Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 359
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Friday 17 October 2008
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1)  SAVE THE DATES: Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November 2008
2)  REMINDER: Australia ICOMOS special event on Cockatoo Island - Saturday 8 November 2008
3)  Pre-demolition Documentation - Site Visit
4)  Cultural Heritage courses at Curtin University of Technology
5)  FORUM UNESCO - UNIVERSITY AND HERITAGE - HANOI 2009
6)  Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Media Release - World Heritage Funding for the Region
7)  US/ICOMOS Press Release - Us Preservationist Elected President of ICOMOS
8)  New title from Council of Europe Publishing
 
Situations Vacant...
9)  Conservation Architect - National Trust of Australia (WA) - CLOSING DATE EXTENDED
10) Heritage Officer - Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, Cairns
11) PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY for an experienced heritage practitioner

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1) SAVE THE DATES: Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November 2008
 
A reminder to keep these dates free and make your plans now to come to Melbourne! Further details to follow.
 
Friday 21 November 2008
-         The International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) meeting from 11.00 to 1.00pm.
 
-         Australian members of ICOMOS International Scientific Committees half day workshop from 2.30 to 5.30 pm.
 
Both events will be held at the same city venue (Heritage Victoria) and any interested people are welcome.
 
Saturday 22 November 2008
Free ICOMOS events in Carlton for MEMBERS ONLY
 
-         Tour of World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building conducted by the Museum of Victoria 12.30 to 1.30pm
 
-         World Heritage Seminar from 2.00 to 4.00pm
 
-         Australia ICOMOS Annual General Meeting at 4.30pm followed by drinks
 
And afterwards...
 
Dinner at Lincoln Hotel, Carlton, from 7.30pm
 
Three courses, $60 per head plus pay for own drinks
 
RSVP essential for all events to the Secretariat, email austicomos@deakin.edu.au or leave a phone message including name and contact number to (03) 9251 7131
RSVP by COB Monday 10 November 2008
 
Please also note any dietary requirements

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2) REMINDER: Australia ICOMOS special event on Cockatoo Island - Saturday 8 November 2008
 
Dear ICOMOS Members & Friends,
 
We are organizing a special NSW event on Cockatoo Island on Saturday 8 November 2008.
 
Please come and join us for what will be an interesting day.
 
We have a variety of speakers talking about different aspects of the serial nomination of convict sites in Australia for World Heritage Listing. We will also be viewing convict sites on Cockatoo Island, one of the sites in the nomination.
 
Numbers are strictly limited so get in early.
 
Payment for the event must be received by COB Monday 27 October 2008. Please use the attached Credit Card Authorisation form - completed forms should be forwarded to the Secretariat as per the methods outlined on the form.
 
See the attached flyer and schedule for further information.
 
See you there!
 
Helen Wilson
Members Secretary
Australia ICOMOS

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3) Pre-demolition Documentation - Site Visit
 
Victorian members of ICOMOS are invited to a special site inspection on Wednesday, 22 October between 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm. The City of Hobson's Bay is about to issue a demolition permit for a c1854 timber cottage located at 31 Russell Place, Williamstown (Melways Map 56 B7). The building is much altered, in a ruinous condition and beyond reasonable rehabilitation, alteration and extension. An appeal against the refusal of a previous planning permit application indicated that VCAT supports demolition and appropriate redevelopment.  One of the conditions of the demolition permit will be that the owner has undertaken full documentation of the significant fabric. This will be done by Dr Colin Long, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Faculty of Arts, Deakin University with his students in association with Mr Chris How, a retired structural engineer with a particular interest in early timber frame construction. People can attend only between those hours for OH&S and insurance reasons.  Colin would appreciate prior advice of people attending.  He can be contacted on site from next Monday on 0403 920 361. He proposes to use the US Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) standard for documenting buildings proposed for demolition.  Does anyone know of any other standards? One of the more interesting aspects about the cottage is that it was originally built using much second-hand material and modernised in 1954 again using what was easily to hand.  Samples of significant fabric may be available for those who are interested.
 
Timothy Hubbard
Victorian State Representative

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4) Cultural Heritage courses at Curtin University of Technology
 
Thinking of upgrading your heritage qualifications? 
 
Cultural Heritage is a fast changing field offering employment in heritage sites, museums, The National Trust, local and state government, historical research and, for those with an appropriate prior degree, architecture and art galleries.
 
Study at Curtin for a Masters Degree (three semesters full time) or Graduate Diploma (two semesters full time).
 
Curtin's Cultural Heritage courses can be taken either full or part-time and also in distance mode (on-line).
 
We offer small classes and specialised supervision.
 
