Thursday, September 17 | 9:00 am - 4:15pm | Reception to Follow | Hybrid

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Schedule
 

8:30 - 9:10: Registration and Coffee

9:10 - 9:20: Welcome

9:20 - 10:30: Session 1
Annual Update from Around the World
Moderator: James Reap
Ali H. Nour (Sudan), Secretary General of the Sudan Blue Shield National Committee
Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly, President of NGO Biladi
James Farchakh-Bajjaly (Lebanon)
Bijan Rouhani (Iran), Senior Researcher, University of Oxford
Milena Chorna (Ukraine), Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Museum Association
Response: Accountability under International Law for Destruction of Cultural Heritage. 
Moderator: Jane Levine
Anne-Marie Carstens (University of Baltimore)

10:30 – 10:45: Break

10:45 - 12:00: Session 2
The Use of Technology in Documenting Cultural Heritage Destruction
Moderators: Dr. Laurie Rush and Nancy Weiss
Mehrnoush Soroush, University of Chicago
Katharyn Hanson, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative
Ihor Poshyvailo (Ukraine)
Timothy Varley 

12:00 – 12:30
Response: Accountability under International Law for Destruction of Cultural Heritage:
Moderator: Jane Levine
Anne-Marie Carstens, University of Baltimore

12:30 - 1:45: Lunch Break

1:45-2:00
Signing of MOU between USCBS and ASOR
Dr. Jane DeRose Evans, ASOR President
Dr. Patty Gerstenblith, USCBS President

2:00 - 2:45: Session 3
Protecting Cultural Heritage in Difficult Times
Interview of Dr. Richard Kurin by Cori Wegener

2:45 – 4:00: Session 4
Protecting US Domestic Heritage
Moderators: Cori Wegener and Emillie Leumas
Stacy Bowe, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative
Christina Cain, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
Nana Kaneko, FEMA Heritage Emergency National Task Force
Seth Tinkham, Department of Interior, Emergency Support Function #11 Natural and Cultural Resources
Jennifer Wellock, Department of the Interior, Recovery Support Function #11, Natural and Cultural Resources

4:00 – 4:15: Closing Remarks

4:15 – 6:00: Closing Reception

CLE Credit available for in-person participation. For more information, please email [email protected].