There is a wealth of architectural heritage worldwide, from historic city centers and cultural landscapes to some of the largest archaeological sites in the world. Conserving such inheritance is a challenging task that requires sustained commitment, interdisciplinary effort, and international cooperation. The Ministry of Tourism will be attending this conference in order to join us in spreading the awareness for the preservation and conservation of our historical and architectural heritage.

IEREK seeks to address the complex challenge of conserving architectural heritage through this conference to increase the awareness of how citizens should value and save our heritage more effectively.

This conference is planned to be held on board; a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, Egypt. Overlooking the Nile River, these two cities include a considerable percentage of the world’s monuments, thereby offering a historic context to the conference.

This conference helps university researchers, professionals, and policy makers to get together to discuss the most pressing issues concerning the conservation of archaeological, architectural, and urban landscapes. More specifically, the main goal of the conference is to discuss multi-disciplinary research on complex Cultural Heritage sites, ranging from archaeological ruins to historical architecture and centers.

Scientific research will foster the attempt to improve the know-how in the field. Expected results include a better understanding of the problems facing architectural heritage, the development of policies favoring its conservation, the definition of practical guidelines and the organization of training and awareness activities.

1. 1. Incorporate Management Techniques And Decision Making In Historic Planning, Management And Development Of Historic Areas.
2. 2. Cultural And Religious Identities And Their Manifestation Of Heritage.
3. 3. Awareness Of Heritage Rehabilitation Projects.
4. 4. Innovative Adaptive Reuse And Rehabilitation Of Historic Areas.
5. 5. Heritage Planning Policy, Design Guidelines, And Community Development.
6. 6. Integrating Sensitive Additions And Adaptations To The Fabric Of Heritage Places Environment.
7. 7. Institutional Role And Modern Techniques In Conserving A Historic Environment.
8. 8. Legislative Tools And Policies For Cultural Heritage Protection.
9. 9. Best Practices In An Assessment, Designating And Managing World Heritage.
10. 10. Economics Of Conservation And Sustainable Environment.
11. 11. Promotion Of Heritage And Cultural Tourism.
12. 12. Cultural Heritage And Media.
13. 13. New Approaches And Concepts In Conservation Of Cultural Heritage In Historic Cities.
14. 14. Interior Design Solutions For Historic Buildings And Authenticity Of The Place.
15. 15. Egyptian Monuments Conservation.
16. 16. Resettlement Of Nubia And Rehabilitate Their Culture Identity.
17. 17. Conservation Of Tradition And Identity.
18. 18. Tourist And Archecology.
19. 19. Painting Restoration.
20. 20. Materials Techniques.

The Conference’s detailed program is now available on IEREK‘s website, with a detailed schedule as well for the workshops and the conference sessions. Please click on the following link to download the CAH exclusive program:

Download Full Program for CAH

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IEREK‬ will be hosting a “Folk Art Gallery ” by Professor “Aly Bayoume”,The Gallery will be within the ِِِActivities of The International Conference On: Conservation Of Architectural Heritage from 23 – 27 November,2015 On The Grand palm ‪NileCruise‬ From ‪Luxor‬ ‪to ‎Aswan‬.

Biography of Prof. “Aly Bayoume”:

• Born in Alexandria, Egypt
• B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering (1978)
• M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from Alexandria University.
• Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt.
• Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Architectural Engineering, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
• Member in the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Fine Artists Syndicate, Association of Egyptian Architects and International Architects Asscociation.

Attending conferences is very beneficial on the professional level Conferences are full of people promoting new ideas which will expand your knowledge and undoubtedly help your career.

Journal participants may be asked after the conference to submit an enhanced version of their research for possible publication at procidea journal and sciencedirect.com website.

Once an abstract is submitted, it will be sent to the reviewers committee to go through the revision process:

• Elementary Review:

Once an abstract has been submitted to our website, it is assigned for review by the reviewers using the abstract review sheet and validation of publication. This is based on four criteria:

· Accepted as is for publication (with minor editing changes).

· Conditionally accepted for publication (with revisions provided to authors).

· Rejected but encouraged for re-submission with major modifications.

· Rejected as inappropriate or unworthy of publication in this certain conference.

The criteria for accepting abstracts for the conference are as follows; a relevant topic of the conference should be proposed with clear writing, aims, and objectives of the study clearly presented as well as a sound literature and methodology of work.

• First Acceptance:

Authors will receive a notification message to know the feedback of the reviewers committee. If an author receives the acceptance of his or her abstract, he or she has to continue writing the full-length paper using the requested templates.

• Uploading Full-Length Paper:

Authors who are allowed to upload their full-length paper(s) should use the same account details to upload their full paper(s).

• Second Acceptance:

The final paper will proceed to the primary revision to be checked if it meets the conference proceedings standards. Once it gets accepted, the author will be informed to pay the fees so that it could be sent for the final revision by the scientific committee.

• Payment:

In this step, and to proceed paper(s) that passed to final revision process and to get the final approval, authors have to pay the requested fees. Otherwise, the final revision process will not be considered for their papers.

• Inspections and Final Approval of Full Papers:

The full papers that paid the requested fees will get finally inspected, either scientifically or linguistically. There will be a rigorous review process of full papers following the previous process according to the following criteria:

(1) Is the topic relevant to the conference?

(2) Is the writing and structure clear?

(3) Are graphics, photos, illustrations used where needed?

(4) Are the aims of the study clearly stated?

(5) Are the objectives of the study achieved?

(6) Is the literature review relevant and adequate?

(7) Has the author used appropriate methodology and explained them clearly?

(8) Has the author interpreted the findings correctly?

(9) Is the paper a significant contribution to the field?

