Mirhan Damir is a Lecturer at Alexandria University, Egypt. She holds a Ph.D. in Monument Preservation and Building History at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Her field of interest generally focuses on documenting Egyptian industries from historical, urban, and architectural aspects concerning global industrial and colonial influences. She studied architecture in Egypt and obtained her master's degree in Building Conservation from the TU Berlin, Germany. She has experience in research and teaching in academic institutions in Egypt, Germany, and Jordan. She has been an assistant lecturer in the international master's program "Revitalization of Historic City Districts" organized by Alexandria, Cairo, and BTU Cottbus universities (2014-2017). She represented the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in the co-organized international students' workshop "City, Community, and Heritage" with Kassel University, TU Berlin Campus El Gouna, and Alexandria University (2018). From 2020-21, she worked as a researcher in the MHFL Project (Modern Heritage to Future Legacy: Conservation and Conversion of Modern Industrial Heritage Sites as an Integral Part of Urban Development in the Middle East), funded by the Berlin University Alliance. Mirhan Damir is a member of the engineering syndicate in Egypt, ICOM Egypt, and TICCIH. Additionally, she is part of the TICCIH CommsTeam and a founding member of TICCIH Africa. Her recent publications include articles in conference proceedings and the TICCIH Bulletin.
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Sessions in which Mirhan Damir participates
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- The omitted heritage : rethinking the global requalification of historical industries in non-Western countries. The case of the cotton presses in Egypt UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- Speaker Mirhan Damir (Alexandria University, Egypt) |
- 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective II
- Paper
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11:00 AM
- Sharing industrial heritage glocally UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Roundtable
9:50 AM
9:50 AM
- TICCIH National Representatives second roundtable: Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- Presenter Moulshri Joshi (SpaceMatters) | Presenter Dr Györgyi Németh PhD (TICCIH Hungary) | Presenter Norbert Tempel (TICCIH) | Presenter Paul Smith (Comité d'Information et de liaison pour l''archéologie, l'étude et la mise en valeur du patrimoine industriel (CILAC)) | Presenter Mirhan Damir (Alexandria University, Egypt) |
- 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | 40 minutes Part of: TICCIH National representatives session
Sessions in which Mirhan Damir attends
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- Book launch: Deindustrializing Montreal
- Signup required Bâtiment 7 - La Taverne
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Opening ceremony
- Signup required UQAM, Cœur des sciences - Agora Hydro-Québec
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
- Cocktail
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Word of Welcome UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Event
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10:00 AM
- Experts roundtable: the future of industrial heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Roundtable
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10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Pause
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Industrial heritages to discover: current research I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
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12:30 PM
- Lunch
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Repas
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1:30 PM
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
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2:30 PM
- Contemporary archeology vis-à-vis benefits of heritage assets : a case study of Alexandria’s lighthouses and their integrity in the industrial heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- Speaker Mirna Ashraf Ali (UNESCO| World Heritage Centre - Brandenburg University of Technology-Cottbus) |
- 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Industrial heritages to discover: current research II
- Paper
- Narrating valuations – an urban strategy: Values of urban heritage as planning strategy in Vejle, a Danish working-class neighbourhood UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515
- Speaker Kasper Albrektsen (Aarhus School of Archutecture) |
- 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Planning Instruments for Industrial Heritage Reuse and Regeneration through Citizen Engagement II
- Paper
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- Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
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3:30 PM
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective III UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Break : Sugar Shack Event
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Public lecture: Le Grand Montréal industriel d’hier à demain
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Development of mining company towns - Longyearbyen (Svalbard) as case study UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580
- Presenter Ulrich Schildberg (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) |
- 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: 20th century company towns and urban planning, from creation to preservation I
- Paper
- 20th century company towns and urban planning, from creation to preservation I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective IV UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Sugar company towns, industrial heritage, and adaptive reuse : examples and counterpoints UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580
- Presenter Gabriela Campagnol (Texas A&M University) |
- 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: 20th century company towns and urban planning, from creation to preservation I
- Paper
- Industrial heritage as an interpretative framework : An Indian perspective UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- Speaker Aishwarya Tipnis (Aishwarya Tipnis Architects) |
- 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective IV
- Paper
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Does the mismatched symbolic requalification matters in the conservation of industrial heritage ? UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- Speaker Jing Han (Ironbridge Centre for Heritage - University of Birmingham) |
- 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective IV
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- Tracing colonial legacy and its impact on Jordan's industrial architecture - First Jordan hydro-electric power house UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- Speaker Nedhal Jarrar (ICOMOS-Jordan) |
- 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Critical approaches: social power, sustainability, decolonization and industrial heritage I
- Paper
