1)
Update on Productivity Commission
2) ICOMOS ISC: Australian member
vacancies
3) Draft Charter for Cultural Routes
4) National
Workshop on Significance Criteria, Thresholds, Heritage Objects and The
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
5) Preliminary
Notes on the Genesis and Evolution of Pre-Angkorian Temple Form
6) ISS:
hands-on workshop Dry Stone Walling with David Long
7) 5
ATP - 5th Seminar Earth Architecture in Portugal, October 2007
8) Final
Call for Entries: 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage
Conservation
9) 4th ICEGE - Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering related to Monuments and Historical Centers
10) News from
Heritage South Australia
11) Internship Posting for Olmsted Center for
Landscape Preservation
12) Call for Applications: ISS
Institute
13) Expression Of Interest: Collections Conservation Support
Project South West Region Pilot
14) Vacancies for conservators with AHT
programme in Antarctica
15) Situation Vacant: Research Officer -
Melanesian Art
16) Situation Vacant: Senior Environmental Specialist
Heritage
17) Situation Wanted: Internship
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1) Update on Productivity
Commission
The Productivity Commission Inquiry into the
conservation of Australia's historic heritage commenced in early 2005. The
Commission's final report was tabled in Parliament by the Federal Treasurer in
September 2006.
There has been continuing activity behind the scenes
since the Commission's report was handed down. The Chairs of the State and
Territory Heritage Councils issued a response paper on 13 November 2006. This is
available on the NSW Heritage Office website http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/10_subnav_06_01.htm#inquiry
While welcoming the Commission's recognition of the importance of
heritage conservation it disagrees with many of the findings of the inquiry. The
federal Department of the Environment and Water resources is still preparing its
response.
In the meantime, an analysis and review of the 418 submissions
made to the Productivity Commission Inquiry has just been released by the
Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand. It is available to
download on the NSW Heritage Office website at the URL shown above. This will
provide an avenue for making use of the wealth of information and advice
contained in the submissions. We expect it will be this body of information
rather than the Commission's recommendation report that will be used by State
and Territory Governments to inform future policy directions.
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2) ICOMOS International Scientific Committee
Australian
member vacancies
ICOMOS has established scientific
international committees on various cultural heritage themes and issues. Members
consist of international renowned expert specialists in each subject and
designated by their own national committee. The international scientific
committees are ICOMOS technical bodies. As such, they undertake research,
develop conservation theory, guidelines, and charters, and foster training for
better heritage conservation, promote international exchange of scientific
information and carry out common projects. They are governed by the Eger
principles (see www.international.icomos.org/eger_eng.htm).
The
Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee has been invited to seek nominations for
voting members on four ICOMOS International Scientific Committees. They
are:
·
ICARSAH -
International Committee on Analysis and Restoration of Structures of
Architectural Heritage
·
International
Committee on Wall Paintings
·
ISCEAH -
International Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage
·
International
Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage
To be nominated by
Australia ICOMOS for either full or associate membership of any International
Scientific Committee you are required to be a full member of Australia ICOMOS
which also has International membership.
Nominees must meet the criteria
laid down in the Australia ICOMOS Procedures Manual. In summary, those seeking
Full membership must have a strong record of involvement in relevant
professional activities at least at a national level of importance. Nominees for
Full membership must also be able to fund their own overseas travel to attend
ISC meetings. Regretfully neither Australia ICOMOS nor International ICOMOS are
able to offer any financial assistance to attend any of the International
Scientific Committee meetings.
The criteria for Corresponding or
Associate members of International Scientific Committees are less demanding and
there is no expectation of personal attendance at meetings.
Members of International Scientific Committee’s are expected to
report regularly to the general Australia ICOMOS membership on their ISC
activities. This enables other Australian members know about international
activities and advancement of knowledge Such reporting is particularly important
for the Annual Report presented to the Australia ICOMOS Annual General Meeting
each November, but other reports will be distributed through E-News.
It is anticipated that the Australia ICOMOS nominee(s) would
develop a national working group of interested members. This will assist the ISC
member and the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee to respond to issues raised
by the ISC as well as to bring issues raised within Australia to the ISC's
attention.
Australia ICOMOS Members interested in being
nominated for either Full or Associate membership of any of these ISC should
contact Leah McKenzie, ISC Coordinator on the Australia ICOMOS Executive
Committee for further information (leah.mckenzie@bigpond.com).
