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Ready for Review: our second batch of Practice Notes
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ICOMOS International Executive Committee Candidate: Expressions of Interest sought
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The ICOMOS Sessions event, Sydney
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Australia ICOMOS 2013 conference: imagined pasts… imagined futures… – registration open & deadline for student posters extended
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
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New book available for pre-publication purchase
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The Griffins’ Canberra 100 Years symposium, Canberra, 16 August 2013
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More Walter Burley Griffin Society events in Canberra
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Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes Symposium, Canberra, October 2013
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DOCOMOMO / Australia ICOMOS / AIA NSW Chapter – Sydney Talk Series
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New planning system for New South Wales – call for professionals to tell us their needs
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
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Local government heritage workshop & seminar, Sydney
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Loving restoration of history from the outback dust (ABC news item)
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CyArk 500 Launch and Conference, London – first speaker announcement
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Upcoming IPPHA courses for the remainder of 2013
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International Conference on Conservation of Stone and Earthen Architectural Heritage, Korea, May 2014
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Advanced Masters Course in Structural Analysis of Existing Buildings, Monuments and Historical Constructions
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National Family History month, Tasmania, August 2013
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SITUATION VACANT Consultant for Needs Analysis – Accessing Our Regional Heritage project, City of Ballarat
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SITUATION VACANT Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, University of WA
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SITUATION VACANT Project Officer, Heritage, Conservation and Community Engagement, Port Arthur, Tasmania
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SITUATION VACANT Tender opportunity for Professional architectural historian – Monterey Fibro Moderne, Rockdale City Council (NSW)
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SITUATION WANTED Melbourne-based individual seeks a career transition into heritage
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1. Ready for Review: our second batch of Practice Notes
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the review of the Burra Charter and Guidelines.
Now the second batch of Practice Notes has been released for comment by our energetic working group! The deadline for comment is Sunday 28 July 2013.
- Practice Note – The Burra Charter and Indigenous cultural heritage management
- Practice Note – The Burra Charter & Archaeological Practice
- Practice Note – Article 22: New Work
- Practice Note – Interpretation
Want to engage in discussion with others? Follow this link to go to the discussion forum. There is an area for discussion of each document. The working group will moderate each forum. Need help to use the discussion forum? Download the Using the Discussion Forum guide.
Provide feedback through our on-line survey
Please provide any feedback on the second batch of documents as a whole, and on each individually through our on-line survey, and not by email or phone. The survey asks you specific questions as well as providing plenty of space for all your comments – positive or negative. By using it you will really help the volunteer committee analyse and respond to comments.
Didn’t get to comment on the first batch?
In response to demand, we have kept the on-line feedback survey on the first 4 documents open until 12 July 2013 – please use the on-line survey (not email or phone) to submit your comments.
You can still download the initial 4 documents from the Australia ICOMOS website from the Burra Guidelines review dedicated webpage.
- The Burra Charter (Draft 2013)
- Practice Note – Understanding and assessing cultural significance
- Practice Note – Developing policy
- Practice Note – Interpretation
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2. ICOMOS International Executive Committee Candidate: Expressions of Interest sought
For many years an Australian ICOMOS member has been elected to the International Executive Committee of ICOMOS. This position is currently held by Kristal Buckley, who will have completed a nine-year term as Vice President in November 2014.
In March 2014 nominations will open for state parties to nominate a person from their country for the ICOMOS International Executive Committee (IEC).
Australia ICOMOS is calling for nominations from members who would like to represent Australia on the ICOMOS IEC. One person is selected by the National Committee via a selection panel, which has been formed to assess nominations for an Australian representative.
Some background to the IEC is provided below and the selection criteria is available in the ICOMOS International Executive Committee Candidate – EOI information, June2013, which has been developed by the selection panel with input from the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee. Please address all of the selection criteria in your submission.
By Friday 2 August, short listed candidates will be advised of an interview time and location in Sydney for Friday 23 August with the selection panel. The selection panel aims to appoint the successful candidate before the Oct/Nov Canberra Australia ICOMOS Conference.
Please submit your confidential responses addressing each of the selection criteria by email to Deborah Lindsay, the selection panel coordinator, by 5pm, Friday 19 July. Please email Deborah with any queries.
Background Information on the ICOMOS International Executive Committee
The International Executive Committee (IEC) is made up of the Bureau: President, five Vice-Presidents, Secretary-General, Treasurer-General and 12 Executive Committee members. The IEC meets formally twice each year: in Paris in March and in October in conjunction with the Advisory Committee (which moves each year). In addition to these meetings, some IEC members also participate in the World Heritage Panel (an extra trip to Paris in December) and the World Heritage Working Group (mostly pinned on to the other meetings, but with an optional additional trip in September).
