23 novembre. The ICCROM Library will be closed to the public from 24 December 2007 - 1 January 2008. It will reopen on 2 January 2008.

21 November. The course on Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management (TIEM) in South East Europe was inaugurated this week in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Activities of the Director-General this month

21 November. UNESCO-BRESCE, Venice, Italy
15 November. Paestum, Italy
13 November. Stockholm, Sweden
2 November. FAO, Rome, Italy
30 October. Ministry of Culture, Rome, Italy
29 October. ICR, Rome, Italy

19 November. ICCROM is pleased to announce the adhesion of Trinidad and Tobago as a new Member State as of 18 November 2007. The adhesion of Trinidad and Tobago brings the number of Member States of ICCROM to 124.

13 November. The President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, has expressed his best wishes to ICCROM on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Accord between Italy and UNESCO regarding the establishment of ICCROM in Rome.

16 November. Confronté au pillage de son patrimoine, l'Irak demande de l'aide
16 November. Chine : Quand le patrimoine culturel est en danger...

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16 November. Internet: inventory of heritage organizations in Europe
16 November. Fellowship: museums, Smithsonian, USA
16 November. Job: Director General, ICOM
14 November. Jobs: National Library, New Zealand
14 November. Job: paper conservator, Langelands Museum, Denmark
14 November. Internship: preservation, Chicago University Library, USA
14 November. Internship: conservation science, Tate, UK
14 November. Fellowship: photo conservation, Museum of Modern Art, NY, USA
14 November. Training: Chemistry for conservators
14 November. Tuition remission: Buffalo State College, USA
12 November. e-petitions: Textiles Conservation Centre, United Kingdom
12 November. Internet : Web Journal on Heritage
12 November. Internet : Fédération française des conservateurs restaurateurs
1 November. Events: Conservation events this month.

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10 November. In an official closing ceremony, the Course on ‘Architectural Conservation Projects in Iraq’ ended on 3 November 2007.

9 November. 13th International Course on Wood Conservation Technology, Norway.

9 November. The 25th General Assembly elected twelve new members to serve on ICCROM’s Council for the period 2007 - 2011.

8 November. The 50th Anniversary of the signature of the ICCROM Headquarters Agreement between the Italian Government and UNESCO was marked by a ceremony in Palazzo Marini, under the Patronage of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Fausto Bertinotti.

8 November. The General Assembly presented the 2007 ICCROM Award to Prof Katsuhiko Masuda.

8 November. The 25th General Assembly of ICCROM opened today in Rome. The event is being held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

6 November. The floods in Southern Mexico are causing an appalling loss of life and severe destruction.  The Director-General and Staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the people and government of Mexico.
ICCROM wishes to assure its friends and colleagues in Mexico that it remains ready to provide assistance to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM

2 November. The General Assembly of the Member States of ICCROM, which this year has received the High Patronage of the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, will be held in Rome at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between 7 and 9 November 2007.