HERITAGE UNDER FIRE (Protecting Our Past for Our Future)

21st January 2010 Chester Grosvenor Hotel & Spa, Chester The aim of the conference is to consider the threat to the UK’s unique heritage from fire and other such incidents and is a must attend for anyone who is involved with Fire Protection or the restoration and preservation of heritage buildings. The conference will involve [...]

Reinventing the Seaside: Blackpool in Context

Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April 2009 Blackpool Winter Gardens Blackpool Blackpool’s special history is rooted in its significance as the world’s first working-class seaside resort and its development into a unique centre of popular entertainment. Today, still synonymous with fun and excitement, Blackpool constitutes an exceptional cultural landscape – a living, evolving expression of [...]

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 [...]