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The Inter-City Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network (ICCN) established as a platform for the world-wide collaboration of mayors and local authorities for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage as a vital component of sustainable development. The initiative for the creation of the ICCN was started at the first International Round Table of Mayors, in Gangneung City, Republic of Korea in 2004. As the following action, the participants of the 2008 Round Table of Mayors unanimously agreed to the official founding of the ICCN in Egypt.

7th ICCN Wokrshop in Cachtice-Kopanice, Slovakia

Theme: "ICH Policies to Transmit a Community's Identity Between Generations."

2015 ICCN Declaration 2015

5th ICCN General Assembly/ ICCN International Women’s Forum in Esfahan, Iran

Theme: “Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Urbanization” 2nd ICCN WORLD INTANGIBLE CULTURAL FESTIVAL

2014 ICCN Isfahan Declaration 2014

6th Thematic Workshop/3rd ICCN International Youth Forum in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Theme: “Youth in safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage”

2013

4th ICCN General Assembly/ 3rd ICCN International Youth Forum in Gangneung, Korea

Theme: “The current status of the implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention at a local government level and its contribution for sustainable local development”
1st ICCN WORLD INTANGIBLE CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Accredited as an Advisory NGO to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO(June 7)

2012 ICCN Declaration 2012

5th Thematic Workshop / 2nd ICCN International Youth Forum in Gannat, France

Theme: “How partnership between Local Governments, NGOs and volunteers may have positive impact on ICH safeguarding activities and local development?”

2011

3rd International Round Table of Mayors/ 1st ICCN International Youth Forum in, VLCNOV, Czech Republic.

Theme: “State/Local Government’s approach to Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Cultural Policies of countries around the world”

Czech_Declaration_ICCN_2010 2010

4th Thematic Workshop in KINGSTON, Jamaica

Theme: “Local government at the forefront of preserving tour Intangible Cultural Heritage”

Jamaica DECLARATION_ICCN_2009 2009

2nd International Round Table of Mayors, in CAIRO, Egypt

Theme: “The Role of Women in Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures and Maintenance of Cultural Diversity”

Egypt_Declaration_ICCN_2008 2008

3rd Thematic Workshop in PECS, Hungary

Theme: “Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by Building the Network”

Recommendation(2007) 2007

2nd Thematic Workshop in GANGNEUNG, Republic of Korea

Theme: “Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Participation of Young People”

Recommendation(english)2006 2006

1st Thematic Workshop in GANGNEUNG, Republic of Korea

Theme: “Sustainable Development, Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Promoting Inter-City Network”

2005

1st International Round Table of Mayors in GANGNEUNG, Korea

GN Declaration_ICCN_2004_eng 2004