An
application letter indicating your expertise in this area and a CV is required
to be submitted to the secretariat by 11 April 2007. This will enable the
nominations to be considered by the Australia ICOMOS executive at their April
meeting.
ICARSAH - International Committee on Analysis and
Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage ?
The objective of
ICARSAH whose field of action is related to structural aspects of all built
objects of the heritage is:
·
to promote
international co-operation in the establishment of a world body gathering the
various specialisations of professionals in conservation and restoration
concerned with integrating the contribution of structural engineering into
conservation knowledge, so that a full understanding of structural typology and
behaviour and of material characteristics become an intrinsic part of
conservation practice;
·
to establish guidelines
and/or to formulate general recommendations to be regularly up-dated.;
· to
disseminate the knowledge acquired for the development of competency in
conservation of historic structures in different countries. The Australian
voting member Susan Balderstone is retiring and the committee is seeking another
Australian voting member.
ICOMOS International Committee on Wall
Paintings
The main object of the committee is to promote international
co-operation in the identification, protection and conservation of Wall
Paintings.
The object of the Committee includes but is not limited to:
·
Stimulation of
international interest in and conservation of painted cultural heritage among
government and private institutions, art historians, conservation and the
general public.
·
Establish links on the
one hand between art historians, archaeologists, and conservationists, and on
the other hand researchers,
·
Experts, training
institutions and research institutions working in the field of Wall
Paintings.
·
Promotion of the
systematic inventorying and documentation of the Wall Painting Cultural
Heritage.
·
Initiate and
co-ordinate applied research activities in the field of Wall Paintings and their
conservation.
·
The sharing of
experience and expertise in the conservation and management of Wall Paintings
Heritage.
·
The activities of the
Committee shall be consistent with the goals and objectives of
ICOMOS.
There are currently no Australian voting or corresponding members
of this committee. Applications from Australian members are sought by Australia
ICOMOS.
ISCEAH - International Committee on Earthen
Architectural Heritage
In accordance with the Eger-Xi’an Principles
adopted at the 15th General Assembly of ICOMOS,
which took place in October 2005 in Xi’an, China, the International Scientific
Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH) is prepared to formally
accept new applicants for membership. Information about the Committee, as well
as criteria for membership follows:
Definition
ISCEAH is an
international scientific committee within ICOMOS. Its focus is on earthen
architectural heritage. For the purposes of ISCEAH, earthen architectural
heritage is defined as the architectural, archaeological and cultural landscape
heritage constructed of unfired clay-/soil-based materials.
Goals of
ISCEAH
The goals of ISCEAH are a level of substantial activity and a
broad membership ready to share experiences and contribute to the development of
better practice and methods for the protection and conservation of the world’s
earthen architectural, archaeological and cultural landscape heritage. ISCEAH
encourages the participation of those who play an important role in shaping,
maintaining and conserving both the material and traditional knowledge
(intangible heritage) of the earthen architectural, archaeological and cultural
landscape heritage. Therefore, in addition to worldwide representation within
ICOMOS, ISCEAH will permit master masons and earth crafts persons to participate
on the Committee.
The objectives of the scientific program of ISCEAH are
focused on the following broad themes:
Theme 1: Conserving and studying the
standing, and perhaps in use, architectural heritage (vernacular, historic,
etc)
Theme 2: Conserving and studying the earthen archaeological environment;
this may also include standing structures
Theme 3: Cooperating in the process
of understanding the historic/traditional techniques of earthen structures
through research into materiality, including its impact on new earthen
construction
Theme 4: Researching the contribution of earthen architectural
heritage to cultural landscapes and its relation to the intangible heritage and
living traditions
Theme 5: Researching ancient/historic a-seismic techniques
and using these in addition to current research to inform retrofitting of
existing structures and appropriate new construction
Levels and
Criteria for Membership
Structure
The Structure of ISCEAH shall
consist of a two-tier system composed of: a) a Board of Directors with an
Executive Committee, and b) General Members, which in turn shall be composed of
two categories: (1) Voting Members and (2) Non-Voting Members. The upper tier
that consists of the Board and Executive Committee shall require a periodic
change of membership with elections held every three years and maximum length of
stay in office limited to three consecutive three-year
terms.
Voting Members (VM)
Expert Members shall be
Voting Members nominated from two categories of ICOMOS memberships: a) Expert
Members nominated from the National Specialized Committees on Earthen
Architectural Heritage (NSCEAH) and b) Expert Members nominated from the
National Committees (NC). The selection of the Voting Members for ISCEAH shall
be open to all members in the respective Committees and shall be representative
of the members’ respective nationalities.
