In the 15 years since the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme was established much has been achieved. The third international conference of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme took place between Tuesday 19 February and Friday 22 February 2008. The Conference was preceded by a meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region (MOWCAP) on 17-18 February and was held in association with a symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Australian National University on Monday 18 February.

Six plenary sessions, four working sessions, a choice between five workshops and forty-one speakers from more than thirty countries discussed the key topics that affect the Programme. Over four days, nearly one hundred and seventy delegates had a choice of three tours, four receptions at Canberra's cultural institutions and a celebratory conference dinner at Old Parliament House.

The Memory of the World Conference Committee is proud to be associated with the following organisations.

Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Studies

Australian National Commission for UNESCO

Australian National University

Bungendore Wood Works Gallery

Canberra Convention Bureau

Cancer Council ACT

International Council for Traditional Music

Migration Heritage Centre News South Wales. The Migration Heritage Centre at the Powerhouse Museum is a New South Wales Government initiative supported by the Community Relations Commission.

National Archives of Australia

National Film & Sound Archive

National Library of Australia

National Museum of Australia

Old Parliament House

UNESCO Memory of the World Programme

University of Western Australia

10 March 2008. Most papers from UNESCO Third International Memory of the World now available. View the papers to date ...

9 March 2008. Draft Proclamation and Recommendations from UNESCO Third International Memory of the World Conference published. View the Proclamation and Recommendations ...

4 March 2008. List of delegates attending the UNESCO Third International Memory of the World Conference available to view on this website. View the list of delegates ...

21 February 2008. UNESCO International Memory of the World Conference urges more funding to save endangered documentary heritage. View the Media Release...

20 February 2008. UNESCO announces eleven new inscriptions on the Australian Memory of the World Register. View the Media Release...

14 February 2008. Paper by Associate Professor Eric Babar Zerrudo, The Cultural Mapping Project of the Heritage City of Vigan: towards building a framework for heritage conservation and sustainable development added to website. View the papers submitted by speakers...

14 February 2008. Conference Handbook added to website. View the Handbook...

12 February 2008. Papers from the following speakers are now accessible from the papers by author page of this website: Dr Alex Byrne, Mr Erling Dahl jr, Mr Ken Hall, Mme Nada Itani, Professor Lothar Jordan, Ms Christine Law and Mr Mick Newnham, Professor William Logan, Ms Marsali Mackinnon, Professor Allan Marett, Mr Li Minghua, Ms Ellen Ndeshi Namhila, Mr Jonas Palm, Dr Dietrich Schüller, Dr Dietrich Schüller, Ms Maggie Shapley, Ms Joie Springer, Mr Setareki Tale, Emeritus Professor Ken Taylor, Dr Wim van Vanten, Ms Elizabeth F Watson.

7 February 2008. 150th person registers for Communities and memories Go to the late registration page...

4 February 2008. The Australian National University, the Migration Heritage Centre New South Wales and the University of Western Australia agree to provide financial resources to support the conference. The organising committee is proud to be associated with these organisations and thanks them for their support. Go to sponsorship page...

1 February 2008. Registration for Communities and memories closes today with over 135 persons registered to attend the event. Go to the late registration page...

23 January 2008. Ten more speakers' papers added to the conference website. View the papers added to date.

23 January 2008. Maggie Shapley, University Archivist, Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, joins session CW4 (Thursday 21 Feb.) to discuss Sustaining the Programme Go to the program for Thursday...