To apply for membership please download the form, complete it, and send it to the website coordinator: Angela Labrador, alabrador@jhu.edu, who will share your materials with the bureau.
ICICH membership application form (English-French)
ICICH membership application form (Spanish)
You will need Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to fill in the form on your computer.
Name (National Committee)
AKAGAWA, Natsuko (Japan) Expert
AKINDE, Charles (Nigeria) Expert
ALCINDOR, Monica (Portugal) Expert
ALKHAMIS, Norah (Saudi Arabia) Expert
ALLAHVERDIYEVA, Sheyda (Azerbaijan) Associate
ALLAN, Shireen (Palestine) Expert
ALSEMIRAN, Mohammed (Saudi Arabia) Expert
ALSHAIKH, AlAnood (UAE) Expert
ALWEHAIBI, Ebtisam (Saudi Arabia) Expert
ANTIQUEIRA, Natalia (Australia) Associate
ARANTES, Antonio (Brazil) Expert
AROKIASAMY, Clara (UK) Expert
ASTARI, Asanti (Indonesia) Associate
ATREY, Mrinalini (India) Expert
AWESSO, Padaro Essohanam (Togo) Associate
BAAGHIL, Susan (Saudi Arabia) Associate
BEAZLEY, Olwen (Australia) Expert
BHATTACHARYA, Ananya (India) Expert
BORKAKOTI, Sanjib Kumar (India) Expert
BREKKE, Aase-Hilde (Norway) Expert
BUCKLEY, Kristal (Australia) Expert
BUISMAN, Jurjaen Anton Willem (Netherlands) Associate
CABALLERO, Gabriel (Philippines) Associate
CABEZA, Angel (Chile) Expert
CHAN, Amy (Australia) Associate
CHANG-VARGAS, Giselle (Costa Rica) Expert
CHANGKAKOTY, Dilip (India) Expert
COMER, Doug (USA) Expert
CORREA, Katherine Anne (Philippines) Expert
CRESPI, Ana Maria (Uruguay) Expert
D’AGOSTO CASELLI, Aldo Alfredo (Uruguay) Expert
DEORI, Bina Gandhi (India) Expert
DRAPER, Neale (Australia) Expert
DUTTA, Madhura (India) Expert
FALCÃO, José (Portugal) Expert
FALK, Eivind (Norway) Expert
FAREED, Mohamed W. (Egypt) Expert
FONDEUR GOMEZ, Nerva Eliana (Dominican Republic) Associate
FRANCESCHINI, Nicole (Italy) Associate
GARCIA PETIT, Lluis (Spain) Expert
GOMES OLIVEIRA, Claudia (Portugal) Associate
GOMEZ PORTER, Pablo (Mexico) Associate
GONZÁLEZ CAMBEIRO, Sara (Spain) Expert
GONZÁLEZ IBANEZ, Ana Lucía (Mexico) Expert
GRONDIN, Myriam (Canada) Expert
HALL, Andrew (South Africa) Expert
HARRINGTON, Jane (Australia) Expert
HENARES, Ivan Anthony (Philippines) Expert
HUGHES, Richard (UK) Expert
ISHAC, Siame Hanna (France) Associate
IWADARE LIJIMA, Miguel (Mexico) Expert
JANSE, Helga (Sweden) Expert
JARAMILLO CONTRERAS, Marcela (Columbia) Expert
JOHNSTON, Chris (Australia) Expert
KERRIGAN, Carole-Lynn (New Zealand) Associate
KHANOM, Shahida (UK) Expert
KI, Léonce, (Burkina Faso) Associate
LABRADOR, Angela (USA) Expert
LARA-PINTO, Gloria (Honduras) Expert
LAVA, Riva (Greece) Associate
LEE-NIINIOJA, Hee Sook (Norway) Expert
LEMPEREUR, Françoise (Belgium) Expert
LI, Chao-Shiang Patrick (Taiwan) Associate
LOO, Wallace (UK) Expert
MAHARJAN, Monalisa (Nepal) Expert
MAHAR, Waqas Ahmed (Pakistan) Associate
MAHARJAN, Monalisa (Nepal) Expert
MAHDY, Hossam (UK) Associate
MANETSI, Thabo Solomon (South Africa) Associate
MATTINEN, Maire (Finland) Associate
MAURANO, Carla (Italy) Expert
MCINTYRE-TAMWOY, Susan (Australia) Expert
MEJUTO GONZALEZ, Javier (Honduras) Expert
MOCTAR, Sanfo (Burkina Faso) Expert
MOTA BOTELLO, Graciela (Mexico) Expert
MOYSIADIS, Athanasios (Greece) Associate
