has severe consequences for these nomads of the skies: it causes the loss of essential bird habitats, changes migration patterns and increases the competition for food between migrating birds and residents.For more  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/407</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Partners&apos; Day 2007 at UNESCO Headquarters</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Uniting with internationally recognized institutions and companies for better outreach is a crucial component in safeguarding World Heritage. Every year, the World Heritage Centre holds a Partners&amp;#39; Day, inviting selected partners to highlight their involvement with UNESCO in providing technical expertise, training, resource mobilization and communication for World Heritage. This year, it will be organized on 11th May at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France from 9:30am-12:30pm.The focus  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/397</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007 at Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007&amp;#39;Rising Seas&amp;#39;&#xa0;&#xa0;A Youth Climate Change Summit&#xa0;was held Friday, 4 May, primarily&#xa0;with activities for 900 students who were&#xa0;invited to review information about climate change and contribute their ideas on what should be done to address&#xa0;its various&#xa0;issues. The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival continued during the weekend of May 5-6 with an exciting mix of participative activities, walks and talks for people of all ages and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/411</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting for the follow-up on Periodic Reporting for the Nordic and Baltic sub-region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The European Periodic Report was submitted to the World Heritage Committee at its 30th meeting in Vilnius in 2006. The Nordic and Baltic sub-regional report identifies a number of objectives for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Periodic Reporting appears to be an important tool to strengthen and maintain the credibility of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. There are several challenges that are common to all the Nordic and Baltic countries. One of the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/388</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting for follow-up on Periodic Reporting for Western Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A meeting will be held in Vienna in May 2007 to continue the process of implementing the action plan of the countries of Western Europe as it was decided by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session in Vilnius July 2006. This meeting is the follow-up of the meeting concerning periodic reporting held in Paris, France on 23-24 October 2006.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/374</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st Training Workshop on Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[1st Training Workshop on &amp;quot;Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe - Managing cultural landscapes&amp;quot;Following the launch of the joint project on World Heritage natural sites and cultural landscapes in South-Eastern Europe at the symposium held from 16-18 October 2006 in Osnabr&#xfc;ck, Germany, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development, and the Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/385</link>
         <author>rfrye@bfsd.org (Ralf Frye)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Course on Management Planning for World Heritage Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This two-day training course, led by the Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers, will give an&#xa0;overview of global challenges and new approaches in conservation planning for cultural World Heritage properties, and will also examine&#xa0;practical problems in conservation planning.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/390</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Central Asian and China Sub-regional Workshop on Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Road </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This&#xa0;workshop, organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre,&#xa0;will bring together the relevant authorities of each State Party in the&#xa0;sub-region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), China, as well as international experts from UNESCO and&#xa0;ICOMOS, to discuss the serial &#xa0;nomination of the Silk Road for inscription on the World Heritage List.&#xa0; The objectives of the workshop are:to agree upon and adopt the concept paper and strategic approach for the serial World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/391</link>
         <author>f.langlois@unesco.org (François Langlois, UNESCO Almaty Office)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title> UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites </title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Heritage Management Over Time - Maintaining Values and Significance By focusing on the values associated with World Heritage sites, this series aims to facilitate a better utilization of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention through providing support to national policy making and planning, and information exchange on best practices and case studies. A&#xa0;training workshop will further develop the values-based approach to heritage management.30 participants from the Asia-Pacific  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/380</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Bam and its Cultural Landscape: Stakeholders&apos; Meeting for Management Plan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Stakeholders&amp;#39; Meeting for the Comprehensive Management Plan for Bam and its Cultural Landscape, IranThis is the sixth Stakeholders&amp;#39; Meeting for the final draft of a comprehensive management plan for the World Heritage property of Bam and it Cultural Landscape, Iran. Topics to be discussed include environmental protection of the site and disaster management and risk preparedness.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/389</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Exhibition of photographs: Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to the public as from 27 April 2007
With financial assistance from the Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Fondazione per l&apos;Arte della Compagnia di San Paolo.
The Minaret of Jam, 65m high, is a gracious slender tower dating back to the twelfth century. Covered by a complex brick decoration and bearing a blue tile inscription at the top, it is outstanding on account of the quality of its architecture and its  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/387</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Computer Applications &amp; Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 2007: Layers of Perception</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 35th annual CAA conference to be held on April 2-6, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, brings together students, researchers, heritage managers and other experts to present, examine, and discuss current theory and application of quantitative methods and computer science in Archaeology. The CAA conference has established a tradition of international, open communication and exchange that crosses boundaries between archaeologists and colleagues working in quantitiative fields such as mathematics and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/325</link>
         <author>izaw@zedat.fu-berlin.de (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting on Benchmarks and Chapter IV of the Operational Guidelines</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Expert Meeting on Benchmarks and Chapter IV of the Operational Guidelines.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/396</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Meeting of the Caribbean Capacity Building Network</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO Havana Office will host the first meeting of the Caribbean Capacity Building (CCBP) Programme Network from 5 to 7 March.Twelve Caribbean States Parties and related academic institutions are currently adhering to this sub-regional programme that aims at building and strengthening capacities in heritage management, in fostering cooperation in the region and in contributing to understand the synergies between heritage conservation and new developments.The CCBP is promoted by the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/353</link>
         <author>g.piras@unesco.org.cu (Grazia Piras)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Colloquium: The Future of Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Future of Heritage: Changing Visions, Attitudes, and Contexts in the 21st CenturyThis colloquium will provide a unique global forum for sharing predictions, projections, and innovative ideas about how the field of heritage will look in the coming decades.As in previous years, the participants will include a wide range of scholars, heritage professionals, educators, and community leaders for three days of stimulating discussions and reflections on the current and future state of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/376</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Intensive Training Course on Management and Administration of Heritage Sites for French-speaking professionals</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The intention and objectives of the training are to: Understand the issues of heritage in an international contextDialogue and exchangeShare experience with professionals from around the worldThe one-week training course is dedicated to French-speaking heritage site managers, professionals in charge of missions for transnational associations in the field of heritage, institutions, project managers, etc. There will be 15-20 participants. The event will be jointly hosted by the Ecole  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/350</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>SKCC Study Visit at Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Study Day at Ironbridge World Heritage Site is organized by Sustaining Knowledge for a Changing Climate (SKCC), funded by the Environmental and Physical Sciences Research Council with partners from Manchester University, Newcastle University, University College London and the University of East Anglia.The focus of the day is to investigate issues of flood control and land instability within Ironbridge Gorge, to look at the problems this presents for this historic site, and how any flood  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/408</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Experts&apos; Meeting for Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Sites in Indonesia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International Experts&amp;#39; Meeting for the Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Prambanan World Heritage Site and Taman Sari Water Castle in Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia&#xa0; On 27 May 2006, an earthquake&#xa0;that measured&#xa0;5.9 on the&#xa0;Richter scale hit Yogyakarta, the &amp;quot;Cultural Hub&amp;quot; of Indonesia,&#xa0;damaging severely its cultural heritage, including the Hindu temples of Prambanan World Heritage site and the Islamic-era Taman Sari Water Castle. Nine months after the earthquake,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/379</link>
         <author>h.gurung@unesco.org (Ms Himalchuli Gurung)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting of Mediterranean European Sub-Region Focal Points on the follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The objectives of this meeting are as follows:

To review the results of the European Periodic Reports and to discuss the next steps for the implementation of the Action Plan.
To compare and contrast the different processes undertaken in light of the decisions adopted by the 30th Committee on this issue (30 COM 11A.1).
To review the Tentative Lists in view of a possible harmonization.
To study possibilities for transnational nominations and cooperation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/375</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Sub-regional World Heritage Education Training Workshop in Francophone West Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop has been organized to introduce teachers and educators to the&#xa0;World Heritage in Young Hands Education Kit, and investigate the possibility of its integration in the curricula of interested countries. The other major component of the workshop is the skills development course initiating the young participants on the basic techniques of preventive and curative conservation.The event will mobilize young people, teachers, and coordinators of the r&#xe9;SEAU education network, as well&#xa0;as  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/378</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Pacific Island World Heritage Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A World Heritage Workshop is planned for delegates from Pacific Island nations in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. This is a follow up to the 2004 workshop where the Pacific 2009 Action Plan was developed.
The intention and objectives of the workshop are to:

Develop a Pacific position paper to be presented at the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand; discuss progress with the 2009 Action Plan; and hold practical capacity-building  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/345</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Study Tour for Leaders from Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau to Tongariro National Park, New Zealand</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Leaders from the Federated States of Micronesia,&#xa0;the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau will visit Tongariro National Park in New Zealand. The intention of the study tour is to demonstrate to traditional&#xa0;and elected leaders the benefits of the World Heritage Convention as well as its application in a real context.&#xa0;As a follow-up to the Periodic Reporting exercise for Asia and the Pacific in 2003, a World Heritage Programme for the Pacific (World Heritage - Pacific 2009) was approved  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/346</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Ali Tabbasum Salamat)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers: 22nd IIC Congress, London 2008</title>
         <description><![CDATA[22nd IIC Congress, London 2008Conservation and AccessThe 22nd IIC international Congress will take place in London, UK, 15-19 September 2008. The subject will be ‘Conservation and Access&amp;#39;.Encouraging physical and intellectual access to collections and sites is a major aim for cultural institutions. Conservators and conservation scientists play an important part in enabling our shared cultural heritage to be enjoyed while ensuring the safety and sustainability of access through  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/377</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Working Group Meeting to Develop the Policy Document on World Heritage and Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[By its decision 30 COM 7.1 the World Heritage Committee endorsed the &amp;ldquo;Strategy to assist States Parties to implement management responses&amp;rdquo; and took note of the report on &amp;ldquo;Predicting and managing the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage&amp;rdquo;, which were prepared following a meeting of experts in March 2006.One of the follow-up actions to be taken is the preparation of a &amp;ldquo;policy document&amp;rdquo; on the impacts of climate change on World Heritage properties, in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/370</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Seminar on Historic Urban Landscapes in Central and Eastern Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 29 January to 2 February 2007 the city of St Petersburg, Russian Federation, will host a seminar on &amp;quot;Scientific and Technical Challenges for the Management and Conservation of Historic Centres of Towns inscribed on the World Heritage List&amp;quot; for the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The seminar is being prepared jointly by the Russian World Heritage National Committee, the Russian National Commission for UNESCO, the St Petersburg City Administration, and the UNESCO World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/362</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Our Sea of Islands</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage&#xa0;Oceania is an expansive geographic region dominated by an ocean that covers over one-third of the surface of the earth.&#xa0; This region is larger than the total land area of the entire world and is comprised of numerous island groups collectively referred to as Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australia.&#xa0; Oceania is significant for its vast marine resources and biological and cultural heritage.&#xa0; Protection of marine  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/348</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Advisory Bodies Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Preparation of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee, Christchurch, New-Zealand, 23 Juin - 2 July 2007 and progress review of the implementation of Committee decisions.AgendaItems 18A and 18B: International Assistance Item 5: Advisory Bodies report on their activitiesItem 7.1: Climate ChangeItem 7.2: Risk preparedness StrategyItems 7A and 7B: State of ConservationItem 8A: Tentative ListsItem 8B: NominationsItem 10: Global Strategy: Evaluation of the Cairns-Suzhou DecisionItem 9:  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/364</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflection year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Fourth Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Agenda&#xa0;10.00 - 13.001. Welcome by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Mr Tumu te Heuheu2. Opening by the Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mr Bandarin 3. Presentation of the final results of the previous meeting held in Paris (9-10 November 2006)4. Presentation of the main outcome of the second meeting of the working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators (22-23 January 2007) (20 min)discussion and proposals5.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/369</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second Meeting of the Working Group on the simplification of the periodic reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Second Meeting of the Working Group on the simplification of the periodic reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/368</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mid Atlantic Ridge expert workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Workshop gathered specialists from Norway, Iceland, UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre and Nordic World Heritage Foundation to discuss the outlines of a joint nomination, The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). One of the most important questions remains how to define the limits of the phenomenon of the MAR. It could include the whole opening of the Atlantic Ocean with all the volcanic islands (e.g. Canary Islands or Azores) or only the mountainous ridge itself. Moreover, other countries with  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/479</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2007 Marc de Montalembert grant for a Cultural Project in the Mediterranean - Deadline for submission</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Every year the Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a grant of 7,000 Euros to enable the implementation of projects furthering the knowledge and understanding of Mediterrean cultures.To apply for the 2007 Marc de Montalembert grant candidates should send a project outline along with a request for an application form to:Fondation Marc de Montalembert,Fondation de France40, Avenue Hoche Paris 75008France]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/340</link>
         <author>montalembert@fondationmdm.com (montalembert@fondationmdm.com )</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>National meeting for follow-up on Periodic Reporting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the decisions taken by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session in Vilnius July 2006, a follow-up meeting on National level in Sweden, was held 15 December 2006. The meeting was organised by the National Heritage Board of Sweden.
Participants to the meeting were Managers on local level together with those on Regional level (County Administrations, representing the Government on Regional level), Personnel from the Swedish National Heritage Board and a representative from  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/373</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
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         <title>5th Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Valley </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This technical meeting is the fifth gathering of international experts and Afghan officials to&#xa0;report on the&#xa0;recent on-site&#xa0;works implemented in the&#xa0;Cultural Landscape and the Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, in particular those under UNESCO&amp;#39;s&#xa0;post-conflict emergency conservation project for the site.&#xa0; The experts, together with the officials, will also discuss and identify future priority actions for the conservation and management of the World Heritage site, which will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/354</link>
         <author>info@sbg.rwth-aachen.de (Meeting information)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>South East European Focal Point Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Heritage of Southeast Europe: Co-operation in the management of cultural sites and lanscapes. A follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe.
Evaluation of the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the countries of the Southeast Europe regional group: Strengths and weaknesses, suggestions for the future.
This meeting aimed at the exchange of views and ideas between the national coordinators (focal points) and government officials of the countries belonging to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/372</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conservation Workshop for Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park (Vietnam) and Hin Namon National Conservation Area (Lao PDR)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and UNESCO Office in Hanoi, are jointly organizing a High-Level Consultation Workshop on the conservation of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park (Vietnam) and Hin Namon National Conservation Area (Lao PDR) from 7 to 11 December 2006 at Hanoi and Quang Binh Province of Vietnam. With financial support from the Netherlands Funds-In-Trust available at the World Heritage Centre, this activity was launched in collaboration  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/349</link>
         <author>f.jing@unesco.org (Feng Jing, Asia Pacific Unit, World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICCROM Seminar on &quot;World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture and Development: Management of the Historic Urban Landscape in the Baltic Countries&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Theme I &amp;quot;Importance and competitiveness of new development&amp;quot;Theme II &amp;quot;Preservation and continuity of urban landscape&amp;quot;Theme III &amp;quot;Community involvement in city planning process&amp;quot;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/413</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Report follow-up meting for the Canadian World Heritage Network</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting - organized with and fully sponsored by Canadian national authorities - was attended by 90 site managers, representatives of Parks Canada and advisory bodies IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM as well as a US delegation of cultural and natural heritage experts. During the two day meeting the debate tackled several themes relevant to the daily management of world heritage properties such as: climate change (case study on the transboundary site of Glacier Waterton) and use of statements of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/635</link>
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         <title>HERITY International Conference: &apos;Quality in Cultural Heritage Management: Assessment Models and Methods&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The goal of the Conference is the exchange of experience on internal and external evaluation instruments for the management of Cultural Heritage open to the public (such as monuments, museums, libraries, archives, archaeological sites, etc.) developed in different countries on the basis of defined criteria.
Contributions will be requested directly from participants and through a call for papers on the following topics:

theoretical models
practical systems

and will have to answer to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/336</link>
         <author>info@herity.it (Information)</author>
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         <title>From Space to Place: 2nd Int&apos;l Conf. on Remote Sensing in Archaeology</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An international conference focusing on the study and conservation of archaeological and ancient landscapes through integrated technologies and virtual reality.Topics include: Remote sensing, archaeology, landscape, environment, ecosystem, image processing, virtual reality, 3D visualization, conservation, geophysics, photogrammetry, open source and Web-GIS as applied to archaeological heritage.Organized by the Italian National Research Council and University of Sienna, and under the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/311</link>
         <author>info@space2place.org (Augusto Palombini, Scientific Secretary)</author>
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         <title>Third Edition of the Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award is an international press competition dealing with the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage. The competition, organized by the European Commission, via the Regional Management and Support Unit (RMSU) of the Euromed Heritage Programme, is open to journalists from EU and Mediterranean partners. It is organized in collaboration with UNESCO, the International Federation of Journalists and with the special participation of AnsaMed, press agency  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/351</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICOMOS Germany conference: UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Germany -  perspectives in Preventive Conservation and Preservation </title>
         <description><![CDATA[This conference will take up the current problems in the preservation&#xa0;of national monuments facing UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany, focusing on preventive conservation.Preventive conservation is more complicated in the domain of conservation of national monuments than in the case of museums. The conservation of national monuments not only investigates and deals with the sources of material degradation, e.g. unfavorable climatic conditions, the influence of light and microorganic  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/329</link>
         <author>weyer@hornemann-institut.de (Angela Weyer)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Third Periodic Reporting reflection meeting </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee decided at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) to suspend for two years the commencement of the next cycle of Periodic Reporting in order to ensure that necessary time is allocated to study and reflect on the first cycle and develop strategic direction, clear objectives and benchmarks for the next cycle (Decision 30 COM 11.G paragraph 5). Following the meetings held in Berlin (10-11 November 2005) and at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (2-3 March 2006), the World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/343</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Third Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Provisonal agenda Background document Decision 30 COM 11G]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/367</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First meeting of the working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting-up of indicators</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), and within the framework of the Reflection Year on the Periodic Reporting exercise, the World Heritage Committee decided to establish a working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators (Decision 30 COM 11G). The World Heritage Centre is organizing the first meeting of this Working group on 6-7 November 2006, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.AgendaProvisional AgendaBackground  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/342</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Melina Mercouri International Prize Deadline </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Nominations for the prize have to be at UNESCO by 1 November 2006.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/339</link>
         <author>melinamercouriprize@unesco.org (melinamercouriprize@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for papers: World Heritage - International and Pacific Perspectives </title>
         <description><![CDATA[7th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific in Visby, SwedenAugust 20-25, 2007Call for papers deadline: May 1, 2007Heritage and World Heritage is an international field where interests in politics, commerce, indigenous community relations, scientific research, representations of the past and creative performance are joined. The World Heritage programme focuses international attention on the need&#xa0; to maintain and restore meaningful places that refer in one way or the other  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/347</link>
         <author>kljones@doc.govt.nz (Kevin L. Jones)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The e-volution of Information Technology in Cultural Heritage, October 30 – November 4, 2006</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The island of Cyprus and the organizing committee are pleased to announce a joint conference to be held in Cyprus from the 30th of October to the 4th of November, 2006 focused on building regional capacity in Cultural Heritage: &amp;quot;The e-volution of Information Technology in Cultural Heritage. Where Hi-Tech Touches the Past: Risks and Challenges for the 21st Century&amp;quot;. Researchers who wish to participate are kindly invited to submit papers on original and unpublished work to this  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/310</link>
         <author>chairman@cipa2006.org (Marinos Ioannides)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, information points, excursions and special presentations) and has become an important meeting point for European specialists of this sector.The event is targeted to craftsmen,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/307</link>
         <author>ecornalba@francoallemand.com (Eva CORNALBA)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>West European Focal Points Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This meeting aimed to favour the exchange of viewpoints and ideas among the focal points of Western European countries about the follow-up of the periodic reporting and the decisions adopted by the 30th World Heritage Committee in Vilnius. Moreover, the meeting allowed to share different experiences in relation to the follow-up of the world Heritage Convention in each country. Italy, Spain, Hungary and Norway have been also invited at the meeting. Indeed, according to our view, the presence  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/371</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Training Course on Risk Management of Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[First International Training Programme for Risk Management starts this autumn in Kyoto, under the leadership of Dr. Kanefusa Masuda, ICOMOS Member, Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan&#xa0; An International Training Course on Risk Management of Cultural Heritage will be held (22 October - 3 November 2006) in Kyoto, Japan, under the coordination of the Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritage of Ritsumeikan University (Rits-DMUCH), with the scientific cooperation of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/337</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>12th Int&apos;l Conference on Virtual Systems &amp; Multimedia (VSMM 2006), Xi&apos;an, China</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Interactive Technologies &amp;amp; Sociotechnical Systems:New Developments and Solutions for Cultural Heritage, Healthcare, Gaming, Robotics and the ArtsThe 12th VSMM conference is hosted this year in the magnificent cultural city of Xi&apos;an, China, known for the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, which are praised as &amp;quot;the eighth major wonder of the world”.This is the first time that VSMM is sited in China. VSMM 2006 will bring experts from five continents to give presentations, exchange  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/305</link>
         <author>china2006@vsmm.org (VSMM2006 Conference Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>York Spaces: ICOMOS-UK Cultural Tourism Committee Seminar</title>
         <description><![CDATA[York Spaces is the first of two seminars organised by the ICOMOS-UK Cultural Tourism Committee exploring links between the tangible and intangible heritage in terms of the association of people to the spaces and places they experience as visitors. The part played by cultural expression and community participation in creating meaning and memories for cultural tourists is investigated.The York Spaces Seminar explores internal and external spaces. It addresses the ways in which visitors to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/330</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop: ICOMOS Int&apos;l Scientific Committee on Interpretation &amp; Presentation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Interpretation Standards at World Heritage Sites: Is There a Need for Assessment Criteria for On-Site Interpretation Programmes and Emerging Interpretive Technologies?Registration required -- see belowA One-Day Roundtable DiscussionOrganized by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation (ICIP)at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris27 September 2006In response to a recent request from ICOMOS International that ICIP analyze the need for additional  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/328</link>
         <author>icomos-icip@enamecenter.org (ICOMOS ICIP Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference &quot;Why Save Historic Timber Structures” and 15th Int&apos;l Wood Conservation Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to explore sustainable strategies for the conservation of historic timber structures in an era where the mismanagement of forest resources, the increasing cost of traditional constructional materials and the loss of traditional craft skills necessitates a radical rethinking of the means by which wooden heritage can be protected and sustained. The Symposium will involve site visits to areas of historic timber architecture in the Historic  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/321</link>
         <author>davidmichelmore@hotmail.com (David Michelmore)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Vingt-troisi&#xe8;me &#xe9;dition des Journ&#xe9;es europ&#xe9;ennes du Patrimoine</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Les monuments sont bien vivants. Berceaux de la cr&#xe9;ation, lieux de repr&#xe9;sentation, sc&#xe8;nes et lieux de spectacles, les monuments sont indissociables, quelles que soient les &#xe9;poques, de la cr&#xe9;ation artistique et de sa diffusion. Le th&#xe8;me choisi pour l&amp;#39;&#xe9;dition 2006 des Journ&#xe9;es europ&#xe9;ennes du Patrimoine : &#xab; Faisons vivre notre patrimoine &#xbb;, illustrera ce dynamisme de la vie culturelle fran&#xe7;aise en mariant tous les arts dans l&amp;#39;ensemble des monuments.Les Journ&#xe9;es  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/319</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>11th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Documentation for Conservation and Development: New Heritage Strategies for the Future
Note: DEADLINE for submission of Abstracts is 31 JANUARY 2006The theme of the 11th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO &amp;ndash; University and Heritage is both ambitious and crucial to the future of heritage conservation as well as to the development of communities, cities and civil society at large.
Currently, documentation is approached in a very linear fashion and in most situations uses only  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/267</link>
         <author>info@fuupfirenze.net (Professor Marco BINI)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for entries 2006 : European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[CALL FOR ENTRIES 2006Closing date for applications:Category 2: 1 September 2006Categories 1 &amp;amp; 3: 15 September 2006Outstanding heritage achievements will be awarded six monetary &amp;quot;Prizes&amp;quot; of € 10,000 each, in addition to &amp;quot;Medals&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Diplomas in the following categories:1. Conservation of: A) Architectural heritageB) Landscapes C) Works of art D) Archaeological sites2. Study in the field of cultural heritage conservation3. Dedicated Service to heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/323</link>
         <author>ao@europanostra.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heritage and Risk Management Strategies at Int&apos;l Disaster Reduction Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Special Session on &amp;quot;Integrating traditional knowledge systems and concern for cultural and natural heritage into risk management strategies&amp;quot; on the occasion of the International Conference on Disaster Reduction (ICDR)As a follow-up to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, January 2005) which acknowledged the importance of the protection of &amp;#39;culturally important lands and structures&amp;#39; against natural disasters in its outcome documents entitled &amp;quot;Hyogo  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/326</link>
         <author>g.boccardi@unesco.org (Giovanni Boccardi)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC), Special Session</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A special session organised in the International Disaster Reduction Conference by the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM. The purposes of the special session were to promote the integration of the traditional knowledge systems into risk management strategies and to integrate concerns for cultural heritage into broader national and regional risk management plans.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/538</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Int&apos;l Committee for the History of Technology&apos;s 33rd Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Transforming Economies and Civilizations: The Role of Technology While open to all proposals, the program committee suggests the following themes to contributors:Energy, water, sanitary, and other utility systemsE-communication and media technologies, including cultural and social issuesTransportation and its role in trans-local and &amp;quot;global&amp;quot; economies, cultural exchange, and cross-fertilizationLong-term developments in materials and their uses (pigments, ceramics, dyes,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/278</link>
         <author>techjunc@pacbell.net (James Williams)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on the Silk Road World Heritage nomination </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has been working together with the Government of China on a methodological approach for the preparation of a nomination for the cultural properties along the Silk Road to the World Heritage List. Although the network passed through China, Central/Western and South Asia and beyond, China is the only country that has placed its Silk Road section on the national ‘Tentative List&amp;#39; for World Heritage nomination. In August 2003 and July 2004, UNESCO sent expert  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/322</link>
         <author>f.jing@unesco.org (Feng Jing)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Europe, Presentation and discussion of sub-regional reports on Section I and II</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Lunchtime meeting during 30th session of the World Heritage Committee
Agenda