Expert Members:
a.
National Committees can propose
nominees who will provide the liaison between the international and national
activities in the field. However, ISCEAH shall adopt minimum criteria and a
transparent and well-understood methodology to assess and verify the individual
competence and expertise of applicants to encourage National Committees to
nominate professionals and experts rather than solely political
appointees.
b. Nominees
for ISCEAH shall also include members from each active NSCEAH.
c.
Experts Members may be
nominated by their National Committee, NSCEAH, be self-nominated, or directly
invited by the ISC. National Committees will have the right to be represented by
a minimum of one member.
d.
There shall be an unlimited number
of Expert Members who will have the right to vote and to participate in any
aspect of the work of the committee.
VM Qualifications:
Qualifications for nomination to ISCEAH will comply with the ICOMOS
Statutes (Article 6.a.1: “Individual Membership shall be open to any individual
engaged in the conservation of monuments, groups of buildings and sites (as
defined in Section II, article 3) as a member of the scientific, technical or
administrative staff of national, regional or local monuments, fine arts or
antiquities services, a decision-maker or a specialist engaged in the
conservation, restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement of monuments, groups
of buildings and sites, including, as appropriate, architects, town planners,
historians, archaeologists, ethnologists, and archivists. Individual membership
may be accorded in exceptional cases to other individuals interested in
supporting the aims and objectives of ICOMOS…”).
a.
Voting Members are required to be
members of ICOMOS in good standing.
b.
The minimum professional and
ethical qualifications are the following. University degrees, technical or
philosophical diplomas, and apprenticeships (equivalent practical experience)
will be acceptable as criteria for nomination. Above all, an ability to
demonstrate an active interest in the conservation of earthen structures through
active participation, publications, monographs or research is
required.
c. Master
masons and earth crafts persons wishing to be elected to the Committee at any
level, but lacking qualifications such as degrees or other normally accepted
standards referred to above, must demonstrate and present two examples of
well-implemented conservation projects, be of good reputation and be recognized
for conservation science or craft skills in their own field.
VM
Responsibilities: All Voting Members are an essential part of the electoral
process of the Board and are expected to participate and remain
active.
Non-Voting Members (NVM)
Non-Voting Members shall be
elected from the following categories of members: a) Contributing Members and b)
Honorary Members.
Contributing Members:
a.
Contributing Members shall consist
of ICOMOS members who have demonstrated an interest in the field but are not yet
considered international experts.
b.
Contributing Members shall undergo
an apprenticeship thereby enabling a new generation of practitioners to be
trained.
c. Contributing
members may be invited to participate in Committee meetings and
activities.
d. Under
certain circumstances, the Board may also vote to appoint an individual who is
not a member of ICOMOS but has recognized expertise in his/her field, such as
artisans, work-masters, and cultural historians, as a Contributing
Member. Non-ICOMOS members shall be encouraged to apply for ICOMOS
membership.
e.
Contributing Members are entitled
to petition the Board to become Non-Voting Members. Submission of a CV will be
required along with a letter detailing the candidate’s interest and request for
membership. The Board shall approve a nominee’s application for Contributing
membership by majority vote.
f.
There shall be an unlimited number
of Contributing Members who are Non-Voting Members.
g.
Contributing Members shall be
reviewed during either the General Assembly or Terra conference for level of
participation, at which time if appropriate, they may be recommended for
nomination as Expert Members.
There are currently no Australian
voting or non voting members of this committee. Applications from Australian
members are sought by Australia ICOMOS.
International Scientific
Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage, voting member
The
Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee have been invited to seek a nomination for
voting member on the new ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on
Fortifications and Military Heritage
The missions of the
International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage are
to:
·
promote the knowledge
of the resources, including their historical, architectural, artistic and
scientific values, and to encourage the preservation and maintenance of
fortifications, military structures, fortress landscapes and other objects and
sites connected with the military heritage.
· be
available to help ICOMOS accomplish its role in the context of international
convention (specially the World Heritage Convention and the Hague Convention)
and in its cooperation with UNESCO and other International Organizations, and be
willing to receive mandates from the Executive Committee to that
effect.
·
carry out specialized
studies and promote the application of professional expertise in regard to the
preservation and conservation problems of historic fortifications and military
heritage.
