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Classifieds: events, grants, jobs, websites, etc.
31 May. Event: The Best in Heritage, Croatia
31 May. Job: Development Specialist, Smithsonian Institution
26 May. Event: 17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, France
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News from the Stone Course: a participant shares her experiences
30 May. We are just about to complete the 7th week of the Stone Course and time seems to be moving very fast. Having looked at theories and issues in the first few weeks, we're now onto treatments and solutions, which is drawing everything we've learned together. |
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New Intern at ICCROM
25 May. Maria del Pilar Mejia from Colombia is undertaking an internship until the end of June. |
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ATHAR Regional Course on Conservation of Organic Materials in Heritage Sites and Collections Concludes
20 May. An intensive three-week specialist regional course on 'Conservation of Organic Materials in Heritage Sites and Collections' concluded its first phase at a session at Bait Al Naboodah, in the Sharjah's heritage area, on 15 May. |
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ICCROM’s Manager of Finance and Administration meets Hillary Clinton
18 May. On 6 May, Bruno Pisani, Manager of Finance and Administration, met US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her visit to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. |
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Earthquake in Spain
13 May. Following the violent earthquake that struck the town of Lorca, Spain on 11 May, the Director-General and staff of ICCROM wish to extend their condolences to the government and people of this country. ICCROM is saddened by the loss of lives and extensive damage to the historic town, and wishes to express its solidarity to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General |
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ICCROM vacancy announcement
29 April. The post of Director-General of ICCROM will fall vacant in January 2012 as a result of the expiration of the maximum term of the current mandate as permitted by ICCROM’s Statutes. |
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Heritage news in the media worldwide
4 May. Bank of America Art Conservation Project To Restore Global Cultural Treasures in 2011
4 May. Le retour au pays du guerrier maori de Rouen
4 May. Historic Conservation Project by World Monuments Fund Begins in Eastern Turkey
2 May. Princess sheds new light on early Celts
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New staff at ICCROM
10 May. Following the international vacancy announcement disseminated last summer, ICCROM has appointed a new staff member, Ms Jennifer Copithorne from Canada, as Communications and Web Officer. |
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First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict: designing the next course
10 May. From 3 – 5 May, an interdisciplinary group of professionals met at ICCROM to design the programme of the second edition of the International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict (FAC11), to be held in Rome from 26 September – 28 October 2011. |
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New Intern at ICCROM
9 May. Naomi Deegan from Ireland is undertaking an internship at ICCROM until the end of July. |
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Bomb attack in Morocco
3 May. On 29 April a deadly bomb attack took place in Jemaa el-Fna Square in the Medina of Marrakesh, Morocco, a World Heritage Site. Jemaa el-Fna Square is also inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In the wake of the tragic loss of lives and damage to property, the Director-General and Staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the government and people of Morocco.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General |
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Tornadoes in the southern United States
2 May. The Director-General and staff of ICCROM extend their deepest condolences to the government and people of the United States, for the loss of life and destruction of property following an outbreak of tornadoes across the southern states.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General |
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Course announcements
28 April. International Course on Wood Conservation Technology (ICWCT)
28 April. Cultural Heritage Protection
in the Asia - Pacific Region 2011: preservation and restoration of wooden structures
23 March. CBH 2012 - Conservation of Built Heritage
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