MUBARAK, Juan (Dominican Republic) Expert
MULLER, Liana (South Africa) Expert
MUNITA PAVEL, Doina Lilyan (Chile) Associate
NAIMI, Shala (USA) Expert
NIMAL PADMASENA DE SILVA, Trimadura Kulasiri (Sri Lanka) Expert
NINO NORTON, Blanca (Guatemala) Expert
PANDIT, Munish (India) Expert
PARK, Tanya (Australia) Associate
PAWLOWSKA-MAINVILLE, Agnieszka (Canada) Expert
PELEG, Shelley-Anne (Israel) Expert
PEREZ-ALVARO, Elena (UK) Expert
PHUTTITARN, Linina (Thailand) Expert
PINTO LEITAO PEREIRA, Mariana (Portugal) Associate
R, Lakshmi (India) Associate
RAPOO, Vincent (Botswana) Expert
RAPPOPORT, Paul (Australia) Associate
REZA, Mohammad Habib (Bangladesh) Expert
RITCHIE, James (Canada) Expert
RIVERO CANTO, Raúl (Mexico) Expert
ROJAS, Angela (Cuba) Expert
RUDOLFF, Britta (Bahrain) Expert
SAMIE, Quahnita (South Africa) Expert
SÁNCHEZ SUÁREZ, Aurelio (Mexico) Expert
SANON, Karidia Agathe (Burkina Faso) Associate
SATTAR, Fazli (Pakistan) Associate
SCOTT, Julie (UK) Expert
SHASHANI, Lila Ramos (Philippines) Associate
SHEARER, Martina (France) Associate
SHIHAN DE SILVA JAYASURIYA (Sri Lanka) Expert
SIDDHANJAN, Ray Chaudhuri (India) Expert
SINGH, Meenal (India) Associate
SOGBESAN, Oluwatoyin Zainab (Nigeria) Expert
STEHBERG, Ruben (Chile) Expert
SU, Junjie (China) Expert
SYME, Lance (Australia) Expert
TRUSCOTT, Marilyn (Australia) Expert (Honorary Member)
TURGEON, Laurier (Canada) Expert
TURNER, Megan (USA) Expert
URTNASAN, Norov (Mongolia) Expert
VARBANOVA, Valentina (Bulgaria) Expert
VIRASSAMY, Catherine (France) Expert
WAIT, Gerald (UK) Expert
WELLING, Menno (Malawi) Expert
WELLS, Jeremy (USA) Expert
WHITING, Dean (New Zealand) Expert
YADAV, Vibhuti (India) Associate
YAU, Anna (China) Expert
ZHU, Yujie (Australia) Expert
ZOHOU, Comlanvi (Togo) Expert
ICICH was established in October 2005 with the following Bureau:
LEE-NIINIOJA, Hee Sook (Norway)
PANDIT, Munish (Asia)
ARANTES, Antonio (America South)
CHANG-VARGAS, Giselle (America North)
LEMPEREUR, Françoise (Europe)
TRUSCOTT, Marilyn (Australia)
FOREST, Corinne Emmanuelle (Mauritius)
PANDIT, Munish (India)
CABEZA, Angel (Chile)
TRUSCOTT, Marilyn (Australia)
PELEG, Shelley-Anne (Israel)
CABEZA, Angel (Chile)
GONZÁLEZ IBANEZ, Ana Lucía (Mexico)
SOGBESAN, Oluwatoyin Zainab (Nigeria)
ATREY, Mrinalini (India)
YAU, Anna (China)
Membership of ICICH is open to all suitably qualified and experienced members of ICOMOS. Members must be able to demonstrate expertise and experience in any field associated with protection, maintenance and conservation of in the field of the intangible heritage values of heritage places cultural spaces, and sites, representing all the world regions.
ICOMOS members engaged in activities relevant to the objectives of ICICH and who wish to gain knowledge and build up expertise in the field through active volunteer work may apply to be an Associate Member of ICICH, either upon personal application or proposal by a member of the Bureau of ICICH or of the National Committee to which they belong, or after an approach to a National Committee to build up expertise in that country. Membership is dependent on approval by the ICICH Bureau which will also select Associate Members from among applicants.
