Archeological forum, expo held

Archeological forum, expo held

JAKARTA: The World Archeological Wonders International
Conference and Exhibition opened on Sunday at Borobudur Temple in
Yogyakarta. The opening was attended by scholars, heritage site
managers and policy makers from home and abroad.

The four-day forum will focus on how heritage sites can
empower local communities, especially small enterprises. Other
activities being organized include an intensive training program
for around 1,000 peddlers, an international art competition and
an art bazaar and exhibition.

Organizer Wiendu Nuryanti from the World of Archeological
Wonders said in a press statement that Dawid J. de Villiers, the
secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization, and Central
Java Governor Mardiyanto would also attend the conference.

Also scheduled to address the forum are Pontjo Sutowo of the
Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board, presidential adviser on
tourism Joop Ave, Roland Silva of the International Council on
Monuments and Sites and Stephen Hill of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Local cultural figures such as I Made Bandem, Putu Wijaya and
Sardono W. Kusumo are also on the list of scheduled speakers, as
are Michitaro Yamaoka of the Japan National Trust, Elizabeth
Moore of the London-based School of Oriental and African Studies
and Pier Giovanni Guzzo, the superintendent of Archeological
Area of Pompeii in Italy. (swe)