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02 Oct 2023 / 05 Oct 2023 read moreReader in Architectural Heritage at School of Architecture, the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Reader in Architecture at School of Architecture, the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Nessma Farouk
Conference Coordinator
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In the face of man’s disregard towards environmental resilience and sustainability, the United Nations have established the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to attempt to quell mankind’s undue influence on nature. Amongst these goals is SDG 11 which calls for making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. More specifically, its subgoal, SDG 11.4, calls for strengthening efforts that protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage. Furthermore, SDG 4 calls for quality education, which can facilitate the induction of cultural values under the umbrella of sustainability.
Effectively enriching the discourse on sustainability, cultural heritage research will employ techniques and methodologies that contribute to the arts and humanities, creative practices, along with sciences, technology, and engineering. The field of heritage studies aims to archive and preserve the histories of nations, represented in architectural construction, cultural traditions, monuments, landscapes, and more. Heritage itself, and more specifically, architectural heritage, attains links with the environment, as a result, heritage conservation efforts play a significant role in sustainable practice.
We are used to associating the term “Heritage Conservation” with the maintenance and continuity of historic landmarks, artifacts, and sites. However, contemporarily, the term is taking on a new form of understanding in the current era. Events such as political conflicts, natural disasters, and wars showcase geographies where the human factor results in urban displacement. These events necessitate a discussion and engagement on contemporary approaches and methodologies that go about dealing with these issues, and demand thorough consideration of heritage through the lens of social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
Putting the spotlight on heritage studies, IEREK is organizing the 7th “Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH): Sustainability” international conference. The conference will be held in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth, UK. It will serve as a primary forum for discussion on the topic of architectural heritage and its relations to sustainability, links to the environment, conservation efforts and techniques, management methodologies, novel innovations and technologies, and more. We encourage inputs from both theoretical and practice platforms. We aim to link theories to practice, and vice versa along with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.
Scope
The 7th edition of the “Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH): Sustainability” conference comprehensively covers the topic of heritage conservation & maintenance against degradational factors. Additionally, it aims to bring the topic of conservation within the umbrella of sustainability, discussing the relations between cultural heritage preservation and sustainable development. It envelops sustainable methods of conservation of both, tangible heritage sites in the form of historical architectural landmarks, and intangible aspects of heritage, touching upon the significance of cultural heritage, and the economic impact that its conservation brings. Encompassing various methods of heritage preservation, the conference also covers citizens’ roles in the process, as well as governmental policy implementation & NGOs’ role in the process, in addition to tourism’s impact on heritage sites, and sustainable design methods & climate change adaptations.
1-1 Preservation of the architectural buildings
1-2 Benefits from the architectural heritage and sustainable adaptation
1-3 The governmental and NGO’s role in the conservation of the cultural heritage
1-4 Educating new generations about cultural and sustainable heritage
1-5 Sustainable adaptive reuse strategies
1-6 Heritage Building, Adaptive reuse and Environmental control
2-1 Museology and its Impact on Touristic Attraction and Economic Benefit
2-2 Natural and Environmental Heritage and its Role in Culture
2-3 Contemporary Artistic Representations of Heritage
2-4 Political Conflicts and Community Engagement in Forming Heritage
2-5 Communal Sense of Places Belonging and Engagement
2-6 Critical Heritage Studies and the Legacy of Nations
3-1 Significance of cultural heritage and socio-economic value
3-2 Value of heritage Sites to residents and their sense of belonging
3-3 Tangible archaeology and its architectural sites
3-4 Intangible cultural heritage assets
3-5 Rural Heritage (Tangible and Intangible assets)
4-1 Community investment in heritage preservation
4-2 Restoration in the construction reduction
4-3 Tourism for cultural heritage and sustainable tourism practices
4-4 Sustainable Governance's strategies for maintaining and investing the assets of the past
4-5 Historical Landscapes as Cultural Heritage
5-1 Historic highlight of the reconstruction and conservation of some heritage site
5-2 Promotion of Heritage and History in Culture and the Public Eye
5-3 Social participation in the protection plan
5-4 The effective role of women in the conservation ethics group process
5-5 Raising awareness about the preservation value of architectural heritage
6-1 New materials, innovative methods, and successful creative experiments
6-2 Innovative and sustainable technological methods for preserving and mapping ancient monuments
6-3 Non-Destructive Assessments of Decay Processes
6-4 The usage of rays, ultrasounds, and new techniques in the conservation process
6-5 Preservation of artistic artwork, and Interior heritage site
6-6 Digital Heritage and the Incorporation of Mapping, Photogrammetry and Gamification Techniques
6-7 Creative Practices and the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage
7-1 Post Crisis Architectural and Urban Conservation
7-2 Post crisis heritage regeneration
7-3 Dark Heritage/ Difficult Heritage conservation and management
7-4 Community role in regenerating heritage during crisis
7-5 Refugees ephemeral heritage and Heritage Mobility
8-1 Sustainability impact assessment
8-2 Solutions for green restoration
8-3 Adaptation to climate change
8-4 Long term strategy and awareness campaigns
All accepted submissions to the conference, after a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process by the respective and a highly-extinguished Editorial Board, will be published in one of the following:
About ASTI
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (ASTI) is a series of peer-reviewed books based on important emerging research that redefines the current disciplinary boundaries in science, technology and innovation (STI) in order to develop integrated concepts for sustainable development. It not only discusses the progress made towards securing more resources, allocating smarter solutions, and rebalancing the relationship between nature and people, but also provides in-depth insights from comprehensive research that addresses the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as set out by the UN for 2030.
