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Latvia

NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD

Dr.arch., doctorate paper “Quality of the Architectural Environment of Riga Centre. 1995 – 2010”.

Juris Dambis graduated from the Faculty of Construction and Architecture of the Riga Polytechnical Institute. After acquiring the qualification of an architect, he started working in the field of cultural heritage. At the same time, he worked in private practice and acquired skills in construction craft. In 1989, he established the National Heritage Board (formerly State Inspection for Heritage Protection) of which he is still the head. Author of many cultural heritage conservation concepts and the person behind the idea of drafting national regulations, he participated in the drafting of various international documents. He is one of the co-founders of ICOMOS Latvia. Mr Dambis chaired the Cultural Heritage Committee of the Council of Europe and the National Council for Culture. Juris Dambis was leading the development of the concept for the conservation and development of Riga historical centre ‘Vision 2002/2020’.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
The first European Heritage Summit was organised in London from April 26 to 28, 2006 by Dr Simon Thurley, former Chief Executive of English Heritage. The mission of the summit was to bring together for the first time those responsible for Europe's cultural heritage, to create an opportunity to exchange experiences in heritage management and to initiate joint action. The first summit brought together 23 European countries, who agreed in the summit's final declaration to continue to meet annually in the form of a European Heritage Heads Forum. Each year, future host countries are chosen by mutual agreement at the annual meeting, so that the tradition can continue.

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