Conferences and Symposia


US/ICOMOS Conference
Washington DC, May 28-31, 2008. Norma Barbacci, WMF Program Director for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, will present “Capacity Building Program for the Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Development of the Jesuit Guarani Missions of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay"


WMF, in collaboration with the Northwest Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy (NIAUSI), is convening an international symposium at Civita di Bagnoregio, Pitigliano, and Orvieto to develop effective conservation strategies for the tuff towns, the legendary hilltop towns of Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio. Participants include geotechnical engineers, conservators, local government officials, as well as experts in regional planning, cultural tourism, and sustainable economic development. May 2008. Fact sheet.

ICOMOS International Symposium
Lecture by WMF's John Stubbs: "Angkor Wat, Fifteen years of Conservation, Interpretation and Heritage Tourism" (with Tim Winter and Simon Warrack). April 2007. icomos.org

Heritage at Risk: Preservation of 20th Century Architecture and World Heritage
Moscow, April 17-20, 2006, sponsored by WMF and other organizations. WMF VP of Field Projects John Stubbs on mobilizing support for conserving 20th-century architecture.

Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation
Under the auspices of APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor). Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia. December 2005.

New Alliances for Past, Present, and Future
In collaboration with ICOMOS/Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2004. Press release, abstracts, proceedings, executive summary, participants (requires Acrobat).

The Future of Jewish Heritage in Europe
WMF and co-sponsors, Prague, Czech Republic, April 2004.