In this Newsletter
** Jordan CERM Project Awarded
** US/ICOMOS Members Sought
** ICOMOS Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Cracow
** ICOMOS 11th General Assembly, Bulgaria, October 1996
** 1995 US/ICOMOS Summer Intern Program
** 1996 Summer interns sought
** Special Insert: 1996 Short Courses Abroad in Historic Preservation
** Chairman's Goals for US/ICOMOS
** Training
** Milestones
** Calendar
US/ICOMOS ON TEAM AWARDED USAID PROJECT IN JORDAN
US/ICOMOS is one of the primary subcontractors on a Cultural and Environmental Resources Management (CERM) project in Jordan. The contract is offered by USAID/Jordan and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MOTA) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The $6.9 million project will be conducted over the period September 10, 1995, to February 4, 2000. The three primary sites of project activities will be Amman Citadel, Madaba and Petra.

At the request of the international consulting firm, Chemonics, US/ICOMOS participated in their response to the Request for Proposals issued by USAID for this major cultural resources management project. The goal of US/ICOMOS, through its participation, is to ensure the highest quality of work and adherence to international standards and guidelines on a high-profile project that includes intervention at a World Heritage site on the list of World Heritage in Danger, and to provide an opportunity to members to share their expertise abroad and to benefit from the professional exchanges with the Jordanian authorities and local team members.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Jordan CERM project goal is to promote increased foreign exchange from the tourism sector, and the purpose is to develop cultural sites and nature reserves which have proven ability to generate foreign exchange earnings and equitable economic growth. The CERM project will achieve this purpose by providing technical assistance, commodities, site development and training to upgrade the touristic appeal of Jordan's most important tourist attractions over the five year life of the project.

The CERM project is a conceptually integrated project. There are three comprehensive activities which define the project. These will be implemented at selected tourist sites: (1) enhancement of selected sites, consisting of: consolidation, restoration and preservation of already visible ancient monuments; sheltering of visible remains; creation of paths and/or trails at sites; walls, fences and/or gates at sites to identify them as important places as well as to protect them; and, archaeological excavations; (2) development of tourist facilities at these selected sites, consisting of: architectural and engineering requirements, e.g., the construction and/or renovation of structures as visitor centers; and presentation of the sites; and (3) increased public awareness through the development of appropriate site-specific educational programs and community participation through involvement of nongovernmental organizations in income-generating activities at the selected sites.

The first two activities are specifically concerned with the physical aspects of the sites, while the third is concerned with creating local community support. Together these three activities will create a "complete touristic unit" at each site which will provide for the long- term sustainability of the selected sites and economic growth to both the local community and to Jordan in general. A fourth activity is identified as "management support." This activity includes funds for the technical assistance contractor (Chemonics), equipment and supplies, a training program for MOTA staff and special studies.

The project has two major phases. Phase I consists of the implementation of development activities at three selected primary sites -- Amman Citadel, Madaba and Petra. Phase II consists of the completion of activities at primary sites and development activities at secondary and tertiary sites to be determined.

PROJECT TEAM
Founded in 1975, Chemonics is an international consulting firm of 300 professionals that provides technical assistance to developing countries in agriculture and agribusiness, environment and natural resources, local government and municipal development, finance and banking, enterprise development and privatization. Clients include USAID, the World Bank, regional development banks, foreign government agencies and private companies.

The Chief of Party, who will direct the project on site in Jordan for the five year duration, is US/ICOMOS member Sandra Chesrown, an environmental and community planner with experience in international and domestic cultural resource management, land planning and economic development projects. Ms. Chesrown's recent projects include development of a master plan to protect archaeological sites in Cyprus.

Ms. Chesrown will be seconded by Wael al-Masri, a Jordanian architect, who will serve as Field Project Administrator.

The primary local partner is ERMC (Environmental Resources Management Consultants), a Jordanian consulting firm offering services in the water, environment, agriculture and health sectors of Jordan. Maher F. Abu-Taleb, President and Principal Consultant, is an engineer/economist trained at Harvard University, George Mason University, Catholic University of America and Ohio University.

In addition to US/ICOMOS, other Jordan CERM Project team members include The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, HOH Associates, Inc., University of Minnesota Tourism Center and the Smithsonian Institution Office of International Relations. At Chemonics, the project contacts are Peter Bittner, Project Supervisor & Sr. Vice President for the Near East division, and Alex Safos, Project Administrator.