Associate members shall be accepted in unlimited number. They are conditionally accepted for a period of three years, after which time their contribution to the Committee will be evaluated using a transparent and well-understood methodology to assess their contributions to the Committee. The Associate Membership shall be:
ICICH will strive to incorporate Associate Members in its work.
Associate Members are accorded no voting rights.
This category provides the flexibility to bring in external expertise and may include:
An Institutional member may designate from its staff one person with the required qualifications to be its representative and spokesperson in the Committee. The Committee may accept that individual as an Expert Member.
Need not be members of ICOMOS and are appointed by a decision of ICICH in recognition of the services they have rendered to it and/or in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field covered by the objectives of ICICH. They may be proposed for election by Expert Members of ICICH. Honorary Members may participate in all activities of the Committee, except elections. Honorary Members may use the title: “Honorary Member, ICICH.”
If you would like to apply for membership of ICICH download the form in your preferred language and submit the filled form along with your Curriculum Vitae by e-mail to the website coordinator of ICICH. Angela Labrador, alabrador@jhu.edu.
Download the ICICH Membership Form
The many International Scientific Committees (ISCs) of ICOMOS allow members from around the world to form networks of expertise in particular areas of cultural heritage. Members include internationally renowned specialists in their subjects. These ISCs form the backbone of ICOMOS’ international collaboration, scientific research and exchange of ideas. ISCs are open to experts and also to associates, who are encouraged to join to build up their knowledge in a given field. Some ISCs are mirrored by National Scientific Committees hosted by National Committees in various countries where there is a concentration of experts in the relevant field.
Every three years ICOMOS runs a Scientific Symposium for the International Scientific Committees, in conjunction with the triennial ICOMOS General Assembly.
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(Approved by the Executive Committee of ICOMOS at its meeting at Xi’an, China on 14 October 200, as amended on 26 September 2008, revised on the advice of ICLAFI in June 2009, and revised July 2020)
The International Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee” or “ISC”) is established in accordance with:
The ICOMOS Statutes adopted at the 19th General Assembly in Delhi, in December 2017; the Ethical Principles adopted in Florence, November 2014; the Rules of Procedure of the International Council on Monuments and Sites adopted pursuant to the ICOMOS Statutes; the Eger Xi’an Principles 2008; the Malta Guidelines for ISCs 2009; and the Dubrovnik Valetta Principles 2010.
These By-Laws are consistent in their definitions, aims, activities and actions with those of ICOMOS.
The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH) aims are consistent with ICOMOS, specialised to research and promote the understanding, protection, conservation and management of Intangible Cultural Heritage, by:
3.1 The Committee shall:
3.2 The Committee may:
4.1 The Committee shall engage in the following activities:
4.2 These aims shall be included and detailed in the ISC Triennial Work Plan the Committee shall prepare timed with each triennial General Assembly of ICOMOS.
5.1 The Committee shall be composed of Expert Members, and Associate members. The Committee shall seek to reflect, in its membership and Bureau, regional and cultural diversity in the available expertise in the field of conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage at place.
5.2 The Committee may, if it wishes, (but is not obliged to) appoint Institutional Members.
5.3 The Committee may, if it wishes, (but is not obliged to) appoint Honorary Members.
5.4 The Committee may, if it wishes, following a decision of the majority of the Expert Members, invite a non-ICOMOS Member, who can make a significant contribution to the meetings and activities of the Committee, to participate in its activities. Invited members will be encouraged to apply for ICOMOS membership and will be accorded no voting rights.
5.5 Applications relating to all categories of membership must be sent to ICICH with a copy for information to the applicant’s National Committee, or where none exists to the International Secretariat.
5.6 The Committee shall adopt minimum Criteria for Admission and a transparent and well understood methodology for assessing and verifying individual competencies and expertise of applicants.
5.7 In the event of an application for membership being refused by this Scientific Committee an applicant shall have a right of appeal to the ICOMOS Board (Article 14(b) ICOMOS Statutes).
5.8 The rights and duties of Members shall be as follows:
6.1 The Bureau shall be elected by the Expert Members with voting rights and shall comprise a President, two Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and, if necessary, a Treasurer. Only Expert Members can be elected to the Bureau.
