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2009

 
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
 

December ^

Conferences and forum on the Loire multi-regional FEDER operational programme
18 December 2009. Angers, France
Organizers: Plan Loire Grandeur Nature
More info: http://www.plan-loire.fr/
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Meeting of the Val de Loire World Heritage
15 December 2009. At Vinci Center in Tours, France
Organizers: Val de Loire Mission
Contact: smi@mission-valdeloire.fr
More info: http://rendezvousduvaldeloire.blogspot.com/
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Regional workshop: Vulnerability Assessment of Disasters and Climate Change in World Heritage Properties
6 – 12 December 2009. Peking University, China
Organizers: WHITRAP - UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for Asia and Pacific Region; WHC – UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
Contact: mtcai@pku.edu.cn
More info: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2009_12ManagSitesCHN_en.shtml
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Second landscape research days
3 - 4 December 2009. Blois, France
Organizers: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Nature et du Paysage in Blois
Contact: jdpaysage@ensnp.fr
More info: http://www.valdeloire.org/front.aspx?SectionId=198&CHANGELANG=en&publiid=5859
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[español] VIII Encuentro Internacional sobre Manejo y Gestión de Centros Históricos “Vulnerabilidad, riesgos y mitigación en situaciones de emergencia”
1 - 3 December 2009. Havana, Cuba
Organizers: El Plan Maestro para la Revitalización Integral de La Habana Vieja, adscrito a la Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana
Contact: Damaris Vidabour G.Email - arquitecturayurbanismohoy@yahoo.es
More info: http://www.aecid.org/export/sites/default/web/galerias/agenda/
descargas/2009/VIII_Encuentro_Manejo_y_Gestixn.pdf

November ^

Workshop on the Application of the concept of Historic Urban Landscapes in the African context
30 November - 3 December 2009. Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Organizers: UNESCO World Heritage Center (WHC)
Contact: Mr. Muhammad Juma Muhammad (m.juma@unesco.org)
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/613/
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Exhibition of Aksum Obelisk Re-installation opens in Rome
25 November - 4 December. Roma, Italy
Organizers: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Contact: n.al-hassanat@unesco.org
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/567/
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3rd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on "Use and Management of Water in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes"
25 - 26 November 2009. Granada, Spain
Organizers: Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes
Contact: secretaria@alianzadepaisajesculturales.org
More info: http://www.alianzadepaisajesculturales.es/
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Expert Meeting on "Pastoralisme méditerranéen: Patrimoine culturel et paysager & developpement durable"
12 - 14 November 2009, Tirana, Albania
Organizers: France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement
Contact: a.ardesi@unesco.org
More info: http://www.universityandheritage.net/doc/Newsletter_CFU_13.pdf
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3rd Annual Meeting of the Loire Scientific Community and River Managers
6 November 2009. Saint-Etienne, France
Organizers: As a part od the "Loire grandeur nature 2007-2013 Plan"
Contact: ddre@eptb-loire.fr
More info: http://www.plan-loire.fr/index.php?rdv2009
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Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop 2009
2 - 7 November 2009. Maupiti, French Polynesia
Organizers: UNESCO Maupiti
Contact: tuheiavakarine@yahoo.fr
More info: http://unesco-maupiti2009.org/
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Workshop "Rivers and heritage"
2 November 2009. Senat. Paris, France
Organizers: France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement
Contact: a.ardesi@unesco.org
More info: http://www.universityandheritage.net/doc/Newsletter_CFU_13.pdf

October ^

II International hispanic/arabian gardering Conference
29 - 30 October 2009. Granada, Spain
Organizers: International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Contact: aepjp@arrakis.es or secretaria@aepjp.es
More info: http://www.aepjp.es/component/option,com_jcalpro/Itemid,304/extmode,view/extid,36/
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Regional Conference on Heritage, Biodiversity, Community
26 - 29 October 2009. La Havana, Cuba
Organizers: UNESCO La Havana
Contact: Sandra Varela: s.varela@unesco.org.cu
More info: http://www.unesco.org.cu/
Program: http://universityandheritage.net/doc/N4872_mab.pdf
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[français] Table-ronde de clôture des celebrations du 30ème anniversaire de l'inscription de la basilique de Vézelay sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’humanité
25 October 2009. Musée de Louvre. Paris, France
Organizers: As part of its 30th anniversary celebration
More info: http://www.universityandheritage.net/doc/Vezelay_V4.pdf
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17th General Assembly of States Parties
23 - 28 October 2009. Paris, France
Organizers: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Contact: wh-info@unesco.org
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/17GA
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International Conference on "World Heritage and Cultural Diversity – Challenges for University Education"
23 - 25 October 2009. Cottbus, Germany
Organizers: The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at Brandenburg University of Technology
Contact: conference.whs@tu-cottbus.de
More info: http://www.unesco.de/2082.html?&L=1

