Heritage 2008

HERITAGE 2008
World Heritage and Sustainable Development
Internacional Conference
Vila Nova de Foz Coa ˆ PORTUGAL

7-9 May 2008



Dear Sir /Madam



The GREEN LINES Institute for Sustainable Development is proud to announce the Scientific Committee of the International Conference "HERITAGE 2008 ˆ World Heritage and Sustainable Development" to be held at Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal, during 7-9 May 2008.

The Scientific Committee is composed by a group of international recognized experts on the field of the heritage preservation and management:



- Prof. Alena Salasova, Mendel University,Czech Republic;

- Dr. Antonia Noussia, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Brian Goodey, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Brian Graham, University of Ulster, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Brian Osborne, Queens University, Canada;

- Prof. Cláudia Ramos, University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal;

- Prof. Dana Tomlin, University of Pennsylvania, USA;

- Prof. Gabriella Caterina, University of Naples, Italy;

- Prof. Gary Edson, Texas Tech University, USA;

- Prof. Gregory Ashworth, University of Groningen, The Netherlands;

- Dr. John Carman, University of Birmigham, United Kingdom;

- Prof. John Dixon Hunt, University of Pennsylvania, USA;

- Prof. José Amado Mendes, University of Coimbra, Portugal;

- Prof. Maria do Rosário Morujão, University of Coimbra, Portugal;

- Prof. Michael Tomlan, Cornell University, USA;

- Prof. Myra Shackley, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Paulo Lourenço, University of Minho, Portugal;

- Prof. Robert Freestone, University of New South Wales, Australia;

- Prof. Sérgio Lira, University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal;

- Prof. Sidney C. H. Cheung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China;

- Prof. Simon Knell, University of Leicester, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Susan Pearce, University of Leicester, United Kingdom;

- Prof. Susana Oliveira Jorge, University of Porto, Portugal;

- Prof. Tomislav Sola, University of Zagreb, Croatia;

- Prof. Vítor Oliveira Jorge, University of Porto, Portugal;

- Prof. Walter Rossa, University of Coimbra, Portugal;

- Prof. Wilco Tijhuis, University of Twente, The Netherlands.



We would like also to announce that Prof. Tomislav Sola, from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and Prof. Gregory Ashworth, from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, are confirmed as Key Note Speakers- You may know all about their work at the conference's website.



To make this event a great success, the Organizing Committee would like to invite all researchers and academics interested in this field of knowledge, to present a paper at the Heritage 2008 International Conference. For that, you may submit your abstract until 30 September 2007 at the conference's website.



Relevant information on this event is available at the conference's website:

http://www.heritage2008.greenlines-institute.org



or, if you need any additional information contact the conference secretariat by e.mail:



heritage2008@greenlines-institute.org



You may also download the updated conference's booklet at:

http://www.heritage2008.greenlines-institute.org/pdfs/booklet.pdf



Looking forward to see in Portugal next year,


The Organizing Committee

Heritage 2008 International Conference

The Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development

E-mail: heritage2008@greenlines-institute.org

http://www.heritage2008.greenlines-institute.org

T + F 351 253 815 037

Av. Alcaides de Faria, 377, S.12

4750-106 Barcelos

Portugal