HERI-TECH 2027
HERITAGE, COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABLE DESTINATIONS
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
OUR THEMATIC PILLARS
HERI-TECH 2027 SALT brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and communities to explore how salt heritage can shape sustainable futures for people and places.
SALT HERITAGE & CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
- Cultural landscape and living heritage
- Traditional knowledge and practices
- Built heritage and tools
- Memory, identity and storytelling
- Documentation and safeguarding
LIVELIHOODS & COMMUNITIES
- Salt workers and community life
- Livelihoods and local economy
- Youth, women and social inclusion
- Cooperatives and social innovation
- Education and capacity building
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE RESILIENCE
- Coastal environment and ecosystems
- Climate change and sea-level rise
- Biodiversity and natural resources
- Water, land and resource management
- Risk, adaptation and resilience
TOURISM & EXPERIENCE
- Salt-based tourism and experiences
- Gastronomy, health and wellness
- Interpretation and storytelling
- Creative industries and cultural products
- Community-based tourism models
TECHNOLOGY & DESTINATION FUTURE
- Digital heritage and 3D documentation
- GIS, remote sensing and mapping
- AI, data and smart tourism
- Innovative solutions for heritage
- Placemaking and destination branding
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
HERI-TECH 2027 - SALT is an international forum that brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and communities to explore the value of salt heritage and its role in sustainable development of people, landscapes and destinations.
ORGANIZER: ICHAD
The Institute of Cultural Heritage and Development (ICHD) is a research organization dedicated to heritage conservation, sustainable development and innovation for communities.
HOST INSTITUTION: VAN LANG UNIVERSITY
Van Lang University is a multidisciplinary university in Vietnam, committed to education, research, creativity and community engagement for sustainable and human-centered development.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. Maria Gravari-Barbas
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
France
“Rethinking Heritage Futures in a Changing World”
Prof. Jianping Zhang
Tsinghua University School of Architecture
China
“Salt Heritage and Cultural Landscapes: Lessons from Asia”
Dr. Leila El Mansouri
ICCROM Heritage and Resilience Unit
Morocco
“Building Resilient Communities Through Heritage”
Prof. David Timberlake
University of Queensland School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Australia
“Salt, Sustainability and the Future of Destinations”
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline
15 DECEMBER, 2026
Notification of Acceptance
31 JANUARY, 2027
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