28 November. Reducing risks to collections 2007, Romania.
28 November. Cultural Impact Assessment and Maritime Archaeology, Sri Lanka.
19 September. SOIMA 2007: safeguarding sound and image collections, Brazil.

24 November. The international course on Preventive Conservation: Reducing Risks to Collections concluded at the Canadian Conservation Institute.

23 November. The ICCROM Council met in Rome from 13-18 November for its 72nd ordinary session.

20 November. ICCROM celebrated its 50th Anniversary at the IXth Mediterranean Exchange for Archaeological Tourism in Paestum, Italy.

20 November. The Sharing Conservation Decisions Course concluded in Paris on 10 November.

News from the media

A compilation of media articles on heritage topics.
23 November. Fake Iraqi artefacts sold in UK to fund terror.
22 November. National Geographic Article on Thracian Heritage Stirs up Scandal in Bulgaria.
22 November. Tomb find reveals pre-Inca city.

28 November. Nominations: World Monuments Fund.
28 November. Prize: UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World.
23 November. Event: French Culture Centre of Damascus, Syria.
21 November. Job: National Gallery of Victoria, Australia.
15 November. Web: Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, United States.
15 November. Job: Heritage consultant, New Zealand.
14 November. Donations: Global Library Project.
14 November. Web: INAH, Mexico.
14 November. Film: Historic Rare Book Conservation Footage, Italy.
13 November. Grant: Photo conservation.
13 November. Award: Digital preservation.
10 November. Training: Heritage Conservation Network.
9 November. Internships: MET, New York USA.
9 November. Publication: RLG DigiNews.
8 November. Jobs: A.R.S. Progetti.
3 November. Jobs: National Park Service, USA (summer).
2 November. Events: Conservation events this month.

14 November. Under the Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, the  Regional Course on Documentation and Management of Heritage Sites in the Arab World, an activity of ICCROM’s ATHAR programme, will be inaugurated on 18 November at the Department of Antiquities of Jordan.

14 November. The second edition of 'Introducing Young People to Heritage Site Management and Protection: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers in the Arab Region' is now available.

6 November. Ms Ping Kong, urban planner from Tongii Urban planning and Design Institute, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, has begun a four-month internship at ICCROM.

2 November. ICCROM will be opening its 50th year celebrations at the IXth Mediterranean Exchange for Archaeological Tourism on 18 November in Paestum, Italy.

2 November. During the first two weeks of the course, the participants developed their communications skills, as an aid to analyzing conservation decision-making processes.

30 October. The latest issue of the journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS) is now available. This joint publication (James & James/Earthscan and ICCROM) will soon be available online to subscribers.