Call for papers--Preservation of cultural heritage

Symposium on preservation of cultural heritage
Yangon, Myanmar
August 23-25, 2004

The Myanmar Ministry of Culture and AusHeritage (Australia's
International Network for Cultural Heritage) will be organising an
international symposium on preservation of cultural heritage in
Yangon, Myanmar, August 23-25, 2004. The symposium will explore
current techniques for holistic preservation of cultural heritage
and have emphasis on preserving both the tangible and intangible
aspects. The culturally rich land of Myanmar will provide a
magnificent backdrop for the symposium. Post symposium tours are
currently planned for Mandalay and Bagan.

The symposium will precede a joint meeting between the Myanmar
Ministry of Culture and AusHeritage on the Historic City of Bagan.

The organizers invite presentations on various aspects including
museology, conservation philosophies and practice, cultural tourism,
significance assessment, site interpretation, urban conservation,
heritage architecture and other related topics.

Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2004

For further information:

International participants please contact:

    Vinod Daniel
    Chairman, AusHeritage
    Australian Museum
    6 College Street
    Sydney NSW 2010
    Australia
    +61 2 9320 6115
    Fax: 61 2 9320 6070
    vinodd [at] austmus__gov__au

or

    Keith Fernandez
    Treasurer, AusHeritage
    Artlab Australia
    70 Kintore Avenue
    Adelaide, SA 5000
    +61 8 8207 7520
    Fax: +61 8 8207 7529
    fernandez.keith [at] saugov__sa__gov__au

Myanmar participants please contact:

    Daw Nanda Hmun
    Secretary, ASEAN-COCI Myanmar
    National Museum Building,
    No 66/74 Pyay Road
    Dagon Township
    Yangon, Myanmar
    +95 1 371259,
    Fax: +95 1 212 367
    dcicoci [at] mptmail__net__mm

Vinod Daniel
Head, Research Centre for Materials Conservation and the Built
    Environment
Australian Museum
6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
+61 0 2 9320 6115
Fax: +61 0 2 9320 6070


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