AGM 2026 report

AGM 2026 in Turin, Italy
On 18 June 2026, the ASCE Annual General Meeting took place in Turin, Italy, organized by AFC Torino S.p.A.

Over 90 participants joined the meeting, including 47 members, and the members' attendance quorum requirement was reached in the second call.

The AGM was presided by Mrs. Lidija Pliberšek, president of ASCE, and all steering committee members were present or gave proxy to other members. During the AGM several things were outlined and discussed:

1.Introduction

  • Welcome speech by ASCE president, Mrs. Lidija Pliberšek.

2.Presidency and Steering Committee activities 2025 / 2026

  • Steering Committee meetings and sessions addressing the following topics:
      • Presidency and Steering Committee activities
      • Charter Development 
      • ASCE administration and ECR activities 
      • Projects and Future Initiatives
      • Review of New Members and Significant Cemetery Applications
      • AGM Organisation, Planning, and Hosting Coordination
  • AGM 2025 in Dresden, Germany (September 2025)
  • Nordic conference in Stockholm, Sweden (September 2025)
  • 14th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Cappadocia, Turkey (October 2025)
  • Seminar “Malta in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” in Fort St Angelo, Birgu, Malta (October 2025)
  • Publication of the book "Conoscere per ricordare. L'Antico Cimitero di San Pietro. Pagine della nostra storia" in Aviggliana, Turin, Italy (December 2025)
  • National coordination meeting of Cultural Routes crossing Germany in Lübeck, Germany (January 2026)  
  • Expanding Networks: ASCE Participation in the Women Writers Route Annual Meeting in Oslo, Norway (March 2026)
  • V. Meeting of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Huelva, Spain (March 2026)
  • Seminar The Republic of Moldova in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Chișinău, Moldova (April 2026)
  • Meeting of the SEFIT Cemetery Cultural and Tourism Enhancement Group and visit to TANEXPO in Bologna, Italy (May 2026)
  • Site-specific listening experience NEPHESH – Protecting the Shadow in Ravenna and Bologna, Italy (May 2026)
  • 13th Training Academy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Pécs, Hungary and Osijek, Croatia (June 2026)
  • Project NECROMANTICO - cemetery cultural center in Umbria, Italy (June 2026, work in progress)
  • Digital meeting Baltic-Nordic Cultural Routes Seminar 2026 (June 2026)

3. Financial report and budget

4. ASCE administration, European Cemeteries Route activities 2025 / 2026

  • Administration and presidency work overview
  • IT maintainance and development:
    • Improving communications channels
    • Updating members data
  • Development of marketing materials
  • Managing social media and other communication channels
  • AGMs and Conference support
  • 25 years of ASCE
  • European Cemeteries Route reevaluation in 2027
  • Projects support
  • Cultural routes cooperation

5. ARtour platform and app development

  • Platform overview and purpose
  • Scale and reach
  • User access and mobile app functionality
  • Advanced audio and AI content integration

6. Projects and activities

7. New members and significant cemeteries

8. AGMs and conferences overview

9. SEFIT Italia memorandum of understanding signing

10. AGM 2027

  • Evaluation of candidate applications, with the announcement of the AGM and conference 2027 host expected in September 2026.

10. Conclusions

  • Members engaged in various debates on topics during and after the AGM, confirming the report and plans for the future work of ASCE. 

*AGM materials