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SCIENCEPART 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . .Ministerial Round Table on Science & Higher EducationUNESCO-CERN PartnershipScience Policy Series

PART 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ESOF 2010. Euroscience Open ForumQuantity Field Theory & Hamiltonian SystemsAwards & Courses

CULTUREPART 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Second World Conference for Dialogue among Religions & CivilizationsSixth Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South East Europe

PART 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Annual Experts Seminar of Experts on Intangible Cultural Heritage

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UN JOINT INITIATIVESPART 1 & 2 . . . . . . . . . . .8 .& .9Interfaith & Intercultural Dialogue

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The UNESCO Venice Office is coordinating a cross sectoral and multi-stakeholders activity to provide scientific expertise to the City of Venice and the local authorities

T H E F U T U R E O F V E N I C E & I T S L AG O O N

A consultation process involving all relevant stakeholders will be organized as a World Café on the Future of Venice and its Lagoon. This participatory approach will identify concrete actions to be included in the management plan under preparation.

The World Café process is a simple yet innovative methodology essential for establishing and exchanging information for discussions. The stakeholders “converse” amongst themselves and “…between groups, cross-pollinate ideas, and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are most important to the issue.” READ MORE...

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The aim is to develop a shared vision for the protection and sustainable future of Venice and its Lagoon (WH Site 1987). This common vision will take into account and integrate all environmental, economic and social issues into a model that can be adapted by other WH

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Workspaces will be created so to allow users to interact on the main issues of the WH Management Plan so to elaborate concrete proposals for action.

A web-based GIS system for the sharing of knowledge/data/maps has been relaunched. It is an interactive tool that will facilitate the consensus building of this WH site.

Its interface has been re-designed. New functionalities for its management and consultation have been incorporated. Thanks to the use of web map services (WMS) and web feature service (WFS), diffused databases and information systems on Venice and its Lagoon, are easily accessible. The GIS System is a platform for an open network of data owners and users.

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Venice Lagoon Model to be adapted in the SEE RegionReferring to the extensive network of the WH sites in the SEE Region that are also coastal cities (Venice, Dubrovnik, Split, Kotor, Butrint, Ohrid, Corfù), the Venice Office is planning to convene a special workshop dedicated to the common challenges (sea level rising and the protection of historical cities, growth of tourism flows, rapid urbanization processes, etc.) these sites are facing. By identifying innovative ways to address shared problems the elaboration of a WH site Management Plan to be implemented. This specific activity would also contribute to a regional initiative on “risk preparedness” related to the impacts of climate change.

Workshop on Land Use Planning & Management for Venice & its LagoonSeveral planning exercises are being developed on Venice and its Lagoon by relevant authorities (Veneto Region, Venice Province, Municipality of Venice and the Venice Water Authority - Magistrato alle Acque), dealing with matters of landscape, lagoon morphology, islands and transportation. Additional proposals will be analyzed so to elaborate specific to be included in the WH site management plan.

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The “Venice in Peril” Private Committee for the Safeguarding of Venice organized an international discussion meeting oriented towards an integrated assessment of the City and its Lagoon’s deteriorating physical and ecological integrity.

The discussions took place on 21 May 2010 at the UNESCO Venice Office.

A position paper highlighting the interdisciplinary scientific knowledge and

policy options will be drafted. A final version will be presented to a broad range of policy makers, opinion leaders and stakeholders in autumn 2010. In collaboration with the University of Cambridge, studies related to the Lagoon’s morphology and hydrodynamics, trends in land subsidence and sea level rising, and the forms of degradation of the urban fabric associated with human activities, was co-published. READ MORE...

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Through a pilot initiative, the UNESCO Venice Office and CERN will offer to young scientists from SEE countries the chance of undertaking a 3-month research period at CERN, one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research.

Subject to the successful performance of the selected candidates, UNESCO’s 3 month grant will be prolonged with an additional 3 months by CERN. The 3 UNESCO grants at CERN will be awarded to: Ms Angela Gligorova (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Mr Ivan Nisandzic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Ms Valbona Tahiri (Albania). An additional CERN research grant has been awarded to: Ms Emina Dzaferovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina. READ MORE...

The Ministry of Education and Science of Albania and the UNESCO Venice Office convened an expert meeting and the 4th High-Level Round Table of Ministers responsible for science and higher education in South Eastern Europe on 21-22 May 2010 in Tirana, Albania.

The event was dedicated to a reflection on how bi-lateral agreements of cooperation in science and research can be better expanded in order to boost the performance and competitive basis of scientific research in South East Europe. This event was aimed at enhancing the success rate of the South East Europe research teams in European and international research programmes. READ MORE...

MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE ON SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATIONFROM BILATERAL TO PAN-EUROPEAN COOPERATION

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“La Pianificazione dello Spazio Marittimo (MSP) obiettivi comuni europei e indicazioni per le amministrazioni locali” - 4 - 5 June 2010 – Venice Pianeta Acqua International organized a specialized course (conducted in Italian), on the “Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)” promoted by the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA (Consortium for Coordination of Research for the Venice Lagoon System) and the University IUAV of Venice. This specialized course was aimed at exchanging common experiences related to a new integrated maritime policy of sustainable development in coastal areas.

MSc course in the “Management of Protected Areas” – University of Klagenfurt The training course designed for planners and managers of protected areas throughout Europe held a 3 days session in Venice at the Office’s conference facilities from 22 to 26 April 2010. The UNESCO Venice Office has contributed to the course’s content.

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The event jointly organized by the University of Craiova Department

of Physics (Romania) and the SEE-MTP Network (Serbia) from

10-15 May 2010 in Craiova and Calimanesti, Romania with the

support of UNESCO was intended to provide the audience with some basic knowledge in various aspects

of quantum field theory and Halmitonian systems.

The summer school has been conceived to foster a closer cooperation among

epistemic groups in SEE in terms of scientific knowledge advancement and

intercultural dialogue.

Attempt to sustain cross border cooperation has been pursued also by appointing representatives from

different countries of SEE as well as from oversee on the scientific board of the Summer School,

among which the former commissioner of Nobel Committee for Physics,

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UNESCO has provided travel grants to young researchers from SEE and Mediterranean countries who will attend ESOF2010.

A Selection Committee composed of international experts evaluated the applicants CVs using the following criteria: Scientific publications; Motivation

statement (how participating in ESOF will promote science in your home country; fluency in English). The selection process took into account also gender equality principles. Twenty-eight young scientists were selected. During the ESOForum from 2 to 7 July 2010, representatives from the UNESCO Venice Office will be pleased to meet with visitors in its stand in the Lingotto Exhibition Centre in Turin. READ MORE...

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Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Research & Studies on Eastern Europe This 2 year specialized Master of Arts course at the University of Bologna, School of Political Science, Forlì Campus (Italy) will focus on the post-socialist countries in transition (particularly in the SEE Region), the new EU member states after the enlargements of 2004 and 2007, as well as the neighbouring new East-European countries.

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Organised by the Global Footprint Network and the University of Siena - Ecodynamics Group, in cooperation with the WWF Mediterranean Initiative and the UNESCO Venice Office, held in June 7-12 in Colle di Val D’Elsa where questions on critical topics, designed to move the sustainability agenda forward during a time of increasing resource constraints were addressed in a highly interactive Forum. READ MORE...

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Culture Heritage : a Bridge towards a Shared Future

ACTIVITIES 2005-2010

On 23 April 2010, as a side event of the Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in SEE, the UNESCO Venice Office organized a photographic exhibition at the Atelier Dado, intended to present the activities carried out in the period 2005-2010 within the project. All activities were defined and implemented in close collaboration with the Ministries of Culture of the 9 partner countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia), who also contributed to their co-financing as a further evidence of the virtuous cooperation generated by the project. READ MORE...

Within the framework of the UN International Year of Rapprochement of Cultures, the 2nd World Conference for Dialogue among Religions and Civilizations took place in the City of Ohrid, in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, from 6 to 9 May 2010.

The main discussions of the 2nd conference focused on “RELIGION AND CULTURE – UNBREAKABLE CHAIN AMONG NATIONS”. Organized by local authorities and endorsed by UNESCO and the Government it is a continuation of the dialogue that was initiated in 2007 in Ohrid. READ MORE...

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Numerous Ministers of Culture of South-East European countries met on 23 April 2010 in Cetinje, Montenegro, to reaffirm and reinforce regional co-operation for the enhancement of the shared cultural heritage.

The Conference organized within the framework of the regional initiative “Cultural Heritage - a Bridge Towards a Shared Future”, supported by UNESCO through its Venice Office and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

These yearly ministerial consultations are a continuation of the regional cooperation started in Mostar in 2004.

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The Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov met with the UNESCO and UNRC delegations at the presidential summer resi-dence in Ohrid, in the framework of the Second World Conference for Interreligious and Intercivilization Dialogue, and supported by UNESCO through the MDG-F Joint Programme “Enhancing Interethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration”.

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The UNESCO Venice Office was once again the proud partner of the

21st edition of the CIAK JUNIOR Film Festival held over 24-29 May

2010 in Treviso, Italy.

