08:30am – 09:00am

Registration. Main Hall Registration Area||Morning Sessions

09:00am – 09:20am

Opening and Welcome Session

  • Welcome Address by Saudi ICOMOS President
HRH Princess Dr. Nouf Bint Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
  • Welcome Address by RCU
Dr. Silvia Barbone VP International Partnerships at Royal Commission for AlUla
  • Welcome Address by Heritage Commission Dr.
Jasir Alharbish, CEO of Heritage Commission, Saudi Arabia TBC
  • Welcome Address by ICOMOS Italia
Dr. Maurizio Di Stefano TBC
  • Welcome Address by UNESCO Chair in Florence University
Prof. Nicola Casagli

09:20am – 09:40 am

Keynote Presentation: Geomorphological process and rock instabilityaffecting the archaeological site of Hegra and surroundings

Margottini, D. Spizzichino, T. Beni, D. Boldini, G.B. Crosta, P. Frattini, W. Frodella, E. Lusini, A. Palamidessi, N. Casagli, I. Gallego Revilla, E. Mille, I. Périssé

09:40am – 11:00am

Session 1A: Master Examples Worldwide (I)

  • The stability of antique settlements in Cappadocia and Phrygia in Türkiye next to cliffs and in deep valleys
Ö. Aydan, R. Ulusay, H. Kumsar  
  • Multivariate assessment of geomorphological and environmental factors affecting the stability of Nabataean tombs at Hegra, Saudi Arabia
B. Crosta, D. Spizzichino, J. I. Gallego, C. Margottini, S. Rigamonti, F. Bonometti, P.Frattini
  • Simplified and Advanced Evaluation of the Safety Conditions of Underground Cavities: Application to Some Historic Sites in Naples (Italy)
Prof. Alessandro Flora et al.
  • Monitoring and Mitigating Cliff Instability at the Mortuary Temple ofHatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt
Dr. Gad El_Qady et al.

08:30am – 09:00am

Registration. Main Hall Registration Area||Morning Sessions.

09:00am – 10:40am

Session 1B: Master Examples Worldwide

  • Dual-Imago: a next-generation digital photogrammetry method for ultra-high accuracy 3D modelling and 4D monitoring, from close range to kilometer scale
Margottini, O. Pandolfi, N. Santoro
  • Combined effects of excavation and morphological evolution on rock massdamage around hypogean tombs of an Etruscan site in Italy
Tommasi, T. Rotonda, G. De Donno, C. Di Salvo.
  • Cross-Scale Structural and Mechanical Characteristics of Laminated Rock
Mass and their Implications for Sandstone Grottoes Protection Lihui Li
  • INSPECTOR: A Digital Platform for Visual Observation and Data Collection in Heritage Risk Monitoring
Dr. Mohamed ElGhabri
  • Rockfall modeling for risk mitigation at cultural heritage sites in SaudiArabia
Frattini, D. Spizzichino, C. Margottini, G. Sala, G. B. Crosta Panel discussion and Q&A

11:20am – 11:35am

Coffee Break

11:35am – 12:35pm

Session 1B: Master Examples Worldwide

  • Hegra: Stone, Rock Massifs and Working Techniques in the Conservation of
Saudi Arabia’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site. R.Ballesteros, P. Pecorelli, Ylenia Rubino
  • Non-Invasive Stabilization Techniques for Fragile Rock-Cut Monuments: the Gheller approach to UNESCO case studies
Gheller, C. Adamoli
  • New Remote Sensing Approaches for Geohazards Assessments in Urban and Rupestrian Sites: Insights from Case Studies around Rome (Italy)
Romeo, D. D’Angiò, A. Fraccica, M. Maggi, G. M. Monti, O. Spiniello, V. Chiessi

08:30am – 10:00am

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT: Hegra UNESCO World