5 February. The Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, along with Joseph King, Director of the Sites Unit, welcomed the participants and inaugurated the International Conservation of Built Heritage course ICCROM.

Twenty three participants from twenty two countries are attending the course. The course will conclude on 30 March.

Member States represented: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA

updated on: 24 November, 2007