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The goal of the\u00a0Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is to promote sites and destinations of great archaeological value, to facilitate marketing, to help deseasonalization, to increase economic opportunities and employment effects.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Exchange<\/a> is the only event in the world, with the patronage of Unesco and Unwto, UN\u2019s government bodies for Culture and Tourism<\/strong>, where this extraordinary section of cultural heritage can meet professional business, travelers, enthusiasts and schools.<\/p>\n

Moreover, it is important to underline the development of intercultural dialogue and cooperation among people that the event pursue with the participation and the exchange of experiences with Countries not only of the Mediterranean area and Middle East and with the annual presence of about 15 Foreign Countries, one of which as Official Guest Country: over the years, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, France, Algeria, Greece, Libya, Peru, Portugal, Cambodia, Turkey, Armenia, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The most important meetings held in the 23 editions from 1998 to 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1998<\/h4>\n

– Opening Conference <\/strong>with Giampaolo D\u2019Andrea<\/strong> Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n

1999<\/h4>\n

– Opening Conference <\/strong>with Giampaolo D\u2019Andrea<\/strong> Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n

2000<\/h4>\n

– Opening Conference <\/strong>with Nehad Abd El Latif<\/strong> Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Official Guest Country;<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Twinning between the site of Volubilis (Morocco) and the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano.<\/p>\n

2001<\/h4>\n

– Opening of Museo Narrante dell\u2019Heraion di Foce Sele at the presence of Giuseppe Proietti<\/strong> General-Director Archaeological Heritage of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities;<\/p>\n

– Mediterranean Forum Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation \u201cEducation and research in the sector of cultural heritage\u201d by European University Centre for Cultural Heritage of Ravello, European Union EUROPEAID, Unesco, Council of Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CNR, Countries of the Mediterranean area with Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Assistant Director-General for Culture of Unesco.<\/p>\n

2002<\/h4>\n

– Conference \u201cIntegrated management of tangible and intangible heritage: cultural diversity as foundation of enduring development\u201d and Issuing of the Paestum Chart for the managing of tangible and intangible heritage<\/strong> with Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Assistant Director-General for Culture of Unesco by Province of Salerno with MiBAC, Ministry of Environment, Unesco, Countries of the Mediterranean area.<\/p>\n

2003<\/h4>\n

– Opening Conference <\/strong>with Saadalla Agha Al Kalaa <\/strong>Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, Official Guest Country;<\/p>\n

– Presentation of the Archaeological Chart of Italy by the Exchange;<\/p>\n

– Presentation of Community project \u201cStrabon \u2013 system of multilingual and multimedia information for cultural heritage and Euro-Mediterranean tourism\u201d by National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano and Foundation \u201cMaison des Sciences de l\u2019Homme \u2013 Paris\u201d;<\/p>\n

– International Conference \u201cCultural heritage and tourism in the minor sites of the Mediterranean area. From experience to education for a consistent management\u201d <\/strong>with Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Assistant Director-General for Culture of Unesco by European University Centre for Cultural Heritage of Ravello, Unesco, Icomos Italia.<\/p>\n

2004<\/h4>\n

– Opening Conference <\/strong>with Loic Hennekinne <\/strong>Ambassador of France, Official Guest Country;<\/p>\n

– Management of Archaeological Parks in France and Italy in collaboration with Embassy and Ministry of Culture of France;<\/p>\n

– Bilateral meeting between Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and OCBC \u201cOffice Central de lutte contre le trafix des Biens Culturels\u201d of France;<\/p>\n

– Conference of Community project \u201cStrabon \u2013 system of multilingual and multimedia information for cultural heritage and Euro-Mediterranean tourism\u201d by National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano and Foundation \u201cMaison des Sciences de l\u2019Homme \u2013 Paris\u201d.<\/p>\n

2005<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Antonio Martusciello<\/strong> Vice Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cUnesco for a new culture of preservation: Preventive Archaeology and the conservation of the most important world\u2019s heritage Mediterranean sites\u201d <\/strong>with Mounira Baccar<\/strong> Unesco Cultural Heritage Division, Jean-Paul Demoule <\/strong>President Inrap France by Unesco and Inrap France;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Public Hearing by the European Social Economic Committee<\/strong> \u201cTourism and Culture: two forces for growth\u201d;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Presentation of Project CUSPIS Cultural Heritage Space Identification System \u2013 Programma Galileo, VI Programma Quadro dell\u2019Unione Europea by Arcus SpA and MiBAC;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Study meeting \u201cVerona Chart and Segesta Declaration use of historical archaeological spaces for performance events\u201d <\/strong>by Council of Europe, European University Centre for Cultural Heritage of Ravello and MiBAC;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Presentation of the results of Project Archeomar, census of underwater archaeological heritage on the sea bottoms of the coasts of regions Campania, Basilicata, Puglia e Calabria by MiBAC;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting \u201cItalian archaeological missions abroad as moment of cultural policy: strategies, collaborations, interventions\u201d <\/strong>by General Direction for Promotion and Cultural Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

2006<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Andrea Marcucci<\/strong> Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage and Activities;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cThe 50 years of Iccrom in the Mediterranean area: the actions of education and awareness\u201d <\/strong>on the occasion of the celebrations of the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of the resolution 4.15 of the General Conference of UNESCO who marked the starting point for the foundation of ICCROM in Italy and the Paestum declaration by ICCROM <\/strong>during the \u201cForum for professionality of enhancement of cultural heritage in the Mediterranean area\u201d <\/strong>with Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Director-General Iccrom;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cMediterranean education and cooperation: a shared path for the development of cultural heritage\u201d<\/strong> by Iccrom nell\u2019ambito del \u201cForum for Italian Cooperation 2006\u201d promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cFrom Greece to Italy from Italy to Greece. Ancient movements and modern researches\u201d by MiBAC, Ministry of Culture of Greece and Italian School of Archaeology at Athens;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Italy-Greece Meeting \u201cThe testing of new forms of management and communication of cultural heritage\u201d by Ministry of Culture of Greece and Fondazione Paestum;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference by ANSAmed \u201cTourism and cultural heritage: a value for the Mediterranean area\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n

