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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 (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 16 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  ...]]></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>Conference on evaluation of the impact of the World Heritage Convention on Sustainable Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dates to be confirmed]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/793</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 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, 2011), and within the wider framework of the revisions to the Operational Guidelines (Chapter 89 and footnote to Chapter 89 of 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  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/833</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 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 (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; (Extract of Decision 35 COM 13). 
The State Party of Poland, in close  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/827</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 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:
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1) Social action and Archaeology in World Heritage
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2)  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/786</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 09 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 (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Workshop on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dates and details to be confirmed]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/803</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Living with World Heritage”, Interregional conference</title>
         <description><![CDATA[More information about this event, including confirmed dates, will be provided in coming weeks.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/790</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 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 discussthe 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]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/836</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Outdoor exhibition on World Heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[dates to be confirmed &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/806</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International colloquium on the conservation and management of World Heritage cities in Bruges</title>
         <description><![CDATA[International colloquium on the challenges and opportunities for the conservation and management of World Heritage cities.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/828</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>International workshop on Historic Urban Landscape conservation, Shanghai,  China</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/801</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>40th anniversary - activities in Spain</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Youth Forum on World Heritage Convention; World Heritage site managers Iberian meeting on World Heritage and development; Site managers national meeting on World Heritage and development; &amp;ldquo;World Heritage cities prize&amp;rdquo; on development; Working group on 40th anniversary activities.]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/804</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 01 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  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/824</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (WH-Info)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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