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16th General Assembly of ICOMOS Quebec, Canada 30 September – 4 October 2008 Resolutions of the General Assembly The French and Spanish versions are available on www.icomos.org Composition of the Committee - President: Werner von Trützschler (Germany); Rapporteur: Joan Domicelj (Australia); Members: Beverley Crouts-Knipe (South Africa), Francois Leblanc (Canada), Michèle Prats (France), Ruth Shady Solis (Peru), Jordi Tresseras (Spain). The 16 th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Québec, Canada, in October 2008: Expresses ICOMOS’ gratitude to Canadian Officials and organisers, and especially to the Canadian Government, Parks Canada, the Government of Québec, the City of Québec and the University of Laval for the success of this General Assembly. We also express our gratitude to the many volunteers who have assisted in the success of the conference, in particular to all those who contributed to the First International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage, Accepts with pleasure the invitation by the Iranian National Committee to hold the 17 th Session of the General Assembly in Isfahan in 2011, Expresses appreciation to the Getty Conservation Institute and The Getty Foundation for their support of international programmes and for the granting of funds to support attendance at this General Assembly by those unable to attend otherwise, Expresses support for UNESCO Director General, Koïchiro Matsuura, and the World Heritage Centre in increasing significance and effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention, Expresses appreciation to ICOMOS’ partner organisations, ICCROM, ICOM, IUCN, IFLA TICCIH, UIA, DoCoMoMo and OWHC, Recognizes the significant contribution to the work of ICOMOS of the following members who have passed away and expresses condolences to their families and the National Committees: Emmanuel Esteves (Angola), Freddi Guidi (Argentina), Yarazdat Harutunyan (Armenia), Gertrud Tripp (Austria), Jacques Dalibard (Canada), Robin Letellier (Canada), Claire Mousseau (Canada), Edgar Vargas Vargas (Costa Rica), Marta Arjona (Cuba), Mario Gonzalez Sedeno (Cuba), Pefkios Georgiadis (Cyprus), Hernán Crespo Toral (Ecuador), Anna Nurmi Nielsen (Finland), Gilles Nourissier (France), Andras Roman (Hungary), Bagher Shirazi (Iran), Alfred Steinmetzer (Luxembourg), Jaime Litvak King (Mexico), Constantino Reyes Valerio (Mexico), Rob Apell (Netherlands), Stephan Tschudi-Madsen (Norway), Nabi Ahmed Khan (Pakistan), Kausar Bashir Ahmed (Pakistan), Richard Howland (USA), Hamilton Morton (USA), Saidee Newell (USA), Jan Hird Pokorny (USA), Robert Stipe (USA), Ann Webster Smith (USA) In memory of these persons, a minute of silence is asked. *It should be noted that: Resolutions act as a link between ICOMOS members and the ICOMOS Executive Committee. The Resolutions Committee studies and coordinates all resolutions for balance in substance and in form. It assesses questions of validity and relevance, but not financial implications nor factual accuracy. That analysis is the responsibility of the Executive Committee. Following adoption by the General Assembly, the resolutions are circulated to all members and ICOMOS partners. The outcome of the resolutions is reported annually to the Advisory Committee by the President of ICOMOS. IcomosDEC_INSERT_ENG.indd 1 10/12/08 4:51:45 pm

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16th General Assembly of ICOMOSQuebec, Canada 30 September – 4 October 2008

Resolutions of the General AssemblyThe French and Spanish versions are available on www.icomos.org

Composition of the Committee - President: Werner von Trützschler (Germany); Rapporteur: Joan Domicelj (Australia); Members:

Beverley Crouts-Knipe (South Africa), Francois Leblanc (Canada), Michèle Prats (France), Ruth Shady Solis (Peru), Jordi Tresseras

(Spain).

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Québec, Canada, in October 2008:

• ExpressesICOMOS’gratitudetoCanadianOfficialsandorganisers,andespecially totheCanadianGovernment,Parks

Canada, the Government of Québec, the City of Québec and the University of Laval for the success of this General Assembly.

Wealsoexpressourgratitudetothemanyvolunteerswhohaveassistedinthesuccessoftheconference,inparticularto

all those who contributed to the First International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage,

• AcceptswithpleasuretheinvitationbytheIranianNationalCommitteetoholdthe17th Session of the General Assembly in

Isfahan in 2011,

• Expresses appreciation to theGettyConservation Institute andTheGetty Foundation for their support of international

programmes and for the granting of funds to support attendance at this General Assembly by those unable to attend

otherwise,

• ExpressessupportforUNESCODirectorGeneral,KoïchiroMatsuura,andtheWorldHeritageCentreinincreasingsignificance

and effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention,

• Expressesappreciation to ICOMOS’partnerorganisations, ICCROM, ICOM, IUCN, IFLATICCIH,UIA,DoCoMoMoand

OWHC,

• RecognizesthesignificantcontributiontotheworkofICOMOSofthefollowingmemberswhohavepassedawayandexpresses

condolencestotheirfamiliesandtheNationalCommittees:EmmanuelEsteves(Angola),FreddiGuidi(Argentina),Yarazdat

Harutunyan (Armenia), Gertrud Tripp (Austria), Jacques Dalibard (Canada), Robin Letellier (Canada), Claire Mousseau

(Canada),EdgarVargasVargas(CostaRica),MartaArjona(Cuba),MarioGonzalezSedeno(Cuba),PefkiosGeorgiadis

(Cyprus),HernánCrespoToral(Ecuador),AnnaNurmiNielsen(Finland),GillesNourissier(France),AndrasRoman(Hungary),

BagherShirazi(Iran),AlfredSteinmetzer(Luxembourg),JaimeLitvakKing(Mexico),ConstantinoReyesValerio(Mexico),

RobApell(Netherlands),StephanTschudi-Madsen(Norway),NabiAhmedKhan(Pakistan),KausarBashirAhmed(Pakistan),

RichardHowland(USA),HamiltonMorton(USA),SaideeNewell(USA),JanHirdPokorny(USA),RobertStipe(USA),Ann

Webster Smith (USA)

Inmemoryofthesepersons,aminuteofsilenceisasked.

*It should be noted that:Resolutions act as a link between ICOMOSmembers and the ICOMOSExecutiveCommittee.TheResolutionsCommittee studies and coordinates all resolutions for balance in substance and in form. It assesses questions of validity and relevance, but not financialimplicationsnorfactualaccuracy.ThatanalysisistheresponsibilityoftheExecutiveCommittee.FollowingadoptionbytheGeneralAssembly, the resolutions are circulated to all members and ICOMOS partners. The outcome of the resolutions is reported annually to the Advisory Committee by the President of ICOMOS.

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A. Current Issues

1. Protecting vernacular heritage in the aftermath of natural disasters

Considering that:- InthewordsoftheCharteronBuiltVernacularHeritage,

which was adopted in 1999 by ICOMOS, it would be unworthyof theheritageofman if carewerenot takento conserve the traditional harmonies that constitute the coreofman’sexistence,evenintheaftermathofnaturaldisasters of immense proportions,

- Vernacular heritage constitutes a continuing processincluding necessary changes and adaptation as a response to social and environmental constraints,

Recognizing that:- In the aftermath of the terrible tragedies affecting several

parts of the world - tsunamis in Asia and hurricanes in AmericaandtheearthquakeinChinajusttonameafew-there is a pressing need to ensure the recovery of familiar environments and traditions transmitted by previous generations,

- In the haste to provide emergency shelter and rebuilding, vernacular traditions are increasingly threatened and forgotten,

- It is important that the planning of reconstruction be based on sound traditional characteristics, as well as to review those that have failed on the affected region,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Addresstothecountriesafflictedbydisasteranexpression

of its profound solidarity and assurance that the most experiencedexpertsandspecialistsareattheirdisposalto assist, if necessary, in the drawing up of emergency measures for the salvaging, conservation and restoration of vernacular architecture.

2. Nomination of World Heritage properties in the Pacific Ocean region

BearinginmindtheextraordinaryculturaldiversityofthewiderPacificOceanregionanditsunder-representationontheWordHeritage list, and bearing in mind also that paramount chief TumuTeHeuheuofNewZealandhasfinishedhis termaschair of the World Heritage Committee,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• ExtenditsbestwishestoChiefTumuandtowishhimwell

in all his future endeavours for his people, and• Call on theUNESCOWorld HeritageCentre and the

StatesPartiestotheWorldHeritageConventiontotakeall steps possible to support the processes leading to the nominationofpropertiesinthePacificOceanregion.

3. Support for the Province of Sichuan (China)

ICOMOS members have been deeply moved and concerned bytheseverityoftheearthquakethathittheChineseprovinceof Sichuan on 12 May 2008. It greatly affected the local population and the cultural heritage in all its aspects.

This event mobilized all Chinese provinces and administrative authorities, which came to the rescue of this province in a mostefficientandpromptwaytoevaluatedamagesandfirstaid actions.

For its part, ICOMOS answered the call of its Chinese colleagues,forwhichtheselatterwereextremelygrateful.

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• ExpressitsmostsinceresolidaritytotheChinesepopulation

and wishes to provide its total support to ICOMOS China intheseextremecircumstances,andinitsworkinfavourof the preservation, conservation and restoration of its cultural heritage. After a proper overview of the situation, ICOMOSChinaproposedthataninternationalworkshopshouldbeheldintheearthquakearea.Theinvolvementof ICOMOS Scientific Committees and international colleagues will be warmly welcomed.