2007 – 10th Anniversary<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference and Conference \u201cCultural heritage and tourism for cooperation and development\u201d in collaboration with ICCROM <\/strong>with Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Deputy Secretary-General of UNWTO,<\/strong> Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Director-General of Iccrom, Ammar Mabrouk El Tayef <\/strong>Secretary-General of Tourism of the Socialist People\u2019s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<\/strong>, Official Guest Country;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cProject Coins: a virtual detective\u201d by EPOCH European Project;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cInterdisciplinary curricula for cultural heritage\u201d getting ready for the challenges of the digital world of tomorrow\u201d by European Projects EPOCH and CHIRON;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cArchaeoVirtual: results and perspectives of virtual archaeology in Spain and Italy\u201d by MiBAC and Virtus Virtual Laboratory University of Seville;<\/p>\n

\u2013 National Congress of the Consuls of Touring Club Italiano \u201cMore quality for Italian toruism: a possible mission?\u201d;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting <\/strong>with Ehud Netzer, <\/strong>University of Jerusalem author of the discovery of the tomb of Herod and with Piero Angela <\/strong>host of Superquark;<\/p>\n

\u2013 First International Meeting of archaeological magazines;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference by ANSAmed \u201cMedia and Cultural Heritage: role and responsability of the information system in the promotion of cultural heritage\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Director-General of Iccrom;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting <\/strong>with Klaus Schmidt author of the discovery of Goebekli Tepe, the first temples of humanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2009<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa <\/strong>Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Director-General of Iccrom, Eugenio Yunis<\/strong> Chief Sustainable Development of Tourism Unwto, El\u00ecsio Summavielle<\/strong> State Secretery of Culture of Portugal, Official Guest Country;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Workshop \u201cStachem\u201d<\/strong> Infrastructures for the Digitalisation of Archaeological and Cultural Heritage of Eastern Mediterranean Sea\u201d by Cyprus Institute (CyI-STARC, Nicosia) and MiBAC;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Institution of Associazione Province UNESCOSudItalia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2010<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Khon Thong <\/strong>Minister of Tourism of Cambodia, Official Guest Country and Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Director-General of Iccrom;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cAn Italian window on Ancient Mesopotamia: the Virtual and Real Museum of Baghdad\u201d by Iraq<\/strong> Task Force of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of CNR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Ertugrul Gunay <\/strong>Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, Official Guest Country;<\/p>\n

\u2013 General States of Archaeology<\/strong> \u201cThe profession of the archaeologist. Who does archaeology today in Italy\u201d<\/strong> called by the General Direction for Antiquities of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cItaly in the valorisation of archaeological and cultural heritage of Iraq\u201d by Iraq<\/strong> Task Force Iraq of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of CNR<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Visit of Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev President of Tatarstan, Republic of the Russian Federation from 1990 to 2010 upon invitation of Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Director-General of Iccrom.<\/p>\n

2012<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Arev Samuelyan <\/strong>Deputy Minister of Culture of Armenia, Official Guest Country, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Stefano De Caro <\/strong>Director-General of Iccrom;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Perspective for archaeological missions in view of the development of the Southern shore of the Mediterranea Sea with the directors of the archaeological missions of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey <\/strong>by General Direction for the Promotion of the System-Country of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;<\/p>\n

\u2013 VI International Meeting of archaeological and tourism magazines \u201cCultural heritage and tourism: best practices for development, education, promotion\u201din collaboration with ICCROM <\/strong>with Stefano De Caro <\/strong>Director-General of Iccrom, Francesco Bandarin <\/strong>Assistant Director-General for Culture of Unesco, Saywan Barzani <\/strong>Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Rafis Burganov <\/strong>Minister for Youth, Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan, Anna Maria Buzzi <\/strong>Director-General DG for the Valorisation of Cultural Heritage of MiBAC, Alfonso de Maria y Campos Castell\u00f2 <\/strong>Director-General INAH Instituto Nacional de Antropolog\u00eda e Historia Mexico, Maurizio Melani <\/strong>Director-General General Direction for the Promotion of the System-Country of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

2013<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Secretary-General of UNWTO, Simonetta Giordani<\/strong> Undersecretary for Turism of MiBACT, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 General States of Archaeology<\/strong> called by the General Direction for Antiquities of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cThe commitment of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for intercultural dialogue and cooperation\u201d<\/strong> by the General Direction for the Promotion of the System-Country and the General Direction for Cooperation to Development of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Celebration of Manama as Arab Capital of Culture for 2013 <\/strong>with the presence of Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa <\/strong>Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Taleb Rifai <\/strong>Secretary-General of UNWTO and Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO and Director of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage.<\/p>\n

2014<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Vagif Aliyev<\/strong> Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, Official Guest Country, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting<\/strong> with Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Secretary-General of UNWTO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cItalian archaeology abroad: formation and exchange of experiences\u201d<\/strong> by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Forum of Foreign Institutes of Archaeology<\/strong> in Italy by the International Union of the Institutes of Archaeology, History and Art History in Rome.<\/p>\n

2015<\/p>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cDestruction of cultural heritage and disintegration of identities\u201d<\/strong>, with live phone call from Damascus with Maamoun Abdulkarim<\/strong> Director of the Antiquities of Syria, at the presence of Mohamad Saleh<\/strong> Last Director for Tourism of Palmyra;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cNot to forget the Museum of the Bardo, March 18th 2015\u201d<\/strong>, in collaboration with Iccrom with Moncef Ben Moussa<\/strong> Director of Bardo Museum of Tunis, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Silvia Costa<\/strong> President of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament, Francesco Rutelli<\/strong> President Associazione Priorit\u00e0 Cultura, former Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for cultural heritage and activities;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Special Session of the<\/strong> Superior Council for Cultural and Landscape Heritage of MiBACT<\/strong> coordinated by the President Giuliano Volpe;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting \u201cTowards a unified representation of Italian archaeologists\u201d<\/strong> by the Coordination of Italian Archaeologists with the participation of the Superior Council and the Professional Associations;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cEthno-archaeological research in Latin America\u201d<\/strong> by General Direction for the Promotion of the System-Country of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with the interventions of the Directors of Archaeological Missions of Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru.<\/p>\n