 
US/ICOMOS MEMBERS SOUGHT FOR TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY ASSISTANCE SUB-CONTRACTS
US/ICOMOS members only will be selected for specific short- and long-term project segments under this contract with Chemonics. Expertise required for the scope of work for different parts of the project will include master planning, site management, cultural resource management, documentation and recording techniques, inventories, tourism management and development, interpretation and community outreach programs. Members with relevant expertise and the ability to take on work in Jordan are urged to submit their qualifications to US/ICOMOS in response to scope of work announcements of specific tasks that will be issued on a timely basis over the coming months.

In order to conduct this project as equitably as possible and to the highest standards, the US/ICOMOS Board of Trustees will appoint a management committee to oversee US/ICOMOS involvement in the Jordan CERM. The committee will be composed of members with proven and supervisory expertise.

A second committee will be constituted by the Board of Trustees composed of members with demonstrated expertise in specific areas of preservation, conservation and management who will act as a jury of peers to select the sub-contractors from among the US/ICOMOS members offering their services. Members of this committee will be selected from among US/ICOMOS members who will not be competing for project sub- contracts.

It is expected that initial sub-contracts will be negotiated in the first half of 1996. Members are urged to respond promptly to this call for c.v.'s.

 
ICOMOS CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY AT BIRTHPLACE IN CRACOW, POLAND
From October 10-17, 1995, in Cracow, Poland, ICOMOS celebrated the 30th anniversary of the organization's founding with the annual meetings of the ICOMOS Executive and Advisory Committees and a symposium on Duties towards the Heritage and Laws of the Market: Their Impact on the Management of Historic Cities.

Patrons for the meeting were the Minister of Culture and the Arts of the Republic of Poland, the Director General of UNESCO and the Mayor of the City of Cracow. The meeting and symposium were organized by the Polish National Committee of ICOMOS and the International Centre, Cracow.

Among the documents presented at the meeting was a list of participants in the Constituent Assembly of ICOMOS held in Warsaw and Cracow, June 20-27, 1965. US/ICOMOS was pleased to note that all of the U.S. participants are today Fellows of US/ICOMOS and still involved in the national and inter-national work of the organization. They are Professor Carl Feiss, Robert Garvey, Richard H. Howland, Charles Peterson and Hiroshi Daifuku. No other national committee can boast such a sustained level of interest and participation on the part of its founding members. Of the founders of ICOMOS at Cracow in 1965, two participated in the September 1995 meetings as well. They are Professor Raymond Lemaire (Belgium), former Secretary General and former President of ICOMOS, and Architect Carlos Flores Marini (Mexico), current Chairman of ICOMOS Mexico.

 
HERITAGE AND SOCIAL CHANGE TO BE THEME OF ICOMOS 11TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN BULGARIA, OCTOBER 5-9, 1996
The Bulgarian ICOMOS Committee will host the 11th ICOMOS General Assembly in Sofia, October 5-9, 1996. During the course of the triennial General Assembly, ICOMOS will hold elections for its officers and Executive Committee for the period 1996-1999. The theme of the Symposium will be Heritage and Social Change with three professional theme sessions on Ethics and Philosophy, Policy and Economics, and Methods and Techniques, with each theme session examining questions relating to the broad issue of authenticity. Each theme topic will be examined from two points of view: development and preservation.

A Call for Papers was published in ICOMOS News and a second Call for Papers will be issued shortly to all National and International Scientific Committees of ICOMOS.

US/ICOMOS members wishing to submit abstracts for the consideration of the Symposium Committee should communicate with the US/ICOMOS office (Tel: 202-842-1866, Fax: 202-842-1861, e-mail: usicomos@capaccess.org) in order to file a copy with their national committee.

The pre-General Assembly schedule includes:

    * November 1995: Mailing of Draft Program, Registration Form, Questionnaires and Tour Information to ICOMOS members;
    * January 31, 1996: Deadline for receipt of Symposium papers;
    * April 15, 1996: Registration deadline for ICOMOS delegates and guests for the General Assembly;
    * August 1996: Deadline for receipt of materials for inclusion in the General Assembly exhibition;
    * August 1996: Mailing of final program with confirmation letters to attendees at the General Assembly.