The series draws on the best research papers from various IEREK and other international conferences to promote the creation and development of viable solutions for a sustainable future and a positive societal transformation with the help of integrated and innovative science-based approaches. Including interdisciplinary contributions, it presents innovative approaches and highlights how they can best support both economic and sustainable development, through better use of data, more effective institutions, and global, local and individual action, for the welfare of all societies. The series particularly features conceptual and empirical contributions from various interrelated fields of science, technology and innovation, with an emphasis on digital transformation, that focus on providing practical solutions to ensure food, water and energy security to achieve the SDGs. It also presents new case studies offering concrete examples of how to resolve sustainable urbanization and environmental issues in different regions of the world. Read More.
The ASTI series is fully indexed in Scopus and any chapter/ paper published as part of this series will be seen on the Scopus database. Some titles have been successfully indexed or submitted for indexation in Web of Science (ISI).
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About Built Heritage Journal
Built Heritage aims to enhance pluralism and criticism in debates on heritage conservation and revitalization with a globalized perspective. The conceptual basis of this refereed journal lies on the fundamental cultural differences concerning built heritage conservation, recognizing these differences as a source for creativity and a motivation for cutting-edge experimentation. It fosters scientific exchange between Chinese and international scholars and practitioners, offering a platform to record the latest developments in the field. Encouraging international authorship and evaluation, it allows for the homologation of research and practice with regards to cultural diversity.
Built Heritage promotes the awareness for built heritage conservation in China and internationally, inviting scholars to reflect on current hot topics discussions as: the role of contemporary architecture in historic environments; the balance between conservation and development; new tools of heritage management; policy, culture and identity; energy consumption and sustainability.
ESSD is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that aims to systematically develop the research-driven curiosity and evidence-based discourse of aspiring scholars that seek to contribute to the academic community. As the world is currently living in an age of information where sources are widely available on the Internet, we at ESSD seek to efficiently utilize the available information to help create robust and evidence-based knowledge. In the process, we offer researchers, in general, and young and aspiring ones in particular a quicker way to get their work published and gain exposure through online open access. We pride ourselves on getting submitted work to be published quickly, through the use of our worldwide pool of subject specialist peer reviewers. Find out more about ESSD International Journal here.
ARChive is an open-access journal that publishes conference proceedings on a wide range of topics relating to social sciences. Consequently, it accepts original research papers on a wide spectrum of subjects. ARChive is a journal published on behalf of researchers that perpetually make an effort to contribute to their fields and provide them with high visibility of research submitted. The series publishes, both, theoretical and experimental high-quality papers of current and perpetual interest. It serves to cultivate, propagate, and essentially archive academic research that has been authored and submitted for academic conferences.
Find out more about ARChive International Journal here.
Resourceedings is an open access journal that publishes conference proceedings. Conference proceedings compromise of different disciplines, ranging from Engineering including built environments, architecture, and sustainability. Disciplines also include Technology and Energy. Resourceedings is a journal that publishes research articles that shed light on different crucial issues in order to provide them with solutions and suggestions. The journal publishes articles submitted by researchers of interest in different fields.
Find out more about Resourceedings International Journal here.
