Text Editor: Hsien-yang Tseng

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Preventive Conservation; Maintenance and; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.183.5520

The contributors to this NewsLetter have made every effort to identify the holders of the copyright of the materials presented therein. In case of oversight, please contact the RLICC forthwith at [e-mail]. 2 At the start of a new decade let us take a moment to look back to the past year. In 2009 we saw the global economical crisis rise to its peak with rippling effects to all sectors of life. Natural and lived-in environment became more and more fragile, and we also saw some violent examples of it as we watched pieces of Antarctica detaching and floating away. We saw swine flu sweep over our planet with paralysing effect. Wars and occupations continued despite the changes of heads of states and parties. On the other hand, at the end of 2009 everybody wished to think that perhaps the worst is behind us and we could start to look to a better future. In 2009 UNESCO’s list of World Heritage increased with 16 new sites varying from South-American archaeological sites to an Italian mountain range, English aqueducts and Chinese Buddhist temples. We continued to work all around the world in multiple projects – sometimes with frustrating but mostly with satisfying results.