UNITED STATES NATIONAL COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES ANNUAL REVIEW 2013 Heritage means the World to me! 1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-463-1291 Fax: 202-463-1299 www.usicomos.org MISSION US/ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM US/ICOMOS fosters heritage conservation governments, and the cooperation between the The annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium join in a robust discussion focused on the evolution and historic preservation at the national and academic community, professionals and civic is one of the primary ways US/ICOMOS brings of our historic urban centers and ascertain how international levels through education and training, volunteers. The U.S. National Committee is one of international attention to cultural heritage they provide inspiration for the future of cities international exchanges of people and information, the largest national committees of ICOMOS. preservation in the United around the world. technical assistance, documentation, advocacy States. The 16th US/ and other activities consistent with the goals of As the only U.S. professional preservation ICOMOS International The presentations focused ICOMOS and through collaboration with other organization with a global focus, US/ICOMOS is Symposium—The Historic on the themes of urban organizations. US/ICOMOS is a private, non-profit, the gateway for U.S. professionals to participate Center and the Next City: heritage evolution, evolving non-governmental organization with 501(c)(3) in worldwide heritage conservation. With nearly Envisioning Urban Heritage historic urban landscapes, status. 600 members, US/ICOMOS promotes strong Evolution—was held May 1 envisioning people first, ties between national, regional, private, and –4 in Savannah, Georgia. and ensuring balance The U.S. National Committee of the International governmental organizations within the U.S. and the The symposium was hosted beyond the edges. The Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) is international preservation community. by the Savannah College panels included speakers one of numerous national committees forming a of Art & Design. Nearly 150 from Australia, Colombia, worldwide alliance for the study and conservation US/ICOMOS guides and promotes activities through registrants and speakers the Netherlands, Sweden, of historic buildings, districts, and sites. It is the focus an extensive membership network of preservation attended the symposium. the United Kingdom, of international cultural resources exchange in professionals, institutions, and organizations, Pompidou Centre and the United States. the United States, working to share preservation including specialized scientific committees. US/ In 2011, the 35th Paris The presentations were information and expertise worldwide. It also ICOMOS also organizes an annual international UNESCO General 2013 supplemented with highlights and interprets the unique American scientific symposium, an international intern Conference adopted audience discussions and preservation system: the partnership between exchange program, and occasional special the ‘Recommendation on the Historic Urban extensive field sessions throughout the historic private organizations and federal, state, and local training courses and workshops. Landscape’ encouraging the espousal of a center of Savannah. landscape approach to the study and conservation GOVERNANCE AND MEMBERSHIP of cities within their broader urban contexts and A full report on the symposium can be found online their geographical settings. The goal of the 16th at http://www.usicomos.org/symp/archive/2013 Leadership for US/ICOMOS is provided by a Symposium), USICOMOS welcomed the election of Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium was to 21-member volunteer Board of Trustees. new Board members Brenda Barrett (PA), Yuan Liu The US/ICOMOS Secretariat in Washington, DC is (MD), and the reelection of Andrew Potts (DC), as US/ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM staffed by one full-time employee, Director Donald well as the new slate of officers Jan C.K. Anderson G Jones, PhD, who reports to the Board of Trustees. (Chair), George Skarmeas (Vice Chair), Ronald Lee Since 1984, the US/ICOMOS International Exchange citizens of different countries and a vision of In addition, US/ICOMOS supported salary, benefits, Fleming (Secretary), and Jeff Soule (Treasurer). In Program has engaged partners across the world the United States as an open, generous and and travel costs for the President of ICOMOS, addition, a proposed change to the US/ICOMOS in hands-on training of emerging cultural heritage caring society, sometimes in sharp contrast with American Gustavo A. Araoz. by-laws to allow non-Board members to serve on