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Memory of the World Programme

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The Memory of the World Programme is a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is part of a strategy for preserving history. The programme focuses on archives and libraries.[1]

The UNESCO programme began in 1992. It promote the importance of historical documents.

International Advisory Committee

The program is administered by a body known as the International Advisory Committee (IAC). There are 14 members. Each is appointed by the UNESCO Director-General.

Memory of the World Register

There are 190+ documentthe World Register:

IAC Session Year Site Date IAC chairperson Number of nominations evaluated Number of inscriptions to the Register References
1st 1993 Pułtusk, Poland September 12–14 Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada)[2] none none [3]
2nd 1995 Paris, France May 3–5 Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada)[4] none none [3]
3rd 1997 Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 29–October 1 Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada) 69 38 [3][4]
Bureau Meeting 1998 London, United Kingdom September 4–5 Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada) none none [3]
4th 1999 Vienna, Austria June 10–12 Bendik Rugaas (Norway) 20 9 [2]
5th 2001 Cheongju, South Korea June 27–29 Bendik Rugaas (Norway) 42 21 [5]
6th 2003 Gdańsk, Poland August 28–30 Ekaterina U. Genieva (Russian Federation) 41 23 [6]
7th 2005 Lijiang, China June 13–18 Deanna Marcum (USA) 53 29 [7]
8th 2007 Pretoria, South Africa June 11–15 Alissandra Cummins (Barbados) 53 38 [8]
9th 2009 Bridgetown, Barbados July 27–31 Roslyn Russell (Australia) 55 35 [9][10]
10th 2011

Jikji Prize

The Jikji is the earliest known book printed with movable metal type in 1377.

The Jikji Prize was established with the South Korean government. The $30,000 prize and all costs associated with the prize are funded by South Korea.[11]

Recipients

References

  1. ↑ UNESCO Memory of the World Programme retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fourth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Fifth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Sixth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Seventh Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  8. ↑ "Eighth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  9. ↑ Joie Springer (2007-06-20). "Thirty-eight new inscriptions for Memory of the World Register". UNESCO Press. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  10. ↑ "2009 Nominations". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  11. ↑ UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize
  12. ↑ 2005 - The National Library of the Czech Republic; retrieved 2011-11-20.
  13. ↑ 2007 - Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences; retrieved 2011-11-20.
  14. ↑ 2009 - National Archives of Malaysia; retrieved 2011-11-20.
  15. ↑ 2011 - National Archives of Australia; retrieved 2011-11-20.

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