On 30 November, a group of French and Italian cultural heritage professionals visited the ICCROM Laboratory. The visit was coordinated by Luigi Campanella, Department of Chemistry, Universitá di Roma La Sapienza.

The group consisted of:

• Cinzia Bacigalupo, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per le Tecnologie Applicate ai Beni Culturali (ITABC), Italy
• Luc Ellermann, Enterprise pour la Conservation du Patrimonine (ECP), France
• Michele Macchiarola, CNR, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali Ceramici (ISTEC), Italy
• Maria Giovanna Mastrorilli, CNR, Istituto per le Tecnologie Applicate ai Beni Culturali (ITABC), Italy
• José Soarès, ECP, France
• Vania Virgili, CNR, Dipartimento Patrimonio Culturale (DPC), Italy

Member States represented: France and Italy

On 15 November, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, received a visit from Anthony Krause, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Office in Venice (BRESCE).

On 9 November, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, received a visit from Laura D'Agostino, Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro (ISCR), Italy, and Fouzia Hamraz and Qudsia Zohab of the National Museum of Afghanistan (Kabul Museum).

Member States represented: Afghanistan and Italy

On 8 November, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, received a visit from Sebastiano Missineo, Assessore Regionale of cultural heritage and identity in Sicily, Italy. Also in attendance was Maria Teresa Jaquinta, Liaison Officer (Co-operation with Italy) and Simon Warrack, ICCROM consultant.

Member State represented: Italy

On 3 November, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, received a visit from Sofia Himiadou Cambanis, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic to Italy.

Member States represented: Greece

On 2 November, the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, received a visit from Prof Louis Godart, Consigliere per la Conservazione del Patrimonio Artistico of the President of the Republic of Italy and Prof Gabriella Ciampi, Dipartimento di Storia e Culture del Testo e del Documento, Università degli studi della Tuscia, Italy. Also in attendance was Maria Teresa Jaquinta, Liaison Officer (Co-operation with Italy).

Member States represented: Italy