IEC Bureau members attend all of these meetings, plus a mid-year Bureau meeting to track progress. These meetings are generally located and timed to fit in with the session of the World Heritage Committee (which changes each year). Bureau members are expected to carry a number of portfolios of responsibility and to be closely involved in governance, finances and other organisational issues.
All members of the IEC are elected at the General Assembly for a 3-year term. There is a maximum of 3 terms allowed in any one position.
The meetings of the IEC are conducted in English and French. Translation is provided for the World Heritage Panel and at the Advisory Committee, but mostly translation is not available. English is the more commonly used of the two working languages. There is considerable advocacy to introduce Spanish as a working language, and many meetings also include some Spanish interventions. Members of the IEC are not permitted to take part in World Heritage missions during their term of office.
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3. The ICOMOS Sessions event, Sydney
The ICOMOS Sessions is an initiation event for Young Professional members of ICOMOS, early career practitioners and potential members.
The aim of this event is to engage more actively with ICOMOS Young Professional members and early career practitioners, and increase the relationship/interaction between the membership base, as well as heritage practitioners who are interested in joining ICOMOS.
The idea of the event is to bring together early career practitioners and experienced AI members, to exchange knowledge and to help in developing their understanding of the principles and policies of Australia ICOMOS, in particular the application of best heritage practice, as well as adding to their competence in heritage management.
This is the first event of many to come, and Mary Knaggs and Kerime Danis wish to see you there. Please bring friends who are interested in joining ICOMOS.
For further information see the The ICOMOS Sessions – 7 Aug 2013 flier.
Should you have any questions on the event please do not hesitate to let Kerime or Mary know.
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4. Australia ICOMOS 2013 conference: imagined pasts… imagined futures… – registration open & deadline for student posters extended
imagined pasts… imagined futures…
Australia ICOMOS 2013 National Conference—Centenary of Canberra
Thursday 31 October – Sunday 3 November 2013
‘Imagined pasts, imagined futures’ is an exciting multidisciplinary conference that coincides with the centenary of Canberra and the array of cultural activities, performances, exhibitions and events that are planned for Canberra in 2013.
Australia ICOMOS is partnering with the Museum of Australian Democracy in the unique setting of Old Parliament House to explore how heritage participates in the ‘imagined communities’ and ‘imagined geographies’ of nations and communities in a globalising world.
For further information visit the conference website.
To register, go to the Registration page.
Students take note!
The deadline for student poster abstracts has been extended to Saturday 24 August 2013. Click here for further information.
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5. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
Deakin’s next cultural heritage seminar will be held at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria on Thursday 25 July. Annette Tapp will speak on ‘A fair go in the arts’.
Since the year 2000 Government policy in the UK has enabled greater social inclusion in museums and galleries. Enforced legislation improved physical access and Arts Council funding prioritized community engagement in the arts. This has led to a significant shift in the way museums work and the way the public view their collections. This seminar reviews community art programs in Museums and Galleries across the UK and Northern Ireland; from the Ulster Museum in Belfast to the Tate Modern in London and Pallant House Gallery in Sussex and examines their response to the challenges of economic recession and public spending cuts. How can the development and the resilience of these now embedded initiatives be applied in the Australian context?
Annette Tapp graduated from Edinburgh University with MA Hons in Art History while working as an agency auxiliary nurse. She worked for CARE International in Sudan before moving to Australia and completing a Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of Canberra. After running her own cultural heritage management practice, Annette worked in some of Australia’s most important cultural institutions, including the National Gallery in Canberra and the Australian War Memorial in curatorial and education roles. She is passionate about issues of access and the potential we each have as individuals to engage creatively with the arts.
Location
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A’Beckett Street
Melbourne (entry via William Street)
Date & Time
Thursday 25 July , 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start
For further information or to RSVP, please email Steven Cooke.
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6. New book available for pre-publication purchase
It’s Grand Designs meets Country House Rescue when a historic Presbyterian manse on the New South Wales South Coast is researched and restored by leading conservation architect Peter Freeman.
Beautifully produced, The Wallpapered Manse chronicles the events that fashioned the manse (built in 1865 in the township of Moruya), and shares the step-by-step process of restoring a dilapidated historic building. We are shown the detailed restoration of an Australian historic house.