The registration fee for the General Assembly will be the same as that for the 10th G.A. in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1990: $350 for those who register before April 15, 1996; and $400 for those who register after that date. The registration fee will include all working documents and materials relating to the proceedings and tours that take place during the General Assembly.

 
1995 US/ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
The US/ICOMOS International Summer Intern Program concluded its twelfth successful year in 1995. Since the pilot year with only four interns, the program has grown to encompass most of the ICOMOS world. From 1984 to 1995, US/ICOMOS has accepted 276 interns from 41 countries.

The growth and direction of the program reflects the evolution of the ICOMOS and the world geopolitical and economic situation, as well as the specific interests of our funding sources. Initially, interns came exclusively from western Europe -- the G5 countries, to be exact, which was the definition of the focus group in the USIA grant that sustained the program in the first years. Later, the Soviet Union and several East Bloc countries were assimilated into the program. Gradually, interns were accepted from farther afield; South and Central America were represented, as well as the Middle East. Other more diverse positions were created: a World Heritage internship at the Paris UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre, exchanges with India and Israel.

In 1995, the program expanded on several fronts, in great part thanks to the special grant awarded by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. This grant was to be applied to promote diversity and to create new exchanges which required assistance.

Through this grant, US/ICOMOS achieved several firsts: the first exchange with Africa between the US and Ghana; the first exchange with Turkey; the first internship in underwater archaeology; and the first placement at a private, nonprofit community-based organization.

Along with Cornerstones in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a second nonprofit, the Historic Charleston Foundation, participated in the Ghana exchange.

None of this would be possible without the strong commitment to the program shown by several dedicated donors. The Marpat Foundation, the L.J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, the Montauk Foundation and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation have provided the core funding for the US/ICOMOS International Summer Intern program for many years. It is their constant sponsorship that has allowed the program to grow and develop as opportunities presented themselves. Other exchanges exist thanks to the devoted sponsorship of foundations such as the American Friends of English Heritage and the Royal Oak Foundation, which have nurtured the US-UK exchange.

Our major institutional partner is the National Park Service. HABS/HAER has formed the backbone of the program since the pilot year and continues its strong participation. Many other offices and divisions of the NPS (in 1995, National Capital Region, Alaska Region, Mid-Atlantic Region, Williamsport Preservation Training Center, Denver Service Center, Southwest Region) have offered positions under the direction of the regional historical architects and the cultural resource managers to provide a wide variety of challenging and instructive projects.

The program is successful because of the caliber of the interns competitively selected by their own ICOMOS national committee chairmen and by the US/ICOMOS professional jury. The national committee chairmen, their staffs, and all the professional staff in the U.S. and abroad, who guide and direct the interns, are responsible for the great achievement of the program. Their dedication to the field and to the these young professionals ensures the high quality of the internships.

The individuals and institutions that lend their direct and in-kind financial support, their moral support, their expertise and their warm hospitality are too numerous to cite here, but they all are offered the most heartfelt thanks of the US/ICOMOS Board of Trustees and staff.

Interns participating in 1995:

    * Mr. Nicholas Kwame Afadzi of the Technical University, Kumasi, GHANA, assigned to The Historic Charleston Foundation, Charleston, South Carolina;

       
    * Ms. Magdalena Malgorzata Bielecka of the Centre for the Preservation of Historic Landscapes, POLAND, assigned to the HAER recording project at Colonial Parkway, Yorktown, Virginia;

       
    * Mr. Benjamin Briggs of High Point, North Carolina, USA, assigned to the Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra;

       
    * Ms. Gabriela Esther Brizuela, of Jalapa, MEXICO, assigned to the Cornerstones Community Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico;

       
    * Ms. Catherine Elizabeth Cassidy of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, assigned to the National Palaces Organization & Yildiz Technical University, Turkey;

       
    * Ms. Jill Cremer of New York City, USA, assigned to the Institute for Monuments, Banska Stiavnika, Slovak Republic;

       
    * Ms. Sarah Frédérique Desbiens of Montréal, CANADA, assigned to the HAER recording team at Acadia National Park, Roads and Bridges Survey, Bar Harbor, Maine;

       
    * Mr. Volodymyr Dumalsky of Lviv Polytechnic University, Lviv, UKRAINE, assigned to the HABS recording project at the Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut;

