Venue: 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
8.00-8.30
Registration
8.30
Welcome by Mr Victor Ordoñez, Director of UNESCO PROAP
Introduction of participants
9.00
LEAP-PROJECT STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVES
Presentation by Mr Richard Engelhardt, UNESCO Regional Advisor
for Culture in Asia and the Pacific:
UNESCO's cultural strategy in Asia and the Pacific
Local Effort and Preservation - review of the UNESCO LEAP-projec
Experiences from the five LEAP pilot sites:
Problems encountered and solutions sought
Recommendations for future LEAP-activities
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13.00
THE HERITAGE HOME-OWNERS' PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
The purpose, by Mr Richard Engelhardt
The template, by Mr David Michelmore, Conservation Expert
Adaptability at LEAP-sites:
Related activities:
20.00
Welcome dinner at Richard Engelhardt's house
Friday 21 November
8.30
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN CULTURAL RESOURCE AND HERITAGE SITE MANAGEMENT
Presentation by Mr Paul Box, GIS-consultant:
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13.00
COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT IN HERITAGE PRESERVATION
The World Heritage Education Kit, by Ms Maria Perers, UNESCO Associate Expert
Tourism as a tool for heritage conservation and job creation in the local community, by Ms Aruna Bagchee, State Government's Directorate of Archaeology, Mumbai, India
Community activities at LEAP and other sites:
Introduction to the excursion to Rattanakosin Island (Old Bangkok)
by Ms Banasopit Mekvichai, Chairperson, Committee of City Planning, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
19.30
Dinner
8.00-16.00
CITY PLANNING:
Bus leaves hotel for excursion to Rattanakosin Island (Old Bangkok) in collaboration with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Sunday 23 November
10.00
NETWORKING AMONG SITE MANAGERS
Internet as a tool for sharing of information among heritage site managers, by Mr Paul Box:
Newsletters and other printed means of communication:
Conferences, seminars and workshops:
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13.00
FUTURE LEAP-ACTIVITIES
Session chaired by Mr Richard Engelhardt:
17.00
Farewell dinner