Planning is progressing for the conference which looks back on the achievements of the Memory of the World programme and forward to its sustained growth, wide acceptance and importance. The conference is to be held in association with representatives from the Intangible Cultural Heritage sector and will be preceded by a meeting of the Regional Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region (MOWCAP) on 17-18 February and a symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage on 18 February. Organised by the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee the conference program revolves around five key topics:
1. Memory of the World in the UNESCO framework
2. Global, regional and national perspectives
3. Preservation and access
4. Sustaining the programme
5. Evaluating success
Communities and Memories – a global perspective
Co-hosted by UNESCO,
19 February 2008 – 22 February 2008, Australia
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