The IIC collaborates with the Saint Esprit University of Kaslik for the organization of a conference by Dr. Alessandro Sidoti on the restoration of the Shâhnâmeh (Book of Kings), an ancient epic poem written by Ferdowsi in the year 1000. Dr. Sidoti is Book restorer at the National Central Library of Florence and at the Opificio delle Pietre, and member of the AICRAB-Italian Association of Conservators and Restorers of Archives and Libraries.