Advisory Committee 2009

Scientific Symposium

Welcome by the Hon. Dolores Cristina, Minister for Education and Culture
Opening remarks by the President of ICOMOS, Gustavo Araoz
Technological changes and their effects on cultural heritage [Pamela Jerome, Scientific Council Coordinator]

Laser scanning [David Mitchell, Douglas Pritchard, Ben Kacyra]
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Developing a ‘non-destructive scientific toolkit’ to monitor monuments and sites [J.D. Meneely, B.J. Smith, J. Curran]
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Additional selected papers not being presented:

Ground Penetrating Radar to Electrical Resisivity: A Digital Means of Saving the Past for Future Generations [Diane L. Douglas]
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Using technology to monitor and counter the impacts of global climate changes on traditional management systems for cultural landscapes [Andrew Hall]
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Paradise lost: paradise regained – a new dynamic for the significance of cultural heritage monuments and sites in the context of technological change [Sue Millar]
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Paradox? The energy paradigm and preservation of the modern movement [Stephen Kelley]

The protection and preservation of Greek archaeological landscapes in the context of technological change: the case of Lavrio, Attica [Elena Korka]
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Appropriate technology [John Hurd]
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Additional selected papers not being presented

Changing World, Changing Views of Heritage: The Impact of Global Climate Change on Cultural Heritage [Meisha Hunter]
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Climate Change in Western Himalaya: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation of historic earthen structures [Sandeep Sikka and Charu Chaudhry]
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La perception du temps et sa mesure dans l’époque byzantine (4e – 15e s après J.C.) [Maria (Marianna) Savrami]
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The debate in progress about materials and technologies for the sustainable conservation of the built heritage in Brazil [Maria Isabel Kanan]
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How does technological change assist or hinder the area of interest of your International Scientific Committee? [Pamela Jerome]

Theme: Documentation: Changing mutual relationships between Man and Monument through history [Andrzej Tomaszewski]
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The following papers will be presented during the Scientific Council and Advisory Committee meetings:

New Orleans : Historic Green Represents a Blending of the Past, the Present and the Future. What Was, Meets What Could Be [Bill Dupont and Ryan Evans]
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