News – JUNE 2007
Website Development
Please pardon our appearance as we make major changes to the design and content of SEAMEO-SPAFA’s website. Over the coming months, SEAMEO-SPAFA will be adding a lot of information and providing access to multiple resources.
Picture shows from left to right: Dr. Pisit Charoenwongsa, Mr. Takeji Yoshikawa, Mr. Wathana Onpanich and Mr. Kevin Kettle
On 5th June 2007, SEAMEO-SPAFA was pleased to welcome Mr. Takeji Yoshikawa, the Director-General of the Japan Foundation, Bangkok, and the Executive Director of the Southeast Asian Bureau, who made a courtesy call. He was accompanied by Mr. Wathana Onpanich. The Japan Foundation and SEAMEO-SPAFA have enjoyed a close relationship dating back to 1990. The meeting with Dr. Pisit Charoenwongsa, Director of SEAMEO-SPAFA, and Mr. Kevin Kettle, Project Development Officer, focused on possible future collaborations between the two organizations.
Announcement of the next CollAsia2010 International Course to be held in Lao PDR
SEAMEO-SPAFA is pleased to inform you that the next CollAsia2010 International Course will be held in Vientiane , Lao PDR, in late 2007. The course is entitled "Traditional Knowledge and Scientific Principles of Conservation" which will focus on traditional collections conservation practices in Asia . Please check this space or visit www.collasia2010.org for further updates.
Announcement of International Symposium
SEAMEO-SPAFA has decided to hold an International Symposium on Inter-cultural Understanding: Changing the Landscape and Building Bridges for Peace. This will be held at the end of November this year in Bangkok . This event is in honour of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80 th birthday which is on 05 December 2007 . Details on this very timely forum will be posted shortly; please check back for information.
Museum Forum III: 20 June, 2007
SPAFA's June Museum Forum Event will be on the topic of the Som Song Sang House Museum ; The Life of Master Montree Tramote. This forum will be led by Mrs.Kasaporn Tramote who is Master Montree's daughter-in-law and the museum's caretaker. All interested persons are very welcome to join us.
Venue: SPAFA Headquarters Building
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 hrs
Admission free of charge
For more information contact Miss Patsri
Email: patsri@seameo-spafa.org
2nd Edition of Guidelines for Managing the Integration of Culture into Development Programmes
The 2nd edition of Guidelines has been prepared to supplement the original publication of 2004. Whether viewed as promoting inclusiveness, integration, or advocating the adoption of community-driven approaches, the Guidelines are intended as ‘guide', not a ‘blue-print'. The Guidelines have evolved from 10 workshops and 2 international conferences held from 2002-2005 that have involved the participation of over 800 persons. Presented in an easy-to use format, the Guidelines are now available for electronic download from the SPAFA Web Site and will be of interest to anyone working in the field of culture and development. Activities from the Guidelines have been successfully adapted and used in the following CollAsia 2010 programmes: the Workshop held in Manila , Philippines , in 2006; the Field Project conducted in Hanoi , Vietnam , in 2007; and more recently in the Associate Activity on Making Mangrove an Eco-Musuem, held in Chachoengsao , Thailand , during March 2007.
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