Objective The EC project HERCOMANES "heritage conservation and management in Egypt and Syria" has raised large interest among south and north Mediterranean research institutions. Today the conservation of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries sites and objects is on the international and regional agenda. On the one hand, the UNESCO has added in 1998 to the list of the world heritage at risk cityscapes and archicture produced by various colonial powers throughout the world. On the other, the protection of late 19th and early 20th centurys urban tissues and architecture became a part of the policies of heritage conservation in south and eastern Mediterranean countries during the last decade of the past century. Time is not ask why we must protect this heritage but how to enhance the efforts undertaken to this purpose by emphasising a sustainable conservation management system. This seminar has the following objectives:(i) Present, debate and disseminate the results of pheromones EC program in particular the new system of managing the conservation of the late 19th and early 20th centuries object and sites devised in Cairo (Egypt) and Aleppo (Syria), to a wide range of researchers, decision makers, NGO's and investors.(ii) Enrich our knowledge on this issue through the experience of other Mediterranean countries not involved in EC program(iii) Set up the bases of a scientific network on the "shared Mediterranean heritage" : to strengthen and enlarge the cooperation among academics, professional and decision makers in the region; to exchange and adapt the conservation management tools and to a sustainable heritage conservation process. Holding the seminar and publishing the proceedings that will be submitted should fulfil these objectives.' Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations Keywords Architectural and urban heritage conversation management technologies of restoration urban integration Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-B - Mediterranean Partner Countries Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-MPC/SSA-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT EU contribution No data Address Rue La Fayette 213 PARIS France See on map Total cost No data