Australia
Anne Cummins (12 October 2004 - 12 March 2005)
Laboratory, Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: research into repair mortars for masonry and silicon-based consolidants.

Bulgaria
Annie Tubadji (25 May - 25 August 2006)
Collections Unit
Project: evaluation of the results of the pilot project 'Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management' and explore the possibility of applying a similar teaching/learning approach in the South Eastern Europe area.

Canada
Camille Girard-Ruel (2 May - 31 July 2006)
Collections Unit
Project: enhancing public awareness information on ICCROM's website, using materials collected and produced in the past.

Naomi Grattan (22 September 2003 - 22 January 2004)
Collections Unit
Project: preparation of report on ICCROM's advocacy projects in the field of preservation of cultural heritage.

Gayle Mc Intyre (30 May - 1 July 2005)
Collections Unit
Project: assist in the 'Reducing Risks to Collections 2005' course implementation.

Ulla Visscher (1 September - 31 October 2005)
Documentation, Library and Archives Service
Project: development of a preservation and management plan for the ICCROM image archives, taking into account the wide array of formats present, both analogue and digital. Collaborate on the disaster preparedness and recovery plan for the Library and Archive of ICCROM.

China
Ping Kong (31 October - 28 February 2007)
Living Heritage Sites Programme, Sites Unit
Project: assist in the activities of the Living Heritage Sites Programme and, with the Office of the Director-General, work for the development of joint projects to be implemented between ICCROM and China.

Colombia
Ona Vileikis Tamayo (3 March - 2 May 2008)
Sites Unit
Project: support projects related particularly to World Heritage issues such as the state of conservation, periodic reporting and management plans.

Croatia
Sandra Uskokovic (8 September - 28 November 2003)
Heritage Settlements Unit
Project: development of case studies for a World Heritage Cities Management Guide.

Cuba
Miriem Santander Borrego (11 April - 31 July 2005)
Laboratory, Conservation Research Group
Project: methodologies for cataloguing pigment samples and identification of painting materials used by contemporary artists.
Affiliation: Chemist, Laboratory, Department of Paintings Materials Analysis, National Center of Conservation Restoration and Museology (CENCREM), La Habana, Cuba

Egypt
Ahmad Mansour (1 February - 31 March 2008)
ATHĀR Programme
Project: researching aspects of heritage education for professionals and public outreach; and, preparation of a publication arising from the most recent ATHĀR courses.
Affiliation: Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation, KU Leuven, Belgium

France
Nicolas Lopez (1 July - 30 September 2002)
Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: management of cultural cooperation projects conducted by international organizations, both intergovernmental and non-governmental (IGO and NGO); in-depth study on the conditions of recruitment and the mandates of local staff, including differentials between international and national payment rates.

Georgia
Nana Kuprashvili (23 October - 23 December 2003)
Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: establishment of a national research laboratory.
Affiliation: Director, E. Privalova Centre 'Betania' for Paintings Scientific Research, Tbilisi, Georgia

Germany
Gudrun Schmid (1 September - 31 December 2004)
Collections Unit
Project: further develop ICCROM's tourism guidebook initiative aimed at encouraging the publishers of tourist guides to include a message on the fragility of heritage sites. Establish contact with German publishers and identify other target groups, to explore ways of disseminating an awareness message.

Kerstin Stamm (8 January - 15 October 2007)
Office of the Director General
Project: assist in the preparation of the 2007 ICCROM Forum on the privatisation of conservation.

India
Sarath Chandra Boyapati (1 July - 30 September 2005)
Living Heritage Sites Programme, Sites Unit
Project: assist in the development of the training workshop, Thailand (November 2005) and prepare resource material on community mobilization models in heritage management.

Tara Sharma (4 September - 31 October 2006)
Living Heritage Sites Programme, Sites Unit
Project: assist in the development of promotional and educational materials for the Living Heritage Sites Programme.

Italy
Cristina Albertini (1 September - 31 December 2003)
TERRA Project, Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: assist in the educational and research components of Project TERRA, as well as the development of the TERRA-Med database.

Maria Greco (2 May - 31 July 2003)
Collections Unit
Project: public awareness of the fragility of cultural heritage: what role do tourist guidebooks play?

