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8th World Symposium of the OWHC First
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September 19 to 23, 2005
Cusco, Peru
First invitation
With the support of UNESCO, the Getty Grant Program, and benefiting from the scientific support of the Getty Conservation Institute, the city of Cusco and the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) invite professionals, political authorities and heritage managers to take part in the 8th World Symposium, which will have as a theme:
"HERITAGE OF HUMANITY, A HERITAGE WITH HUMANITY"
Modalities of the meeting:
Incorporating the principles and the goals of the OWHC and taking the unique opportunity provided by this meeting to bring together political authorities, experts in heritage conservation and preservation, as well as professionals involved in social and economic issues and in the planning of heritage cities, the organizers wish to revive the debate in order to generate a true dynamism of exchange and dialogue among all the participants.
As indicated in the preliminary program of the meeting, the workshops of the scientific meeting will focus on specific themes, presented under the form of a conference hosted by renowned experts. A designated professional will be in charge of introducing the subject, specifying the concept, summarizing the last developments and developing the major issues to be debated by the participants at the presentations and during the discussions regarding specific cases related to the issue.
In order to meet textually the second goal of the OWHC, it has been seen appropriate to present study cases that will make it possible to link theory with practice for each of the themes addressed. The official languages of the OWHC are French, English and Spanish. The work selection committee will be made up of three members who will make the political decisions and three professionals who will implement the development, both on the political level and on the level of the concepts related to these themes. The six members will thus have the opportunity to debate their opinions.
The professionals will be selected by the scientific committee set up by the GCI and the regional offices of the OWHC, and will subsequently be invited by the organizing institutions.
However, the participants interested in sharing their experiences and their ideas on the themes addressed will be able to do so by submitting projects for a poster show. This creative and original approach will allow them to exchange during the poster session provided for on the timetable.
Themes / Lines of thought:
Development of the experience of the population in the recovery and revitalization of world heritage cities
To analyze, evaluate and disseminate various experiences and achievements related to the safeguarding and the preservation of heritage, from the perspective of the population of a world heritage city.
Toward an understanding of the identity and the intangible culture in world heritage cities
To analyze the activities of the population that focus on the safeguarding of the cultural identity in world heritage cities.
Evaluation of the influence of tourism on the use of urban space and its impact on the population
To discuss, analyze and disseminate the socioeconomic experiences related to tourism and its effects on the population of world heritage cities.
Presentation of posters
Every participant, either individual, as a group and/or representing an institution, is invited to present his project on these themes in the form of posters. These posters will be displayed for the duration of the event and can be presented by their authors during the poster session, which will be held in the afternoon of September 23. In addition, these works will be distributed in electronic format to all the participants registered in the Symposium.
Authors who wish to display their posters must send a proposal in Microsoft Word format, including the title of the poster, the theme/line of thought to which it refers, the authors, the institution they represent as well as a 200-word explanatory summary.
The proposals must be sent by e-mail before November 30, 2004 , at the following addresses: , The explanatory summaries will be evaluated by the Organizing Committee, who will notify their authors of their acceptance by the end of April 2005.
The posters selected must include the title, the name of the author(s) as well as the name of the institution represented. Should there be more than one author, the principal author must be the one who presents the experience and must indicate the institution he represents, his address, telephone number, fax number as well as his e-mail address.
The poster must be made of light material that can be affixed to panels and their sizes must not exceed 1.20 m in height by 0.80 m in width. Each exhibitor must reproduce his work on three panels.
Timetable:
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First invitation to the Symposium and posters
(including invitation to the presentation of posters)
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August 2004 |
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Second invitation to the Symposium |
January 2005 |
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Third invitation to the Symposium |
February 2005 |
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Deadline for the receipt of poster proposals |
February 2005 |
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Acceptance of the posters |
April 2005 |
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Receipt of the posters in pdf format |
June 2005 |
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Installation of the posters in Cusco |
First day of the meeting |
Registrations:
Individuals
Representatives of institutions
Authors of the selected posters
Member cities: 400 $US
Non-member cities: 500 $US (before June 30, 2005)
550 $US (from July 1 to September 21, 2005)
The registration fees include the registration, the documents and the meals for the duration of the Symposium.
Other information:
Elizabeth Kuon Arce
Chief Executive Officer
Organizing Committee of the 8 th World Symposium of the OWHC
Calle Mesón de la Estrella No. 149
Cusco, Peru
E-mail: Web Site: Telephone No.: (051) (084) 235718
