Call for Registration - World Heritage Nominations: Justification for Inscriptions Workshop
15 February, 2016, Hiroshima, Japan - Registration will be closing soon for the 2016 workshop of the UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, entitled World Heritage Nominations: Basics and Justification for Inscription. Held in Hiroshima, Japan between 18 and 22 April 2016, the workshop will equip participants from around the globe with a deeper understanding of not only the basics of World Heritage Nominations, but also the crucial area of Justification for Inscription within these complex documents.
Training Overview
Featuring leading experts from UNESCO, IUCN, and ICOMOS, the workshop will equip participants from around the globe with a deeper understanding of not only the basics of World Heritage Nominations, but also the crucial area of Justification for Inscription within these complex documents.The workshop includes interactive lectures, study tours to two World Heritage sites and real world simulation exercises.
The Justification for Inscription within any nomination document for a World Heritage property must address at least one of the ten UNESCO criteria, and focus on why the property is considered to possess "Outstanding Universal Value". The workshop will therefore examine both the expectations and requirements needed to effectively prepare a comprehensive World Heritage nomination, incorporating current trends and discourse, while particularly focusing on the knowledge and skills needed to effectively provide a Justification for Inscription in the World Heritage nomination.
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Review the key elements of the World Heritage Convention, incorporating updates and current trends;
- Discuss the main tools available for practitioners within the World Heritage regime;
- Outline justification requirements within the nomination process;
- Analyse the principles and objectives of the World Heritage Convention;
- Compare the criteria utilized within the World Heritage Convention;
- Describe the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention;
- Examine best practices and lessons learned in preparing nominations;
- Review key elements of the nomination and evaluation processes;
- Through reality-based practical exercises, outline key concepts and common issues for given sites.
Target Audience
The programme is targeted at participants who are:
- Involved in the preparation of World Heritage nominations;
- Potential or current World Heritage site managers;
- Natural/cultural conservation specialists and trainers;
- Decision makers and government officers; and
- Representatives of academic institutions, think-tanks, and civil society.
Participation Cost
The USD 1300 participation fee covers all accommodation, tuition, material, study-tour and breakfast costs for the duration of the programme (Check-in: Sunday 17 April, Check Out: Friday 22 April).
About the Series
The UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, launched in 2003, has thus far comprised twelve annual Workshops held in Hiroshima and one in-country Workshop in India. The Series, with over 380 Alumni to date, offers a set of innovative approaches to heritage conservation, including:
- A values-based management approach examining the significance of the sites to be conserved;
- The fusion of cultural and natural heritage management;
- The recognition of both the tangible and intangible aspects of heritage sites;
- Focused analysis of specific areas of the nomination process.
More Information
For more information about the 2016 workshop, please download the Workshop Brochure (PDF, 489KB).
To Register, please visit: https://www.unitar.org/event/world-heritage-nominations-justification-inscription
Any queries regarding the modalities of the Programme, may be forwarded to: nigel.gan<at>unitar.org