Programmes

     International Interpretation and Presentation Forum


    The annual international academic forum hosted by WHIPIC aims to share the centre's achievements related to research, capacity building and education, and information management. Additionally, it seeks to provide a platform for academic discussions and  networking in heritage-related fields.

    Objective


    The Forum aims to share WHIPIC’s activities through diverse themes and invite people from relevant fields to share their knowledge and experience to generate progressive ideas about current issues and future directions for heritage interpretation.

    Speakers and presenters


    Please refer to each year’s publication for the forum below

    Achievements


    YearThemesDetailsPublication
    2022

    World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Forum:

    Heritage Interpretation for Sustainable Development,
    The definitions and concepts of World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation

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    2023World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation International Forum:
    Inviting Wider Participants to World Heritage Protection
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    2024Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Forum 2024: New Principles and attributes in meaning-making process for challenging future


    2022 World Heritage Interpretation Presentation Forum
    Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention

    Overview


    CategoryContents
    Date and Location2022.11.15. ~ 11.16. / Educational Hall, Seosomun Shrine History Museum(Seoul)
    Topic
    • Heritage Interpretation for Sustainable Development
      Session 1: Heritage Interpretation and Sustainable Development: Efforts and Challenges
      Session 2: World Heritage and Our Future: Capacity Building and Resilience
      Session 3: The Roles and Future Directions of UNESCO WHIPIC
    • Theoretical Research on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation: Concepts and Challenges
      Presentation Session: Sharing Research Outcome
      Discussion Session: Establishing Future Agenda

    Poster


    Speakers


    NameAffiliationRemarks
    Valerie Magar
    Unit Manager, Programmes, ICCROM
    Integrating Cultural and Natural Heritage
    Ana Lucia AraujoProfessor of History, Howard University
    Interpretating History and Heritage of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery
    Manuel Gandara Vazquez
    Professor, National School of Conservation Restoration and Museography
    Cultural Heritage Interpretation:
    A Perspective from Latin America
    Aylin Orbasli
    Professor of Architectural and Urban Heritage,
    Oxford Brookes University
    Involvement of Local Community
    in Heritage Interpretation
    Rohit Jigyasu
    Project Manager of Urban Heritage,
    Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management,
    ICCROM
    Heritage Interpretation and Climate Change
    Ang Ming Chee
    General Manager,
    George Town World Heritage Incorporated
    Heritage Interpretation and Community Well-Being in George Town Heritage City, Malaysia
    Peter Stone

    Professor of ICCHS, New Castle University

    UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection & Peace

    Heritage Interpretation in Armed Conflict
    Neil Silberman
    Professor of Anthropology,
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Moderator
    Mario Santana Quintero
    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Secretary General of ICOMOS
    Discussion Session
    Gamini Wijesuriya
    Senior Advisor, ICCROM
    Expert Discussion
    Youngjae Kim

    Professor of Dept. of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

    Re-defining the Concepts and Terminologies of Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritages
    Trinidad Rico
    Visiting Professor and Director of Heritage Conservation, University of Southern California
    World Heritage Presentation: Sharing Values through Communication between Heritage and People
    Jaeheon Choi
    Professor of World Heritage Studies,
    Konkuk University
    Moderator
    Leticia Leitao
    Cultural and natural heritage consultant
    Discussion Session

    2023 World Heritage Interpretation Presentation Forum
    Inviting Wider Participants to World Heritage Protection

    Overview


    CategoryContents
    Date and Location2023.11.14. ~ 11.16. /Seoul Tourism Plaza 4F
    Topic
    • Youth International Workshop for World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Planning
    • World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation International Forum
      • Session 1:  The Need for Wider Stakeholders in the World Heritage System
      • Session 2: Efforts and Challenges of inviting Participants at the Local, National and International Level
      • Session 3: New Priorities, Breaking Barriers and Improving Capabilities

    Poster


    Speakers


    NameAffiliationRemarks

    Joseph King

    Senior Director, ICCROM
    Significance of Communities(or stakeholders) as a new priority in implementing the World Heritage Convention
    Neel Kamal Chapagain
    Professor, Ahmedabad University, Centre for Heritage Management (India)
    Communities in World Heritage Interpretation and Management: From recognition to active participation
     Pil Won Han
    Vice President, ICOMOS  Korea
    Moderator
    Munyaradzi Mashamaire
    Exhibitions Officer at National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, NMMZ
    The Reality of National Level capacity-building and Upcoming Tasks: capacity-building Case Study on African World Heritage Site
    Erica Meneghin
    Director of the Heritage Area, Fondazione Santagata for the Economics of Culture
    Heritage Interpretation and Capacity-Building of the Regional Community : Bottom-up approaches and forming Stakeholder Networks
    Joon Kim
    Research Professor, Institute of Honam Studies
    Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats and Communities:
    A Space of Coexistence and Consideration
    Olwen Beazley
    Manager Historic & World Heritage, New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia

    The Willandra Fossil Trackway : 20000 years of Connecting the Past with the Future

    - A People-centred Rights-based Approach to Inclusive Interpretation –


    Verna Pappin
    Mutthi Nutthi Member of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage, First Peoples’ Consultative Group
    Hyun Kyung Lee
    Assistant Professor, Critical Global Studies Institute, Sogang University

    Can We Welcome Conflicts In and Over Heritage Sites? 

    - Living with Conflict : Communication by, for and of the Stakeholders and their Capacity-Building-

    Team Heritage in Motion
    Winning Team of the Heritage Interpretation Planning Workshop
    (National University of Singapore)
    Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto(OCMHS):
    INDUSTRIAL Locality in Diversity