West Asia and other regions
Amareswar Galla Professor of Museum Studies, University of Queensland One of the most challenging imperatives of the twenty-first Century is to bring people and their heritage
Shigeru Aoyagi Director, UNESCO Kabul, UNESCO Representative to Afghanistan Brendan Cassar Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Kabul Reza Sharifi Assistant in Culture, UNESCO Kabul Afghanistan
Sulayman Khalaf Intangible Heritage Expert, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE Modern state cultural institutions can lend support to safeguarding its national ICH by
Hani Hayajneh Expert of ICH management; Professor, Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk University, Jordan The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan acknowledges the importance of cultural issues
Jafar Giyasi Professor, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Shahin Mustafayev Director, International Institute for Central Asian Studies Azerbaijan is one of the oldest areas
Mohammad Reza Miri Managing Director, Pishin Pajouh Cultural and Art Institute, Islamic Republic of Iran Pishin-Pajouh Cultural and Art Institute was established in 1997 by
Dale Gilbert Jarvis ICH Development Officer, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost Canadian province. Situated on the Atlantic,
Pierre Chartrand Director, Centre Mnemo, Quebec, Canada Introduction We would like to explore the idea of cultural revitalization within the context of traditional Quebecois dance.
Jorijn Neyrinck Coordinator, UNESCO-accredited NGO Tapis Plein and the Centre of Expertise for Intangible Cultural Heritage & Participation Introduction In the context of the
Goranka Horjan Museum Councellor, Museum of Hrvatsko Zagorje, Croatia New Challenges Last year Croatia joined the world community in celebration of the tenth anniversary of
