Thinking and Planning the future in Heritage Management Amsterdam 11-14 June
ICOMOS University Forum organized by the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures at Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden and the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture, in collaboration with ICOMOS International, ICOMOS Netherlands, and City of Amsterdam, held at Amsterdam, Netherlands, 11-14 June 2019
The meeting aims at promoting to think and plan the future in heritage management. How do we perceive of the future? Which future do heritage professionals work for? What heritage will be needed in the future (and how do we know)? How can we build capacity in future thinking among heritage professionals worldwide?
The participants will include academics and heritage managers, both young and established, from many parts of the world
Welcome to the Open parts of the conference in Amsterdam:
Tuesday, 11 June: Doelenzaal, University Library
16:00-16:10 Welcome by Christa-Maria Lerm-Hayes, Academic Director of AHM, University of Amsterdam (UvA)
16:10-17:30 Open Lecture with discussion:
Heritage and the future – where are we heading?
by Cornelius Holtorf, UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University
Wednesday, 12 June: Doelenzaal, University Library
Presentation Day
9.00-10:15 Introductory session
Short welcome address by Marielies Schelhaas, Secretary-General, Netherland’s Commission for UNESCO
Short Introduction to the Conference (Cornelius Holtorf)
Short presentations ‘who is who’ (all participants)
10:15-10:30 Coffee break sponsored by AHM
10:30-12:00 Plenary presentations (15 min each) with discussion
Chair: James Symonds
“Anticipatory Heritage” – Preserving the future memory of our time, by Irene Stengs, Vrije University of Amsterdam (VU), Netherlands
Heritage and Future Generations, by Sarah May, Swansea University, UK
Deep Time Trouble – Sustainability and Heritages in the Anthropocene, by Christina Fredengren, University of Stockholm, Sweden
12:00-13:00 Lunch sponsored by AHM
13:00-14:30 Plenary presentations (15 min each) with discussion
Chair: Sarah May
The Role of Heritage on Future Syria, by Nour A. Munawar, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands
Protecting cultural property in armed conflicts of the future, by Peter Stone, Newcastle University, UK
A scenario-building toolbox for EU policies on heritage protection and management in conflict, by Damien Helly, Brussels, Belgium
14:30-14:45 Coffee break sponsored by AHM
14:45-16:15 Plenary presentations (15 min each) with discussion
Chair: Cornelius Holtorf
ICOMOS and the Sustainable Development Goals (pre-recorded video presentation), by Ege Yildirim, ICOMOS Focal Point for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Turkey
Future forecasting in the Flemish cultural heritage field, by Alexander Van der Stichele, FARO, Belgium
The place of the workshop in developing futures, by Richard Sandford, UCL, UK
16:15-16:30 Coffee break sponsored by AHM
16:30-17:30 Poster session
Friday, 14 June: Doelenzaal, University Library
11:30-13:00 Open lecture with discussion
(Re)Building Heritage Futures: Reconstruction as a Heritage Making Practice
by Vanicka Arora, Western Sydney University, Australia
13:00 Conclusion and Farewell: Toshiyuki Kono, President of ICOMOS
13:30 End of Conference