2007 US/ICOMOS Symposium Photos

 

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Scenes from the 10th Annual
US/ICOMOS International Symposium

April 18 - 22, 2007

San Francisco, California

 

Balancing Culture, Conservation,

and Economic Development


Heritage Tourism in and around the Pacific Rim

 

Hosted by The Presidio Trust

Organized by Architectural Resources Group

 

 

 

 

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Gerry Takano leads participants on a field tour of Japantown

 

Click here to see the Program Overview, Institutional Supporters, Speakers & Abstracts, and List of Field Tours

A full report on the Symposium will be published in an upcoming issue of the US/ICOMOS Newsletter - the papers presented at the Symposium will be posted in the coming months on the US/ICOMOS website.


FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
"US/ICOMOS and the Presidio"
Tuesday, April 17, Golden Gate Club, Presidio

Above:  Golden Gate Club, Presidio.  Right:  Ric Borjes, Preservation Officer for the Presidio Trust.
Below (L-R);  Gustavo Araoz (US/ICOMOS Executive Director), Sannie Osborne (Director of Archaeology, Presidio Trust), and Michael Tornabene (former US/ICOMOS Intern to Russia and Jamaica).


RECEPTION AND PUBLIC LECTURE
Angkor at Crossroads: 15 Years as a World Heritage Site
Sponsored by the American Express Historic Preservation Fund
Wednesday, April 18, Herbst Theater, San Francisco War Memorial Building

San Francisco War Memorial Building Darwina Neal (US/ICOMOS Fellow) and Sven Thomasen (US/ICOMOS member) US/ICOMOS Board members Kak Slick, Stephen Farneth, and Ron Fleming

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS RECEPTION AND MIXER
Sponsored by the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program
Wednesday, April 18 (following the lecture), Crimson Lounge

Hosted by the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program, nearly 60 young professionals, students, and former interns attended the Young Professionals Reception and Mixer, held immediately after the public lecture at a local nightspot.


REGISTRATION, PRESENTATIONS, POSTER SESSIONS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Golden Gate Club, Presidio
Thursday, April 19 and Saturday, April 21
Registration (L-R): Jason Wright (ARG), Takashe Fukada (ARG), Sara Lardinois (ARG), Jennifer Costa (ARG), Liz Clevenger (Presidio Trust), and Rob Thomson (Presidio Trust) View of the Presidio Grounds and Golden Gate Bridge from the main room of the Golden Gate Club

Milagros Flores (second from left), chairs a lunch meeting of the US/ICOMOS Specialized Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage

Gustavo Araoz (US/ICOMOS Executive Director) and John Hurd (ICOMOS United Kingdom) during a break

WELCOME RECEPTION
Thursday, April 19
Chinese Historical Society of America (formerly the Chinatown YWCA)

Entertainment at the Chinese Historical Society of America Speakers Tim Winter and Kristal Buckley (ICOMOS Australia) US/ICOMOS member Shaun Provencher with Speaker Alexander Arellano (Canada)

US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program Hosts:  Jonathan Poston (Clemson University), James Hare (Cornerstones Community Partnerships), and Katherine Saunders (Historic Charleston Foundation) ICOMOS members Troy Thompson (SmithGroup) and Connie Weinzapfel (Historic New Harmony) US/ICOMOS Board members Katherine Barth and Jan Anderson and US/ICOMOS members Sven and Eleanor Thomasen talk with one of the international speakers

FIELD SESSION
Japantown and the Castro District, Friday, April 20
(click here for descriptions of other field sessions)
Gerry Takano (TBA West, left) leads a group on a tour of Japantown Entrance gate to a former WWII-era Japanese interment processing center Meeting with representatives of the Japantown Task Force
Introducing Japanese pop culture to the interior design of a Best Western hotel in Japantown Beneath the giant Rainbow Flag at the corner of Market and Castro, the center of San Francisco's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender neighborhood The historic Castro Theater, in continuous use since its construction in 1922, is a GLBT community centerpiece in the Castro District

RECEPTION AND SILENT AUCTION
Sponsored by Global Heritage Fund
Friday, April 20, Aboard the Eureka, Hyde Street Pier

 

Aboard the Eureka

  Sunset and the Golden Gate Bridge from the Eureka
US/ICOMOS Members Connie Pinkerton (Savannah College of Art & Design) and James Hare (Cornerstones Community Partnerships) Former US/ICOMOS Interns Trini Rico (from Argentina, intern to the Presidio), Edgar Garcia (intern to Russia), and Jay Rehor (intern to Belgium) View of San Francisco and Ghirardelli Square from the Eureka

FAREWELL RECEPTION
Sponsored by the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program
and San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Saturday, April 21, Haas-Lilienthal House

Speaker Chester Liebs with Takashe Fukada (ARG) Former US/ICOMOS Interns Greg DeVries (intern to Cuba) and Brian Blankespoor (intern to Jordan) Mingling at the Haas-Lilienthal House

US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program representatives
L-R front row - Donald Jones (US/ICOMOS Director of Programs), Jong Hyun Lim (Korea, intern to the GSA), Kelly Wong (intern to Bulgaria), Trinidad Rico (Argentina, intern to the Presidio Trust), Sara Lardinois (intern to Turkey), Shalie Gaspar (intern to Australia), Rich Sucre (intern to Malta), Michael Tornabene (intern to Russia and Jamaica), Troy Thompson (intern to Lithuania).  L-R back row: Greg DeVries (intern to Cuba), James Cocks (2007 intern to Israel), Marlise Fratinardo (2007 intern to Jordan), Brian Blankespoor (intern to Jordan), Jay Rehor (intern to Belgium), and Edgar Garcia (intern to Russia).
 
Many thanks to the staff of Architectural Resources Group and the Presidio Trust for their extensive and successful planning efforts on behalf of the 10th US/ICOMOS International Symposium!

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