For more information please contact Dr Jennifer Harris
jennifer.harris@curtin.edu.au.

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5) FORUM UNESCO - UNIVERSITY AND HERITAGE - HANOI 2009
 
The World Heritage Centre of UNESCO, Hanoi People's Committee, Hanoi University of Architecture (HAU), the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and the Organizing Committee are pleased to announce the forthcoming 12th FUUH International Seminar to be held from 5 to 10 April 2009 at the National Convention Center (NCC) in Hanoi, Republic of Viet Nam, on the following theme:
 
"HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPES: A NEW CONCEPT? A NEW CATEGORY OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES?"
 
The CALL FOR PAPERS and all relevant information is available on the seminar web:
 
http://universityandheritage.net/hanoi_seminar_2009
 
For further information, please contact with the seminar secretary:
2009seminar@fuuh.upv.es.

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6) Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Media Release - World Heritage Funding for the Region
 
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett today announced more than $13 million for World Heritage projects in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific at the Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop in Cairns.
 
Addressing the workshop via video-link, Mr Garrett said the funds included:
 
-         $2.7 million for the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area;
-         $3.4 million for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area;
-         $1.77 million for pest eradication on Macquarie Island; and
-         an additional $1.9 million to support specific projects and administration across our World Heritage sites.
-         and $2.5 million to UNESCO to support World Heritage initiatives internationally, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific.
 
"This Government is committed to World Heritage and to the safekeeping of our region's extraordinary World Heritage places.
 
"The Rudd Labor Government is determined to make sure our World Heritage properties are more resilient to impacts of climate change and introduced pests so we can ensure these valuable resources are conserved for future generations.
 
"Australia has a rich and diverse representation of World Heritage properties, including the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the iconic Sydney Opera House, all of which are tourist destinations for people across the world and provide substantial economic benefits."
 
Welcoming representatives from nations across the Pacific Islands to the Workshop, Mr Garrett said Australia also had an international responsibility to World Heritage.
 
"All nations in the Pacific region must work in partnership and share knowledge and expertise to protect exceptional sites for the global community and Australia is significantly supporting that effort.
 
"The Pacific, rich in both cultural and natural wonders, is the least represented region in the world with only three World Heritage-listed properties.
 
"During the workshop, experts from Australia, New Zealand and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre will provide practical advice and training in managing and assessing places that have, or may have, World Heritage values."
 
The Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop is jointly hosted with the New Zealand Government and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, with the support of the World Heritage Fund. The Australian contribution to the workshop is part of the Australian Government's contribution of $1 million to the World Heritage Centre to help build World Heritage capacity in Pacific Island Countries.
 
Mr Garrett said Australia's appointment as Vice-President of Asia-Pacific for the World Heritage Convention at the World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec in July, was clear recognition of our leadership in world heritage, particularly in this region.

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7) US/ICOMOS Press Release - US Preservationist Elected President of ICOMOS
 
October 4, 2008, Quebec, Canada. Gustavo F. Araoz, AIA, was elected President of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) during the organization's 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Colloquium, held in Quebec City, Canada, from September 29 to October 4, 2008. Mr. Araoz currently serves as Executive Director of the United States Committee for ICOMOS (US/ICOMOS), headquartered in Washington, DC. He is the seventh President of ICOMOS, and the first American ever elected to this office. ICOMOS was founded in 1965 to create an international network of professionals and supporters of heritage conservation and has grown to become the pre-eminent global historic preservation organization.
 
Mr. Araoz ran on a platform calling for broader and more active participation by the 120 national ICOMOS committees globally, greater engagement of young professionals, and improved institutional effectiveness, efficiency and transparency.  In sum, Mr. Araoz envisions an ICOMOS that is a universally accessible stage for the open exchange of ideas, a major source for the creation and spread of knowledge, a venue for cross-border cooperation, an alert steward of cultural heritage places everywhere, and, foremost, the undisputed world authority in heritage conservation.
 
Born in Cuba, Mr. Araoz is a preservation architect by training. His career combines professional practice, academia, and institutional management. He has served as Executive Director of the United StatesCommittee of ICOMOS since 1995. Since 2002, he has served as International Vice President of ICOMOS, spearheading organizational reforms and advocating greater engagement of ICOMOS members worldwide. He has taught at several universities in the US, including the University of Pennsylvania.  He has been visiting professor at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, the Catholic University of Salta in Argentina, and at CICOP in Tenerife and Buenos Aires.
 
Commenting on the election results, John Fowler, Chairman of the Board of US/ICOMOS, observed: "Mr. Araoz's election signals a great future for all ICOMOS. For the United States, this is an unprecedented opportunity to increase our participation in international cooperative efforts to preserve the world's cultural heritage. Mr. Araoz has worked diligently for ICOMOS in the past, and we are certain that from his new position he will bring exceptional skill and energy to promote heritage conservation as an important part of the global agenda."
 
