Select Symposium papers and presentations presented at World Heritage USA and ICOMOS-USA events are available in our online archive and below.
AFFIRMING CULTURAL IDENTITY: WORLD HERITAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
2023, San Antonio, Texas
WORLD HERITAGE AT 50 and WORLD HERITAGE SITE MANAGERS’ FORUM
2022, Virtual
PRESERVING WORLD HERITAGE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
2021, Virtual
U.S. WORLD HERITAGE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
2020, Virtual
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF WORLD HERITAGE LISTING IN THE UNITED STATES
2019, Washington, DC
FORWARD TOGETHER: A CULTURE-NATURE JOURNEY TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION IN A CHANGING WORLD
2018, San Francisco, CA
World Heritage USA LEADERSHIP FORUM
2017, Washington, DC
A NATURE-CULTURE JOURNEY
2016, Honolulu, HI
THE HISTORIC CENTER AND THE NEXT CITY: ENVISIONING URBAN HERITAGE EVOLUTION
2013, Savannah, GA
WORLD HERITAGE IN THE AMERICAS: CONFLUENCE OF CULTURES (archived Website)
2012, San Antonio, TX
RESPECTING THE VALUE OF CONTEXT: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OLD AND NEW AS A PRELUDE TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IN 2012
2011, Washington, DC
ECONOMIC BENEFITS, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES OF SUPPORTING CUTURAL HETRITAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2010, Washington, DC
PRESERVATION IN PERIL
2009, New Orleans, Louisiana
US PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL HERITAGE COMMUNITY
2008, Washington, DC
HERITAGE TOURISM
2007, San Francisco, California
FROM WORLD HERITAGE TO YOUR HERITAGE
2006, Newport, Rhode Island
HERITAGE INTERPRETATION
2005, Charleston, South Carolina
WORLD HERITAGE CULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES
2004, Natchitoches, Louisiana
HISTORIC CITIES
2003, Annapolis, Maryland
HERITAGE PRESERVATION AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
2002, Santa Fe, New Mexico
MANAGING CHANGE, SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES
2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. PRESERVATION IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
2000, Indianapolis, Indiana
CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, & HERITAGE
1999, Washington, DC
QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION
1998, Washington, DC
AUTHENTICITY
1996, San Antonio, Texas