The IHBC is delighted to co-sponsor, with BEFS and others, the forthcoming ‘Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts…’ (RSA) heritage session at its ‘Festival of Ideas’, to be held 20-21 March in Edinburgh, featuring debate and discussion with internationally acclaimed speakers as well as IHBC members.
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘We are particularly pleased to support this event and help bring high profile speakers – including Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture from 2010 to 2014, and Piet Jaspaert for EUROPA NOSTRA – to generate quality debates around heritage topics among the widest audience. Early booking is highly recommended!’
RSA Scotland Chairman Ann Packard said: ‘This session has been made possible by the much valued generosity of IHBC, BEFS and others, demonstrating high levels of purposeful collaboration within the sector. Particular thanks must go to BEFS and IHBC for contributions towards speaker travel and overnight costs. We look forward very much to welcoming IHBC members and supporters to the Festival.’
The heritage session of the Festival of Ideas is organised by the RSA Fellows ‘Media, Creative Industries, Culture and Heritage’ (MCICH) Network, as part of a 36-hour Festival of Ideas in the St Stephen Centre, St Stephen’s Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Invited speakers include:
- Francesco Bandarin – UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture from 2010 to 2014, and is now Professor of Urban Planning at the University Institute of Architecture of Venice. He was formerly Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Secretary of the World Heritage Committee. He is trained as an Architect (Venice 1975) and Urban Planner (UC Berkeley 1977) and has pursued an academic career as Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Venice (IUAV) and a professional career as consultant for international organizations in the field of urban conservation and development. He was actively involved in the Venice Safeguarding Project and in the preparation of Rome for the year 2000 Jubilee. As Director of the World Heritage Centre he promoted the revision of the UNESCO recommendations on historic cities, and has contributed to development of the debate on the role of contemporary architecture in historic cities, on the management of their social and physical changes and on the role of communities in the conservation of historic values.
- Piet Jaspaert (Brussels) on behalf of EUROPA NOSTRA: he has been a Board Member of Europa Nostra for six years. A graduate in Political and Social Sciences (Ghent University 1972) and the Eisenhower Fellows (Philadelphia, USA, 1990), Piet started his career as a language professor in Brussels. After being the first lay spokesman for the Diocese of Antwerp for two years, he became the first Director of the Cultural Center of Hasselt, a position held for 14 years. In 1986, he joined the Kredietbank and, later, the KBC as Director of Communication & Marketing. The Flemish Government has called upon him to take on national tasks, such as the Presidency of (i) the Youth Council and (ii) the Advisory Board for Theatre and Tourism Vlaanderen. He returned to the heritage sector, taking responsibility for organisations such as VCM, Erfgoed Vlaanderen and, more recently, HERITA. In 1989 he was one of the three founders of Heritage Days in Flanders. On his retirement from KBC, he accepted the position as President 2003-2013 of JEP (Jury for Ethical Practices in Advertising). He became Vice-president of EASA – European Organisation for Self-regulation in the Advertising World (2009-2013). In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of (i) Concertgebouw Brugge, (ii) Cultureel Centrum Leuven, (iii) Festival van Vlaanderen Brussel (iv) La Petite Bande and (v) Kom op tegen kanker. In 1986, Her Majesty The Queen of The Netherlands appointed him Officer in The Order of Orange-Nassau for his commitment to the cultural cooperation between Belgium and The Netherlands. He was also appointed Commander in The Order of King Leopold
Other subjects being covered include’
- the Future of Festivals Funding in Scotland
- a presentation on the 20th on Creativity by Professor Pier Luigi Sacco (IULM, Milan) and on the 21st
- Surveillance & Privacy
- Land Use including shale gas and Devolution to Communities
- Professor Jeffery will address ‘The General Election and the Union’.
The event takes place at Edinburgh’s St Stephen Centre, St Stephen’s Street, Stockbridge EH3 5AB
St Stephen’s Street, Stockbridge is easily accessed by Lothian bus routes 23, 24, 27, 29, 36 and 42.
For full information re registration and ticket purchase see the website
For the RSA see www.theRSA.org
