Fwd: World Monuments Fund lecture series at Jefferson Center, Mandalay, Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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Dear Colleagues,

The following mail from Mr. Jeff Allen Program (Director for the Shwe Kyaung Restoration Project), He invited all tourist guide to attend his Presenation of World Monuments Fund on 17.September which is held in Mandalay. If you are interested in this invitation, please contact him and give participants' name list.

Regards,
Dr. Nyein Nyein
Chairman
MTGA

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From: Jeff Allen <jal...@wmf.org>
Date: 7 September 2014 15:47
Subject: World Monuments Fund lecture series at Jefferson Center, Mandalay, Wednesday, September 17, 2014
To: "in...@myanmartouristguidesassociation.org" <in...@myanmartouristguidesassociation.org>, "mtga.inf...@gmail.com" <mtga.inf...@gmail.com>

With support of the Myanmar Ministry of Culture and Department of Archaeology, World Monuments Fund lecture series at Jefferson Center returns with Brian Ridout of Ridout Associates, a British scientist conducting a wood conservation assessment for the Shwe Kyaung restoration project.

 

Dr. Ridout specializes in the scientific assessment of timber decay, termites and other damp related problems in historic buildings. He has been involved in a wide range of projects including royal palaces, urban regeneration of large industrial buildings in major United Kingdom cities as well as international projects including: The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India and heritage buildings in Bahrain, Vietnam, Greece, Turkey and Morocco. Dr. Ridout will present Ridout Associates’ Shwe Kyaung activities in the context of their past and other ongoing work as part of the WMF Jefferson Center lecture series.

 

World Monuments Fund welcomes Myanmar tour guides to his presentation.

 

Please come early as seating is limited. Refreshments will be served after a short lecture and questions period.

 

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Time: 2:00PM-4:00PM

Venue:  Jefferson Center

Address: #53, Corner of 71^st & 26^th Streets

 

 

Jeff Allen
Program Director for the Shwe Kyaung Restoration Project

WORLD MONUMENTS FUND

www.wmf.org

 

M: ++95 (0)9 250690705 (Myanmar)

 

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