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40-517: International Council may refer to: Religion [ edit ] International Bahá'í Council , an administrative institution of the Bahá'í Faith International Council of Christians and Jews , an umbrella organization of 38 national groups in 32 countries worldwide engaged in the Christian-Jewish dialogue International Council of Community Churches ,

80-737: A Christian denomination of ecumenically co-operating mainline Protestants and Independent Catholics based in Frankfort, Illinois International council of the United Methodist Church in Germany , a pilot project approved by the United Methodist General Conference in 1988 International Council of Unitarians and Universalists , a world council bringing together Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas ,

120-740: A consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims , an independent, international health professional organisation that promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide International Risk Governance Council , an independent foundation which aims to support governments, business and other organizations and to foster public confidence in risk governance and in related decision-making International Spiritist Council , an organization founded on November 28, 1992 International Tin Council , an organisation which acted on behalf of

160-427: A multistakeholder group dedicated to developing and communicating information on nano risks International Council for Science , an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science International Council of Societies of Industrial Design , a global organisation that promotes better design around the world International Council on Systems Engineering ,

200-677: A ninth member. The members of the International Baháʼí Council, the dates of their appointment, their offices on the IBC and those that were Hands of the Cause were: Between 1951 and 1957 Shoghi Effendi directed the members and used the Council to create an image of an international body handling the Baháʼí affairs in Haifa. According to Shoghi Effendi, the Council's responsibilities were to: In Messages to

240-495: A non-governmental organization International Code Council , a United States-based non-governmental organization which allows U.S. jurisdictions and other stakeholders to collaborate in the creation of model building codes and other building safety related standards International Dance Council , an umbrella organization for all forms of dance in the world International Music Council , UNESCO's advisory body on matters of music International Press Telecommunications Council ,

280-425: A non-profit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of systems engineering International Social Science Council , an international organisation that aims to promote the social and behavioural sciences Sports [ edit ] International Australian Football Council , a body established in 1995 to govern the sport of Australian rules football internationally International Cricket Council ,

320-527: A practicing landscape architect, architect, archaeologist, anthropologist, town planner, engineer, administrator of heritage, historian, art historian, palaeontologist or archivist . ICOMOS is a partner and founding member of the Blue Shield , which works to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by war and natural disasters. ICOMOS is composed of its national committees (NCs), to which individuals and institutions apply for membership. In addition to

360-484: A professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world International Council of Museums , an international organization of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage International Council of Nurses , a federation of more than 120 national nurses associations International Council of Women ,

400-592: A worldwide network of universities inspired by the thought of Santo Tomás de Aquino International Lutheran Council , a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations Science [ edit ] International Council for the Exploration of the Sea , a modern intergovernmental organisation that promotes marine research in the North Atlantic International Council on Nanotechnology ,

440-525: A year, is a thematic journal ; The regular publications of the French Section of ICOMOS are: Le Bulletin d’information d’Icomos France ; Les Cahiers de la Section Française de l’ICOMOS  ; Les Dossiers techniques  ; Les Mémentos techniques  ; les Bulletins (dossiers des colloques); Les Enquêtes de la section française . In the tradition of the Athens and Venice Charters, ICOMOS has, in

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480-652: Is a January 9, 1951 telex to the Baháʼí world from Shoghi Effendi announcing the Council: In this telex Shoghi Effendi described the significance of the International Baháʼí Council: Shoghi Effendi also laid out several steps for the IBC's evolvement into the Universal House of Justice: The appointed council represented the first international Baháʼí body. Mason Remey was appointed president of

520-603: Is the executive body of ICOMOS. The advisory committee is composed of the chairpersons of the national committees, the chairpersons of the international scientific committees and the president of ICOMOS as an ex officio member. The advisory committee was given the task to advise and make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Executive Committee on matters which concern policy and programme priorities. National committees are subsidiary organizations created in

560-806: The 17th ICOMOS General Assembly held in Paris in November 2011, the list of charters is as follows: In addition to the above there is a list of seventeen other doctrinal texts, resolutions and declarations, including the Nara Document on Authenticity. In November 1994, at the Nara Conference on Authenticity, ICOMOS published the Nara Document on Authenticity , which addresses the need for a broader understanding of cultural diversity and cultural heritage in conservation efforts involving cultural heritage sites. Many of

600-604: The Baháʼí World – 1950–1957 , Shoghi Effendi described the Baháʼí Court as an “essential prelude to the institution of the Universal House of Justice” ( p. 13 ) and that the IBC “must pave the way for the formation of the Baháʼí Court.” ( p. 149 ) It was also cited as one of Shoghi Effendi's goals for the Ten Year Crusade . The Court was to come about as a result of its recognition as a legal non-Jewish religious court inside of

640-656: The Council of Europe International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation , a politically independent advisory body internationally active on a non-profit basis International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP) , a project supported by the Knesset, the World Jewish Congress, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Forum International Council on Monuments and Sites ,

680-436: The General Assembly into the Executive Committee and five further members are co-opted into the executive board in order to represent regions of the world or areas of expertise that were not part of the executive committee following the elections. Ex officio members of the executive committee are the president of the advisory committee and the previous presidents of ICOMOS, who attend in advisory capacity. The executive committee

720-559: The Hands announced to the Baháʼí world that the International Baháʼí Council would go from an appointed body to an elected body. They said: "We wish to assure the believers that every effort will be made to establish a Baháʼí Court in the Holy Land prior to the date set for this election. We should however bear in mind that the Guardian himself clearly indicated this goal, due to the strong trend towards

760-487: The Hands of the Cause. The members of the elected Council were: The elected IBC was under the direction and supervision of the Hands of the Cause of God. The Council's responsibilities included two of the original functions assigned by Shoghi Effendi: In addition to these, the Hands instructed the Council to assist them with: The election of the Universal House of Justice took place on Ridvan 1963. With this election,

800-525: The International Baháʼí Council ceased to exist although five male members of the Council were elected. International Council on Monuments and Sites The International Council on Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS ; French: Conseil international des monuments et des sites ) is a professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world. Now headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont , France, ICOMOS

840-544: The International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, better known as Venice Charter ; the second, put forward by UNESCO , created ICOMOS to carry out this charter. ICOMOS currently has over 10,100 individual members in 153 countries, 110 national committees, and 28 international scientific committees. With rare exceptions, each member must be qualified in the field of conservation and

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880-707: The Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). As the professional and scientific adviser to the committee on all aspects of the cultural heritage, ICOMOS is responsible for the evaluation of all nominations of cultural properties made to the World Heritage List with the criteria laid down by the World Heritage Committee . In addition to the basic criterion of “outstanding universal value,” ICOMOS evaluates nominations for aspects related to authenticity, management, and conservation as specified in

920-613: The World Heritage Committee at its annual meetings. ICOMOS is also involved, through its International Secretariat and its national and scientific committees, in the preparation of reports on the state of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. It advises the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on requests for technical assistance received from states that are party to (i.e. have ratified)

960-480: The World Heritage Convention. The evaluation of nominations involves consultation between the wide-ranging expertise represented by the organization’s membership and its national and scientific committees. Members are also sent on expert missions to carry out on-site evaluations of nominated properties. This extensive consultation results in the preparation of detailed recommendations that are submitted to

1000-433: The World Heritage Convention. ICOMOS maintains a full archive of nominations and reports at the documentation centre at its Paris headquarters. The Gazzola Prize was established in 1979 in memory of Piero Gazzola, one of the greatest defenders of the conservation and restoration of historic monuments and sites, and a founder of ICOMOS. The prize is awarded every three years at the General Assembly of ICOMOS to an individual or

1040-597: The council in March 1951 (prior to his appointment as a Hands of the Cause , which came in December 1951). A further announcement in March 1952 appointed several more officers to the Council and Rúhíyyih Khánum as the liaison between the Council and the Guardian. In March 1951 Shoghi Effendi began appointing the membership of the IBC [1] . During its first year, eight men and women were appointed. In 1952 two members had left due to reasons of health. In 1955 Shoghi Effendi appointed

1080-540: The countries which are members of UNESCO. They bring together individual and institutional members and offer them a framework for discussion and an exchange of information. Each national committee adopts its own rules of procedure and elaborates its own program according to the goals and aims of ICOMOS. In 2021, ICOMOS has 107 national committees. ICOMOS website includes a list regularly updated. International scientific committees (ISCs) are entities focus on specialised areas of heritage conservation and are made up of members of