       
    * Mr. Arpad Furu of Cluj Napoca, ROMANIA, assigned to the HABS recording team at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia;

       
    * Mr. Ivan Alberto Galindo of Santafé de Bogota, COLOMBIA, assigned to the recording of Anaktuvuk Pass, Artic Circle, Alaska Regional Office NPS;

       
    * Ms. Katherine Ann Hughes of Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA, assigned to The Centre for the Preservation of Historic Landscapes, Warsaw, Poland;

       
    * Mr. Coleman Austin Jordan of Clemson, South Carolina, USA, assigned to the MUCIA Ghana Office & The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Cape Coast, Ghana;

       
    * Mr. Masahiro Katoh of Tokyo, JAPAN, assigned to the HAER America's Industrial Heritage Project at Monessen, Pennsylvania;

       
    * Mr. Erick James McEvoy of Ottawa, CANADA, assigned to the HAER recording project, Iowa Bridges Survey, Ames, Iowa;

       
    * Mr. Brian Patrick McKillips of State College, Pennsylvania, USA, assigned to English Heritage, Architectural Study Collection, Kenwood House;

       
    * Ms. Marija Mikneviciute of the Institute for Monument Restoration, Vilnius, LITHUANIA, assigned to National Capital Region NPS, List of Classified Structures;

       
    * Mr. Julian Netherton of Plymouth, UNITED KINGDOM, assigned to Williamsport Preservation Training Center NPS at projects in Harpers Ferry NHP;

       
    * Ms. Sally Margaret Prothero of London, UNITED KINGDOM, assigned to Denver Service Center NPS, Falls Church Branch, Cultural Landscape Study of the Jefferson Memorial;

       
    * Ms. Kirstin Sechler of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, assigned to The Institute of Monument Restoration, Vilnius, Lithuania;

       
    * Mr. Vladimir V. Simonenko of Kiev, UKRAINE, assigned to the HAER recording project at Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway, Portland, Oregon;

       
    * Mr. Jayant Swamy of New Delhi, INDIA, assigned to a HAER recording project in the Birmingham Industrial Heritage District, Birmingham, Alabama;

       
    * Ms. Nur Urfalioglu Istanbul, TURKEY, assigned to the Southwest Regional Office, NPS, Division of Conservation;

       
    * Mr. Erbprem Vatcharangkul of Chantaburi, THAILAND, assigned to Underwater Archaeology Conservation Laboratory, Northwestern State University, Louisiana;

       
    * Mr. Adriaan Johannes Vlaardingerbroek of Delft, NETHERLANDS, assigned to the HAER recording project, Iowa Bridges Survey, Ames, Iowa;

       
    * Mr. Matthew S. Wilcox of Annandale, Virginia, USA, assigned to The National Trust, Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury;

       
    * Mr. Martin Zembery of Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC, assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office NPS, List of Classified Structures.

 
US/ICOMOS ANNOUNCES THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION
US/ICOMOS (the United States Committee, International Council on Monuments and Sites) is seeking US-citizen graduate students or young professionals for paid internships in Australia, France, Great Britain, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Ghana and other countries in summer 1996. Participants work for public and private nonprofit historic preservation organizations and agencies, under the direction of professionals, for a period of three months. Internships in the past have required training in architecture, architectural history, landscape architecture, materials conservation, history, archaeology, interpretation and museum studies.

In some countries with convertible currency, interns will be paid a stipend of approximately $4,000 for the 12-week working internship. In other cases, the stipend is based on local wages. Exchanges offer partial or full travel grants. Applicants must be US/ICOMOS members; graduate students or young professionals with at minimum a bachelors degree, 22 to 35 years old. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their qualifications in preservation through a combination of academic and work experience; the program is not intended for those with an interest, but no experience or career commitment, in the field. Attendance at the orientation and final debriefing programs is obligatory. No spouses or families can be accommodated.

Applications are due no later than March 1, 1996. For further information and for application forms, contact: Ellen Delage, Program Director, US/ICOMOS, 1600 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, tel: 202/842-1862, fax: 202/842-1861.

 
CHAIRMAN'S GOALS FOR US/ICOMOS
At the US/ICOMOS Board meeting on September 16, informed by the goals and objectives adopted at the conclusion of phase one of the Strategic Planning process, the Chairman set forth for discussion the goals of the organization for the next three years.

