1. AusHeritage, GML Heritage and Australia ICOMOS Sydney Talk, Friday 29 January

2. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2016

3. Australia ICOMOS NSW Heritage Symposium 2016 – registrations open

4. The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers

5. Online heritage workshops, February and March 2016

6. Courses offered by PALRC in 2016

7. News from Sydney Living Museums

8. “Nature & Culture: Heritage in Context” conference, Prague, 16-18 May 2016 – call for abstracts

9. Dates for Longford Academy 2016

10. Save the Date: 2016 WA Heritage Management & Planning Seminar – ‘Industrial Heritage’, 27-29 April 2016

11. Grants available for Master Students, Postdocs, Staff and Undergraduates

12. Applications open to a new MSc in Structural Engineering in Portugal – deadline 1 February 2016

13. Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal – nominations open

14. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy

15. Call for papers for the 18th Assembly of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, Italy, 12-13 March 2016

16. New publication: Water & Heritage

17. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting: 18-20 March

18. UNITAR Management & Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2016 workshop – call for registrations

19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletins available

20. Draft Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy & Park Lands Events Management Plan – public consultations

21. Read Heritage Tasmania’s latest news

22. Arte-Polis 6 International Conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers

23. Torpedo History and Heritage conference, Croatia, 19-21 May 2016 – call for papers

24. CHNT 2016 – Call for Session, Round Tables and Advanced Archaeological Trainings proposals

25. SITUATION VACANT Role of Heritage Advisor, City of Canada Bay Council

26. SITUATION VACANT EOIs invited for Heritage Study for our Local Government Area, Goulburn Mulwaree Council

27. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager, International Conservation Services (ICS) Sydney

28. SITUATION VACANT Objects Conservator, International Conservation Services (ICS) Sydney

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1. AusHeritage, GML Heritage and Australia ICOMOS Sydney Talk, Friday 29 January

The Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Preparing for World Heritage in Taiwan
presested by Prof. Alex Ya-Ning Yen & Guo-Long Shy

Detail of traditional Fukkunese house, Kinmen island, Taiwan (photot courtesy of Peter Romey)

Prof. Alex Ya-Ning Yen, Director of the Center for Cultural Sites Rehabilitation and Development at the China University of Technology (Taipei) and Guo-Long Shy, Director-General of the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage, will speak about contemporary approaches to the conservation and management of cultural heritage in Taiwan.  The presentation will cover current policy towards conservation in Taiwan, statutory controls and methodologies for both terrestrial and underwater heritage. The possible nomination of up to 18 sites in Taiwan for World Heritage listing will also be discussed.

AusHeritage Ltd, Australia’s network for promoting the Australian heritage industry internationally, has been awarded a grant from the Australia-China Council to support the visit to Australia of Dr Yen and Mr Shy. The visit will focus on inspections of and meetings with managers of some of Australia’s key World Heritage sites. The objective is to examine how World Heritage sites are managed in Australia, and to identify relevant approaches that may be taken up in Taiwan as they establish World Heritage level assessment and management standards for several significant and diverse sites across Taiwan.

Time & Date: Friday 29 January 2016, opens 5.30 pm for talk to start at 6 pm
Cost: Free
Venue: GML Heritage, Level 6 372 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
RSVP: by Monday 25 January by email to Tatiana Tauri. RSVP is essential because of secure building access and for catering purposes)

Download the World Heritage in Taiwan talk flyer.

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2. Save the Date – Jim Kerr Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites, 18 April 2016

Monday 18 April 2016, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House

Please join us for an intriguing night at the annual Address on the International Day on Monuments and Sites in memory of Dr James Semple Kerr and his contribution to heritage conservation in Australia. The 2016 inspirational speaker is yet to be confirmed.

COST: $40 Australia ICOMOS and National Trust members and students; $45 non-members.

Please monitor the Australia ICOMOS Friday e-news for more information and the link to the booking website.

