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ICOMOS National Committee Membership
Each National Committee is made up of its
individual and institutional members, sustaining and honorary members. All the members must be qualified in the field of conservation,
practicing the profession of architect, archaeologist, town planner, engineer, administrator of heritage, art historian or
archivist. Individual membership may be granted in exceptional cases to other individuals interested in supporting the aims
and objectives of ICOMOS. ICOMOS has over 7000 members in over 110 countries. Professionals of conservation can participate
in ICOMOS’ action through their National Committee and carry out its programs on a national level.
There
are four categories of membership in ICOMOS National Committees.
Individual membership is open
to any individual actively engaged in the conservation of monuments, groups of buildings or sites:
- as a member of the
scientific, technical or administrative staff of a national, regional or local monuments, fine arts or antiquities service;
- as a decision-maker or as specialist engaged in the conservation, restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement of monuments,
groups of buildings and sites.
This definition may include architects, town planners, historians, archaeologists,
ethnologists or archivists, and in certain cases other individuals interested in supporting the aims and objective of ICOMOS.
Institutional membership is open to any institution
- concerned with the conservation, protection,
restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement or animation of historic monuments, groups of buildings and sites,
- including
those which own or are responsible for historic monuments, groups of buildings and sites,
- and those which devote all
or a part of their efforts to such activities.
Sustaining membership is open to any individual
or institution which would like to support the aims and activities of ICOMOS or which would like to contribute to international
co-operation in the field of conservation of the cultural heritage.
Honorary membership of ICOMOS
is conferred solely by the ICOMOS General Assembly in response to a proposal from an ICOMOS National Committee, upon individuals
who have rendered outstanding services in the field.
All ICOMOS members in a country shall be formed into that
country's ICOMOS National Committee. Once a national committee is formed, all applications to the ICOMOS Secretariat for ICOMOS
membership are forwarded to the ICOMOS national committee.
All National Committee members have the right to attend
and to participate in the ICOMOS General Assembly which is held every three years. However, each National Committee, has only
18 votes at the General Assembly.
Sustaining members and honorary members have the right to participate to the
ICOMOS General Assembly, without the right to vote.
As of 1st January 2005 ICOMOS had close to 7600 members in
over 106 countries.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER?
Professionals interested in working in the field of cultural heritage can make a membership request to ICOMOS
by the intermediary of their National Committee.
If there is no National Committee in a country,
the membership requests have to be addressed to the ICOMOS International Secretariat for approval by the ICOMOS Executive
Committee. The ICOMOS members belonging to countries where there is no National Committee have the same rights than the members
of National Committees, except the right to vote at the General Assembly.
All the ICOMOS members of a country
make up the National Committee of the country. Once a National Committee is created, all the membership requests to the International
Secretariat are forwarded to the National Committee.
THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS
Membership Benefits
- participation in an international professional network (expert meetings,
professional workshops, scientific exchange, training programmes)
- possibility of participating to the triennial ICOMOS
General Assembly
- possibility of participating to National and International Scientific activities
- access to
information on national conferences and seminars
- free subscription to ICOMOS newsletter
- discounts on selected
publications
- free or reduced admission to many heritage sites and museums world-wide
- priority access to the
services of the International Secretariat and to the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre
The principles and the
obligations that the individual members of ICOMOS must respect are stated in the Ethical Commitment Statement.
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