Children and TV broadcasters from Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany,

Hungary, Israel, Italy, the Czech Republic, the People’s Republic of China, Romania,

and Slovenia participated in the 2010 edition. After an arduous selection

task of the international jury, the 2010 UNESCO-Fellini Medal was awarded to the Romanian movie, “The Lucky Star”

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Intangible Cultural Heritage 2010 are available ONLINE

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The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Romania with the support of the UNESCO Venice Office hosted the annual seminar of the South

East European Experts Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Râmnicu Vâlcea, 3-7 May 2010.

Prior to the CIAK Junior Festival, members of the UNESCO Venice Office and the Gruppo Alcuni selected the winning storyboard submitted by 7 schools from The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia related to the H2Ooooh! Water Project. The winning storyboard clearly expressed “… the concept of shared responsibility towards water. Water is an essential element of our lives, which we are often aware of only when it lacks.”

Four students from the winning school accompanied by their teacher, Mr Ilco Simovski also participated in the numerous CIAK Jr events.

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The Seminar focused on supporting regional cooperation and the sharing of knowledge and good practices for the protection and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage in SEE. Discussion on the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) in the Region were presented.

The programme included sessions dedicated to: revitalisation of intangible cultural heritage; cultural tourism and ICH: risks and opportunities; coordination between the UNESCO Conventions on the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972) and on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression (2005). Participants representing the ministries of culture and other relevant institutions from 16 SEE countries attended. Previous meetings of this annual Seminar have been convened in : Zagreb, Croatia (2009); Safranbolu, Turkey (2008); Arbanassi, Bulgaria (2007). READ MORE...

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Under the auspices of UNESCO and with the support of the joint programme on “Enhancing Inter-ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration” supported by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Spanish Achievement Fund, the Community Development Institute (CDI) from Tetovo organized the national youth conference on “SHARED VISIONS” in Skopje from 15 to 16 May 2010.

The National Youth Conference gave the opportunity for young people between 16-24 years old from different parts of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to talk openly and without any prejudice about ethnicity and religion. By getting together, learning, working, socializing and having fun, they will have an opportunity to overcome the barriers that exist among young people and to start to feel the positive aspects of the possibility to live in a country rich in diversity

like theirs.

The Joint Programme on “Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration”, funded by the Spanish Government through the MDG Achievement Fund, is being implemented by the Secretariat for Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement; the Ministries of Education and Science, Culture, and Local Self-Government; ZELS; the municipalities of Struga, Kicevo and Kumanovo; varied members of civil society; and supported by UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO. READ MORE...

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Organized by The School of Journalism and Public Relations in cooperation with the Institute for Community Development from Tetovo, under the auspices of UNESCO and supported by the joint programme on “Enhancing Inter-ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration” supported by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Spanish Achievement Fund.

The contest was aimed to promote, celebrate and cultivate cultural diversity among different cultures, ethnic and religious communities in the country.

The awards ceremony was held on 15 May 2010 during the Youth Conference on interfaith and intercultural dialogue in Skopje. READ MORE...

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The Workshop “Capacities building for cultural operators” for cultural

administrators and managers of local organizations and municipal staff

from different regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina took place from 19 to

21 May 2010, in the City of Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Within the implementation of the joint project with UNDP “Community

reconciliation through poverty reduction” financed by the UN Human

Security Trust fund the reconstruction of the

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THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN ALBANIA RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSED NEXT STEPS BY THE ADVISORY BOARD

Transforming the National History Museum in Tirana into a modern institution is the flagship activity of the MDG-F Joint Programme on `Culture and Heritage for Social and Economic Development` which is being implemented jointly with UNDP under the leadership of UNESCO in close cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports of Albania.

The programme intends to establish a new governance and management structure for the Museum as well as to upgrade the presentation, conservation and security level of the objects and artefacts in its trust. Education and communication with the public will constitute one of the new dimensions in the new governance and management structure that will be eventually introduced in the National History Museum in Tirana.

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INTERNATIONAL MINSTREL’S FESTIVALWith the contribution and support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the UN Joint Programme “Alliances for Culture Tourism in Eastern Anatolia”, the 5th edition of the Kars International Minstrel’s Festival organised by the Municipality of Kars was held over 7-10 May 2010.

Minstrelsy Tradition, included in 2009 to the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a very important part of Turkey’s rich cultural heritage.

The towns of Sarıkamış and Kagızman also hosted numerous events such as contests, special performances and duets.

Within the scope of the UN Joint Programme, an album entitled “Living Minstrelsy Tradition: Masters of Music and Lyrics Minstrels of Kars Region” containing works of 10 minstrels from Kars will also be released. READ MORE...

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A visit organized in Madrid in May 2010 by the Spanish Cooperation for Development and the UN MDG-F JPs, was aimed at encouraging the transfer of knowledge and experiences from cultural Spanish institutions to 16 representa-tives from key government institutions in BiH in charge of cultural affairs. Representatives of 3 UN agencies, UNICEF, UNESCO and UNDP also participated in the visit. READ MORE...