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3. Australia ICOMOS NSW Heritage Symposium 2016 – registrations open

Australia ICOMOS is pleased to announce a One Day Heritage Symposium
‘Heritage in Context and Contention’
to be held on 19 February 2016, 8.30am to 4.30pm

The Symposium has been curated by Australia ICOMOS volunteer Kate Higgins and is particularly relevant to heritage practice at a local government level. There are two broad themes:

• Contention: Realising good heritage outcomes within a contentious statutory environment. Case studies will be used together with an insight into the NSW Land and Environment Court. There will be at least 4 speakers on the Contention theme ending with a Q & A forum. At this stage speakers include Susan O’Neill (Commissioner, NSW Land and Environment Court), David Logan (GML Heritage), Mary-Lyne Taylor (Bartier Perry Lawyers) and Julie Walsh (Pikes and Verekers Lawyers).
• Context: The important role heritage plays in creating liveable and delightful cities, towns and landscapes. Case studies will illustrate how this has been an can be achieved, with reference also to lost opportunities and lessons learnt. Again there will be at least 4 speakers ending with a Q & A forum. At this stage speakers include local council urban designers, Jan McCredie and Kate Napier.

The Symposium will provide a deeper understanding of heritage issues associated with the NSW Land and Environment Court (mirrored in similar statutory dispute bodies in most states and territories) and with urban design will provide an opportunity for advancing heritage conservation standards in Australia.

The final program for the Symposium including speaker biographies will be uploaded in the coming weeks. Updates will be emailed to those already registered. We are also working toward making this a CPD event for the various professions.

The symposium is being held in the McKell Building** courtesy of the NSW Government Architect’s Office, which celebrates 200 years of operation in 2016.

**Level 4 Conference Room, McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney (diagonally opposite the Central Railway Station Clocktower)

Registration for this event is now open – places limited to 60 registrants

Cost: Australia ICOMOS members and students – $100, non-members – $130

Download the NSW ICOMOS 2016 Heritage Symposium – PROGRAM.

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4. The People’s Ground, Melbourne 2016 – call for papers

The National Trusts of Australia and Australia ICOMOS joint conference will be held on 5-8 October 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

At the 2015 ICOMOS Fabric Conference in Adelaide, delegates were challenged to re-evaluate the role of the heritage expert. In 2016 we want to build on these ideas, and the relationships between people, place and practice, theoretically and experientially.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground – popularly “The People’s Ground” – is the inspiration for this conference. This acknowledges that heritage is for and about people and community. Whilst place is central to conceptions of heritage, is it not intangible values – stories, memories, connections, emotions – that reveal and sustain our heritage?

One of our keynote speakers, Frank Vagnone, CEO of the Historic House Trust of New York, recently co-authored the ground-breaking Anarchists Guide to Historic House Museums. His thesis is the need to put the visitor’s experience at the centre. In his keynote, Frank will develop the larger application of his “disruptive” ideas to historic sites, cultural venues and practice.

The People’s Ground asks if a new hierarchy is emerging of how place and practice relate to people?

We are seeking papers by a diverse range of “heritage players” – heritage and GLAM practitioners, historians, social scientists, academics, archaeologists, architects, planners, ecologists, and community advocates – that interrogate and critique the intersections between people, place and practice, reflecting on the past 60 years of heritage practice in Australia, and looking towards the future. Intangible cultural heritage, landscape assessment and management (including the Historic Urban Landscape approach), Aboriginal heritage and the house museum sector are all particularly relevant to the conference theme, and are played out at the MCG, the conference venue.

To propose a paper, please submit a 300 word summary by 24 February 2016 at the conference website.

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5. Online heritage workshops, February and March 2016

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development is offering a new session of online heritage workshops this coming February and March. Taught by international experts and senior practitioners, these workshops can be taken individually for professional development, or applied to the UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning – an international professional learning program delivered 100% online.

Online Workshop: Intangible Cultural Heritage

• Three scheduled online sessions. Wednesday, February 10, 17 & 24, from 3.00pm-5.00pm (North American) Pacific Time.
• INSTRUCTOR: Marilyn Truscott, past-president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Australia ICOMOS.
• Registration closes: 27 January 2016

Online Workshop: Historic Preservation and the Cities of Tomorrow

• Three scheduled online sessions. Thursday, March 3, 10 & 17, from 10.00am-12.00pm (North American) Pacific Time.
• INSTRUCTOR: Stephanie Meeks, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC.
• Registration closes: 18 February 2016

About the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development

A legacy of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development is an international centre dedicated to the creation and strengthening of a global community of professionals advancing cultural development as a vital component of successful communities and sustainable growth. Our online professional development courses and workshops are taught by international leaders in their fields, and designed to meet the needs of professionals working in all levels of government, arts and cultural organizations, heritage professionals, and cultural industries.