6.2 Members of the Bureau should represent different countries and wherever possible at least three geographic regions.
6.3 The role and responsibilities of each Bureau member will be specified and agreed upon by the Bureau, which as a whole shall lead and guide the work of ICICH, ensure good governance, represent ICICH within ICOMOS and outside, while acting in the best interests of and maintaining regular contact with its membership.
6.4 The term of office for the Bureau shall be three years and members shall be eligible for re- election for a maximum of two more consecutive terms.
6.5 The Bureau shall be elected at the end of each three-year mandate. Prior elections can be undertaken in cases of resignation.
6.6 Elections shall be conducted by Expert Members, appointed by their National Committees as voting members, through secret ballot, at an annual meeting with provision for proxies, or by postal and electronic means. If an election is held by postal and/or electronic means, votes should be collected by an independent third party agreed upon by all candidates. If no agreement on an independent third party can be reached, the officers of the Scientific Council shall be asked to collect the votes. Elections for officers shall be verifiable.
6.7 If no candidates are nominated for election of a post, Expert Members appointed by their National Committees as voting members, shall meet in closed session, either in presence or via electronic conferencing, to encourage the nomination of candidates. Such meetings shall be repeated every 10 days until nominations have been declared for all offices.
6.8 The Bureau of the Committee shall:
(1) The annual report must contain as a minimum:
7.1 An Emerging Professional means an individual member of ICOMOS who is a student or at an early stage of his/her professional career.
7.2 Emerging Professionals are recognised within ICOMOS to maintain scientific relevance for future generations and to achieve intergenerational engagement to secure the organisation’s continuity, including through mentorship.
7.3 An Emerging Professional may be an Expert Member or an Associate Member and in this regard shall have the same rights and obligations that are accorded to each of those types of membership.
7.4 The Committee shall encourage Emerging Professionals to join its work, introduce mentorship programmes, and strive towards achieving a 20% composition of Emerging Professional Members within the Committee. At least one Emerging Professional shall be invited to join the Bureau of the Committee as an observer without voting rights.
7.5 When appropriate an ISC may ask a National Committee to designate one or more Emerging Professionals to help build up the particular expertise in countries where such a need exists.
7.6 A member identified by the Committee as an Emerging Professional shall cease to be regarded in this category after a period of five years.
8.1 The Committee shall adopt minimum criteria for participation as a means of gauging levels of engagement by Expert and Associated members.
8.2 Active participation shall mean attendance at Committee meetings and Symposia, submission of papers or responses to questionnaires in lieu of personal attendance at symposia, undertaking projects on behalf of the Committee at the request of the Bureau, representing the Committee in an official capacity before other bodies, or making substantial contributions to the work of a subcommittee or task group of the Committee.
8.3 Should an Expert, or Associate Member not attend three consecutive Annual Meetings of the Committee and its Symposia without due cause, and over the same period not demonstrate active participation, the Bureau may decide to withdraw the membership of the Expert or Associate Member.
9.1 The Committee and its Bureau shall assist the appointees of the Scientific Council with the Triennial Review of the Committee’s work under the Eger Xi’an Principles and the Malta Guidelines, including provision of additional data or interim reports to allow the review to be carried out effectively.
9.2 The Committee must implement any necessary measures based on recommendations of the Triennial Review, if agreed by the Scientific Council, the Advisory Committee or the Board of ICOMOS, or show good reason why this should not be done.
9.3 Cases of persistent non-compliance by this Committee in the Triennial Review Process may be referred to the Board of ICOMOS by the Scientific Council or the Advisory Committee for corrective action, as it is only for the Board of ICOMOS to decide whether to endorse the activities of or to dissolve an ISC.
In pursuance of its aims, the Committee will co-operate with:
International Scientific Committees and National Committees of ICOMOS; and
ICOMOS partner organizations and international bodies aiming at achieving what is stipulated in the aims and activities of the Committee. In this regard, such partnership arrangements will require the approval of the majority of the Expert Members.
11.1 The Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to conduct its business and must meet at least once a year for its scientific and administrative agenda. It may hold a maximum of two (2) Extraordinary General Meetings should the need arise.
11.2 If the Committee meets more than once in any year it must designate one of those meetings as its Annual General Meeting. Meetings are either in a designated location or – following a decision by its membership – organized as conference calls or via other technological means.
