7th Meeting of the French World Heritage Property Association

This meeting, hosted by the French World Heritage Property Association, was held in Reims on 1st and 2nd October 2009, at the invitation of Mrs Adeline Hazan, Mayor of Reims and President of Reims Métropole and Mr Yves Dauge, Senator of Indre-et-Loire and Association Chairman.

 

The first brainstorming day focused on the theme " property management and regional project".

 

The general assembly, which met on 2 ^nd October, approved the 2009 accounts and policy report of the Association before confirming the recruitment of a permanent part-time position to run and coordinate the Association's actions (this role should be taken up in early 2010).

 

 

The Association's three work committees also reported how their work was progressing.

• The "Management Plan" committee thus reviewed the plan framework currently being tested on 8 pilot sites (Arles, Pont du Gard, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion, Val de Loire, Lyon, Reims and the network of Vauban sites). They also declared that a commitment charter between the State, regional authorities and property managers would be finalised for the Association's next general assembly.
• The "International Relations" committee ruled on the work in progress with the OVPM and presented the inventory work that other national world heritage property associations in Europe have carried out through the year.
• The "Communication" committee raised the current discussions on defining a communication strategy based on 3 main work areas: internal communication at the association, institutional communication/lobbying and general public communication/tourist promotion. It also gave a progress report on the Michelin guide project.

 

The meeting was rounded off with tours of the main heritage sites in Reims.

 

At the invitation of the representatives of the Vauban network and Besançon, the Association's next General Assembly will take place in Besançon on 6 ^th and 7 ^th May 2010.