For more information about the program and other online professional development opportunities offered by the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development, visit their website.

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6. Courses offered by PALRC in 2016

The Protected Areas Learning & Research Collaboration (PALRC) is offering several new courses in 2016. Visit the PALRC website for more information.

NOTE: the course being run is association with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy is booked out but a winter option is under consideration. Contact Doug Humann by email if you are interested.

New course on protected area management in the Blue Mountains, March 2016

“Navigating complexity and uncertainty in protected area management”

Case study: The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

The Protected Areas Learning & Research Collaboration is offering a new course through the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute. The course takes participants into the heart of the Blue Mountains to explore the realities of managing a protected conservation area. Participants will engage with local practitioners engaged in on-ground conservation to develop an understanding of management challenges.   

This is a five-day intensive residential course in the Blue Mountains, a 2-hour train ride from Sydney.

When: Monday 14 – Friday 18 March 2016.

Cost: $1900 including accommodation, most meals, local transport and course materials.

Further information click here and contact Dr Rosalie Chapple by email.

Download the Blue Mountains Protected Area Management case study – March 2016 flyer.

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7. News from Sydney Living Museums

To read the latest news from the Sydney Living Museums, click here.

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8. “Nature & Culture: Heritage in Context” conference, Prague, 16-18 May 2016 – call for abstracts

UMass Center for Heritage & Society
7th Annual Conference on Heritage Issues in Contemporary Society
Nature & Culture: Heritage in Context
16-18 May 2016
Prague, Czech Republic

The dichotomy between nature and culture in heritage conservation has often seemed like an either/or proposition. But in recent years, heritage designations at the international, national, regional and local levels are beginning to reflect the fact that nature and culture are indivisible. This is true for the application of all of heritage’s associated disciplines: landscape, architecture, archaeology, folklore, ethnobotany, history, ethnography, planning, agriculture and public health, just to name a few. In fact, there is probably no discipline in the humanities, social or natural sciences that is not affected by either culture, nature or, more often, both.

This three-day conference is the 7th in a series of annual conferences exploring the relevance of heritage in present-day society. This year’s conference is sponsored by the Center for Heritage & Society at the University of Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences. The Czech Republic is a particularly appropriate location to explore these themes since both nature and culture are an integral part of Czech culture and society.

The deadline for abstracts is 30 January 2016.

For more information, visit the conference website.

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9. Dates for Longford Academy 2016

The next APT Longford Academy (LA7) will be held on 9-13 May 2016 at Woolmers and Brickendon Estates in Northern Tasmania.

An APT Masterclass on the conservation of wood carpentry and joinery will be held at Woolmers in Spring 2016 (dates to be confirmed).

Inquiries by email to APT Convenor

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10. Save the Date: 2016 WA Heritage Management & Planning Seminar – ‘Industrial Heritage’, 27-29 April 2016

Join the Heritage Council of WA in an exploration of WA’s diverse industrial past, from sandalwood to Super Pit. Held in Kalgoorlie, heart of the Goldfields, the seminar will begin with an optional day trip to the historic Sons of Gwalia minesite. Hear from a range of speakers from WA and beyond, and end with a tour of Coolgardie and its Goldfields Exhibition Museum.

More information is available on the website. To register your interest and be first to receive the full program, email the WA Heritage Council.

Registrations open in February 2016.

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11. Grants available for Master Students, Postdocs, Staff and Undergraduates

ELARCH – Euro-Latin America partnership in natural Risk mitigation and protection of the Cultural Heritage project is a mobility and scholarship project funded by the European Commission.

The project is organized by a Partnership of prestigious universities in Europe and in Latin America and aims at fostering scientific cooperation in the field of “risk mitigation and protection of heritages” between European and Latin American Higher Education Institutions.

Grants are available (deadline for application is 20 March 2016) for Master Students, Postdocs, Staff and Undergraduates. Information and application details are available by clicking here.

ELARCH offers a double full Master degree course consisting of two special editions of existing masters (“Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions” at University of Minho, Portugal, and “Heritage and Intervention design” at University of Basilicata, Italy) – download the ELARCH Masters course flyer.