2016<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference<\/strong> with Dorina Bianchi<\/strong> Undersecretary of Tourism of MiBACT, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Visit of Dario Franceschini <\/strong>Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and of all the three Undersecretaries of MiBACT Dorina Bianchi, Ilaria Borletti Buitoni, Antimo Cesaro<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cArchaeological Museums of the Mediterranean area for intercultural dialogue\u201d<\/strong>, with Anne-Marie Afeiche<\/strong> Director of the National Museum of Beirut, Moncef Ben Moussa<\/strong> Director of the Bardo Museum of Tunis, Stefano De Caro<\/strong> Director-General of Iccrom, Muriel Garsson<\/strong> Director of the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations of Marseille, Dimitrios Pandermalis<\/strong> Director of the Acropolis Museum of Athens, Gabriel Zuchtriegel<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Paestum;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201c#Unite4Heritage for Palmyra\u201d<\/strong> with Fayrouz Asaad<\/strong> Archaeologist and daughter of Khaled al-Asaad, Paolo Matthiae<\/strong> Archaeologist, Mohamad Saleh<\/strong> Last Director for Tourism of Palmyra;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Official introduction of the \u201cBlue Helmets of the Sea\u201d<\/strong> at the presence of Anna Arzhanova<\/strong> President of Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Mondiale des Activit\u00e9s Subaquatiques, World Underwater Federation, Silvia Costa<\/strong> Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Public Session of the Joint Commission of the Assessors for Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces<\/strong> with Dorina Bianchi<\/strong> Undersecretary of State for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism, Carlo Corazza<\/strong> Chief of Tourism Unit of the Directorate-General \u00a0Internal Market, Industry, Enterpreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission, Gianni Torrenti<\/strong> Coordinator Cultural Heritage and Activities Commission of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces e Assessor of Culture of Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Federal Council <\/strong>of Enit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2017 – 20th Anniversary<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting with the students of Moncef Ben Moussa <\/strong>Director of the Bardo Museum of Tunis with \u201cThe Exchange meets the Schools. Cultural heritage as identity and historical memories of the people\u201d <\/strong>at the Temple of Neptune;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cSustainable tourism for development in world archaeological sites\u201d<\/strong> by UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) with Secretary-General Taleb<\/strong> Rifai<\/strong>, Dana Firas<\/strong> President of Petra National Trust (PNT), Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa<\/strong> President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Tith<\/strong> Chantha<\/strong> Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cambodia, Meaza Gebremedhin<\/strong> State Minister of Tourism of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting of the \u201cSocial Workshop of Regions\u201d <\/strong>by ENIT<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cMunicipalities and archaeological sites: infrastructures, management and promotion\u201d <\/strong>by ANCI <\/strong>Associazione Nazionale dei Comuni Italiani and MiBACT<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting of the Directors of Regional Museum Centres<\/strong> by Museums\u2019 General Direction<\/strong> of MiBACT<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Public Session of the Joint Commission of the Assessors for Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Activities of the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cAeneas\u2019s Journey. Farnesina and the Archaeological Research in the Mediterranean Area\u201d<\/strong> by the Directorate General for the for the Internationalisation of the Country System of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cThe intercultural dialogue as universal value of identities and cultural heritage: #dontforget Bardo Museum 18.03.2015 \u2013<\/strong> #unite4heritage for Palmyra\u201d<\/strong> with Shaikha<\/strong> Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa\u00a0<\/strong>President of the Authority for per Culture and Antiquities of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Moncef Ben Moussa<\/strong> Director of the Bardo Museum of Tunis, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Silvia Costa<\/strong> Member of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament, Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Secretary-General of UNWTO, Fryad Rwandzi <\/strong>Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities of the Republic of Iraq, Mohamad Saleh<\/strong> Last Director for the Tourism of Palmyra, Vladan Vukosavljevic\u00a0<\/strong>Minister of Culture and Media of Republic of Serbia;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cResearch, preservation of the cultural underwater cultural heritage\u201d, <\/strong>in collaboration with the Sea Superintendence of Sicily Region<\/strong> directed by Sebastiano Tusa,<\/strong> with prestigious speakers from Unesco, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cCross-border cooperation in cultural heritage: Campania Region for a bridge in the Mediterranean Area\u201d <\/strong>with Francesco Caruso <\/strong>Counsellor for International Relations and Unesco to the President of Campania Region, Paolo Giulierini <\/strong>Director of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Massimo Osanna <\/strong>General Director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Moez Eddine Sinaoui<\/strong> Ambassador of the Republic of\u00a0 Tunisia in Italy, Francesco Sirano <\/strong>Director of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Vladan Vukosavljevic\u00a0<\/strong>Minister of Culture and Media of Republic of Serbia, Gabriel Zuchtriegel <\/strong>Director of the Archaeological Park of Paestum;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cThe preservation of cultural heritage, the defence of art and the role of intelligence\u201d <\/strong>with Stefano De Caro<\/strong> General Director of ICCROM, Paolo Matthiae<\/strong> Archaeologist and Director of the archaeological mission in Syria of \u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome, Rossella Muroni<\/strong> National President of Legambiente, Fabrizio Parrulli<\/strong> Commander Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Celebration of the 20th<\/sup> Anniversary of the inclusion in UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List <\/strong>of the archaeological areas of Paestum and Troy with Rustem Aslan<\/strong> Responsible of the archaeological area of Troy;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meet the Protagonists <\/strong>with Dan Bahat<\/strong> Jerusalem\u2019s official archaeologist and Marie Bardisa <\/strong>Curator of Chauvet Cave;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cThe Cultural Heritage in Eastern Africa. Farnesina and the Italian researches in Ethiopia and Eritrea\u201d <\/strong>by the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Twinning between Paestum and Palmyra<\/strong> at the presence of Paolo Matthiae<\/strong>, who discovered the ancient city of Ebla, Mouhamed Al Khaddour <\/strong>Chairman of the Board of the Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Tourism and Mohamad Saleh<\/strong> Last Director for Tourism of Palmyra;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cIntercultural dialogue as an universal value of the identities and cultural heritage:<\/strong> #dontforget Bardo Museum 18.03.2015 \u2013<\/strong> #unite4heritage for Palmyra\u201d<\/strong>, with Moncef Ben Moussa<\/strong> Director of the Bardo Museum of Tunis at the time of the terrorist attack (actual Director for the Development of Museums), Irina Bokova<\/strong> Former Director-General UNESCO, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to Director-General of UNESCO, Fabrizio Parrulli<\/strong> Commander Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Mariarita Sgarlata<\/strong> Advisor to the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities for the protection and valorisation of cultural heritage;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting between Angkor Wat and the Colosseum<\/strong> with Sackona Phoeurng<\/strong> Sackona Phoeurng<\/strong> Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Kingdom of Cambodia, Azedine Beschaouch <\/strong>Scientific Secretary of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the historic site of Angkor \u2013 Cambodia, Alfonsina Russo<\/strong> Director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Presentation of the travel book \u201cUnesco \u2013 33 Italian sites to comfortably reach by train\u201d by Long Haul and Regional Passengers Divisions of Trenitalia<\/strong> in collaboration with ENIT, AIDIT of Federturismo Confindustria and Trenitalia;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Dialogues on Archaeology of Magna Graecia and Mediterranean Area<\/strong> by Fondazione Paestum, with President Emanuele Greco.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019<\/h4>\n

