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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  &#8230;]]></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>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 serial  &#8230;]]></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>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  &#8230;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/449</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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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,  &#8230;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/490</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This workshop was planned in the framework of the World Heritage Pacific 2009 Programme, which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in 2004, and aims at capacity-building among cultural and natural heritage experts from Small Islands Developing States of the Pacific. It is co-organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, together with the Australian Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and Arts&#xa0;and the New Zealand Department of Conservation.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/496</link>
         <author>jo.sharp@environment.gov.au (Jo Sharp)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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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 2.0A 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, dedicated on  &#8230;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/488</link>
         <author>chairman@vsmm2008.org (VSMM 2008 Conference)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 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 European  &#8230;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/423</link>
         <author>info@denkmal-leipzig.de (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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