Special Online Seminar
2O YEARS OF THE 2003 CONVENTION: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
PROGRAMME
SESSION I - Advancement of the Safeguarding of ICH: the 2003 Convention and Beyond
25 OCTOBER 2023, 14:00-17:00 JST (UTC+9)
Introductory Remarks by the Moderator
Tomo Ishimura
Director, Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Noriko Aikawa
Former Director, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section, UNESCO
‘Two Conventions One Paradigm (Intangibles)’
Gamini Wijesuriya
Special Advisor to the Director-General of ICCROM
Special Advisor to the Director of WHITRAP
'20 Years of the 2003 Convention: Achievements and Recent Developments'
Susanne Schnuttgen
Chief of Unit, Capacity-building, UNESCO Living Heritage Entity
Naomi Faik-Simet
Assistant Director-Dance, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies
‘Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Maldives: Progress and Challenges’
Zaha Ahmed
Assistant Architect (Acting Head of Heritage Section),
National Centre for Cultural Heritage, Maldives
‘Intangible Cultural Heritage in Australia: Federalism and the Lure of Indigeneity’
Lucas Lixinski
Professor, School of Global & Public Law, UNSW, Australia
Comments
Chris Ballard
Associate Professor, College of Asia and the Pacific,
The Australian National University
Discussions
* Please note that the programme might be changed.
SESSION II - Dialogue with the Bearers of ICH Elements on the Lists of the Convention
1 November 2023, 14:00-17:00 JST (UTC+9)
Introductory Remarks by the Moderator
Ritu Sethi
Chairperson, Craft Revival Trust, India
Facilitated by Nurunnabi Shanto
Researcher in ICH, Translator and Short Fiction writer
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian Traditional Folk Dance &
Folk Long Performance Technique of Limbe Performances in Mongolia
Facilitated by Tsolmon Tserendorj
Specialist of ICH in the Ministry of Culture, Mongolia
Falconry, a Living Human Heritage
Facilitated by Sabira Kulsariyeva
Expert of the Technical Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Intangible Cultural Heritage
Discussions
* Please note that the programme might be changed.