Introduction and Background:&amp;nbsp;Presentation by Ms Mechtild R&amp;ouml;ssler, World Heritage Centre
Nordic and Baltic European Region:Presentation by Ms Kris Endresen, Nordic World Heritage Foundation
Western European Region: Presentation by Mr Christopher Young, Rapporteur of Working Group
Mediterranean European Region:Presentation by Mr Manuel Guido
Central and South Eastern European Region:Presentation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/355</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>30th Ordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[By the Decision 29 COM 20, adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 29th ordinary session (Durban, 2005), the 30th ordinary session of the World Heritage Committee will take place from 8 to 16 July 2006, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The current members of the World Heritage Committee are as follows: Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, Tunisia, United  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/299</link>
         <author>a.lemaistre@unesco.org (Anne Lemaistre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Int&apos;l Symposium &quot;Heritage Education – Capacity Building in Heritage Management&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The heritage of mankind is a product of human knowledge, human ingenuity and technical developments and can only be protected by further interaction of those forces - this is the main point to highlight in the symposium. Education, management training and participation of different target groups for a sustainable use of local, regional and international heritage should thus be discussed and interpreted while simultaneously ways and strategies for its practical implementation will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/303</link>
         <author>albert@tu-cottbus.de (Prof. Marie-Theres Albert)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Safeguarded Cultural Heritage, Understanding and Viability for the Enlarged Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The aim of the conference is the consolidation and impact assessment of results achieved in EU research projects related to movable ad immovable cultural heritage. There will be a special focus on exploitation and spin-offs of cultural heritage research results and testing of the acceptability of new sustainability approaches and new technologies by the user community, SMEs, and owners, managers, restorers and conservationists of cultural heritage.Call for Abstracts:Participants wishing to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/234</link>
         <author>ecconference@arcchip.cz (E-mail registration)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development  </title>
         <description><![CDATA[A follow-up to the International Conference on Cultural Heritage Management and Urban Development, which was held in Beijing (China) in July 2000, this 2nd international conference will be aimed at increasing institutional understanding of tools for managing and developing cultural heritage.Through plenary and working group sessions (cultural management, tourism and heritage financing) the conference will provide an opportunity for some 150 leaders and decision-makers, from local,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/316</link>
         <author>b.kaldun@unesco.org (Béatrice Kaldun)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Courses on Project Design and EU Financial Resources</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Regional Management Support Unit (RMSU) of the Euromed Heritage Programme is pleased to announce&#xa0;two new training sessions on &amp;quot;Project Design and EU Financial Resources&amp;quot;, which will take place in Brussels (in French) from 29&#xa0;May&#xa0;to 1st June 2006, and&#xa0;Venice (in English) from 5&#xa0;to&#xa0;8&#xa0;July 2006. Each course includes 25 participants, selected&#xa0;among Euromed Heritage partners and new prospective&#xa0;applicants&#xa0;interested in developing skills&#xa0;related to&#xa0;project design and EU financial  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/300</link>
         <author>training@euromedheritage.net (Roberto CARPANO)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conservation in Changing Societies:  Heritage and Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In 2006 the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation will celebrate its 30 th anniversary… After 30 years of multidisciplinary education, it is time to reflect on the past and the future of conservation philosophies and practices as they are conceived of in the Lemaire Centre&apos;s program, through assessing what has been formulated, taught and disseminated by the RLICC and realized by its Alumni. Gauging the impact of the RLICC&apos;s program on the five continents, and establishing a  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/186</link>
         <author>conservation2006@asro.kuleuven.ac.be (Mme. Birgit Van Deynse, RLICC Office, K.U.Leuven)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management at World Heritage sites in China</title>
         <description><![CDATA[China has 31 World Heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the volume of mass tourism in China has been a major challenge for site management.&#xa0; This workshop will be the first of a series of training activities for tourism management in China. It will provide a broad overview of sustainable tourism issues and techniques, and&#xa0;will identify management needs and an action plan that sets the stage for future training interventions.&#xa0; The goal of the workshop is to develop an  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/309</link>
         <author>f.jing@unesco.org (Feng Jing, WHC/APA)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Intangible – Tangible Cultural Heritage : a sustainable dichotomy ?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[7th Annual Cambridge Heritage Seminar, 13th May 2006 Call for papersThe Cambridge Heritage Seminars bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today. This year&apos;s seminar explores how the concept of cultural heritage has evolved in recent years. In particular, we aim to discuss the interconnectedness between tangible and intangible aspects of heritage and the impact this distinction may have upon our  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/306</link>
         <author>dv230@hermes.cam.ac.uk (D. Viejo-Rose)</author>
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         <title>Call for Nominations: Young Conservationist Award</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Ranger Federation (IRF) and IUCN&amp;#39;s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) call for nominations for the prestigious Young Conservationist Award.The award aims to recognize and raise awareness of the outstanding contributions made to the management of protected areas, and leadership shown, by young conservationists. It also seeks to encourage young professionals and help them develop networks by inviting winners to join WCPA. Nominations/applications are invited for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/314</link>
         <author>sarah.gindre@iucn.org (Sarah Gindre (IUCN))</author>
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         <title>Sub-regional Conference on Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity &amp; Integrity in a Caribbean Context</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The representatives of 18 Caribbean States Parties will meet in Barbados to participate in a sub-regional conference on &amp;quot;Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity &amp;amp; Integrity in a Caribbean Context&amp;quot;. The concept of ‘outstanding universal value&amp;#39; is at the heart of the World Heritage Convention. The need to enhance understanding of this concept and explore ways in which it is applicable to the reality and experience in the Caribbean, thereby facilitating preparation and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/313</link>
         <author>g.piras@unesco.org.cu (Grazia Piras, UNESCO)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Expert Meeting for Trans-national nomination of Amerindian Rock Art to the World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre organized a thematic &amp;quot;First Expert Meeting on Rock Art in the Caribbean and the UNESCO World Heritage List, for a possible serial trans-national nomination to World Heritage status of Amerindian Rock Art&amp;quot; in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe (3-6 May 2006). This meeting followed the thematic &amp;quot;International Seminar to identify archaeological sites in the Caribbean (Martinique, September 2004). Archaeologists and government experts examined ways to better  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/315</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Nuria SANZ)</author>
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         <title>Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of a technical cooperation between India and Israel, a workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India was held from 1 to 3 May 2006 in Cochin, India, organized by the Archaeological Survey of India in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre under an earmarked contribution by the Government of Israel to the World Heritage Fund. The workshop was attended by 22 participants, including Mr Babu Rajeev, the Director-General of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/320</link>
         <author>s.finke@unesco.org (Mrs Sarah Finke)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage of Portuguese Origin</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 1st International Meeting on World Heritage of Portuguese Origin will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, from April 27th to 29th, 2006. The meeting is convened by the University of Coimbra, the Portuguese Institute for Architectural Heritage, and the Portuguese Commission for UNESCO, following a proposal made by the Portuguese National Committee for ICOMOS and supported by UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre. The main purpose of this Meeting is to pave the way towards the creation of an  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/282</link>
         <author>whpo@ci.uc.pt (WHPO Coimbra)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Capacity-Building Workshop for Cultural and Natural Heritage Professionals in the Pacific Region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Capacity building of cultural and natural heritage professionals from Niue, Samoa and Tonga with regard to the preparation of Tentative Lists and World Heritage nominations. Within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, and with financial support from the Spanish Funds-in-Trust and Nordic World Heritage Foundation, a training workshop for natural and cultural heritage professionals from Niue, Samoa and Tonga has been  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/270</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Salamat Ali Tabbasum)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Treasures of Coiba&quot; Photo Exhibition</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Fundaci&#xf3;n Albatros Media is presenting an exhibition of&#xa0;40 large-format photographs and videos called &amp;quot;Treasures of&#xa0;Coiba&amp;quot;&#xa0;from 20 April to 20 May 2006 at the&#xa0;Mall Multiplaza Pac&#xed;fico&#xa0;in Panama.&#xa0;The goal of the exhibition is to raise awareness of risks to Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection,&#xa0;inscribed on the World Heritage List in&#xa0;2005.The exhibition occurs at a crucial time for Coiba National Park, as a tourism and management plan is currently under  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/312</link>
         <author>kevan.mantell@albatrosmedia.net (Kevan Mantell)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The 9th US/ICOMOS Int&apos;l Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 9th US/ICOMOS International Symposium will convene to look once again at the World Heritage Convention and its List as a rich source of models to improve the protection and management of the vast heritage of the United States, as well as to share with others some of our more recent national, state and local initiatives and approaches that may be applicable to World Heritage sites, with a particular focus on World Heritage cities, but not to the exclusion of other categories of sites.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/233</link>
         <author>symposium@usicomos.org (Symposium information)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heritage at Risk: Preservation of 20th Century Architecture and World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This conference is organized in co-operation with ICOMOS International, with the support of World Monuments Fund and DOCOMOMO International, the Russian Academy for Architecture and Building Sciences, Russia&apos;s UNESCO Commission, Russia&apos;s Ministry for Culture and Mass Communications, the Union of Architects of Russia, the Moscow Union of Architects, the Moscow Committee on Architecture and Town-planning ‘Moskomarchitektura&apos;, the Moscow Committee for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/297</link>
         <author>rector@marhi.ru (Professor Alexander Kudryavtsev)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop for the Preparation of the Tentative List of the Solomon Islands</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, and with financial support from the Italian and Dutch Governments, a workshop will be held in the Solomon Islands in March 2006.The main objectives of the workshop are:to reassess the potential World Heritage value of the Marovo Lagoonto identify and discuss feasibility of other potential natural or mixed heritage sites for the Solomon Islands for eventual inclusion on the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/279</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Ali Salamat Tabbasum)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Who Owns the Past? Heritage Rights and Responsibilities in a Multicultural World</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A special feature of this year&apos;s colloquium will be a day of Round Table discussions focused on practical problem-solving and the formulation of innovative approaches to public heritage. All interested colloquium participants, including archaeologists, historians, heritage administrators, cultural technologists, and specialists in cultural property law are invited to submit 250-500 word case studies on particular heritage problems they have encountered in their research or professional  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/285</link>
         <author>colloquium@enamecenter.org (colloquium@enamecenter.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Launch of Partnership between the World Heritage Centre, HP and National Geographic Maps: the World Heritage Map</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The launch of the partnership between UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre, Hewlett Packard and National Geographic Maps&amp;nbsp;will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, at 11h00 in the 7th floor restaurant.
The event will also celebrate the publication of the first World Heritage Map&amp;nbsp;produced by the partnership, featuring the 812 World Heritage sites.
Representatives of the three partners will speak, including: Francesco Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre; Bernard Meric,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/302</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop for the Preparation of a National World Heritage Strategy and Tentative List of Papua New Guinea</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the context of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, a World Heritage National Strategy Workshop will be held in Papua New Guinea in March 2006.Foreseen outcomes include:the preparation of a Tentative List of all potential World Heritage natural and cultural sites, serial and transboundary, cultural landscapes and seascapesthe development of a National Action Plan.The Plan will focus, amongst others, on the preparation of World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/264</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Ali Tabbasum Salamat)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Climate Change and World Heritage: Expert Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The impacts of climate change are affecting many natural and cultural World Heritage properties, and are likely to affect many more in the years to come. Among the Natural Sites under stress, we find the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), the Kilimanjaro National Park (Tanzania) and many biosphere reserves such as the Cape Floral Region (South Africa). Cultural sites are also threatened by rising sea levels (Venice and its Lagoon, Italy), increased storminess and subsequent structural collapse  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/301</link>
         <author>a.colette@unesco.org (Augustin COLETTE)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Heritage Conference: Cultural Heritage and New Media</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A working conference that will discuss current practices and future directions in which to expand and re-define the scope and nature of digital media in the service of representation, communication, and interpretation of cultural heritage. The University of Hong Kong and the Center for New Media at UC Berkeley are co-hosting the conference at the University of Hong Kong on the 13th &amp; 14th March 2006. It is intended that selected papers from the proceedings will be published in a book]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/185</link>
         <author>conference@newheritageforum.org (Janice Affleck, University of Hong Kong, Conference Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Meeting for Natural World Heritage Capacity Building in Southern and Eastern Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the continued support of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation and in collaboration with UNEP and IUCN, a meeting of key decisionmakers&#xa0;in natural World Heritage&#xa0;will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 9-10 March 2006.&#xa0;Ten States Parties will be represented, including Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This session aims to train national directors in the identification of new World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/298</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee has decided to postpone, for one year, the beginning of the next cycle of Periodic Reporting: 2007 will be the Reflection Year.&amp;nbsp;
It has become evident that there is a need to: study and reflect on the first cycle of Periodic Reporting; develop directive strategies with regard to the format of the aforesaid reports; and develop training priorities as regards international cooperation and rationalization.
This workshop is the follow-up to the first meeting,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/296</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Second Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Please note that the documents are only available in the language in which they have been presented during the meetingInvitation letter Provisional Agenda List of Participants Final report on the Berlin Meeting Presentation of the final results of the Berlin meeting and strengths and weaknesses of the Periodic Reporting process (Ms R&#xf6;ssler and Ms Lemaistre) Analysis, strengths and weaknesses of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire Synthesis of the meeting on the Periodic Report for Europe,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/366</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Regional Training Workshop on Marine World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A training workshop will be held to train national authorities and IGO&apos;s and NGO&apos;s about recognizing and protecting marine World Heritage values in the Caribbean. Workshop objectives:Build awareness and capacity among national authorities as well as IGO&apos;s and NGO&apos;s about the use of the World Heritage Convention as a marine conservation tool in the Insular Caribbean. Provide overview about the World Heritage Convention and the process needed for a successful marine World Heritage designation  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/280</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mexico&apos;s World Heritage Sites Photographic Exhibition at UN Headquarters</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A photographic exhibition showcasing Mexico&apos;s renowned World Heritage sites, as recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), opened with a reception on Friday, 24 February, at 6 p.m. in the North-East Gallery of the General Assembly Visitors&apos; Lobby of the United Nations headquarters in New York.Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, formally opened the exhibit.&#xa0; He was joined by Magdalena Carral,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/295</link>
         <author>arnesen@un.org (Jan Arnesen)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar for Tourism Planning at Major World Heritage Archaeological Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The central purpose of the Seminar is to draw up a proposal on standards for the planning of the public and tourist use of archaeological sites declared World Heritage, in line with the requirements fixed in the Convention&apos;s Operational Guidelines in February 2005. The meeting is to give thought to the need to take the text of the World Heritage Convention as the point of departure for a planning tool, and to design the methodologies for the management of tourism according to the values  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/292</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Mrs Nuria SANZ)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mediterranean sub-region informal meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The focal points of the Mediterranean gathered in Rome to discuss items of Action Plan relevant to the conservation and management of world heritage sites in the region. Risk prevention, monitoring, harmonization of tentative lists and awareness raising were the amongst the main topics tackled during the meeting.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/627</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call for Papers for ICOHTEC 2006: Deadline 1 March 2006</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The International Committee for the History of Technology&apos;s 33rd Symposium in Leicester, UK, 15-20 August 2006&apos;Transforming Economies and Civilizations: The Role of Technology&apos; is the theme of ICOHTEC&apos;s 33rd Symposium. While open to all proposals, the program committee suggests the following themes to contributors:Energy, water, sanitary, and other utility systemsE-communication and media technologies, including cultural and social issuesTransportation and its role in trans-local and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/277</link>
         <author>techjunc@pacbell.net (James Williams)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Call For Papers: Deadline For Submission Of Abstracts 15 February 2006</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Documentation for Conservation and Development: New Heritage Strategies for the Future 11th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (11-16 September 2006) FORUM UNESCO - UNIVERSITY AND HERITAGE Currently, documentation is approached in a very linear fashion and in most situations uses only traditional methods of recording; deals solely with traditional heritage themes such as architecture and is devoid of any human element. In challenging the way we think about documentation, ways may be established of using  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/269</link>
         <author>info@fuupfirenze.net (Professor Marco BINI)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on Implementing the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas: Conservation NGOs and WH Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre, in an effort to develop a more systematic approach to cooperation with our natural heritage conservation partners, and in order to explore closer collaboration on specific conservation matters, has called for a dedicated working meeting.&#xa0;The objective of the meeting is to build on the gains made from several years of cooperation between the WHC and international conservation partners by:1. Finalizing a project proposal focusing on applying the Convention on  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/276</link>
         <author>s.ripley@unesco.org (Steven Ripley)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Celebrates Inscription on World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Complex was inscribed on UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage List in 2005 and a special ceremony will take place to mark this event.&#xa0;The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house dating from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Situated in Antwerp, one of the three leading cities of early European printing along with Paris and Venice, it is associated with the history of the invention and spread of typography. The monument is of outstanding architectural value and contains  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/281</link>
         <author>m.rossler@unesco.org (Dr. Mechtild Rössler)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] S&#xe9;minaire pour la pr&#xe9;paration du plan de gestion du site de Ouadi Qadisha, Liban</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] La r&#xe9;union porte sur la pr&#xe9;sentation de la probl&#xe9;matique et des documents pr&#xe9;paratoires tels que: - l&apos;&#xe9;tat de la question, la position du site dans le monde et dans la r&#xe9;gion et les priorit&#xe9;s d&apos;action; - la pr&#xe9;sentation des valeurs spirituelles de la vall&#xe9;e et la vision du Patriarcat Maronite (principal propri&#xe9;taire); - l&apos;&#xe9;tude &#xe9;tablie par la mission japonaise (JICA) dans le cadre du Plan de D&#xe9;veloppement du Tourisme Int&#xe9;gr&#xe9; au Liban; - la protection l&#xe9;gale du site soumis &#xe0;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/283</link>
         <author>j.kreidi@unesco.org (Mr Joseph Kreidi)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sharing Our Heritages (SOH) - Paris / Val de Loire Master Class</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Over the past two years the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has defined a strategy that aims to encourage universities worldwide to develop World Heritage studies and curricula. In this framework, UNESCO WHC is associated with a three-year project, funded by the European Union and the Australian Government, starting in January 2006. This project entitled &quot;Sharing Our Heritages&quot; (SOH) consists in the exchange of Masters level students undertaking heritage management advanced studies in four  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/268</link>
         <author>d.levick@uws.edu.au (Mr David Levick)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seeing with Young Eyes – Teacher Training Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The objective of this third sub-regional South-East Asian Teacher Training Workshop is to bring educators and heritage experts together in order to reinforce regional networks and promote innovative teaching methods and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).&#xa0;Following on from the two previous workshops which took place in Sukhothai (Thailand) in 2000 and Vigan (Philippines) in 2001, the Workshop will also review and assess the results of the multi-year work plan for mainstreaming  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/275</link>
         <author>culture@unescobkk.org (UNESCO Office in Bangkok)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Management Plan Workshop - Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The purpose of the Workshop is to gather all stakeholders in the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor World Heritage site and involve them in the process of site preservation and presentation. It is expected they will understand their responsibilities and play an active role in the process. The MP will give some practical solutions to existing problems of the Site.&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;During the Workshop the following subjects will be discussed: legislation, conservation strategy, integrated  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/271</link>
         <author>infoprojektor@cg.yu (Katarina Nlkolic)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Archaeological Institute of America&apos;s Annual Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The&#xa0;Archaeological Institute of America will hold its 107th Annual Meeting in Montr&#xe9;al, Qu&#xe9;bec, January 5-8, 2006. The AIA/APA Annual Meeting will be held at the Palais des Congres Convention center in the heart of Montreal. As part of this meeting,&#xa0;a Workshop on Statistical Indicators for Site Management and Conservation has been organised with participation from the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/230</link>
