US/ICOMOS Special Initiatives & Activities

Through its extensive membership network of preservation experts and its global network of ICOMOS national committees, the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) regularly responds to specific issues of concern to the international preservation and participates in a variety of activities.

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US/ICOMOS regularly meets with international preservationists who travel to Washington on a variety of exchange programs:  International Visitors to US/ICOMOS (ongoing)

A few of the most recent initiatives and activities include:

Preserve America Summit - Participating in the Global Preservation Community
(Summer and Fall 2006)

Hague Convention meeting at US/ICOMOS
(23 August 2006)

Cornerstones hosts a reception for US/ICOMOS in Santa Fe, New Mexico
(July 2006)
Ann Webster Smith awarded the 2005 Piero Gazzola Prize in Xi'an, China
(October 2005)

 Reception was held in honor of Ann Webster Smith in Washington, DC
(January 2006)
U.S. Delegation attends the 15th ICOMOS General Assembly in Xi'an, China
October 2005

US/ICOMOS hosts International Breakfast at the National Trust's
Preservation Conference in Portland, Oregon, October 2005

Heritage Recovery in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
US/ICOMOS Tsunami Heritage Recovery Fund

ICOMOS Governing Bodies Meet in Bergen, Norway
(September 2004)

US/ICOMOS U.S.-Russia Volunteer Initiative (Fall 2004 - Summer 2005)
(Grant from the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)

Earthquake disaster assistance, Bam Iran