First Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Silk Roads ICH Network Program

First Preparatory Committee Meeting  for the Silk Roads ICH Network Program

First Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Silk Roads ICH Network Program

02/04 2021

The webinar on “Life, Environment, and ICH along the Silk Roads” and online strategic meeting on “Silk Road ICH Networking”

Following to the recommendation of the webinar on “Life, Environment, and ICH along the Silk Roads” and online strategic meeting on “Silk Road ICH Networking” (18-19 November 2020) ICHCAP (International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific region under the auspices of UNESCO) with the assistance of IICAS (International Institute for Central Asian Studies) invited following seven individuals to serve in the Preparatory Committee. The members are Jan Hladik (Head, UNESCO Tashkent Office), Alisher Ikramov (Director, Development of International Cooperation, IICAS), Kaloyan Nikolov (President, European Association of Folklore Festivals, Bulgaria), Eunkyung Oh (Professor, Eurasia Turk Institute of Dongduk University, Republic of Korea), Seong-Yong Park (Assistant Director-General, ICHCAP), Jahangir Selimkhanov (Head, Department of the Azerbaijan National Conservatoire), Chinara Bosunbaeva (Programme Specialist, National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO). The First Preparatory Committee Meeting, held on 30 March 2021, was divided into six major parts to discuss matters related to governance, legal frameworks, network activities, partnerships, and membership eligibility among other topics. Overall the meeting was a success, and participants were able to agree on all agenda items except issue on Silk Road ICH Network inaugural events for later this year. There are a number of possibilities, but, depending on the coronavirus pandemics situation, the venue for inaugural event will be decided during next meetings of the Preparatory Committee. According to the adopted schedule of activities, Second Preparatory Committee Meeting will be organized in May 2021. Free download of the Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Silk Road ICH Network: http://www.unesco-iicas.org/library/4/About+IICAS

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