         <author>s.labadi@unesco.org (Sophia Labadi)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award is an international press competition dealing with the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage. The competition, organized by the European Commission is open to journalists from EU and Mediterranean partners.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/232</link>
         <author>award@euromedheritage.net (Email Euromed)</author>
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         <title>Call for applicants - The 2006 Marc de Montalembert Grant for the Understanding of Mediterranean Cultures</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A grant of 7,000 Euros and the possibility of spending six months at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation in the old town of Rhodes is offered to a young Mediterranean for a project linked to the knowledge of the cultures of the Mediterranean region. The candidate&apos;s research project will include a journey beyond the borders of his or her own country. Through this exposure to another country, it is hoped that he or she will be able to take the measure of the Mediterranean world&apos;s cultural  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/223</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Seminar on the Protection of World Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This international seminar is held as a follow-up to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan. The seminar will aim at discussing regional cooperation and a possible seminar program in the Asia Pacific region. UNESCO&apos;s recent activities&#xa0;at World Heritage cultural sites and&#xa0;their future potential on an international level will also be discussed.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/256</link>
         <author>f.ichihara@unesco.org (Fujio Ichihara)</author>
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         <title>UNESCO Regional Workshop on Periodic Reporting Follow-up for North-East and South-East Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are jointly organizing a Regional Workshop as a follow-up to the 2003 Periodic Reporting exercise for North-East and South-East Asia, from 12 to 16 December 2005 in Malacca, Malaysia. Between 1997 and 2003, States Parties of the Asia and Pacific region, in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee (ICOMOS, IUCN and ICCROM), carried out the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/251</link>
         <author>roslinor@heritage.gov.my (Mr. Rosli Haji Nor)</author>
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         <title>European Forum &quot;Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[At the current uncertain phase of the building of Europe which is marked by a growing gap between Europe&apos;s citizens and Europe&apos;s Institutions as well as by increasing misgivings of the public about the on-going enlargement of the European Union, the renewed debate on culture of Europe needs to be pursued with even more intensity and with the full involvement of all stakeholders. In this context, special attention should be given to our common cultural heritage which enjoys today great  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/248</link>
         <author>co@europanostra.org (Charlotte O'Connor)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Fourth Expert Working Group on the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan includes some of the most important examples of Gandharan art in the world, despite the Taliban&apos;s destruction of its two monumental Buddhas in 2001. The Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Bamiyan site was formed in 2002 within the framework of the coordination mandate for all cultural projects in the country entrusted to UNESCO by the Afghan government. &#xa0;It will meet for the fourth time in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/253</link>
         <author>m.nagaoka@unesco.org (Mr Masanori Nagaoka)</author>
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         <title>Training Workshop for Strengthening the Protection and Management of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The objective of the workshop is to raise the awareness of the local people and local authorities on the&#xa0;outstanding universal value&#xa0;of the World Heritage site, the World Heritage Convention, and the existing protection framework (such as national laws and institutions)&#xa0;to strengthen the protection and management framework of the World Heritage site. There will be two parts to the workshop: one session for representatives of the local people, and another for local government representatives  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/263</link>
         <author>t.ito@unesco.org (Takashi Ito)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Implementation of the Regional Programme for the Arab States: Regional Consultative Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre will organize a regional consultative meeting with the Arab States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from 4 to 7 December 2005, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. Representatives of the Arab States Parties will be invited to discuss the terms of implementation of the Regional Programme approved by the World Heritage Committee in 2003. This meeting should allow the States Parties which will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/198</link>
         <author>K.Hendili@unesco.org (Hendili, Karim)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on the Use of Space Technologies for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Space experts and experts in conservation representing more than 30 countries will be&#xa0; united at an International Conference on the Use of Space Technologies for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage to be held in Campeche, Mexico from 28 November to 2 December 2005.Approximately 100 experts who work in the conservation of UNESCO World Heritage sites will attend the Conference. Experts in space technology will also discuss the way satellites can help with the conservation and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/249</link>
         <author>j.bunning@unesco.org (Jessica Bunning, World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Culture Ministers of South-East Europe Meet in Venice</title>
         <description><![CDATA[One year after the inauguration of the Old Bridge of Mostar, ten Culture Ministers from South East Europe will meet on the Venetian island of San Servolo on November 25 to 26 to discuss the issue of cultural heritage as an instrument for reconciliation and for economic and social development. Branko Crvenkovski, the President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will also attend the conference, which is organized by the Italian government and UNESCO.Participants will take stock of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/252</link>
         <author>mp.roudil@unesco.org (Marie-Paule Roudil)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference &quot;Innovative Policies for Heritage Safeguarding and Cultural Tourism Development&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This conference is organized by UNECSO Moscow Office, Russian Federation Ministry of Culture and Mass Communication, State University – Higher School of Economics in collaboration with Moscow Kremlin Museums, Russian Federation Agency for Tourism and Interparliamentary Assembly of CIS countries within the framework of international programs and projects of the UNESCO for Heritage Safeguarding and Cultural Tourism Development and on the basis of recommendation of seminars on cultural tourism  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/258</link>
         <author>l.moreva@unesco.ru (Liubava M. Moreva)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO World Heritage Mentoring Programme for Chinese Experts and World Heritage site managers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has initiated with Ecotourism Australia a new cooperation programme: World Heritage Mentoring Programme. This programme is intended to educate the professionals and World Heritage site managers about successful tourism and environmental management of Australian World Heritage sites. The programme aims to provide the participants from developing countries an insight into Australian World Heritage site management and the sustainable tourism industry, thus  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/250</link>
         <author>f.jing@unesco.org (Feng Jing)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Modern Architecture and World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A conference organized by the University of Naples Federico II in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.It will be divided in 3 sections: the first chaired by Francesco Bandarin,&#xa0;Director of UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre, on&#xa0;&quot;Modern Architecture in the UNESCO World Heritage List&quot;; the second, chaired by Prof. Giorgio Ciucci on &quot;Fascist architecture in the 30&apos;s&quot; and the third, chaired by Prof. Cesare De Seta, &quot;The Mostra d&apos;Oltremare and its nomination for inscription on the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/247</link>
         <author>l.folin-calabi@unesco.org (Lodovico Folin Calabi)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Round Table &quot;Discovering the Heritage of Humanity”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, UNESCO is hosting, from 16th to 18th November 2005, an international symposium on the Organization&apos;s history, which will take place at its Headquarters in Paris. Round Table 6, &quot;Discovering the Heritage of Humanity” will take place on 17 November from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room IV, and will be open to the public. The programme:Chair:Christina Cameron, Canada Research Chair on the Conservation of Built Heritage, University of MontrealSpeakers:Robert S.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/241</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>African Regional Programme for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development of Natural World Heritage Sites in Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Kenyan National Commission for UNESCO and thanks to the Italian Funds in Trust, is pleased to announce the opening of the anglophone session of the African Regional Programme for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development of Natural World Heritage Sites in Africa&#xa0;in Nanyuki, Mount Kenya. This&#xa0;interdisciplinary seminar will provide site managers and national directors with a unique opportunity to develop their skills and improve  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/262</link>
         <author>l.maziz@unesco.org (Leila Maziz)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage and Tourism - Strategies and Models</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This 8th Tourism Forum, held in the World Heritage Site &quot;Historical Centre of Salzburg”, brings together experts in the fields of preservation of historical monuments, tourism and tourism planning, scholars from various disciplines as well as the World Heritage management.&#xa0; It will be their task to analyse the situation, present experience gained in the utilization of World Heritage sites for tourism purposes and put this experience to good use in laying foundations for sustainable  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/244</link>
         <author>a.pedersen@unesco.org (Art Pedersen)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, First Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Please note that the documents are only available in the language in which they have been presented during the meetingAgenda List of participants Presentation by Ms. M. Rossler (Introduction) Presentation by Ms. A. Lemaistre (Data Management) Presentation by Mr. K. Hendili (Arab States) Presentation by Mr. L. Eloundou-Assomo (Africa) Presentation by Ms. J. Taniguchi (Asia-Pacific) Presentation by Mr. N. Schulze (Latin America and Caribbean) Presentation by Mr. J. Pinkerton and Mr. S. Morris  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/365</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Exhibition &quot;A plastic view of the Chinchorro Culture&apos;s Mummies 7000 years back” by the artist Paula Rivera del Sol</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has the honor to invite you to the inauguration of the exhibition &quot;A plastic view of the Chinchorro Culture&apos;s Mummies 7000 years back” by the artist Paula Rivera del Sol which will be held on Tuesday 8th November 2005 at 18.30 at UNESCO&apos;s headquarters, Room Mir&#xf3; (Ground Floor).The inauguration will count with the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ambassador of Chili to UNESCO Mr. Hern&#xe1;n Sandoval and Mr. Franceso Bandarin, Director of the World Heritage Centre.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/242</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Sanz Nuria)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>10th European Ecological Congress</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This congress is organized by the European Ecological Federation (EEF), the Turkish Ecological Society and the Ege University Centre for Environmental Studies.EEF is working to: i) promote the development of the science of ecology, ii) evaluate and disseminate information about ecology, and iii) apply ecological principles to global needs, particularly through its congresses and workshops. Participants will include, amongst others, international delegates, academicians, researchers,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/246</link>
         <author>euroco2006@bilmuh.ege.edu.tr (Email for information)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on &quot;World Heritage Periodic Reporting in Europe: Towards an Action Plan”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Meeting on &amp;quot;World Heritage Periodic Reporting in Europe: Towards an Action Plan&amp;quot;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/358</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Exposition de photographies sur le Monast&#xe8;re de Probota</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] L&apos;UNESCO accueille du 7 au 14 novembre 2005, une exposition de photographies consacr&#xe9;es &#xe0; la restauration du Monast&#xe8;re de Probota, l&apos;une des plus anciennes des sept &#xe9;glises de Moldavie &#xe0; peinture ext&#xe9;rieure, partie int&#xe9;grante du site roumain &#xab; Les Eglises de Moldavie &#xbb; inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial depuis 1993. Cette manifestation, r&#xe9;alis&#xe9;e par le Minist&#xe8;re de la Culture et des Cultes de la Roumanie a &#xe9;t&#xe9; inaugur&#xe9;e le 8 novembre 2005 par le Directeur g&#xe9;n&#xe9;ral de  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/243</link>
         <author>m.de-pierrebourg@unesco.org (Muriel de Pierrebourg)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Cultural Landscapes in the Caribbean: Identification and Safeguarding Strategies Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop will include, amongst other activities: interactive panels, discussion sessions and a visit to the Coffee Plantation of the Southeast of Cuba which is a World Heritage Site.The workshop&apos;s approach to the sub-region&apos;s cultural landscapes will focus on the complexities of the Caribbean&apos;s multi-cultural diversity and its current social, economic and climatic challenges. It will also address pan-Caribbean integration which is necessary if a better understanding of its heritage is  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/245</link>
         <author>m.martell@unesco.org.cub (M. Martell)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional workshop on the World Heritage Convention and the Conservation of African cultural landscapes.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Regional workshop on the World Heritage Convention and the Conservation of African cultural landscapes.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/547</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&apos;Monuments and sites in their setting - Conserving cultural heritage in changing towns and landscapes&apos;Moveable objects such as collections or archives can be conserved in special institutions that provide them with appropriately controlled environments. This option does not exist for historic buildings, ancient cities, gardens, archaeological sites or larger ensembles like landscapes or heritage routes that ICOMOS was been created to focus on. In such places, settings often encompass  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/197</link>
         <author>icomos15th_xian@vip.163.com (Registration information)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2005:  Heritage, Arts, Education, Entertainment</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Virtual Reality at Work in the 21st Century:  11th Intl. Conference on Virtual Systems &amp;amp; Multimedia. This year marks the return of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia to Europe. VSMM2005 continues to push the boundaries of Virtual Reality and Multimedia research by focusing on the impact on society. Virtual Reality is no longer considered novelty or a wonder — but a living reality in the lives of millions of people all over the world.  It is therefore time to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/187</link>
         <author>2005@vsmm.org (Eva Roels, Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference: The Charles Darwin Research Station and Foundation in Galapagos: New Directions and Challenges for the Future</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dr Graham Watkins, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, will give a lecture at UNESCO on Friday, 30 September 2005, Bonvin Building, Room XIV, at 15h00. The full title of the lecture is: &quot;The Charles Darwin Research Station in Galapagos: Analysis of the Situation and Perception on Recent Changes in Galapagos, New Directions for the Charles Darwin Foundation and Challenges for the Future.&quot;  The Charles Darwin Research Station and Foundation in  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/224</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar &quot;Networking for Sustainable Spatial Development of the European Continent”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Council of Europe is organising, in co-operation with the authorities of the Russian Federation an International CEMAT Seminar on &quot;Networking for Sustainable Spatial Development of the European Continent” within the framework of the activities of the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional/Spatial Planning of the member states of the Council of Europe – CEMAT-CoE.For more information, please contact Maguelonne D&#xc9;JEANT-PONS at  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/222</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>EUROPARC 2005 at the European Nature Conference 2005 &quot;Our Landscapes: Space for Nature, Opportunities for People”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[EUROPARC is the umbrella organization of Europe&apos;s protected areas.&#xa0; It unites national and regional parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves in 38 countries, with the common aim of protecting Europe&apos;s unique variety of wildlife, habitats and landscapes.This year&apos;s conference is part of the European Nature Conference 2005, and is jointly organized with Eurosite, the European Centre for Nature Conservation (ECNC) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).&#xa0; More than 300 professionals from  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/221</link>
         <author>natureconference@scem.nl (E-mail contact)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Heritage Led Regeneration Delivering Good Practice” European Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This is a launch symposium of a three-year European project called INHERIT which is led by the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.&#xa0; The overall objective of the project is to increase the capacity of cities to regenerate physically, economically and socially, through realizing the potential of investing in heritage.&#xa0;The Symposium will highlight how heritage is being used to lead the regeneration of historic urban environments, towns and cities and provides an opportunity for  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/220</link>
         <author>klasander@sbk.goteborg.se (Anna-Johanna Klasander)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on &quot;Ecological Restoration – a Global Challenge”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 4th European Conference&apos;s main objectives are to bring researchers and practitioners together to exchange knowledge and experience.&#xa0; The practice of ecological restoration, which requires the integration of so many different aspects and perspectives, will also be examined as a tool for promoting an environmentally friendly socio-economic development and contributing to the creation of a culture for collaboration and peace worldwide. The Conference will also evaluate the requirements,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/219</link>
         <author>secretariat@ecologicalrestoration.net (E-mail contact)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2005 Melina Mercouri International Prize</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO will present the Melina Mercouri Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) to the historic village of Maymand (Islamic Republic of Iran)The ceremony will be held in the presence of&#xa0; Mr Petros Tatoulis, Deputy Minister of Culture of Greece, H.E. Ambassador George Anastossopoulos, Alternative Minister of Culture of Greece and Permanent Delegate of Greece to UNESCO,&#xa0; H.E. Mr Ahmad Jalali, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/338</link>
         <author>l.levi-strauss@unesco.org (l.levi-strauss@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>HERMES Project Symposium II &quot;Practical Aspects of Heritage”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the HERMES Project, this is the second of four symposiums to be held and sixteen partners from eight countries will join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be achieved by means of innovative interactions between cultural heritage and New Media. HERMES&apos;s budget totals 2 million Euros for a period of three years (2003-2006). &#xa0;The project is co-ordinated by the Foundation Weimar Classic and Art Collections, while the accompanying scientific work is  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/218</link>
         <author>sebastian.schroeder@archit.uni-weimar.de (Sebastian Schroeder)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Workshop on Potential Themes for Serial and Transboundary Cultural World Heritage Sites in the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Cluster Office in Samoa, Department of Conservation in New Zealand, and Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Vanuatu, and with financial support from the Nordic World Heritage Foundation, will organize a regional workshop on potential themes for serial and transboundary cultural World Heritage sites in the Pacific at Port Vila, Vanuatu from 5-8 September 2005. The workshop has been proposed within the framework of the Action Plan  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/183</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Salamat Ali Tabbasum)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Workshop on Potential Themes for Serial and Transboundary Cultural Heritage Sites in the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The regional workshop has been proposed within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme.&#xa0; Furthermore, the proposed workshop in Vanuatu is in line with the World Heritage Global Strategy for a balanced, representative and credible World Heritage List. &#xa0;This&#xa0; workshop has been organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Cluster Office in Samoa, the Department of Conservation in New Zealand,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/217</link>
         <author>s.tabbasum@unesco.org (Salamat Ali Tabbasum)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on ‘Conservation of the Historic Gardens of Eastern Europe&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This conference, which is organized by the Landscape Conservation &amp; Change at the Architectural Association and the Historic Royal Palaces Trust, will look at gardens as national monuments and the philosophical arguments and technical skills deployed in recent and current garden restoration. The conference will provide curators of palace gardens, conservation specialists and consultants and garden conservationists across Europe with the opportunity&#xa0; to meet and compare notes.&#xa0;The three-day  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/216</link>
         <author>dlj@aaschool.ac.uk (dlj@aaschool.ac.uk)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3D-ARCH&apos;2005</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Main Focus : The process of creating virtual environments from multiple data sources. Topics include, but not limited to:
Image-based 3D modeling of complex sites and architectures 
Laser scanning of large and complex objects. Data registration and integration. Automated modeling techniques for complex sites and architectures. Accuracy requirement and assessment for 3D reconstruction. Visualization issues for large and complex sites. Applications in cultural heritage.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/170</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Awareness Raising Workshop for the application of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Eritrea ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2001, but does not yet have a site inscribed on the List, or a complete Tentative List of sites.The workshop will raise awareness of problems that can arise in the application of the Convention and encourage an active commitment on behalf of the country among national administrators, politicians, future managers of World Heritage sites, and conservation technicians. Participants in the three-day workshop include professionals from the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/181</link>
         <author>f.altena@unesco.org (Flora Van Regteren Altena)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sustainable Development and World Heritage: Preservation of the Environment Workshop within the framework of the Great Volga River Route World Heritage Education Project</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop will gather teachers and students from ASPnet schools in countries participating in the Great Volga River Route Intersectoral Project with the aim to develop their awareness and knowledge about World Heritage, Sustainable Development and preservation of the Environment; enable teachers to develop and implement an approach to teaching World Heritage and Sustainable Development; allow students to learn about preserving the environment and to become aware of the impact of life  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/182</link>
         <author>l.saldari@unesco.org (Livia Saldari)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Partners for Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the first meeting of the World Heritage Committee in sub-Saharan Africa, a full day of special presentations is being devoted to World Heritage in Africa. The presentations included herein showcase concrete examples of projects and partnerships developed to address the recommendations of the Africa Periodic Reporting Exercise.&amp;nbsp;Partners for Africa  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/180</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lunchtime meeting during 29th session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Agenda&#xa0;Introduction and Background:&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0; Presentation by Ms Mechtild R&#xf6;ssler, World Heritage Centre Nordic and Baltic European Region:Presentation by&#xa0; Kris Endresen, Nordic World Heritage Foundation Western European Region: Presentation by Mr Christopher Young, Rapporteur of Working Group Mediterranean European Region: Presentation by Mr Manuel GuidoCentral and South Eastern European Region: Presentation by &#xa0;Mr Tamas Fejerdi,Chair of the Working GroupEastern European Region:  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/357</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sir Peter Crane, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will evoke the botanic activities in relation to UNESCO&apos;s programmes relating to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage. 
   
