Mr Gustavo Araoz (President of ICOMOS) announces to, and invites, the whole network of universities connected with the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation to participate to the conference Why does the past matter? Changing Visions, Media, and Rationales in the 21st Century.
The conference will be held on May 4th-7th, 2011 at the UMass Amherst Center for Heritage & Society in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Leading speakers at the conference and authorities in the field of conservation will be present.

During the final plenary session of May 7, 2011, the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation will introduce the recent developments of the ethos Life Beyond Tourism® and the Life Beyond Tourism® No-Profit Portal, with a presentation entitled Life Beyond Tourism: Value Based Heritage Tourism as an Instrument for Intercultural Dialogue. The Foundation has also supported the costs of the conference registration for young American researchers.

For more information visit the conference web site.