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The International Scientific Committees bring together professionals from ICOMOS’ worldwide network to work together in their fields. As such, they are at the heart of scientific development and exchange, advancing knowledge and conservation in their different fields. These vital, dynamic groups work through international, interdisciplinary knowledge sharing in order to advance heritage protection and management.
The Presidents of the International Scientific Committees make up the ICOMOS Advisory Committee’s Scientific Council, which advises the Board on technical and scientific matters.

The role and goals of the International Scientific Committees are described in more detail in the Eger-X’ian Principles, a working document adopted by the ICOMOS General Assembly in 2005.

Read the Eger-X’ian Principles (pdf, 285.45 Ko)

You must be a member of ICOMOS to join an International Scientific Committee (ISC). For details on how to apply, please consult the website of the ISC in which you are interested and send your application to the contacts indicated, with the following address in copy: secretariat@icomos.org.

List of ICOMOS International Scientific Committees

List of International Scientific Committees (31) - Not all International Scientific Committees have websites

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    • Aerospace Heritage

      ISCoAHInternational Committee on Aerospace Heritage : Specialist activities around aerospace heritage and its preservation.
      Gai JorayevPresident
      Bryan LintottSecretary General
      Institutt for teknologi og sikkerhetUiT Norges arktiske universitet
      Hansine Hansens veg 18
      Tromsø 9019
      NORWAY      aerospace@icomos.orghttps://iscah.icomos.org/

    • Analysis and restoration of structures of architectural heritage

      ISCARSAHInternational Committee on Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage : Promotion of the contribution of structural engineering to the study, conservation and restoration of heritage.
      Paulo LourençoPresident
      Tom MorrisonSecretary General
      Radu CazaVice-President
      Mehrdad HejaziVice-President
      Rebecca NapolitanoVice-President
      Meltem VatanVice-President
      https://iscarsah.org/
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    • Earthen architectural heritage

      ISCEAHInternational Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage : Development of better practice and methods for the protection and conservation of earthen architectural, archaeological and cultural landscape heritage.
      Maddalena AchenzaPresident
      DICAAR - Università degli Studi di CagliariVia Santa Croce 59
      09123 Cagliari
      Italie / Italy      +39 3296271365icomos-isceah@googlegroups.comhttps://isceah.icomos.org/

    • Economics of conservation

      ISCECInternational Committee on Economics of Conservation : Improvement of Cultural Heritage Conservation Economics, through evaluating contribution and impact of cultural heritage to sustainable economic development in relation to different challenges.
      Xavier GreffePresident
      Maison des Sciences économiquesBureau 201, CNRS-Paris 1
      106 boulevard de l’hôpital
      75013 Paris, France      http://www.iscec-icomos.it/
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    • Fortifications and military heritage

      IcoFortInternational Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage : Promotion and conservation of historic fortifications and military heritage, including built structures, landscapes and monuments.
      Doo Won CHOPresident
      Paulina Kaplan DepoloSecretary General
      #706 UNESCO House,
      26 Myeongdonggil Jung-gu Seoul,
      04536 Republic of Korea      55 21 988632083+82 10 8607 5526http://www.icofort.org/
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    • Industrial Heritage

      ISCIHInternational Scientific Committee on Industrial Heritage : Promotion of industrial heritage’s value, developing specialist guidance and supporting capacity building and training standards.
      Mary-Liz McCarthyPresident

    • Intangible Cultural heritage

      ICICHInternational Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage : Promotion of international cooperation on intangible cultural heritage including advice on UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).
      Munish PanditPresident
      93, Triveni Apartments, West Enclave,
      Pitampura Delhi 110034
      India      +91 9810786963+91 11 27021968http://icich.icomos.org/

    • Interpretation and presentation

      ICIPInternational Committee on Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites : Defining aims and principles of site interpretation and presentation, to enhance discourse on history and raise awareness with inclusivity, authenticity and cultural respect.
      Sue HodgesPresident
      Kerime DanisSecretary General
      C/- SHP
      2/204 Turner street
      Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207
      Australia      613 9681 8088614 11336 902http://icip.icomos.org/
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    • Legal, administrative and financial issues

      ICLAFIInternational Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues : Promoting international cooperation to resolve legal, administrative and financial issues in cultural heritage.
      Mona O’RourkePresident
      Ernesto BecerrilVice-President
      Matleena HaapalaVice-President
      Kay MalilongVice-President
      https://iclafi.icomos.org/
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    • Places of Religion and Ritual