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are a historic landscape garden which features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and documents) that have been  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/184</link>
         <author>a.candau@unesco.org (Anne Candau)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heritage Impact 2005</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organised by the European Commission&apos;s EPOCH Network of Excellence and the University of Brighton, Heritage Impact 2005 is an opportunity for practitioners in the heritage field, policy makers and academics to share the latest thinking on research direction and to consider strategies for improving and evaluating socio-economic impact in the cultural heritage sector.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/172</link>
         <author>EPOCH@brighton.ac.uk (EPOCH@brighton.ac.uk)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>HERMES Project Symposium I &quot;Between the Seas - In Search of Common Cultural Roots in Central and Eastern Europe”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first of four HERMES symposiums will be held in the newly restored Wieland estate in Ossmanstedt near Weimar. The event will bring together 20-25 experts from various countries and professional backgrounds.

Within the HERMES Project, sixteen partners from eight countries join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be achieved by means of innovative interactions between cultural heritage and New Media. The Project&apos;s budget amounts to 2 million Euros  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/143</link>
         <author>sebastian.schroeder@archit.uni-weimar.de (Sebastian Schroeder)</author>
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         <title>42nd IFLA World Congress on  &quot;Landscape Leading the Way”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The opening sentence of Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe&apos;s book ‘The Landscape of Man&apos;, published in 1975, reads: &quot;The world is moving into a phase when landscape design may well be recognized as the most comprehensive of the arts.” The 42nd IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) World Congress will explore past examples and future forecasts of how this may come to pass worldwide. Themes include Urban Growth and Decline; Safer Cities and Towns; Rural Growth and Decline; and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/144</link>
         <author>ifla@l-i.org.uk (IFLA)</author>
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         <title>Launching of the proceedings of the Seventh DOCOMOMO Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The proceedings of the Seventh Conference of DOCOMOMO, held at UNESCO from the 16th-19th of June 2002, will be presented to the press on the 23rd of June 2005 at 11:00 in Room 16 at UNESCO,  1 rue Miollis, 75015 Paris. 
The Seventh DOCOMOMO Conference was organized by DOCOMOMO France and the Institut fran&#xe7;ais d&apos;architecture in partnership with the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO. It was devoted to the Reception of Architecture of the Modern Movement. The papers published in the proceedings  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/133</link>
         <author>b.maninger@laposte.net (Boris Maninger)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Second Plenary Session of the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Meeting  is the follow-up of the First Session which took place on 24 and 25 May 2004.

The aim of the Meeting will be (i) to review the implementation of the recommendations of the First Session; (ii) to share information among participants on bilateral actions by countries, international non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental agencies; (iii) to assess the implementation of activities with regard to archives and libraries in Iraq; and (iv) to devise new proposals and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/142</link>
         <author>a.paolini@unesco.org (Anna Paolini)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Passages to India, Yesterday and Today</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Under the auspices of UNESCO, this exhibit presents for the first time in Europe 73 aquatints of the 18th century, with their mirror reflection of 73 contemporary photographs.&#xa0;The India of palaces, towns, fortresses, landscapes and places of worship: the same sites from the same point of view, demonstrating what has or has not changed over 200 years. The passage from the &#xa0;Ganges Valley to the southern beaches reveals the fascination the distant world of India has always held, and still does  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/171</link>
         <author>com@monum.fr (com@monum.fr)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Colleagues Honoured for 25 and 30 years at UNESCO</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Director-General Ko&#xef;chiro Matsuura awarded diplomas and medals to colleagues who had completed 25 and 30 years of service to UNESCO at a June 14 ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. 29 individuals joined UNESCO or the UN in 1975, including Mrs Marielle Richon and Mrs Silvia Simmonds of the World Heritage Centre.62 individuals joined UNESCO or the UN in 1980, including Mrs Margarita Gonzalez Lombardo and Mrs Elizabeth Wangari.Congratulations!&#xa0;From left to right: Mrs Gonzalez  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/215</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar on Forestry and our Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Seminar is organized by the Swedish Authorities under the auspices of the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Experts Network for Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management and the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE).

In recent years, countries in the European region and elsewhere have paid more and more attention to the cultural heritage values in their forests. While forest practices have improved cultural heritage sites, many are still at risk from poorly  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/141</link>
         <author>gunnar.nordanstig@svo.se (Gunnar Nordanstig)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Youth Forum on Sustainable Development and World Heritage: Cultural Implications</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Teachers and students from ASPnet schools in some 16 countries participating in the Great Volga River Route Crosscutting Project will attend this Youth Forum.   The aim of the Forum is to: help them develop their awareness and knowledge about World Heritage, Sustainable Development and their cultural implications; enable teachers to develop and implement an intercultural approach of World Heritage and Sustainable Development; allow students to learn more about other cultures and respect  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/139</link>
         <author>v.vujicic@unesco.org (Vesna Vujicic-Lugassy)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Forum, &quot;Urban Heritage – Collective Privilege&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Forum is organized by the Ministry of Education of Finland, the Ministry of Environment of Finland and the National Board of Antiquities of Finland in cooperation with the Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage Co-operation in the Baltic Sea States, Working Groups on Sustainable Historic Towns and Building Preservation and Maintenance in Practice.

The purpose of the Forum is to identify a number of specific cases around the Baltic Sea in order  to develop and promote cooperation on  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/140</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>English Historic Towns Forum (EHTF) Conference &quot;Using heritage &amp; cultural assets in regeneration”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This Conference offers an opportunity to show how cultural and heritage assets can be used to  regenerate historic towns and cities.
In Gateshead and Newcastle, the assets of the past and the aspirations of the present have contributed to remarkable changes in the fortunes of the two places.  The restoration and re-use of historic buildings, the creation of a new iconic building, the revitalisation of public spaces and a creative and positive approach to the links between the distinct  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/138</link>
         <author>bookonline@gateshead.gov.uk (EHTF contact)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Heritage Development Conference ‘Creating Economic Futures: One Story at a Time&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2005 Conference explores how heritage development compares with  economic development by creating an interactive forum on best practices, public-private partnerships, and new heritage tools. The Conference&apos;s programme will demonstrate how individuals can work together with public officials, developers and institutions to create sustainable economic  futures which have their roots in stories, experiences and values particular to distinctive regions and places in the United States of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/137</link>
         <author>ihdc2005@mtsu.edu (IHDC)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Symposium on ‘Conserving Cultural and Biological Diversity: The Role of Sacred Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes&apos;, Aichi, Japan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This International Symposium is an activity of the World EXPO 2005 to take place from 25 March-25 September in Aichi, Japan. It aims to highlight the interrelationship between the natural and cultural diversity of our planet. Bringing culture and nature closer together in a comprehensive approach, the symposium will present case studies on sacred natural sites and associative cultural landscapes from the world over. 
Conservation and water experts, anthropologists, ecologists and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/130</link>
         <author>t.schaaf@unesco.org (Thomas Schaaf)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training Workshop for the Preparation of Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A training workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on the preparation of nominations of cultural properties to the World Heritage List will be held from 30 May to 3 June 2005, at the School of African Heritage in Porto-Novo, Benin. Financed by the Italian and Dutch Funds-in-Trust, and the Africa 2009 Programme, the project falls within the framework of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Africa.

Participants include 15 cultural heritage professionals who are responsible  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/135</link>
         <author>l.eloundou@unesco.org (Lazare Eloundou Assomo)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Intensive Training Workshop on World Heritage for French-speaking Journalists</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An intensive workshop on World Heritage will be held for French-speaking journalists at Laval University, Quebec from May 23-31, 2005. The program will enable journalists to better understand the concepts and terminology related to World Heritage preservation, in order to better communicate the concept of universal value.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/124</link>
         <author>m.richon@unesco.org (Marielle Richon)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Forum &apos;Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The regional Forum entitled &quot;Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe: Common Past and Shared Heritage - A Key to Future Partnership” will be held on 20 and 21 May in Varna (Bulgaria) in particular to encourage Heads of State of South-East Europe to promote this sub-region as a potential ground for meeting, recognition and peace with culture very much to the fore.
The Forum will take the form of a round table to favour dialogue between political decision-makers (10 countries of the region  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/132</link>
         <author>k.stenou@unesco.org (Katerina Stenou)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference : World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Managing the Historic Urban Landscape The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the City of Vienna are pleased to announce this international conference, co-organized by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, which will take place in the Vienna City Hall from 12 to 14 May 2005. About 200 historic cities and urban centres illustrating the diversity of cultural achievements are inscribed on the World Heritage List.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/112</link>
         <author>k.manz@unesco.org (Kerstin Manz)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference of the Network of Austrian World Heritage Properties, Rust, Austria</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This is the first conference of all site managers of World Heritage properties in Austria, which takes place in Rust in the transboundary World Heritage site of the Neusiedlersee (Austria/Hungary). It is organized jointly by the Association World Heritage Neusiedlersee and the Austrian National Commission for UNESCO with the participation of the World Heritage Centre and will focus on the development of management plans and monitoring systems.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/129</link>
         <author>mairitsch@unesco.at (Mona Mairitsch)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>8th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium on ‘Heritage Interpretation&apos; , Charleston, South Carolina, USA</title>
         <description><![CDATA[‘Heritage Interpretation: Expressing Heritage Sites&apos; Values to Foster Conservation, Promote Community Development, and Educate the Public&apos;
Members of ICOMOS have been asked to review and comment on the Ename Charter, a draft doctrinal document being proposed for approval by the ICOMOS membership at the next General Assembly in China.
Discussions will include a complex reflection of cultural differences in the way that heritage is perceived and the role it plays in different societies, of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/128</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference ‘Heritage of Technology - Gdansk Outlook 4&apos;, Gdansk, Poland</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 21st century requires a rethinking of human needs and values. They are not only tangible, but also intangible, and the immaterial comfort of the peoples&apos; well being becomes more and more essential. The desire to conserve the cultural identity and to preserve cultural landscapes competes with the classical tendency of progress. In our days it should be understood as an approach within a framework of sustainable development in a global dimension. Today, interest in the achievements of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/127</link>
         <author>m.richon@unesco.org (Marielle Richon, World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites: Value-Based World Heritage Management</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In 2004 a three-year series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites was launched with a view to better utilizing the UNESCO Convention on the World&apos;s natural and cultural heritage through national policy-making and planning, and the exchange of information on best practices and case studies. 
   
The second training workshop in the UNITAR series will build on the findings of the 2004 Workshop, which discussed the social impact of World Heritage sites at the time. The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/123</link>
         <author>h.kinami@unesco.org (Hidetaka Kinami)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Training Workshop for the States Parties of Central and Eastern Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic and Slovak National Commission for UNESCO are organizing the International Training Workshop on the preparation of Section II of the Periodic Report for Central and South Eastern Europe. 