·
pursue actively
international cooperation for the identification, protection and preservation of
historic fortifications, military structures, military landscapes and sites,
other military heritage monuments, alone or with cooperation
with:
i National and International Scientific Committees
of ICOMOS, especially with respect of ICOMOS' tasks and needs for UNESCO's
Cultural Heritage Division and World Heritage Center.
ii Other cooperative
partners of ICOMOS, for example ICCROM, ICOM, DOCOMOMO, TICCIH, Blue Shield
etc.
iii Other international and national bodies, such as
NATO, Ministries of Defence of different countries, Ministries of Culture of
different countries
The International Scientific Committee on
Military Heritage and Fortifications has three types of membership (a three-tier
membership):
·
Expert Members
Unlimited number per country. They have no limits of service terms. The
Committee on the basis of proven and recognized experience must accept
them.
·
Voting Members
Appointed by the National Committees from their rosters of Expert Members, and
limited to one per National Committee, or by the Bureau of the Committee. Voting
members shall be approved by the Bureau of the Committee. Voting Members elect
the leadership of the Committee and other governing councils, as
adopted.
·
Informant Members
Appointed by the National Committees. They are without the expertise needed for
expert and voting members, but wish to gain knowledge from the committee.
Informant members do not vote and have no term limits. .
There are currently no Australian voting or corresponding members
of this committee. Applications from Australian members are sought by Australia
ICOMOS.
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3) Draft Charter for Cultural
Routes
At the Xi’an 15th
General Assembly of ICOMOS it was agreed that a Draft Charter for Cultural
Routes proposed by the ICOMOS International Committee on Cultural Routes (CIIC)
be disseminated amongst ICOMOS members before consideration and adoption at the
16th General Assembly in Quebec.The following
wording was resolved at the 15th GA.
Cultural Routes Draft Charter Proposed by
the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Routes (CIIC) and
recommended by the Executive Committee
Taking into account:
- The
evolution of the concept of heritage which today includes territorial scale
ensembles.
- That, among the new heritages categories that take into
account the values related to the setting, Cultural Routes reveal the
macrostructure of heritage on different levels and contribute to illustrate the
contemporary conception of cultural heritage values as a resource for
sustainable social and economic development.
- That the UNESCO World Heritage
Committee recognized Cultural Routes as a heritage category trough its inclusion
in the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage
Convention approved in February 2005.
- That, considering the present
situation, it becomes necessary and peremptory that ICOMOS defines and adopts
theoretical, methodological and management principles for the identification and
assessment of Cultural Routes.
- That the ICOMOS International Committee on
Cultural Routes (CIIC) has worked intensively on clarifying terms and concepts;
on defining operational guidelines for the identification, on a scientific
basis, of Cultural Routes and on the development of a methodology of action for
this specific field.
- That, as a result, the CIIC has elaborated a draft
Charter on Cultural Routes, presented to the ICOMOS Bureau (Havana, June 2005)
and Executive Committee (Xi’an, October 2005).
The 15th General Assembly of
ICOMOS, meeting in Xi’an, China in October, 2005 resolves that:
• The draft Charter elaborated by the International Committee on
Cultural Routes (CIIC) be widely disseminated among National and
International Committees, so that it can be known and discussed prior to its
adoption, as rapidly as possible, as an official theoretical and doctrinal text
of ICOMOS.
The draft charter can be found at:
http://www.international.icomos.org/xian2005/culturalroutes-draft.pdf
If
Australia ICOMOS members wish to make any further comments on the draft charter
they need to make they urgently if they are to be able to be considered in the
final wording. If any ICOMOS members wish to make comments on the charter could
you please send them to Leah McKenzie (leah.mckenzie@bigpond.com) who will compile them for
Australia ICOMOS. Could you please submit them by 30 March 2007.
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4) National Workshop on Significance Criteria, Thresholds,
Heritage Objects and
The Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act
1986
From Department of the Environment and Water
Resources
The Department of Environment and Water Resources, the ANU
Research School of Humanities Museums and Collections Program, and the National
Museum of Australia present a day-long workshop to consider the role of
significance assessment and thresholds in relation to heritage objects and the
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act. This workshop will consider key
issues in the assessment of export permits and funding applications under the
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act.
Curators and heritage
specialists with an interest in heritage objects and collections are encouraged
to attend.
