Participants

• Prof Talal Al-Akasheh, Queen Rania Institute for Tourism and Culture, Hashemite University, Jordan
• Dr Iman Amad, Head of Department of Architecture, Al-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
• Dr Eman Assi, University of Sharjah, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Mr Mohamed Said Al-Bloshi, Assistant Director, National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage, Doha, Qatar
• Mr Rashad Bukhash, Assistant Director of General Projects Department, Head of Historical Buildings Section, General Projects Department, Dubai Municipality, Dubai, U.A.E.
• Dr Najet Boubekri, Director of the National School of Architecture, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
• Mr Fawaz Charafeddin, Historic Building Plannng Unit, Directorate of Heritage, Sharjah
• Mr Abdullah Al-Dailami, Head of Cultural Heritage, Social Fund for Development, Sanaa, Yemen
• Ms Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Head of Interpretation and Education, Sharjah Museums Department, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Dr Alaa El Habashi, University of Monofiya, Architectural Engineering Department, Giza, Egypt
• Dr Omar Hassouni, Lecturer and Director of Operations, ADER-Fes/ Ecole Nationale d'Architecture, Rabat, Morocco
• Ms Celine Hullo-Pouyat, Coordinator, Department of Archaeology and History of Art, Université Paris-Sorbonne, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
• Dr Fatina Kourdi, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria
• Dr Rawya Majzoub Barake, Director, Centre de Restauration et Conservation, Université Libanaise, Institut des Beaux-Arts, Tripoli, Lebanon
• Dr Nabil Al-Makaleh, Cultural Heritage Projects Officer, Social Fund for Development, Sanaa, Yemen
• Mr Tareq Al-Nofali, Structural Engineer, Ministry of Heritage and Culture Muscat, Oman      
• Ms Biubwa Ali Al-Sabri, Director, Excavations and Archaeological Studies, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat, Oman           
• Dr Emad Al-Saleh, Head of Department of Architecture, Tempus Project (Master on Conservation of Islamic Cities), Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria
• Dr Shadia Touqan, Technical Director, Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme, Welfare Association, Jerusalem
• Dr Fahed Al-Wohaibi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
• Mr Khalid Youssif, Head of Design Section, Architectural Heritage, Dubai Municipality, Dubai, U.A.E.
• Prof Mohmed Salah Zerouala, Directeur général, École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme (EPAU), Alger, Algeria
  

Regional and National institutions

• Dr Rita Awad, Director of Culture, ALECSO
• Ms Malda Jabbour, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Doha Office
• Dr Mohamed Mikawi, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Cairo, Egypt

Organization team

• Dr Zaki Aslan, Project Manager, ATHAR Programme, ICCROM
• Mr Peter Jackson, Architectural Advisor, HH the Ruler’s Office, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Mr Mohammed Khamis, Assistant Director of Technical affairs and Restoration/ Department of Culture and Information, Directorate of Heritage, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Dr Robert Killick, Manager, Office of Communication and Information, ICCROM
• Mr Rustam Mohammed, Directorate of Heritage, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Dr Samia Rab, ATHAR 2008 Coordinator, Chair, Department of Architecture, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Dr Hassan Radoine, ATHAR 2008 Deputy Coordinator, Assistant Professor & Assistant to Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Dr Nicholas Stanley-Price, former Director-General of ICCROM, Strategic Advisor
  Sharjah Museums Department, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Ms Sue Underwood, Advisor to HH the Ruler of Sharjah for Museums, Sharjah, U.A.E.
• Mr Eisa Yousif, Department of Culture & Information, Directorate of Antiquities, Sharjah, U.A.E.
  

updated on: 27 January, 2010