For those arriving early to the ICMM 2009 Conference in Esbjerg there is an

additional seminar on maritime heritage underwater, its management, its

exploitation and its access.

The seminar is organized by ICMM’s counterpart in ICOMOS, the International

Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage, ICUCH.

ICUCH was founded in 1992 to work with UNESCO on the development of best
practice regarding the protection and management of underwater cultural
heritage world-wide.

Starting with ICMM’s Barcelona resolutions on acquisition of objects recovered

under water, this field has developed enormously with the 2001 UNESCO
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage entering into
force earlier this year, and the 1970 Convention now ratified by ever more
’importing’ countries.

ICUCH has 32 members world-wide and has its annual meeting in Esbjerg, just
prior to the start of the ICMM-congress.

The seminar will be held on October 5th and is hosted by the Maritime
Archaeology Programme at the University of Southern Denmark. The venue is
the University’s auditorium on Niels Bohrsvej 9.
 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON MARITIME HERITAGE UNDERWATER,
MANAGEMENT, EXPLOITATION AND ACCESS
Syddansk Universitet, Niels Bohrs Vej 9, Esbjerg, 5 October 2009

PROGRAMME
13.00 Welcome, the 2001 Convention, a status of its implementation world-wide

Thijs Maarleveld, Professor of maritime archaeology at the University of Southern Denmark,

President of ICUCH

13.30 Access to underwater heritage, museums, field protection and heritage trails

David Nutley, Principal Maritime Heritage Officer, Department for Environment and Heritage,
South-Australia

14.15 Significance and stakeholder-groups world-wide.

Exemplified by troup-carrier SS Mendi

John Gribble, Maritime Archaeologist, Emu Limited, ICOMOS South-Africa

15.00 The World Heritage site of Ilha de Mocambique and the operation of international
treasure-hunting companies world-wide

Ricardo Teixeira Duarte, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, Eduardo Mondlane

University, Maputo, Mozambique

15.45 Developing interest in underwater cultural heritage in India: management,

research and the role of museums.

Alok Tripathi, Superintending Archaeologist, Underwater Archaeology Wing,

Archaeological Survey of India

Attendance at the seminar is free of charge.

The seminar will end well in time for ICMM delegates to register after the seminar and
still be in time for the reception at the Fisheries and Maritime Museum

Niels Bohrs Vej can be reached with bus 6 and bus bus 40. A map of the area and plan
of the Campus are included on the next page
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