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ICOMOS is an international, non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places and to the creation, dissemination and application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques for heritage conservation. Headquartered in Paris, France, it is the only global non-government organization of this kind. Its 9,500 members spread throughout the entire world to form the only global inter-disciplinary and multi-cultural network of heritage experts and supporters, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, construction materials conservators, art historians, lawyers, geographers, anthropologists, engineers, anthropologists and town planners. For more information on ICOMOS, go to www.international.icomos.org.
 
As the sole international body with global multidisciplinary and multi-cultural expertise, ICOMOS has been designated official adviser to UNESCO on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. For more information on the World Heritage program, go to
www.unesco.org/culture.
 
US/ICOMOS is among the more than 120 National Committees of ICOMOS, and is one of the largest and most active in the organization. Its mission is to foster international preservation principles in the United States and to support the active engagement of American specialists in all international heritage forums. For more information on US/ICOMOS, go to www.icomos.org/usicomos.
 
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For further information, contact US/ICOMOS, 202-842-1866.
401 F Street NW, Room 331, Washington, DC 20001-2728

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8) New title from Council of Europe Publishing
 
European heritage - Sustainable development strategies in South-East Europe (08/10/2008)
 
The Institutional Capacity Building Plan is the first of three components in the Regional Programme for Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe that was launched in 2003. As part of this plan, a "translational theme-based debate" was held, the structure of which was based on an assessment of requests from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and Kosovo. The results of this debate have been published across three volumes in the European Heritage series. The first volume concerned current heritage policies and legislation; the second covered the tools for integrated management of cultural and natural heritage, in the broad sense of the term (the concept of "cultural environment"). This third volume examines how the enhancement of cultural and natural heritage can contribute to the implementation of sustainable development projects. The participants' reports and presentations on European best practices should inspire institutions to define rules and guidelines for structuring their national heritage policies so that they can also contribute to regional and local development strategies.
 
ISBN :   978-92-871-6371-4
Format :   16 x 24
No. of pages :   221
Price :   19 euro 38 $
             + 10% postage 
 
To place an order directly, visit http://book.coe.int/sysmodules/RBS_page/admin/redirect.php?id=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=2349

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9) Conservation Architect - National Trust of Australia (WA) - CLOSING DATE EXTENDED
 
Classification: Level 3.1 (specified calling)
Salary range: $81,000-$89,000
 
The National Trust of Australia (WA) seeks an experienced conservation architect to work with relevant staff to manage the Trust's diverse heritage property portfolio with an emphasis on conservation and maintenance.
 
The position would suit a person who enjoys challenging projects, is highly organized yet flexible and works well in a small team environment. A well developed understanding of contemporary approaches to built heritage conservation and the management of heritage places is essential, as is experience in managing conservation and building contracts and projects.
 
This is an initial 3 year contract with a view to extension subject to funding and satisfactory performance.
 
For a copy of the Job Description Form please contact Enzo Sirna.
 
National Trust of Australia (WA)
4 Havelock Street
WEST PERTH  WA  6005
 
Tel: (08) 9321 6088
Email: Enzo.Sirna@ntwa.com.au
 
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 31 OCTOBER 2008

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10) Heritage Officer - Queensland Environmental Protection Agency, Cairns
 
Heritage Officer
 
Classification PO 2
Salary range: $46,071 - $58,967
Full time for a period of 12 months
 
The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a State Wide Survey to identify and assess places of historic cultural heritage. This position is with the team based in Cairns undertaking the State-wide survey in Far North Queensland.
 
Detailed information about the position is available at  http://www.jobs.qld.gov.au or http://www.jobs.govnet.qld.gov.au.
 
Enquiries to Ray Supple (07) 4046 6732 or ray.supple@epa.qld.gov.au.
 
Closing date for applications is 24 October 2008.

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11) PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY for an experienced heritage practitioner
 
There is an opportunity for an experienced heritage practitioner to join a well-established Melbourne heritage practice as part of the management and ownership team.
 
This opportunity could suit:
 
-         An experienced heritage practitioner not currently working as a heritage consultant
-         A solo consultant wanting to gain the benefits of a team environment
-         A small firm seeking to expand and that offers services in one or more cultural heritage fields
 
This is a partnership opportunity.
 
For more information, and to indicate your interest on a strictly confidential basis, contact: Gil Arnold ~ Planned Practice Management on 0408 403 439 ~ www.plannedpractice.com

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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood Victoria 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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