30 September. On 17 September, ICCROM launched a new international course, First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict.

29 September. In view of the heavy rains and landslides that have devastated Colombia and the Oaxaca region of Mexico, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM would like to express their deepest condolences to the governments and people of these countries who have been affected by the loss of lives and destruction of property.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM

27 September. On Saturday, 25 September 2010, we received the unexpected sad news of the passing of Dr Giorgio Torraca, former Deputy Director of ICCROM and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’.

24 September. ICCROM is collaborating on a workshop on the theme, Cultural Heritage: Conservation and Communication, a Global Challenge (CCULT_COM), to take place at the XIII Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico, Paestum, Italy.

21 September. A pilot ICCROM course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Haiti, held at the Cultural Recovery Centre in Port-au-Prince, was successfully concluded on Friday 10 September 2010.

12 August. SC11 - stone conservation, Italy
7 July. MARC 2011 - conservation of modern architecture, Finland

14 September. On 1 September ICCROM hosted a meeting with InterPARES 3 Team Italy regarding the preservation of digital records.

10 September. Call for abstracts: SWBSS 2011 (Salt Weathering on Buildings and Stone Sculptures)
8 September. Training: School of Specialization in Architectural and Landscape Heritage, University of Rome, Italy
1 September. Events: Conservation events this month

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8 September. In view of the torrential rains that continue to devastate Guatemala and southern Mexico, with resulting floods at the World Heritage site of Tlacotalpan, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM would like to express their deepest condolences to the governments and people of these countries who have been affected by the loss of lives and destruction of property.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General, ICCROM

6 September. ICCROM and the Getty Conservation Institute are conducting a needs assessment on documentation in conservation.

3 September. Maria Isabel Villaseñor Alonso from Mexico is undertaking a two-month internship.

2 September. The twelfth edition of the International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper started in Japan on 30 August.

2 September. In-Heon Song from the Republic of Korea is now at ICCROM as a visiting researcher for one year.

1 September. Palaeolithic funeral feast unearthed in Northern Israel

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