July 15, 2002.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the President of ICOMOS International Wood Committee, Mr. David Michelmore, the UNESCO Moscow Office has the honor to invite you to a three-day trip to Kargopol, Northwest Russia, for this year's annual meeting of ICOMOS International Wood Committee. This will be the 13th symposium of the committee.

The trip will take place from September 25 to September 29. Travel expenses within the Russian territory will not exceed US $ 150, including train tickets, accommodation and transfers.

Departure from Moscow is planned on the evening of September 25. Return to Moscow is scheduled for September 29, early in the morning.

This event will include excursions to the old Russian city of Kargopol and to Kenozero, a National Park with more than eighty important wooden monuments, churches, and manor houses. The site is also an interesting archeological area, surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape.

The Kenozero National Park was chosen as the site of the 13th ICOMOS International Wood Committee Symposium , because the UNESCO Moscow Office has elaborated a project proposal to help conserve the Park's monuments and foster the area's sustainable development. UNESCO would like to present and discuss this project during this meeting as one of the topics.

Please confirm you participation by the end of August. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us (Ms. Eugenie Gresta) using the contacts mentioned below.

Looking forward to meeting you in Russia.

Best regards,

W. Reuther

e-mail:
Eugenia Gresta: e.gresta(at)unesco.ru or eugeniagresta(at)hotmail.com
David Michelmore: President, IIWC: build-conserve(at)geo2.poptel.org.uk
Andrew Powter Secretary-General IIWC andrew_powter(at)pch.gc.ca