“BAHETH” in Architecture, Engineering, and Technology, is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original academic research in the fields of Architecture, Engineering, and Technology. The journal welcomes research in the Arabic Language with an English Abstract. Papers submitted to this journal in Arabic must be presented in the English Language in the conference.
Find out more about BAHETH International Journal here.
Degree in Building Engineering (University of Messina, Italy) and a Ph.D. in Architecture (University of Paris VIII, France). After being UNESCO international staff member, in charge of numerous cultural projects in South-Eastern Europe until 2008,
she is currently a researcher and an assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Enna “KORE” and associate researcher at Ipraus (Paris Research Institute: Architecture, Urbanism, Society), Paris-Belleville National School of Architecture.
Since 2013, she is a member of SIRA, the Italian Society of Architectural Restoration. In 2018, she obtained the habitation as Associate Professor according to the Italian National Scientific Qualification procedure.
Ph.D. in “Building Engineering: Restoration Design”, assistant professor and research on Digital Drawing at the School of Engineering at the University of Bergamo and Head of the laboratory lab_SABE (Survey & Analysis of Buildings and Environment). His research interests are related to the themes of 3D survey for the conservation of cultural heritage, architectural and urban restoration, implementation and development of new technologies for the survey, documentation, and conservation of architectural and monumental heritage (3D laser scanning, 3D image-based modeling, 3D data processing, reverse engineering), digital drawing and representation of historical and contemporary buildings.
Registration
To help the organizers plan for inter-disciplinary dialogue, participants are requested to choose from the conference themes/ Topics upon registration.
They must also refer to, and abide by, the following instructions in registering and submitting their abstracts/ papers:
Types of Participation
Organized from the comfort of your own home, the conference offers a virtual attendance option for your convenience. That said, participants will have a chance to present their abstract/research, online, and have their work considered for publication in the proceedings.
Virtual presenters are required to submit an abstract and extend this abstract following the “author instructions” below and before the deadline (see Important Dates). At least one author must pay the registration fee (see Conference Fees).
For any reason, authors may wish to submit pre-recorded video presentations no later than 15 days prior to the conference. Alternatively, they may wish to record a voice-over PowerPoint presentation for submission to the conference organizers.
Organized at the University of Portsmouth, UK, offering a Physical attendance option for your convenience. That said, participants will have a chance to present their abstract/research, on campus, and have their work considered for publication in the ASTI Series by Springer as part of the conference proceedings.
See Author Instructions and Conference Fees for more information.
If your extended abstract (short paper) is accepted, it may be published in the conference proceedings book in the Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Book Series by Springer (indexed in Scopus) even if you are not attending the conference. In this case, the accepted work will not be included in the final conference program and the fee will cover the cost of editorial handling and peer-review evaluation of your paper (See Author Instructions and Publishing Opportunities)
Non-presenting participants may also wish to attend the conference as Audience Members or Co-authors contributing to an already submitted abstract/ paper.
IEREK has an unyielding policy regarding plagiarism. We believe that copying/taking the ideas and work of other Authors without permission and credit is fraudulent. The Reviewing committee and IEREK employees have the authority to reject a paper during its reviewing process, based on the paper being subjected to either minor or major plagiarism.
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This is not a prerequisite for presenting your work at the conference. Meaning, you can present your submitted abstract without intending to publish your work.
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Attending a conference dramatically enhances both your professional and personal development. They help you sharpen the saw, meet and converse with industry experts, expand your resources and grow your professional network. IEREK Conference will help you:
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Abstract Submission Deadline | 16 April 2023 |
Letter of Visa (for delegates who need visa entry) *payment required | 16 May 2023 |
Last Notification for Abstract Acceptance & Approval to present | 30 April 2023 |
Early Payment Deadline | 16 May 2023 |
Regular Payment Deadline | 16 June 2023 |
Extended Abstract / Short Paper Submission Deadline | 16 June 2023 |
Notification of acceptance/ rejection of submitted extended abstract/ short paper | 16 July 2023 |
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Conference Program | 16 Aug 2023 |
Conference Launch | 12 Sep 2023 |
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The 7th edition of the International Conference on Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH): Sustainability will be held in collaboration with University of Portsmouth, UK.
The University of Portsmouth is a modern higher education and research institution in Portsmouth, England. It is one of only four universities in the South East of England rated as Gold in the Government's Teaching Excellence Framework.