The Section II of the Periodic Report on the state of conservation of specific World Heritage properties will be examined by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session in 2006. The States Parties invited include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/122</link>
         <author>pincik@savba.sk (Lubica Pincikova)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>10th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Cultural Landscapes in the 21st Century: Laws, Management and Public Participation: Heritage as a Challenge of Citizenship&quot;.
The Tenth International Seminar of the network of universities Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage will be hosted by the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K, from 11 to 16 April 2005 on the theme Cultural Landscapes in the 21st Century, Laws, Management, and Public Participation: heritage as  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/111</link>
         <author>m.richon@unesco.org (forum.unesco@ncl.ac.uk, m.richon@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Follow-up to the Asia-Pacific Periodic Reporting for World Heritage Cultural Properties in South Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the decision of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO will organize a Sub-regional Workshop to follow-up on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the State of Conservation of sites in South Asia. Government officers and experts from 7 countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Moldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and will provide presentations concerning the &amp;quot;results  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/120</link>
         <author>h.kinami@unesco.org (Hidetaka Kinami)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tripartite Convention ‘UNESCO – Government of Islamic Republic of Mauritania – World Bank&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A presentation of the results of the Cultural Heritage Project realized within the framework of the Tripartite Convention of collaboration ‘UNESCO - Government of Islamic Republic of Mauritania – World Bank.&apos; 
   
This includes a conference, a travelling exhibition, a partners&apos; round-table, and the showing of a documentary film. There will also be a presentation of UNESCO headquarters&apos; publication &quot;Cities of Remembrance”.  
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/121</link>
         <author>a.sidorenko@unesco.org (Anna Sidorenko)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The World Heritage Convention: The Concept of Outstanding Universal Value</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee at its 28th Session requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a special meeting of experts of all regions on the concept of outstanding universal value as used for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. 
The World Heritage List includes 788 properties of great diversity in terms of types, location, size and age. What unites them all is that they are of outstanding universal value. The concept of outstanding universal value is elusive, yet it  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/118</link>
         <author>a.lemaistre@unesco.org (Anne Lemaistre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Education Forum</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The WHEF is hosted by the University of Newcastle in conjunction with the Council for British Archaeology and the Hadrian&apos;s Wall Community and Education Team, the Forum is targeted at students between 15 and 18. 
    
All students are accompanied by a teacher, and a number of schools are also bringing a representative of their local World Heritage Site. At present ten schools from the UK will be attending as they have been working on the World Heritage sites of Durham Cathedral and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/119</link>
         <author>marie-louise.kerr@ncl.ac.uk (Marie-Louise Kerr)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd Sub-regional meeting on periodic reporting for Nordic and Baltic countries, Section II</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The focal points from the Nordic countries met to go over the process of completing Section II of the Questionnaire and agreed to call a meeting to establish an effective strategy to involve site managers at the local level and a technical workshop to provide training and guidance to fill in the questions contained in Section II.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/628</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>5th Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage: Mediterranean Basin</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Local counterparts for this expert meeting are the French Institut de Recherche pour le D&amp;eacute;veloppement (IRD), Cairo University Centre for Architectural and Engineering Design and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The fifth and last Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage in its series was for the Mediterranean Basin at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, in March 2005. This meeting&apos;s set-up differed from the previous ones, as it was part of an existing European Commission-sponsored research  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/94</link>
         <author>r.vanoers@unesco.org (Ron van Oers)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Workshop on multimedia material for World Heritage Education</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/106</link>
         <author>Marie-paule.BELMAS@diplomatie.gouv.fr;v.vujicic@unesco.org ( Marie-paule.BELMAS@diplomatie.gouv.fr, v.vujicic@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Towards an African world heritage fund/foundation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop is designed to contribute directly to the formulation of an African World Heritage Fund/Foundation, and to its network of partners. It will consider innovative, long-term, and sustainable strategic partnership approaches in the context of African World Heritage. 

Programme :


    &amp;nbsp; WHC Africa Fund  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/115</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>African world heritage experts meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[AFRICAN WORLD HERITAGE EXPERTS MEETING
15 – 18 MARCH 2005

Programme :


    &amp;nbsp; WHC Africa WH Meeting programme

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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/116</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-Regional Kiswahili Teacher-Training course on the use of the Kiswahili version of the &quot;World Heritage in Young Hands&quot; education kit</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/105</link>
         <author>c.sekwao@unesco.org;v.vujicic@unesco.org (c.sekwao@unesco.org, v.vujicic@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&apos;UNESCO and the World Heritage Convention Contributing to Forest Conservation and Sustainable Development&apos; BERASTAGI + 7, Experts Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting will take place at the French National Forestry College, Nancy campus within a broader &amp;quot;International Forestry Week&amp;quot;. Participation in this event is limited to 40 people representing key national and international forest conservation and sustainable development organizations. As was the case for the meeting in Berastagi in 1998, this experts workshop is expected to provide clear guidance to the on-going development of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre forest programme  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/103</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Coordination Meeting of the European and North America Region on World Heritage Periodic Reporting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mr Bandarin warmly welcomed the participants of the Coordination meeting. He highlighted important points to be taken into account by the Committee for the Reflection Year in 2007, for which funds were allocated. The discussion focused on the links between the Berlin meeting to discuss the European Action Plan and Regional Programme (7-11 November 2005) and the Reflection Meeting Mr Bandarin referred to for a selected group of experts from all parts of the world. It was agreed that ideally  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/356</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>An International Workshop on UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Education Project</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The workshop, organized by Inter Connections 21 – ASPnet USA, will present to educators the World Heritage Convention, it&apos;s implementation and the educational value and potential of the 788 cultural and natural sites around the world that are inscribed on the World Heritage List. The workshop will also discuss the local and global significance of World Heritage and the importance of its inclusion in the education curriculum. 

Teachers participating in this workshop will receive the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/99</link>
         <author>info@ic21.org;v.vujicic@unesco.org ( info@ic21.org, Vesna Vujicic-Lugassy)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information meeting on Periodic Reporting, 7th Extraordinary Session</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An Information Meeting will be held in UNESCO during the 7th Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee to inform the States Parties of progress made in the preparation of the Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America (Agenda enclosed as Annex I ). The meeting will attended by&amp;nbsp; representatives of the States Parties concerned as well as the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Mr Themba P Wakashe, and the Advisory Bodies IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/460</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>7th extraordinary session of the World Heritage Committee
UNESCO Headquarters</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 6-10 December in Room II and on 11 December in Room XI for the Adoption of the Report.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/73</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Latin America and Caribbean Regional Workshop for promotion of UNESCO&apos;s Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This regional workshop is part of UNESCO&apos;s regional awareness-raising strategy for providing adequate and appropriate information and tools  to acquaint those attending from the Latin America and Caribbean countries with this Convention.  The meeting will not only enable the participants, most of whom are attached to the Ministries of Culture, Justice or Foreign Affairs in their respective countries, to increase their capacities and  inform their national authorities of the importance of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/91</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (G. Carducci, CLT/CH/INS)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Training course in &quot;The Object-ID Standard and Additional Information for Inventorying&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO is conducting a training course in the application of the Object-ID* standard, and the technical aspects of establishing preliminary inventories.  The workshop will take place in the UNESCO Amman Office and will be attended by  Iraqi cultural specialists.  This project is part of the Programme for the Protection of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage approved under the UNDG (United Nations Development Group) Trust Fund Facility for Iraq.
* In 1997 the J. Paul Getty Trust launched the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/92</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (R. Rocha-Hachem, CLT/CH/INS)</author>
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         <title>Workshop and Training of Focal Points from Central Asian countries</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/89</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (K. Issak , CLT/CPD and Y.Peshkov)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Maghrebin Workshop on &#xab; Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Maghrebin Workshop on &amp;laquo;&amp;nbsp;Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology  (&quot;Patrimoine et am&amp;eacute;nagement du territoire : l&apos;Arch&amp;eacute;ologie preventive”). This event is being organized in Algiers in partnership with the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the French Ministry of Culture and with the scientific and technical co-operation of the National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP, France) and the Algerian National Agency for the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/90</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (M. Baccar, CLT/CH/THS)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop for writers, illustrators and publishers of children&apos;s books for Arab States.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/88</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (M. Bulos, CLT/ACE/IFPC)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional meetings for promotion of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In order to promote the Convention for the Safeguarding of  the Intangible Cultural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO&apos;s General Conference in October 2003, the Organization is planning to invite policy makers in relevant fields in respective governments  to attend eight meetings in different regions of the world.  It is hoped that these meetings will not only encourage Member States to ratify the Convention but  will also be an opportunity to exchange views on, and experiences in,  safeguarding  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/87</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (F. Girard et/ou M. Sano, CLT/CH/ITH)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Round Table &quot;Women Migrants and HIV/AIDS in the World:  An Anthropological Approach”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project &quot;A Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care”, in co-operation with the International organization of Migration (IOM) and CRIPS Ile-de-France (Regional centre for Aids information and prevention). 
&amp;nbsp; 
The round table will bring together top-level anthropologists and sociologists to discuss the impact of migration on HIV/AIDS patterns (transmission, living with  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/86</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (C. Mazzacurati, CLT/CPD)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Presentation of the work &#xab; Histoire de l&apos;autre &#xbb;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Presentation of the work &#xab; Histoire de l&apos;autre &#xbb;  (The other&apos;s story) by Sami Adwan (Palestinian, Professor of Education at the University of Bethlehem) and Dan Bar-On (Israeli, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Ben Gourion du Negev)  - UNESCO Headquarters, Room XVI, 10 a.m. – 12 noon.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/85</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Rosa Guerreiro, CLT/CPD/PDI)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>VSMM 2004 featuring 7th Special Session on Virtual Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[First Call For Papers 
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia and the founding of the Society. VSMM 2004 continues to push the boundaries of Virtual Reality and Multimedia research by expanding upon the 2003 conference and presenting &quot;VR and the Human Factor: Art, Science and Culture.&quot; To celebrate the tenth anniversary, VSMM 2004 returns to Gifu, Japan where the first conference was organized in 1995. 


VSMM 2004 will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/21</link>
         <author>2004@vsmm.org (VSMM 2004 Conference Secretariat)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Conservation Congress (WCC)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[From 17 to 25 November, the World Conservation Congress (WCC) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. WCC is the general assembly of IUCN members, which takes place every three to four years, but has also become one of the most important gatherings of conservation specialists in the world. The Congress combines the business of the Union with technical conservation fora and provides an opportunity for the sharing of information and experience among IUCN&apos;s worldwide constituency of members,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/96</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Thematic meeting: &quot;Algerian World Heritage Sites and Conservation Areas: Management, Protection, Enhancement&quot;</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/97</link>
         <author>a.sidorenko@unesco.org (Sidorenko, Anna)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Directors Seminar on Conservation and management of African immovable cultural heritage sites associated with the slave trade</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of Africa 2009 Programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG and African cultural heritage organizations are organizing a Directors Seminar on Conservation and management of African immovable cultural heritage sites associated with the slave trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. The seminar has been set up to celebrate the 2004 International year to commemorate the struggle against slavery. 
The seminar, which is planned for Porto-Novo (Benin) from 14 – 19  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/80</link>
         <author>l.eloundou-assomo@unesco.org (Mr Lazare Eloundou Assomo)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>4th Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage: North America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organised by UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre and the University of Florida (College of Design, Construction and Planning Preservation Programs). 20 experts, 10 from the USA, 9 from Canada and one from Brazil, were invited by the Director of the World Heritage Centre to discuss identification, protection, conservation and potential nomination of properties and sites of Modern Heritage in North America. Presented as case studies were, among others, The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Station  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/93</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tribute to Vittorio De Sica</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO, the Instituto Italiano di Cultura and UNESCO are organizing a tribute to Vittorio De Sica , the father of the Italian neorealist cinema who died exactly 30 years ago. Fr&amp;eacute;d&amp;eacute;ric Mitterrand will present the evening which will include testimonies by Vittorio De Sica&apos;s three children and by the great actress Gina Lollobrigida who is also expected to attend. The evening will include a musical interlude recalling several of Vittorio Di  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/84</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (G. Poussin, CLT/ACE/CEC)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage  will take place on 2-5 November  and will centre on the theme: &quot;Economy and Heritage: Current Events, Interactions, Prospects”. It is being organized jointly by the University of Orleans, the Mission Val de Loire – World Heritage and the International River and Heritage Institute. To know more … http://www.univ-orleans.fr/univete/ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/83</link>
         <author>perthuisot@mission-valdeloire.fr (perthuisot@mission-valdeloire.fr)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International meeting on the Harmonization of the Tentative List in the Mesoamerican sub-region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This training seminar, organized by the World Heritage Centre, in close collaboration with the San Jose UNESCO Office, the Advisory Bodies (ICOMOS, IUCN, ICCROM) and with the financial support of the Italian Funds-in-Trust, is framed within the follow-up activities to the Periodic Report on The State of the World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean, presented at the 28th World Heritage Committee session (Suzhou, China 28 June-7 July 2004). 

The seminar will focus on the analysis  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/79</link>
         <author>P.Piras@unesco.org (Grazia Piras)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Third Session of UNESCO DigiArts E-learning SEMINARS - MEDIA ARTS PROSPECT</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The third session of the UNESCO DigiArts E-learning seminars about Vil&amp;eacute;m Flusser (1920-1991), one of the greatest media theorists of the late 20th century, will begin on 1 November. E ntitled &amp;quot; Vil&amp;eacute;m Flusser&apos;s Conception of Art&amp;quot; , it is being organized in collaboration with the Vil&amp;eacute;m Flusser Archive (Cologne) principally for art media professionals, researchers and students. It can be accessed free-of-charge on : http://www.mecad.org/unesco.htm in Spanish and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/81</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (T. Wagner, CLT/ACE/ACD)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>African Regional Conference on &quot;Education for Cultural Heritage Development”</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The main objective of the Conference is to bring together professionals, museologists, educationists and responsible officers of specialized international, regional and sub-regional organizations and non-governmental organizations in order to elaborate strategies and mechanisms aimed at raising awareness among populations and decision-makers on the need to learn about, appreciate, safeguard and promote Africa&apos;s tangible and intangible cultural heritage. 
&amp;nbsp; 
This involves revisiting  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/82</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Y. Fall, Bureau de l’UNESCO à Accra)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Dr. Hisao Arahi 1967 - 2004</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Raymond Lemaire Centre for Conservation (KU Leuven) and the many friends of Dr. Hisao Arahi invite you to attend a Memorial Service in his honor, to take place on October 29, 2004 at 18:30 in the St. Lambertus Chapel of the Arenbergcampus, Heverlee - Belgium . Hisao Arahi, a true friend and dedicated professional, devoted his soul and skills to the study and conservation of architectural heritage around the globe.&#xa0; On a visit to Angkor years ago he fell in love with its monuments and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/78</link>
         <author>m.santana@unesco.org (M. Santana)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Roundtable meeting to develop and launch the World Heritage Programme for the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[BackgroundAs a logical follow-up to the Periodic Reporting exercise for Asia and the Pacific in 2003 a World Heritage Programme for the Pacific (World Heritage – Pacific 2009) was approved by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session in Paris (29 June – 5 July 2003).Under the umbrella of the Programme the efforts of UNESCO (Apia and WHC and some other units at HQ), IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM, SPREP (South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme), PIMA (Pacific Islands Museums Association)  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/72</link>
         <author>s.Tabbasum@unesco.org (Tabbasum, S)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The World Heritage Central Pacific project - National workshop in Kiribati 
</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Pacific region and marine sites are underrepresented on the World Heritage List. Despite its huge potential and importance, the Pacific region has only a handful of sites among the 788 World Heritage sites. A World Heritage Marine Biodiversity workshop, held in 2002 in Vietnam, identified and recommended several tropical marine areas with high biodiversity for World Heritage status. The workshop also identified several opportunities for serial and transboundary nominations and requested  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/65</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Seminar on Archaeological Sites of the Caribbean likely to be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO/World Heritage Centre and the Regional Council of the Martinique with the financial support of the Spanish Funds-in-Trust, Italian Funds-and the Convention France/UNESCO, decided to organize the next experts and governmental representative&apos;s meeting, who will be held the 19-23 of September 2004 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. A more in-depth evaluation of the archaeological heritage of the Caribbean and the best way to represent this heritage in all its diversity on the World  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/66</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Sanz, Nuria)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Congo - Heritage in Danger - Protecting the wonders of the Democratic Republic
  of Congo</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Is it possible to protect heritage in time of war? This was the challenge facing UNESCO in
  the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) in 2000 and which led to the launch of the &amp;quot;Biodiversity
  Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Conserving World Heritage Sites in the DRC&amp;quot; programme,
  developed with the United Nations Foundation, the Government of the DRC, conservation organizations
  working in DRC and the support of the Government of Belgium. It is vital to preserve  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/31</link>
         <author>evenements-speciaux@unesco.org (Bureau of Public Information and Cultural Events (BPI/PCE))</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Congo: Heritage in Danger</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Programme of the Workshops and Conference