4. Alburnus Maior (Romania)

Regarding the Roman site of Alburnus Maior in Roşia Montana, an outstanding mining settlement and cultural landscape in Romania, as a potential World Heritage Site,

With reference to:- The Resolution n° 20 of the 13th General Assembly of

ICOMOS held in Madrid, Spain,- The Resolution of the 14thExtraordinaryGeneralAssembly,

heldinVictoriaFalls,Zimbabwe,- The resolution of the ICOMOS Conference, held in Pécs,

Hungary,22-27May2004,- The ICAHM Statement on the mining concept at Roşia

MontanainLyon,France,attheEuropeanArchaeologicalAssociation Conference on 9 September 2004,

- The Resolution of the 15th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meetinginXi’an,China,inOctober2005,

- The resolution of the XXIII World Congress of the UIA – the International Union of Architects, in Torino in 2008, and

Takingintoconsideration:- TheofficialstatementsoftheRomanianAcademy,those

of all the religious communities involved and also those ofprofessionalbodies,suchastheEuropeanCouncilofArchitects and the Romanian Chamber of Architects,

- That theMinistry for theEnvironment andSustainableDevelopment of Romania interrupted the licensing procedure for the mine proposal and suspended the evaluation of the environmental impact study prepared by Roşia Montana Gold Corporation,

- Recent irrevocable court decisions in Romania that annulled an archaeological discharge certificate issuedearliertoexploittheCarnicMassifandalsoascertainedthe illegality of RoşiaMontana’surbanplans,andalso

- Recentinformationaboutstepstakenforstartingminingoperations in Roşia Montana and also other similar threats upon the archaeological, architectural and historical heritage of the cultural landscape of the Apuseni Mountains,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Reiterateitsdeepestconcernabouttheplannedmining

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operations that have led to and threaten to continue the destruction of the archaeological site of Alburnus Maior in Roşia Montana, Romania, and its surroundings,

• CallfortheurgentinterventionoftheNationalAuthoritiesto ensure the appropriate protection of the site,

• Callforfurtherevaluationofthesignificanceofthesiteasa cultural landscape and its archaeological, architectural and ethnographic heritage together with its spiritual values inthecontextoftheculturalheritageofEuropeandtheworld, and

• Express once again its will to collaborate with theRomanian authorities and other organizations to achieve these actions and calls for the involvement of the relevant ICOMOSInternationalScientificCommitteeandUNESCOfor that purpose.

5. The destruction of the historic cemetery of Jugha (Autonomous Republic of Nachitchevan, Azerbaijan)

One of the famous Armenian sites, Jugha, was the hub of commerce and crafts since historic times. In the 15th and 16th centuries it was recognized as a center of vernacular architecture, epigraphy, writing, the processing of precious stones and tapestry. The historic cemetery of Jugha, as one of the outstanding examples of historicmonuments, wascomposedoftensofthousandsofkhatchkars(crossstones)that bore witness to the talent of construction and to the artistic skillofthemastermasonsofJugha.

Given that in recent years the historic and cultural heritage has suffered from wars, conflicts and political tensions, this heritage that once enjoyed its worthy place among the treasuresoftheworld’sheritagecannolongerbetransmittedtoday to future generations,

Considering that despite international efforts in heritage protection,andparticularlythemeasurestakenbyICOMOSinthefieldofWorldHeritageinDanger,asrecommendedbythe 15th General Assembly of ICOMOS on the protection of cultural heritage outside borders,

With the aim of preventing that such events are repeated, the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Draw the attention of theAzerbaijani authorities, as a

State Party to the Convention on the Protection of World Cultural andNaturalHeritage, to the destruction of theJugha cemetery and to transmit to them the concern of the internationalcommunityofconservationexperts,

• AsktheAzerbaijaniauthoritiestofacilitatetheaccessofanexpertdelegationfromUNESCOand/orICOMOSinorderto study the site and inform the international community of the results.

6. Heritage in danger in Peru

Considering that: - ThedeclarationofsitesandmonumentsasPeru’scultural

heritage is achieved through technical dossiers drawn up and evaluated by professionals, following national and international regulations in force,

- The cultural heritage is being affected by the action of “demonumentalization”, which is to withdraw the

monument status from monuments that had already been declared as national assets, to facilitate their destruction, without complying with the technical procedure,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• RecommendtotheNationalInstituteofCultureandthe

Government of Peru that the decision to remove the monument status of an asset declared cultural heritage can only be the responsibility of a “technical committee”, composedofexperts,with theparticipationof ICOMOSPeru, and based on the respective technical dossier, prepared by specialized personnel.

7. Response to articles in the popular media that glamorize looting of archaeological sites

Considering that:- Thescientificandhistoricvalueofartefactscanonlybe

fully realized if they are found and recorded by professional archaeologists in situ,

- In thepastyear,articles recommendingartefacts takenfrom archaeological sites as investments have appeared inTIMEmagazine,andnumeroustelevisionshowshaveappeared on the Travel Channel that encourage the looting ofarchaeologicalsitesforexcitementandprofit,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that:• ICOMOSwill,tothebestofitsability,publiclycondemn

pieces appearing in the media (including magazines, newspapers,televisionshows,andwebsites)thatextolthecollecting or purchase of artefacts obtained inappropriately from archaeological sites.

8. Tomo-No-Ura (Japan)

Considering that Tomo-no-Ura is recognized as a place of exceptional significance as it is a historic port townwithtemples dating from the 15th Century, merchant houses and streetscapes from the 18th Century, stone harbour facilities, and a relationship with the sea which has long been recognized asexceptionallybeautiful,

Recognizing that the port, town and landscape of Tomo-no-Ura,asauniqueensembleofinternationalsignificance,cannotbe considered separately and that their conservation should embrace the visual environment, including the adjoining sea, theislandsandmountainbackdropandconsiderthehistoricalrole of the port including its function, especially as part of the cultural route between Japan and Korea,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• UrgetheNationalGovernmentofJapan:

- to suspend the authorization of the Tomo bridge project by the Government of Hiroshima Prefecture and the GovernmentofFukuyamaCity.

• AsktheGovernmentofHiroshimaPrefecture:- to respect the value of the port, town and landscape

of Tomo-no-Ura as a unique and inseparable ensemble,

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- to withdraw its application for the authorization of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,

- to abandon the bridge building project and reconsider the alternatives that will not harm in any way this unique ensemble.

• AsktheGovernmentofFukuyamaCity:- to respect the value of the port, town and landscape

of Tomo-no-Ura as a unique and inseparable ensemble,

- to withdraw its application for the authorization of the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture,

- to abandon the bridge building project and reconsider the alternatives that will not harm in any way this unique ensemble.

9. Heritage Protection in Moldova

Considering the rich heritage of Moldova, a country at the crossroads of many cultures in history and facing increased vulnerability from economic and social changes,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• CallfortheauthoritiesofMoldovatoenhanceitsprotection

and conservation system along the lines of Article 5 of the World Heritage Convention, which it signed in 2002, in cooperation with scientific and professional organizations,

• OffertheassistanceofICOMOS,anditsprofessionalandinternationalnetwork, for thebenefitofMoldovaand itscultural heritage.

10. Twentieth Century Heritage at Risk

Notingthe:- Extraordinary contribution of Russian modernism

to Twentieth Century heritage, and the threats and deterioration which are currently occurring to many places ofoutstandinginternationalsignificanceinRussiaincludingtheRusaKovrusWorkersClub,thehouseandthestudioof the architect KonstantinMelnikov and the neglectedNarkomfinbuilding,

- Imminent threats to the Gettysburg Cyclorama, designed byRichardNeutra in 1962, determined eligible for theU.S.ANationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesin1998butnotprotected from demolition; and the Third Church of Christ, Scientist and Christian Science Monitor Building, designed by I.M.Pei, completed in1971,adesignated landmarkbuilding in Washington, USA, currently the subject of a demolition proposal,

- Recent international competition by the Regione Sicilia to conserve The Hangar at Augusta, Sicily, Italy, now vacant, designed for the Italian Air Force in 1920, a rare survivor of the era of airship transport and the important wartime heritage of Sicily, and

- Ongoing evolution of development proposals for visitor and religious community facilities in close proximity tothe Ronchamp Chapel, France, designed by Le Corbusier 1954/55, to ensure that it reinforces the authenticity ofthe outstanding landscape which is inseparable from this outstanding building,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• NotethatthereisathreattotheheritageoftheTwentieth

Century worldwide, • Urge the relevant national authorities and professional

organizations in Russia, the United States , Italy and France, and other countries, to act with urgency to safeguard their conservation and maintenance, to prevent ongoing deterioration or loss, or damage to their settings and secure their sustainable future as important components of the heritage of the Twentieth Century.

11. The restoration of the historic Manège militaire de la Grande Allée, in Québec, Canada

Consideringthehistoricalandarchitecturalsignificanceandremarkablepresenceof theManègemilitairede laGrandeAllée in the historic ensemble of Québec and its designation asaNationalHistoricSitebytheGovernmentofCanada,

Considering the considerable damage caused to the Manège bytheApril2008firebutalsothefactthatthebuildingremainssignificantlypresent,

Considering ICOMOS promptly offered the Prime Minister of Canadaassistanceafterthefiretohelpintheapproachandmethods for the restoration of this historic monument,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• CallupontheGovernmentofCanadatorepairtheManège

militaire de la Grande Allée and protect its remains from winter and the weather in an adequate manner during the development of a model conservation project for this historic building with the aim of ensuring the continuity of the heritage values associated with this national historic place of Canada,

• RenewtheofferofICOMOStoassisttheGovernmentofCanadaindefininganappropriateapproachtomakethisan outstanding restoration project,

• EncouragetheCanadianauthoritiestotakeallpreventivemeasurestoreducetheriskofsuchdisastershappeningagain with historic buildings under their authorities.

12. The historic centre and World Heritage Site of Québec (Canada)

Considering the remarkable and fruitful settinggiven to themeetings and symposiums of the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS by the city of Québec, embellished and lively on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of its foundation,

Considering that the historic district of Québec has been inscribed on the World Heritage List on the basis of its outstanding universal value and the firm commitment ofgovernmental and municipal authorities to ensure the protection and conservation of the Old Québec as a historic urban ensemble,

Noting the existence of private and public constructionprojects, demolitionworks or uncertainty on the protectionand enhancement of important elements of the architectural or archaeological heritage of the World Heritage Site and

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adjacent heritage areas, all of which remind of the persisting challenges relating to the management of the site as required by its inscription on the World Heritage List,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Thank profoundly the authorities of theGovernments

of Canada and Québec, the City of Québec and all the other partners, professionals and volunteers who made it possible to hold such a memorable meeting in the beautiful historic city of Québec,

• Callforalltheauthoritiesinchargeofthemanagement,protection and conservation of the World Heritage Site and the adjacent heritage areas to reinforce their commitment for a development model that ensures that precedence is given to the protection, conservation and enhancement of this designated heritage over construction pressures which are or could affect it, and to implement policies and best practices consequently,

• OffertotheCanadianandQuébecauthoritiesandtotheCityofQuébectheavailabilityofitsprofessionalnetworktoassisttheminthisworksoastomakeQuébecthemodelofexcellenceinappropriatepoliciesandpracticesintheconservation of historic cities.

