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News from ATHAR in Sharjah
23 October. The ATHAR course on Conservation of Stone and Earthen Structures is taking place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. |
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ICCROM hosts ICOM-CC
23 October. From 21 to 24 October 2009 ICCROM is hosting the combined meeting of the ICOM-CC Directory Board and Working Group Co-ordinators. |
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New Director-General of UNESCO elected
15 October. The Director-General of ICCROM, Mr Mounir Bouchenaki, and his staff would like to congratulate Mrs Irina Gueorguieva Bokova for her election by an overwhelming majority as 10th Director-General of UNESCO. As an institution created by UNESCO, ICCROM looks forward to further enhancing the historical ties with UNESCO aimed at preserving our cultural heritage worldwide. |
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Revitalizing L'Aquila after the earthquake
9 October. Since the devastating earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy in April 2009, ICCROM has been committed to helping protect and restore the area's fragile cultural, architectural and urban heritage. |
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Floods in South Asia
8 October. In the aftermath of the recent devastating floods in Bhutan, Southern India and Nepal, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the government and people of these South Asian States which have been so disastrously affected by the loss of lives and the destruction of property. ICCROM wishes to assure its friends and colleagues of this region that it remains ready to provide assistance to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM |
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ARIS 09 course concluded last week in Rome
7 October. This course is unique from other training courses, since it looks at the conservation of built heritage through the use of high technology documentation tools and easy to use techniques and research. |
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Floods in Sicily, Italy
5 October. In the aftermath of the recent devastating floods in Sicily, Italy, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the government and people of Italy which have been so disastrously affected by the loss of lives and the destruction of property. ICCROM wishes to assure its friends and colleagues of Sicily that it remains ready to provide assistance to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM |
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Earthquake in Indonesia
1 October. In the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake in Indonesia, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the government and people of Indonesia which have been so disastrously affected by the loss of lives and the destruction of property. ICCROM wishes to assure its friends and colleagues in Indonesia that it remains ready to provide assistance to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM |
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Reducing risks to collections in Beijing concluded
1 October. The final part of this three-week course focused on refining the risk
descriptions and magnitudes calculated for the case study at the Sackler Museum in Beijing. |
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Heritage news in the media worldwide
2 October. Fossil finds extend human story
1 October. UK dig finds Roman amphitheatre
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Course announcements
20 August. ATHAR-MOSAIKON: conservation and management of mosaics on archaeological sites, Lebanon
1 August. ATHAR: documentation of heritage sites in the Arab Region, Sharjah
6 July. Wood conservation 2010, Norway |
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Classifieds: events, grants, jobs, websites, etc.
20 October. Internet : Conservation Wiki now available!
19 October. Internet : Textiles Conservation Centre (TCC)
5 October. Event: Chemistry for Cultural Heritage (ChemCH)
1 October. Events: Conservation events this month.
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