\u2013 Opening Conference <\/strong>with Alessandra Priante <\/strong>Regional Director for Europe UNWTO Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Public Hearing \u201cA New European Agenda for Tourism and Culture\u201d<\/strong> by EESC European Economic and Social Committee with Luca Jahier <\/strong>EESC President, Antonello Pezzini <\/strong>EESC Member, Ignazio Abrignani <\/strong>President Osservatorio Parlamentare per il Turismo, Alfonso Andria<\/strong> President European University Centre for Cultural Heritage of Ravello, Claudio Bocci<\/strong> Director Federculture, Mounir Bouchenaki <\/strong>Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Mattia Fantinati<\/strong> Member X Commission Productive Activities, Commerce and Tourism of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Luigi Gallo<\/strong> President of the Commission for Culture, Science and Education of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Anne Grady<\/strong> Policy Officer of Unit D1, Cultural Policy at the European Commission, Renzo Iorio<\/strong> President of Gruppo Tecnico Cultura e Sviluppo of Confindustria and Past President of Federturismo, Franco Iseppi <\/strong>President of Touring Club Italiano, Vittorio Messina<\/strong> President of Assoturismo Confesercenti, Andrea Prete <\/strong>Deputy Vice President of Unioncamere, Alessandra Priante <\/strong>Regional Director for Europe UNWTO, Julie Ward <\/strong>Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Preview Italy \u2013 China 2020: together to promote cultural heritage<\/strong>, coordinated by Maurizio Di Stefano <\/strong>President Emeritus of Icomos Italia, with Yang Si<\/strong> Director of Deapartment Tsinghua Heritage Institute for Digitization, Liu Bin<\/strong> Director of Zhejiang Cultural Relics Archaeology Institute, Liu Kecheng<\/strong> Director of Shannxi Provincial Conservation Engineering Institute of Monument & Sites;<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cMeets the Protagonists\u201d <\/strong>dedicated to the 75th<\/sup> anniversary of the Council for British Archaeology<\/strong>, with Executive Director Mike Heyworth<\/strong>, and to the cultural collaboration between Italy and Tunisia, with Alfonsina Russo <\/strong>Director of the Archaeological Park of Colosseum and Moncef Ben Moussa<\/strong> Director of the Museum Development Division of the Tunisian INP Institut National du Patrimoine and former Director of the Bardo Museum of Tunis<\/p>\n

2021<\/h4>\n

\u2013<\/strong> Opening Conference<\/strong> with Felice Casucci<\/strong> Assessor for Administrative Simplification and Tourism of Campania Region Franco Alfieri <\/strong>Mayor of Capaccio Paestum, Alfonso Andria<\/strong> Member of the Board Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia, Tommaso Pellegrino<\/strong> President National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Honorary President of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, Carlo Corazza<\/strong> Head Office of the European Parliament in Italy, Giampaolo D\u2019Andrea<\/strong> Advisor to the Minister of Culture;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Cultural Heritage and Cultural Tourism after the pandemic <\/strong>moderated by Federico Monga<\/strong> Editor in Chief Il Mattino, with opening addresses by Alfonso Andria<\/strong> Member of the Board Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia and Giampaolo D\u2019Andrea<\/strong> Advisor to the Minister of Culture, the works were opened by Maura Picciau<\/strong> Director Service II \u201cNational Museum System\u201d Museums General Direction of the Ministry of Culture e Rosanna Romano <\/strong>General Director for Cultural Policies and Tourism of Campania Region, with: Gabriel Zuchtriegel<\/strong> General Director Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Andrea Bruciati<\/strong> Director Istituto Villa Adriana and Villa d\u2019Este, Alessandro D\u2019Alessio<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, Eva Degl\u2019Innocenti<\/strong> Director National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Filippo Demma<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Sibari and ad interim Regional Director Museums of Calabria, Paolo Giulierini<\/strong> Director National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Carmelo Malacrino<\/strong> Director National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, Annamaria Mauro<\/strong> Director National Museum of Matera and ad interim Regional Director Museums of Basilicata, Luca Mercuri<\/strong> Regional Director Museums of Apulia Francesco Muscolino<\/strong> Director National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari and ad interim Regional Director Museums of Sardinia, Fabio Pagano<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Phlegraean Fields, Simone Quilici<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Appia Antica, St\u00e9phane Verger<\/strong> Director National Roman Museum. Moreover, presentation of the reseaech \u201cArchaeological Tourism and Young People \u2013 insight and policy for a New Normal\u201d Maria Teresa Cuomo<\/strong> Associated Professor Policies and management of cultural heritage at Department of Economic and \u00a0Statistical Sciences University of Salerno; presentation of the study of Associazione Civita \u201cNext generation culture: digital technologies and immersive languages for new audiences of culture\u201d Simonetta Giordani<\/strong> Segretary General of the Association; with a speech on \u201cCompetences and professions. Museums after the pandemic\u201d Alessandra Vittorini<\/strong> Director Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attivit\u00e0 culturali;<\/p>\n

\u2013 ArchaeoIncoming: from outgoing to incoming of archaeological tourism for a proximity demand<\/strong> moderated by journalist Maurizio Carucci<\/strong>, with speeches by Ignazio Abrignani<\/strong> President Parliamentary Observatory for Tourism, Alberto Corti <\/strong>Supervisor Tourism Sector Confcommercio, Vittorio Messina<\/strong> President Assoturismo Confesercenti, Sandro Pappalardo<\/strong> Member of the Board ENIT, the participation of Rosanna Romano<\/strong> General Director for Cultural Policies and Tourism of Campania Region and Gabriele Milani<\/strong> General Director FTO Federazione del Turismo Organizzato. Enrico Ducrot<\/strong> Viaggi dell\u2019Elefante, Willy Fassio<\/strong> Il Tucano Viaggi Ricerca, Maurizio Levi<\/strong> I Viaggi di Maurizio Levi were present and received the \u201cPaestum Mario Napoli\u201d Award, while the lifetime achievement award went to Piergianni Addis<\/strong> Kel12;<\/p>\n