B. Organisation

13. Representation of membership diversity

Considering that:- ICOMOSaspirestohavingaglobalreachwhichreflects

the cultural diversity of humanity,- ICOMOSNationalCommitteesarenot fully inclusiveof

this diversity,- At ICOMOS statutory meetings, there is frequently a limited

representationofNationalCommitteesparticularly fromcertain regions of the world,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Call upon the Executive Committee to commission a

study to investigateandclarify the insufficientoutreachof ICOMOS in the regions, the barriers to full participation instatutorymeetingsofICOMOSandtotakeappropriatemeasures to resolve the issues addressed in the study.

14. Institutionalization of youth participation

Considering:- The necessity of encouraging and supporting the

involvement of young researchers and professionals in thefieldofheritageinICOMOS,

- The success of the First International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage held inQuebec,Canadafrom27to28September2008,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to encourage:• ICOMOSanditscommitteestopursueeffortstowelcome

and encourage the involvement of a greater number of young researchers and professionals,

• ICOMOS to continue the init iative of organisingthe International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage,

• Theinvolvementofyoungresearchersandprofessionalsin the issues, goals and actions discussed by the ICOMOS ExecutiveCommittee, theAdvisoryCommittee and theGeneral Assembly,

• TheInternationalScientificCommitteestoinformyoungprofessionals, especially participants of the Forum, of their activities via the ICOMOS International Secretariat,

• TheNationalCommitteestotakethenecessaryproactivemeasures to welcome and involve a greater number of young researchers and professionals, and assure them a sufficientrepresentation.

15. Timing of statutory meetings

Considering that:- ICOMOSNational andScientificCommittees comprise

members of diverse cultures and faiths, and that - These faiths have holy days which involve fasting, festivals

andritualswhichmightbetiedtospecific localitiesandare not conducive for travelling away from home,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that:• When determining the timing of statutorymeetings of

ICOMOS, the Executive Committee should seriouslyconsider the religious holy days of its membership, as communicated to the International Secretariat by its NationalCommittees, inorder to facilitate thebroadestpossible participation in such meetings.

16. National Committee Statutes

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Warmlywelcome the newmodel statutes for National

Committees, drawn up by the International Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI) andtorequesttheExecutiveCommitteetopromotetheirconsiderationbyNationalCommittees.

17. ICOMOS support for the Open Access to scientific literature

Considering that:- The evolution of new technologies is provoking a true

digital revolution in the sharing of scientific informationacross the internet,

- The politics of management of the publishing houses, and above all the disproportionate increase of subscription prices to Journals, has instigated over the past few years several initiatives and demonstrations which have led to the creation of the Open Access Initiative (OAI), a movement forthefreeaccesstoscientificpublicationsthroughtheinternet.TheOAI is linked toprojectsor initiatives thatfavour free access, open and without restriction, to all of theworksproducedbyscientificcommunities,that istosay a free access, without economic barriers, but which nonethelessreaffirms therightsof theauthorsover thearticles,

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- ICOMOS, being the only organization working at theinternational level dedicated to promoting the theory, methodology and technical applications to the conservation, protection and promotion of monuments and sites, should support and subscribe to the Open Access Initiative, by signing the Budapest Open Access Initiative,

- The creation of an open access archive in ICOMOS (alreadyapprovedbytheExecutiveCommitteeinJanuary2007) inordertosimplifythedistributionofallscientificworkscouldfallwithinICOMOS’responsibilities(Article5b of the Statutes of ICOMOS) and at the same time could increasetheorganization’svisibilityandprestigethroughtheheritagescientificcommunity,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• SupporttheOpenAccessInitiative,understandingby“open

access”theopenaccessthroughtheinternetofallfull-textscientific documentation, permitting every user to read, download,copy,distributeorprint these texts,whileat thesametimerespectingtheexistinglegalrightsoftheauthors,

• Recommend that ICOMOS sign theBudapest Open Access Initiative,

• Encourage all National and International ScientificCommittees of ICOMOS to make available all theirscientific documentation through the ICOMOS Open Access Archive.

18. Integrating Spanish in General Assemblies and Committee Meetings

Considering:- That the Iberic American countries in ICOMOS represent

an important portion of it, and that they are composed of 24 countries of which 14 are present today,

- That ICOMOS holds cultural diversity as one of its principles,

- That language represents an important factor in intercultural understanding,

- That in the General Assemblies, Advisory Committee and ScientificCouncilmeetings,aswellasinthedocumentsproduced by them, Spanish translation is neither mandatory norfrequent,eventhoughSpanishspeakingmembersuseoneofthefourofficiallanguagesofICOMOS,

- The need to guarantee the equal access by the members to the valuable information produced during the above mentioned meetings and documents,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Requestthehostsofthe17th General Assembly to consider

and to use their best endeavours to provide Spanish translation in the 17thGeneralAssembly andScientificSymposium.

• RequesttheExecutiveCommitteetoassessthefinancial,practical and statutory implications of introducing Spanish as aworking language and to report back to the 17th General Assembly on the outcomes of this assessment.

19. Raymond Lemaire International Fund

Considering Resolution 29 adopted by the 12th General AssemblyinMexicoaimingattheestablishmentofaRaymond

Lemaire International Fund designed to raise funds for training young heritage professionals,

Considering that the funds collected will serve to provide scholarships to young heritage professionals, enabling them to takepart inpost-graduatecoursesor traineeshipsin conservation and restoration throughout the world, thus ensuringhighlyqualifiedmembership,

Considering that the Fund has received support from eminent ICOMOSmembersandthatthesumof5000Euroshasbeenraised,

Considering that the Fund, endorsed by the ExecutiveCommittee in March 2008, has been presented at the Youth ForumorganisedwithintheframeworkofthepresentGeneralAssembly,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada,inOctober2008resolvestorequesttheExecutiveCommittee to:• DisseminateinformationconcerningtheRaymond Lemaire

Fund for next generation skills to all ICOMOS members and invite them to contribute to the Fund,

• Concludecooperationagreementswithtrainingcentresinconservation and restoration in the world,

• Developcriteriaforattributingscholarships,• EntrustthemanagementoftheFundtotheInternational

Secretariat,• Organize the attribution of the scholarships during the

triennial General Assemblies together with the Piero Gazzola Prize, so that the names of the two founding fathers of ICOMOS are reunited by two different but complementary initiatives.

20. Financial management of ICOMOS

Considering that:- TheICOMOSExecutiveCommitteehasimportantfinancial

responsibilities, managing an annual budget of more than €1 Million and providing membership services to more than 9,000 members,

- The policies and procedures used by the ICOMOS Executive Committee and the ICOMOS InternationalSecretariat for financialmanagement, accounting andgovernance should be regularly reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate and relevant,

- Recentchangesintheworld’seconomyarelikelytoaffectthe economies of most States and also the operations and financesofICOMOSinthecomingyears,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that:• The Executive Committee consider setting up two

standing committees, a Finance Committee and an Audit Committee,madeupofExecutiveCommitteemembersandotherswithcompetence, includingexpertswhoarenot necessarily ICOMOS members, to advise the Bureau ofICOMOSonfinancialpoliciesandplanning,accountingprocedures, risk analysis, corporate governance anddisaster recovery, in order that ICOMOS can adapt and thrive in changing times.

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21. Transparency in Consideration of Scientific Symposia Papers

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that:• The provisions for evaluation of proposed papers

submitted for the Scientific Symposium be revised, inorder to improve transparency in the evaluation process, by providing in advance the methodology adopted by the evaluation committee as well as the evaluation criteria.

22. Assessment Framework for Twentieth Century Heritage

NotingtherecommendationoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteeWHC-07/31.COM/24 to “prepare an evaluativeframeworkforathematicstudyonmodernarchitecture”,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada in October 2008 notes the increasing urgency of such workfortheconservationofTwentiethCenturyHeritageplacesin general and resolves to:• UrgeICOMOStoseekextrabudgetaryfundingtoprepare

anevaluativeframeworkforathematicstudyonTwentiethCenturyheritagein2008/2009,whichincludesdesignedlandscapes, town and urban planned environments, industrial sites as well as architectural structures. The project will be supervised by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Twentieth Century Heritage in consultation with the International Committee for documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement (DOCOMOMO) and the International Union of Architects (UIA).

23. Heritage Alerts Programme: Pilot study

Recognising the frequency of requests for ICOMOS to react to threats to heritage sites andmonuments, theScientificCouncil and Advisory Committee have endorsed a project proposalfromtheICOMOSInternationalScientificCommitteeon Twentieth Century Heritage (ISC20) to trial a system of Heritage Alerts. The ISC20 Heritage Alerts project aims to deal systematically with the increasing need to respond to the urgent threats which impact the conservation of the heritage of the Twentieth Century. An assessment process to understand the threats to individual sites is proposed, together with an electronic information distribution methodology. A trial period isproposed,afterwhicharefinedprojectwillbeofferedforadoption by ICOMOSScientific andNational Committeesmore generally. It may become a component of the ICOMOS Observatory.

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada in October 2008 notes the useful scope and applicabilityofthisworkandresolvesto:• UrgetheICOMOSExecutiveCommitteetoprovidemodest

logisticalsupporttotheICOMOSInternationalScientificCommitteeonTwentiethCenturyHeritagetoundertakeapilot study for Twentieth Century Heritage Alerts and report backtotheScientificCouncilandAdvisoryCommitteeonthe results of such a trial.

C. Doctrine

24. Criteria for ICOMOS Doctrinal Texts

Considering that ICOMOS and its Committees have furthered the protection and conservation of heritage with the development and dissemination ofDoctrinalTexts to professionals andinstitutionsinthefield,usingasetproceduretothateffect,

Considering thevaluableworkof the ICOMOSInternationalCommittee on the Theory and Philosophy of Conservation in examining thecurrentcorpusofsuchDoctrinalTextsat therequestoftheExecutiveCommitteeaspartofthe2005-2008Triennial Action Plan, and its conclusions which were supported by the Advisory Committee at its meeting in Quebec, Canada, on 28 September 2008,

Underlining the interest for clearer definitions, format andsourcesforfutureDoctrinalTextsforICOMOS,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that:• ThesurveyofcurrentDoctrinalTextsandDeclarationsof

ICOMOS, including those presented to the 16th General Assembly at its meeting in Québec, Canada, be completed in order to draft criteria for guiding the production of future DoctrinalTexts for ICOMOS, including thoseplannedforsubmissiontothe17th General Assembly in 2011,

• DraftcriteriabesubmittedtotheAdvisoryCommitteeatitsmeeting in 2009 for its consideration and recommendation totheExecutiveCommitteeforadoptionofsuchcriteriainDoctrinalTextsbeingplannedforthe17th General Assembly in 2011.

