Training / Workshops
3-Day WorkshopDay 1: Preliminary Assessment Process
Day 2: Evaluation of nomination dossiers
Day 3: State of conservation and advisory/monitoring processes
Context
Organised by ICOMOS World Heritage Evaluation Unit (Ms Gwenaëlle Bourdin) and World Heritage Advisory and Monitoring Unit (Ms Regina Durighello).
Date: 19, 20 & 21/22 October 2026 (2 hours per day)
Venue: To be confirmed
Limited to 100 participants only
Fees: Accessible by all ICOMOS GA2026 attendees. RSVP required
3 workshops organised over three separate evenings , each lasting approximately 2 hours. These sessions would address different and complementary aspects of World Heritage processes, in particular:
Day 1: Preliminary Assessment Process
Day 2: Evaluation of nomination dossiers
Day 3: State of conservation and advisory/monitoring processes
Each workshop would require a room with a capacity of approximately 100 participants and standard conference facilities (plenary seating, stage or speakers’ area, projection equipment, microphones, and appropriate technical support).
These workshops will be fully prepared, coordinated and delivered exclusively by the representatives of the ICOMOS World Heritage Evaluation Unit (Ms Gwenaëlle Bourdin) and World Heritage Advisory and Monitoring Unit (Ms Regina Durighello), together with the advisors/experts assigned to these units. It is essential for us to underline that these workshops are conceived as open sessions, accessible free of charge to all registered participants of the General Assembly, without restriction.
Digital Twins for World Heritage Conservation(All-day event on 15 October)
Context
Organised by UNESCO Chair with support of ICOMOS CIPA-HA
Date: 15 October 2026
Venue: Grand Margherita Hotel
Limited to 40 participants only
Fees: To be confirmed
Coordinators: Dr. Stacy Vallis (Te Wananga Aronui O Tamaki Makau Rau | Auckland University of Technology) & Dr Mario Santana, Carleton University
Trainers: Dr. Ona Vileikis (CIPA), Dr. Grazia Tucci CIPA),
UNESCO Masterclass - “TRAINING THE TRAINERS”(All-day event on 18 October)
Organised by ICOMOS CIF (cif.icomos.org)
Date: 18 October 2026
Venue: To be confirmed
Limited to 25 participants only
Profile of participant: Teacher of architectural and urban conservation courses around the world, Conservation officials and officers from central and local government and other relevant authorities.
Fees: To be confirmed
Funding: Participants to be self-funder or funded by their organisations as high-level CPD. Priority will be given to participants from Malysia and Asia, but with a balanced distribution of regions within the group to maximise the international learning experience
Preliminary study required: Malaysian legislation and policy in urban and architectural conservation (to be provided in advance)
Programme
| 8:30 | Introduction of all the participants and explanation about the activities to be carried out |
| 9:00 | Keynote by ICOMOS-CIF President Cristina Gonzalez-Longo RIBA SCA RIAS FHEA FRSA: “Attributes and Competences for effective decision-maling in Urban and Architectural Conservation: from academia to government” |
| 9:45 | Presentation of case studies to work on and desktop study of the cases in groups, led by tutors, including Johannes Widodo, National University of Singapore, ICOMOS-CIF and ICOMOS Singapore & Indonesia and Claudio Varagnoli, Sapienza University of Rome and ICOMOS Italia |
| 11:30 | Plenary session: presentation of the outcome from each group and discussion |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Fieldwork, engaging with the sites, buildings and wider context and engaging with stakeholders: owners, users, local communities, other professionals |
| 16:00 | Plenary session: presentation of the outcome from each group and discussion |
| 17:00 | Conclusions and preparation of personal and group professional development plan |
Learning Outcomes
LO1: To develop decision-making skills
LO2: Ability to integrate national legislation and international guidelines of good practices, diverse local knowledge systems, tangible and intangible cultural resources, such as living heritage and cultural practices and expressions.
LO3: Awareness of appropriate methodologies and current and emerging suitable and relevant technologies, including AI.
LO4: Ability to effectively liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders, with different education and cultures
Background
The design of this Mastercalss follows up from ICOMOS-CIF contribution to the UNESCO Framework in Culture and Arts Education, and in relation to the ICOMOS 2026GA subtheme: ‘Enhance’. During the masterclass, we will implement the outcomes from the ICOMOS-CIF 2026 Symposia in Granada, the 1993 Guidelines on Education and Training in the Conservation of Monuments, Ensembles and Sites and the ICOMOS-CIF Decalogue for Education in Architectural Conservation.
The participants will be taught by ICOMOS-CIF members and the keynotes of the Session 4 of the Scientific Symposium, who will bring well-selected examples of current practice concerning architectural and urban conservation around the world, as well as expert trainers with an indepth knowledge of the specific region, so to place the intervention in context, from the legislation and regulatory framework to the cultural and technological aspects, including the digital transformation and AI.
During the masterclass, we will also contribute to the preparation of the ICOMOS-CIF Glossary (multilingual).
Shared Visions: Implementation of the Earthen Charter (Half-Day Workshop)
Organised by ICOMOS ISCEAH
Coordinator: Dr. Mariana Correia (ISCEAH Charter Coordinator, Portugal), Dr. Amanda Rivera-Vidal (ISCEAH Vice-president, Chile) & Dr. Jorge Tomasi (ISCEAH Chair of Landscape, Argentina)
Date: 15/18 October 2026
Venue: To be confirmed
Fees: To be confirmed
The aim of this Workshop is to create an open and plural space for designing a strategy that ensures the document has a real impact across the world.
- Presentation of ISCEAH Charter: Core concepts, and Charter’s development.
- Recently adopted Charter’s Roundtable: Representatives of Scientific Committees that have developed their own Charters in recent years, who will share the challenges that were faced, lessons learned and strategies addressed to apply their Charters.
- Open discussion forum: An open exchange space among representatives from different countries and regions to understand the plurality of conditions and contexts, on how to implement the Earthen Charter to contribute for conservation efforts in the protection and preservation of earthen architectural heritage in the different World regions. National and regional representatives will be encouraged to participate, seeking to ensure geographical diversity and diverse conditions when facing the preservation of earthen heritage.