Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) Advisory Council Meeting

FAIN: PB-259457-18

CAORC (Washington, DC 20560-0007)
Lois Olcott Price (Project Director: September 2017 to July 2019)

Travel and other costs associated with a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH), to be held in Erbil, Iraq, in fall 2017.  IICAH maintains an educational institute for Iraqi heritage specialists.  Council members would assess the current curriculum and changing needs, facilitate key meetings with government and academic officials in Iraq, and offer the opportunity to chart next steps in funding and programming.

The Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil, Iraq, provides conservation training to Iraqi cultural heritage professionals, including documentation and emergency stabilization of sites damaged by natural causes and armed conflict.  The IICAH is governed by an Iraqi Board of Directors and a joint Iraqi-American Advisory Council.  This grant partially funds a critically needed planning meeting of the Board and Advisory Council in Erbil in early 2018.  This grant will pay for travel and hotel expenses for up to 5 American and 12 Iraqi Board and Advisory Council members.  In addition it partially funds the services of the program coordinator, translation, and IICAH management fees.

Media Coverage

TARII Brings Together the Advisory Council for the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (Media Coverage)
Publication: The Academic Research Institute in Iraq
Date: 11/9/2018
Abstract: In September, TARII brought together the Advisory Council for the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil, Iraq. It was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and implemented by TARII with the help of the Smithsonian Institution. This was the first Advisory Council meeting in 5 years, the last being in 2013 due to Daesh entering the area in 2014. TARII was excited to bring the Council together (from around the US and Iraq) to discuss the re-advancement of the Institute.
URL: http://https://www.tarii.org/news/2018/11/8/tarii-brings-together-the-advisory-council-meeting-for-the-iraqi-institute-for-the-conservation-of-antiquities-and-heritage