[Bcma-l] Interpreting World Heritage 2007 - Vancouver, BC - in March 2007
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#160;        <b>Interpreting
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link to this BC event on the BCMA website. This upcoming
"Interpreting World Heritage 2007" conference is scheduled in
Vancouver, this March 25-29.</span></font></div>
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<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> Interpreting World Heritage 2007</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> Facing Changes and Challenges in Interpretation to Ad=
apt and Grow</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> March 25-29, 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada=
</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) wil=
l host the</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> second annual international conference on the subject=
of heritage</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> interpretation in March 2007 in Vancouver, British Co=
lumbia. The</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> conference will bring together 150–200 delegates=
from 30–40 nations,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> in an effort to create opportunities for professional=
development</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> for attendees and establish a network for professiona=
l associations</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> and individuals involved in heritage interpretation a=
round the</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> globe. </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> This capacity-building network will allow the exchang=
e of ideas and</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> facilitate working partnerships between nations with =
established</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> interpretive organizations and developing nations tha=
t need</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> assistance with the promotion and instigation of inte=
rpretive</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> facilities to enhance tourism experiences, benefit lo=
cal economies,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> and sustain sensitive cultural and natural heritage r=
esources.</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> About the Event</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> The Interpreting World Heritage Conference will attra=
ct heritage</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> interpreters and managers of interpretive sites, as w=
ell as vendors,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> researchers, and educators in the field. The theme of=
the conference</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> will be using interpretation to create sustainable he=
ritage tourism.</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> It will include the following program highlights:</sp=
an></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> =95       Four key=
note sessions from speakers of international
prominence</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> =95       Three da=
ys of concurrent sessions featuring
approximately 100</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> speakers (including one day of extended-length sessio=
ns for in-depth</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> exploration of key issues in the field) </span></font=
></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> =95       Off-site=
sessions for exploration of in-the-field
operations in >
local interpretive venues</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> (including optional two-day preworkshop trips) </span=
></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> =95       Informal=
evening events to encourage professional
networking
and exploration of local culture</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> The official languages for the workshop will be Engli=
sh and French,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> but AI will attempt to accommodate other language spe=
akers to the</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> greatest extent possible.</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> About NAI</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> The National Association for Interpretation is a 50-y=
ear-old,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> U.S.-based, not-for-profit professional organization =
dedicated to</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> inspiring excellence and leadership to advance the pr=
ofession of</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> heritage interpretation. NAI currently has about 5,00=
0 members in 32</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> countries. It offers a variety of programs, products,=
and services</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> to its members, including scholarships, professional =
certification,</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> training workshops, and publications. Its annual dome=
stic training</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> event, the National Interpreters Workshop, typically =
draws about</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> 1200 people working in the interpretive field, from f=
ield level to</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> upper management.</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> NAI is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado and ha=
s a</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> professional full-time staff of ten individuals. With=
in its</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> strategic plan, NAI recognizes the need to provide op=
portunities for</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> professional development of individual members and pr=
ovide</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> opportunities for growth of the profession. </span></=
font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> NAI intends to make an annual commitment to host the =
Interpreting</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> World Heritage Conference. The location for subsequen=
t events will</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> be rotated throughout South America, Asia, Europe, Af=
rica, Australia</span></font></div>
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#7f0000"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt">> and North America to allow maximum participation by a=
ll nations.</span></font></div>
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