The theme of the 11th MONUBASIN is “Exploring Material, Techniques and Information Management for Conservation, Urban Restoration and Cultural Heritage” and refers to the materials and techniques, as well as to the technologies used for damage assessment, rehabilitation and restoration in urban environments in the direction of sustainable and long-lasting conservation. The thematology of the MONUBASIN Symposium includes also aspects of Information Management that are related to conservation/restoration procedures and techniques (e.g. recording, documentation, protection and monitoring tasks),  as well as the overall management of both research and cultural heritage data.

The symposium addresses research work from restoration engineers, architects, geologists, restorers and conservators of stone artefacts and other specialists in the decay and restoration of monuments, as well as archaeologists, art historians and scientists in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, computer and information science.