\u2013 The Parks for the valorization of archaeological heritage and for a more experiential and sustainable tourism<\/strong> in collaboration with Automobile Club d\u2019Italia, Federparchi, Confagricoltura, Legambiente, Touring Club Italiano, Trenitalia. After the opening remarks by Ugo Picarelli<\/strong> Founder and Director of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, \u00a0Alfonso Andria<\/strong> Member of the Board Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia, with the moderation of Silvestro Serra<\/strong> Editor in Chief Touring, with speeches by Tommaso Pellegrino<\/strong> President National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni, Sabrina De Filippis<\/strong> Director Business Regional Trenitalia, Stefano Ciafani<\/strong> President Legambiente, Rosario Rago<\/strong> Member Executive Council Confagricoltura, Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio<\/strong> President Fondazione UniVerde, Donatella Bianchi<\/strong> President Cinque Terre Nazional Park, Giovanni Cannata<\/strong> President National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise, Agostino Casillo<\/strong> President National Park Nazionale of Mount Vesuvius, Mario Tozzi<\/strong> President Regional Park Regionale of Ancient Appian Way, Renzo Iorio<\/strong> Deputy Vice President Federturismo, Gabriele Milani<\/strong> General Director FTO Federazione del Turismo Organizzato, Dario Gargiulo<\/strong> General Director ACI Europe, Giorgio Palmucci<\/strong> President ENIT Agenzia Nazionale del Turismo;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Autonomous National Parks and Museums and Foundations: comparing models of management of archaeological heritage<\/strong> with opening addresses by Alfonso Andria<\/strong> Member of the Board Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia, Alessandro Garrisi<\/strong> President ANA Associazione Nazionale Archeologi and Salvo Barrano<\/strong> Coordinator table cultural heritage culturale Confprofessio and Member of the Board Fondazione Aquileia, moderated by Umberto Croppi<\/strong> General Director Federculture, with Alberto Samon\u00e0<\/strong> Assessor of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian identity of Sicilian Region, Francesca Bazoli<\/strong> President Fondazione Brescia Musei, Carlo Casi<\/strong> Scientific Director Fondazione Vulci, Antony Muroni<\/strong> President Fondazione Mont\u2019e Prama, with closing remarks by Maura Picciau<\/strong> Director Service II \u201cNational Museum System\u201d Museums General Direction of the Ministry of Culture;<\/p>\n

\u2013 1st<\/sup> Mediterranean Conference on Underwater Archaeological Tourism <\/strong>with addresses by Ugo Picarelli<\/strong> Founder and Director of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, Gianfranco Gazzetti<\/strong> National Director Gruppi Archeologici d\u2019Italia, moderated by Luigi Fozzati<\/strong> Scientific Coordinator of the Conference; preview of the research \u201cCulture and Archaeology for a sustainable quality tourism. The case of underwater archaeological tourism and its implications\u201d by S.R.M. Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno with Massimo Deandreis<\/strong> General Director S.R.M. Centro Studi connected to Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo; with speeches by Alfonso Andria<\/strong> President European University Centre for Cultural Heritage \u2013 Ravello, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Honorary President of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, Maurizio Di Stefano<\/strong> President ICOMOS Italy, Barbara Davidde<\/strong> National Superintendent for Underwater Cultural Heritage, Maguelonne D\u00e9jeant-Pons<\/strong> Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention Council of Europe, Louis Godart<\/strong> Accademico dei Lincei, Member of the Scientific Council of \u201cMaison de l\u2019histoire europ\u00e9enne\u201d European Parliament, Ulrike Gu\u00e9rin<\/strong> Programme Specialist 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage UNESCO, Culture Sector, Fabio Bruno <\/strong>Associated Professor Department of Mechanical, Energetic and Industrial Engineering University of Calabria \u201cBlueMed Project for the valorization and fruction of underwater heritage\u201d, Fabio Pagano<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Phlegraean Fields, Paolo Giulierini<\/strong> Director National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Vincenzo Maione<\/strong> Director Centro Sub Campi Flegrei, Maurizio Simeone<\/strong> Director AMP Parco Sommerso di Gaiola, Gianpaolo Colucci<\/strong> President Associazione L\u2019Anfora, Valeria Patrizia Li Vigni<\/strong> Sea Superintendent of Sicilian Region, Alberto Samon\u00e0 <\/strong>Assessor of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian identity of Sicilian Region, Aikaterini Dellaporta and Dimitris Kourkoumelis<\/strong> respectively Director and Vice Director Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities with closing remarks byDalila Nesci<\/strong> Under Secretary of State for Southern Italy and Territorial Cohesion;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference of the National Scientific Committees of Icomos Italy <\/strong>with President Maurizio Di Stefano <\/strong>and Deputy Vice Presidente Cettina Lenza<\/strong>, with speeches by Alfonso Andria<\/strong> President European University Centre for Cultural Heritage \u2013 Ravello, Francesco Caruso<\/strong> ICOMOS Academy, Dana Firas<\/strong> President Petra National Trust and ICOMOS Jordan, Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Honorary President of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, Mariassunta Peci<\/strong> UNESCO Office of the Ministry of Culture; for National Scientific Committees Paolo Salonia, Francesco Calabr\u00f2<\/strong>, Pasquale De Toro<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Forum on tourism of Southern Italy: growth, differentiation, access to credit to increase the competitiveness of enterprises<\/strong> with opening remarks by Franco Alfieri<\/strong> Mayor of Capaccio Paestum and Ugo Picarelli<\/strong> Founder and Director of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, moderated by Vincenzo Chierchia<\/strong> Journalist of Il Sole 24 Ore, with speeches by Giancarlo Carriero<\/strong> President Convention Bureau Napoli, Renzo Iorio<\/strong> Past President Confindustria Alberghi, Costanzo Jannotti Pecci<\/strong> Vice President Unione Industriali di Napoli, Marina Lalli<\/strong> President Federturismo Confindustria, Giuseppe Nargi<\/strong> Regional Director Campania, Calabria and Sicilia Intesa Sanpaolo, Pietro Diamantini<\/strong> Business Director AV Trenitalia; for Regional employers\u2019 associations Vito Cinque<\/strong> Vice Presidente Confindustria Salerno, Raffaele Esposito<\/strong> Provincial President Confesercenti Salerno, Giuseppe Scanu<\/strong> President FIAVET Campania and Basilicata, Vincenzo Schiavo<\/strong> President Confesercenti Napoli and Campania; for Local Bodies Alessandro Ferrara<\/strong> Assessor for Productive Activities and Tourism of the Municipality of Salerno;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Cilento in perspective. For a national model of culture of the territory <\/strong>by AIGU Associazione Italiana Giovani per l\u2019UNESCO with President Chiara Bocchio<\/strong> and Vice President Luigi Zotta<\/strong>, Coordinator Area Southern Italy Chiara Ficarra<\/strong>, the representatives of Campania Commitee Ludovica Grompone<\/strong>, Valentino Piccolo<\/strong>, Angela D\u2019Angelo<\/strong>, Gaia Daldanise<\/strong> and Stefano Fusco<\/strong>, members Jessica Zanzottera<\/strong>, Federica La Volla<\/strong>, Pietro Bova<\/strong>; during the two sessions there were the speeches by \u00a0Franco Alfieri<\/strong> Mayor of Capaccio Paestum and President Unione dei Comuni Paestum Alto Cilento, Alfonso Andria<\/strong> President European University Centre for Cultural Heritage, Board Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia, Michele Buonomo<\/strong> National Board \u00a0Legambiente, Domenico Gambacorta<\/strong> Advisor for National Strategy Internal Areas, Michele Cammarano<\/strong> President III Special Commission Internal Areas Campania Region, Stefano Pisani<\/strong> Delegate Campania Region Masterplan for the regeneration and the valorization of South Cilento Coast, Sara Roversi<\/strong> Founder and Director Future Food Institute, Jacopo Gubitosi<\/strong> General Manager Giffoni Opportunity, Pier Luigi Petrillo <\/strong>Vice President Body of Mondial Experts of UNESCO Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Alessandro Melis<\/strong> Curator Italy Pavilion Biennale di Venezia 2021, Maria Scalisi<\/strong> Curator Policy Lab Terre dell\u2019Osso, Gaetano Di Palo<\/strong> Director Training Camp ANCI Campania;<\/p>\n