      PRERICOInternational Committee on Places of Religion and Ritual : Promotion of diverse cultural heritage places of religious or sacred significance, including rituals, crafts and other intangible cultural heritage, in a spirit of mutual respect and understanding.
      Hae-Un RiiPresident
      Raúl Enrique Rivero CantoSecretary General
      101-1410 (Samhwan Apt. Chungdamdong) #49, Hakdong-ro 77gil, Gangnamgu, Seoul, 06067
      Republic of Korea      82 10 9240 5112awon1051@daum.nethttps://prerico.icomos.org/

    • Polar Heritage

      IPHCInternational Polar Heritage Committee : Protection and conservation of non-indigenous heritage in the Arctic and Antarctic, in consultation with Arctic indigenous peoples.
      Michael PearsonPresident
      Gord MacdonaldSecretary General
      84 Ballarat Street
      Fisher, ACT 2611
      Australia      +61 (2) 6288 4147iphc@icomos.orghttps://www.iphc-icomos.org/
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    • Rock art

      CARInternational Committee on Rock Art : International cooperation, awareness raising and development of new and traditional methods to document and preserve rock art.
      Benjamin SmithInterim coordinator
      Faculty of Arts, Archaeology, M257, UWA
      35 Stirling Highway
      Crawley, 6009, WA
      Australia      618 648 82097https://isc-car.org/
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    • Shared built heritage

      ISCSBHInternational Scientific Committee on Shared Built Heritage : Promoting awareness, protection and management of multicultural legacies and mutual influences in urban and rural heritage.
      Maria José de FREITASPresident
      Rua Carlos Oliveira 8,
      Edificio Mozart
      1600-029 Lisboa, Portugal      http://sbh.icomos.org/

    • Stained glass

      ISCCSGInternational Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Stained Glass : Organisation of international forums and cooperation on the conservation and technology of historic stained glass. (A joint ICOMOS and Corpus Vitrearum committee.)
      Claudine LoiselPresident
      c/o Laboratoire de recherche des monuments historiques29 rue de Paris
      77420 Champs-sur-Marne
      France      49 261 66129http://sgc.lrmh.fr/

    • Stone

      ISCSInternational Scientific Committee for Stone : Promotion of knowledge about preservation and conservation of inorganic porous building materials.
      John HuguesPresident
      Tim De KockSecretary General
      http://iscs.icomos.org/
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    • Theory and philosophy of conservation and restoration

      TheoPhilosInternational Committee on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration : Exploration of the basis and framework of conservation, restoration and preservation theory and practice in a globalised context to offer solutions to recent problems.
      Bogusław SzmyginPresident
      theophilos@icomos.orghttps://theophilos.icomos.org

    • Training

      CIFInternational Education and Training Committee : Acting as a forum for exchange, creating links between providers and institutions to promote better training and education in the cultural heritage field.
      Cristina Gonzalez-LongoPresident
      Navin PiplaniVice-President
      Jan C. K. AndersonVice-President
      Nurdan KubanSecretary General
      Architectural Design and Conservation Research Unit (ADCRU)Department of Architecture
      University of Strathclyde
      Glasgow G1 1XJ
      United Kingdom      cif@icomos.orghttp://cif.icomos.org/
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    • Underwater Cultural heritage

      ICUCHInternational Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage : Protection and preservation of underwater cultural heritage and its ethical management, encouraging in-situ preservation, including advice on UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001).
      Chris UnderwoodPresident
      Hakan ÖnizSecretary
      Charcas 3321 - 9A
      Buenos Aires 1425
      Argentina      54 114826604144 7581683951http://icuch.icomos.org/
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    • Water and Heritage

      ISCWaterInternational Scientific Committee on Water and Heritage : Preservation of cultural heritage related to water and use of this heritage as sources of sustainable solutions for water-specific problems.
      Meisha HunterPresident
      Ping KongSecretary General
      iscwater@icomos.orghttps://water.icomos.org/

    • Wood

      IIWCInternational Wood Committee : Promotion of conservation of both material and intangible wooden heritage, including information exchange on theory and techniques.
      María de Guadalupe Zepeda MartinezCo-President
      In-Souk ChoCo-President
      Süheyla KoçSecretary general
      Marielena MazzantiniVice-President - Americas
      Mustafa SheriffVice-President - Arab States
      Kenneth AidelojieVice-President - Africa
      In-Souk ChoVice-President - Asia-Pacific
      Süheyla KoçVice-President - Europe
      Unidad Nacional 1176
      Residencial Conjunto Patria, Zapopan
      Jalisco. 45150
      Mexico      icomos.wood.committee@gmail.comhttp://www.icomoswood.org/