Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Dr Mark Staniforth is the Chair of the Scientific Committee and currently working on organising the Inaugural AAHM Asia-Pacific regional conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage to be held at the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines from 8 to 12 November 2011.
The Conference aims to raise the profile of Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific region and has UNESCO patronage. This conference will provide a great opportunity to engage with and build collaborations with maritime archaeologists and underwater cultural heritage managers as well as to provide a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas, approaches and the latest research about underwater cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Conference website is at:
Underwater cultural heritage photos courtesy of the NOAA Office of Marine Sanctuaries
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