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Iloilo hosts Heritage Conservation Summit 2014

Iloilo City will host the 2014 Heritage Conservation Summit focusing on the theme "Revitalizing Old Downtowns". With the city's thrust of reviving Calle Real through its pedestrianization efforts, the summit has chosen a perfect venue for the 3-day event to be held on Oct 24-26, 2014. 
The summit is organized mainly by the Heritage Conservation Society in cooperation with the City Government of Iloilo and the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation  Council (ICCHCC). The Heritage Conservation Society (HCS), a non-stock, non-profit organization advocating the protection and preservation of Philippine built heritage. Heading the 2013-2015 HCS Board of Trustees are Paulo G. Alcazaren, Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Richard T.S. Bautista, Silvana Ancellotti-Diaz, Martin C. Galan, Ivan Anthony S. Henares, Ivan Homer U. Man Dy, Liliane Rejante-Manahan, Manuel Maximo L.C. Noche, Ernesto F. Villavicencio and Fernando N. Zialcita. 
Ivan Henares, President of the Heritage Conservation Society (3rd from right) and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog (3rd from left) "seals the deal" with a handshake of the city's hosting of the Heritage Conservation Summit. Also present were Ivan Man Dy (2nd from right) of HCS Board of Trustees and Dr. Kristin Treñas (rightmost) of the ICCHCC.
Photo courtesy of Mayor Mabilog's Facebook Page
The summit will include lectures and workshops from key heritage personalities and advocates. Here's the  tentative program of events for the Heritage Conservation Summit 2014:
October 24, 2014
  • 9am – Heritage Tour of Iloilo Province (Optional/Booking Required)
  • 1-5pm – Adaptive Reuse Workshop for Iloilo Heritage Building Owners (Tentative)
  • 6pm – Welcome Dinner (By Invitation)
October 25, 2014
  • 8:30am – Registration
  • 9:00am – Welcome Remarks - Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Chairperson, Heritage Conservation Society
  • 9:10am – Opening Address - Ivan Anthony S. Henares, President, Heritage Conservation Society
  • 9:20am – Keynote Address - Hon. Jed Patrick E. Mabilog, City Mayor, Iloilo City
  • 9:40am – FAQs on RA No. 10066 - Atty. Karen Lucille M. Isberto, Head, NCCA NCMS
  • 10:00am – Coffee Break
  • 10:15am – Case Study: Escolta, Manila (Revitalization of Historic Business District)
  • 11:00am – Case Study: Calle Real, Iloilo City (Revitalization of Historic Business District) - Dr. Kristin G. Treñas, President, Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Council (ICCHCC)
  • 11:45am – Open Forum
  • 12:00pm – Lunch Break
  • 1:00pm – Case Study: Taal, Batangas (Revitalization of Old Historic Town) - Mr. Ernesto Villavicencio, President, Taal Active Alliance Legion
  • 1:45pm – Case Study: Angeles City, Pampanga (Removal of Street Wires in Historic Center)
  • 2:30pm – Coffee Break
  • 2:45pm – Creating Style Guides for Heritage Districts - Dr. Fernando Zialcita, Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila Univeristy 
  • 3:30pm – Round Table Discussion on Revitalizing Old Downtowns / Moderator - Archt. Manolo LC. Noche / Panel - Archt. Paulo Alcazaren, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog, ICCHCC President Dr. Kristin G. Treñas, Archt. Joy Martinez-Onozawa, etc.
  • 4:30pm – Mapping Iloilo: Geotagging and Promoting Pride of Place in the Digital Age
  • 5:00pm – Closing Message
October 26, 2014
  • 9am – Heritage Tour of Iloilo City (Optional/Booking Required)

For more information and to register, just email to info@heritage.org.ph and also check out the summit's event Facebook Page Heritage Conservation Summit 2014

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