International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO

Workshop on the ratification and implementation of the 2003 convention held in Chengdu

Source: CRIHAP

Basic Information:

The workshop was mainly made up of three parts: lectures, field study, and interactive communication.

English was the working language.

• Topics for Discussion:

1. Basic concept of the Convention

2. The protection and sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage

3. The procedures of the Convention ratification

4. The strategies and experience of the Convention ratification

5. Community participation

6. Protective measures of intangible cultural heritage

• Participate

Country	Name	Organization and Position
Cook Islands	Marthalina Ngatuaine MAUI	Director of Social Welfare, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Cook Islands	Sonny WILLIAMS	Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Cook Islands
Samoa	Mikaele Kilali TUPAI	Culture Officer
Samoa	Lumepa Josephine APELU	Principal of Museum of Samoa, Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture
Marshall Islands	WALLACE E PETER	Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Government of the Marshall Islands
Tuvaluan	Alamai SIONI	Culture Officer
The Republic of Kiribati	Andrew Teekabu TIIKAI	Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Internal Affairs
The Republic of Kiribati	Natan ITONGA	Cultural officer, Culture Center and Museum, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Cambodia	Buntha EK	Deputy Director General, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Cambodia	Makara Hong	NPO, UNESCO Phnom Penh Office
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea	Anthony PARAK	Consultant (PNG-based) UNESCO Culture Sector, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section
Australia	Suzanne OGGE	UNESCO Culture Sector, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section Consultant (Singapore-based)
Japan	Akatsuki TAKAHASHI	Program Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Office for the Pacific States (Apia, Samoa)
China	Zhou Xiaopu	Deputy director of the National Intangible Culture Heritage Protection Experts Committee
China	Lan Jing	Deputy director of China Art Science and Technology Institute
China	Jiang Yuxiang	Professor at Sichuan University