Speakers: Professor Howard Morphy, Acting
Director, Research School of Humanities, ANU
Mr Terry Bailey, Assistant
Secretary, Heritage Division, Department of the Environment and Water
Resources
Amanda Bacon, Manager, Strategic Projects, Heritage Victoria.
Convenors: Rosemary Hollow and Kylie Message
Venue: The Studio, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
ACT
Date: Thursday 22 March 2007 (9am-4.30pm)
Contact: Kylie Message on 02 - 61255429 or Kylie.Message@anu.edu.au
Register by:
cob Friday 16 March
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5) Preliminary Notes on the Genesis and Evolution of
Pre-Angkorian Temple Form
CHCAP Research
Seminar
Wednesday 14 March
4:00 p.m. Room GA1.29
Greenwood
Park
Deakin University
Corner Burwood Highway and Station Street
Burwood
Preliminary Notes on the Genesis and
Evolution of Pre-Angkorian Temple Form
Dr Sambit Datta and Dr
David Beynon
School of Architecture and Building
Deakin
University
This presentation will track the geometric and
architectonic basis of pre-Angkorean temples in Cambodia. Their genesis and
evolution, when compared with Indian antecedents and parallel developments
Southeast Asia, present intriguing evidence as to the architectural connections
between these areas in the fifth to eighth centuries AD.
The subjects of
the presentation are Pre-Angkorean temples from three geographic locations in
Cambodia: Hanchey, on the banks of the Mekong river, where there is perhaps the
oldest existing stone temple in Cambodia; Sambor Prei Kuk, the earliest capital
of the largest pre-Angkorean kingdom, in the dusty central plains; and the
sacred mountain of Phnom Kulen.
They are among the earliest brick and
stone monuments extant in Southeast Asia. As elaborations on the Brahmanic/Hindu
cella with Indic, Javanese and Cham antecedents, these square, rectangular and
octagonal structures present a pivotal body of evidence concerning the movement
of religious, structural and architectonic ideas across Asia that preceded the
development of classical Angkorean architecture.
ALL
WELCOME
--------------------------------------------------
Prof
William Logan
UNESCO Chair of Heritage & Urbanism
& Alfred Deakin
Professor
Director, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia & the
Pacific
School of History, Heritage & Society
Faculty of
Arts
Deakin University
Burwood Victoria 3125 Australia
Tel: (61-3)
9251-7110; Fax: (61-3) 9251-7158
Email: william.logan@deakin.edu.au
http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts/chcap
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6) ISS: hands-on workshop
Dry Stone Walling with
David Long
REGISTER NOW
Dry Stone Walling
Workshopwith David Long
Early Bird $150 for those who Register and
pay prior to 19 March 2007. (full fee: $180)
Date: Saturday, 31 March
2007
Time: commencing promptly at 9.00am and concluding
4.30pm.
Venue:
Hanson
1140 Wellington Rd
Rowville
Melway
map: 82 E4
For more info contact:
ISS Institute
101/685 Burke
Road
Camberwell 3124
AUSTRALIA
Phone 61 3 9882 0055
Fax 61 3
9882 9866
Email issi.ceo@pacific.net.au
Web www.issinstitute.org.au
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7) 5 ATP - 5th Seminar Earth Architecture in Portugal,
October 2007
Dear colleagues,
Announcing the
5 ATP - 5th Seminar Earth Architecture in Portugal,
Co-organized
by the UA - University of Aveiro,
the ESG - Gallaecia Superior School,
the
FCO - Foundation Convent of Orada and
the CdT - Association Center of the
Earth,
the 5 ATP (Arquitectura de Terra em Portugal)
will take place from
the 10th-13th October 2007,
in Aveiro, 1h south of Oporto, in
Portugal.
For more information (also in english
version):
Site: www.civil.ua.pt/5atp.htm
E-mail: 5ATP@civil.ua.pt
Abstracts:
To be
send until the 31st of March 2007
Languages:
Portuguese,
Spanish and English.
Best regards,
The Organization
Committee
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8) Final Call for Entries: 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
Only
30 days left before entries close for the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The awards programme, in its
eighth year, recognizes the achievement of individuals and organizations within
the private sector, and public-private initiatives, in successfully restoring
structures of heritage value in the Asia-Pacific region.
The deadline for
receipt of materials is 31 March 2007.
Projects involving
buildings more than fifty years old and which were completed within the last ten
years are eligible for consideration. Houses, commercial, cultural, religious,
industrial or institutional buildings, gardens and bridges, for example, are all
eligible for consideration. Public-private partnership projects such as historic
towns, urban quarters and rural settlements where the essential elements are
more than 50 years old are all eligible.
