42^nd Meeting of the Board of Directors
May 31- June 1, 2017
Krakow, Poland

The forty-second meeting of the Board of Directors took place in Krakow (Poland) on 31 May and 1 June, 2017. Six Board member cities were represented at the meeting.

In addition to discussing the customary administrative issues, the Board approved with great satisfaction the excellent progress report presented by Gyeongju of the ongoing preparations for the 2017 World Congress as well as the report of the General Secretariat on the development of the Congress theme “Heritage and Communities: Tools to Engage Local Communities” and the planning for the Mayors’ Workshop which will be held on the last day of the Congress. Discussion took place and decisions were taken concerning current and proposed projects and programs. These included the possible future study of the topic of sustainable tourism and World Heritage cities, the proposed modifications in the future editions of the Jean-Paul L’Allier Prize for Heritage and the proposed marketing communication plan submitted by the firm mandated by the Board to research and analyze this issue. All activities are carried out within the framework of the OWHC Development Plan 2015-2020.

The members of the Board in their final resolution thanked the Mayor of Krakow, Mr. Jacek Majchrowski, for his generous hospitality in hosting the 42^nd meeting of the Board of Directors of the OWHC and Ms. Agata Mierzyńska of the Mayor’s Office of International Relations for the exceptional organization of the meeting.