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The IHBC has welcomed the formal signing of its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICOMOS-UK, as a structured agreement focussed on establishing \u2018closer ties and cooperation between these two organisations in the field of heritage conservation\u2019.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
ICOMOS-UK President Clara Arokiasamy OBE said: \u2018My signing a Memorandum of Understanding with David McDonald , Chair of IHBC,\u00a0 puts our two organisations informal working arrangements to date on a formal footing.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018ICOMOS-UK is excited by the possibilities this offers our organisations in\u00a0 developing joint education and training projects and events in the promotion of\u00a0 conservation in the UK and abroad.\u2019<\/p>\n
IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘I was delighted to again meet Clara Arokiasami, President of ICOMOS UK and sign our Memorandum of Understanding.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018This promises to be the start of a new and very positive period of joint working between our organisations. I look forward to future meetings and collaboration on issues of common interest’.<\/p>\n
IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The first major benefit of this new development will be our enhanced engagement with the developing ICOMOS-UK conference focussed on retrofit, to take place in Liverpool on 17 June, offering learning that complements the finance and economics focus of our own 2024 Annual School in Reading – #IHBCReading2024<\/a> – on 13-15 June.\u2019<\/p>\n See more background on the MOU from the IHBC HERE<\/a> and HERE<\/a> and ICOMOS-UK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n