Tourism, Heritage and Cultural Change in the Middle East and North Africa Region

4th-7th April 2009, Amman, Jordan International Conference – Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan The conference will critically explore the major issues facing the MENA region with regard to the development of tourism and its relationships with heritage and culture, to draw upon best practice from international scholars and [...]

People and Places: Sustaining the Value of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes

The Garden History Society Winter Lectures Series   Wednesday 11 March, 6.30 pm   Susan Denyer, FSA, World Heritage Adviser, ICOMOS, & Secretary, ICOMOS-UK Cultural landscapes reflect the interaction between people and their environment over time. Sustaining the distinctiveness of World Heritage cultural landscapes can mean sustaining not just the symptoms of interaction but the [...]

Elections: 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, Quebec, 2008

Last Saturday 4th October at the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly in Quebec, Gustavo Araoz was elected President of ICOMOS for the 2008 – 2011 mandate. Members also elected the officers and the ICOMOS Executive Committee (1 President, 1 Secretary General, 1 Treasurer General, 5 Vice Presidents and 12 Executive Committee members). The following members were elected: President [...]