25. Inventories and Listing Processes

Consideringthefundamentalimportanceoftheidentificationofmonuments, sites and other types of heritage places as a primary action and prerequisite to their protection and conservation, a pointstressedintheWorldHeritageConvention’sArticle5inrelationtoeachcountry’sentireheritage,

Considering the necessity to develop and improve the means to identify heritage as part of an adequate conservation system at the national and local levels, in particular the inventories, registers and listing records of monuments and sites, their settings and intangible dimensions or traditions,

Considering the work of many ICOMOS National andInternational Committees, among others that of CIPA on documentation and recording methods and technology, for the benefitofan interdisciplinaryandeffectiveapproach to fulfilICOMOS aims,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Encourage the various competent authorities in each

country to reinforce their inventory and listing processes at the national, regional, local or community levels in a coordinated way in support for improved protection and conservation of heritage structures, sites and areas, their setting, associated objects, commemorative or living intangible dimensions, and uses,

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• AskNationaland InternationalCommitteesof ICOMOStoidentify,collate,andshareexamplesofbestpracticesin inventory and listing processes and their effective use in the protection and conservation of such heritage so as to develop recommendations and interdisciplinary and regional cooperation in support of this action.

26. Heritage at Risk Series

Considering thepublicationsince2000by ICOMOSoffiveWorld Reports on Monuments and Sites in Danger and three special editions on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Soviet Heritage andEuropeanModernism, andNaturalDisastersand Cultural Heritage, with numerous contributions from our NationalandInternationalCommitteesaswellasICOMOSmembers and partners, constituting theHeritage at RiskSeries,

Thankfully noting the support of UNESCO, theGermanFederal Government Commissioner for Cultural Affairs and the Media for this ICOMOS initiative,

Noting the impact of theHeritage at Risk Series and itsdissemination in printed or web format, to raise a more global awareness of the state of heritage sites, structures and areas around the world and on the effectiveness of their protection and conservation to face threats of increasing diversity and intensity,

Considering the decisions of theExecutiveCommittee onthe establishment of an ICOMOS “Observatory” (workingtitle) on the protection and conservation of monuments, sites and other types of heritage places as part of the 2005-2008 TriennialWorkPlan,The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• RequesttheHeritageatRiskSeriestobecontinuedand

thatactionsbetakentoenhanceitscommunicationandimpact so as to support protection and conservation of the cultural heritage world-wide, and to better serve ICOMOS and its Committees to define priorities and strategic goals,

• RequestNationalandInternationalCommitteestoreinforcetheir contribution to the content, production, dissemination anddiscussionoftheWorldReportsandSpecialEditionswith their members and partners,

• Request that theHeritageatRiskSeriesand ICOMOS«Observatory» project be coordinated through the International Secretariat to enhance their consistency and impact.

27. Preventive Monitoring

Considering the importance of pre-emptive measures to ensure the protection and the conservation of heritage sites, structures and areas as noted in the ICOMOS charters as well as the World Heritage Convention,

ConsideringtheusefulcontextprovidedbytheWorldHeritageConventionanditsOperationalGuidelinesdefiningmonitoringas a professional and cooperative mechanism to improve the stateofconservationofheritagesites,andbytheexperienceof ICOMOSasanAdvisoryBodytosupport theworkof the

WorldHeritageCommitteeofUNESCO,inparticularrelatedtomonitoring activities for World Heritage properties,

Noting the valuable initiatives, activities andexperiencesofmanyNationalCommitteestomonitorWorldHeritagesitesandother aspects of conservation practice in their country, often resulting in more effective interventions by ICOMOS,

Taking note of the positive discussions at theAdvisoryCommittee of the message sent by the President of ICOMOS toallCommittees,encouragingthemtotakeanactivepartinPreventive Monitoring in coordination with the International SecretariatandoftheworkoftheExecutiveCommitteeontheproposalofanICOMOS“Observatory”(workingtitle),

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Acknowledge and stress the importance of preventive

actionsandmonitoringaskeystosuccessfulprotectionand conservation of heritage,

• Request that the concept of an ICOMOSObservatorybe further developed and implemented through national, regional or thematic pilot projects as part of the nexttriennialworkprogramme,

• InviteallNationalandInternationalCommitteestotakepartin and contribute to this initiative, and request that they report their observations, requests and recommendations to the International Secretariat of ICOMOS to avoid potentially detrimental effects of addressing them directly to other bodies like UNESCO where they relate toWorld Heritage sites and ensure the effectiveness of the interventions of ICOMOS.

28. Monuments of Nature initiative

Considering that Cultural Landscapes and Monuments of NaturehadbeenproposedbyICOMOSasthethemeofthe2007InternationalDayofMonumentsandSiteson18th April, resultinginactivitiesandreflectionsbyICOMOSCommitteesand members on this theme, not only on that day but in general in2007,particularlytheholdingofaninternationalmeetinginManaus,Brazil,toreflecttheconceptofMonumentofNatureusedbyAlexandervonHumboldt inhis1799explorationofthe Amazonia,

Consideringtheincreasedacknowledgementofthefundamentalimportance of human dimensions in the heritage value of naturalsitesduetotheirspiritual,cultural,aesthetic,scientificor memorial values, and the need to raise awareness so that they are effectively respected and safeguarded in the protection and conservation of these sites,

Considering the many uses of the concept of “monument” in laws, by-laws and policies, including the World Heritage Convention to designate a diversity of natural sites including, for examplemountains,waterfalls, geological formations orremarkable trees, and the resulting increasing interest fora closer dialoguebetween the fieldsof cultural andnaturalconservation for which ICOMOS needs to be prepared,

Noting the invitationmade to allNational and InternationalCommittees to inform ICOMOS on the general concept of “MonumentsofNature” in termsof illustrativecases in theircountryandexamplesof legalorother relevant references,

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andthecreationofaTaskForceunderthePresidenttofurtherthesubjectintheframeworkofICOMOS’statutoryaimsandobjectives and its activities, particularly in support of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention through interdisciplinary activities,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Invite all National and International Committees of

ICOMOS to continue to reflect on the concept and thevaluesof“MonumentsofNature”intheirculturalcontextandonactions tobe taken tounderstand their culturalassociations and ensure their conservation,

• RequestthatICOMOSreinforcesitscooperationwithotherorganisations, including the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the International Federation of LandscapeArchitects (IFLA), to support and enhance this initiative,

• Request theNational and InternationalCommittees toidentify a contact person among their members to help in the development of this initiative.

29. Energy Savings and Sustainable Development

Recognizing the legitimate concern of reducing energy consumption and the use of fossil fuels, and of developing new energies,

Recalling the declaration adopted unanimously in Paris on 13 November2000bytheAdvisoryandExecutiveCommitteesofICOMOS: Heritage is a cultural exception ... where regulatory standards which are not adaptable to it cannot be applied. A moratorium should be imposed immediately ... to start the work of experts and specialists for specific and appropriate responses... and that transitional measures are appropriate.

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• UrgethemembersofICOMOStoapproachtheirrespective

governments and theEuropeanCommission to developspecific responses for existing built heritage and forlandscapes, using a comprehensive and qualitative approach based on a case by case diagnosis, by heritage specialists, for an appropriate and consistent application of sustainable development objectives compatible with heritage preservation takingadvantageoftheheritageassets,

• UrgetheICOMOSInternationalSecretariattoprovideawell-publicised on-line forum for the continuous reporting by members of their efforts and results,

• Urge the ICOMOS International Scientific Committeeon Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues to provide periodicup-to-datereportsontaxandincentivestructuresthat result in a reduction of energy consumption while encouraging the conservation of heritage.

30. Working themes for the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees for the next triennium

NotingthespiritoftheEger-Xi’anPrinciples,theworkoftheScientificCouncilsince2005anditsprimarymandatetoadvance

interdisciplinaryscientificresearch,andacknowledgingthechallenge to conservation in the 21st century due to Social, Technological and Climate Change:

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Welcome thedevelopmentby theScientificCouncilof

aschemefor interdisciplinaryscientificcooperationforthenext trienniumentitled,Changing World: Changing Views of Heritage, the impact of global change on cultural heritage, and to

• Warmly invite all ICOMOS National Committees,International Scientific Committees and members worldwide to participate and contribute in its elaboration in relation to the diversity of cultures, regions and disciplines of ICOMOS.

31. Access to Grey Literature by Legitimate Researchers

Considering that:- Whenpublicfundsareexpendedtoconductarchaeological

research, the results are not always disseminated beyond sponsoring agencies,

- Tooofteninformationfromsuch‘developmentarchaeology’isunavailableas‘grey’literature,andthat

- It is understood that certain informationmust be keptconfidentialtoprotectheritagevalues,butotherresearchresults are needed to meet the ethical obligations of archaeological inquiry to inform the public and ensure futuregenerationshaveknowledgeoftheculturalpast,

The 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves that• ICOMOS and its National Committees encourage

government heritage agencies to enable public access to theresultsofarchaeologicalinquiryundertakenaspartofdevelopment projects, environmental impact statements and other non-research based archaeology.

32. Places of Worship

Considering the joint proposal by ICOMOS Palestine and ICOMOS Israel, the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, meeting in Quebec, Canada, in October 2008 resolves to:• Recommend that places of worship be accessible to

all humans, respecting the feelings of the relevant communities and their sensitivit ies and religious practices,

• Recommend that local communities be consulted andparticipate in the planning process of archaeological excavationsintheirlocations.Thecommunitiesshouldenjoyandbenefitfromthesites,improvingtheirqualityoflife and economy and enriching their culture. All historic periods should be respected, studied and enhanced, in accordance with the Venice Charter, the ICOMOSCharter for the Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites, and other relevant documents.

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Preamble

Meeting in the historic city of Québec (Canada), from 29 September to 4 October 2008, at the invitation of ICOMOS Canada, on the occasion of the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOSandthecelebrationsmarkingthe400thanniversaryof the founding of Québec, the participants adopt the following Declaration of principles and recommendations to preserve the spirit of place through the safeguarding of tangible and intangible heritage, which is regarded as an innovativeandefficientmannerofensuringsustainableandsocial development throughout the world.

