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Dates
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October 2007 onwards
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Occupation or position held
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World Heritage Coordinator
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Main activities and responsibilities
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managing the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof’
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networking with local, national and international institutions and organisations
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public relations, scientific presentation and publication of successful planning strategies
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project development
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monitoring of World Heritage relevant projects
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Name and address of employer
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City of Regensburg, Planning Department, D.-Martin-Luther-Str. 1, 93047 Regensburg, Germany
Tel.: (49-941) 507 4611 - Fax: (49-941) 507 4619 - E-mail: ripp.matthias@regensburg.de
http://www.regensburg.de/welterbe
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Type of business or sector
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Civil Service
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Dates
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July 2005 – September 2007
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Occupation or position held
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Head of unit “World Heritage Coordination”
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Main activities and responsibilities
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networking in the field of UNESCO World Heritage within the city and with external partners
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public relations, scientific presentation and publication of successful planning strategies
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promotion of the World Heritage Idea
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implementation of new management systems for world heritage monitoring
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Name and address of employer
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City of Bamberg - Bamberg Tourism & Congress Service, Maximiliansplatz 1, 96047 Bamberg,
Germany
Tel.: (49-951) 2976 200 – Fax: (49-951) 2976 222 – E-mail: mripp@bamberg.info
http://www.bamberg.info
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Type of business or sector
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Civil Service
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Dates
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July 2004 – June 2005
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Occupation or position held
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Head of marketing/press department
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Main activities and responsibilities
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Expert on Cultural Tourism, Press Officer
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Name and address of employer
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City of Bamberg –Bamberg Tourism & Congress Service, Maximiliansplatz 1, 96047 Bamberg,
Germany
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Type of business or sector
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Tourism
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Education and training
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Dates
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November 1993 – August 2002
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Title of qualification awarded
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Graduated Historical Geographer
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Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
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Historical Geographer with additional qualification in heritage conservation, building history, urbanism, social planning and primary school teaching
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Doctoral thesis: New management models in UNESCO World Heritage Cities to sustainably establish internal and external network facilities
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Name and type of organisation providing education and training
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Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg
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Level in national or international classification
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Dipl.-Geograph (Univ.)
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Personal skills and competences
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Mother tongue(s)
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German
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Other language(s)
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Self-assessment
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Understanding
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Speaking
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Writing
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Listening
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Reading
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Spoken interaction
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Spoken production
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C2
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Proficient user
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C2
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Proficient user
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C1
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Proficient user
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C1
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Proficient user
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C2
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Proficient user
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A2
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Basic user
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B1
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Independent user
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A1
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Basic user
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A1
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Basic user
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A1
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Basic user
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European level (*)
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English
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Spanish
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(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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Social skills and competences
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Good communication skills gained through my experiences in managing promotion and dissemination
actions at international level (e.g. OWHC network partner, lecturer at international events,
Participation in the European-funded Projects ADHOC and PICTURE).
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Intercultural skills: I am experienced in working in a European dimension and in multicultural
environments due to the intense participation in several world-wide Networks and European-funded
projects.
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Team spirit: I have worked in various types of teams from project teams to regional league volleyball.
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Organisational skills and competences
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Good experience in project and team management acquired through co-ordinating complex
international (EC-funded) projects involving multi-disciplinary teams from different organisations and
of different nationalities (see reference list attached).
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Leadership (as head of unit responsible for cost centre budget and personnel)
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Organisation and management of international workshops, seminars, training days, study tours, etc.
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Organisation of major conferences at European level
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Transnational exchange between NGOs and between cities, on a thematic basis (urban development
preservation policies) and via conferences (ADHOC-conference in Bamberg)
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Promotion of network activities among the membership and external partners of European and world-
wide networks
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Delivery of information on current policy and funding issues (related to the European urban policy)
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Coordination of comments on international documents and chartas
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Drafting and publishing ad hoc policy reports and project / annual activity reports
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Conference chairman in a European and national context, including international conferences
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Linking European networks with other activities
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Organisation of World Heritage related exhibitions and World Heritage days
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Organisation of the World Heritage inscription ceremony of the ‘Old Town of Regensburg with
Stadtamhof’
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Successful European project funding applications
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Securing private foundation co-funding for local projects
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Technical skills and competences
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Profound understanding of administrational aspects of World Heritage planning and project
development
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Development and implementation of various World Heritage and Cultural Tourism measures incl.
capacity building actions at regional, national and European level
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Excellent skills in drafting and editing high quality documents, writing clear and concise texts in
English and German language, demonstrated through the elaboration and publication of various
international Best Practice Documents, proceedings and studies, promotional brochures, scientific
articles and reports
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Computer skills and competences
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Competent with Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
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Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (CorelDraw, PhotoPaint)
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Acquaintance with Internet and electronic communication tools
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Additional information
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Member of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators
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Annexes
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Reference list of international project work and publications
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MEMBER OF THE END-USER GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN-FUNDED PROJECT PICTURE (PRO ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AT THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL TOURISM UPON URBAN RESSOURCES AND ECONOMICS)
SURVEY WITH THE ORGANISATION OF WORLD HERITAGE CITIES (OWHC) WITH ALL WORLD HERITAGE CITIES WORLDWIDE ON THE TOPIC ‘MANAGEMENT MODELLS OF WORLD HERITAGE CITIES’, 2007
PROJECT WORK IN THE EUROPEAN FUNDED ADHOC-PROJECT (ADAPTED DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL OLD TOWNS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE)
PARTICIPATION AND PRESENTATION IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON CULTURAL HERITAGE AND WORLD HERITAGE TOPICS
MEMBER OF THE WORKING GROUP OF THE ORGANISATION OF WORLD HERITAGE CITIES IN THE REGION NORTH-WEST EUROPE
REPRESENTING THE ICOMOS MEMBERSHIP (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES) OF THE CITY OF REGENSBURG