  Ensuring the protection of sites in DRC:  An Experts&amp;rsquo; Workshop  13-14 September 2004  
  Partners for Heritage in DRC:  a meeting between the public and private sector 15 September 2004 
 Promoting and Preserving Congolese Heritage: linking biological and cultural diversity  International Donors&amp;rsquo; Conference 16-17 September 2004 



Ensuring the protection of sites in DRC: An Experts Workshop
13 September 2004
9:30 &amp;ndash;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/95</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] R&#xe9;union sur la soumission des rapports p&#xe9;riodiques de tous les gestionnaires de site fran&#xe7;ais</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Le 23 juin 2004, les Minist&amp;egrave;res fran&amp;ccedil;ais de la  Culture et de l&amp;rsquo;Environnement ont mis en place un Comit&amp;eacute; de pilotage avec des repr&amp;eacute;sentants des Minist&amp;egrave;res, des D&amp;eacute;partements r&amp;eacute;gionaux pour les Affaires culturelles et l&amp;rsquo;environnement, et de l&amp;rsquo;ICOMOS France. Lors de cette premi&amp;egrave;re r&amp;eacute;union nationale, la Section II du questionnaire &amp;eacute;lectronique a &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; pr&amp;eacute;sent&amp;eacute;e aux  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/461</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Earth Heritage-World Heritage Conference at the Dorset- and Devon Coast</title>
         <description><![CDATA[    The International Conference on World Heritage – Earth Heritage took place at the World Heritage site, the Dorset and East Devon Coast, U.K., from 7 to 11 September 2004. It focused on exploring geological and geomorphological conservation (&quot;geodiversity) in an international context. The meeting was attended by about 100 participants; many of them site managers from geological World Heritage sites. Among various side events, the first meeting on Mid-Atlantic Ridge took place. It was  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/478</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Nordic World Heritage Fundation Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Changed frameworks and new working documents 10 years after - status of work at State Party level - experiences and lessons learned for future work - Nordic objectives related to Norway&apos;s seat in the World Heritage Committee.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/29</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>5th International Symposium on Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/28</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Alpbach Architecture Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/27</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International conference of the Association of German World Heritage Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/26</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>30th Congress of the International Geographical Union &quot;One Earth - Many Worlds&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/25</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Dialogue on tourism, cultural diversity and sustainable development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/24</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conservation 2004: Working with the Project Culture - The UKIC Annual Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/23</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2004</title>
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/22</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information meeting during the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was taken as an occasion to brief all the States Parties from Europe and North America on the progress made in completing Section I and II of the Periodic Report.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/629</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Sub-Regional meeting on periodic Reporting for Nordic and Baltic countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The aim of this meeting was to find possible ways to create a model format for the sub-regional synthesis (executive summaries) to facilitate the compilation of the different sub-regional reports into one for Europe. At the proposal of the NWHF, the discussion was structured along the lines of the &quot;Table of Contents&quot; of the Periodic Report: State of the World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean 2004&quot;.  This synthesis of regional Periodic Reporting was considered the best of its kind  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/630</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Conference on Silk Road Grotto Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Preparations are underway for the conference organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Dunhuang Academy, and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People&apos;s Republic of China. Originally scheduled for summer 2003, the conference was postponed due to the SARS epidemic. 

Ninety papers from specialists in 18 countries have been accepted, and include the following keynote speakers: 

Sharon Cather, Department of Conservation of Wall Painting, Courtauld Institute of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/14</link>
         <author>gciweb@getty.edu (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:06:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The travelling exhibition Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours is a meeting with the creativity and dynamism of Mediterranean arts and crafts. It re-assembles traditional arts and crafts, contemporary creations based on ancient materials and know-how, ancient pieces and different artistic views inspired from the Mediterranean cultural heritage.
The products and items displayed are produced by independent craftspeople, associations or crafts cooperatives which are partners to the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/32</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Hélène GUGENHEIM/Céline VISSE (01 55 78 86 00/85 85))</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>28th Session of the World Heritage Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/168</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Deadline for Submissions:  Heritage Management - Centre &amp;amp; Periphery</title>
         <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/20</link>
         <author>forumunesco@fadu.uba.ar (ForumUNESCO Argentina email)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2004 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting of the Iberian Peninsula</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting on 14-15 May 2004, which focuses on management of World Heritage sites, will bring together site managers from the Iberian Peninsula and serve to inform Portuguese and Spanish site managers about the Periodic Reporting exercise and about their involvement in the questionnaire of Section II. As a follow-up, another meeting of the national focal points and WHC is foreseen for late 2004 in order to coordinate the sub-regional report of Section I and the status report on Section  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/459</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Future Landscapes</title>
         <description><![CDATA[University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education
]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/11</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Susan Denyer)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2004 12:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting Workshop for Central Europe</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Under the terms of Article 29 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the States Parties shall report on the legislative and administrative provisions they adopted and other action they have taken for the application of the Convention. The workshop takes place on periodic reporting for those world heritage sites that were inscribed on the World Heritage List before and up to 1996/1997. The participants of the workshop include representatives  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/458</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tokyo Broadcasting System&apos;s (TBS) special event commemorating the 400th episode of &quot;The World Heritage&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/167</link>
         <author>j.sullivan@unesco.org (J. Sullivan)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] Premi&#xe8;re phase du Programme R&#xe9;gional Afrique 2004-2007</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] Cette Session francophone du S&#xe9;minaire de formation rentre dans le cadre du Programme pluriannuel de formation en Afrique (2004-2005) initi&#xe9; par l&apos;Unit&#xe9; Afrique du Centre du patrimoine mondial. Elle r&#xe9;sulte du &#xab; Plan d&apos;action d&apos;&#xe9;tablissement de rapports p&#xe9;riodiques 2002-2007 &#xbb; adopt&#xe9; par le Comit&#xe9; et donne la priorit&#xe9; au d&#xe9;veloppement des ressources humaines, au renforcement de la gestion des sites, et au d&#xe9;veloppement de strat&#xe9;gies nationales pour les sites naturels du  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/166</link>
         <author>e.wangari@unesco.org (E. Wangari)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Follow-up meeting Russia and CIS countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Conclusions and Recommendations as adopted by the participating States PartiesNational Coordinators from Russia, Ukraine and representatives of the national coordinators from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus participated in the International Training Workshop for the preparation of the Periodic Reporting exercise. All the participating countries need to fill in Section I of the Report concerning the implementation of the World Heritage Convention on the protection of Cultural and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/359</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Report meeting for site managers from German speaking countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Focal points from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands met in Potsdam to discuss the work plan (submission calendar) and common themes relating to the questions contained in Section II of the periodic report questionnaire.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/631</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tri-National Workshop on conservation and management of the Jebel Ouenat, Libya</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Jebel Ouenat is an isolated massif emerging some 2000 meters above the flat and remote planes of the Sahara desert between Egypt,  Libya and Sudan. The Workshop, funded by the Italian Government, enabled the identification of the heritage values of the area, including exceptional natural features, a unique eco-system and thousands of rock art sites. The Jebel Ouenat is today unprotected and threatened by a number of natural and man-made factors, including tourism pressure, looting and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/12</link>
         <author>g.boccardi@unesco.org (Giovanni Boccardi)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Regional Workhop on the Marine Conservation Corridor of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (between Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/165</link>
         <author>m.kokkonen@unesco.org (Marjaana Kokkonen)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO-WHC &amp; Conservation International planning workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International planning workshop to discuss the project activities and prepare project document for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape project]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/164</link>
         <author>m.kokkonen@unesco.org (Marjaana Kokkonen)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on the Restoration and Revitalization of Olinda</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/163</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Nuria Sanz)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First international expert meeting on the World Heritage Centre project &quot;Archaeo-astronomical Sites and Observatories&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with UNESCO-ROSTE]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/162</link>
         <author>a.sidorenko@unesco.org (SIDORENKO-DULOM, Anna and MALLOURIS Christoforos)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional Workshop at Itchan Kala, World Heritage site (Central Asian Earth 2002-2012 Programme)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/161</link>
         <author>f.gundacker@unesco.org (F. Gundacker)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Modern Cities: the Case of La Plata</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/160</link>
         <author>n.sanz@unesco.org (Nuria Sanz)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The International Tourism Exchange (ITB Berlin)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world&amp;#39;s largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the first time that the World Heritage Centre will have a permanent presence (stand nr. 10.1/116) to provide information on its tourism programme and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/159</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Information Meetings, 28th Session</title>
         <description><![CDATA[
Information Meeting for all States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, (10h00 - 13h00) 
Europe and North America Periodic Reporting, (14h30 - 16h00) 
Promoting and Preserving the Heritage of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (16h00 - 18h00) 
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         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/158</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Europe Periodic Reporting information meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[During this meeting States Parties representatives from Europe and North America were: (i) updated of the progress made in the periodic report exercise; (ii) informed about future deadlines and calendar of meetings and (iii)  provided with a practical presentation on the on-line Periodic Reporting Tool.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/632</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>3rd Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Sub-Saharan Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organised by the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Government of Eritrea and Africa 2009 (ICCROM, UNESCO-WHC, CraTerre-EAG, African cultural heritage institutions) as counterparts. It brought together 20 experts from various African countries, who presented Asmara (Eritrea), the Kenya Cultural Centre and National Theatre (Kenya), Mzizima Historic Garden Quarter in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Inhambane (Mozambique), a South African Township Serial Site (South Africa), Modern  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/544</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>South Eastern Europe Periodic Reporting Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The twenty-ninth General Conference of UNESCO, held in 1997, decided to activate Article 29 of the World Heritage Convention concerning the submission of Periodic Reports on the state of implementation of the World Heritage Convention (Section I) and the state of conservation of World Heritage properties (Section II). The periodic reports will also help focus the World Heritage Committee&apos;s as well as the State Party&apos;s future activities and funds, and strengthen sub-regional and regional  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/360</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting of the Second International Working Group on the safeguarding of Hu&#xe9;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/157</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert meeting on intervention in American Fortifications (Caribbean and Pacific)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Expert meeting organized by Nuria Sanz in cooperation with the World Monument Fund]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/156</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Caribbean Sub-regional Conference on the Development of a Caribbean Action Plan and Capacity Building Programme</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sub-regional conference]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/155</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop on recording, documentation and information systems. Development of World Heritage information management.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Flemish Goverment, Egypt&apos;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Egypt&apos;s Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/154</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Sub-regional Workshop on the joint nomination for the site of Jebel Ouenat</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee has expressed the need to have a more balanced World Heritage List, which should be representative of the diversity of the world natural and cultural heritage. Within this context and as a follow up of the Regional Seminar on Desert Landscapes organized in Egypt (Kharga Oasis, September 2001), which underlined the strong potential of desert sites for inclusion in the List, the World Heritage Centre would like to propose an activity concerning the site of Jebel  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/153</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/152</link>
         <author>secretariat@biodiv.org (secretariat@biodiv.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The organization &quot;Capuli&quot; in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Peru to UNESCO are hosting an exhibition on &quot;Modern Peru&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organizer: The organization &quot;Capuli&quot; in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Peru to UNESCO]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/151</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Plain of Jars World Heritage Nomination Review Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/147</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Workshop to elaborate a long-term archaeological research strategy for the site of Paharpur</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/148</link>
         <author>h.kinami@unesco.org (H. Kinami)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second North American Periodic Reporting Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[  All World Heritage Site Managers are expected to leave the meeting understanding the purpose of periodic reporting, the process and timetable for preparing the national and synthesized reports, their roles and responsibilities, and the next steps.&#xa0; They are equipped to begin the organisation and drafting of their Section II reports and understand the IT application to do so.     Primary objectives:&#xa0;&#xa0;&#xa0;   To ensure all participants      understand:The WHC and reporting      requirementsThe  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/457</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Special session on &quot;African Cities and Heritage&quot;, Africities Summit</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Within the Africities 2003 congress, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing a special session on &quot;African Cities and Heritage&quot;, to be held on Thursday 4 December 2003. Bringing together African and European mayors and parliamentarians, as well as representatives from universities and groups devoted to international cooperation this session will be the occasion to open a discussion with African mayors on the economic, social and cultural contributions heritage protection can make  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/149</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Australia ICOMOS Annual Conference and Workshop 2003</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 1999 amendments to the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter incorporated the concept of interpretation in conservation, as an essential part of securing the future of heritage places by informing and exciting their constituencies. Interpretation can communicate cultural significance and reflect diverse identities and values. But at times the medium overwhelms the message- just as over-restoration and reconstruction can overwhelm honest evidence and patina. Internationally, ICOMOS is becoming  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/150</link>
         <author>alancroker@design5.com.au (Alan Croker)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting meeting for cultural heritage for Russia and Eastern European CIS countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[National Coordinators from Russia, Ukraine and representatives of the national coordinators from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus will participate in the International Training Workshop for the preparation of the Periodic Reporting exercise. All the participating countries need to fill in Section I of the Report concerning the implementation of the World Heritage Convention on the protection of Cultural and Natural heritage. Besides the World Natural Heritage sites, the Russian  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/467</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting meeting for the Baltic Region and Nordic countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In 1998 the World Heritage Committee adopted a Format and Explanatory Notes for Periodic Reporting on the protection of the world&amp;rsquo;s cultural and natural sites on the UNESCO List. Reporting will be done on a regional basis and over 6-years cycle. There is an obvious need to handle the comprehensive information that will result.&amp;nbsp; At a meeting on periodic reporting on 1 July 2003, during the World Heritage Committee Meeting at UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s headquarters in Paris, the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/466</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Management of Natural World Heritage Sites in the Russian Federation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized by: the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm.
The Seminar dealt in lectures, case studies and discussions with the following topics:&amp;minus; Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Russia;&amp;minus; Overview of the Convention with respect to natural and mixed  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/465</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting for Russian Natural World Heritage Managers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized by: the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/633</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Periodic Reporting meeting for site managers from German speaking countries</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting on 9-10 July 2007, which focuses on management of World Heritage sites, will bring together site managers from German speaking countries and serve to inform German site managers about the Periodic Reporting exercise. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/464</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting will be held during the 27th Session of the Committee]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/463</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting for States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Information concerning the forthcoming 27th Session of the World Heritage CommitteeRegional Programme for the Arab StatesLinking Universal and Local Values: Managing a Sustainable Future for World Heritage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22-24 May 2003]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/420</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Linking Universal and Local Values: Managing a Sustainable Future for World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[These conclusions and recommendations were agreed upon by the participants at the conference Linking Universal and Local Values: Managing a Sustainable Future for World Heritage (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22-24 May 2003). The conference was attended by representatives from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, C&#xf4;te d&amp;#39;Ivoire, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mali,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/421</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>First Joint European and World Heritage network meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The First Joint European and World Heritage network (Nicosia, Cyprus, 7 to 11 May2003) is co-organized by the Council of Europe and UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World HeritageCentre. The main objective of the meeting is to bring together the nationalcoordinators for the Council of Europe&amp;rsquo;s HEREIN programme and the national focalpoints for UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s periodic reporting exercise. Representatives from 33 Europeancountries, including 49 Herein coordinators and 28 UNESCO/WHC periodicreporting  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/462</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Asia and the Pacific</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized by the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Municipal Government of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh School of Architecture. It saw participation from thirty experts from the region. Presentations on properties and sites of Modern Heritage, prepared by individual experts, included among others the Oval Maidan and Marine Drive in Mumbai, and Chandigarh (India), the Shanghai Bund (China), the Sydney Opera House in its Harbour Setting (Australia), the Tokyo National Gymnasium  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/543</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting for States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This was the second informational meeting organized for all States Parties representatives of Europe and North America regions (first one being hold in Budapest, Hungary on occasion of the 26th Session of the WH Committee. During the meetings participants were briefed on the periodic report process and provided with a calendar of events and deadlines for the completion of Section I and II of the Questionnaire.