This Declaration is part of a series of measures and actions undertakenbyICOMOSoverthecourseofthepastfiveyearsto safeguard and promote the spirit of places, namely their living, social and spiritual nature. In 2003, ICOMOS focused thescientificsymposiumof its14thGeneralAssemblyonthe theme of the preservation of social intangible values of monuments and sites. In the ensuing Kimberly Declaration, ICOMOScommitteditselftotakingintoaccounttheintangiblevalues(memory,beliefs,traditionalknowledge,attachmentto place) and the local communities that are the custodians of these values in the management and preservation of monuments and sites under the World Heritage Convention of 1972. The ICOMOSXi’an Declaration of 2005 drawsattention to the conservation of context, defined as thephysical, visual and natural aspects as well as social and spiritual practices, customs, traditional knowledge andother intangible forms and expressions, in the protectionand promotion of world heritage monuments and sites. It alsocallsuponamultidisciplinaryapproachanddiversifiedsources of information in order to better understand, manage andconservecontext.TheDeclarationofFozDo Iguaçu,drawnupin2008byICOMOSAmericas,specifiesthatthetangible and intangible components of heritage are essential in the preservation of the identity of communities that have created and transmitted spaces of cultural and historical significance.ThenewICOMOSchartersonCulturalRoutesand on Interpretation and Presentation, formulated after extensiveconsultationsandpresentedforratificationatthepresent 16th ICOMOS General Assembly, also recognize the importance of intangible dimensions of heritage and the spiritual value of place. Because of the indivisible nature of tangible and intangible heritage and the meanings, values andcontextintangibleheritagegivestoobjectsandplaces,ICOMOS is currently considering the adoption of a new charter dedicated specifically to the intangible heritageof monuments and sites. In this regard, we encourage discussion and debates in order to develop a new conceptual

vocabularythattakesintoaccounttheontologicalchangesof the spirit of place.

The16thGeneralAssembly,andmorespecificallytheYouthForum,theAboriginalForumandtheScientificSymposium,have provided an opportunity to further explore therelationship between tangible and intangible heritage, and the internal social and cultural mechanisms of the spirit of place. Spirit of place is defined as the tangible (buildings, sites, landscapes, routes, objects) and the intangible elements (memories, narratives, written documents, rituals,festivals,traditionalknowledge,values,textures,colors, odors, etc.), that is to say the physical and the spiritual elements that give meaning, value, emotion and mystery to place. Rather than separate spirit from place, the intangible from the tangible, and consider them as opposed to each other, we have investigated the many ways in which the two interact and mutually construct one another. The spirit of place is constructed by various social actors, its architects and managers as well as its users, who all contribute actively and concurrently to giving it meaning. Considered as a relational concept, spiritofplace takesonapluralanddynamiccharacter,capable of possessing multiple meanings and singularities, of changing through time, and of belonging to different groups. This more dynamic approach is also better adaptedtotoday’sglobalizedworld,whichischaracterizedby transnat ional populat ion movements, relocated populations, increased intercultural contacts, pluralistic societies, and multiple attachments to place.

The spirit of place offers a more comprehensive understanding of the living and, at the same time, permanent character of monuments, sites and cultural landscapes. It provides a richer, more dynamic, and inclusive vision of cultural heritage. Spiritofplaceexists,inoneformoranother,inpracticallyallthe cultures of the world, and is constructed by human beings in response to their social needs. The communities that inhabit place, especially when they are traditional societies, should be intimately associated in the safeguarding of its memory, vitality, continuity and spirituality.

The participants of the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS therefore address the following Declaration of principles and recommendations to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, national and local authorities and all institutions and specialists in a position to contribute through legislation, policies, planning processes and management to better protecting and promoting the spirit of place.

Québec DeclarationOn The Preservation Of The Spirit Of Place

Adopted at Quebec, Canada, by the 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS4th October 2008

Available in French and soon in Spanish on www.icomos.org

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Rethinking the Spirit of Place

1. Recognizing that the spirit of place is made up of tangible (sites, buildings, landscapes, routes, objects) as well as intangible elements (memories, narratives, written documents, festivals, commemorations, rituals, traditionalknowledge,values, textures,colors,odors,etc.),whichallsignificantlycontributetomakingplaceand to giving it spirit, we declare that intangible cultural heritage gives a richer and more complete meaning to heritageasawholeanditmustbetakenintoaccountin all legislation concerning cultural heritage, and in all conservation and restoration projects for monuments, sites, landscapes, routes and collections of objects.

2. Because thespiritofplace iscomplexandmultiform,wedemand thatgovernmentsandotherstakeholderscall upon the expertise of multidisciplinary researchteams and traditional practitioners in order to better understand, preserve and transmit the spirit of place.

3. Since the spirit of place is a continuously reconstructed process, which responds to the needs for change and continuity of communities, we uphold that it can vary in time and from one culture to another according to their practices of memory, and that a place can have several spirits and be shared by different groups.

Identifying the Threats to the Spirit of Place

4. Since climatic change, mass tourism, armed conflict and urban development lead to the transformation and disruption of societies, we need to better understand these threats in order to establish preventive measures and sustainable solutions. We recommend that governmental and non-governmental agencies, and local and national heritage organizations develop long term strategic plans to prevent the degradation of the spirit of place and its environment. The inhabitants and local authorities should also be made aware of the safeguarding of the spirit of place so that they are better prepared to deal with the threats of a changing world.

5. As the sharing of places invested with different spirits by several groups increases the risk of competitionand conflict, we recognize that these sites require specificmanagement plans and strategies, adapted tothepluralistic context ofmodernmulticultural societies.Because the threats to the spirit of place are especially high amongst minority groups, be they natives or newcomers, werecommendthatthesegroupsbenefitfirstandforemostfromspecificpoliciesandpractices.

Safeguarding the Spirit of Place

6. Because in most countries of the world today the spirit of place, in particular its intangible components, do not currently benefit from formal educational programs orlegal protection, we recommend the setting up of forums andconsultationswithexpertsfromdifferentbackgroundsand resource persons from local communities, and the development of training programs and legal policies in order to better safeguard and promote the spirit of place.

7. Considering that modern digital technologies (digitaldatabases,websites)canbeusedefficientlyandeffectivelyat a low cost to develop multimedia inventories that integrate tangible and intangible elements of heritage, we strongly recommend their widespread use in order to better preserve, disseminate and promote heritage places and their spirit. These technologies facilitate the diversity and constant renewal of the documentation on the spirit of place.

Transmitting the Spirit of Place

8. Recognizing that spirit of place is transmitted essentially by people, and that transmission is an important part of its conservation, we declare that it is through interactive communication and the participation of the concerned communities that the spirit of place is most efficiently safeguarded, used and enhanced. Communication is the besttoolforkeepingthespiritofplacealive.

9. Given that local communities are generally in the best position to comprehend the spirit of place, especially in the case of traditional cultural groups, we maintain that they are also best equipped to safeguard it and should be intimately associated in all endeavors to preserve and transmitthespiritofplace.Non-formal(narratives,rituals,performances,traditionalexperienceandpractices,etc.)and formal (educational programs, digital databases, websites, pedagogical tools, multimedia presentations, etc.) means of transmission should be encouraged because they ensure not only the safeguarding of the spirit of place but, more importantly, the sustainable and social development of the community.

10. Recognizing that intergenerational and transcultural transmission plays an important role in the sustained dissemination and the preservation of the spirit of place, we recommend the association and involvement of younger generations, as well as different cultural groups associated withthesite,inpolicy-makingandthemanagementofthespirit of place.

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INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT

ICOMOS International Secretariat49-51 rue de la Fédération75015 ParisFRANCE

Tel: +33 1 45 67 67 70Fax: +33 1 45 66 06 22Email: [email protected]: www.icomos.org

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

If you wish to contact a member of the Executive Committee, please do so through the International Secretariat.

President

Gustavo ARAOZ (United States of America)

Secretary General

Bénédicte SELFSLAGH (Belgium)

Treasurer General

Jadran ANTOLOVIC (Croatia)

Vice-Presidents

Kristal BUCKLEY (Australia)

Andrew HALL (South Africa)

Francisco LOPEZ MORALES (Mexico)

Olivier POISSON (France)

GUO Zhan (China)

Members of the Executive Committee

Sofia AVGERINOU-KOLONIAS (Greece)

Alfredo CONTI (Argentina)

Gideon KOREN (Israel)

Kirsti KOVANEN (Finland)

Philippe LA HAUSSE DE LA LOUVIERE (Mauritius)

Wilfried LIPP (Austria)

Christoph MACHAT (Germany)

Yasuyoshi OKADA (Japan)

Hae-Un RII (Korea)

Angela ROJAS (Cuba)

Hristina STANEVA (Bulgaria)

Boguslaw SZMYGIN (Poland)

Honorary Presidents

Michel PARENT (France)

Michael PETZET (Germany) Roland SILVA (Sri Lanka)

ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CENTERS

ICOMOS International Conservation Center – Xi’an68# West Youyi Road710068 Xi’an ShaanxiCHINATel / Fax: +86 29 8524 6378Email: [email protected]: www.iicc.org.cn

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PresidentJohn HURD3 Magdalen CloseSwaby, LINCOLNSHIRE LN13 0BEUNITED [email protected]

Vice-PresidentDosso SINDOUDirection du Patrimoine CulturelB.P. V. 39ABIDJANCOTE D’IVOIRETel: +225 20 21 53 21Fax: +225 20 22 23 59Fax: +225 20 21 24 96Email: [email protected]

NATIONAL COMMITTEES

ALBANIA

Valter SHTYLLARr. Fadil Rada,Pallati i Ri pas ATSH(Telc 3 furrat) Shk 1/7TIRANATel / Fax: +355 427 23 10Email: [email protected]

ANDORRA

Enric DILMEAvda. Fiter i Rossell, 71, 2°ESCALDES-ENGORDANYTel: +376 839 969Fax: +376 837 201Email: [email protected]

ARGENTINA

Alfredo CONTIICOMOS ArgentinaPeru 272C1067AAF BUENOS AIRESTel: +54 221 469 1186Email: [email protected]

