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9th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium
April 19 - 23, 2006 in Newport , Rhode Island

From World Heritage to Your Heritage

The World Heritage List as a rich source of models
for the protection and management of heritage sites
with a particular focus on World Heritage cities

Hosted by the Newport World Heritage Committee
US Senator Lincoln Chafee, Honorary Chair

Request a free
Newport Travel Guide
(from the Newport County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau)

History Architecture Preservation Organizations	Preservation Society of Newport County http://www.newportmansions.org/ Newport Restoration Foundation http://www.newportrestoration.com/ Newport Historical Society http://www.newporthistorical.org/
	Museum of Newport History http://newporthistorical.org/museumof.htm Museum of Yachting http://www.moy.org/ International Yacht Restoration School http://www.iyrs.org/ International Tennis Hall of Fame http://www.tennisfame.org/
	Salve Regina University http://www.salve.edu/ Naval War College Museum http://www.nwc.navy.mil/museum/ National Museum of American Illustration (in Vernon Court, an historic mansion on Bellevue Avenue) http://www.americanillustration.org/
Historical Sites	Redwood Library and Athenaeum (oldest circulating library in the United States) http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/ Touro Synagogue (oldest synagogue in the United States and a National Trust property) http://www.tourosynagogue.org/ Great Friends Meeting House (oldest surviving house of worship in Newport, 1699) http://www.newporthistorical.org/thegreat.htm
	Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House (built 1730) http://www.newporthistorical.org/the.htm Newport Colony House (4^th oldest statehouse still standing in the United States) http://www.newporthistorical.org/the2.htm Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House (oldest surviving house in Newport, 1670s) http://www.newporthistorical.org/the1.htm
	Fort Adams State Park (seacoast fortification) http://www.fortadams.org/ Newport Casino (now the International Tennis Hall of Fame) http://www.tennisfame.com/casino.html Newport Mansions http://tickets.newportmansions.org/ The Old Stone Mill (Stone Tower)http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/tower/millmenu.htm
	Hammersmith Farm (Jacqueline Kennedy’s girlhood home) http://www.buygold.net/Photos/contessa/cont045.html Belcourt Castle (privately-owned, but open to the public) http://www.belcourtcastle.com/ Astor’s Beechwood Mansion (privately-owned, but open to the public)http://www.astorsbeechwood.com/
Recreation	Newport Yacht Club http://www.newportyachtclub.org/nyc/m/_general/default.asp Newport Harbor Tours http://newportattractions.com/harbor.html Cliff Walk http://www.newportcliffwalk.com/ Newport Harbor Walk http://www.newportharborwalk.com/ Norman Bird Sanctuary (in Middletown, just north of Newport) http://www.normanbirdsanctuary.org/home.shtml
Travel Info	Newport Marriott (US/ICOMOS Conference Hotel) http://www.newportmarriott.com/ Newport County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau http://www.gonewport.com/ Request a free Newport Travel Guide (from the Newport County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau)http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/assistance/pubs_request.aspx Newport Visitor Center http://www.gonewport.com/contact/contact1.htm Newport Cyber Map http://www.citimaps.com/newport/cybermap.html

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