Yearly Mega Events:

YEAR 2007 YEAR 2008
Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007

International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic

This international expert meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the natural …

Nov 28, 2007 - Nov 30, 2007

Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides

The Mission Val de Loire and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are co-organizing a training session …

Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007

Itinerant Workshops on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture

This workshop, which is being held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the first of a series of …

Nov 13, 2007 - Nov 14, 2007

3rd plenary session of the International Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq (ICC)

Following the 167th session of the Executive Board, the Director-General of UNESCO was authorized …

Monday, November 12, 2007

3rd ad hoc meeting of experts on Babylon

Following the request of Iraq's Ministry of Culture, a working group for the archaeological …

Nov 12, 2007 - Nov 14, 2007

Regional Conference: Historic Urban Landscapes in the Americas

UNESCO has launched an initiative for the safeguarding of Historic Urban Landscapes as a follow-up …

Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007

Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage

A conference-workshop for French-speaking journalists ‘Journalism and World Heritage: a new look at …

Nov 5, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007

UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management - International Training Course on Disaster Risk

In cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS.Guideline for ApplicationThe …

Nov 5, 2007 - Nov 8, 2007

3rd International Conference on Natural World Heritage in the Asia and Pacific Region

The third International Conference on Natural World Heritage will take place at Mount E'mei …

Monday, November 5, 2007

Awards Ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers

The award ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site …

 

Dec 18, 2007 - Dec 21, 2007

Site Management and Urban Conservation Workshop in Chandigarh, India

In the context of Chandigarh's nomination to the World Heritage List, as part of the serial …

Dec 17, 2007 - Dec 20, 2007

Meetings on 1954 Hague Convention and its 1999 Second Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

The second meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed …

Dec 12, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007

Phoenix Islands World Heritage Nomination – Stakeholders workshop

This stakeholders workshop is being organized in consultation with the Kiribati authorities and …

Dec 11, 2007 - Dec 12, 2007

International Expert Workshop on Integrity and Authenticity of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes

This workshop, conducted in English, will discuss the theme of integrity and authenticity of …

Dec 4, 2007 - Dec 7, 2007

Sixth International Encounter on Management of Historic Centres

The theme of this meeting, which will take place in Spanish only, is "Innovation and …

Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007

International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic

This international expert meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the natural …

Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007

Itinerant Workshops on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture

This workshop, which is being held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the first of a series of …

 

Feb 27, 2008 - Mar 1, 2008

International Expert Workshop “Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Caspian Region”

The workshop was organized and financially supported by the German Federal Agency for Nature …

Thursday, February 21, 2008

French premiere of Pierre Guicheney’s film “Lady from Osogbo” at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris

Nigeria's Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern …

Feb 14, 2008 - Feb 15, 2008

Santa Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon’s Heritage Days

This event will take place on February 14 and 15, in the Centro Cultural de Belém (Sophia Mello …

Feb 7, 2008 - Feb 10, 2008

International Symposium on "Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management"

An international Symposium on "Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and …

Saturday, February 2, 2008

World Wetlands Day 2008

Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2008. The Convention on …

Feb 1, 2008 - Feb 5, 2008

Terra 2008: 10th Int'l Conference on Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage

The 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage …

Apr 18, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008

Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for the Mediterranean and South-eastern Europe subregions

The main objective of the meeting its to discuss the results of the First Cycle of the Periodic …

Apr 8, 2008 - Apr 21, 2008

Exhibition of "The Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains"

Open to the public from Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.The towering, jagged Altai Mountains …

Apr 3, 2008 - Apr 5, 2008

“Encounters with World Heritage: A past rich with prospects for the future”

In the context of their affiliation with the "Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage" …

Apr 2, 2008 - Apr 6, 2008

CAA2008: On the Road to Reconstructing the Past

CAA 2008, the 36th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in …

Mar 30, 2008 - Apr 4, 2008

5th Workshop in the UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation

The UNITAR Hiroshima Office Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites aims …

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS THIS YEAR

 

 

Jun 2, 2008 - Jun 5, 2008

UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads

In spite of its remarkable historical background and numerous historic and cultural sites in the …

 

 

 

 

Jul 2, 2008 - Jul 10, 2008

32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 2-10 July in Quebec, Canada

The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada from 2-10 July. …