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Directorate of Democratic Participation The Director Ref ► KM/ah/ih Strasbourg, 8 November 2021 CONVOCATION OF THE 10th PLENARY SESSION (Part II) (VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE) OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CULTURE, HERITAGE AND LANDSCAPE (CDCPP) The Secretariat General of the Council of Europe has the honour to convene the 10th plenary session (Part II) of the above-mentioned Committee, as follows: Opening of the meeting Wednesday 8 December 2021 at 9.30am (CET) Closing of the meeting Thursday 9 December 2021 at 6.00pm (CET) Place Video conference meeting – the link will be sent to confirmed participants a few days before the meeting Deadline for registration 25 November 2021 Subjects to be covered see draft agenda Secretariat contact Ms Kathrin Merkle Head a.i. of the Culture, Nature and Heritage Department Directorate of Democratic Participation Directorate General II – Democracy [email protected] 1. Composition of the Committee A. Members Governments of the 50 States Party to the European Cultural Convention are invited to designate one or more representatives of the highest possible rank in the fields of culture, heritage and landscape. Permanent Representations which have not yet done so, are kindly invited to inform the Secretariat about the national expert(s) appointed as member(s) of the CDCPP. B. Participants The following may appoint a representative, without the right to vote and at the charge of their corresponding administrative budgets: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; - Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; - Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB); - Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI); - Steering Committee for Education Policy and Practice (CDPPE); Tel ► +33 (0)3 88 41 28 84 Mail ► [email protected] Fax ► +33 (0)3 88 41 27 88 Site ► www.coe.int/culture  2 - European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC); - Other Council of Europe intergovernmental committees or other bodies engaged in related work, as appropriate. The following may appoint representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - European Union; - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; as well as the following intergovernmental organisations: - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); - Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); - European Free Trade Association (EFTA); - Nordic Council of Ministers; - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO); - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE); - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). C. Observers The following may appoint representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - Israel; as well as the following non-governmental organisations: - European Cultural Foundation (ECF); - European Cultural Centre of Delphi; - Culture Action Europe; - European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC); - European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF); - European Association of Archaeologists (EAA); - Europae Archaeologiae Consilium (EAC); - Europa Nostra; - International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS); - Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC); - International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP); - European Federation of Landscape Architects (EFLA); - European Council of Town Planners (ECTP); - European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS); - International Association of the European Heritage Network (AISBL); - European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers’ Organisations (ECCO); - European Federation for architectural heritage skills (FEMP); - Civilscape. 2. Working methods • Plenary meeting: 51 members, 1 meeting in 2021, 2.5 days • Bureau: 9 members, 2 meetings in 2021, 1.5 days1 The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods. 1 Due to Covid-19 and the uncertainties in 2020 and 2021 regarding the possibility of holding face-to-face meetings, adaptations to these provisions have had to be made. 2/3  3 Whenever appropriate, it will prioritise environmentally sound working methods, such as virtual meetings facilitated by information technology and written consultations. 3. General requirements for members • The governments of the 50 States Party to the European Cultural Convention are entitled to appoint representatives of the highest possible rank in the field of culture, heritage and landscape and with responsibility at national level for policies relevant to the work of the CDCPP as established in the Terms of Reference. • Members should be able to communicate sufficiently in one of the languages of the meeting (i.e. English or French). • When appointing persons, the governments should take account of Recommendation N° R (81) 6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the participation of women and men in an equitable proportion in committees and other bodies set up in the Council of Europe. Fifty-nine female experts and twenty-three male experts were present at the last meeting of the Committee. • Governments are invited to communicate as soon as possible, and before 25 November, the name, position, address, telephone, e-mail address and working language (English/French) of the person(s) appointed to attend the meeting to the Secretariat responsible for administrative issues concerning the meeting: [[email protected]]. 4. General requirements for participants and observers • Representatives of participants and observers should have recognised experience in the field of culture, heritage and landscape. They should be able to communicate sufficiently in one of the languages of the meeting, (i.e. English or French). • Participants and observers are invited to communicate as soon as possible, and before 25 November, the name, position, address, telephone, e-mail address and working language (English/French) of the person(s) who will attend the meeting to the Secretariat responsible for administrative issues concerning the meeting: [[email protected]]. 5. Documents for the meeting Documents will be made available on the following website: www.coe.int/cdcpp On behalf of the Secretary General Matjaž Gruden Encls: - Draft agenda - List of participants at the previous meeting cc: Permanent Representations 3/3