Report on the 26th Session of the World Heritage Committee
Report on the 30th  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/422</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Joint USA-Canada World Heritage Site Manager&apos;s Meeting regarding Periodic Reporting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Expected outcomes
All World Heritage Site Managers leave the meeting understanding the purpose of periodic reporting, the process and timetable for preparing the national and synthesized reports, their roles and responsibilities, and the next steps.&amp;nbsp; They are equipped to begin the organisation and drafting of their Section II reports and understand the IT application to do so.
Primary objectives

To ensure all participants understand:
The WHC and reporting requirements
The WHC  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/361</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>1st Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more than 50 persons, two dozen experts who were selected for their professional work and experience in the field of conservation of 19th and 20th century heritage, debated the issues of identification, protection and conservation of properties and sites of the planned and built heritage of Latin America in the last two centuries. Individual experts  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/542</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>ICOMOS 13th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Strategies for the world&apos;s cultural heritage - preservation in a globalised world: principles, practices, perspectives&amp;quot;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/214</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage International Congress of Experts</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Preliminary workshops , 11 to 12 November, venues to be announced.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/213</link>
         <author>j.sullivan@unesco.org (J. Sullivan)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Space Applications for Heritage Conservation</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Virtual Heritage Congress (EISRY, ISU, WHC). Call for Papers, deadline 31 May 2002. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/212</link>
         <author>eurisy@micronet.fr (eurisy@micronet.fr)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Bishkek Global Mountain Summit</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Organized by the Government of Kyrgyzstan in collaboration with various UN agencies including UNESCO, FAO, UNEP, UNDP, UNU and other international organizations.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/211</link>
         <author>t.schaaf@unesco.org (t.schaaf@unesco.org)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>30th Anniversary Virtual Congress: World Heritage in the Digital Age</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Technology and New Media for Documentation, Preservation, Management, Sustainable Tourism and Education. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/210</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The 7th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities</title>
         <description><![CDATA[- ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/208</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Fire between Air and Water, Volcanic Islands in Science and Myth, Preservation and Valorization&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International conference to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/209</link>
         <author>cecilia.preziuso@esteri.it (Italian National Commission for UNESCO)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>[in French only] &#xab; Patrimoine Mondial - Patrimoines industriels &#xbb;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[[in French only] A l&amp;#39;occasion des 20 ans de son inscription sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, et des 30 ans de la Charte de l&amp;#39;UNESCO, l&amp;#39;Institut Claude Nicolas Ledoux propose des rencontres qui auront lieu le 20 septembre 2002 sur le th&#xe8;me : &#xab; Patrimoine mondial - Patrimoines industriels &#xbb;. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/207</link>
         <author>saline.royale@wanadoo.fr (saline.royale)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Seventh International DOCOMOMO Conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Image, Use and Heritage - The Reception of Architecture of the Modern Movement&amp;quot;. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/206</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Heritage, New Technologies, and Local Development&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ename Center for Public Archaeology, Province of East-Flanders.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/205</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;The Politics of World Heritage&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International Institute for Culture Tourism and Development (IICTD) 2 to 11 September: Johannesburg 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (South Africa) (Rio + 10).Information: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/204</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Inscription Ceremony for the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex</title>
         <description><![CDATA[-]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/203</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Summit on Sustainable Development, Parallel Event on World Heritage in Africa and Sustainable Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Adopted on the occasion of the meeting of African experts on heritage managementheld in Johannesburg from 19th to 23rd August 2002, as a parallel event to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, under the auspices of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/500</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information meeting during the 26th Session of the WH Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 26th session of the World Heritage Committee was taken as an occasion to brief all the States Parties from Europe and North America on the periodic report process.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/634</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop: Filling Critical Gaps and Promoting Multi-Site Approaches to New Nominations of Tropical Coastal, Marine and Small Island Ecosystems</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Workshop participants gathered to assess the marine biodiversity of the tropical realm and identify opportunities to expand World Heritage coverage of areas of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). The primary objectives of the workshop were to:

Reach expert consensus on tropical coastal, marine, and small island ecosystems for potential nomination as World Heritage sites.
Identify innovative opportunities for applying a multi-site approach (clusters and trans-border nomination) to pilot  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/501</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Information Meeting for States Parties</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Information Meeting for States Parties]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/499</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Fossil Sites Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting participants wished to bring to the attention of all relevant organisations and authorities concerned with World Heritage, fossil sites and geological sites the following points and recommendations from the meeting, bearing in mind the forthcoming World Heritage Committee meeting in Cairns.
The conference brought together representatives from World Heritage Fossil sites throughout the world and IUCN and included a field visit to the World Heritage site ofNaracoorte and  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/591</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting on Authenticity and Integrity in an African Context</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Final report:Saouma-Forero, Galia,Expert Meeting on Authenticity and Integrity in an African Context; Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; 2000Authenticity and Integrity  Summary of ICCROM Position Paper, Amsterdam 1998  Jukka Jokilehto in collaboration with Joseph King (02 February 2000)  1. Integrated Strategic Process  The World Heritage Convention identifies as the duty of the States Parties to ensure the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/443</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2000 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Expert Meeting on the Revision of the Operational Guidelines</title>
         <description><![CDATA[BACKGROUNDThe Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention were initially drafted in 1978 to inform States Parties to the World Heritage Convention of the principles which guide the work of the 21 member intergovernmental World Heritage Committee. The Guidelines provide advice concerning the establishment of the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger and the granting of international assistance under the World Heritage Fund. The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/441</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Second World Heritage Global Strategy Meeting for the Pacific Islands region</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The meeting was attended by representatives from Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, the United States of America and Vanuatu, representatives from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Pacific Islands  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/595</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/596</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain&apos;s third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.

These are issues of universal concern, especially as rapid urbanisation means that two-thirds of the world population will be living in cities by the next century, and as by the year  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/136</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain&apos;s third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them. These are issues of universal concern, especially as rapid urbanisation means that two-thirds of the world population will be living in cities by the next century, and as by the year  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/202</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Asia &amp; West Pacific Network For Urban Conservation (AWPNUC) Announces 6th Symposium</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Symposium will focus on:Grassroots mobilization and professionalism in conservation workConservation politics and policiesEconomic development, conservation and quality of lifeThe symposium program includes on-site case studies at local cultural and historic sites with visits to the National Palace Museum, Di-Hwa Street, Chingshan Temple, Lungshan Temple, Pao-An Temple, Confucius Temple and Shih-Lin Botanical Garden.There will be a youth forum dedicated to guiding and promoting the work  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/261</link>
         <author>yaoshan@ms8.hinet.net (6th AWPNUC International Symposium Organizing Committee Conference Coordinator)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Asia-Pacific Heritage Site Managers&apos; Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Draft agendaVenue: UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP)920 Sukhumvit Road (between soi 40 and 42) Tel: (66-2) 391-0879 ext.146 Thursday 20 November 8.00-8.30 &#xa0;Registration 8.30 &#xa0;Welcome by Mr Victor Ordo&#xf1;ez, Director of UNESCO PROAPIntroduction of participants 9.00 &#xa0;LEAP-PROJECT STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVESPresentation by Mr Richard Engelhardt, UNESCO Regional Advisorfor Culture in Asia and the Pacific:UNESCO&amp;#39;s cultural strategy in Asia and the Pacific Local  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/454</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Universities and Heritage: Towards a New Convergence</title>
         <description><![CDATA[We wish to inform you that from Octobre 5 to Octobre 10 1997, Laval University, in Quebec, will host ForumUNESCO International Seminar under the theme &quot;Universities and Heritage: Towards a New Convergence&quot;. Sponsored by UNESCO General Director M. Federico Mayor, this event will gather professionals, students and teachers working in the field of heritage, from various regions of the world. The Seminar is the second in a series of five that will be held alternatively on each of the five  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/255</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Nada Guzin)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[June 10, 1997, New York, NY -- The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today announced its support for BikeAbout&apos;s educational Internet adventure in the Mediterranean as they endeavor to increase awareness of, and access to, World Heritage sites in the region.BikeAbout-the Mediterranean is the first fully &quot;wired&quot; circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea by bicycle. The all-volunteer, international expedition and team effort is designed to foster an understanding and sense of unity in the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/260</link>
         <author>hub@bikeabout.org (Ethan Gelber)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Rountable On Internet And Heritage Promotion In Central Asia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Round Table on the Use of the Internet in the Promotion of National Heritage and Cultural Tourism in Central Asia is being organized by UNESCO and the Kazak Institute of Archeology, in Almaty, from 23 to 24 September 1997.During the Round Table, eminent scientists and decision-makers from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will explore the national heritage of the region and ways of presenting these on the Web. UNESCO World Heritage Centre experts will be  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/259</link>
         <author>d.ziyasheva@unesco.org (Ms Dana Ziyasheva)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum in Beijing, China, 15-21 September 1997, will gather some 100 students and teachers from 21 countries in the region.&amp;nbsp; The objective is to involve young people in World Heritage preservation and promotion through discussions and creative workshops at the World Heritage sites of The Great Wall, Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian and the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Forbidden City). Assuming the role of the archaeologist,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/254</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (M. Perers)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop For Cultural Heritage Managers On Disaster Planning For Central And Eastern Europe And New Indepedent States</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In an effort to encourage coordinated disaster planning, mitigation and relief, the United Nations General Assembly established 1990-2000 as the international Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).As disaster management strategies evolve at local, national and international levels, it is essential to assure inclusion of the cultural heritage - sites, structures and monuments, as well as museums, libraries, archives and their contents. A deliberate effort is required, as emergency  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/273</link>
         <author>iaas3@york.ac.uk (Dr. Sultan Barakat or Robert Brukner, PRDU, University)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Preservation Seminar in Brazil</title>
         <description><![CDATA[ICOMOS Brasil has announced the II International Seminar on Roads to Preservation, to be celebrated at the Museu Brasileiro de Escultura in Sao Paulo from 27-30 July. Topics will include international charters, land use legislation, land use for archaeological and urban sites, linkage between cultural and natural heritage sites. ]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/200</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Fourth International Conferences of Gaudinist Studies</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Monographic topic: Art and technology in the work of Antoni Gaudi Gaudi&apos;s architecture tends to be approached from one of two viewpoints, one stressing its artistic aspects and the other its technical innovations. However, as study deepens on the subject it becomes clear that in Gaudi the two concepts are indivisible; the mechanical, geometric and construction features are at the service of Gaudi&apos;s aesthetic proposals, and these invariably rest on expert technical solutions.The aim of this  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/201</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Seminar in Joya de Ceren</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The long-awaited international seminar on the management and conservation of Joya de Ceren and its surroundings (El Salvador) will be held from 7-11 July 1997. The seminar was preceded by a two-year process of studies and diagnoses on different aspects of conservation and management of the site. The substantive working document produced which will be the basis for discussions between national and international experts with the aim to draw up guidelines for a management plan for the site.  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/199</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Treasures of Mount Athos</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Discover the TREASURED RELICS OF ORTHODOXY by means of the FULL catalogue of the exhibition.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/257</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (Eirini Anastasopoulou)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Aim 20th anniversary conference: &apos;Spirit of Time and Place&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Association of Independent Museums will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 1997. Joint hosts for this special anniversary conference will be the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and the Ironbridge Institute (University of Birmingham). The historic Ironbridge Gorge provides a fitting venue for this year&amp;#39;s theme of &amp;#39;Spirit of Time and Place&amp;#39;. The seminar programme will be extended this year to include a focus on current management initiatives at UK World Heritage Sites (the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/453</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Africa Revisited</title>
         <description><![CDATA[During the 20th Section of the World Heritage the exhibition Africa Revisited took place. It was designed and produced by Galia Saouma-Forero.
The exhibition &amp;ldquo;Africa Revisited&amp;rdquo; was produced from information drawn from the first Global Strategy meeting in Harare in 1995 and the preparation of the meeting of Addis Ababa.
The exhibition highlighted the diversity and fragility of African cultural heritage.It has been circulating in Africa (namely Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/442</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 1996 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Experts Meeting on Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The expert meeting on &quot;Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites&quot; was held from 22 to 24 March 1996 at the Parc National de la Vanoise (France) at the kind invitation of the French Ministry for the Environment. Twenty experts representing natural and cultural heritage disciplines participated in their individual capacity (see List of Participants in Annex I).
The meeting reviewed background papers prepared by Mr. Bing Lucas, Mr. Henry  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/694</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 1996 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>African Cultural heritage and the World Heritage Convention - First Global Strategy Meeting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The scientific conception and preparation of the Harare meeting was set up by a scientificcommittee which met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 9 June 1995.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/594</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 1995 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Meeting to integrate the indicative lists of cultural properties presented by the F.R.G., France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Spain and Switzerland</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A double objective motivated the meeting organized by ICOMOS within the framework of the studies requested by the world Heritage Committee :

the analysis of the various indicative lists prepared by the European countries, which have been convoked on this occasion, to avoid propositions which muld be of a repetition nature,
to elaborate , in so far as it would be possible, a doctment which which propose new approaches for the nanination of cultural properties to the World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/597</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 1983 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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