September ^

Astronomy and World Heritage issues
28 September 2009. Venice, Italy
Organizers: International Astronomical Union (INAF) and the Astronomical Observatory of Padua
Contact: Anna Sidorenko - a.sidorenko@unesco.org
More info: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46441&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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The Kitchen Garden Festival
26 - 27 septembre 2009. Val de Loire, France
Organizers: Château de Villandry
Contact: info@chateauvillandry.com
More info: http://www.chateauvillandry.com/
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4th edition of the Loire festival
23 - 27 September 2009. Orleans, France
Organizers: Orleans City
Contact: infos@tourisme-orleans.com
More info: http://www.festivaldeloire.com/
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Islands of Memory: Navigating personal and public history
17 - 20 September 2009. Launceston, Australia
Organizers: Oral History Association of Australia in Launceston
Contact: OHAA@qvmag.tas.gov.au
More info: http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/oralhistoryconference/
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X World Congress of the OWHC
7 - 14 September 2009. Quito, Ecuador
Organizers: Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
Contact: info@ocpmquito.org
More info: http://www.ocpmquito.org/
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“Journalism and World Heritage” Symposium Workshop: New deadline for registration
7 - 11 September 2009. Quito, Ecuador, within the scope of the 10th World Congress of the OWHC
Organizers: Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
Contact: antoine.gauthier@faaav.ulaval.ca
More info: http://www.ocpmquito.org/contenidos.php?id=88&tipo=1&idiom=1
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“Journalism and World Heritage” Symposium Workshop: New deadline for registration
6 - 11 September 2009. Quito, Ecuador, within the scope of the 10th World Congress of the OWHC
Organizers: Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
Contact: antoine.gauthier@faaav.ulaval.ca
More info: http://www.ocpmquito.org/contenidos.php?id=88&tipo=1&idiom=1

August ^

International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2009
31 August - 12 September 2009. Kyoto (Japan) and Kathmandu (Nepal)
Organizers: Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University
Contact: dmuch@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
More info: http://www.ritsumei-gcoe.jp/heritagerisknet.dmuch/index.html
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19 - 24 August 2009
International conference: Astronomy and World Heritage: Across Time and Continents
Kazan, Russian Federation
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World Heritage and Buffer Zones – Professional Update Session
18 August 2009. Canberra, Australia
Organizers: Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts, Australian National University
Contact: sandy.blair@anu.edu.au
More info: http://rsh.anu.edu.au/ippha/
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World Heritage Education Training Workshop
15 - 19 August 2009. Karakorum, Mongolia
Organizers: Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with UNESCO Office in Beijing
Contact: Béatrice Kaldun - b.kaldun@unesco.org
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/35/
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Cluster Training-of-Trainers Workshop for the Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme in Borobudur
10 - 14 August 2009. Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Organizers: UNESCO Office in Jakarta and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia
Contact: Masanori Nagaoka m.nagaoka@unesco.org
More info: http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8136&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

July ^

17 - 26 July 2009
2009 International Youth Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage
Suzhou, China
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European Association of Historic Towns and Regions: Visit to Vilnius
8 - 10 July 2009. Vilnius, Lithuania
Organizers: The European Association of Historic Towns and Regions in association with the Mayor of Vilnius
Contact: bsmith@historic-towns.org
More info: http://www.historic-towns.org/News.asp