In addition to the
established awards the “Jury Commendation for Innovation”, introduced in 2005,
will also be judged. The commendation recognizes newly-built structures which
demonstrate outstanding standards for contemporary architectural design which
are well integrated into historic contexts.
In 2006, Shigar Fort
Palace (in Skardu in the Northern region of Pakistan) was honoured with the
Award of Excellence. The two Awards of Distinction went to Bund 18 (Shanghai,
China) and the Uch Monument Complex (Punjab, Pakistan).
Three Awards of
Merit were given to St. Andrew’s Church (Hong Kong SAR, China), Sir JJ School of
Art (Mumbai, India), and Han Jiang Ancestral Temple (Penang, Malaysia). Three
Honourable Mention awards were bestowed on Liu Ying Lung Study Hall (Hong Kong
SAR, China); and Arakkal Kettu (Kerala, India); and Leh Old Town (Ladakh,
India).
Entries for the 2007 awards programme must be submitted
with an official entry form, drawings, photographs and project description to
the UNESCO Office of the Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific in
Bangkok. Complete programme information, including an entry form, is available
on the web at http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/heritageawards.
Winners
will be announced in September 2007, with a selected number of entries receiving
the “Award of Excellence”, “Award of Distinction”, “Award of Merit”,
“Honourable Mention” and “Jury Commendation”.
We would greatly appreciate
if you could help promote this programme in your area through your regular
publicity channels. Please find attached a copy of the Press
Release.
Please Note: A Chinese language brochure is now available for download.
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9) 4th ICEGE - Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake
Engineering related to Monuments and Historical
Centers
Thessaloniki, Greece June 28, 2007
Dear colleagues,
The 2nd Workshop entitled: "Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering related to Monuments and Historical Centers” will take
place in the framework of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering.
Steering Committee
The Steering
Committee of the workshop is coordinated by Dr Christos Tsatsanifos (pangaea@otenet.gr) and Professor Kyriazis Pitilakis,
Chairman of 4ICEGE (pitilakis@civil.auth.gr).
Topics Keywords
Monuments, historical centers and
aggregates, seismic hazard, site effects, design motion, seismic scenarios,
foundations, damages from recent and past earthquakes, structures, soil
dynamics, modeling, materials, constitutive relations, methods, techniques,
monitoring, instrumentation, retrofitting, performance, vulnerability
assessment, risk management, regulations.
Submission of papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers following the specific
format of the 4ICEGE conference (for instructions please refer to the conference
website: www.4icege.org).
Deadline
for submission of the papers:
April 15, 2007
Registration
All participants must register specifically for this workshop. No
extra fees are charged for those participating in the main 4ICEGE conference.
Fees for participants who register explicitly for this workshop are 100€.
Fees cover publication cost of submitted papers and cost of lunch and coffee
breaks. (for any questions regarding the submission as well as the registration
process please contact: secretariat@4icege.org
)
Looking forward to meeting you in Thessaloniki in June
2007.
Kyriazis Pitilakis
Chairman of 4ICEGE
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10) News from Heritage South Australia
DEH HERITAGE BRANCH NEWS
South Australian
Heritage Council vacancy
An advertisement appeared in the
Advertiser on 5 March (page 27). The vacancy was created by former
National Trust CEO Alan Graham’s resignation in late 2006. Email
heritage@saugov.sa.gov.au for a nomination form if you wish to nominate
someone.
SA Heritage Fund Grants Program
Heritage Advisors are
reminded to check on the progress of successful grant projects in their local
areas and alert the Heritage Branch if any grant is not on track for completion
this financial year. Applications for the next round of grants are due to
be called in April 2007. Check the Grants & Awards page on the DEH
Heritage website in the coming weeks for information.
Panorama to
Paradise: Scopic Regimes in Architectural and Urban History and
Theory
24th International Conference of The Society of Architectural
Historians Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ)
Adelaide, South Australia 21 -
24th September, 2007
SAHANZ is calling for papers for its 2007 conference
addressing the theme 'Panorama to Paradise: Scopic Regimes in Architectural and
Urban History and Theory'. Deadline 9 March 2007.
Details: http://www.unisa.edu.au/arc/SAHANZ/
heritage@saugov.sa.gov.au
http://www.heritage.sa.gov.au
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11) Internship Posting for Olmsted Center for Landscape
Preservation
The Olmsted Center for Landscape
Preservation, a program of the National Park Service, is currently accepting
applications for its 2007 Internship Program.