professionals. To date, nearly 700 preservation international events. Board committees passed. interns and 70 countries have participated. Based Board members are elected to three-year terms on a commitment that Alumni of the program now by the general membership at the Annual Meeting Membership recruitment and renewal increased in preserving our global can be found throughout held in the spring. The Board meets up to four times 2013, ending the membership year with 514 total patrimony builds worldwide the professional heritage per year. members—a reduction from the 570 total members understanding, the preservation field. One in 2012. The reduction largely reflects the retraction program shares the best former intern is Research 2013 Board Meetings of government funding. the United States has and Education Director at March 23, Washington, DC to offer to hundreds of the World Monuments Fund; A monthly electronic newsletter (e-news) is sent young professionals from another recently traveled May 1, Savannah, Georgia (in conjunction with the from the US/ICOMOS Secretariat to all US/ICOMOS overseas and introduces to Baghdad for the U.S. annual symposium) members and partner organizations in addition to young Americans to the State Department to assess July 20, Newport, Rhode Island other occasional announcements, invitations to personal and communal heritage conservation September 25 (teleconference) events, and other noteworthy news items. benefits of international needs at the Iraqi site of December 12, Washington, DC (in conjunction with cultural engagement. Babylon; another as a GIS the annual gala) All records of the Board meetings and membership Simultaneously, it generates Neue Burg researcher at The World rosters are kept on file at the US/ICOMOS a sense of good will and Vienna Bank; and still others can At the annual meeting held May 1 (during the 2012 Secretariat in Washington, DC. diplomacy between 2013 be found in universities, - P. 2 - - P. 3 - firms, organizations, and agencies at all levels, both and share their experiences with the entire group. A dedicated to World Heritage and the potential US/ICOMOS) and US/ICOMOS members Kathleen in the U.S. and abroad. reception was then held in their honor that evening impacts of the UNESCO dues situation on US Crowther, Gunny Harboe, James Reap, and Neil at the Heurich House/Brewmaster’s Castle in the participation in the World Heritage program. Silberman Then 2013 US/ICOMOS International Exchange garden and conservatory – the third floor of the Program involved eight participants, representing Heurich House also became the new headquarters US/ICOMOS members also participated in a “The US World Heritage Tentative List – Can It Be interns from and internships in nine different of the US/ICOMOS Secretariat as of September 1. number of International Sessions at the National Made More Effective and Representative?” countries – Australia, Ecuador, France, India, Ireland, Preservation Conference - November 1. Moderator: Jan C. K. Anderson. Jamaica, Paraguay, Spain, and the United States. Congratulations to the 2012 class of the US/ICOMOS Panelists: Stephen Morris, Gustavo Araoz, James Orientation for the program held in Washington, DC. International Exchange Program! “Rights Based Approaches to Cultural Heritage” Reap Subsequently October 31. Panelists: Neil Silberman, Larry the interns Beth Miller (USA) worked with Volunteer South Zimmerman, and James Reap “Power Panel: The U.S.’s Continued Non-Payment traveled to American in Ecuador of UNESCO Dues - The Fallout for American Heritage their host “A World of Preservation Solutions: An Introduction Sites” locations Erin White (USA) worked with Falmouth Heritage to the ICOMOS international network of November 1. Panelists: Gustavo Araoz, President, for their 10- Renewal in Jamaica preservation experts” ICOMOS; George Papagiannis, UNESCO Liaison week summer November 1. Moderator: Pamela Jerome (ICOMOS to the United States; Jan C.K. Anderson, Chair, US/ internships, Crystal Gates (USA) worked with the ICOMOS Scientific Council). Panelists: Jan Anderson (Chair, ICOMOS reconvening Secretariat in France in Washington, DC, in mid- Eduard Krahkmalnikov (USA) worked with the US/ICOMOS BENEFIT GALA August for the Galway County Council in Ireland US/ICOMOS was honored to have UNESCO Director chair of the gala (with Ronald Lee Fleming) gave final program General Irina Bokova as the Honorary Chair at the concluding remarks. and reception. Lia Ferin (Paraguay) worked with the Historic annual US/ICOMOS Gala in Washington, DC. Held Charleston Foundation, South Carolina the evening of December 12 in the Warne Ballroom In Washington, of the Cosmos Club, the gala reception and dinner the group Laura Matarese (Australia) worked with the Presidio was filled with 100 guests from such