The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation®-Life Beyond Tourism® and Its
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The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation®-Life Beyond Tourism® and its President, Paolo Del Bianco, thank all those - individuals and institutions - that made possible to realize the activities of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, which led to define the ethos ® LIFE BEYOND TOURISM for Intercultural Dialogue ® which makes use of the LIFE BEYOND TOURISM NON PROFIT PORTAL that is a world of opportunities beyond the facade of the mere consumerism tourism, for the dialogue among cultures, for a sustainable development of the territories and of the humanity, in harmonic and peaceful coexistence, as a common purpose, unanimously pursued by a globalised International community which moves towards ten billion of inhabitants INSTITUTIONAL RANKING The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation®-Life Beyond Tourism® is: - Institutional Member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (THEOPHILOS) and promoter of its Florentine odd-numbered-years conferences - Institutional Member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Mural Painting and promoter of its Florentine odd-numbered-years conferences - United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Member - Institutional partner of ICCROM - Promoter and Stakeholder of the Life Beyond Tourism® Non Profit Portal - Institutional partner of 480 universities all over the world (updated November 2017) - Member of the Forum UNESCO, University and Heritage - International Partner of the United Nations University Advances Studies’s Satoyama Initiative - Institutional Member of the ICOMOS International Committee for Cultural Tourism (ICTC) - Hosting venue of up to 5 ICOMOS International Scientific Committees per year, period 2013-2018 - Institutional Member of ICOMOS Hungary - Member of ICOM Italian Committee - Honorary Member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno di Firenze - Honorary Member of the Association of the Florentine Historical Shops . THE AWARDS RECEIVED IN OVER 15 YEARS OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE − Florence (Italy), 20 June 2017 Prize “Filo d’Argento”, for the contribution to the development of international relations through cultural exchanges and hospitality − Florence (Italy), 1 December 2016 The prize membership copper pot "Paiolo in rame – Paiolante de’ Benefizi 2016” − Florence (Italy), 19th June 2016 100-Commemorative medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Cracow University of Technology and the Faculty of Architecture − Florence, (Italy), June 27th, 2015 Award “Medaglia Laurenziana” by the Accademia Internazionale Laurenziana − Warsaw (Poland), June 23rd, 2015 Medal celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Warsaw Technical University − Florence, (Italy), December 13th, 2014 Honorary Membership (“Paiolante”) of “Antica Compagnia del Paiolo”, for the “hospitality for the dialogue among cultures and support of the complex art of restoration” − Florence, (Italy), 9 January 2015 The Resolution 18GA 2014/42 – Travel beyond sustainable tourism: Life Beyond Tourism, Travel for Dialogue recognises “with gratitude that the implementation in Florence of the Life Beyond Tourism Model has allowed a financial support to the Italian National Committee of ICOMOS for organising the 18 Scientific Symposium in Florence; considers the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco - with its International Life Beyond Tourism Institute - as a partner for familiarising young people in the Fondazione's network with ICOMOS; supports the notion and activity of travel to promote dialogue among international youth”. !1 ! Updated February 2016 ! − Florence (Italy), 13 November 2014 − The “Flag of Peace” delivered to the Foundation − Florence (Italy), 14 September 2014 Award “Casa Martelli” for the promotion of intercultural dialogue. − Green Bay (USA) Honorary Game Ball by the Green Bay Packers-NFL − Warsaw (Poland), 6 December 2013 Jan Zachwatowicz Award "for outstanding achievements in research and conservation of monuments" − Florence (Italy), 12 October 2013 “Columbus Prize” - Section Culture − Ivanovo (Russia), 31 May 2013 Certificate of Appreciation for the co-operation in the cultural activity by the Ivanovo City (Russia) − Moscow (Russia), 26 April 2013 “Prize Aleksej Komech” for the co-operation in the promotion of the cultural heritage of All Russia, by the Director of the Library for Foreign Literature of Moscow; congratulation letter by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir R. Medinskij. Laudation by the President of the Russian Academy of Architecture, Alexander P. Kudryavtsev − Baku (Azerbaijan), 18 April 2013 “National Heritage Award” of the Republic of Azerbaijan, by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Abulfas Garayev − Paris (France), 4 March 2013 