The Seminar will take place over one and a half days and will include technical presentations on various relevant aspects related to lighthouse heritage and culture. There will be a technical visit to “Santa Cruz” Lighthouse, which is located on “Santa Cruz” Fortress – a historic monument that guards the entrance to Guanabara Bay.

The seminar objetives to share information on Lightouse heritage best practices to all IALA members, maritime authorities, marine Aids to Navigation service providers, universities, scientific bodies as well as to other consultants and AtoN stakeholders.

The Conference venue is 35 km away from from the International Airport “Antônio Carlos Jobim” and 28km away from the Domestic Airport “Santos Dumont”.

The distance from the Conference venue to “Santa Cruz” Lighthouse is 55km and it is one hour bus trip to get there.

The 4^th IALA Heritage Seminar aims to promote:

An understanding that heritage and culture are themselves a vital ingredient of sustainability;

Increases interest in the heritage issues dealt with within the ENG committee;

Sharing of knowledge and best practices;

Lessons identified from international experiences;

Recognition that the significance of historical lighthouses extends beyond their navigational and architectural value and encompasses maritime culture, history, social history and environmental aspects (as set out in the Incheon Convention);

Recognition that there is great value in documenting, researching, interpreting, and opening up heritage lighthouses for the benefit and inspiration of future generations; and

Provide assistance for developing nations through education, training, technology and capacity building.