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Past Events
14 – 17 May 2011 It brought together 170 participants, including experts from France, Italy, South Korea, Spain and Tanzania etc. as well as Indian experts from the States of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan etc. Following the inaugural session in the evening of 14 May 2011, the Conference addressed five themes from 15 – 17 May 2011, namely: (i) Urban mobility in heritage cities with international and national case studies; (ii) Roles of different States in India in supporting heritage-based urban development; (iii) Capacity building of heritage cities; (iv) Heritage activities in the State of Karnataka; (v) Solution exchange and international collaboration including urban conservation examples in different cities from across the world. Parallel to the conference, the participants were also asked to form the working groups to formulate recommendations for action by IHCN-F in six identified areas in order to develop future work plan of the Foundation. The identified areas included: (i) Policy, Governance and Planning; (ii) Institutional Capacity Building; (iii) Technical Training and Skill Enhancement; (iv) Economics of Urban Heritage; (v) Community and Heritage; (vi) Knowledge and Information Generation and Sharing. Based on the deliberations of the working groups, IHCN-F shall consolidate and finalize the Action Plan for the next three years. It will work towards the creation of a Society in order to ensure an equal participation of all members. As an independent new entity, the IHCN-F headquarters will be set up in Mysore with regional offices in other member cities. IHCN-F looks forward to receiving continuing support from all its members and friends. Document 1 : Conference Programme.pdf 28 September – 5 October 2010
Study Tour to France
Some 30 representatives from the historic cities of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan accompanied by representatives from the Union Ministry of Urban Development are currently travelling on a study tour to France.
9 and 10 September 2010, New Delhi (India) A two-day conference on ‘Heritage-Based Sustainable Urban Development’ was jointly organized by the Embassy of Switzerland and the UNESCO led Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) on the 9th and 10th of September at the India International Center (IIC), New Delhi. This event brought together policy makers, city managers, technical officers, universities and professionals in this field from both India and Switzerland.
18- 20 April 2010 Asian World Heritage Cities, Ahmedabad The international conference on “Asian World Heritage Cities”, held in Ahmedabad from 18 – 20 April 2010, was jointly organized by UNESCO New Delhi, Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN), and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) supported by the Government of Gujarat, in close collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Ministry of Urban Development through the National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), CEPT University and SRFDCL.
18-20 December 2008 The Second Biennial Conference of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) held in Hyderabad on 18-20 December 2008 was jointly organized by UNESCO and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with the support of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, the Department of Archaeology and Museums, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and the National Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Management. The inaugural event was graced by the Honourable Minister for Urban Development, Shri S Jaipal Reddy, Government of India, who has supported the IHCN since its conception in 2006.
26 September – 4 October 2008 18-21 December 2007 2-4 May 2007 25 - 27 September 2006 The Jaipur Conference announced the launch of the Indian Heritage Cities Network, endorsed by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, Honorable Minister Sh. Jaipal Reddy, and supported by the Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF), the Government of France, the French Association of Historic Cities (ANVPAH) and the Government of Rajasthan. The Network was founded with 10 Indian cities, 7 French cities and a number of national and international NGOs. The three-day conference ended with a signing event and publication of the Charter of the Indian Heritage Cities Network.
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