PROGRAM OVERVIEW

10th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
April 18 - 21, 2007 in San Francisco, California

Heritage Tourism in and around the Pacific Rim

Hosted by The Presidio Trust

Organized by Architectural Resources Group

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

CyArk 3D Heritage Archive Network   National Park Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation (Western Regional Office)

Office of Historic Preservation, State of California
Page & Turnbull   San Francisco Architectural Heritage

EDAW, Inc.   Hillier Architecture   Hisashi Sugaya (US/ICOMOS Fellow)  Jan Hird Pokorny Associates   Page & Turnbull
Robins, Kaplan Miller & Ciresi    Robinson & Associates, Inc.   RTKL Associates
San Luis Obispo, California State Parks

Click here for the Program Overview as a PDF file or scroll down for an online version. Please note that this program is preliminary and subject to change.

Conference Venue - Golden Gate Club, Presidio

The Golden Gate Club on the grounds of the Presidio will serve as the conference venue for all presentations and panel discussions.  The Golden Gate Club, the Presidio's largest meeting facility, is situated in a forest grove overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.  The Presidio was founded in 1776 as a Spanish Imperial outpost, was part of the Mexican frontier from 1822 to 1846, served as a U.S. Army post from 1846 to 1994, and today is a 1,491-acre national park, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  The Presidio includes some 800 buildings and extensive cultivated forest and natural areas.  Today, the Presidio Trust works to preserve and enhance the Presidio as an enduring resource for the American public.

The Golden Gate Club is located on Fisher Loop within the Presidio grounds, approximately a 20-minute walk from the Argonaut Hotel.  Transportation (shuttle buses) will be provided between the Argonaut Hotel and the Golden Gate Club.  For conference attendees NOT staying at or near the Argonaut Hotel, there is also a regularly scheduled Presidio Shuttle that runs between the Embarcadero BART station and the Presidio during weekday morning and evening commuting hours.

Click here for directions and to download a Map of the Presidio

Veranda of the
Golden Gate Club, Presidio

Wednesday, April 18
Early arrivals, registration, and evening reception & lecture

Afternoon

5:30 pm

6:30pm
to
8:00 pm

8:00 pm

After the lecture, students and young professionals can mix and mingle with past US/ICOMOS International Interns in a lounge atmosphere with plush seating and DJ grooves. Open to all conference participants.

Thursday, April 19
Presentations, US/ICOMOS Scientific Committee Meetings, and Evening Reception

Poster Session (concurrent, ongoing throughout the day)
Multi-media and poster exhibit illustrating conservation practices, tourist sites, restoration projects, and traditional building techniques.

TOURISM MANAGEMENT PLANNING

Jane Clark Chermayeff (USA)
Preservation by Interpretation: A visitor-centered approach to protecting heritage sites

Tim Winter (Australia)
Scholarly Understanding of Global Visitors Experiences

Al Shacklett (USA)
Management of Large Numbers of Visitors - Visitor Capacity from a Consultant's Perspective

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND MANAGEMENT

Chester Liebs (USA and Japan)
Heritage Tourism and Sustainable Communities: Lessons from the Everyday Cultural Landscape of Japan

Chris Landorf (Australia)
Striking a Balance: Cultural Tourism and the Sustainable Management of Complex Heritage Sites

Cheryl Soon (USA)
The Essence of Place: Achieving Harmony for Economic Development and Tourism in a Heritage and Cultural Landscape (Hanalei District, Kauai)

AUTHENTICITY OF INTERPRETATION PRESENTATION

R. Brooks Jeffrey (USA)
Authenticity and Hazards of Reconstruction

Jong Hyun Lim  (Republic of Korea)
Use of Ancient Memory as a Strategic Tool for Cultural Tourism: Reconstruction of the Hwangryong Temple Historic Site in Gyeongju Historic Area, Republic of Korea

Alexandra Arellano (Canada)
Choquequirao or the “other” Machu Picchu: Towards Sustainable Nature/Heritage Based Tourism Developments

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center
(housed in the Chinatown YWCA building - designed by Julia Morgan)
985 Clay Street

Welcome remarks by Joe D'Allesandro
President, San Francisco Visitors and Convention Bureau

Join us for an evening of Dim Sum and Chinese fare at the Chinatown YWCA building, built in 1921.  The building is a magnificent architectural landmark designed by Julia Morgan, who designed hundreds of buildings from Hearst Castle to private homes.  The YWCA consists of a multi-tiered structure punctuated with three Chinese towers. Details include Chinese roof tiles, decorative wall panels, a cast-stone arch with leaded glazing, and a circular cast-stone window with steel sash. A traditional Chinese courtyard, graced with a garden and fountain, is shared with the adjacent YWCA Residence Apartments. All exhibits of the Chinese Historical Society of America will be open for participants to explore.

