EuropeanCommission - DG XII

ConcertedAction  ERB-IC18-CT98-0384

2^ndAnnual Meeting and 1^stWorkshop

Barcelona - Cervera, 17-18 December, 2000

Minutes

As proposed in the conclusions of the Kick-off meeting held in Tunis, September 17-20, 1998, the 2^nd Meeting and the 1^st Workshop should have been organized in Cairo in September 1999, together with the UNESCO Training Course. However, UNESCO postponed the Training Course to spring 2000. Therefore, and mainly of financial reasons (excessive prices of flight tickets to Cairo), both meetings were moved to Barcelona.

The offer of the local authorities of Cervera, precisely the most illustrious major Sr. Salvador Bordes Balcellas, to give to ours disposal the facilities of the Ancient University of Cervera, enabled us to organize the second day of the meeting in this town. This was also the occasion to get acquainted the participants with the cultural heritage of Cervera and to perform the first steps for the presentation of an Investigation Project within the V Framework Program of DG-XII.

There was established that all three Prospective studies (PS1 in Tunisia, PS2 in Egypt and PS3 in Morocco) that were launched during the Kick-off meeting are in course. The working groups of each PS made several field trips, which were used for prospection of chosen monuments, measurements and sampling. The first half of the amount of money dedicated to each PS was sent to involved investigation groups according to their internal agreements. The financial reports for the first year should be sent to Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona as soon as possible in order to enable the UAB administration to send the common financial report to Brussels. It is the condition for obtaining the next part of money from the European Commission.

The participants were informed that the UNESCO Training Course will be organized inCairo most probably by the end of April 2000. The final agreement on the place and time for organization of the 3^rd Annual Meeting and the 2^rdWorkshop was not brought, although it is very realistic to be organized during the second half of January or in February 2001.

In order to equilibrate the reports of the participants the coordinator of the Concerted Action proposes that the actions during first day of the next meeting should be organized by discussion within particular groups forming each Prospective Study. However, the plenary session will be organized the second day and it will be dedicated to reports on each Prospective Study.

AGENDA

Friday,17.12.1999 (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona)

1^st session (chairperson: Hany Helal)

      9:15             Welcome address (J.L.Briansó)
      9:20-  9.30   Summary of the activities in the 1^st year  (B.Obelic)
      9:30-10:15   Discussion on the problems realized in Prospective Studies
    10:15-10:45   Coffee Break

2^nd session (chairperson: M^a O.Figueiredo)

    10:45-11:15   Future planning of Prospective Studies
    11:15-11:45   UNESCO Training Course, 3^rd Annual Meeting, 2^nd Workshop
    11:45-12:00   V Framework Programme of EC (J.L.Briansó)
    12:00-12:30   General discussion
    12:45-14:30   Lunch

3^rd session (chairperson: S.Khosrof)

    14:45-15:45   Prospective Study in Egypt (B.Fitzner, T.Abdallah)
    15:45             Free time

Saturday,18.12.1999 (Cervera Ancient University)

      8:30            Departure by bus fromUAB
    10:00            Reception in Cervera Town Hall
    11:00-11:30  Leaving to the University

4^th session (chairperson: B.Fitzner)

    11:30-12:30  Prospective Study in Tunisia (A.Alvarez, S.Khosrof)
12:30-13:30  Prospective Study in Morocco (E.Borelli, M.Bouabdelli)
13:30-15:30  Lunch / Concert
    15:30-16:30  Visit to the Ancient University

5^th session (chairperson: A.Alvarez Pérez)

    16:30-17:00  Speech of Cervera Authorities
    17:00-17:30  Presentation of the University of Cervera (M.T.Salat)
17:30-18:00  Project of investigation of the University (F.Torrens)
18:00-18:30  Cultural Heritage (E.Borrelli, H.Helal, J.L.Briansó)
18:30-19:00  Round table and closing session
    19:00            Refreshments
    20:00            Leaving to Barcelona

Participants

TahaMohammed Abdallah(Egypt) AureliAlvarez Pérez (Spain) PauArroyo Casals (Spain) ErnestoBorelli(ICCROM, Italy) MohammedBouabdelli (Morocco) JoséLuis Briansó Penalva (Spain) JordiCerrada Jubert (Spain) XavierClop García (Spain) MercéCorbella Cordomí (Spain) AngelaDanil de Namor (UnitedKingdom) RitaEstrada Aliberas (Spain) MariaOndina Figueiredo (Portugal) BerndFitzner (Germany) JosepGirbal Lladó (Spain) MarilenaGrAcia SuNé (Spain)

NúriaGuasch Ferré (Spain) FadilaGueddari-Darragi (Tunisia) KurtHeinrichs(Germany) HanyHelal(Egypt) SlimKhosrof(Tunisia) LorenzoLazzarini(Italy) BogomilObelic(Croatia) JuanCarlos Ortiz Chacón (Spain) JacquesRosier(France) BoumedieneTanouti (Morocco) FrancescTorrens Gaya (Spain) JoaoPedro Veiga (Portugal) LluísVilaseca Oller (Spain) KarimaZoghlami (Tunisia)