Pre-publication purchase is available for $26 per copy (GST inclusive) + $8 postage. Please see The Wallpapered Manse flier for payment options. Those who make payment by EFT are encouraged to email Peter Freeman with the payment details and a name and address for delivery.
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7. The Griffins’ Canberra 100 Years symposium, Canberra, 16 August 2013
Leading Griffin experts from USA, Germany and Australia will give presentations, at this half day symposium, about the influences and ideals that underpinned the Griffins’ internationally significant design for Canberra.
Date: Friday 16 August
Time: 12.45pm to 4.30pm
Venue: The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Gordon Street, Canberra
Bookings essential: click here to make a booking
Please see the Griffin Symposium 2013 Invitation for further information.
The program and the speakers’ biographies are available at the Walter Burley Griffin Society website.
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8. More Walter Burley Griffin Society events in Canberra
Marion Mahony Griffin Lecture (MMGL) 2013
The fifth annual MMGL will be presented by Caroline Pidcock, architect and Chair of the Living Future Institute Australia whose talk is titled The Magic of Australia.
Organised by the Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. Proudly supported by the ACT Government Community Centenary Initiatives Fund.
Date: Thursday 15 August 2013
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Gordon Street, Canberra
Bookings essential: click here to make a booking
Please see the MMGL 2013 flier for further information.
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National Library of Australia special viewing of Griffin material
By special arrangement with the Walter Burley Griffin Society, the National Library of Australia will put on view a selection of Griffin drawings, plans, documents and photographs from the Eric Milton Nicholls Collection acquired by the Library in 2006.
Date: Friday 16 August 2013
Time: 9.00am – 12.30pm
Venue: National Library of Australia
FREE event.
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The Griffins’ Canberra Bus Tour
This tour of the Griffins’ Canberra will be led by Griffin scholar and President of the Walter Burley Griffin Society Professor James Weirick who will relate the inspirational story of the development of Canberra from sheep paddock to the national capital, the international competition, the Griffins’ vision and plans, political intrigue and bureaucratic intervention.
The tour will include visiting key locations such as Mt Ainslie, General Bridges’ tomb designed by Griffin at Duntroon and the summit of Mt Pleasant, looking at the Griffins’ land and water axes, their plans for a railway line and central station, urban centres and suburban ideals.
Organised by the Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. Proudly supported by an Australian Government Your Community Heritage Grant
Date: Saturday 17 August 2013
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm
Bookings essential: click here to make a booking
Please see the Griffins Canberra Bus Tour flier for further information.
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9. Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes Symposium, Canberra, October 2013
The symposium, Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes in the 21st Century Issues and Opportunities is being held on 31 October so that it dovetails into the Australia ICOMOS 2013 Conference. Over 20 international members of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes are attending.
Highly respected guest speakers will introduce the Australian and Pacific landscapes to our international Australian participants. Mr Wilfred Hicks and Dr Ken Mulvaney will discuss the heritage values of Burrup Peninsula, north-west Australia. Professor Bill Gammage will present on the Indigenous fire management of the Australian landscape. Professor Simon Habarle will introduce visitors to past climate change and the response of Pacific Island communities to that change and Dr Christine Cameron will provide an update on related Word Heritage matters.
Themes covered in the one day symposium are:
- Asia-Pacific issues including disaster management
- 21st Century issues for historic cultural landscapes and routes
- Historic urban landscapes and green urban systems
ICOMOS members and interested others are most welcome to attend
The one-day symposium will be held in the Sir Roland Wilson Conference Room at The Australian National University and will run from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Thursday 31 October. The cost of attending the symposium is $70 or $40 for full-time students. As seating is limited please confirm your attendance by contacting Juliet Ramsay by email or Timothy Hubbard by email.
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10. DOCOMOMO / Australia ICOMOS / AIA NSW Chapter – Sydney Talk Series
What have we learned from the design of Australian schools?
presented by Dr Cameron Logan
Model of the standard Donut School by Michael Dysart of the Government Architects Office
AIA Dupain collection
The speaker Dr Cameron Logan is part of a multi-discipline research team examining the history of innovation in the design and use of Australian schools across the twentieth century. Their research is focused on innovations in planning and architectural expression that accompanied new approaches to teaching both primary and secondary school children. Researchers are contextualizing Australian developments by comparing them with those in North America and Europe during the same period.