These are the registration and revision procedures for publication that all authors should follow.

Download Instructions and Template Formats!

After you have recieved the acceptance of your abstract, please continue to write your full paper with the requested template (please download). To meet ELSEVIER’s instructions, make sure that your abstract in your full paper not exceed 100 words (extra words could be moved to the introdution).

Note: 

English will be the official language of the conference “Conservation of Architectural Heritage”.

Writing Templates: Authors are strongly encouraged to use the formatting style described below for submitting an abstract as this format is required for the full paper.

Download Instructions and Template Formats!

– Instructions

– Every research paper should have at least a main author who should pay the full fees, even if the main author is a Master’s or a PhD candidate. These fees include the attendance of only one author to the conference. (As shown in the table, row 1),

– In case there is a co-author who is either a student or professor and wants to attend the conference and participate in its activities, he or she has to pay the specified fees. (As shown in the table, row 2),

– In case students or interested audience want to attend the conference without presenting a paper, they pay the specified fees. (As shown in the table, row 3).

– IEREK is happy to invite students everywhere to register for and attend as an Audience in the Conservation of Architectural Heritage conference FOR FREE (accommodation fees are not included) only until the 31st of October, 2015. This is an opportunity to learn from and enjoy the conference through the process of learning new experiences, and knowledge.

This is your chance to not only get to see some of the world’s and Egypt’s most famous antiquities and archaeological sites, but also to meet respectable and famous academics in their fields. Kindly note that this offer does not include accommodation.

Register now for accommodation!

(25% discount only for Author fees has Expired!)

– A 25% discount for the author fees was granted to those who paid the paper fees before the 15^th of July, 2015, allowing them to pay only ($300) instead of ($400).

– Additionally, the online open access at sciencedirect.com had fixed fees that did not get the discount offer, even if the fees had been paid early.

(To benefit from a 15% discount only for Author fees, Please proceed the payment before the 15th of August, 2015!) – Expired!!

– A 15% discount for the author fees will be granted to those who pay the paper fees before the 15th of August, 2015 allowing the authors to pay for the authors fees ($340) instead of ($400).

– The online open access at sciencedirect.com has fixed fees that do not get the discount offer, even if they are paid early.

– Kindly Note, that once the payment deadline ends, you will have to pay $100 as late payment till the 31st of October, 2015. Once the deadline for the Late payment ends, all papers and audience attendance will be automatically cancelled for the ones who did not pay the required fees.

– CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS

– Delegates who cancel their registration due to special circumstances than 60 days before the start of the conference and do not have a paper published in the proceedings will receive a complete refund minus the list price of the conference book and a $100 administration charge. Fees remain payable in full for cancellations received within 60 days of the start of the conference.

– Please notice that we will endeavor to assist you in obtaining a visa but the responsibility is yours and the decision rests solely with the appropriate Embassy.

Special Discount For NON- Egyptians:

A 25% discount only for Author fees (The paper fees)- a hundred dollars ($100)- has Expired!:

–  Attempting to pay before the 15th of July, 2015 allowed authors to pay the authors fees ($300) instead of ($400).

– The online open access at sciencedirect.com had fixed fees that do not get the discount offer, even if they were paid early.

(To benefit from a 15% discount only for Author fees, Please proceed the payment before the 15th of August, 2015!)- EXPIRED

– A 15% discount for the author fees was granted to those who paid the paper fees before the 15th of August, 2015 allowing the authors to pay for the authors fees ($340) instead of ($400).

– The online open access at sciencedirect.com has fixed fees that do not get the discount offer, even if they were paid early.

Late Payment (after 21st of October, 2015)

$100 will be added to the author fees, the system will ask you to pay ($500) instead of ($400)

In addition

– ($150) for late payment for the online open access at sciencedirect.com instead of ($100).

Special Discount For Egyptians:

A 25% discount only for Author fees (The paper fees) – Three hundred seventy five Egyptian Pounds (L.E. 375) OFF- has Expired!

– Attempting to pay before the 15th of July, 2015 allowed authors to pay the author fees (L.E. 1125) instead of (L.E.1500).

– The online open access at sciencedirect.com had fixed fees that do not get the discount offer, even if they were paid early.

(To benefit from a 15% discount only for Author fees, Please proceed the payment before the 15th of August, 2015!)- EXPIRED

– A 15% discount for the author fees was granted to those who paid the paper fees before the 15th of August, 2015 allowing the authors to pay for the authors fees (L.E. 1,275) instead of (L.E. 1,500).

– The online open access at sciencedirect.com has fixed fees that do not get the discount offer, even if they were paid early.

Late Payment (after 21st of October)

L.E. 500 will be added to the author fees, the system will ask you to pay (L.E. 2000) instead of (1500)

In addition

– ($150) for late payment for the online open access at sciencedirect.com instead of ($100).

The conference venue starts from Luxor which is often called the world’s greatest open air museum, as indeed it is and much more. The number of the preserved monuments in the Luxor area is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. Actually, what most people know of Luxor that there is three different areas, the city of Luxor on the east side of the Nile, the town of Karnak just north of Luxor, and Thebes, which the ancient Egyptians called Waset, which is on the west side of the Nile across from Luxor.

Luxor, Luxor City, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

For participants who need Entry Visas, IEREK will issue a visa letter for applicants who are accepted to present at our conferences.

Please notice that we will endeavor to assist you in obtaining a visa but the responsibility is yours and the decision rests solely with the appropriate Embassy.

Luxor: the beginning of the conference, will take place 670 kilometers away from the city of Cairo, the conference will be on the Nile cruiser starting from the city of Luxor down to Aswan, which will take 5 days to get there.