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10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Pause
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11:00 AM
- Le patrimoine industriel colonial : regards croisés entre Afrique et Asie UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1545
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective V UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- M.A.D.E. IN VENETO. A project for a method experiment UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- Speaker Francesco Antoniol (Studio Associato Virginia) |
- 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective V
- Paper
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Company suburbs: how pastoral ideals and real estate investment extended corporate hierarchies into neighborhoods that continue to define North American Cities UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1580
- Presenter Sarah F Scarlett (Michigan Technological University | Industrial Heritage and Archaeology Program) |
- 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM | 20 minutes Part of: 20th century company towns and urban planning, from creation to preservation II
- Paper
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- "Meet the author" from DePOT UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main Hall; DePOT table
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
- Lunch
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Repas
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Talk: overview of industrial heritage in Canada UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective VI UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Pub talk Pub Le Sainte-Élisabeth - terrace
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective VII UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- The Chechia of El Battan, a witness of the Tunisian industrial heritage from 1846 to 2020 : Is it a social memory or is it used to preserve, enhance and innovate a unique set of the artisanal industry ? UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- Speaker Hagerr Barbouch Ben Fraj (Ecole Supérieure Des Sciences et Technologies du Design) | Speaker Houda Kohlk Allel (ministère de l enseignement superieur tunisien université de kairouan) |
- 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Reinterpreting industrial heritage from a global perspective VII
- Paper
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10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Pause
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Uses of industrial heritage: cases in transformation II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Repas
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge (III). A tour of the Soulanges Canal
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 6 hours
- Tour
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MRC de Vaudreuil-SoulangesSponsor
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- Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Public lecture: Fear, loss and the potential for progressive nostalgia: challenging right-wing populism
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Pub talk Pub Le Sainte-Élisabeth - terrace
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Early bird tour. Lachine Canal: A walk through history and commemoration or The Lachine Canal: now and then
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
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9:00 AM
- Darning the past, present and future of textile sites UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Uses of industrial heritage: cases in transformation III UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Urban Textile Mills: examples of industrial districts, company towns and urban planning in Europe UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570
- Presenter Heike Oevermann (Universität Bamberg) |
- 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Darning the past, present and future of textile sites
- Paper
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Industrial culture and the company town: from Bata’s Fordist to creative city UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540
- Speaker RNDr. Pavel Bednar PhD. (Tomas Bata University in Zlin) |
- 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Challenges and urban heritage of the Bata's company towns in the 21st century
- Paper
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Pause
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Industrial heritage: A forgotten past or vibrant future: A case of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway World Heritage Site UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Railways. A case in the history of industrial heritage II
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- Big-data geospatial heritage infrastructures and industrial heritage
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R910 (access from the metro floor)
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Repas
- "Meet the author": "The Heritage of the Textile Industry" UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main hall
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Public lecture: Trajectories of deindustrialization and the memoryscapes of industrial pasts – Towards global perspectives
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
Stefan Berger
Speaker
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Tour: A glimpse at Montreal's Centre-Sud Neigborhood
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 2 hours
- Tour
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Écomusée du fier mondeSponsor
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Social gathering at Ecomusée du fier monde and launch of the congress' souvenir stamp
- Signup required Écomusée du fier monde - Piscine
- 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 2 hours
- Cocktail
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Écomusée du fier mondeSponsor
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Early bird tour: Walking the Postindustrial Lachine Canal (postponed to Friday)
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- TICCIH National representatives session UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Event
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Pause
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- TICCIH National representatives session II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch : barbecue event with Tout un Fumoir
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Repas
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- TICCIH General meeting of members UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Pause
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Public lecture: Heritage from the outside in: Cultural practice in an already changed climate
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R510
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Tour: The Angus shops and Rosemont with Heritage Montreal
- Signup required
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Tour
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Héritage MontréalSponsor