In 2012 with Hannah Lewi he convened the symposium from Classroom to Campus: The Heritage of Modern Education and was also an organiser of and presenter at the recent symposium ‘School is Another Place’. That event, held at Kings College in London, brought together scholars from education, architecture and planning to discuss the design of schools across the twentieth century all around the world.
Cameron is Lecturer in Urban Heritage at the University of Melbourne and author of Historic Capital: Preservation, Race and Real Estate in Washington, D.C., forthcoming (University of Minnesota Press).
Members of the public are welcome!
Time & Date: Thursday 1 August 2013, 6.00pm for 6.30pm start
Cost: Members $7, non-members $12, payable at the door. RSVP not required. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point. Limited parking available.
Download the What have we learned from the design of Australian schools flier.
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11. New planning system for New South Wales – call for professionals to tell us their needs
The new planning system for New South Wales aims to be simpler, strategic, more certain, and focused on improving outcomes, with community engagement shaping planning decisions.
To help make the most of the new system’s benefits, the NSW Government will hold a series of training sessions for practitioners and stakeholders, covering all key areas of the new planning system.
In addition, there will be a program of ongoing learning and skill development for planners and related professions.
Before we start developing a training package, we would like to better understand your training needs as we move to the new system. To achieve this we ask for five to 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey by Friday 26 July 2013.
The survey is available in PDF format for download here.
Once completed, you can send us the survey:
- by post to:
Planning Systems
Level 4, Department of Planning and Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
SYDNEY NSW 2001
The survey can also be completed online by clicking here.
This will help us deliver a program that best meets your needs. Thank you for your input.
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12. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
A Melbournian in the Southern Highlands:
‘Interviewing’ the carpentry of five of our older buildings
of the Southern Highlands / Tablelands with Prof Miles Lewis
presented by Derek Hallam
This presentation will take you through each building visually discussing their purpose and origins and concluding with an opportunity to consider the broad range of skills evident, the origins of the techniques, and how each was ‘fit for purpose’ in its own way.
Derek Hallam had an early career in structures to project management and direction. Picking up on an interest in conserving our older places, a formal expertise was developed working in the Commonwealth managing public assets such as Kirribilli, and later at the University of Sydney as manager of environment and heritage. He now lives in the Southern Highlands, and gives occasional lectures on heritage management to students and communities alike.
Members and the public are welcome. This is part of a series of talks organised by Australia ICOMOS.
Refreshments available appropriate to the talk’s topic! (A $5.00 donation is appreciated)
Time & Date: 5.00-7.00pm, Thursday 25 July – 5.30pm start for talk
Venue: Menzies Room, National Archives of Australia, East Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes (enter from Kings Avenue side)
RSVP: To Marilyn Truscott
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13. Local government heritage workshop & seminar, Sydney
Heritage advisor training and refresher workshop
Heritage consultants who would like to work in local government heritage management are invited to attend this one-day training and refresher workshop. Current heritage advisors and local government planners, managers and officers are also encouraged to attend.
The workshop will be hosted at the Heritage Division, Office of Environment and Heritage and will be held in Parramatta.
When: Thursday 22 August 2013
Where: Heritage Division Conference Room, 3 Marist Place, Parramatta NSW 215
Time: 9 am to 4.30 pm
Program: Workshop program 2013
Cost: $210 including GST (includes morning and afternoon tea)
Further information: phone (02) 9873 8500
Bookings: book online (click on the “start a submission” link to start booking process) by Monday 19 August 2013
Local government heritage network seminar
Local government heritage advisors and local government heritage planners, managers and officers are invited to attend this one day seminar hosted by the Heritage Division, Office of Environment and Heritage.
The seminar includes a range of topical presentations from heritage specialists, guest speakers, local government heritage managers and officers, heritage advisors and Heritage Branch professional staff.
When: Friday 23 August 2013
Where: Heritage Division Conference Room and Library, 3 Marist Place, Parramatta NSW 2150
Time: 9 am registration for 9.30 am start. Seminar concludes at 4.30 pm
Target audience: Heritage professionals and local government heritage advisors, and local government heritage planners, managers and officers are invited to attend. However as seating is limited preference will be given to local government and heritage professionals working in local government.
Program: Local government heritage seminar 2013
Cost: $30 including GST (includes morning and afternoon tea, and lunch)
Further information: phone (02) 9873 8500
Bookings: book online by (click on the “start a submission” link to start booking process) Monday 19 August 2013
For further information on these two events, click here.
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14. Loving restoration of history from the outback dust (ABC news item)
The loving work of keen volunteers is saving an outback town from crumbling into the dust.
