Thematic sections, TICCIH, The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage

TICCIH organises thematic sections to help the members with specific interests to meet, communicate and collaborate with one another, promote the study and conservation of the heritage of each section. Membership is open to all members of TICCIH. The sections meet as they require and at the TICCIH Conference.
Proposals for the formation of new sections can be sent to National Representatives or Board Member for approval by the Board.

Section	Secretary/other contacts
Agriculture and food production	Prof. Gracia Dorel-Ferré gracia.dorel-ferre@wanadoo.fr
Bridges	Eric DeLony, USA pontist@comcast.net
Communications	Stuart Smith stuartbsmith@chygarth.co.uk
Hydro electricity and electrochemical industry	See the section web site for activities, Freiberg presentations, the growing inventory of sites, meetings etc.: http://sites.google.com/a/nvim.no/hydel/ Randi Bartvedt and Eirik Øgaard, Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry, Naustbakken 7, N-5770 Tyssedal, NORWAY; http://www.nvim.no/, T:: (+47) 53 65 00 50, F:(+47) 53 65 00 51, e: ticcih@nvim.no
Metallurgy	Professor Vladimir Zaparij V.Zaparij@mail.ustu.ru
Mining & Collieries	Dr Miles Oglethorpe Miles.Oglethorpe@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Mints	Dr Glenn Murray murray@segoviamint.org The section is collecting data about all existing mints which have struck coins since 1500. Click here to view the inventory or add more information: http://www.segoviamint.org/CECAS/MINTS.htm
Paper	Victòria Rabal museu@mmp-capellades.net
Polar Region	Dr Dag Avango avango@kth.se
Railways	José Luis Garcia Rubacalva, Mexico siareags@hotmail.com
Textiles	Prof. Gracia Dorel-Ferré gracia.dorel-ferre@wanadoo.fr The international context for textile sites: draft of TICCIH report by Mark Watson
Water	Professor José Manuel Lopes Cordeiro protem cordeiro@ics.uminho.pt Margarita Ruas, Director, Water Museum of Lisbon