ARMENIA

Gagik GYURJYAN6th floor, 1/3, Pavstos Byuzand Str.YEREVAN, 375010Tel / Fax: +374 1 52 37 33Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA

Peter PHILLIPSAustralia ICOMOS Secretariatc/o Faculty of ArtsDeakin University221 Burwood HighwayBurwood, VIC 3125Tel: +613 9251 7131Fax: +613 9251 7158Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.org/australia

AUSTRIA

Wilfried LIPPBundesdenkmalamtLandeskonservator für OberösterreichRainerstrasse 11A – 4020 LINZTel: +43 732 664 421Fax: +43 732 664 421 33Email: [email protected]

BAHRAIN

Sh. Mai Muhammad AL KHALIFAICOMOS BAHRAINSecretariatP. O. Box 13725MUHARRAQTel: +973 17 298 705Tel: +973 13 298 776Fax: +973 17 295 274Email: [email protected]

BANGLADESH

Enamul HAQUEHouse no 32E,Road no 17A,Banani Model TownDhaka 1213Tel: +880 2 882 1500Tel: +880 2 988 0532Fax: +880 2 988 61 52Email: [email protected]

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Uladzimir HILEP6 Komunalnaya Embankment,MINSK 220029Tel / Fax: +375 17 234 42 03Email: [email protected]

BELGIUM

Stéphane DEMETERICOMOS BelgiqueRue de l’écluse, 22B – 6000 CharleroiTel: +32 071 65 49 19Tel: +32 475 75 32 41Tel: +32 67 44 46 84Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

BENIN

Aimé GONÇALVESB. P. 490COTONOUTel / Fax: +229 21 32 30 22Tel: +229 90 93 13 29Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

BOLIVIA

Mireya MunozP. O. Box 5240LA PAZTel: +591 2722 808Fax: +591 2721 145Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Vjekoslava SANKOVIC SIMCICICOMOS BiHEmerika Bluma 7/11171000 SARAJEVOTel: +387 33 667 126Fax: +387 33 443 833Email: [email protected]

BRAZIL

Rosina Coeli Alice PARCHENRua 21 de Abril, 150CEP-80060-240 CURITIBA-PRTel / Fax: +55 41 330 88 887Email: [email protected]: www.icomos.org.br

BULGARIA

Hristina STANEVAComité National Bulgare de l’ICOMOS11 place Slaveykov1000 SOFIATel: +359 2 980 56 56Tel / Fax: +359 2 980 60 50Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos-bg.org

CAMBODIA

Ros BORATHAPSARA AuthorityDépartement des Monuments et de l’ArchéologieAngkor Conservation CompoundSIEM REAPTel / Fax: +855 63 96 33 22Email: [email protected]

CAMEROON

Mohaman HAMAN4 square d’Aquitaine75019 PARISFRANCETel: +33 1 42 45 89 49Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

ICOMOS Camerouns/c Emmanuel MOYOBP 13636YAOUNDECAMEROUNTel: +237 999 72 781Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

CANADA

François LeblancICOMOS CanadaCP 737Succursale BOTTAWA, ONTARIO K1P 5P8Tel: +1 613 244 0519

ICOMOS Directory December 2008

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Fax: +1 613 749 0971Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Gabriel Yabo OGALAMABP 2067LOMETOGOTel: +228 221 62 53Fax: +228 222 06 52Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

CHAD

Roger Boriata DJASNGARBP 1871N’DJAMENATel: +235 28 61 54Email: [email protected]

CHILE

José de NORDENFLYCHTInstituto de HistoriaPontificia Universidad Catolica de ValparaisoAvenida Brasil # 2950ValparaisoTel: +56 322 2500 457Tel: +56 322 2654 106Tel: +56 322 2654 105Fax: +56 322 2500 478Fax: +56 322 654 108Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomoschile.blogspot.com

CHINA

Tong MingkangRoom 1015, Wenbo Building,A2# Gaoyuan Street, Chaoyang DistrictBEIJING 100029Tel: +86 10 846 33 309Tel: +86 10 846 37 543Fax: +86 10 846 39 925Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

COLOMBIA

Alberto CORRADINE ANGULOAvenida Suba no. 106A-77Int 4, Apto 3021001 BOGOTATel: +57 1 316 5473Fax: +57 1 616 9812Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Zola KUANDIInstitut des Musées NationauxB.P. 4249KINSHASA II

COSTA RICA

William MONGEICOMOS Costa RicaC9 avenidas 4 bis y 6SAN JOSETel: +506 258 05 52Tel: +506 256 73 00Fax: +506 233 69 28Email: [email protected]: www.icomoscr.org

COTE D’IVOIRE

Dosso SINDOUDirection du Patrimoine CulturelB.P. V. 39ABIDJANTel: +225 20 21 53 21Fax: +225 20 22 23 59Fax: +225 20 21 24 96Email: [email protected]

CROATIA

Miljenko DOMIJAN (Jasen MESIC)The Croatian Conservation InstituteNike Grskovica, 2310000 ZAGREBTel: +385 01 488 6959Tel: +385 01 488 6930Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

CUBA

José FORNESCalle 13 No. 1264 Apt. 3, entre 20 y 22Vedado,LA HABANATel: +537 833 65 67Email: [email protected]

CYPRUS

Athina PAPADOPOULOUICOMOS Cyprus sectionP. O. Box 269091648 NICOSIATel: +357 22 797 542Fax: +357 22 304 144Email: [email protected]

CZECH REPUBLIC

Josef STULCValdstejnské nam. 3118 01 PRAHA 1 - Mala StranaTel / Fax: +420 257 010 248Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

DENMARK

Per Kristian MADSENICOMOS DenmarkThe National Museum of DenmarkResearch and ExhibitionFrederiksholms Kanal 12DK – 1220 COPENHAGEN KTel: +45 33 47 39 01Fax: +45 33 47 33 30Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Omar RANCIERIsabel la Catolica n° 103CIUDAD COLONIAL DE SANTO DOMINGOTel: +1 809 682 01 85Tel: +1 809 682 01 86Fax: +1 809 688 69 25Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

EGYPT

Fathi SalehCULTNATSmart Village,KM 28, Cairo-Alex Desert RdGIZATel: +202 534 3001Fax: +202 539 2929Email: [email protected]: www.icomos-egypt.org

ECUADOR

Andrés Penaherrera MATEUSCasilla Postal 17-12-66QUITOTel: +593 22 50 76 90Fax: +593 22 50 90 33Fax: +593 22 56 07 91Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

ESTONIA

Juhan KilumetsPikk 46

TALLINN 10133Tel: +372 6412 522Fax: +372 6411 287Email: [email protected]

FINLAND

Kirsti KOVANENSouth Savo Regional Environment CentreJääkärinkatu 14FIN – 50100 MIKKELITel: +358 20 490 4581Fax: +358 20 490 4509Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.fi

FRANCE

Pierre-Antoine GATIERSection Française ICOMOSPalais de ChaillotAvenue Albert 1er de Monaco75116 PARISTel: +33 1 47 55 19 07Fax: +33 1 47 55 19 61Email: [email protected]

GEORGIA

Merab BOCHOIDZE16B, Betlemi Ascent0105 TBILISITel / Fax: +995 32 99 45 27Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.org.ge

GERMANY

Michael PETZETDeutsches NationalkomiteePostfach 100 51780079 MÜNCHENTel: +49 89 24 22 37 84Email: [email protected]

GREECE

Nikos AGRIANTONISSection Hellénique de l’ICOMOS73, rue Peiraios105 53 ATHÈNESTel / Fax: +30 210 32 44 821Tel / Fax: +30 210 32 44 567Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomoshellenic.gr

GUATEMALA

Blanca NINO NORTONApartado Postal 625AZona 901909 GUATEMALATel / Fax: +502 4 730 535Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

GUINEA

Sékou KOBANI KOUROUMABP 2131CONAKRYTel: +224 60 378 317Tel: +224 62 444 738Fax: +224 30 431 085Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

HONDURAS

Gloria Lara HASEMANNApartado Postal 2933TEGUCIGALPA D. C.Tel / Fax: +504 239 97 47Email: [email protected]

HUNGARY

Gergely NAGYP.O. Box 721H - 1535 BUDAPEST

Tel / Fax: +36 1 212 76 15Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.hu

ICELAND

Hjorleifur STEFANSSONNational Museum of IcelandLyngas 7210 GADABAETel: +354 562 66 28Fax: +354 530 22 01Email: [email protected]

INDIA

S.S. BISWASE-3, Sarita ViharNEW DELHI 110 076Tel / Fax: +91 11 416 00449Tel: +91 98 11 403 308Email: [email protected]

INDONESIA

Frances B. AFFANDYJalan Dago Pojok 95BandungWEST JAVA 40135Tel: +62 22 250 14 39Fax: +62 22 723 46 61Email: [email protected]: www.icomos-indonesia.org

IRAK

Haythem KHORSID SAIDc/o Nayab AL – DABBAGHUnesco Iraq OfficeP. O. Box 2270AMMAN 111 81JORDANIE / JORDANTel: +964 7901 913 171Tel: +964 1555 0016Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

IRAN

Akbar ZARGARIran ICOMOSP O Box 415-11155TEHRANTel: +98 21 3344 00 54Fax: +98 21 3344 00 55Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

IRELAND

Grellan D. ROURKEThe Heritage ServiceDun ScéineHarcourt LaneDUBLIN 2Tel: +353 1 647 6906Email: [email protected]

ISRAEL

Gideon KORENICOMOS IsraelP.O. Box 10270JERUSALEM 91102Tel / Fax: +972 2 563 22 20Email: [email protected]

ITALY

Maurizio Di STEFANOVia Medina, 580133 NAPOLITel: +39 081 5514540Fax: +39 081 5527701Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

JAMAICA

Garth LAMPARTJa-ICOMOS

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A De B House,20 West Kings House RoadKingston 10JAMAICA - WEST INDIESTel: +1 876 926 34 15Tel: +1 876 960 28 49Fax: +1 876 960 28 50Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

JAPAN

Masaru MAENOICOMOS Japan National Committeec/o Japan Cultural Heritage ConsultancyIwanami Shoten Hitotsubashi Bldg 13FHitotsubashi 2-5-5Chiyoda-ku,TOKYO 101-0003Tel / Fax: +81 3 3261 5303Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.japan-icomos.org

