BRIEF NEWS

The 5th ICCN Thematic Workshop of Local Government Administrations and the 2nd ICCN International Youth Forum will be held in Gannat, France from September 22 - 24, 2011. Further details on the meeting will be forthcoming. Please contact the following address with concerns, questions or for additional information.

ICCN Secretariat : iccn2012@yahoo.com
Gannat Organizing Committee : culture@ville-gannat.fr

The ICCN Secretariat has developed a strategic plan to further promote the organization. The first step in the plan is to make sets of Thank-you Cards and Postcards to thank continuous supporters and noting diverse and fascinating intangible culture. Sets will be sent to all members of the ICCN by post.

Ms. Hee-kyung Choi, Secretary General, participated in a seminar hosted by the Tourism Management Research Organization at the University of Gwandong on 21st February. The theme of seminar was “Strategy of Gangneung, a City of Tourism, by Promoting Medical Tourism and Intangible Culture”. During the seminar Ms. Choi expressed the powerful potential intangible culture can have on local development and discussed related issues with community leaders.