Unesco; MS Digital Camera issue

Hello,

  I've been very ill for several days (a tropical fever).  Thus the delay in
replying.

>> Yes, it is better to discuss this when you are here. I personally
>> think that official qualifications are of lesser importance than
>> enthusiasm and communication and organisational skills.

My "official qualifications" would actually look pretty convincing on paper:
although I am not a conservation scientist, my experience working in
Museology, museum planning, museum collections (and, by a short leap of the
imagination: museum conservation) would probably qualify me to operate the
camera, and handle the objects with white gloves.  I have (hilariously
enough) handled a few priceless MS & artefacts at the National Palace Museum
(although I have no expertise in Chinese materials); and this may be
experience enough to slip by Unesco

>> There is a
>> demand for English teachers here too ...

That I could certainly do (part time) to support my Pali work in general
  --*HOWEVR* Sri Lanka has the worst work-visa situation on earth.  Like many
other island nations (technically) in a state of civil war, it is very
difficult to arrange a work visa --and even with the co-operation of the
BPS, this might take a year.

>> Application for UNESCO support for
>> projects takes at least a year I was told, but we could find other
>> ways to start. Ven. Mettavihari could help too.

Sounds wonderful; I'll see you in December.

E.M.

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