The double title includes a project-led education (from September 2016 to June 2017) in Guimarães, University of Minho, and on-site education (on-site school from June 2017 to April 2018) in Matera, University of Basilicata. Both locations are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, providing excellent teaching and research infrastructures. This call is a unique opportunity to participate in unique international programmes in conservation of cultural heritage buildings.

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12. Applications open to a new MSc in Structural Engineering in Portugal – deadline 1 February 2016

The 1st call registration deadline is approaching. Candidates interested in applying to STREMUM may still register before the first call closes and take advantage of the deadline of 1 February 2016. Visit the STREMUM webpage for more information.

This new programme from the University of Minho, Portugal confidently addresses the emerging challenges of Structural Engineering, including Eco-efficiency, Advanced Design & Resilience, and a Smart & Sustainable Built Environment.

STREMUM offers a robust training programme of 2 years and 120 ECTS, which can also allow integration in PhD studies programme at ISISE.

The programme faculty is committed to excellency, with leading international researchers and experienced technical consultants, including also:

• Editors of the “International Journal of Architectural Heritage” and “Transportation Geotechnics”
• Chairmen of COST actions on Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials and structures, and Quality control plans for roadway bridges
• Members in ACI, CIB, IABSE, CEN, ISSMGE, fib, ICOMOS, TRB and RILEM Committees on concrete, masonry, timber, soils, and conservation, durability or strengthening, among others

Prospective students will have the chance to get involved in a friendly and multicultural atmosphere, at moderate cost, in a reputed engineering school, with excellent experimental and numerical facilities. Grants will be available for top students.

English is the official language of the programme and the hosting historical city of Guimarães provides the ideal cultural environment. Students wishing to learn Portuguese (not a requirement) will have courses available and will master the 6th most spoken language in the world and official language in 10 countries, according to Wikipedia.

We are fully committed to delivering a top quality, challenging and exciting programme, which adds a new perspective to the classical field of Structures in Civil Engineering. The course includes, besides the usual course based contents, truly project led education and soft skills. We aim at developing the students’ skills in communication, time management and leadership, while ensuring their capacity to develop independent work, grasp state-of-the-art complex concepts and reason analytically.

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13. 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal – nominations open

Nominations for the 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal, are now open.

This national award recognises an individual’s significant contribution the Australia’s built, social, cultural or environmental heritage.

The closing date for nominations is 28 February 2016, with the Medal winner announced at a dinner ceremony in Bathurst on Saturday 7 May 2016.

More information (including the nomination form) can be found on the Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal website.

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14. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy

1st International Symposium Life Beyond Tourism
Dialogue Among Cultures: Carnivals In The World
Florence and Viareggio, Italy
3-7 February 2016

The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco with its International Institute Life Beyond Tourism, the University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, with the collaboration of Carnival Foundation of Viareggio (Italy), are hosting the above symposium.

The Symposium offers an academic reflection on the international Value of Intangible Heritage as defined by UNESCO, or rather practices, representations, knowledge and techniques that must facilitate a strong sense of cultural identity (UNESCO, Declaration of 2003) among the communities, groups and individuals. This Cultural Heritage is showed in different sectors of human activity: art, economics, sociology, anthropology, architecture, engineering, etc.. So the Carnival plays an important role in the cultural world because it proposes to protect an important traditional heritage and to strengthen the cultural and social integration between East and West.

More information:

• visit the official symposium webpage
• download the Scientific_Program_Carnival_Speakers_2016

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15. Call for papers for the 18th Assembly of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, Italy, 12-13 March 2016

On 12-13 March 2016 the 18th Assembly of the International Experts of the Foundation will be held in Florence (Italy) on the topic:

Learning Communities for Intercultural Dialogue for Territorial Development
Communities of residents, travellers, service providers, on- and off-line mediators for a contribution to the UNESCO 2003 and 2005 CONVENTIONS

A New Commercial and Educational Offer
‘Culture for Dialogue’ – ‘Travel for Dialogue’
Life, Beyond Tourism

In this occasion we would like to invite specialists and focus on approaches/forms/methodologies of interaction between culture and travel-related activities, in order to recognize, protect and promote the authenticity of culture and cultural heritage and ensure sufficient revenues to allow its management and conservation thanks to the engagement of local stakeholders and visitors together. Needless to say, in that framework, we will also bring participants updated about the recent achievements of Life Beyond Tourism Initiative (and its recently issued training courses).