JORDAN

Fawwaz KHRAYSHEHMinistry of Tourism and AntiquitiesDepartment of AntiquitiesP.O. Box 88AMMANTel: +962 64 644 336Tel: +962 64 641 275Tel: +962 64 644 320Fax: +962 64 615 848

REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Natalia TUREKULOVAICOMOS KazakhstanFurmanov Str 77, 136ALMATY 050004Tel / Fax: +7 727 273 0767Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.kumbez.kz/icomos

KOREAN REPUBLIC

Sang Hae LEEDepartment of ArchitectureDetached Building of National Palace Museum of Korea34 Sagingno, Jongro-guSEOUL zip 110-820Tel: +82 2 720 4867Fax: +82 2 720 4868Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos-korea.or.kr

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Li Ui HANational Bureau for Cultural Property ConservationRyul-dong Tongdaewon DistrictPYONG YANGTel: +850 2 381 8922Fax: +850 2 381 2100

KYRGYZSTAN

Jumabek TENTIEVMaldybaeva street 34B,BISHKEK 720020Tel: +996 312 54 35 61Tel: +996 312 54 89 77Fax: +996 312 54 51 36Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

LATVIA

Janis ASARISState inspection for Heritage ProtectionM.Pils iela 19RIGA, LV - 1050Tel: +371 721 3757Fax: +371 722 8808Email: [email protected]

LEBANON

Joseph PHARESICOMOS LibanBP 50 222BEYROUTHTel: +961 1 614 613Tel: +961 1 615 515Tel / Fax: +961 1 613 717Email: [email protected]

LITHUANIA

Giedre MIKNEVICIENEVarpu 6AVILNIUS 2007Tel / Fax: +370 52 61 84 11Email: [email protected]

LUXEMBURG

Alex LANGINIService des Sites et Monuments Nationaux26 rue MunsterL – 2160 LUXEMBOURGTel: +352 247 866 66Fax: +352 461 779Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Zoran PAVLOVMacedonian National Committee of ICOMOSP.O. Box 816ul. « Pokriena Carsija » 37B, local 131000 SKOPJETel / Fax: +389 2 3215 435Tel: +389 70 781 671Email: [email protected]

MADAGASCAR

Andrianaivoarivony RAFOLO Centre d’Art et d’ArchéologieUniversité d’AntananarivoImmeuble Rarihasina45-47 avenue du 26 juinAnalakely101 - ANTANANARIVOTel: +261 20 24 737 19Fax: +261 20 22 279 26 (Fac lettres)Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

MALAWI

Richa WILSONPresident of ICOMOS MalawiPrivate Bag 67BLANTYRE

MALTA

Shirley CEFAIDepartment of Architecture and Urban DesignFaculty of Architecture and Civil EngineeringUniversity of MaltaMSIDATel: +356 2340 2855Fax: +356 2134 6225Email: [email protected]

MAURITIUS

Philippe la HAUSSE DE LALOUVIèREPO Box 150CurepipeTel: +230 696 3016Fax: +230 696 3017Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

MAURITANIAAlle Ould MAROUANIMaison de la CultureBoîte Postale 1534NOUAKCHOTTTel: +222 660 7869Fax: +222 525 1862Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

MEXICOJavier VILLALOBOS JARAMILLOSan Jéronimo No 28-1Centro Historico06080 MEXICO, D. F.MEXIQUE / MEXICOTel: +52 55 5709 2952Tel / Fax: +52 55 5709 3461Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.org.mx

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Sergius CIOCANUMC ICOMOSM.Kogalniceanu str., 82Mun. CHISINAU, MD 2009Tel: +373 79 052 653Fax: +373 22 238 848Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

MONACO

Maurice GAZIELLO51 avenue Hector Otto98000 MONACOTel: +33 4 93 41 11 20Email: [email protected]

MONGOLIA

Norov URTNASANThe Government Building XIULAANBAATAR 38Tel: +976 11 315 652Fax: +976 11 322 612Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

MOROCCO

Abderrahmane CHORFIMinistère de l’habitat, de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement de l’espaceRue Joumayz,Mail CentralHay RyadRABATTel: +212 3757 7011Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

NAMIBIA

M. BOTHAP. O. Box 3953WINDHOEKTel: +264 61 206 3859Tel: +264 61 081 245 2187Fax: +264 61 206 3806Email: [email protected]

NEPAL

S. B. SANGACHHEc/o Department of ArchaeologyRamshah PathKATHMANDUTel: +977 1 250 683Fax: +977 1 262 856Email: [email protected]

NETHERLANDS

Konrad A. OTTENHEYMHeritage HouseHerengracht 4741017 CA AMSTERDAMTel: +31 20 716 73 50Fax: +31 20 716 73 55Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos.nl

NEW ZEALAND

Kevin JONESICOMOS New ZealandP. O. Box 90851AUCKLAND 1030Tel: +64 4 934 38 37Email: kljarchaeologist@ paradise.net.nzEmail: [email protected]: www.icomos.org.nz

NICARAGUA

Mario MOLINA CARRILLOApartado postal 2701 – ZP. 5MANAGUATel: +505 278 26 13Tel: +505 222 65 47Fax: +505 278 27 43Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

NIGER

Ali BIDADirecteur du Patrimoine CulturelBP 215NIAMEYFax: +227 20 72 23 36Email: [email protected]

NIGERIA

Joseph EBOREIMEc/o National MuseumP.M.B. 171 Garki,ABUJATel: +234 9 523 0821Tel: +234 9 523 0823Fax: +234 9 523 8254Email: [email protected]

NORWAY

Gisle JakhellnICOMOS Norwayc/o RiksantikvarenPostbox 8196 Dep.N - 0034 OSLOTel: +47 98 25 13 14Fax: +47 975 50 61 71Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

PAKISTAN

Fazal DAD KAKARc/o Anila NAEEM (Secretary General)ICOMOS PakistanDepartment of Architecture & PlanningCity Campus, NED UniversityMaulana Din MohammadWafai RoadKARACHITel: +92 21 262 07 93Tel / fax: +92 21 921 30 58Fax: +92 21 924 32 55Email: [email protected]

PALESTINE (OBSERVER)

Mouhannad HADIDP. O. Box 4599Al-Bireh, West BankRAMALLAHTel: +972 2 240 6887Fax: +972 2 240 6986Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

PANAMA

Manuel CHOYP.O. Box 0819-03246El DoradoPANAMATel: +507 233 2102Fax: +507 233 2103Email: [email protected]

PARAGUAY

Julio T. DECOUDCasilla de Correos 2055ASUNCION 1019Tel: +595 21 900 434Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

PERU

Ruth Shady SOLISAv. Las Lomas de la Molina, 327La MolinaLIMA 12

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PHILIPPINES

Augusto VILLALONPacific Plaza TowersFort Bonifacio1630 TaguigTel: +63 2 816 6560Fax: +63 2 819 3203Email: [email protected]: www.icomosphilippines.com

POLAND

Andrzej TOMASZEWSKIThe Royal CastlePl. Zamkowy 402 277 WARSZAWATel / Fax: +48 22 622 41 59Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos-poland.org

PORTUGAL

José AGUIARICOMOS PortugalF.A.U.T.L.Sala 4.1.2Rue Sa NogueiraPolo Universitario do Alto da Ajuda1349-055 LISBOATel: +351 213 615 094Fax: +351 213 625 138Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: http://icomos.fa.utl.pt

ROMANIA

Sergiu NISTORUniversity of Architecture andUrban Studies “ion Mincu”Str. Academiei 18-20, Sect. 1BUCURESTITel: +40 21 224 40 55Fax: +40 21 224 28 19Fax: +40 21 312 39 54Email: [email protected]

RUSSIA

Igor MAKOVETZKINovodevichy pr. 1119435 MOSCOUTel / Fax: +7 095 246 13 27Email: [email protected]

SÉNÉGALHamady BOCOUMDirecteur du Patrimoine Culturel3, rue Ngalandou DioufDAKARTel : +221 33 821 74 38Email : [email protected]

SERBIA

Marko OMCIKUSInstitute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the Republic of SerbiaRadoslava Grujica 1111118 BEOGRADTel: +381 11 2454 786Fax: +381 11 3441 430Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

SLOVAKIA

Viera DVORAKOVACesta na Cerveny Most 6814 06 BRATISLAVATel: +421 7 54 77 44 44Tel: +421 7 54 77 47 51Fax: +421 7 54 77 58 44Email: [email protected]

SLOVENIA

Marko STOKINKZdruzenje ICOMOS / SIMetelkova Ulica 4S - 1000 LJUBLJANATel: +386 7 393 15 64Tel: +386 7 393 15 40Fax: +386 7 393 15 90Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomos-zdruzenje.si

SOUTH AFRICA

Ntsizi NOVEMBERPrivate Bag X447PRETORIA 0001Tel: +27 12 310 3829Fax: +27 12 320 4087Email: [email protected]

SPAIN

Maria Rosa SUAREZ-INCLAN DUCASSIICOMOS EspanaC/ Alenza, 428003 MADRIDTel: +34 91 336 5161Fax: +34 91 536 1208Email: [email protected]

SRI LANKA

P. B. MANDAWALA55/1 Lahiru MawathaNanpamunuwa, SiddamullaPILIYANDALATel: +94 71 477 78 39Tel: +94 11 420 36 69Tel: +94 11 280 11 63Email: [email protected]

SWEDEN

Marie KLINGSPOR ROTSTEINTralgrand 6S – 116 68 STOCKHOLMTel: +46 8 504 387 20Fax: +46 8 33 78 05Email: [email protected]

SWITZERLAND

Eduard MüllerJustizdirektion UriDenkmalpflege und OrtsbildschutzRathausplatz 56430 AltdorfTel: +41 41 875 28 82Tel: +41 31 508 10 15Fax: +41 31 508 10 6Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

Secretariat:ICOMOS SuisseSecretariat3000 BERN

TAJIKISTAN

Rustam MUKIMOVFirdousi str., 59, apt 7734061 DUSHAMBETel: +7 37 72 316 529Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

THAILAND

Kreangkai SUMPACHALITArchaeology Office81/1 Sri Ayuttaya Road,DusitBANGKOK 10300Tel: +662 282 21 21 # 217Fax: +662 281 39 47Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomosthai.org

TOGO

Angèle AGUIGAH DOLAICOMOS TogoBP 30849LOMéTel / Fax: +228 21 19 39Fax: +228 22 17 16Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

