Last month, a team of six staff from the Civic Initiative (a business group of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute) were in Islamabad. They held a three-day follow-up conference for alumni from recent cohorts of the Study of the U.S. Institutes Comparative Public Policymaking program that has been held annually by the Civic Initiative since 2010. The SUSI program is funded by the US Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs Office.
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Cultural Heritage Training Workshop in USA
July 15-August 15, 2012
One of the most important areas in which AIPS can assist Pakistani universities and museums is to help develop local capacity in cultural heritage management and preservation and facilitate linkages with scholars in India. In 2007 in collaboration with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Professor Kenoyer (AIPS President at the time) helped organize and lead a one-month workshop for 10 individuals, four of who were from Pakistan, four from India and two from Sri Lanka. Most of these individuals have now been hired in major positions in their respective countries and have contributed significantly to their respective fields.
This program brought 8 Pakistani and 5 Indian archaeologists and museum specialists to the US for a month long workshop on cultural heritage issues that took place in Washington DC at the American Museum of Natural History and other Smithsonian museums. The group then traveled to Madison Wisconsin for additional workshops and site visits. The program was led by Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer as workshop director, and a staff escort Nihad Shabbar,
A post-workshop follow-up will include visits by the program director to the Ministries and major institutions to present the results of the workshop back in Pakistan and in India in December 2012 (Pakistan) and January 2013 (India).
Please see the full report for a list of activities and visits, as well as a shorter version.