Land
1-Train
The closest station is Portsmouth and Southsea. It’s a 5-minute walk from the buildings on our Guildhall campus.
There are daily direct trains from London Waterloo and London Victoria (2 hours), and regular services from Southampton, Bournemouth, Chichester and Brighton. We’re only a 2-hour journey away from Bristol too.
You can plan your route with National Rail or Trainline.
2-Car
Take the M275 into Portsmouth (signed 'Portsmouth West') whether approaching from the east (A3(M)/A27) or the west (M27 Junction 12). Ignore the junctions signed to Southsea and Hilsea.
3-Taxi
If you're travelling to Portsmouth from one of the major London airports, taxis are fairly expensive, costing between £100 and £200. For this reason, we don't recommend taking a taxi for your journey. If you do choose to take a taxi, you should book it in advance to get the best offers possible. Once you arrive in Portsmouth, taxis are common and journeys will generally cost no more than £15 to £20.
Coach
Regular daily direct coach services run to Portsmouth from London, Bristol, Birmingham, Heathrow and other locations around the country.
All these services call at The Hard Interchange by Portsmouth Harbour railway station, which is a 15-minute walk from our Guildhall campus.
You can find out coach times and routes with National Express and megabus.
Air
From London: for all international connections, we’re only 1 hour 30 minutes from both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
From Southampton: Southampton International – which has regular flights to Paris, Cherbourg, the Channel Islands, Belfast, Glasgow and more – is just 30 minutes by car and easy to reach by train too.
Sea
There are daily sailings between Portsmouth and Caen, Le Havre and St Malo in France. There are also twice-weekly services to Bilbao and Santander in Spain, and regular services to Jersey and Guernsey.
There are crossings each day to the Isle of Wight too, by Hovercraft, passenger catamaran, and passenger/car ferry. A passenger ferry also runs across the harbour to Gosport.
Local bus services
Portsmouth University bus is available during term-time. The circular route runs from Monday to Friday, close to where many students live in Southsea.
Portsmouth has excellent city bus services too. You can catch local and intercity buses from the main bus station at The Hard Interchange, next to Portsmouth Harbour railway station. There is also a park and ride from the M275 terminal with stops in the centre of the University campus.
Bike or foot
Portsmouth is fairly flat and there's plenty to see, so the best way to discover the city is on foot or by bike. You’ll find plenty of footpaths and cycleways to follow across the city.
Whether you’re looking for information about local cycle routes, walking maps, or links to public transport you can plan your journey using My Journey Portsmouth.
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Reason and proof of rejection must be submitted. If the reason for rejection is due to an error on our part, the participant will be refunded their full fee with a deduction of a 20% administration fee.
Documents to be issued by IEREK to acquire a visa are as follows:
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We encourage all authors and attendees to ensure their having acquired all documents (those applicable) mentioned.
If the reason for rejection is not related to any of the aforementioned and is an error on the participant’s part, the following will apply:
*Authors: may choose to let their co-author present his/her research on his/her behalf free of charge. If the author does not have a co-author, a member of the scientific committee shall present on the author’s behalf.
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The International Conference on Conservation of Architectural Heritage was held aboard the Grand Palm Nile Cruise, for 5 days, which had sightseeing trips for the historical, cultural, and architectural sites. As well as holding of the “Folk Art Gallery” by Amr Bayoumi & Ola Bayoumi. The conference was chaired by Professor Douglas C. Comer (the Co- president of ICAHM for ICOMOS.) and organized by IEREK.
The opening session was held onboard the Nile cruise right after the arrival of the delegates and the visit of Luxor temple, which was opened by a welcoming word from the CEO of IEREK. It was then followed by Prof. Douglas C. Comer (the Co- president of ICAHM for ICOMOS.), Prof. Ahmed Rashed (former head of Architecture Department at the British University in Egypt, and the founding director of (CSFS)), Prof. Antonella Versace (Professor at University Kore of Enna, Italy), and finally Mr. Mohamed Badr (Governor of Luxor).
After an introduction about the conference and its delegates was made, the conference officially started with the sessions.