TUNISIA

Mustapha KHANOUSSIInstitut National du patrimoine4 place du Château1008 TUNISTel: +216 71 564 941Tel: +216 71 561 622Fax: +216 71 564 941Fax: +216 71 865 389Email: [email protected]

TURKEY

Nur AKINIKU Faculté d’Ingéniérie et d’ArchitectureDépartement de l’ArchitectureAtakoy Kampusu34156 Bakirk£oyISTANBULTel / Fax: +90 212 498 41 41 ext 4209Fax: +90 212 661 85 63Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

UKRAINE

Mykola YAKOVYNA5/31 Andriyivsky Uzviz Str.04070 KYIVTel: +380 677 384 835Tel: +380 444 250 102Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM

Lord Donald HANKEYICOMOS-UK70 Cowcross streetLONDON EC1M 6EJTel: +44 20 7566 0031Fax: +44 20 7566 0045Email: [email protected]: www.icomos-uk.org

UNITED STATES

John FOWLERUS / ICOMOS401 F Street, NW Room # 331WASHINGTON D.C. 20001-2728Tel: +1 202 842 18 66Fax: +1 202 842 18 61Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: icomos.org/usicomos

URUGUAY

Ana Maria CRESPI CANESSAJosé Ellauri 832 – unidad 101CP 11300 MONTEVIDEOTel / Fax: +598 2 712 43 86Email: [email protected]

VÉNÉZUELA

Ileana VASQUEZAv. San Francisco Res. Caura Apto. 7-AMacaracuay – CARACAS 1071Municipio Sucre edo. MirandaTel: +58 212 256 20 64Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

ZAMBIA

Simon C. MUSONDANational Heritage Conservation CommissionP.O. Box 60124LIVINGSTONE

Fax: +260 332 04 81Fax: +260 332 36 53Email: [email protected]

ZIMBABWE

Innocent PIKIRAYIICOMOS ZimbabweMuseum of Human sciencesP.O. Box CY 33CAUSEWAYHARARETel: +263 4 751 797Tel: +263 4 751 798Fax: +263 4 774 207Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTES

SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Coordinators of the Scientific Council

Sofia AVGERINOU-KOLONIASRue Thiras 61ATHENES 11252GRECE / GREECETel / Fax: +30 210 861 5077Tel: +30 210 772 3813Email: [email protected]

Michal FIRESTONE52/7 Sha’arey Nikanor St.JAFFA 68032ISRAELTel: +972 3 518 1474Fax: +972 3 683 6840Email: [email protected]

Pamela JEROME426 East 9th Street #2BNew York, NY 10009UNITED STATESEmail: [email protected]

20th CENTURY HERITAGE

Christiane SCHMUCKLE-MOLLARD11 rue du Cherche Midi75006 PARISFRANCETel: +33 1 47 63 50 11Fax: +33 1 47 63 63 06Email: [email protected]

Sheridan BURKE25 Cobar StreetWilloughby 2068SYDNEYAUSTRALIATel: +612 9319 4811Fax: +612 9319 4383Email: [email protected]

ANALYSIS AND RESTORATION OF STRUCTURES OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Claudio ModenaITALYEmail: [email protected]

Stephen KelleyUNITED STATESEmail: [email protected]

SecretariatLyne FontaineCANADAEmail: [email protected]

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT

Brian EGLOFF86 Hilltop RoadBURRA CREEK, NSW 2620AUSTRALIATel: +612 623 632 14Email: [email protected]

CIPA – HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION

Cliff OGLEBYThe University of MelbourneDept of GeomaticsVICTORIA 3010AUSTRALIATel: +613 8344 6806Fax: +613 9347 2916Email: [email protected]

CONSERVATION / RESTAURATION OF HERITAGE OBJECTS IN MONUMENTS AND SITES

Nikos AGRIANTONISSection Hellénique de l’ICOMOS73, rue Peiraios105 53 ATHÈNESGREECETel / Fax: +30 210 32 44 821Tel / Fax: +30 210 32 44 567Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.icomoshellenic.gr

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ICOMOS-IFLA

Monica LUENGOc/ Miguel Angel, 428010 MADRIDSPAINTel: +34 91 31 909 60Fax: +34 91 31 98 08Email: [email protected]

SecretariatMarie-Jeanne GEERTSRegenmeuterlaan 31B 3090 OVERRIJSEBELGIUMEmail: [email protected]

CULTURAL ROUTES

Maria Rosa SUAREZ-INCLAN DUCASSIICOMOS CIICC/ Alenza, 428003 MADRIDSPAINTel: +34 91 336 5161Fax: +34 91 536 1208Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

CULTURAL TOURISM

Graham BROOKSc/o Australia ICOMOSCultural Heritage Centre for AsiaFaculty of Arts, Deakin University221 Burwood HighwayBURWOOD VICTORIA 3125AUSTRALIE / AUSTRALIA

72 Spit RoadMosman NSW 2088AUSTRALIATel: +613 9251 7131Fax: +613 9251 7158Email: [email protected]: www.icomos.org/toursim

EARTHEN ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

John HURD3 Magdalen CloseSwaby, LINCOLNSHIRE LN13 0BEUNITED KINGDOMEmail: [email protected]

Pamela JEROME(Vice President)426 East 9th Street #2B

New York, NY 10009UNITED STATESTel: +1 212 598 0772Fax: +1 212 529 9079Email: [email protected]

Mary HARDY(Secretary)1803 Francisco streetBERKELEY, CA 94703UNITED STATESEmail: [email protected]

ECONOMICS OF CONSERVATION

Luigi FUSCO GIRARDUniversity of Naples Federico IIDpt of Conservation of Architectural andEnvironmental AssetsVia Roma 40280134 NAPLESITALYTel: +39 081 253 86 50Tel: +39 081 421 886Fax: +39 081 253 86 49Email: [email protected]

FORTIFICATIONS AND MILITARY HERITAGE

Milagros FLORESNational Park ServiceVirgin Islands National Park1300 Cruz Bay CreekST JohnVIRGIN ISLANDS 00830UNITED STATESTel / Fax: +340 774 2585Fax: +340 693 9301Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

HISTORIC TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Ray BONDINThe ViewTriq Cens I-GharusGhajnsielem GSM 2021MALTATel: +356 79 345 678Tel: +356 23 95 442 47Fax: +356 212 363 20Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Andrew HALL18 Belgrave RoadKIMBERLEY 8301SOUTH AFRICATel: +27 53 807 4721Fax: +27 53 807 4600Email: [email protected]

INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION

Neil SILBERMANEname Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage PresentationAbdijstraat 13-159700 OUDENAARDEBELGIUMTel: +32 55 3003 44Fax: +32 55 3035 19Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: http://icip.icomos.org

LEGAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL ISSUES

James K. REAPCollege of Environment and DesignUniversity of Georgia609 Caldwell HallATHENS, GEORGIA 30602UNITED STATES OF AMERICATel: +1 706 542 1816Fax: +1 706 542 4236Email: [email protected]: www.icomos-iclafi.org

SecretariatGideon Korenc/O law offices36 Keren Hayesod str.JERUSALEMISRAELTel: +972 2 561 91 11Fax: +972 2 566 77 80Email: [email protected]

PACIFIC ISLANDS

Rufino MauricioICOMOS Pasifika Secretariatc/o PIMA Secretary GeneralP. O. Box 5043Port VilaVANUATUFIJITel: +678 25319Fax: +678 26590Email: [email protected]: www.culturepacific.org

POLAR HERITAGE

Susan BARRDirectorate for Cultural HeritagePO Box 8196 Dep.N – 0034 OSLONORWAYTel: +47 98 202 717Fax: +47 22 94 04 04Email: [email protected]: www.polarheritage.com

RISK PREPAREDNESS

Dinu BUMBARU(Co-President)Email: [email protected]

Rohit JIGYASU(Co-President)Email: [email protected]

ROCK ART

Ulf BERTILSSONRiksantikvarieämbetetBox 5405SE – 11484 STOCKHOLMSWEDENTel: +46 8 5191 8590Fax: +46 8 660 7284Email: [email protected]

SHARED BUILT HERITAGE

Peter van DUNc/o ICOMOS NetherlandsHeritage HouseHerengracht 4741017 CA AMSTERDAMNETHERLANDSTel: +31 20 716 73 50Fax: +31 20 716 73 55Email: [email protected]

STAINED GLASS

Isabelle PALLOT-FROSSARDLaboratoire de recherches des monuments historiques (LRMH)29 rue de Paris77420 CHAMPS SUR MARNEFRANCETel: +33 1 60 37 77 80Fax: +33 1 60 37 77 99Email: [email protected]

STONE

Stefan SIMONDirektorRathgen-ForschungslaborStaatliche Museen zu BerlinSchlossstrasse 1a14059 BerlinGERMANYTel: +49 303 267 4910Fax: +49 303 267 4912Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

Andrzej TOMASZEWSKIThe Royal CastlePl. Zamkowy 402 277 WARSZAWAPOLANDTel / Fax: +48 22 622 41 59Email: [email protected]

TRAINING

Carlo CESARIInternational Centre for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage(ICCARHE)Via Bologna, 21344100 FERRARRAITALYTel: +39 34 82 64 71 28Fax: +39 05 32 97 77 19Email: [email protected]

Secretary GeneralCaspar M. LAFFREEMinisterie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en WetenschapRijnstraat 50PO Box 163752500 BJ DEN HAAGNETHERLANDSTel: +31 70 412 3531Email: [email protected]

UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

Robert GRENIERParcs Canada1800 Walkey RoadOTTAWAOntario K1A OM5CANADATel: +1 613 993 21 25 poste 207Fax: +1 613 993 97 96Email: [email protected]: www.icuh.org/artman/publish/

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

Marc de CARAFFEParcs CanadaDirection générale des lieuxhistoriques nationauxLes Terrasses de la Chaudière25, rue Eddy, 5e étage (25-5-R)GATINEAU, QUEBEC K1A OM5CANADAEmail: [email protected]

Secretary GeneralValeria PRIETOSantagio 161San Jeronimo LidiceCP 10200, DF MEXICOMEXICOEmail: [email protected]

WALL PAINTING

Under reconstruction

WOOD

Gennaro TAMPONEICOMOS International Wood Committeec/o Collegio degli Ingegneri della ToscanaVia della Scala 9350123 FIRENZEITALYTel: +39 055 219 187Fax: +39 055 282 362Email: [email protected]: www.icomos.org/iiwc/

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