UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND CULTURAL TOURISM

3rd Anniversary of Inscription of Bursa on UNESCO World Heritage List /

ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites 2017 Events

Panel: “UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Cultural Tourism”

Place: Merinos Ataturk Congress and Culture Center, BURSA

Date: 16th May 2017 Tuesday

Time: 10:00-17:00

Opening Speeches

10:00-10:10 Prof. Dr. Neslihan DOSTOĞLU (Bursa Site Manager)

10:10-10:30 Recep ALTEPE (Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality)

First Session

Session Moderator: Prof. Dr. Neslihan DOSTOĞLU (Bursa Site Manager)

10:30-11:00	Prof.Dr. İclal DİNÇER (President of ICOMOS Turkey National Board), “Sustainable Tourism Principles on Conservation of Historical and Natural Values”
11:00-11:30	Adam WILKINSON (Edinburgh Site Manager), “Opportunities and Challenges in Cultural Tourism in Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site”
11:30-11:45	Session Break
11.45-12:15	Biserka SIMATOVIĆ (Dubrovnik Municipality, Senior Advisor International Relations at City of Dubrovnik), “UNESCO Dubrovnik: The Challenges of Cultural Tourism”
12.15-12.45	Prof. Dr. Rafael M. VALEEV (Kazan State Institute of Culture, Vice-President of ICOMOS Committee, Russia), “The Kazan Kremlin as UNESCO World Heritage Site and Cultural Tourism”
12:45-13:00	Questions and Answers

Second Session

Session Moderator: Prof. Dr. İclal DİNÇER (President of ICOMOS Turkey National Board)

14:00-14:30	Prof.Dr. Can BİNAN (Member of ICOMOS Turkey National Board), “Reading Cultural and Natural Heritage Tourism Through Posters and Graffiti”
14:30-15:00	Muzaffer ŞAHİN (İstanbul Site Management Directorate, Deputy Manager, Urban Planner), “Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Cultural Tourism”
15:00-15:15	Session Break
15:15-15:45	Yaşagül EKİNCİ DANIŞAN (Bergama Site Manager), “Impacts of inscription on UNESCO World Heritage List on development of tourism sector and culture industry: Bergama example”
15:45-16:15	Başak DÖKMECİ (Safranbolu Municipality, Directorate of Housing and Urban – Architect) “Conservation with Sites and Conservation Areas Management in World Heritage Safranbolu – Impacts of Usage Process on Tourism”
16:15-16:45	Prof. Dr. Neslihan DOSTOĞLU (Bursa Site Manager), “Cultural Tourism in World Heritage Bursa: Responsibilities and Expectations from the Future”
16:45-17:00	Questions and Answers