   1. A financially stable US/ICOMOS through effective management and a combination of financial development, membership development and other means.
   2. A qualified staff with professional and administrative support appropriate to the programs and activities that need to be undertaken.
   3. Programs that truly serve the needs of the national and international preservation communities.
   4. Partnerships with organizations and committees inside and outside of US/ICOMOS in order to heighten program effectiveness.
   5. A visible presence on the preservation/cultural heritage scene with attractive publications and other forms of communications among the members and others.

 
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK EXAMINES CONSERVATION OF URBAN HERITAGE
On September 21, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held a one-day seminar on the preservation of the urban cultural heritage from the perspective of regional, national and local banks concerned with development strategies. The conservation of historic town centers will be a focus of bank sustainable development policies and programs in the future. Speakers included Sylvio Mutal, former head of the UNESCO-UNDP project in Latin America; Eduardo Rojas, IDB Consultant; and Vitor Serra, urban planning specialist with the World Bank Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

 
USIA WORLDNET BROADCAST
On October 12, US/ICOMOS Executive Director Gustavo F. Araoz was the guest panelist for a WORLDNET Dialogue program on "Protection of Cultural Patrimony and Ecotourism. The program was interactive with a group of panelists at the U.S. embassies in Buenos Aires and Guatemala, and was scheduled as part of the program of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Annual Latin America Conference. The Dialogue program focused on ways to develop tourism as an economic source for maintaining and protecting cultural heritage while alerting people to the potential damage to the environment and cultural heritage caused by tourism.

 
GRANTS
The Architectural History Foundation continues to offer the Vincent Scully, Jr., Research Grant, a biannual award to facilitate the publication of a monograph on American architecture.
The $10,000 grant will be awarded every two years; the next grant will be announced in April 1996. Resubmissions by the same person on the same topic will be accepted only if invited by the jury. Materials will not be returned to the applicant. Application deadline: February 1, 1996. For further information, contact: The Architectural History Foundation, 350 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10017, fax: 516-944- 5961.

Building and enlarging on their history of publication support, The J.M. Kaplan Fund has launched FURTHERMORE, a new program of financial assistance for printed information. Directed by Joan K. Davidson, the Fund's president from 1977 to 1993 and then New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, FURTHERMORE will support publications in architecture and design, landscape, parks, farmlands, cultural history, the life of cities, preservation of historic and community resources and related public policy. Books and catalogues, guides, pamphlets and maps, marked by high standards and distinct character will be eligible. Assistance will be available for research, writing, editing, design, indexing, photography and illustration, as well as promotion and marketing. Grants ranging up to $15,000 will be awarded twice annually, in November and May. For information, contact: FURTHERMORE, P.O. Box 667, Hudson, NY 12534, tel: 518-828-8900, fax: 518-828-8901.

 
TRAINING
Pan-American Course on the Conservation and Management of Earthen Architectural and Archaeological Heritage, Gaia Project-PAT96, will be held in Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, from November 10 to December 13, 1996. This is an intensive specialized training course organized by the Instituto Nacional de Cultura del Peru -- Direccion Regional La Libertad (INC-DRLL) in collaboration with the International Centre for Earth Construction -- School of Architecture of Grenoble (CRATerre-EAG, Gaia Project), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM, Gaia Project), and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), with the support of the World Heritage Fund of UNESCO.

The course is geared toward professionals and technicians in anthropology, archaeology, architecture, engineering, conservation and other disciplines involved with the conservation and management of cultural heritage, and/or personnel with at least three years experience in the conservation and/or management of earthen historic/archaeological sites. The course will be conducted in Spanish.

For information and applications, contact: Training Program, The Getty Conservation Institute, 4503 Glencoe Avenue, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, tel: 310-822-2299, fax: 310-821-9409. The deadline for applications is December 15, 1995.

A new Masters in Architecture, Conservation and Urban Regeneration in the Islamic World, at the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, United Kingdom. Starting in October each year, the program will be run in conjunction with York's long-established MA in conservation studies, but including management and urban regeneration, with a focus on the Islamic world and its built environment. The one-year course has a strong emphasis on: conservation ethics/ philosophy, traditional building materials, urban conditions and needs, conservation planning and methodology, management. Students will participate in a program of lectures, seminars, workshops, visits and practical work, and undertake individual research in a subject area of their own choice. Course requirements include professional placement at British conservation practices and/or practical study assignments at the candidates' place of work. The course is supported by the World of Islam Festival Trust. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis. For further details, contact: Dr. Sultan Barakat, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, The University of York, the King's Manor, York YO1 2EP, UK, Tel: +(44)1904- 433959.

