COOPERATION OF THE WAC AND COMMISSION TO PRESERVE NATIONAL MONUMENTS

 Participation to WAC 7, Jordan – 14-18 January 2013

Founded in 1986, WAC encourages open dialogue among all people concerned about the past, including scholars from under-represented parts of the world.

One of WAC's primary functions is to hold an international congress every four to five years to offer discussion of new research as well as cultural heritage policy, practice and politics.

I participated to WAC 5 in 2003, representing Commission to Preserve National Monuments.  Since then Commission to Preserve National Monuments has been a beneficiary of the WAC The Global Libraries Project. The Global Libraries Project is developing the collections of libraries in economically disadvantaged countries. By supporting our library WAC is assisting archaeological and cultural heritage management professionals in the Commission to undertake their study and their work. There are currently 50 libraries from 37 different countries receiving donations.   Commission to preserve National Monuments has received a number of publications through this program up to now.

WAC 7

Wac 7 was organized on January 13-18 2013. in Jordan. Any expert or researcher in the field of archeology or broader cultural heritage could participate under one of the following conditions that:  1. he or she sends the proposal for session and that proposal is accepted by scientific Committee; 2. he or she passes the peer review procedure concerning abstract and paper submission; or 3: that he or she is invited as a key note speaker.

PARTICIPATION

Amra Hadžimuhamedović, member of the Commission, participated to WAC 7 on the twofold basis:

• On invitation by ICCROM, Rome as a key note speaker at the session A Target: Preservation and Heritage Identities in Times of Conflict chaired by Zaki Aslan (ICCROM); Friedrich T. Schipper (University of Vienna);

• As author of a paper „The Politics of Identity and Symbols in Bosnia During and After 1992-1996 War” was accepted by Scientific Committee to be presented at the session The past in the present: identity, heritage and traditions, chaired by Deirdre M O'Sullivan, University of Leicester. 

CONCLUSION

WAC is one of the events that gives opportunity not only for exchange of ideas and presentations of personal research or institutional projects, but also for establishment of the widest contacts and advocating for support to the projects of the Commission.

1.         That experts from the Commission are encouraged (and obliged) to explore the most important events in the field of their professional interest and responsibilities in the Commission and submit the papers.

2.         That Commission supports participation of any of the experts from the Commission whose paper is accepted by Scientific Committee through peer review procedure at the scientific conferences and congresses dealing with cultural heritage, in accordance to the internal regulations.