Japan
Ayaka Takaki (16 June - 31 August 2003)
Heritage Settlements Unit
Project: research on management of Asian World Heritage Sites in preparation for an ICCROM seminar on 'Living Heritage'.

Malaysia
Sophie Hsu-Ming Lizeray (21 March - 21 June 2005)
Living Heritage Sites Programme, Sites Unit
Project: develop studies relevant to the 'Living Heritage Sites Programme' of ICCROM, including assisting in planning a pilot project in Phrae, Thailand.

Mexico
Alejandra del Rio Monges (4 June - 31 July 2007)
Living Heritage Sites Programme, Sites Unit
Project: contributions to the Built Heritage Programme, and to the development of a proposal for a long term programme for the conservation of cultural heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pakistan
Amal Sachedina (17 August - 31 December 2004)
ATHĀR Programme, Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: assist in the 2004 ATHĀR Programme implementation activities, particularly the database of conservation projects in the Arab region.

Poland
Joanna Wasko (15 September 2006 - 15 November 2006)
Collections Unit
Project:assist in the 'Sharing Conservation Decisions 2006' course implementation.

Portugal
Leticia Leitão (1 September 2002 - 28 February 2003)
Heritage Settlements Unit
Project: management issues in World Heritage Sites; compilation of case studies to be included in the second edition of ICCROM's 'World Heritage Cities Management Guide'; and development of training materials for the ITUC 2003 training course.

Spain
Anna Español Costa (1 September - 30 November 2006)
Documentation, Library and Archives Service
Project: reorganize the archival collection of heritage institutions worldwide. Assist in the cataloguing, description and digitization of Alejandro Alva's image collection of earthen architecture.

Olga García Jimenéz (6 February - 6 April 2008)
CollAsia 2010, Collections Unit
Project: research the relationship between movable heritage and the development of sustainable cultural tourism strategies in South East Asia.

Marta Guillén Oterino (6 October - 31 December 2003)
Documentation, Library and Archives Service
Project: assist in the organization, cataloguing, description and digitization of ICCROM's image collection.

Cristina Quijada Gil (5 January - 31 March 2004)
Documentation, Library and Archives Service
Project: assist in the organization, cataloguing, description and digitization of ICCROM's image collection.

Constanza Rodriguez Segovia (2 January- 30 June 2003)
Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: further develop a project initiated in 2001 in collaboration with the Spanish Academy in Rome on the study and the conservation of decorated architectural ceramics.

United Kingdom
Christian Biggi (10 January - 10 June 2005)
ATHĀR Programme, Sites Unit
Project: assist in the 2005 ATHĀR Programme implementation activities, particularly the database of conservation projects in the Arab region.

Elena Phyrillas (7 May - 15 September 2003)
Office of the Director-General
Project: research assistance for public presentations and for services to Member States.

United States of America
Karen Abend (15 October 2002 - 15 January 2003)
Collections Unit
Project: assist in the 'Sharing Conservation Decisions 2002' course implementation and the preparation of a publication on preventive conservation.

Sarah Cleary (7 June - 19 August 2005)
Sites Unit
Project: evaluation of the conservation requirements for the Cemetery for Foreign Non-Catholics in Rome. Internship sponsored by US/ICOMOS with a generous contribution from The Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

María Corsino Ramirez (1 September 2003 - 31 May 2004)
Laboratory, Architecture and Archaeological Sites Unit
Project: research on silicon-based products.

Christine Oliveira de Chaves (1 February - 31 March 2007)
Documentation, Library and Archives Service
Project: assist in the organization, cataloguing, description and digitization of the slide collection donated by Gaël de Guichen.

Susan Reynolds (5 June 2006 - 21 August 2006)
Sites Unit
Project: assist in the 'Built Heritage Course' development. Internship sponsored by US/ICOMOS with a generous contribution from The Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Michael Yengling (5 October - 3 December 2004)
Heritage Settlements Unit
Project: stone conservation needs and review of the International Course on the Technology of Stone Conservation. Internship sponsored by US/ICOMOS.

Uruguay
Federico Eisner (5 March - 4 May 2007)
Laboratory, Sites Unit
Project: tests of solubility of the most used natural binders and an investigation of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry methods.

updated on: 8 May, 2008