MORAVIAN HERITAGE NETWORK
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Arranged by

Sponsors:

F.L. Smidth Inc., USA is a general sponsor of the Moravian Heritage Network

Conference sponsors: :

Pallrand Foundation, Moravian College, Lehigh Cement Company and B. Braun Medical Inc.

Time and place

November 6-10, 2004

Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , USA

Conference Theme

Moravian Heritage: World Heritage Designation as an asset to social and economic development of communities

Conference Hotel

Radisson Hotel Bethlehem located in the heart of the historic Moravian district

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Saturday, November 6

3:00 - 6:00

Registration - Radisson Hotel Bethlehem

5:00 - 7:00

Welcome Reception - Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts

Sunday, November 7

10:00 - 6:00

Registration - Radisson Hotel Bethlehem

11:00

Church Service - Central Moravian Church

12:00 - 1:30

Luncheon - Christian Education Building of Central Moravian Church hosted by the Moravian Women

12:00 - 4:00

Free Museum Day for the community in honor of the Moravian Heritage Network Conference with tours of the historic building and sites of Bethlehem

Visit to the Moravian Archives

4:30

Light refreshments at the Moravian Museum

5:00 - 6:00

Concert - 18th century Moravian music in the Saal of the Gemeinhaus

6:00

Dinner - on own at local restaurants

Monday, November 8

8:00 - 10:00

Registration - Radisson Hotel Bethlehem

9:00 - 10:00

Continental Breakfast

10:00 - 12:30

Plenary Session

Welcome

John Callahan, Mayor, City of Bethlehem

Rev. Dr. Douglas Caldwell, Senior Pastor, Central Moravian Church

Opening of the Conference

Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, High Protector of the Christiansfeld Initiative - Moravian Heritage Network

Introductions and Greetings

Charlene Donchez Mowers, Executive Director, Historic Bethlehem Partnership

Ambassadors, Government and Church Officials

Overview of the Moravian Heritage Network

Joergen From, Mayor, Christiansfeld Denmark , Secretariat of the Network

National Perspective – Cities of the USA on the World Heritage List

Brenda Barrett, National Coordinator of Heritage Areas, National Park Service

Formal requirements to World Heritage Listing – serial nominations

Flora van Regteren Altena, UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Collaboration of communities and business – corporate social and cultural responsibility

Christian Jepsen, President and CEO, F.L. Smidth, Inc.

12:30 Break

1:00 – 2:30

Lunch – Radisson Hotel Bethlehem

2:30 – 5:00

Working session

Preparing the World Heritage nomination file

Prof. Herb Stovel, Carleton University , Canada , fmr. Secretary General of ICOMOS; fmr. Director, Heritage settlements unit, ICCROM

International perspective of the Moravian Settlements in the context of World Heritage and other priorities of the state

Hannetjie Du Preez, Chief Director of Culture, Government of Western Cape , South Africa

Collaboration of Municipality and Moravian congregation in the quest for World Heritage Status

Willem T. Bos, Property Manager, Moravian Congregation of Zeist, Netherlands, Chairman of Moravian Heritage Working group at the European Province of the Moravian Church

Tools for managing Moravian Heritage around the world

Hans-Christian Vejby, ICOMOS National Committee , Denmark

Introduction of the First ideas and structure for the Draft Conference Document

Paulius Kulikauskas, Secretariat, Moravian Heritage Network

5:00

Break

6:00 - 7:30

Reception - Moravian College , Peter Hall

Music - Bethlehem Area Moravian Trombone Choir from the Green of Central Moravian Church

7:30

Festive Dinner - Radisson Hotel Bethlehem

(Sponsored by F.L. Smidth)

Tuesday, November 9

9:00 - 10:00

Working Session

The importance of Moravian documents in preserving the historical knowledge of our communities

Dr. Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives of Bethlehem

Moral Values and Architecture - Research of Moravian heritage

Rev. Joergen Boeytler, Pastor, Moravian Church of Christianfeld, Member of Moravian Heritage Working group at the European Province of the Moravian Church

10:00

Break

10:30 - 12:00

Reports from Moravian Towns Worldwide

Bethlehem , PA , USA

Gnadau , DE

Zeist , NL

South Africa

United Kingdom

Sarepta , Russia

Canadian settlements

Christiansfeld, DK

12:00 - 1:00

Special Sessions:

Mayor's Forum

Congregational Forum

1:00 - 2:30

Lunch - American Picnic

2:30 - 3:30

Final Working Session

Adoption of Conference Documents

3:30 - 6:00

Break

6:00

Reception - Weyhill Guest House, Saucon Valley Country Club

Wednesday, November 10

8:30 - 2:30

Tours :

Visit to Burnside Plantation, 1748-1848 Moravian farm, located in Bethlehem

Visit to Nazareth (10 miles north of Bethlehem ), a Moravian community founded in 1740 (hosted by the Moravian Historical Society)

Visit to St. Luke's Hospital Museum , South Bethlehem, and Bethlehem Steel Site

2:30 - 3:30

Closing Session

Continue efforts toward World Heritage status

Encourage collaboration among Moravian archives

Create a joint web data base of Moravian towns (buildings, landscapes, maps)

Conduct and share research about Moravian buildings and material culture

Thursday, November 11

Post-conference trip to North Carolina to visit Old Salem, Bethabara and Bethania for interested attendees (approximately two hour flight by plane)