The Asian Academy for Heritage Management is a network of institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific region that offers professional training in the field of cultural heritage management. The mission of the AAHM is to strengthen professional capacity to sustainably manage heritage resources by providing a regional platform for institutional cooperation in education, training, and research. Under the guidance of UNESCO and ICCROM, AAHM promotes integrated, holistic and multi-disciplinary management of heritage resources, including both tangible and intangible expressions of culture.

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Course on "Innovative Planning and Management of Asian Heritage Destinations" Open for Application
The Asian Center for Tourism Planning and Poverty Reduction (ACTPPR) and the College of Innovation of Thammasat University in collaboration with PATA Foundation are offering a five-day course on "Innovative Planning and Management of Asian Heritage Destinations: Practical Lessons for Achieving Sustainable Success", from 26-30 October 2009 in Sukhothai, one of the major World Heritage Sites in Thailand.
For further information, please contact Ms. Pawinee Sunalai at: psunalai[at]yahoo.com [More]

Second UNESCO-ICCROM AAHM Conference, 1-3 December 2009
Hosted in Macao SAR, China, a historic city currently experiencing intense urban development, the second UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management conference will explore the challenges as well as opportunities for tourism in historic urban areas.
The conference will examine the relationship between the conservation and management of urban heritage and the development of cultural tourism...[more]