\u2013 Conference \u201cCultural heritage in connection: perspectives and developments of integrated management\u201d and National Assembly of the Members of Icom Italy<\/strong> with President Adele Maresca Compagna<\/strong>, Vice President and Director Royal Palace of Caserta Tiziana Maffei<\/strong>, President of Committee of Arbitrators Giuliana Ericani<\/strong>, General Secretary Valeria Arrabito<\/strong>; during the two initiatives there were speeches by Vincenzo Santoro<\/strong> Manager Culture and Tourism Department ANCI, Manuel Roberto Guido<\/strong> Architect, former Manager MiC and Member GLRS ICOM Italy, Marcello Tagliente <\/strong>Archaeologist, former Manager MiC and Member GLRS ICOM Italy, Marianella Pucci<\/strong> Project manager Mediateur, Georgia Cantoni<\/strong> Communication Manager Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia, Claudia Baroncini<\/strong> Director Fondazione Alinari, Luca Dal Pozzolo<\/strong> Director Cultural Observatory Osservatorio of Piedmont, Monica Bruzzone<\/strong> Architect University of Genoa, Alessandro Leon<\/strong> General Secretary Associazione Economia della Cultura, Lucia Pini<\/strong> Director Ricci Oddi Gallery of Piacenza, Ivana De Toni<\/strong> Coordinator Musei Altovicentino, Antonella Nonnis<\/strong> Coordinator Ecomuseo della Valle dell\u2019Aso, Anna Cipparrone<\/strong> Director Consentia Itinera Museum, Daniela Tisi<\/strong> Director Sistema Museale Piceno and Coordinator GLRS ICOM Italy, Alfonsina Russo<\/strong> Director Archaeological Park of Colosseum, Martina De Luca<\/strong> Supervisor of Education Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attivit\u00e0 culturali, Antonella Pinna<\/strong> Manager Service Museums, Archives and Libraries of Umbria Region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Institutional Participations in Italy and abroad of the Director of the Exchange<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

-November 2005 Exhibition of the findings of the Italian Archaeological Missions in Syria<\/strong> at the National Museum of Damascus organized and dedicated to the Exchange by the First Lady Asma al-Assad<\/strong>, on the occasion of the \u201cPaestum Archaeology\u201d Award given to her and Meeting of the Director of the Exchange with the Ministries for Tourism and Culture and with the Governor of Damascus;<\/p>\n

-March 2006<\/strong> assignment by the Municipality of Giardini Naxos of Premio Teocle per la Cultura Classica<\/strong> during the 8th<\/sup> edition of Extramoenia festival;<\/p>\n

-February 2009<\/strong> Meeting with Prince Albert of Monaco<\/strong> at Palazzo Grimaldi in Montecarlo on the occasion of the assignment of the \u201cPaestum Archaeology\u201d Award;<\/p>\n

-April 2013 Participation as speaker at the<\/strong> 37th<\/sup> Meeting of the Middle East Commission of UNWTO<\/strong> (World Tourism Organization, specialized agency of United Nations) in Bahrain with the presence of the Ministries of Tourism of the Middle East during the celebrations of Manama as Arab Capital of Tourism 2013;<\/p>\n

\u2013 July 2016<\/strong> Presentation of Report<\/strong> \u201cBanca delle qualit\u00e0 campane. 50 eccellenze made in Italy<\/em> tra i Monti Picentini e il Cilento\u201d<\/strong> by Fondazione Symbola; inclusion of the Exchange among the 50 excellences of the Report;<\/p>\n

\u2013 November 2016 Participation as speaker to the European Tourism Day<\/strong> organized by the European Commission in Brussels in November 2016<\/strong> with the European Commissioners El\u017cbieta Bie\u0144kowska<\/strong> (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs), Tibor Navracsics<\/strong> (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) and Karmenu Vella<\/strong> (Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries);<\/p>\n

\u2013 January 2017<\/strong> Opening of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism<\/strong> during FITUR, the International Fair of Tourism, invited by the Secretary-General of UNWTO World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013 February<\/strong> 2017 <\/strong>in Milan Convention \u201cSynergies between Cultural and Creative Industries and Tourism to favour growth and occupation in Europe: a new partnership between public and private\u201d<\/strong> organized by European Commission, Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and Lombardia Region;<\/p>\n

