How to become member

How to become a member?

EXPERT and VOTING MEMBERS

Expert Members are defined as individuals with proven professional and / or scientific experience in the field of analysis and conservation in the field of IPBM.

Expert Members may be oriented to either practice (practitioners) or research (scientists), or both. It is recognized that a combination of practitioners and scientists is important and consistent with the aims of the committee.

Expert Members are required to fulfil one of the following conditions:

1. A minimum of ten years of experience in the field of IPBM conservation, and a minimum of ten case studies or practical experiences, involving the conservation of IPBM. The cases must have been analyzed by him/her or under his/her direct supervision and have demonstrated a depth of understanding and knowledge to be acknowledged by his/ her peers to be a leader in the field of IPBM conservation.

2. A minimum period of 10 years of experience in the following fields:
- Monumental IPBM, deterioration, conservation, and analysis,
- Monumental IPBM identification,
- Stone extraction, quarrying, production
- Archaeology related to IPBM, and
a minimum of ten relevant publications in the fields described above These publications must demonstrate a depth of understanding and expertise acknowledged by his/her peers.

3. Members showing education, training, knowledge, experience and skills in the field, but not complying with the profiles and requirements of Expert Members items and may also be considered. The Committee will carefully review each application / request for membership and applicant will only be accepted in well founded cases. The candidates must show a combination of merits relevant to the field. The Committee shall evaluate the potential contribution of the candidate to be important for its aims and activities.

4. Expert Members may be proposed by their National Committee, be self-nominated or directly invited by the Committee. Nomination may be accepted at any time. Membership will be accepted after the evaluation process described in section (4.4.).

5. Expert Members can be of unlimited number and the Committee strives to have representatives from all regions of the world. They have the right to participate to any aspects of the work of the committee.

6. Expert Members contribute to ISCS following activities (including exchange of information, participation to the meetings, sent an annual update on their own activities to the Bureau)

7. All expert Members have the right to vote on all matters before the Committee, excepting the election of members of the Bureau and on amending these statutes.

8. Voting for officers of the Committee is according to the principle of one vote per country, and only an expert member designated by a National Committee of ICOMOS may vote.
9. Only expert members can be proposed by the committee to ICOMOS World Heritage missions.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

10. Members of ICOMOS who wish to gain knowledge and build up an expertise through active volunteer work may apply to be associated members. The Committee will select associate members among the applicants who express interest in participating in committee activities. The ISCS committee will strive to incorporate associate members in its work.
11. Associate members are conditionally accepted for a period of three years, after which time their contribution to the committee will be evaluated according to the process described under 4.1.3. and 4.1.4. to assess their contribution to the committee. The associate member shall be:

- Extended for another three years with a maximum of three such triennial extensions, or
- Upgraded to expert member, or
- Rejected on the basis of no participation or unsatisfactory performance.

12. When appropriate, the committee may ask a national committee to designate one or more associate members to help building up expertise in the field of IPBM conservation in the respective countries.

HONORARY MEMBERS

Honorary Members may be proposed for election by Expert Members of the Committee. Honorary Members may participate in all activities of the Committee, except elections. Honorary Members may use the title of: “Honorary Member, ICOMOS ISCS Committee”.

Candidacy:

Please contact the general secretary (jean-marc.vallet@cicrp.fr ).