For decades, the underground bakery at Farina, about 650 kilometres north of Adelaide, did not produce a single loaf but the once-ruined building has reopened for business.
Adelaide baker Martin MacLennan visits Farina to bake in the restored ovens.
“When you walk in here first thing in the morning, say five o’clock, you sort of feel like you’re stepping into the boots of the guys that used to do it 100 years ago and you begin to think about what they must have had to go through,” he said.
Click here to read the whole story.
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15. CyArk 500 Launch and Conference, London – first speaker announcement
CyArk 500 Launch and Conference
21-22 October 2013
London, UK
Corine Wegener, the Smithsonian’s Cultural Heritage Preservation officer, uses her 21 years of experience in the U.S. Army reserve to train soldiers in cultural heritage preservation. She was instrumental in the recovery of the National Museum of Iraq after devastating looting took place there during the war in 2003.
Brian Mathews, Autodesk Vice President, is at the leading edge of reality capture technologies from 3D laser scanning to photogrammetry to augmented reality and computer vision. A strong proponent of technology access and broad participation, he is pushing the field towards low to no cost methods of capturing our world.
Sada Mire, a Somalian archaeologist, founded the Horn Heritage Charity to discover and highlight the cultural heritage sites of Somaliland. She brings the experience of uncovering numerous heritage sites in an embattled and unrecognized region and the perspective of cultural heritage being a basic human need.
Rohit Jigyasu, the UNESCO Chair Professor at Ritsumeikan University, is an expert in cultural risk management. He serves as the president of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP), and was the lead author of the World Heritage Resource Manual, “Managing Disaster Risk for World Heritage.”
Sarah Kenderdine, Director of the Centre for Innovation in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (iGLAM) at City University of Hong Kong, is at the forefront of creating interactive and immersive experiences for museums and galleries. Her latest project used data captured at the Mogao Grottoes Cave 220 to create an exhibition experience which allowed visitors to interact with an augmented digital recreation of the site at true-to-life scale.
Click here to register.
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16. Upcoming IPPHA courses for the remainder of 2013
The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) advises that there are still a few places left in the Port Arthur course, but it is filling fast! Act now if you want a place in this award winning course.
Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places
4-10 August 2013 at Port Arthur, Tasmania
An Advanced Professional Development Short Course presented by leading industry trainers Professor Sharon Sullivan And Dr Michael Pearson.
Part of a program awarded the ANU’s 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Education. Course flyer attached.
Conservation, management and interpretation of cemeteries
28-31 August 2013 at the Australian National University
A two day Skills Development Workshop focusing on practical issues of identifying and managing the heritage values of cemeteries and graves, including a 1 day field trip to local cemeteries around Canberra.
Leading industry trainer, David Young, will conduct the course.
For online registrations go to the IPPHA website.
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17. International Conference on Conservation of Stone and Earthen Architectural Heritage, Korea, May 2014
The International Scientific Committee on Stone’s (ISCS) purpose is to promote the knowledge and the preservation of inorganic porous building materials, such as natural and artificial stone conservation. The International Conference will take place on 20-23 May 2014 in Gongju, Korea and will be hosted by Kongju National University. The International Conference Committee is delighted to invite you to the ICOMOS-ISCS International Conference 2014 and looks forward to welcoming you.
For more information download the ISCS 2014 International Conference flier, visit the conference website or email the conference committee.
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18. Advanced Masters Course in Structural Analysis of Existing Buildings, Monuments and Historical Constructions
Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC), approved by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Program, are opened up to 20 August 2013.
This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications.
A number of scholarships, ranging from 3500 to 13000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.
Full details on the MSc program, as well as electronic application procedure, are available on the course website.
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19. National Family History month, Tasmania, August 2013
The Tasmanian Information and Research Service, together with the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, are conducting a program of events during this year’s National Family History month. The topics include presentations on resources available for family historians to research papers and guides written using the resources.
The events are listed on the National Family History Month website and will be soon in the Hobart section of What’s on, on the LINC Tasmania website.
Download the National Family History Month August 2013 poster.
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20. SITUATION VACANT Consultant for Needs Analysis – Accessing Our Regional Heritage project, City of Ballarat
The City of Ballarat, in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria and Regional Development Victoria, have committed to investigating the development of a Regional Archives and Heritage Centre partnership model that would achieve the best outcome for Ballarat and region. The development of a Regional Archives and Heritage Centre would be a unique arrangement for Ballarat, increasing access to the region’s documentary and cultural heritage, providing space for learning and research, and improving employment and tourism opportunities.
