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Mehdi Ghafouri

Professor of Humanities-Heritage Architect
Vanier College
Participates in 1 Session
Mehdi Ghafouri, Professor of Humanities, Vanier College, Montreal & Heritage Architect
B.Sc. 78, McGill; B.Arch. 80, McGill; M. Bldg. Eng. 84, Concordia; PhD. Comprehensive Exam 95, Université de Montreal; M.A. 2012, Concordia
Mehdi Ghafouri is active as an academic and researcher, professional and a member of Quebec Order of Architects since 1987. He has also been active in heritage conservation, evaluation, designations, education, policy and development for the last 30 years. He has worked as independent heritage consultant and with Minister of Culture of Quebec as a Commissioner of Quebec heritage Council from 1993-2008, as well as a founding member and VP of Montreal Heritage Council, 2003-5. He has also been active in teaching, research and publications on heritage related subjects at Concordia University, U of T, U de M, UQAM, MOCAD, and Vanier College as well as a number of universities abroad. He has been a board member, Vice President and president of Scientific Council of ICOMOS Canada. Mehdi Ghafouri became involved in Milton Parc Neighbourhood in late 70’s as founding member, board member, and president of one the housing co-ops from 1980 to 2000, founding board member of Milton Park Community Development Association and Montreal Ecology Centre. 
 

Sessions in which Mehdi Ghafouri participates

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00
11:00

Sessions in which Mehdi Ghafouri attends

Friday 3 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
13:00
13:00
  • What is Critical Heritage Studies: Open Forum
  • Signup required
  • UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520
  • 13:00 - 15:00  | 2 hours
  • This forum will explore the current directions of critical heritage studies and what makes ACHS distinctive. Panel members will discuss what the...
  • Workshop
    Heritage as an Agent of Change (Epistemologies, Ontologies, Teaching)
14:30
14:30
  • Public Debate: Heritage and the City | Le Patrimoine et la Ville
  • Signup required
  • UQAM, pavillon Judith-Jasmin (J) - Agora
  • 14:30 - 16:00  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Qu’est-ce que le patrimoine change à Montréal? Qu’est-ce que Montréal change au patrimoine? Ce débat vise à mettre en discussion l'évoluti...
  • Talk
    Co-Construction and Community Based HeritageUrban HeritageActivists and ExpertsArchitecture and Urbanism
Marc-André Carignan
Participant
Journaliste
Guillaume Ethier
Moderator
Université du Québec à M...
Professeur
France St-Jean
Potential
Luc Ferrandez
Participant
Ville de Montréal, Arron...
Maire d'arrondissement
Dinu Bumbaru
Participant
Héritage Montréal
Directeur des politiques
17:00
17:00
  • Opening Ceremony and Cocktail
  • Signup required
  • Concordia, Grey Nuns Motherhouse (GN) - Former Chapel
  • 17:00 - 19:30  | 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Welcome addresses and cocktail, followed by the Concordia Signature Event "The Garden of the Grey Nuns". As the opening ceremony and cocktail...
  • Cocktail
    Festive Event
19:30
19:30

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
Lucie Morisset
Moderator
Canada Research Chair in...
Event manager
12:30
12:30
17:00
17:00
  • Smoked meat in questions
  • Bistro le Sanguinet - Bistro, étage principal et terrasse
  • 17:00 - 18:00  | 1 hour
  • This festive event will offer delegates a taste of one of the iconic dishes of Montreal, the smoked meat sandwich, imported by Jewish immigration f...
  • Cocktail
    Festive Event
18:30
18:30
  • Keynote: Is Tangible to Intangible as Formal is to Informal ? (Michael Herzfeld)
  • Signup required
  • UQAM, pavillon Judith-Jasmin (J) - Salle Alfred-Laliberté
  • 18:30 - 20:00  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Most of what we experience as heritage emerges into conscious recognition through a complex mixture of political and ideological filters, including...
  • Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
    Public event
    Simultaneous translation - Traduction simultanée
Prof. Michael Herzfeld
Participant
Harvard University
Ernest E. Monrad Profess...
Prof. Laurajane Smith
Moderator
Australian National Univ...
Professor and Head of th...

Sunday 5 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
14:00
14:00
Prof. James Count Early
Participant
Smithsonian Center for F...
Director, Cultural Herit...
Prof. Michelle L. Stefano
Moderator
University of Maryland, ...
Visiting Assistant Profe...
17:00
17:00
19:00
19:00
  • Film Series: De engel van Doel
  • Signup required
  • Concordia, LB Building - LB 125
  • 19:00 - 21:00  | 2 hours
  • Directed by Tom Fassaert and presented by Marc Jacobs. ___ Doel, a Belgian village near the Dutch border, is disappearing quickly and d...
  • Public event

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
15:30
15:30
Prof. Xavier Greffe
Participant
University paris I
Professeur de sciences é...
Luc-Normand Tellier
Moderator
UQAM
Professeur émérite
18:00
18:00
  • Film Series Celebration : Sugar Shack Event
  • Signup required
  • Concordia, LB Building - LB 123
  • 18:00 - 19:00  | 1 hour
  • To celebrate our film series dedicated to heritage, sponsored by the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland and the United St...
  • Cocktail
    Festive Event

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
19:00
19:00
  • Pawâ
  • La Scena - La Scena (intérieur)
  • 19:00 - 23:00  | 4 hours
  • The closing dinner of the conference, called “Pawâ” according to a French-Canadian tradition borrowed from the Native American lexicon, will be an ...
  • Repas
    Festive Event