The plenary session titled “Development and Promotion of the Architectural Heritage through Tourism Forms” was run by the following professors:
– Prof. Douglas Comer (Principal, Cultural Site Research and Management, Inc. “CSRM” & Conference Chairman)
-Prof. Antonella Versaci (Kore University of Enna, Italy & Scientific Coordinator of the Conference)
-Prof. Ahmed Rashed (British University in Egypt “BUE”)
-Dr. Monica Hanna (American University in Cairo “AUC”, Egypt)
-Dr. Mohammed Assem Hanafy (University of Alexandria, Egypt)
-Hamdy Elsetouhy (Researcher and Specialist in Conservation)
The first day included a guided tour to Luxor temple. Later there was an optional trip to the light and sound show at Karnak Temple.
On the second day, the delegates moved to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut’s Temple, as well as an Alabaster factory and bought some alabaster-made souvenirs. Later, there was an optional trip to the Valley of the Kings.
The third day included a visit to Edfu temple in Edfu city, followed later by a visit to Kom Ombo temple when the Nile Cruise reached the city of Kom Ombo. The fourth and last day was spent in Aswan where visits were made to the High Dam, a modern-age site, followed by a visit using motor boats to Philae Temple on Agilkia Island. Following that, the attendees were given the option to visit the botanical island and a Nubian village.
Check this conference’s overview here:
https://www.ierek.com/events/conservation-architectural-heritage-cah#overview
The 2nd International conference on the Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Egypt has been successfully held in Aswan: one of the most significant historical cities existing today.
This conference witnessed the attendance of planners, environmentalists, archeologists, architects, engineers, tourists, policy makers and stakeholders who are interested in the conservation of architectural heritage. Having been filled with participants from diversified fields, approximately 80 full paper submissions were received and 50 of them were presented over several sessions.
Authors attending came from different backgrounds and cultures to discuss research on the conservation of archaeological, architectural and urban landscapes, and multi-disciplinary research on complex Cultural Heritage sites. Held on a Nile Cruise that Sailed from Aswan to Luxor, the conference was attended by authors from Australia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt and more. With Professor Douglas C. Comer, an archaeologist and the co-president of the United States Committee for ICOMOS (US/ICOMOS), as the Chairperson of the conference, promising conclusions have been reached and recommendations made.
The first day included a guided tour to Luxor temple. Later there was an optional trip to the light and sound show at Karnak Temple.
On the second day, the delegates moved to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut’s Temple, as well as an Alabaster factory and bought some alabaster-made souvenirs. Later, there was an optional trip to the Valley of the Kings.
The third day included a visit to Edfu temple in Edfu city, followed later by a visit to Kom Ombo temple when the Nile Cruise reached the city of Kom Ombo. The fourth and last day was spent in Aswan where visits were made to the High Dam, a modern-age site, followed by a visit using motor boats to Philae Temple on Agilkia Island. Following that, the attendees were given the option to visit the botanical island and a Nubian village.
Check this conference’s overview here:
https://www.ierek.com/events/conservation-architectural-heritage-cah-2#overview
The 3rd International Conference on “Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH)” was held from on 19th to 22nd of February 2019 in association with Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra - Benha Unversity. The conference included many discussions, covered extremely important topics, and presented new scientific values in the scope of conserving the architectural heritage. For the third time, it was a very successful conference that cannot be forgotten.
The international conference was held in Aswan, Egypt, specifically at The Nubian Museum, which is considered to be a gateway to the history of Nubia and one of the most attractive touristic sites in Aswan.
This year, the conference was held under the patronage of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research), Prof. Hussein El-Maghraby (President of Benha University), and The Supreme Council of Antiquities. It was also chaired by Prof. Ragab Megahed (Dean of Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra - Benha Unversity).
First Day: Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speeches
The opening ceremony started with greetings and short-introductions by:
Prof. Tarek Tawfik, General Director of the Grand Egyptian Museum
Prof. Ferdinando Trapani, Associate professor in Urban Planning, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Prof. Francesco Alberti, Associate professor of Urban planning and design at University of Florence, DIDA - Department of Architecture
Prof. Hussein El-Maghraby, President of Benha University
Dr. Abdel Moneim Saeed, General Director of Aswan and Nubian Antiquities
Dr. Ossama A.W Abd El Maguid, The Head Director of Nubia Museum
The opening ceremony witnessed highly-important speeches especially by the 2 Italian professors Ferdinando Trapani & Francesco Alberti who stressed on the necessity of collaboration and knowledge exchange between Egypt & Italy in the scope of conservation and preservation. The professors also presented the model of "conservation of heritage in Palermo" at the conference, which is considered a living example of exchanging knowledge between 2 great civilizations.