Stage 1 requires the services of a suitably qualified consultant or consortium of consultants to prepare a Needs Analysis for the Accessing Our Regional Heritage project. The purpose of this project is to provide the City of Ballarat, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and Regional Development Victoria with a recommendation regarding whether to proceed, or not, with the development of a Regional Archive and Heritage Centre (RAHC) in Ballarat. In the event the Stage 1 – Needs Analysis recommends the development of a RAHC, then the Project will proceed to Stage 2 – Business Case which will include a fully developed, financially viable and sustainable model, plans and commitment for a community facility (or facilities).
If you would like to receive a copy of the brief email Susan Fayad or phone (03) 5320 5677.
Submissions close at 5.00pm on Friday 26 July 2013.
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21. SITUATION VACANT Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, University of WA
WESFARMERS CHAIR IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, FACULTY OF ARTS
The University of Western Australia invites applications for the inaugural Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, endowed by Wesfarmers Ltd. This tenurable Chair in Australian History has been established to provide leadership in Australian historical scholarship regionally, nationally and internationally with a specific focus on Western Australia’s place in the history of the nation and the wider Asian region. The appointee will be an academic leader in the broadest sense: a productive and original researcher, with a commitment to high-quality teaching and research in Australian history and the ability to communicate its value and vitality in a variety of public settings, the media and throughout the education system. The Chair will take a lead in advising on and formulating policies that will enliven and inform public debate around key issues affecting the nation’s future. The Chair will join the Discipline of History and will have opportunities for collaboration with the Chair in Australian Literature and the Kimberley Foundation Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art, within the Faculty of Arts.
For further information regarding the position, applicants are encouraged to direct enquiries to the Dean of Arts, Winthrop Professor Krishna Sen, by email.
Closing date: Friday 2 August 2013
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated including generous superannuation, leave provisions and fares to Perth (if applicable) for the appointee and dependents along with a relocation allowance.
The Information for Candidates brochure, which includes details to submit your application, may be found at this link (note – this link opens PDF), via the UWA Job Vacancies website or by emailing Ms Toni Pilgrim, Human Resources.
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22. SITUATION VACANT Project Officer, Heritage, Conservation and Community Engagement, Port Arthur, Tasmania
This 18-month position will see the Project Officer working in partnership with the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority to pro-actively recruit volunteers and lead them in achieving practical heritage and conservation outcomes in this historic area. The role is interesting and diverse, with the full list of tasks and duties being set out in the Position Description.
For further information, download the Project Officer Position Description.
Applications including your resume and Statement of address for the Key Selection Criteria, which can be found in the Position Description, are to be received by email by Sunday 21 July 2013.
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23. SITUATION VACANT Tender opportunity for Professional architectural historian – Monterey Fibro Moderne, Rockdale City Council (NSW)
Rockdale City Council is seeking expressions of interest to undertake historical research into the “Fibro Moderne” houses in Monterey NSW.
The successful tenderer will be able to undertake all aspects of the brief, therefore it is expected the historian will have expertise in architectural history.
Project Synopsis
The purpose of this brief is to invite submissions from professional historians to prepare historic research and an edited text to form the basis for a visitors guide.
Fast disappearing, the modest fibro houses of the early 20th century bay side suburb of Monterey show ingenuity and an eye to the architectural fashions of the time. Identified in a 1990 heritage study as “Fibro Moderne”, these houses used the Modernist idiom as a source book for ideas.
The project aims to raise public appreciation for these unique houses and ensure that they are recorded for posterity.
Further information
A full brief is available by contacting Ms Suzanne Wren – Urban Planner by email or on (02) 9562 1750.
The project manager is Louise Thom, Heritage Advisor, who can be contacted on Tuesdays, by email or on (02) 9562 1746.
Closing Date for submissions is 29 July 2013.
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24. SITUATION WANTED Melbourne-based individual seeks a career transition into heritage
Enthusiastic Melbourne-based individual seeks a career transition into heritage. Having been a transport planner for the last 10 years, working on projects both in Australia and the UK for state government and private practice, Amanda Tobin (Mandy) has gained extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and project management. Currently, Mandy is studying a graduate diploma in planning and design, with a focus on architecture history and conservation.
Mandy is seeking an entry-level position; consequently there is some flexibility about the nature of the role, whether it be full-time, part-time, contract or work experience. If you need assistance on a current or future heritage focused project, please do not hesitate to contact Mandy by email or on 0400 521 178.
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
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