11.3 In these meetings, members may vote in accordance with clauses 4.8 (1) (e) and 4.8 (1) (f) of these By-Laws. All decisions are decided by a simple majority unless specified otherwise in these By-Laws. Electronic consultations leading to decisions may also be invoked and decisions made in such consultations shall be considered valid. Electronic votes of Expert Members in webcasts (or comparable technologies) shall be considered valid.
11.4 The minutes of meetings of the Committee shall be signed by the President and put on record by the International Secretariat, as provided for in the ICOMOS Statutes.
11.5 The Committee shall address their annual activity report and their work programmes for the next year to the International Secretariat, for opinion of the Advisory Committee and approval by the Board of ICOMOS, as provided for in the ICOMOS Statutes.
12.1 Should the Committee require funds to support its activities in a given year, the activities of the Committee shall be financed by funds:
12.2 Members of the Committee are generally expected to obtain the funds necessary to ensure their participation in its activities, in particular their presence at the meetings.
12.3 The Committee cannot open a bank account in its name.
12.4 The Committee cannot keep funds of the ISC in a personal account. A special account may be set up by the ICOMOS International Secretariat for this Committee as required.
12.5 Should this ISC have an association with a partner organisation, its funds must be held either by ICOMOS or the partner organisation.
12.6 This ISC will designate a contact person who may liaise with the ICOMOS Accountant at the International Secretariat if necessary, and as follows:
12.7 The Treasurer or designated contact person shall draw up a budget and financial plan to be approved by ICICH and maintain an appropriate record of all financial transactions for the purpose of assisting the Accountant of ICOMOS in the preparation of the annual audited statement.
13.1 The Committee cannot make any agreement or carry out an act that could create a legally binding obligation for ICOMOS without the authorization of the Bureau of ICOMOS.
13.2 The Committee shall not use the ICOMOS name in relation to its activities or agreements unless authorised by the Bureau of ICOMOS.
The Committee will use English and French as working languages. ICICH has a strong commitment to the use of other languages (such as Spanish) and will be encouraged.
The Secretariat of the ISC will be located at ICOMOS International, 11 rue du Séminaire de Conflans, 94220 Charenton-le-Pont, France.
16.1 Any dispute arising out of the interpretation of these By-Laws shall be resolved by way of Referral to the ICOMOS Scientific Council. There will also be a right of appeal to the Board of ICOMOS from a decision of the Scientific Council.
16.2 The Referral shall be governed by the ICOMOS Statutes, Rules of Procedure, the Eger-Xi’an Principles, the Malta Guidelines and the Ethical Principles, provided always that nothing in these By-Laws shall be interpreted in any way that might be inconsistent with the realisation of the aims of the Committee.
17.1 Proposals for the amendment of these By-laws shall be made by the voting of Expert Members designated by National Committees as voting members at a Meeting with proxies, and/or by postal and electronic ballot. All By-Law revisions shall be submitted through the Scientific Council for the approval of the Board of ICOMOS.
17.2 Any agenda item for amendment of these By-Laws, which is to be discussed and resolved by the Committee, shall be submitted to all Expert Members, to the Scientific Council and the Board of ICOMOS at least ninety (90) days before the date of its discussion.
ICICH was formed by ICOMOS in late 2005. It was part of a growing recognition of intangible heritage by ICOMOS, the international professional association for cultural heritage places. In 1998 ICOMOS decided to hold one of its triennial conferences on this topic of intangible heritage values and place. This was ‘Place – Memory – Meaning: Preserving intangible heritage in memorials and sites’ held in 2003 in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, where many ICOMOS members shared their experience of intangible value and place.
ICOMOS work in this area was timely with the broader focus by UNESCO on this area and the development of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003.
Like all the International Scientific Committees of ICOMOS, ICICH is reliant on the volunteer efforts of passionate and skilled professionals. There have been several international gatherings of ICICH most held in conjunction with the General Assembly of ICOMOS that occurs every 4 years. Past international meetings include:
Quebec 2008, Business meeting of the committee held in conjunction with the ICOMOS general Assembly.
Dublin, Ireland, General meeting, 26th October 2010, in conjunction with ICOMOS ADCOMM . This meeting was jointly organised with ICOMOS Ireland, with the following speakers and activities:
Paris, France, General meeting with seminar and business meeting, 2nd December 2012 ,in conjunction with the General Assembly of ICOMOS. This meeting was jointly organised with CRESSON at Paris-Malaquais Architecture School. The speakers at the seminar were:
