Members of the USCBS Board of Directors are in Athens this week attending the Blue Shield International General Assembly, “Blue Shield 30! The Past, Present, and Future of Cultural Property Protection.”
We are thrilled to announce that two members of the USCBS Board will now sit on the Blue Shield Board: Emilie Leumas and, as ICOMOS representative, James Reap.
Congratulations to all members of the new Blue Shield Board!
Alberto Garlandini
Founding Four Representatives:
Marianne Deraze (International Council on Archives (ICA))
Medea Ekner (International Council of Museums (ICOM))
James Reap (International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS))
Sharon Memis (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA))
Incoming Board Members:
Samuel Franco Arce (Blue Shield Guatemala)
Constance Domenech de Celles (Blue Shield Germany)
Emilie Leumas (USCBS)
Helene Rånlund (Blue Shield Sweden)
Top photo: Incoming and outgoing members of the Blue Shield International Board: (left to right) Ömer Dabanlı (outgoing Board); Marianne Deraze (ICA); Klaus Weschenfelder (outgoing Board); Helene Rånlund (incoming Board); Alberto Garlandini (incoming President); Peter Stone (outgoing President); Medea Ekner (ICOM); James Reap (ICOMOS); Anna Puhr (outgoing Board); Sharon Memis (IFLA); and Samuel Franco Arce (incoming Board). Photo courtesy of Blue Shield International.
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