Session 4
The
Summary of Conference Outcomes and The Selection of a Short
List of Pilot Sites
presented
by Professor Daniele Pini, University of Ferrara, Italy
The majority of
the logistical session was devoted to allowing individuals
to suggest criteria for site selection and promote specific
sites. Recommended criteria for site selection included;
the selection of less politically contested sites ideally
located adjacent to communities interested in cross border
projects where the heritage site could be promoted as an
economic asset. It was further advised that in promoting
the grassroots understanding of our shared heritage PUSH
should address young people, students and schools. To do
this PUSH must meaningfully involve school systems and
administrations and possibly involve teachers in the
initial planning stages. Clearly, this type of grassroots
cross border work requires support from the community.
The three Project Managers closed the workshop with words
of gratitude to the workshop organizers and the many guests
who came from afar at their own expense to participate in
the PUSH project.