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T H E P E T P A L SR AISE AWARENESS ABOUT WATER ISSUES

DIVA A vain and impulsive duckling, with

a passion for fashion! An estimated 884 million people worldwide do not have access to safe water. Almost 1.5 million children die every year from water-borne diseases. Population growth and increasing urbanization, chemical pollution and invasive species are the main factors contributing to the deterioration of water quality. The consequences for the environment and for mankind are considerable.

In the frame of H2Ooooh! Water project, Gruppo Alcuni in collaboration with UNESCO and RAI Fiction has developed the 3-D animated television series “PetPals present H2Ooooh!” with the 6 Pet Pals as protagonists focusing on the issue of water protection.

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HOLLY A shrewd kitten who has a

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MOBY A very wise and intellectual little dog

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The realization of the 3-D animated TV series “The Pet Pals present H2Ooooh!” saw the active involvement of 6,000 students ages 6 to 16 from 280 Italian schools to realize short stories and storyboards on the water

subject. 26 storyboards were selected, each becoming a 60-second short animated film.

The episodes are broadcast on Italian TV channel RAI Due from 24 May-28 June 2010.

“Water should be freely accessible. Water is an essential element necessary for survival. But a large portion of our Earth’s water is unsuitable for human consumption. Therefore, water becomes a privileged commodity.” E. Ruoss

SCIENCE IS TRANSFORMED INTO FUN AND CAN BE TAUGHT BY CHILDREN

“PetPals present H2Ooooh!” deals with some very topical themes connected to water, encouraging youngsters to actively give their creative contribution to such issues and enabling them to share their

own experience and their proposals for the protection of the environment.

The animated storyboards are an important creative contribution to science education where children around the world can share in a new and fun way their experiences and proposals towards the protection of the environment.

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SHOTS FROM SELECTED EPISODES THAT TEACH ALL OF US AN IMPORTANT LESSON: WATER IS AN INESTIMABLE RESOURCE AND RESPECT FOR IT IS ESSENTIAL, HOW TO INTERVENE BECAUSE THE NATURAL WATER CYCLE IS BECOMING POLLUTED AND TO CLEAN THE WATER SO FISHES CAN BREATHE AGAIN ; AND MUCH MORE.

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UNESCO VENICE NEWSLETTER IS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH. ALL ARTICLES ARE FREE OF COPYRIGHT AND MAY BE REPRODUCED PROVIDING THAT THE ISSUE IS

CREDITED. DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATION: ENGELBERT RUOSS; EDITOR: ROSANNA SANTESSO; WEB/GRAPHIC EDITOR: ANNE AJOUX. GRAPHIC THEME : IBD STUDIO. FRONT COVER PICTURE

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The Summer exhibitions scheduled at Palazzo Zorzi within the frame of the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2010 will include : Republic of SAN MARINO (Courtyard, from 20 August through 30 September 2010) and MONTENEGRO (to be defined).

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THE FUTURE OF VENICE & ITS LAGOON in the context of Global Change

MAREMETRAGGIOINTERNATIONAL SHORT F ILM F ILM FESTIVAL

Gretchen Kalonji (USA) is the new UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences.

Francesco Bandarin (Italy) is the new UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture. His longstanding collaboration with the Office dates back to his directorship of the World Heritage Center.

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In renewing its tradition of providing scientific expertise to the safeguarding of Venice and its Lagoon, the UNESCO Venice Office is planning to convene in 2011, an international conference on “The Future of Venice and its Lagoon in the context of Global Change”. International and local experts and representatives will be offered the possibility to share their experiences and views related to the main challenges decision makers and managers have to face in such a context.

Awarding ceremony on 27 August 2010 in the presence of Frederic Mitterrand, France’s Minister of Culture and Communication to winner : Woman’s University EWHA Seoul, Korea, DOMINIQUE PERRAULT ARCHITECTURE, 2008.

An exhibition will be mounted and dedicated to the winner and the other 10 preselected projects.

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Nine days of cinema with the eleventh edition of Maremetraggio – International Short and debut works Film Festival, in programme the screening of the best European shorts and Italian debut works.

Within the framework of its action for the safeguarding of cultural diversity and contemporary creativity, and their expressions in the field of cinema, UNESCO Venice Office supports the eleventh edition of the “MAREMETRAGGIO-International short and debut works Film Festival” to be held from 25 June through 3 July 2010 in Trieste (Italy). The festival will propose conferences and meetings with actors and directors, but also entertainment. High quality works with a unique pan-European coverage, with special attention to works from countries of low capacity production, young professionals and intercultural dialogue will be screened to the audience. READ MORE...