Signature of the “Life Beyond Tourism” Memorandum of Understanding with the ICOMOS (International Council for Monuments and Sites) − Madrid (Spain), 29 October 2011 Associate Member of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) − Yerevan (Armenia), 19 October 2011 Medal of Merit by the Academic Senate of the Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction − Odessa (Ukraine), 12th October 2010 Honorary Degree by the Odessa State Academy of Architecture and Construction − Tbilisi (Georgia), October 2010 Honorary Citizenship of Tbilisi − Tbilisi (Georgia), June 16, 2010 Private meeting with President of the Republic of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili and delivery of the “Golden Lion” − Moscow (Russia), May 25, 2010 Conferment of Honorary Degree at the Moscow Architectural Institute, by the rector Dmitry Shvidkovsky − Tbilisi (Georgia), April 21, 2010 Honorary Degree Awarding the Honorary Degree of Tbilisi State University by the Rector Prof. Giorgi Khubua − Tbilisi (Georgia), April 20, 2010, Confirmed the title of Honorary Doctor of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts by the Rector Prof. Giorgi Bughadze − Florence (Italy), November 27, 2009 Conferment of the title Honorary Doctor of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction for the special activities in the development of relations study and research and to maintain relations of cooperation and friendship between Italy and Azerbaijan. University Academic Council decision of 18-XI-2009; ceremony in Florence, November 27, 2009 . − Florence (Italy), November 27, 2009 Medal of recognition by the McKenzie Presbyterian University of São Paulo (Brazil), donated by Prof. Valter Caldana in recognition of the starting the collaboration with the Foundation − Florence (Italy), December 14, 2008 Conferring the title of Honorable Doctor of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction YSUAC to support the international activities of YSUAC and great help in developing strong collaboration with foreign universities. Decision of the Council of Scientific YSUAC in Yerevan on 07-10-2008; ceremony in Florence November 14, 2008. − Florence, March 5, 2008 Conferral in Palazzo Vecchio of the Honor "Printer Ivan Fedorov Foundation", to the President of the Foundation Romualdo Del Bianco, Paolo Del Bianco by the Director of the Foundation Printer Ivan Fedorov Moscow for the important contributions to the promotion of educational and cultural projects between Russia and the city of Florence − Ivanovo, 21 December 2007 Conferral of Medal of Honour by the Foundation Sheremyetev (Paris) for "the important contribution to the promotion of friendship and cooperation between Italy and Russia" − Krakow, 24 November 2007 Received by the Dean of the Faculty of Conservation of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow Jan Matejko, Prof.. Grazyna Korpal, the medal for the 750 anniversary celebrations of the city − Krakow, 20 September 2007− Received by the Mayor of Cracow, Jacek Majchrowski the coin "Honoris Gratia" in "recognition of the great merits for the development of science and culture of our city." − Green Bay, May 11th 2007 Conferring of the Freedom of the Town of Green Bay (Wisconsin, U.S.A.) by the Mayor James J. Schmitt, to Paolo Del Bianco for the activity of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation − Florence, 10 March 2007 !2 ! Updated February 2016 ! Conferring upon all the activities and initiatives of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation the official Florence City patronage − Florence, 29th November 2006 Conferring of the “Il Gonfalone d’Argento” (the most important honour by Tuscan Region) by the President of the Region Tuscan Council “for the role of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation in promoting the protection and conservation of the cultural and artistic heritage, not only in our Region but at international level as well” (letter by the Region Tuscan Council of 8th September 2006) − Florence, November 11th, 2006 Conferring of the Official European Union Flag to the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, by the European Association of the Journalists for the activity of promotion of the international integration in Europe − Forte dei Marmi, 27th August 2006 Conferring of the merit plague by the Vice Major of the Forte dei Marmi Town for the activity of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation − Florence, May 23rd 2006 Letter of thanks by Prof. Antonio Paolucci (former Italian Minister for Culture Heritage and Head of the Superintendence for the Florentine Museums) for the activity of the Foundation on the behalf of the City of Florence − Kharkiv – Ukraine, June 2005 Thank you plaque by the Kharkiv Region Administration and the President of the Region, Arsen Avakov, for the relationaships of international co-operation between Florence and Kharkiv − Kharkiv – Ukraine, June 2005 Thank you plate by the Major