June ^

33rd session of of the World Heritage Committee
22 - 30 June 2009. Sevilla, Spain
Organizers: World Heritage Centre (WHC)
Contact: wh-info@unesco.org
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/33COM/
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You have an appointment with world heritage
20 June - 8 July 2009. France
Organizers: Val de Loire Mision
Contact: smi@mission-valdeloire.fr
More info: http://rendezvousdupatrimoinemondial.fr/Le-patrimoine-mondial-vous-donne-rendez-vous_a31.html
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Budj Bim World Heritage Symposium
16 – 18 June 2009. Portland, Victoria (Australia)
Organizers: Lake Condah Sustainable Development Project
Contact: dameinbell@windamara.com
More info: http://www.lakecondah.com/symposium.html
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Exhibition: "The Loire invites the Mékong river: photographs of other banks"
15 June - 30 September 2009. Chateauneuf sur Loire, France
Organizers: A partnership between: Musée de la Marine de Loire, Mission Val de Loire, Région Centre et IRASEC dans le cadre de la coopération fleuve à fleuve.
Contact: marinedeloire@musee.chateauneufsurloire.fr
More info: http://www.rendezvousdupatrimoinemondial.fr/agenda/La-Loire-invite-le-Mekong-photographies-d-autres-rives_ae61616.html
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Ist Ibero-American World Heritage Youth Forum
14 - 23 June 2009. Sevilla, Spain
Organizers: Spanish Ministry of Culture
Contact: irazu.lopez@mcu.es
More info: http://www.patrimoniojoven.com/
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18th Technical Session of the International Coordinating Committee fro the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor)
2 - 3 June 2009. Siem Reap, Cambodia
Organizers: UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh
Contact: bh.lim@unesco.org
More info: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2175&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

May ^

12 - 15 May 2009
UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
Astana, Kazakhstan
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Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
1 May - 14 Jun 2009. Kyoto (Japan), Kathmandu (Nepal)
Organizers: UNESCO
Application deadline: 14 June 2009
Contact: dmuch@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
More info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/574/

April ^

21 - 24 April 2009
Workshop for managers of Nordic World Heritage sites
Copenhagen, Denmark
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19 - 24 April 2009
UNITAR Hiroshima – Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites Workshop 2009 – "Conservation for Peace – World Heritage Impact Assessment"
Hiroshima, Japan
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14 April 2009. Damascus
Workshop on “Energy Strategy for the Old City of Damascus”
Syrian Arab Republic

March ^

30 March - 2 April 2009
CAWHFI 2009 Steering Committee Annual Meeting
Yaoundé, Cameroon
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27 - 28 March 2009
Second Mid-Atlantic Ridge Expert Meeting
Azores, Portugal
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26 March - 25 May 2009
Advanced Course in World Heritage Conservation and Management - Application deadline 25 May 2009
Beijing, China
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23 - 27 March 2009
Second International Symposium of Conservation and Research of the Terracotta Army and Polychrome Cultural Relics
Xi'an, China
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22 - 28 March 2009
International intensive training session for francophone site managers
Burgundy, France
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21 - 24 March 2009
Conference on “Lower Nubia: Revisiting memories of the past, envisaging perspectives for the future”
Aswan, Egypt
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10 - 11 March 2009
International Workshop and Expert Meeting held on Starlight Reserves and World Heritage
Fuerteventura, Spain

February ^

26 - 27 February 2009
Symposium: Lascaux and conservation in underground medium
Paris, France
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25 - 27 February 2009
Future of the World Heritage Convention workshop
Paris, France
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24 - 26 February 2009
Joint Workshop on Marine World Heritage site selection and Marine protected areas in the Gulf and Red Sea
Manama, Bahrain
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23 February 2009
Conference on the historical Center of Havana
Paris, France
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19 - 21 February 2009
Sixth Savannah Symposium: World Heritage and National Registers in Perspective
Savannah, United States of America
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12 February 2009
200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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10 February 2009
Tourism and World Heritage: French Working Group
Paris, France

January ^

29 January 2009
Expert Working Group Meeting on the Conservation of the World Heritage Site of Bamiyan
Paris, France
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20 January 2009
Stakeholder meeting on the revision of Kenya's Tentative List under the World Heritage Convention
Nairobi, Kenya
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8 January - 30 September 2009
Workshop: Capacity Building on integrating World Heritage Education into the curriculum
Jordan , Jordan
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8 - 9 January 2009
Planning workshop on the nomination of the Great Rift Valley serial and trans-boundary sites to the World Heritage List
Nairobi, Kenya

 
 
 
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