[CPProt.net] Cultural Propery Protection: European Heritage Forum

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 From October 7th until October 10th  the Flemish town Kortrijk
(Courtrai) will host
the European Heritage Forum CONSERVARE 2005.
(http://www.conservare2005.org)


The aim of  CONSERVARE 2005 is to promote contacts and cooperation between
heritage organizations, institutions and individuals throughout Europe, and
to stimulate bordercrossing activities of all those involved in heritage
prservation and restoration.
The emphasis of the European Heritage Forum CONSERVARE 2005 will be on
meeting people, exchanging experiences and information, establishing
contacts and discussing future forms of bordercrossing co-operation.

CONSERVARE 2005 is built up around five showcases (trade fair and
exhibitions, workshops and conferences, a book fair, an audio-visual forum,
and a whole series of sideline attractions and site visits).

At present it is still possible to register for the Open Forum. One is
requested to send as soon as possible to the organisers the topic
(title) one would like to present to the audience, together with a short
summary.

For those who are wondering where the Forum takes place:
Kortrijk is situated in a traditional contact area between European cultures
and languages. The town is at the crossroads of countries as The
Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Luxemburg. It is a
stone's throw from Ieper (Ypres, 20 km), Bruges (50km), Ghent (45km),
Antwerp (100km), Brussels (100 km), and Lille (France, where the Eurostar
stops, the European Capital of Culture 2004 - at 30 km).
The distance to Paris, London, Amsterdam or Cologne is only between 200 and
300 km.

The most recent information is regularly posted on the website
http://www.conservare2005.org  - which is now daily updated with new details

The transactions of Conservare 2005 will be published next year. They will
include the texts of the presentations, reports of the debates and
presentations of all the exhibitors.
A second edition of the European Heritage Forum Conservare is scheduled for
2007

To receive further information and updates on the heritage forum one can
register online for the electronic newsletter (on the website
http://www.conservare2005.org , go to 'newsletter'). This newsletter will
not only hold details and progress reports on the various aspects of
Conservare 2005, but also on heritage initiatives and projects in the
European countries.

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May we also bring to your attention the internet heritage calendar
http://www.eur-heritage.org  we are developing at present. This website
holds information about heritage conferences, meetings, trainings that also
may be of interest to you or to your colleagues

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Conservare 2005
Vlamingstraat 4
B-8560  Wevelgem
Flanders - Belgium
T. +32.56.253373
F. +32.56.255173
2005 at conservare.be
http://www.conservare2005.org