\u2013 April 2017 <\/strong>coordination of a group of Italian experts of cultural heritage and participation as speaker to the Meeting Serbia-Italy \u201cA bridge for cultural heritage\u201d<\/strong> in Belgrade, invited by the Minister for Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia Vladan Vukosavljevic<\/strong> through the Italian Embassy in Serbia and the Italian Culture Institute of Belgrade;<\/p>\n

\u2013 May 2017 4th<\/sup> World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue \u201cBaku Process\u201d in Baku<\/strong>, organized in cooperation with UNESCO, UNWTO and Council of Europe, invited by the Minister for Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 July 2017<\/strong> awarding of the \u201cSilvana Luppino\u201d Prize<\/strong> in the third edition held at the Temple of Hera in Metaponto;<\/p>\n

-July 2017 <\/strong>meeting in Tunis with Selma Elloumi Rekik<\/strong> Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts of Tunisia and Mohamed Zine El Abidine <\/strong>Minister of Cultural Affairs of Tunisia, during the visit of the Undersecretary for Tourism Dorina Bianchi<\/strong> with a delegation of tour operators and journalists, and coordination of a group of experts to develop agreements on cultural cooperation issues invited by Tunisian Ambassador in Rome Moez Sinaoui;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 May 2019 5th<\/sup> World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue \u201cBaku Process\u201d<\/strong>, organized in cooperation with UNESCO, UNWTO and Council of Europe in Baku, invited by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev;<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 September 2020<\/strong> assignment by the Archaeological Park of Naxos Taormina and Naxoslegge of \u201cComunicare l\u2019Antico\u201d Award <\/strong>in Giardini Naxos at the Archaeological Park during the 3rd<\/sup> edition of the Award;<\/p>\n

\u2013 May 2021\u00a0<\/strong>speaker at General States of Heritage<\/strong> at CNEL Consiglio Nazionale dell\u2019Economia e del Lavoro (National Council for Economics and Labour);<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0June 2021<\/strong>\u00a0promoter of the meeting in Salerno and Cetara between the Ambassador of<\/strong> Algeria in Italy H.E. Ahmed Boutache<\/strong>\u00a0and local authorities;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0October 2021<\/strong> presentation of project works on the destination Capaccio Paestum of the Master in Tourism Strategy & Management of the Bicocca University Milan, of which he was promoter;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0October 2021<\/strong>\u00a0speaker at the\u00a0XVII International Review of Underwater Archaeology di Archeologia Subacquea<\/strong>\u00a0in Giardini Naxos;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0October 2021<\/strong>\u00a0assignement of the\u00a0Archeoclub d\u2019Italia \u201cSabatino Moscati\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0International Award on the occasion of the Congress\u00a0\u201cFifty years of Archeoclub d\u2019Italia. Strong in the past, aware of the present, committed to the future\u201d<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0October 2021<\/strong>\u00a0speaker at the Workshop \u201cForma Aquae\u201d Research, safeguard, valorization and management of underwater heritage <\/strong>taking place in Pozzuoli and Procida.<\/p>\n

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International Archaelogical Discovery Award \u201cKhaled Al-Asaad\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Award, established in 2015 in collaboration with Archeo and named after Khaled al-Asaad, the Archaeologist of the site of Palmyra who paid with his life the defence of cultural heritage, <\/strong>wants to pay homage to archaeological discoveries with an annual prize awarded after the selection by international archaeological magazines, media partner of the Exchange: Antike Welt (Germany), AiD Arch\u00e4ologie in Deutschland (Germany), Arch\u00e9ologia (France), as. Arch\u00e4ologie der Schweiz (Switzerland), Current Archaeology (United Kingdom), Dossiers d\u2019Arch\u00e9ologie (France).<\/p>\n

It is the only global prize awarded to archaeologists,<\/strong> who with sacrifice, dedication, competence and scientific research live their job, both as scholars of the past and as professionals working for their territory and for humanity.<\/p>\n

2021 7th<\/sup> edition <\/strong><\/p>\n

discovery of \u201chundreds of sarcophagi in the necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt\u201d, UNESCO World Heritage Site 30 km south of Cairo;<\/p>\n

2020 6th<\/sup> edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniele Morandi Bonacossi, <\/strong>Director of the Italian Archaeological Mission to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Art History of the University of Udine, for the discovery in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq at the archaeological site of Faida 50 km from Mosul, of ten Assyrian rock reliefs, the gods of Ancient Mesopotamia;<\/p>\n

2019 5th<\/sup> edition at the presence of Fayrouz Asaad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan\u00a0Adams<\/strong>, Responsible of the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (MAP) for the discovery of the most ancient intact shipwreck of the world, wooden ship dating back 2.400 years, two km from the floor of the Black Sea, off the coast of Bulgaria, thanks to the unusual chemical composition of Black Sea water and to the lack of oxygen below 180 mt;<\/p>\n

2018 4th<\/sup> edition at the presence of Omar Asaad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benjamin Clement<\/strong>, Responsible of the excavations for the discovery of the \u201cLittle Pompeii\u201d in Vienne (on the banks of Rh\u00f4ne, about 30 km south of Lyon) a Roman city of about 7.000 sq mt populated since I century AD, with lavish villas with mosaiks, monumental statues and public offices, that existed for three centuries and was destroyed by a series of sudden fires;<\/p>\n

2017 3rd<\/sup> edition at the presence of Waleed, Fayrouz, Omar Asaad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Pf\u00e4lzner<\/strong>, Coordinator of the Archaeological Mission and Director for the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology of IANES Institute Ancient Near Eastern Studies of the University of Tubingen (Germany) for the Bronze Age city founded in 3.000 BC next to the small Kurdish village of Bassetki in the autonomous region of Kurdistan;<\/p>\n

2016 2nd<\/sup> edition at the presence of Fayrouz Asaad<\/strong><\/p>\n

INRAP Institut National de Recherches Arch\u00e9ologiques Pr\u00e9ventives<\/strong> and accepted by President Dominique Garcia for the discovery of the Celtic Tomb in Lavau in the Champagne region, 100 km from Paris, dating back to the fifth century BC with the remains of a Celtic prince;<\/p>\n

2015 1st<\/sup> edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katerina Peristeri<\/strong>, Responsible for excavations for the discovery of the Tomb of Amphipolis \u2013 Verghina, Macedonia<\/strong> (Greece),<\/strong> the largest ancient tomb ever discovered in Greece.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

