A conference on Archaeological Tourism to be held in next April in Peru, home of the Machu Picchu, a World Heritage Site in danger of being loved to death (which also calls to mind Angkor). Read about the conference details below, and download the registration form here (Deadline 12 Jan 2009).
IV International Conference in Archaeological Tourism
Professionals and researchers of archaeological tourism are invited to participate in the IV International Conference in Archaeological Tourism. This event will take place in Trujillo (Peru), on April 3-5, 2009, organized by IBERTUR Network and PromPeru – Peru Export and Tourism Promotion Board.
Other organizations as ICOMOS, UNITWIN Network of UNESCO Chair “Culture, Tourism, Development†and the Phoenician’s Route – European Cultural Route of the Council of Europe will also collaborate with this initiative. We have also the collaboration of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation.
A fam trip for professionals and tour-operators to the archaeological sites of the North area of the country will be organized by PromPeru after the meeting.
Visits to the museums and archaeological sites of Trujillo will be available during the conference
2008 Arqueotur Awards ceremony will be also included in the program
Call for Papers
Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
Simultaneous translation to Spanish/English will be available for plenary sessions
Deadline for papers: 12th January 2009
Abstract max. 500 worlds with title, authors (name and contact address), keywords and sessions for registration will be send to:
Dr. Jordi Tresserras / Lic. Diana Guerra
Coordinators of Scientific Committee
4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM
Universitat de Barcelona
Montalegre, 6 Desp. 008
08001 – Barcelona (Catalunya, España)
Tel. (+34) 93 4039715
E-mail: ibertur@gmail.com
Registration
Free registration but it is necessary to send the registration form before 12.01.2009
Aurora Tresserras / Patricia Fernández
IV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ARCHAOLOGICAL TOURISM
IL3-Universitat de Barcelona
Ciutat de Granada, 131
08008 – Barcelona, Spain
Tel. (+34) 934039715
cita.arqueotur@gmail.com
Dear friend/
I’m an archaelogist from Iran. Can I contribute in this conference. If answer is yes, can I write about heritage in Iran?
withe best regards
Nasrin Ghahremani
Research fellow of Cultural heritage Organization of Iran
Hi Nasrin,
You should download the registration form from the link in the post.