27 September.  On 30 June 2010 the Director-General signed a Statement of Cooperation with the President of the Società Geografica Italiana (SGI), Prof Renato Salvatori.  On the same occasion, the Director-General was nominated, Socio Corrispondente of the SGI.

29 June. On 20 June, the Director-General attended the recognition ceremony led by the Diwan of H.M. Sultan Qaboos ibn Sa‘id, that paid tribute to ICCROM's contribution to work on the Technical Committee for the Study of Archaeological Affairs.

29 June. From 12 to 15 June, the Director General attended the Forum on Cultural Heritage and Urban Regeneration organized by the Bureau of the Shanghai World Expo. He delivered a speech on 'Cultural heritage protection in urban planning: re-use and development' and participated in a workshop on Tangible Cultural Heritage Protection: Defining the Identity of a City.

During his stay in China, the Director-General also participated in the second World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP) Governing Board.

24 June. From 7 to 9 June, the Director General participated in the 19th technical session for the International Co-ordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (CCI), Cambodia.

Also present at the meeting were H.E. Mr An Sok, Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia and President of the National Authority APSARA; H.E. Mr Narith Bun, Director-General, APSARA; Mr Dominique Freslon, Conseiller de Coopération et d'Action Culturelle, French Embassy in Cambodia; Mr Hiroshi Kawamura, Minister, Japanese Embassy in Cambodia; Mr Teruo Jinnai, UNESCO Representative in Cambodia; Mr Kunthea Som, Director-General, Siem Reap Water Supply Authority; Mr Pascal Royère, Ecole Française d'Extrème Orient (EFEO); representatives from APSARA: Mr Somthe Uk; Mr Khun-Neay Khuon; Mr Peou Hang, Ms Vattho Tep and Ms Kérya Chau Sun; representatives of the Japan-APSARA team for Safguarding Angkor: Mr Takeschi Nakagawa; Mr Sothy Soeur; Mr Vet Kou; Mr Yoshinori Iwaski; Masahiko Saweda; Mr Ichita Shimoda and Tomochika Tokunaga; Mr Shinji Tsukawaki, Kanazawa University, Japan; Mr Azedine Beschaouch, Scientific Secretary of CCI and Simon Warrack, ICCROM Consultant.