Training / Workshops

UNESCO MASTERCLASSAdditional Fees Apply

Organised by ICOMOS CIF
Date: 16 October 2026
Venue: TBC

Limited to 20 participants only
Fees: RM XXX

Trainer: Dr Cristina González-Longo, University of Strathclyde and ICOMOS CIF President

TRAINING THE TRAINERS

This workshop is designed to equip attendees with an appreciation of the wider international considerations concerning architectural and urban conservation as well as to give them the opportunity to reflect on their national and regional legislation. It will highlight the holistic and cultural value of architectural conservation and placemaking within the current climate change and economic challenges. The target audience is on the ‘front line’, particularly within officers and officials from local and central governments, who will be able to discuss the application of the strategies and methods proposed and how to lead their planning and conservation officers in the opportunities it offers. We will discuss how it can be realized and how its application can bring wider returns. We will have a comprehensive range of speakers to cover the complexities of managing the Historic Environment and the opportunity to discuss specific case studies across world.

We will implement the outcomes outcomes from previous ICOMOS-CIF 2026 Symposia in Granada, the 1993 Guidelines on Education and Training in the Conservation of Monuments, Ensembles and Sites and the 2023 ICOMOS-CIF Decalogue for Education in Architectural Conservation). We will also use the results from two ongoing projects: ICOMOS-CIF GACETS (Global Architectural Conservation Education and Training Survey) and the CIF Glossary (multilingual). We will use the evidence provided in the previous session, existing literature and other experiences of the speakers and participants to discuss and conclude the competences (knowledge, skills and experience) needed today to carry out archaeological and architectural conservation.

Well-selected examples of current practice concerning architectural and urban conservation and reconstruction interventions around the world will be presented by the authors and experts with an in-depth 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.

Format: Introduction to topics and exercises, distribution of tasks and groups, discussion, shared conclusions. Fieldwork is available.

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT CLASSAdditional Fees Apply

Organised by ICOMOS CIF
Date: 15 October 2026
Venue: TBC

Limited to 40 participants only
Fees: RM XXX

Trainer: Dr Cristina González-Longo, University of Strathclyde and ICOMOS CIF President

Session Description

More information coming

PEOPLE-CENTRED AI AND DIGITAL TWINS FOR HISTORIC PLACESAdditional Fees Apply

Organised by ICOMOS CIPA-HA
Date: 15 October 2026
Venue: Grand Margherita Hotel

Limited to 40 participants only Fees: RM XXX

Trainer: Dr Maria Santana, Carleton University

Session Description

Context

Carleton University and Universidad del Azuay are establishing a UNESCO Chair on Digital Twins for World Heritage Conservation to advance research and practice in heritage conservation under climate change. Digital twins—dynamic, data rich representations of physical sites—enable predictive preservation, visualization, and collaborative management. Professor Stacy Vallis leads the workshop from Auckland University of Technology, strategic partner of the UNESCO Chair and scheduled around the ICOMOS General Assembly meeting in Malaysia, it fosters Global North–South collaboration and SDG linked monitoring.

Objectives
  • Promote people-centred, inclusive approaches to heritage conservation.
  • Demonstrate AI and Digital Twin tools for conservation.
  • Apply experimental approaches for the identification of values and character-defining elements of historic sites that need to be monitored and presented.
Learning Outcomes
  1. Participants will:
    • Identify heritage values and character-defining elements collaboratively.
    • Develop interpretive narratives integrating community perspectives.
    • Build a lightweight digital twin prototype for a historic site area (to be defined).
    • Produce a Heritage Interpretation Plan and monitoring storyboard.
  2. Structure:
    • Day 1: Foundations – People, Place, Values & Attributes
    • Day 2: Tools – AI & Digital Twins for conservation
    • Day 3: Integration – Interpretation and conservation outcomes
  3. Deliverables:
    • Value–Attribute Matrix
    • Digital Twin v0.1 + Indicator Dashboard Sketch
    • Interpretation and conservation outcomes report
    • Potential recommendations for policy brief on opportunities & barriers
  4. Partners:
    • UNESCO Chair on Digital Twins for World Heritage
    • ICOMOS/ISPRS CIPA Heritage Documentation
    • Auckland University of Technology
    • ICOMOS Aotearoa New Zealand
    • ICOMOS Malaysia