INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES ICOMOS ANNUAL REPORT 2008 VOLUME 1 ICOMOS thanks those who in 2008 have provided valuable assistance: our members, volunteers, partners and donors. Among them, UNESCO and the French authorities, which actively support the activities of the organisation since 1965 and the Getty Foundation that awards a generous grant to ICOMOS for participants from developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe to attend the General Assemblies. ICOMOS is especially grateful this year to volunteers, governmental agencies, institutions and private donors in Canada that provided funding and support for the 16th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES ICOMOS ANNUAL REPORT 2008 VOLUME 1 ACRONYMS ADCOM Advisory Committee CAR International Scientific Committee on Rock Art CIAV International Scientific Committee on Vernacular Architecture CIF International Scientific Committee on Education and Training CIIC International Scientific Committee on Cultural Routes CIPA International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation (ICOMOS – ISPRS) CIVVIH International Scientific Committee on Historic Towns and Villages EU European Union EXCOM Executive Committee FSWG Financial Strategy Working Group GA General Assembly HUL Historic Urban Landscapes ICA International Council on Archives ICAHM International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ICICH International Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage ICIP International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation ICLAFI International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues ICOFORT International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage ICOM International Council of Museums ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites ICORP International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness ICSBH International Scientific Committee on Shared Built Heritage ICTC International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism ICUCH International Scientific Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage IFLA International Federation of Landscape Architects IFLA International Federation of Library Associations IICC-X ICOMOS International Conservation Centre, Xi’an (China) IIWC International Scientific Committee on Wood IPHC International Scientific Committee on Polar Heritage ISC International Scientific Committee ISC20C International Scientific Committee on Twentieth Century Heritage ISCARSAH International Scientific Committee on Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage ISCCL International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes (ICOMOS-IFLA) ISCEAH International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage ISCEC International Scientific Committee on Economics of Conservation ISCS International Scientific Committee on Stone ISPRS International Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature NC National Committee Pasifika International Scientific Committee for the Pacific Islands SOC State of conservation (reports) UIA International Union of Architects UNESCO United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture WH World Heritage WHWG World Heritage Working Group CONTENTS ABOUT ICOMOS .................................................................................................. 7 MESSAGE OF THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT ........................................................... 9 MESSAGE OF THE INCOMING PRESIDENT ......................................................... 11 ACTIVITY REPORT ............................................................................................ 13 PART 1 THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW .......................................................................... 15 PART 2 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES ....................... 41 PART 3 THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT ........................................................... 67 PART 4 FINANCIAL MATTERS .................................................................................. 71 ATTACHMENTS .................................................................................................. 83 ATTACHMENT 1 LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN VOLUME 2 ........... 85 ATTACHMENT 2 COMMITTEES AND STAFF ............................................................... 87 ATTACHMENT 3 PARTNERS ...................................................................................... 93 ATTACHMENT 4 PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION .......................................... 99 INDEX ............................................................................................................. 105 Panoramic view of Quebec City (Canada) where the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium was held in 2008. Photo: Office du tourisme de Québec ABOUT ICOMOS It is during the Second Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings meeting in Venice in 1964, that a resolution was put forward by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to provide for the creation of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The organisation was founded the following year (1965) under French law as a not for profit organisation. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France. ICOMOS is an association of professionals that currently brings together approximately 9,500 members throughout the world. ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. Its work is based on the principles enshrined in the 1964 International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the Venice Charter). ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers, town planners, lawyers, etc. The members of ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage, the standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage property: buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites. The Executive Committee and its Bureau The governing body of ICOMOS is the Executive Committee. It comprises 20 elected members and 5 co-opted members. It generally meets twice per year. Staff from the secretariat and other invited guests participate in these meetings. The Bureau of the Executive Committee comprises the President, Secretary General, Treasurer General, and the 5 Vice-Presidents. It meets several times during the year to prepare the larger meetings and to deal with the organisation’s routine affairs. The Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee comprises the presidents of all the National Committees and the International Scientific Committees. It generally meets once per year in conjunction with the Executive Committee to which it gives advice. National Committees comprise at least five members from countries that are UNESCO Member States. International Scientific Committees comprise recognised experts in specialised fields of interest such as conservation of stone, wood, fortifications, historic towns, cultural landscapes and underwater cultural heritage. The Scientific Council comprises the presidents of the International Scientific Committees; it was created in 2005, following the 15th General Assembly that adopted the document known as the Eger-Xi’an Principles which set out the terms of reference for the Scientific Council’s future work as a coordinating body for the International Scientific Committees (ISCs). The International Secretariat The International Secretariat provides support to the ICOMOS statutory bodies. It comprises the Director, the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre, the World Heritage Unit, and includes interns and staff seconded by various National Committees from time to time. The UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre The UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre is based at the International Secretariat in Paris and is open not only by ICOMOS members but also to the public. Many of its services are available on the internet at the following address: http://databases.unesco.org/icomos. The World Heritage Unit This Unit comprises staff that are dedicated to ICOMOS’ contractual work to support and advise the World Heritage Committee and the World Heritage Centre. 7 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ICOMOS enjoys a particular working relationship with UNESCO. The Executive Board which is one of UNESCO's governing bodies, upon recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations, annually decides on requests for admission to one or the other type of relations, as well as on the development of such relations, on the basis of proposals made by the Director- General. Relations are established for renewable periods of six years. ICOMOS was renewed for six years in April 2008 at the 179th session of the Executive Council as an NGO maintaining “formal associate relations with UNESCO”. ICOMOS’ Activities ICOMOS members participate to a considerable number of activities each year. The organisation’s main activity is about