1120-630: The drafting of a charter, the implementation of concrete activities (working sessions, workshops). There are currently 6 working groups, the list of which can be found on the ICOMOS website, in which experts reflect on a wide variety of subjects related to heritage conservation: indigenous heritage, sustainable development, Syria/Iraq, climate change and emerging professionals. Located at ICOMOS headquarters in Paris, it collects, analyses and disseminates information on all methods of heritage conservation, notably through its bibliographic database (14,000 references on

1160-407: The international governing body of cricket Other [ edit ] International Council Correspondence , a council communist journal International Council of Cruise Lines , a non-profit trade association which represents the interests of 16 passenger cruise lines International Council on Educational Credential Evaluation , an international NGO closely affiliated both with UNESCO and

1200-650: The national committees of ICOMOS have adopted their own charters which set standards for heritage conservation practice at national level. In 1972, ICOMOS was named by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention as one of the three formal advisory bodies to the World Heritage Committee, along with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Centre for the Study of

1240-422: The national committees, ICOMOS has a series of international scientific committees (ISCs), in which experts in a certain field of activity within the context of heritage conservation exchange views and debate. The organization is headed by a president, five vice-presidents, a secretary-general and a treasurer all directly elected by the general assembly of the organization. 12 additional members are also elected by

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1280-662: The organisation drawn from those specialist areas. The scientific programmes of the organisation are coordinated by the "scientific council" made up of the presidents of the ISCs. Nowadays, ICOMOS has 28 ISCs. A list regularly updated is available on ICOMOS website. ICOMOS conducts a process of reflection on doctrine and good practice on current issues involving the conservation of cultural heritage. To this end, it sets up working groups made up of ICOMOS members who are heritage professionals: architects, archaeologists, professors and researchers, curators and scientists. The aim of these groups can be

1320-511: The principal tin producers in Cornwall and Malaysia to buy up surplus tin stocks to maintain the price at a steady level International Wheat Council , an international organization established on March 23, 1949 at the initiative of the U.S. government for the purpose of egalitarian distribution of wheat to countries in a state of emergency Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

1360-540: The secularization of Religious Courts in this part of the world, might not be achieved." ( Ministry of the Custodians , p. 169 ) The IBC's recognition as a Baháʼí court was never achieved. In 1960 one of the members of the IBC, Charles Mason Remey , was declared as a Covenant-breaker by the Hands for claiming to be the Guardian and was expelled from the Baháʼí Faith. The election for the new International Baháʼí Council

1400-535: The state of Israel and was to be composed of the appointed members from the IBC.( p. 152 ) Despite his efforts, the Court had not yet come into existence at the time of Shoghi Effendi's death in 1957. From this point forward the IBC operated under the direction of the Custodial Hands of the Cause and they agreed to carry out Shoghi Effendi's plans for its evolvement.( Ministry of the Custodians , p. 37 ) In November 1959

1440-515: The title International Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Council&oldid=1137461152 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages International Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD Council The following

1480-553: The world's architectural heritage) and a large photo library containing more than 8,000 photographs. It is open for consultation to researchers, whether or not they are members of ICOMOS. The regular publications of ICOMOS International are: ICOMOS News, a newsletter for members, which provides an update on the activities of the association (quarterly in French, English and Spanish); the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, published twice

1520-434: The years since its formation, developed and adopted a number of other charters and doctrinal texts which provide guidance to heritage conservation professionals in their work. Most such documents are created by the international committees of the organisation and thereafter adopted by the triennial General Assembly. The texts each address a specific area of professional practice in the heritage conservation professions. Following

1560-851: Was founded in 1965 in Warsaw as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964 and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites . The idea behind ICOMOS dates to the Athens Conference on the restoration of historic buildings in 1931, organized by the International Museums Office . The Athens Charter of 1931 introduced the concept of international heritage. In 1964, the Second Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings, meeting in Venice , adopted 13 resolutions. The first created

1600-522: Was scheduled for Ridvan 1961. The Hands of the Cause declared themselves ineligible for election and requested the Baháʼís not vote for them since the appointed institutions of the Baháʼí Faith were different in both nature and function from the elected administrative bodies. The election was concluded via postal ballot by all members of National Spiritual Assemblies and regional spiritual assemblies of 1960–61. All adult Baháʼís were eligible for election except for

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