Download the Call for papers for the 18th Assembly

Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2016

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16. New publication: Water & Heritage

Water & Heritage
Edited by Willem J.H. Willems & Henk P.J. van Schaik

Material, conceptual and spiritual connections

This book tells the story of water heritage in all its diversity. It reveals the technical ingenuity that water heritage has always inspired, and it presents the challenges that this heritage faces, along with possible solutions. Reflecting the depth of cooperation between UNESCO and ICOMOS.

For more information, and to read/purchase, click here.

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17. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting: 18-20 March

Planning is well underway for the annual NSC meeting this time in Lithgow (north of Canberra).

The focus of the meeting is the challenge of heritage that is more than simply a single place for example the layers of industrial landscapes in Lithgow and the routes from Sydney over the mountains. Such heritage poses challenges for an identification and management system that works on a place level.

Commencing Friday evening there will be a (self-funded) get together meal. On Saturday Ray Christison and Iain Stuart will be conducting a guided drive/walk commending at 9 am to be followed by a meeting, lunch, presentations and discussion/workshop about the issues, hosted at the State Mine Site in Lithgow.

On Sunday there will be self-drive tour industrial and historic route options.

A flyer with more details will be out in January but in the meantime mark this event in your 2016 calendar.

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18. UNITAR Management & Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2016 workshop – call for registrations

The deadline for applications is: 7 March 2016

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office is calling for registrations for the 2016 Workshop, which will examine “World Heritage Basics and Justification for Inscription”.

SERIES OUTLINE

The UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, launched in 2003, has thus far comprised nine annual Workshops held in Hiroshima and one in-country Workshop in India. With over 300 Alumni to date the Workshops offer a set of innovative approaches to heritage conservation, including:

• The fusion of cultural and natural heritage management
• The recognition of both the tangible and intangible aspects of heritage values
• Focused analysis of specific areas of the nomination process

SERIES LINKS

• Series Webpage
• 2015 Session Project Completion Report
• 2016 Call for Registrations Document

2016 WORKSHOP: FOCUS

The 2016 Workshop, entitled World Heritage Basics and Justification for Inscription, will examine the expectations and requirements needed to effectively prepare a comprehensive World Heritage nomination. The workshop will particularly focus on the fundamental need to provide a Justification for Inscription in the World Heritage nomination.  

The Justification for Inscription within any nomination document for a World Heritage property must address at least one of the ten criteria outlined in UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, and focus on why the property is considered to possess “Outstanding Universal Value.” This workshop, utilising a careful focus on the Operational Guidelines, and the UNESCO Preparing World Heritage Nominations resource manual, coupled with interactive lectures, study visits, and real world simulation exercises, will allow for participants to gain knowledge and skills for more effectively developing the justification section in nomination documentation.  

2016 WORKSHOP: DATES AND LOCATION

• The dates for the 2016 Workshop are: Monday 18 – Friday 22 April
• The Workshop will be held in: Hiroshima, Japan

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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletins available

To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletins, click on the following links.

• Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin_21 December 2015
• Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin_11 January 2016

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20. Draft Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy & Park Lands Events Management Plan – public consultations

The Adelaide Park Lands Authority is pleased to release the draft Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy which sets the new vision for the future of the Park Lands. This vision responds to the ideas generated by the public through the Shape the Park Lands campaign held earlier this year, and extensive engagement with the State Government and Inner Rim Councils.

The draft Strategy aims to increase the quality and diversity of places and spaces across the Park Lands and to improve walking and cycling connections between the City and suburbs and between parks. This will help further increase the value people place on the Park Lands and their use of them. The Strategy responds to the City and inner metropolitan growth agenda and proposes enhancements which will support a growth in utilisation of the Park Lands by 15% by 2020 – from current 10 million visits per year to around 11.5 million.

Public consultation on the Strategy will open on 1 February 2016.

Have your say on the draft Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy

Comments on the Strategy must be received by 5pm, Friday 26 February 2016.

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21. Read Heritage Tasmania’s latest news

To read the latest news from Heritage Tasmania, click here.

