EUROPA NOSTRA ANNUAL CONGRESS 2008
EUROPA NOSTRA FORUM
The banks of the Tyne gave birth to an amazing engineering heritage. The depth of a river close to the sea, power derived from coal, intellectual and craft skills, enabled Newcastle and Gateshead to become one of the frontiers of the industrial revolution.
This year's Europa Nostra Forum will adopt engineering heritage as its subject. The Forum 'Securing the Future of Europe’s Engineering Heritage' will seek to highlight the importance of this aspect of Europe’s cultural heritage and raise the public awareness of the necessary measures for the better understanding and valuing of Europe’s Engineering Heritage, and for its adequate care in order to ensure and promote its appreciation by present and future generations. The Forum will include presentations of case studies and workshops which should serve as a dynamic and interactive platform for exchange of experiences and discussions.
The Forum will take place on Friday 13 June 2008 at The Sage Gateshead, the music and culture building designed by Sir Norman Foster on the banks of the River Tyne.
Compulsory registration before 20 May 2008.
Programme
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| 09.00 - 09.30 | REGISTRATION and coffee/tea |
| The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead | |
| 09.30 | Welcome by the Chair of the Forum |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Keynote Speech 'The Duncan Sandys Memorial Lecture' by Sir Neil Cossons |
| Sir Neil Cossons is an industrial archaeologist and is the former chairman of English Heritage | |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Case Study 'The Vienna Water Works', by Arthur Spiegler from Austria |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee and refreshments |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | PARALLEL WORKSHOPS |
| Workshop 1 'Understanding' | |
| This workshop will introduce the technical, functional and "architectural" aspects of engineering heritage. It will focus on the relevance and importance of these aspects in history. | |
| moderator | Cyril Winskell from the United Kingdom |
| speakers | Axel Föhl from Germany |
| Ian Ayris from the United Kingdom | |
| Workshop 2 'Valuing' | |
| This workshop will introduce the values of industrial heritage, intrinsic, instrumental and cultural. | |
| moderator | Pierre Laconte form Belgium |
| speakers | Angus Fowler from Germany |
| Eusebi Casanelles from Spain | |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | FEEDBACK WORKSHOPS |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.30 - 14.00 | Case Study by John McAslan from the United Kingdom |
| 14.00 - 15.00 | PARALLEL WORKSHOPS |
| Workshop 3 'Caring' | |
| This workshop will show the civil society involved in the safeguarding of engineering heritage. | |
| moderator | Angus Fowler from Germany |
| speakers | David Morgan representing Fedecrail |
| Per-Inge Lindqvist representing European Maritime Heritage | |
| Vicky Haworth representing the Robert Stephenson Trust | |
| Workshop 4 'Enjoying' | |
| This workshop will focus on finding new uses for engineering heritage. | |
| moderator | Axel Föhl from Germany |
| speakers | Wessel de Jonge from the Netherlands |
| Andrew Backhouse representing European Routes of Industrial Heritage | |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | FEEDBACK WORKSHOPS |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee and refreshments |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Closing Speech by the Forum Chair |
| 16.30 - 17.00 | DECLARATION of NEWCASTLEGATESHEAD presented by John Sell, Chair of Europa Nostra UK |
For more information concerning the Forum, please contact
Mr Sander van der Ven, Information Officer
tel +31 70 302 40 59
awards [a] europanostra.org
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