Elections: - ICOMOS Executive Committee 2005 - 2008 - Detailed election results Resolutions of the 15th General Assembly [En Español] Xi'an Declaration on the Conservation of the Setting of Heritage Structures, Sites and Areas [Español][Portuguese] Proceedings of the Scientific Symposium: "Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes" Gazzola Prize and Honorary Members 2005 Programme [Español - Français] IMPORTANT 1ST OF JULY - UPDATED INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION, SELECTION OF PAPERS, HOTELS, ETC - Hotels map Elections 2005: Candidatures Post-Conference tours itineraries Post-Conference Tours Reservation Form [Word] Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China: English language translation, with Chinese text, of the document issued by China ICOMOS. 2nd Printing with revision. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2004. Downloadable in two sections: - Part I: Chinese-language text (49pp., 7.6MB) - Part II: English-language text (50pp., 7.7MB) Message from the President of ICOMOS, Michael PETZET Message from the Mayor of Xi’an, SUN Qing Yun Message from the President of ICOMOS China, ZHANG Bai Protection of cultural heritage in China, by ICOMOS China Brief introduction to Xi’an by the Xi’an Organizing Committee Provisional programme Scientific Symposium : Call for Papers Format for abstracts and posters Format for full papers General information for registration Delegate and Accompanying persons registration fees and cancellation policy Registration form Venue information and Hotel reservations Air travel Visas Free airport transfer and taxi services The General Assembly Excursion – Wednesday 19 October Post-Conference tours itineraries Post-Conference Tours Reservation Form [Word] Simultaneous translation Insurance Recommendations Various information related to the 15th General Assembly: Gazzola Prize Elections Financial support for attendance 40th anniversary of ICOMOS and International Day on Monuments and Sites Useful links on China (Embassies, etc.) ICOMOS publications on the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang Articles on the Scientific Symposium theme published in the ICOMOS News : Rethinking the notion of setting in changing landscapes, by Yukio NISHIMURA, Vice President of ICOMOS Changing the setting can mean changing the impact - the case of Vienna, by Wilfried LIPP, President of ICOMOS Austria Full PDF version of the 15th General Assembly Registration Brochure For further information contact: The Bureau of Cultural Heritage and Parks, Xi’an Municipality Attention : Liu Zhao and Cao Mingjing – 15th ICOMOS General Assembly N° 266 Xi’qi Road Xi’an City Shaanxi Province, 710004 People’s Republic of China Tel. and Fax: + (86 29) 8741 7981 e-mail: icomos15th_xian@vip.163.com © ICOMOS http://www.international.icomos.org secretariat[at]icomos.org

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