After the lunch break, authors (researchers) started to present a demo of their research paper in oral presentations while session chairman and moderators listen, discuss, and evaluate.
Second Day: The Parallel Sessions Continued & Start of the Workshop
Starting from the 2nd day, remaining authors (researchers) continued presenting their research papers while other participants (students) joined the accompanying workshop titled “Site Management of The Archaeological Sites”.
This workshop examined the interchangeable relationship between the archaeological sites and the historic monuments, and how they affect each other.
At the Nubian Museum, the workshop students obtained great lectures by well-known professors from the University of Benha, such as Prof. Khaled Abd El Hady, Prof. Mostafa Atalla, Prof. Amr Hanafy, Dr. Mona yehia, and Prof. Sadek Saad.
Third Day: Workshop Continued & Site Visit
The day started early with a tour visit to The Unfinished Obelisk (The largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan), where a lecture was given by Prof. Khaled Abd El Hady, in addition to group work with participants.
Another tour visit to Temple of ISIS was also organized. Moreover, after lunch, the last visit was made to The Temple of Kom Ombo where all workshop participants enjoyed the scenes and gained a lot of knowledge about heritage in Egypt.
Fourth Day: Pin Up Presentation
At The Nubian Museum, many discussions and group work feedback have taken place regarding what they have seen and learned through this conference and accompanying workshop.
Finally, group photos of all conference participants were taken.
Check this conference’s overview here:
The 4th International Conference on the Conservation of Architectural Heritage in Egypt has been successfully held in Aswan: one of the most significant historical cities existing today.
This conference witnessed the attendance of planners, environmentalists, archeologists, architects, engineers, tourists, policymakers, and stakeholders who are interested in the conservation of architectural heritage. Having been filled with participants from diversified fields, approximately 60 full paper submissions were received and 30 of them were presented over several sessions.
Authors attending came from different backgrounds and cultures to discuss research on the conservation of archaeological, architectural and urban landscapes, and multi-disciplinary research on complex Cultural Heritage sites. Held on a Nile Cruise that Sailed from Aswan to Luxor. The conference was attended and moderated by the Stella kostopoulou from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece.
It was also moderated by:
Fabio Pollice from the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
Ferdinando Trapani from the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Luca Lanini from the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
The first day was spent in Aswan where visits were made to the High Dam, a modern-age site, followed by a visit using motorboats to Philae Temple on Agilkia Island. Following that, the conference opening ceremony.
The second day included a visit to Kom Ombo temple when the Nile Cruise reached the city of Kom Ombo followed later by a visit to Edfu temple in Edfu city,
The third day included a guided tour to the Luxor temple and Karnak Temple.
On the last day, the delegates moved to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut’s Temple, as well as an Alabaster factory and bought some alabaster-made souvenirs. Later, a trip to the Valley of the Kings.
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- Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) held on a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan in November 2015.
- Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) -2nd Edition held on a Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor in February 2018.
- Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) -3rd Edition held at the Nubian Museum, Aswan in February 2019.
- Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) -4th Edition held on a Nile cruise sailing from Aswan to Luxor in February 2020.
- Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) - 5th Edition held as an Online Conference in February 2021.
- For participants who need Entry Visas to the country where the conference will be held, IEREK will issue the corresponding invitation letter for accepted applicants to facilitate visa issuance.
- Please notice that we will endeavor to assist you in obtaining a visa but the responsibility is yours and the decision rests solely with the appropriate Embassy.
Invitation Letter Issuance Process
1- In case the participant is an author who has submitted a research paper to the conference, it must get accepted by the Scientific Committee
2- Required participation fees must be paid
3- The participant should send the following information to the conference's official email:
* A clear copy of passport
* Passport number
* Full name as written in your passport.
* Date of Issuing and Expiration
* Date of Birth
* Email address of the nearest Embassy/Consulate to you
* Mobile Number including country code
4- Conference coordinator will issue the needful invitation letter and send a copy to the participant's email, in addition to another one to the corresponding email address of embassy/consulate
5- The participant should print out the invitation letter along with all other required documents by the embassy/consulate and apply for VISA
Reader in Architectural Heritage at School of Architecture, the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Reader in Architecture at School of Architecture, the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Nessma Farouk
Conference Coordinator
cah@ierek-scholar.org
(+20) 3 5763827 | (+20) 3 5763828
(+20)1000028021
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