ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative And Financial Issues

Committee Meeting
Brijuni, Croatia
May, 2000

Letter From the Chairman

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached the minutes of the meeting of our Committee held in Brijuni on May 5, 2000. The minutes were drawn up by Mr. Kono and me. Present at the meeting were the voting members of Belgium, Anne Marie Draye, Bulgaria, Hristina Staneva, Croatia, Jadran Antolovic, Finland, Satu-Karina Virtala, France, Pierre-Laurent Frier, Germany, Werner von Trützschler, Greece, Athina Christofidou, Hungary, Adam Arnóth, Israel, Gideon Koren, Japan and Thailand, Toshiyuki Kono, Mexico, Roberto Nuńez Arratia, Sweden, Thomas Adlercreutz, United States of America, James K. Reap.

From the minutes you can see that Ms. Draye has kindly agreed to organise and supervise the elections for the Bureau of the Committee to be held this year, according to article 5, 3. of the Statutes. Further I thankfully point out that both Mr. Koren and Mr. Reap have offered to host the next meeting of the Committee, subject to organisational and financial help they can obtain in their countries.

The scientific conference on the economic impact of financing conservation and restoration held in conjunction with the Committee's meeting in Brijuni from May 4 to 6, 2000, which was attended by the members mentioned and further colleagues from Macedonia and Croatia, was a very interesting and most fruitful meeting broadening the knowledge of all participants. The meeting took place in a perfect setting in a wonderful landscape and was very well organised. For this perfect hospitality I once more thank Jadran Antolovic very much. Jadran also envisages to publish the proceedings of the conference, so that they will be available to all of you.

Sincerely yours

Werner von Trützschler

Minutes of the Committee Meeting on May 5, 2000

Bulgaria and Venezuela have nominated new voting members. The total number of voting members is now 38.

Professor Draye will organise and supervise the election procedure.

By the end of June, it should be confirmed that the nominated candidates agree to stand as candidates. Moreover, all members should be asked if there are further proposals for candidatures.

In September, a double envelope will be sent to all voting members. This will help to ensure that the elections are anonymous. Voting by fax is permitted, while voting per e-mail is not. Members should cast their vote by the end of October.

So far, the following members have been nominated to the president as by letter candidates:

        For the position of President: von Trützschler, Kono
        For the position of Vice-President: Adlercreutz, Staneva, Koren
        For the position of Secretary General: Reap, Draye

No travel allowance for board members can be made available. After the election, the new board should consider how they will manage to finance travel to and from any meeting (Art. 6, 3., Statutes).

As to the question of whether it might be difficult for the board members to meet every year (Art. 5, 3., Statutes), it was noted that usually the meeting takes place in conjunction with the annual Committee meeting (Art. 5, 2., Statutes)

As to the question of whether translation into a second official language is necessary, it was noted that translation at scientific conferences is not required by the Statutes.

Ms. Suárez-Inclán Ducassi has funds for the publication of the papers presented at the Toledo meeting in 1999. The same form and size as those used in Legal Structures of Private Sponsorship published by ICOMOS Germany should be maintained.

Mr. Reap introduced the news group administered by him to all participants. Those members who want to participate should contact him by e-mail. Mr. Reap has opened a board in cyberspace. The e-mail addresses of all members should be sent to him.

It was considered desirable to establish a home page for the Committee and possibly link it with other ICOMOS pages like that of ICOMOS Canada.

Mr. Reap and Mr. Koren suggested that they explore the possibility of holding the next meeting in either the USA or Israel. Both suggestions were highly welcomed by the members. Moreover, some members expressed a preference for a date before April or after September as a suitable time for the next meeting.

As to the possible topic of the next meeting, it was agreed after discussion that the new board members should elaborate on this issue with the host of the next meeting.

At the end of the meeting, the president thanked the host Mr. Antolovic in the name of all members very warmly for his overwhelming hospitality.

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