 
MILESTONES
Dorothy Robinson Kidder, died at her home in Washington, on September 18, 1995. Mrs. Kidder and her husband Randolph A. Kidder are long-time and generous patrons of US/ICOMOS. * * * Gersil N. Kay, Adjust Professor in the architecture/ engineering program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, has incorporated in her curriculum the ICOMOS Training Guidelines (Guidelines for education and training in the conservation of monuments, ensembles and sites, ratified by the ICOMOS 10th General Assembly in Sri Lanka, August 1993). Drexel is the first U.S. institution to promote these principles.

 
CALENDAR
Members attending these and other international programs should please inform US/ICOMOS of their participation.

    * November 5-8, 1995. The Public Benefits of Archaeology, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sponsored by several agencies and offices of the National Park Service, Society for American Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, National Trust for Historic Preservation and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office. The conference topic is will be How do we answer the question: Why should public funds be spent on archaeology? For information: Barbara Little, National Register of Historic Places, tel: 202-343-9513, fax: 202-343-1836.

       
    * November 6-7, 1995. La Carta di Venezia, Trenta Anni Dopo: Incontro Internazionale di Studio (The Venice Charter, 30 Years Later), organized by the Italian National Committee of ICOMOS and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Property and the Environment, with the Neapolitan Architectural and Natural Heritage Service. This two-day symposium is held within the framework of the events celebrating the 30th Anniversary of ICOMOS. For information, contact: Soprintendenza per i Beni architettonici ed ambientali, Palazzo Reale-Napoli, tel: +81- 41.38.88, fax: +81-40.35.61.

       
    * November 10, 1995. US/ICOMOS Executive Committee meeting, at US/ICOMOS.

       
    * November 23-25, 1995. Vital Signs: Monitoring of Programmes, Policies and Sites, the Annual Conference of ICOMOS Canada, in Ottawa. Keynote speakers include Herb Stovel, Chairman of ICOMOS Canada and former Secretary General of ICOMOS; Carlos Flores Marini, Chairman of ICOMOS Mexico; and Daniel Lefevre, architecte en chef des monuments historiques in France. For information, contact: Renée Leblanc, Executive Secretary, ICOMOS Canada, tel/fax: 613-749-0971, e-mail: renee@ottawa.icomos.org.

       
    * December 8, 1995. US/ICOMOS Executive Committee meeting, at US/ICOMOS.

       
    * December 1995. Southern Cone Regional Meeting on Authenticity, Brasilia, in preparation for the Inter-American Symposium. Participants: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

       
    * December 1995. Andean Regional Meeting on Authenticity, Quito/Lima, in preparation for the Inter-American Symposium. Participants: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

       
    * January 13, 1996. US/ICOMOS Annual Meeting, location to be announced.

       
    * March 25-28, 1996. Third Jerusalem Conference on Heritage, Making Historic Cities Livable, to celebrate the 3000th anniversary of the City of Jerusalem and the 90th anniversary of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. The symposium will focus on different aspects of the same problem: how to protect the special character and values of our historic cities and avoid creating unlivable museums. For information, contact: Giora Solar, Israel ICOMOS, 4 Paran Street, Jerusalem 97802, Israel, fax: 972-2-812887.

       
    * April 14-20, 1996. ICOMOS International Wood Committee Symposium, an itinerant symposium on timber-framed buildings in Great Britain, organized by the ICOMOS International Wood Committee and the ICOMOS UK Wood Committee, the symposium will provide a unique opportunity to look at a selection of outstanding timber-framed buildings, to see regional traditions and to discuss conservation strategies in the company of leading international and British specialists.
      The program will follow a circuit through many counties beginning in London, then proceeding to Kent, Sussex, Berkshire, Shropshire and the Welsh borders, Cheshire and Lancashire, the Yorkshire and back to London. The emphasis will be on visits to work in progress and discussion on conservation techniques during the day, informed by evening lectures.
      For further details: ICOMOS UK, 10 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH, UK, tel: +(181)994-6477, fax: +(181)747-8464.