New Delhi
With a history of
several millennia, a vast repository of diverse cultural heritage and a
unique living tradition, India presents an excellent backdrop for the
conservation professionals to meet and discuss all conservation related
issues. With its monuments, world heritage sites, museums, galleries,
libraries, archives, etc the New Delhi conference is expected to give
further momentum to conservation activities not only in India but whole
of Asia besides providing glimpses of a bygone era and the conservation
challenges the city presents to its heritage.
Vigyan Bhawan is
India's premier Conference Center. Built in 1956 by CPWD, it offers
conferencing facilities that can compete with those in any corner of the
world. Vigyan Bhawan
has
been the venue for many historically and politically relevant summits,
seminars and conferences, attended by distinguished world leaders and
dignitaries. Various NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conferences, the CHOGM
(Common Wealth Heads of Government Meet), etc., first being the UNESCO
conference addressed by late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - the architect of
modern India were held here.
It has caucus facilities,
which include computer controlled conference systems with concurrent
interpretation system up to eight languages. An awesome in-house TV
linked with satellite, communication facilities of E-mail, Fax are the
key highlights of this great structure. Local Area Net work with P.C.s,
Video recording and large screen video projections are also other
facilities available for day-to-day conferences.
Several other halls
provide the requisite seating for parallel sessions, workshops and
discussion forums. With an absolutely gripping environment, it has
amazing lobbies and a huge seating capacity in each conference hall.
Address
Vigyan
Bhavan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011
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mankind. ICOM-CC (International Council of Museums – Committee
for Conservation) provides a platform to conservation experts
and alike to share views by organizing Triennial Conferences
regularly across the globe. The Fifteenth Triennial Conference
will be held at New Delhi, India from September 22-26, 2008.