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ICOMOS India – “Awarness Programs conducted” organised by S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty

What? Aim of 2017 International Day for Monuments and Sites is to encourage local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives, Identities and communities, and to promote awareness of its diversity and vulnerability and the efforts required to protect and conserve it. Who? SCSVMV University with International Scientific Committee on Archeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) Official contact: http://www.kanchiuniv.ac.in/sanskrit/faculty/faculty4.html Official website:http://www.kanchiuniv.ac.in/
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ICOMOS Greece – Celebration event

Who? Hellenic National Committee, under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Hellenic National Committee for UNESCO. What? Celebration event (photo exhibition, one-day conference) on the occasion of the international day on Tourism (27th September 2017). When? Wednesday, September 27th 2017 Official contact: ICOMOS Hellenic National Committee, Peireos 73, 10553, Athens Greece, icomoshellenic[at]gmail.com Official website: www.icomoshellenic.gr
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ICOMOS France – Workshop : « Les nouvelles pratiques du tourisme durable : le Paris des Parisiens»

A l’occasion de La journée internationale des monuments et des sites, ICOMOS France amorce une réflexion sur « Les nouvelles pratiques du tourisme durable : le Paris des Parisiens » en partenariat avec les étudiants de l’IREST et le Comité scientifique du tourisme culturel de l’ICOMOS. Dans ce contexte, ICOMOS France propose aux étudiants de l’IREST de mener une étude sur les nouvelles formes de tourisme durable à Paris. L’étude sera composée de travaux réalisés par les étudiants et enrichie par une enquête de terrain menée par les promotions 2017-2018. La restitution des travaux aura lieu au Salon international du patrimoine culturel qui se tiendra du 2 au 5 novembre 2017 sur le thème « Le Patrimoine et le tourisme culturel ». Les étudiants bénéficieront d’un créneau de conférence d’une heure pour présenter leur travail. Objectifs : – Inviter les futures jeunes professionnels à participer aux travaux d’ICOMOS France – Renforcer les liens entre l’IREST et ICOMOS France – Établir des liens plus solides avec les réseaux universitaire et notamment UNITWIN Rejoindre les thématiques de travail du CSI Tourisme Culturel Official Contact : contact@icomosfrance.fr
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ICOMOS Australia – Marking the Rolls – Preserving Queensland’s Architectural Heritage

Who? Australia ICOMOS, University of Queensland and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection What? Marking the Rolls – Preserving Queensland’s Architectural Heritage will see the official launch of a new digitised architectural research resource by the Honourable Dr Steven Miles MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef. When? Tuesday 18 April 2017, 5.00pm Official contact https://register.eventarc.com/37807/marking-the-rolls-preserving-queenslands-architectural-heritage Official website http://australia.icomos.org/events/april-18/#QLD
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ICOMOS ISC Shared Built Heritage Study Tour and Seminar

Study Tour and Seminar on Shared Built Heritage in West Bengal, India, 1-8 December 2017 Organised by the National Scientific Committee on Shared Built Heritage of ICOMOS India and ICOMOS ISC Shared Built Heritage For more information see flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzzKpWMFoRdKdEZETDJ5SHdNYk0/view?usp=sharing Contact: ICOMOS ISC SBH, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Enders, rct.enders[at]t‐online.de ICOMOS India NSC SBH, Ms. Aishwarya Tipnis, aishwaryatipnisarchitects[at]gmail.com
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ICOMOS ISC International Polar Heritage Committee: International Conference 2017

Announcement and Call For Abstracts: The next ICOMOS IPHC Conference will be held in Christchurch New Zealand, September 28th – 29th, 2017 to coincide with the planned National Programmes Antarctic season opening weekend in Christchurch on September 30th & October 1st, 2017. The IPHC 2017 Conference theme is Polar heritage and the ships behind it: management and protection. Getting to and from polar regions has been a constant issue for all polar expeditions, and the ships that made this happen are a key component of polar heritage. The IPHC 2017 conference will explore the many aspects that arise in the management and protection of these vessels including: • Historic shipwrecks in polar regions both on land or underwater • Polar ships that survive as museum displays • Ownership of polar wrecks and remnants • Relocation of polar wrecks and remnants • Use of modern polar ships to access polar heritage sites • Indigenous use of ship-wreck materials, indigenous input relating to wreck history, and indigenous/non-indigenous interactions related to polar ships and crews • Royal Canadian Mounted Police ship patrols and their influence on indigenous groups in arctic Canada • World War II ships, and the history of polar convoys • Law issues and the protection of underwater heritage The IPHC 2017 Conference Organising Committee invites submissions of papers that address this theme. Please submit a 300-word abstract and title by 28th February 2017, together with the name(s) of the author and email address to Karen Clarke k.clarke@nzaht.org For any further queries, please contact IPHC President Julian Bickersteth j.bickersteth@icssydney.com or IPHC Secretary General Nigel Watson n.watson@nzaht.org
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18 April: ICOMOS Germany, “A city, we need to build an entire city!” The Darmstadt Artists’ Colony on the Mathildenhöhe

Who? ICOMOS Germany, together with the conservation department of Hessen and the city of Darmstadt What? International Conference “A city, we need to build an entire city!” The Darmstadt Artists’ Colony on the Mathildenhöhe. The “Mathildenhöhe” is on the German Tentative List. Where? darmstadtium, Darmstadt When? April 17-19, 2016 Official contact: icomos[at]icomos.de
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