International Underwater Archaeology Award \u201cSebastiano Tusa\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The International Underwater Archaeology Award \u201cSebastiano Tusa\u201d <\/strong>is assigned to archaeological discovery of the year or as lifetime achievement, to the best exhibition of international scientific value, to the most innovative project by Institutions, Archaeological Parks and Museums, to the best journalistic contribution in terms of divulgation.<\/p>\n

In 2021 the Award has been assigned to:<\/p>\n

best exhibition of international scientific value<\/strong>
\n<\/em>Paolo Giulierini <\/strong>Director National Archaeological Museum of Naples<\/p>\n

most innovative project by Institutions, Archaeological Parks and Museums
\nFranco Marzatico <\/strong>Superintendent for Cultural Heritage Autonomous Province of Trento<\/p>\n

best journalistic contribution in terms of divulgation
\nDonatella Bianchi <\/strong>RAI journalist host of \u201cLineablu\u201d and President WWF Italy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Il Premio Paestum \u201cMario Napoli\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Award has been established in 2005 in the name of \u201cPaestum\u201d and named since 2018 on the occasion of the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of the discovery of the Tomb of the Diver after Mario Napoli<\/strong> (archaeologist and scholar of Magna Graecia, who was Archaeological Superintendent of Salerno, Avellino, Benevento at the time of discovery in 1964 of the Rosa Door in Velia, peculiar complex of the II-III century BC, and in 1968, about 1.5 km south of Paestum at the necropolis of Tempa del Prete, of the Tomb the Diver, the only testimony of Greek non vase painting, that Napoli dated back to about 480 BC). The Award is assigned to those who contribute, through their commitment, to the intercultural dialogue, the valorisation of cultural heritage and the promotion of archaeological tourism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through the year the Award has been assigned to:<\/p>\n

2020 \u2013 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enrico Ducrot<\/strong> Founder Viaggi dell\u2019Elefante
\nWilly Fassio<\/strong> Founder Il Tucano Viaggi Ricerca
\nDana Firas<\/strong> President Petra National Trust
\nMaurizio Levi<\/strong> Founder I Viaggi di Maurizio Levi
\nLina Mendoni<\/strong> Minister of Culture and Sport \u2013 Greece
\nArcheoclub d\u2019Italia<\/strong> 50\u00b0 anniversary
\nICOM Italy
\n<\/strong>ICOMOS Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Council for British Archaeology<\/strong> 75th<\/sup> anniversary
\nGiovanni Nistri<\/strong> General Commander of Carabinieri Corps
\nSebastiano Tusa<\/strong> posthumous award <\/em>Regional Councilor for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity
\nUNPLI \u2013\u00a0Unione Nazionale Pro Loco d\u2019Italia<\/strong><\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irina Bokova <\/strong>Former Director-General UNESCO
\nSackona Phoeurng\u00a0<\/strong>Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Kingdom of Cambodia
\nPaolo Verri\u00a0<\/strong>Director-General \u201cFondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019\u201d<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antonia Pasqua Recchia\u00a0<\/strong>Counselor of the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism for the implementation of the reform of the Ministry, research and programming<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Silvia Costa<\/strong> President of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament
\nStefano De Caro<\/strong> Director-General ICCROM
\nINRAP Institut National de Recherches Arch\u00e9ologiques Pr\u00e9ventives (Francia)<\/strong>, accepted by President Dominique Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gruppi Archeologici d\u2019Italia<\/strong> 50th<\/sup> anniversary, accepted by National Director Gianfranco Gazzetti
\n<\/strong>Bardo Museum of Tunis <\/strong>accepted by Director Moncef Ben Moussa
\n<\/strong>Egyptian Museum of Turin <\/strong>accepted by Director Christian Greco
\n<\/strong>Francesco Rutelli<\/strong> President of Associazione Priorit\u00e0 Cultura<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Franck Goddio <\/strong>Underwater archaeologist and Founder of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology
\nRai Cultura <\/strong>accepted by Director Silvia Calandrelli
\n<\/strong>Department of Greek, Etruscans and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre Museum<\/strong> accepted by Curator Laurent Haumesser<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa<\/strong> Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain
\nArchaeological Institute of America <\/strong>accepted by the Editor in Chief of Archaeology Magazine Claudia Valentino
\n<\/strong>Viviano Domenici<\/strong> Journalist and writer<\/p>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francesco Bandarin\u00a0<\/strong>Deputy Director-General UNESCO for Culture
\nAndrea Carandini\u00a0<\/strong>Archaeologist
\nMario Tozzi\u00a0<\/strong>Geologist and science communicator<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adriano La Regina<\/strong> Archaeologist
\nAhmed Mahjub<\/strong> Director of the archaeological site of Leptis Magna, Libya
\nValerio Massimo Manfredi\u00a0<\/strong>Archaeologist and writer<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Azedine Beschaouch<\/strong> Archaeologist and Minister of Culture of Tunisia
\nCarlo Gambalonga<\/strong> Editor in Chief of ANSAmed
\nLouis Godart<\/strong> Advisor for Conservation of the Artistic Heritage \u2013 Presidency of the Italian Republic<\/p>\n

2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taleb Rifai<\/strong> Secretary-General UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization
\nEmanuele Greco\u00a0<\/strong>Director of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens<\/p>\n

2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alberto II<\/strong> Prince of Monaco, assigned at the Prince\u2019s Palace of Monaco on Februry 26th<\/sup>, 2009
\nJawdat Khoudary<\/strong> Founder of the Archaeological Museum of Gaza \u201cAl Mathaf\u201d
\nCarabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage<\/strong> 40th anniversary, accepted by Commander Giovanni Nistri
\n<\/strong>Folco Quilici\u00a0<\/strong>Film \u2013 maker<\/p>\n

2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piero Angela<\/strong> Science communicator and TV Host
\nDomenicale de \u201cIl Sole 24 Ore\u201d<\/strong> 25th<\/sup> anniversary, accepted by Riccardo Chiaberge
\n<\/strong>Colin Renfrew<\/strong> Archaeologist<\/p>\n

2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mounir Bouchenaki<\/strong> Director-General ICCROM
\nAlessandro Cecchi Paone\u00a0<\/strong>Science communicator and TV Host
\nZahi Hawass <\/strong>Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt<\/p>\n

2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asma Al-Assad\u00a0<\/strong>First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic at the National Museum of Damascus on November 7th<\/sup>, 200
\nPaolo Matthiae\u00a0<\/strong>Archaeologist
\nRoberto Giacobbo<\/strong> Science communicator and TV Host<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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