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TICCIH conference in China
On behalf of Eusebi Casanelles, the President of TICCIH, I am delighted to
send you the announcement of the first international conference to be
organised in China with TICCIH on industrial heritage.

Please put it in your diaries and send the information to all your
contacts and publications so that it can have the widest difusion
possible. There is not a lot of time in a conference agenda that swells
every year.
With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year,
James
James Douet
Editor TICCIH Bulletin
Office of the TICCIH President
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08221 Terrassa,  SPAIN
Tl: +34 937 368 966 F: +34 937 368 960

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TICCIH 2008
The International Committee for
the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage

First Chinese International Conference on Industrial Heritage
Chengdu, P.R.China
1-4 September, 2008

First announcement and Call for papers

Operating Units
The World Heritage Research Centre, Peking University
The Cultural & Tourist Board, Chengdu City
The Culture Bureau, Chengdu City
The Economic & Business Bureau, Chengdu City

Organizers
TICCIH
Chengdu City, P.R.China
Peking University, P.R.China

The first TICCIH Conference in China

In 2006, the first participant from P.R.China attended and spoke at the TICCIH XIII International Congress in Italy, in 2007, the first paper on Industrial Heritage in P.R.China was published in Industrial Patrimony (No.17), and in 2008, the first TICCIH International Conference will be held in Chengdu, P.R.China.

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province, within which there are five World Heritage Sites: the Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992), Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992), Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996), Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000), Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006). Among which, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System is the ancient irrigation engineering, listed as the first Industrial Heritage in China, and located at the suburb of Chengdu City. That is why the Conference be held in Chengdu.

Besides the World Heritage Sites, in and around Chengdu City there are some typical industrial heritage museums and sites such as the Museum of Industrial Civilization, Museum of Printing, Museum of Traditional Paper Making, Museum of Shu Brocade, Museum of Jinsha Site etc. The city also has operating industrial heritage, such as local mini train, still running since 1930s up to now.

The Conference will not only show the participants the industrial heritage sites within and around Chengdu, but also open the exhibition hall to reveal the exhibits about industrial heritages in other cities over P.R.China.

I. Themes
The following themes will be discussed in the Conference:

  1. Definition, Protection and Management of Industrial Heritage
  2. Case Studies on Industrial Heritage
  3. Industrial Heritage in Developing Countries
  4. Transfer of technology

II. Preliminary Program

  • Sunday, August 31, 2008 Registering and welcome banquet
  • Monday, September 1, 2008 Opening Ceremony, Conference Session A and Workshops
  • Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Visit to Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan Giant Panda Research Centre
  • Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Visit to Chinese Traditional Paper-making Sites and Mini Train
  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 Conference Session C, Workshops and Closing Ceremony
  • Friday, September 5, 2008 Departure

III. Instructions

  1. Languages:
    Both English and Chinese will be used in the Conference.
  2. Presentations:
    The time for each presentation is limited to 15 minutes including 5 minutes for Q&A. The Conference will provide the equipment for PowerPoint presentations and similar.
  3. Papers:
    Everyone interested in presenting a paper is requested to send the complete title and its summary on one A4 page (about 500 words) by February 29th, 2008. The literature, sources, notes and similar should be quoted. The authors are asked for add their resume and photograph at the end of the paper. The final date for submitting the complete paper is July 15th, 2008. A digital copy of the text should be sent (e-mail or CD) to the following address:

Professor Que Weimin
The World Heritage Research Centre, Peking University
100871 Beijing, P.R.China
Tel: 0086-10-62752999
Fax: 0086-10-62751187

The Conference Scientific Committee will inform the speakers if their paper has been accepted for presentation.
All papers accepted will be published as the Conference Papers, and each author will receive a free copy.

IV. Conference Fee
The Conference will provide free transfer between the airport and the hotel for participant’s arriving in and departing from Chengdu, as well as all meals, visiting travels and materials assigned during the Conference.
Each participant should their pay own travel costs to Chengdu, as well as the registration fee and the hotel accommodation.


V. Registration
Conference participants are asked to register their interest in attending the Chengdu conference by the 1st March. Final registration must be paid by the 1st August, 2008.

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