Friday, April 20
Field Tours and Evening Reception

All tours
leave from
the Argonaut
Hotel
at 8:30 am

Space is limited so early registration is advised.  All tours include lunch. All tours are full day, except where noted. Please list tour preferences in order on the registration form; assignments will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Every effort will be made to give registrants their top-preference tour.

Tour 1: San Francisco Adobes (half-day)

Tour 2: Japantown and the Castro District

Tour 3: Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

Tour 4: Marin County Landscapes

Tour 5: Seacoast Fortifications

Mobile Workshop 1: High Definition Documentation at Fort Scott

Mobile Workshop 2: Vallejo and Mare Island

7:00 pm
to
9:00 pm

Sponsored by the Global Heritage Fund

Step back in time for an evening on board the Eureka, built in 1890, originally designed as a freight-car ferry delivering trains from Sausalito to San Francisco under the name Ukiah. Re-christened as Eureka in 1923, she served as a passenger and automobile ferry. It is in that form which she maintains today. Jazz tunes will accompany the evening's silent auction event.  Proceeds from the silent auction support US/ICOMOS programs and activities.

Saturday, April 21
US/ICOMOS Annual Meeting, Presentations, Poster Session

8:00 am

US/ICOMOS members may take part in the US/ICOMOS Annual Meeting in the morning.  During the annual meeting, old and new business will be discussed, elections will be held for new members of the Board of Trustees, and the new Fellows will be introduced.

9:15 am

Poster Session (concurrent, ongoing throughout the day; open to the public 2-5 pm)
Multi-media and poster exhibit illustrating conservation practices, tourist sites, restoration projects, and
traditional building techniques.

9:15 am

PROTECTING CULTURAL VALUES OF PLACE
AND SITES OF CONSCIENCE

Vincent Michael (USA)
Weishan Heritage Valley: Pre-tourism preservation and conservation planning in Yunnan, China

Jharna Joshi & Manoj Rajopadhyay (Nepal)
Sustainable Rural Tourism and Local Communities in Nepal

10:00 am

Kristal Buckley and Anita Smith (Australia)
Presenting the Story of Convict Transportation in Three Pacific Islands

Apinya Baggelaa (Thailand and Australia)
Authenticity versus Commodification: Atrocity Heritage Tourism at ‘Death Railway’ of the Bridge over the River Kwai and its Associations, Thailand

Tom McGrath (USA)
Can Authenticity and Heritage Tourism Co-exist at Kalapaupa National Historic Park?

12:30 pm

1:45 pm

PRESERVATION ECONOMICS:
Economic Pressures on Communities Related to Tourism

Donovan Rypkema (USA)
Beyond Heritage Tourism: The Other Preservation Economics

Shu-Yi Wang (USA)
From a Han Cultural City to a World Heritage Site - Walled City of Pingyao

Nicholas Franco (USA)
The Cultural Value of La Cuesta Encantada and the Economic Impact of Hearst Castle

3:30 pm

3:45 pm

CLOSING REMARKS/WRAP-UP PANEL DISCUSSION

Graham Brooks
(Australia, ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee)

Ron Von Oers
(UNESCO World Heritage Center)

Invitation to the 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium (Spring 2008)

Invitation to the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly in Quebec (Fall 2008)

Adjournment

In recognition of the upcoming (2008) 25th anniversary of the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program, we invite you to attend this farewell reception at the Haas-Lilienthal House. As featured on A&E's America's Castles' "Castles by the Bay," this exuberant Queen Anne-style Victorian was built in 1886. It is the only intact private home of the period that is open regularly as a museum, complete with authentic furniture and artifacts. The House as elaborate wooden gables, a circular corner tower and luxuriant ornamentation. At this farewell reception, volunteer docents will be available for questions throughout the House and to explain the Victorian architecture of the exterior. A display of photographs in the downstairs supper-room describes the history of the home and the family that lived here until 1972.

Since the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program was created in 1984, nearly 600 young preservation professionals and over 70 countries have participated in this program.  The program promotes understanding of international preservation policies, methods and techniques and enables interns to make professional contacts and form personal friendships that will ensure a continuing dialogue between countries.

Sunday, April 22
Post-Conference Tours (register separately by following the links)

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park
(Note: pdf file)

This National Park was established in 2000 to tell the story of the millions of women and men who went to work across the country in support of the total war effort.

To make reservations, please contact Lucy Lawliss at 510-232-1544 or by email at lucy_lawliss@nps.gov no later than Friday, April 13, 2007.  The tour is limited to 20 people.

This private tour will encompass the grounds, main house, guest houses, and two pools of the historic estate of William Randolph Hearst, located on the Central Coast in San Simeon, California.

To reserve a place on this tour, please call Dan Eller in the Public Relations Office at 805-927-2074 or by email at deller@hearstcastle.com by Friday, April 20, 2007. The tour is limited to 50 people.