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22. Arte-Polis 6 International Conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers

Arte-Polis 6 International Conference
Theme: Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place
Bandung, Indoneisa
4-5 August 2016

Building on the successes of the first five Arte-Polis international conferences and workshops in 2006-2014, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) is pleased to present Arte-Polis 6, an international conference and workshop. This biennial event is an initiative of the Architecture Program at ITB’s School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development in collaboration with other creative institutions.

International Conference

The peer-reviewed Arte-Polis 6 international conference will critically address the theme Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place through four diverse tracks:

1. Creative Tourism, Community and Design Praxis
2. Digital Technology Enabling Creative Tourism and Experience
3. Creative Strategy, Innovation and Policy Making for Heritage and Cultural Landscape
4. Discourses on Creative Experiences in Tourism and Heritage

In conjunction with the main event, a round-table discussion on best practices of creating experiences in creative tourism will be held with features speakers from planners, architects & designers, managers and operators and community sectors.

Aim
The aim of Arte-Polis 6 is to connect together practitioners, academics, community leaders, local government officials, policy-makers and other professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world concerned with the quality of life and collaborative nature of creative communities in urban and rural places. Its objective is to share and learn the reflection of creativity from international and local experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of creative tourism on place-making.

The call for papers is now open and abstracts are due 15 February 2016.

Download the call for papers poster.

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23. Torpedo History and Heritage conference, Croatia, 19-21 May 2016 – call for papers

In May 2016, in Rijeka, Croatia, an International Industrial Heritage Conference will be organised. This conference’s main topic is Torpedo History and Heritage, and it is related to 150 years of invention (first successful testing) of Luppis-Whitehead torpedo in Rijeka. The goal of the conference is to stress the importance of preserving torpedo technology heritage all around the world. Torpedo heritage is a broad topic and on the conference we will deal with all aspects of torpedo heritage, not only as a naval weapon, but also with its significance in the development of naval strategy and naval technology, and its impact in naval strategy, from historical times to now.

This is the 7th International Industrial Heritage Conference which is held every two years, and the main organiser is Pro Torpedo, Society for promotion and preserving of Rijeka’s industrial heritage. Usually, from 100 to 150 participants from all around the world come to Rijeka’s conferences. After the conference, conference Proceedings will be published in a paper/CD form.

Rijeka is a town on the Adriatic coast and the main port of Croatia. In May, the weather is usually nice so we will organise some social activities as well. Therefore, please join us on this conference, with your paper or poster, or just as a participant, to be a part of the conference with the most renowned industrial and torpedo/navy heritage experts in the world.

Download the Call for papers – Torpedo History and Heritage and for more information about the conference visit the conference website.

Deadline for summary/abstract: 1 February 2016

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24. CHNT 2016 – Call for Session, Round Tables and Advanced Archaeological Trainings proposals

The 21st International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT 2016) will take place at the City Hall of Vienna, Austria from 16-18 November 2016.

CHNT participants come from a diverse range of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, art and architectural history, computer science, geography, geomatics, historic preservation, museum studies, and urban history.

For more information, visit the call for papers webpage the conference website.

Submissions of Proposals for Sessions, Round Tables and Advanced Archaeological Trainings are due by 31 January 2016.

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25. SITUATION VACANT Role of Heritage Advisor, City of Canada Bay Council 

Expressions of Interest – Role of Heritage Advisor

The City of Canada Bay Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced registered architects for the role of Heritage Advisor for two (2) days per week. The position description can be downloaded from here as well as Council’s Code of Conduct and Statement of Business Ethics. 

Submissions should address the criteria and capabilities outlined in the Brief and be received by Council no later than 4pm, Friday 5 February 2016, marked to the attention of Paul Dewar.

For more information about this opportunity, including how to submit an Expression of Interest, visit the City of Canada Bay Council website.

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26. SITUATION VACANT EOIs invited for Heritage Study for our Local Government Area, Goulburn Mulwaree Council

Goulburn Mulwaree Council invites you to provide an Expression of Interest to carry out a Heritage Study for our Local Government Area (LGA). Enquiries and responses can be directed to Emma-Jayne Leckie by email by close of business Friday 29 January 2016.

The EOIs received will be assessed and a maximum of five consultants will be invited to submit a quotation to carry out the work in accordance with Council’s procurement policy.

