Past Presidents

2008-2011: President: Gustavo Araoz (U.S.A.) - Secretary General: Bénédicte Selfslagh (Belgium)

2005-2008: President: Michael Petzet (Germany) - Secretary General: Dinu Bumbaru (Canada)

2002-2005: President: Michael Petzet (Germany) - Secretary General: Dinu Bumbaru (Canada)

1999-2002: President: Michael Petzet (Germany) - Secretary General: Jean-Louis Luxen (Belgium)

1996-1999: President: Roland Silva (Sri Lanka) - Secretary General: Jean-Louis Luxen (Belgium)

1993-1996: President: Roland Silva (Sri Lanka) - Secretary General: Jean-Louis Luxen (Belgium)

1990-1993: President: Roland Silva (Sri Lanka) - Secretary General: Herb Stovel (Canada)

1987-1990: President: Roberto di Stefano (Italy) - Secretary General: Helmut Stelzer (German Democratic Republic)

1984-1987: President: Michel Parent (France) - Secretary General: Abdelaziz Daoulatli (Tunisia)

1981-1984: President: Michel Parent (France) - Secretary General: Abdelaziz Daoulatli (Tunisia)

1978-1981: President: Raymond Lemaire (Belgium) - Secretary General: Ernest Allen Connaly (U.S.A.)

1975-1978: President: Raymond Lemaire (Belgium) - Secretary General: Ernest Allen Connaly (U.S.A.)

1972-1975: President: Piero Gazzola (Italy) - Secretary General: Raymond Lemaire (Belgium)

1969-1972: President: Piero Gazzola (Italy) - Secretary General: Raymond Lemaire (Belgium)

1965-1969: President: Piero Gazzola (Italy) - Secretary General: Raymond Lemaire (Belgium)

General Assembly

The General Assembly shall be the sovereign body of ICOMOS. It shall constitute itself and elect its own Chairman, 3 vice-chairmen and a Rapporteur, whose mandates shall be for the duration of the session. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

It shall elect the President of ICOMOS, 5 Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General, The Treasurer General and 12 members of the Executive Committee from among individual Members in good standing selected to ensure that different specialisations are represented. It shall determine the site of ICOMOS headquarters, adopt amendments to the ICOMOS Statutes, establish ICOMOS programmes, approve the Secretary General's and Treasurer General's reports and the budgetary guidelines for the following period, and oversee the achievement of the aims of ICOMOS. It shall ratify changes in ICOMOS membership dues and shall confer Honorary Membership on the proposal of an ICOMOS National Committee.

The General Assembly is open to all members of ICOMOS. It shall be convened every three years in ordinary session on the date and at the place chosen by the Executive Committee or in extraordinary session at the request of the majority of the Members of the Executive Committee or of one third of the members of ICOMOS. The requisite quorum shall be one third of all voting members calculated in accordance with Article 6 (b). Should this quorum not be reached, the General Assembly shall, 24 hours later, meet again at the same place; its discussions shall then be valid, irrespective of the number of voting members present.

ICOMOS General Assemblies

• 18th General Assembly: Florence, Italy, 2014
• 17th General Assembly "Heritage, driver of development": Paris, France, 2011: General Assembly: results and documents - official website
• 16th General Assembly "Finding the spirit of the place": Québec, Canada, 2008: General Assembly: results and documents - Scientific Symposium - official web site - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 15th General Assembly “Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes”: Xi'an, China, 2005: official web site - CD-Rom - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 14th General Assembly “Place - Memory - Meaning: Preserving Intangible values in Monuments and Sites”: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 2003: official web site - CD-Rom - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 13th General Assembly “Strategies for the World’s Cultural Heritage - Preservation in a Globalised World - Principles, Practices, Perspectives”: Madrid, Spain, 2002: official web site - publication - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 12th General Assembly “The Wise Use of Heritage - Heritage and Development”: Mexico City, Mexico, 1999 - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 11th General Assembly “Heritage and Social Changes”: Sofia, Bulgaria, 1996: publication - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 10th General Assembly “Archaeological Heritage Management, Cultural Tourism and Conservation Economics”: Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1993: publication - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 9th General Assembly “ICOMOS, a Quarter Century, Achievements and Future Prospects”: Lausanne, Switzerland, 1990: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, ICOMOS Switzerland (1995) - publication - report on the General Assembly (hard copy) - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 8th General Assembly “Old Cultures in New Worlds”: Washington D.C., USA, 1987: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Webster-Smith, Ann (1995) - publication - report on the General Assembly (hard copy) - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 7th General Assembly “Monuments and Cultural Identity”: Rostok, Germany, 1984: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Stelzer, Helmut (1995) - report on the General Assembly (hard copy) - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 6th General Assembly “No Past, no Future” -: Rome, Italy, 1981: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, ICOMOS, Italy (1995) - publication - report on the General Assembly - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 5th General Assembly “The Protection of Historical Cities and Historical Quarters in the Framework of Urban Development”: Moscow, USSR, 1978: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Chalturin, A.G (1995) - report on the General Assembly - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 4th General Assembly “The Small Town” : Rothenburg, Germany, 1975: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Mayr, Vincent (1995) - publication - report on the General Assembly (hard copy) - ICOMOS Newsletter
• 3rd General Assembly “Modern Architecture in Historic Ensembles and Monuments”: Budapest, Hungary, 1972: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Roman, Andràs (1995) - report on the General Assembly (hard copy)
• 2nd General Assembly “The Value for Tourism of the Conservation and Presentation of Monuments and Sites with Special Reference to Experience and Practice in Great Britain”: Oxford, United-Kingdom, 1969: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Whitbourn, Philip (1995) - report on the General Assembly (hard copy)
• 1st General Assembly "Regulations, By-Laws and National Committees ”: Cracow, Poland, 1965: article on the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, n°5, Zaryn Alksandra (1995) - report on the General Assembly (hard copy)

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is composed of the Presidents of National and International Scientific Committees. Its function is to advise the Executive Committee and to make suggestions and recommendations on the priorities and directions of the program, including for relaying national and international scientific committees

Chairman: John Hurd, United Kingdom

Vice Chairmen: Virginia Flores Sasso, Dominican Republic and Gisle Jakhelln, Norway

Presidents of National Committees

Presidents of International Scientific Committees

Official documents:

• Rules for the Advisory Committee (Adopted in Paris in 1966, amended in Dubrovnik in 2001)
• Eger-Xi’an Principles (adopted in 2005, amended in 2008)

 Meetings archives:

• ICOMOS Executive and Advisory Committee Meetings including Scientific Council and National Committees Council meetings Dublin, Ireland, 25 to 31 October 2010

• ICOMOS Executive and Advisory Committee Meetings including Scientific Council and National Committees Council meetings, Valletta, Malta, 5 to 10 October 2009

• Advisory Committee, Scientific Seminar, Scientific Council, Bureau, Executive Committee and African National Committee meetings, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa, October 2007

• ICOMOS advisory committee meeting Edinburgh, UK, 8-13 September 2006