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  • Joint studies and cooperative projects in East Asia
  • Deterioration and the conservation of remains in Southeast Asia
  • Conservation of Cultural Heritage in West Asia
  • Public System and its Application for Protection of Cultural Heritage in European Countries

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  • 34th International Symposium on the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property  (19-21 January 2011)
  • Conference on International Cooperation on Conservation
  • Seminar on the Conservation of Asian Cultural Heritage
  • Workshop on the Public Systems for Protection of Cultural Property

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History

 
50th Anniversary of the Japanese Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties
International Symposium on Cultural Diversity and Heritage
Tokyo, Japan, 18-21 December 2000

PROGRAM (Tentative)

Day 1 Monday, December 18
12:30 Registration
14:00 Opening (Explanation of procedures)
14:10 - 14:25 Opening Remarks: President of the Organizing Committee
Opening Address: Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs
14:25 - 14:45 Explanation of the Objective of the Symposium: Chief Chairperson
14:45 - 15:45 Keynote Lecture 1
*******later announced*******
"Cultural Diversity and Heritage"
15:45 - 16:00 Keynote Lecture 2
Yoneo Ishii (President, Kanda University of International Studies)
"Heritage as Symbol of Ethnic Identity"
18:00 - 20:00 Reception
(Basement lobby of the Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties)

Day 2 Tuesday, December 19
Session 1
"Exploration of Cultural Diversity and Diverse Heritage"
 

Chairperson 1 Senaka BANDARANAYAKE (Sri Lanka)
Chairperson 2 NISHIURA Tadateru (Japan)

9:30 - 9:45 Opening Comments: Chairperson for the Session
9:45 - 10:15 Presentation 1:
Augusto VILLALON (Philippines)

"Philippino Agriculture and Cultural Scene"
10:15 -10:45 Presentation 2:
MOTONAKA Makoto (Japan)
"Places of Scenic Beauty: Literature, Arts and Scenic View"
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 Presentation 3:
Flora BLANCHON (France)

"The Process in the Discovery of Diversity"
11:30 - 12:00 Presentation 4:
Doudou DIEN (UNESCO)
"The Significance of Diversity"
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Session 2
Understanding, Respecting and Sharing
 

Chairperson 1 Dinu BUMBARU (Canada)
Chairperson 2 MATSUMOTO Shuji (TNRICP)

13:30 - 13:45 Opening Comments: Chairperson for the Session
13:45 - 14:15 Presentation 1:
SASAMURA Jiro (Ainu Association of Hokkaido)

"Revival and Transmission of Ainu Culture"
14:15 - 14:45 Presentation 2:
********(Australia)
"Policy of Multiculturalism in Australia"
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30 Presentation 3:
Ananth KUMAR, Omak APANG (India)
"Culture and Heritage of India, a MultiEthnic Nation"
15:30 - 16:00 Presentation 4:
Azedine BESCHAOUCH (UNESCO)

"Diverse Faiths and Heritage"
16:00 - 17:30 Panel Discussion 1
"Cultural Diversity and the Role of Heritage"
 

Coordinator: ISHIZAWA Yoshiaki (Sophia University)
Panelist 1: Senaka BANDARANAYAKE (Sri Lanka)
Panelist 2: LAM Yiu-tong (China)

Panelist 3: Edi SEDYAWATI (Indonesia)

Panelist 4: Dinu BUMBARU (Canada)


Day 3 Wednesday, December 20
Session 3
Threatening or Enriching Cultural Diversity
 

Chairperson 1 Joan DOMICELJ (Australia)
Chairperson 2 MUNETA Yoshifumi (Kyoto Prefectural University)

9:30 - 9:45 Opening Comments: Chairperson for the Session
9:45 - 10:15 Presentation 1:
Dino MILINOVIC (Croatia)

"Ethnic Conflicts and Heritage"
10:15 - 10:45 Presentation 2:
ISHIMORI Shuzo (National Ethnological Museum)

"Heritage and Development of Tourism"
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 Presentation 3:
Bruno Pedretti (Italy)
"Modernity and Crisis of Tradition"
11:30 - 12:00 Presentation 4:
Michael JANSEN (Germany)
"Globalization and Scenic Changes"
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Session 4
Protection and Succession of Cultures and Heritage
 

Chairperson 1 Edi SEDYAWATI (Indonesia)
Chairperson 2 YAMATO Satoshi (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

13:30 - 13:45 Opening Comments: Chairperson for the Session
13:45 - 14:15 Presentation 1:
Mari VOI (UNESCO)
"Measures for the Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of the Pacific Region"
14:15 - 14:45 Presentation 2:
Said ZULFICAR (Egypt)

"The Concept and Activities of 'Heritage without Borders'"
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30 Presentation 3:
OSHIMA Akio (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

"Transmitting Heritage in Japan"
15:30 - 16:00 Presentation 4:
Herb STOVEL (ICCROM)
"Diversity in Conservation and Global Standard"
16:00 - 17:30 Panel Discussion 2
"Sustainable Preservation of Heritage"
 

Coordinator: NOGUCHI Hideo (Japan)
Panelist 1: WATANABE Akiyoshi (Japan)

Panelist 2: Olabiyi YAI (Benin)

Panelist 3: INABA Nobuko (ICCROM)

Panelist 4: --- to be announced ---


Day 4 Thursday, December 21
10:30 - 12:00 General Discussion
"Plans for Sustaining Diversity in Heritage"

Chairpersons:
 

SAITO Hidetoshi (Japan)
NOGUCHI Hideo (Tsuru University)

Joan DOMICELJ (Australia)

Herb STOVEL (ICCROM)

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 General Discussion (continued)
14:30 - 15:00 Adoption of the "Plans for Sustaining Diversity in Heritage"
15:00 - 15:10 Closing Remarks: President of the Organizing Committee

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