Networking amongst professional conservation institutions in the Arab region: the role of education
16 – 18 November 2009

• Dr Salwa AHMED, Chair of the Restoration Department, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Cairo, Egypt
• Dr Zaki ASLAN, Project Manager, ATHAR Programme, ICCROM
• Ms Manal ATAYA, Director, Sharjah Museums Department, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Dr Rita AWAD, Director of Culture, ALECSO (Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science)
• Dr Aicha BEN ABED, MOSAIKON Regional Project Coordinator, Tunisia
• Mr Rashad BUKHASH, Assistant Director of General Projects Department, Head of Historical Buildings Section, General Projects Department, Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates
• Ms Maria GROPA, Arab States Section, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• Dr Omar HASSOUNI, Lecturer and Director of Operations, ADER-Fes/ Ecole nationale d'architecture, Morocco
• Mr Karim HENDILI, UNESCO Advisor for World Heritage and Archaeology to the Sector of Culture and National Heritage in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Dr Yasser AL-JABI, Damscus University, Syria
• Mr Peter JACKSON, Chief Counterpart, ICCROM-Sharjah ATHAR Programme, HH the Ruler’s Office, Heritage Preservation Unit, United Arab Emirates
• Dr Hossam MAHDY, Building Conservation Supervisor, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADHCH), United Arab Emirates
• Dr Rawya MAJZOUB BARAKE, Université Libanaise, Institut des Beaux-Arts, Lebanon
• Dr Sami  EL-MASRI, Deputy Director General for Arts, Culture and Heritage & Director of Strategic Planning Department, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADHCH), United Arab Emirates
• Dr Samia RAB, Chair, American University of Sharjah, Department of Architecture, United Arab Emirates
• Dr Hassan RADOINE, Assistant Professor & Assistant to Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Dr Ziad AL-SAAD, Vice-President German Jordanian University, Jordan
• Dr Mufid SAMARAI, ATHAR Programme Local Coordinator, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Mr Francesco SIRAVO, Senior Project officer, Agha Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC)/ HCSP
• Prof Herb STOVEL, Associate Professor, College of Art, Carleton University, Canada
• Prof Koenraad VAN BALEN, Director of R. Lemaire International Center for Conservation, Holder UNESCO Chair on Preventive Conservation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Monuments and Sites, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
• Ms Ege YILDIRIM, Conservation Coordinator Department, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADHCH), United Arab Emirates 

Project team

ICCROM

• Zaki ASLAN, Project Manager, ATHAR Programme
• Ruba SALEH, Architect, Project Assistant, ATHAR Programme
• Rahel WOLDE MIKAEL, Administrative Assistant, ATHAR Programme, ICCROM

Government of Sharjah

• Peter JACKSON, Chief Counterpart, ICCROM-Sharjah ATHAR Programme, Architect Advisor, HH the Ruler’s Office, Heritage Preservation Unit, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
• Mohammed KHAMIS, Assistant Director of Technical affairs and Restoration/ Department of Culture and Information, Directorate of Heritage, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  
• Ahlam MOHAMED, Personal assistant, HH the Ruler’s Office, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
• Rustam MOHAMED, Directorate of Heritage, Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
• Hassan RADOINE, Assistant Professor & Assistant to Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
• Randah TAHER, Lecturer, Architectural Department, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 
• Eisa YOUSIF, Directorate of Antiquities, Department of Culture & Information, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 

updated on: 27 January, 2010