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Subject: International Scientific Colloquium on the factors impacting underwater cultural heritage

International Scientific Colloquium on the factors impacting underwater
cultural heritage at the Royal Library of Belgium

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Protection
of Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001), UNESCO prepares in cooperation with
the Catholic University of Leuven a scientific colloquium at the Royal
Library of Belgium (4 Boulevard de l'Empereur, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium)
from 13 to 14 December 2011.

The scientific colloquium will bring together reputed international
scholars, representatives from archaeological services and concerned
enterprises for a high-level scientific exchange on the imminent factors
impacting underwater cultural heritage. They will explore ways of developing
positive collaboration in the mitigation of activities adversely affecting
this heritage.

The topics of the sessions will be underwater cultural heritage and

   - commercial exploitation, commercial archaeological interventions and
   international cooperation,
   - trawling and fishing,
   - construction works,
   - seabed development, resource extraction and renewable energy
   development,
   - environmental impact, climate change and ocean pollution,
   - tourism,  and
   - development led archaeology.

 The colloquium will be immediately followed by a regional meeting for
Europe in the same venue on 15 December 2011.

The working languages of the meeting will be English and French, with
simultaneous interpretation in both languages. For any addition information,
please contact  Ms Egger from UNESCO
(b.egger(at)unesco.org<link>)
or Ms Caressa Cornelis
(rlicc(at)asro.kuleuven.be<link>
).