Please provide information on your team’s:

• qualifications
• experience
• examples of past relevant projects
• demonstrate how you would provide best value for money
• contact details for two referees for whom you’ve done similar work in the past five years

Introduction

The purpose of the Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area Heritage Study is to identify, evaluate and provide conservation recommendations for items, places and precincts of heritage significance. This will be done primarily through the consolidation of existing studies and background information into one document that is a reference for Council, landowners and the community. The study area is the Goulburn Mulwaree Council LGA, a municipality that was created in 2004 by the amalgamation of the former Mulwaree Shire Council and Goulburn City Council areas. There are currently over 350 heritage items and two heritage conservation areas listed in Goulburn Mulwaree Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2009.

Background & Study Requirements

Council has commissioned a number of thorough reports over the years that cover various aspects of heritage – see list below. These various studies are to be used as the basis of this comprehensive Heritage Study for Goulburn Mulwaree.  The goal of this study is to pull the existing information together into one document and in doing so fill any gaps taking into account contemporary heritage management principles and approaches. The identification of any new heritage items or conservation areas will be informed by Council’s existing potential items list and any nominations made by stakeholders.

In that regard, Council is seeking:

• A Heritage Study for the whole LGA that will make recommendations to inform the review of GMC Local Environmental Plan 2009 (LEP) and Development Control Plan 2009 (DCP)
• Statements of Significance for all heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas (HCA) with updated inventory sheets for inclusion on the NSW Heritage Inventory Database
• Inclusion of recommendations from the existing Archaeological & Aboriginal studies
• Improved management of heritage in GMC through easily accessible information on heritage places and guidelines on any changes required to policy e.g. development controls

The study is to be led by the selected consultant with input from the community during the public exhibition process and conducted in accordance with the Office of Environment and Heritage Division’s guidelines for undertaking Heritage Studies. The study team is to include an historian.

Payments will be made at milestone stages during study preparation. The study is to be completed within 40 weeks of appointing the successful consultant.

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Heritage Documents

• Bungonia – Investigation into a potential HCA, Louise Thom Heritage, 2015
• GMC Heritage Strategy 2015-2018, GMC, 2014
• Proposed listings and amendments Goulburn Mulwaree heritage schedule – LEP, Heritage Archaeology, 2012
• GMC Aboriginal Heritage Study,  Australian Museum Heritage Services, 2012
• GMC Archaeological Management Plan, Edward Higginbotham, 2010
• Goulburn CBD Master Plan, specifically Heritage report and Conservation Principles and Guidelines, Edaw and City Plan Heritage, 2008
• Mulwaree Shire Heritage Study, Heritage Archaeology, 2004
• Goulburn Heritage Study, Lester Firth, 1983

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27. SITUATION VACANT Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager, International Conservation Services (ICS) Sydney

This permanent position is available for immediate commencement. Applications will be considered upon submission, up until Monday 25 January 2016.

International Conservation Services (ICS) has a vacancy for an experienced Conservation/Heritage Projects Manager located in Chatswood, Sydney.

Conservation work undertaken by the Objects and Outdoor Heritage Team includes a wide range of work for public institutions and private clients covering metal objects, sculptures, monuments and memorials, organic and plastic objects, ceramics, stone and glass objects, and archaeological and industrial artefacts. The team also regularly consults on and writes condition assessments, maintenance plans and treatment proposals.

For detailed information about this opportunity and to apply, click here.

Applications close Monday 25 January 2016. However, as the position is available for immediate commencement, applications will be considered as they are received.

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28. SITUATION VACANT Objects Conservator, International Conservation Services (ICS) Sydney

This permanent position is available for immediate commencement. Applications will be considered upon submission, up until Monday 25 January 2016.

International Conservation Services (ICS) has a vacancy for an experienced Objects Conservator located in Chatswood, Sydney.

Conservation work undertaken by the Objects and Outdoor Heritage Team includes a wide range of work for public institutions and private clients covering metal objects, sculptures, monuments and memorials, organic and plastic objects, ceramics, stone and glass objects, and archaeological and industrial artefacts. The team also regularly consults on and writes condition assessments, maintenance plans and treatment proposals.

For detailed information about this opportunity and to apply, click here.

Applications close Monday 25 January 2016. However, as the position is available for immediate commencement, applications will be considered as they are received.

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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 VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia

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