[Gocamino] Pilgrimage conference in JACA

[Grant Spangler]

There will be an international conference held at the Palacio de Congresos 
in JACA from 20 September 2007 to 23 September 2007.

Contact information:

Federación Española de Asociaciones de Amigos del Camino de Santiago
Real Monasterio de San Zoilo
34120 Carrión de los Condes (Palencia) España
Tel +34 979 880 902
Email info at bibliotecajacobea.org
Web http://www.caminosantiago.org

In 1987, the Route of Santiago de Compostela was first launched by the 
Council of Europe. The aims were to gather different organizations, public 
or private, religious or profane, in order to join efforts and activities to 
defend and promote the Route. Through this event, an intercultural dialog 
was to be established, since many routes cross different countries of 
Europe, such as France, Spain, Portugal,… Twenty years later, the situation 
has to be evaluated.

Seven International Congresses already took place. The last one was 
organized in Ponferrada (León, Spain).

This time, the European Jacobean Forum is definitely international: it 
gathers Spanish organizations and international, public or religious 
administrations, associations and pilgrims engaged in the development of 
pilgrimage routes. The goal is to see which reforms have been made and in 
what they resulted.

More than 300 specialists will be present in order to animate the Forum.

PROGRAM:

In the Congressional Palace of Jaca (Huesca, Spain)
>From 20 to 23 of September 2007

Thursday, 20 September
Opening of the forum.
Inaugural Conference (multimedia presentation).
Inauguration of the exposition (on Elías Valiña).
Cultural Act.

Friday, 21 September
In the morning:
Report on the routes that lead to Santiago de Compostela.
Information on Jacobinism in Europe and the institutions linked with the 
routes of Santiago.
In the afternoon.
Round-table: From the origin to nowadays.
Open debate: “There is no road if there are no pilgrims”.

Saturday, 22 September
In the morning:
Report on the French roads of Santiago.
Information on hostels, signage, infrastructures,…
In the afternoon.
Round-table: "Cultural and Natural Heritage: ideas for sustainable 
development. Cultural Tourism.”

Sunday, 23 September
In the morning:
Presentation of general themes of the Forum.
Closing session.
Trip to Santa Cristina de Somport. Jacobean Act.


Source: European Institute of Cultural Routes Website.


Buen Camino,

Grant

Grant Spangler
GASpangler at hotmail.com
http://groups.msn.com/ElCaminoSantiago
http://community.webshots.com/user/ElCaminoSantiago