The Olmsted Center promotes
the preservation of cultural landscapes through research, planning, stewardship
and education. Based at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, the
Center provides cultural landscape technical assistance to parks and historic
properties throughout the Northeast.
The internship program provides
participants with an opportunity to broaden their understanding of landscape
preservation practice through project experience, educational programs and
self-study. Working alongside Olmsted Center staff, interns assist with
preparing cultural landscape reports, developing preservation maintenance plans,
documenting existing conditions, and participating in field projects to improve
the condition of cultural landscapes.
Two six-month internships are
currently available. Preferred candidates will have education and skills in:
landscape architecture/horticulture, graphic illustration and mapping, writing
and computer skills including familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access,
AutoCAD, and/or Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Also desired, proficiency
in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and willingness to travel.
Interns
will work at our office in Boston, Massachusetts or at the State University of
New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. Public
transportation is available to each office. A stipend is provided. Start dates
for internships are flexible and will be determined based on selected
applicant’s availability. For more information on Olmsted Center projects, visit
our website at http://www.nps.gov/oclp/
To apply, please forward a
resume, dates of availability, and two references by April 6, 2007
to:
Amy McDermott, Administrative Manager
Olmsted Center
for Landscape Preservation
Boston National Historical
Park
Quarters C, Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA
02129
For more information please call
(617) 241-6954 ext.
263
or email, Amy_McDermott@nps.gov
Margie Coffin
Brown
Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
National Park
Service
Charlestown Navy Yard, Quarters C
Boston, MA 02129
ph. 617 241
6954 x 267
fx. 617 241 3952
cell 617 620 2942
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12) Call for Applications: ISS
Institute
FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA-IN URBAN, REGIONAL AND
RURAL AREAS
Have ideas, but not sure if they are suitable for a
fellowship or any other questions as to the fellowship?
Call us to talk
over your ideas on 03 9882 0055 - we are here to help where we can.
1.
THE GEORGE ALEXANDER FOUNDATION/ ISS INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP
for trades
people and artisans to 35 years of age
2.THE PRATT FOUNDATION/ ISS
INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIP
for technical, trades and
artisans
Carolynne Bourne AM
CEO
ISS Institute
101/685 Burke
Road
Camberwell 3124
AUSTRALIA
Phone 61 3 9882 0055
Fax 61 3
9882 9866
Email issi.ceo@pacific.net.au
Web www.issinstitute.org.au
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13) Expression Of Interest
Collections Conservation
Support Project
South West Region Pilot
The Heritage
Strategy, Victoria's Heritage: Strengthening our communities, delivers a
new and enhanced range of programs and initiatives to recognise, protect,
interpret and manage Victoria’s diverse heritage. Part of the strategy’s
Capacity Building Program, the Collections Conservation Support Project aims to
improve the access custodians of heritage collections have to technical
expertise. A trial of the Support Project in Victorias South West region is
being undertaken by Heritage Victoria, with a view to extending this service to
other regional areas in the State.
Expressions of Interest
Heritage Victoria is seeking to appoint qualified conservators as
contractors to provide preventive conservation support from April 2007 to
June 2008 in Victoria’s south-west (ie Shires of Glenelg, Southern
Grampians, Moyne, Corangamite and Colac-Otway and the City of Warrnambool).
The closing date for Expressions of Interest is 12 noon, Monday
19th March 2007.
For a copy of the brief or for further
information contact:
Pam Enting
Outreach Co-ordinator
Heritage
Victoria
Ph: 9637 9486
Email: pam.enting@dse.vic.gov.au
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14) Vacancies for conservators with AHT programme in
Antarctica
Dear All
Antarctic Heritage Trust
(AHT) in New Zealand (http://www.heritage-antarctica.org/index.cfm has
issued an announcement seeking suitably qualified conservators to assist with
their 2007-2008 work programme in Antarctica.
Details of the vacancies
can be found on the International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) website at http://www.polarheritage.com//content/documents/15.pdf
The
Trust isseeking applicants internationally and is eager to identify the best
qualified people available so please feel free to circulate this notice as
widely as possible.
With best regards
Paul Chaplin
Secretary
General
International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC)
Fjellveien
14
1914 Ytre Enebakk
Norway
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15) Situation Vacant:
Research Officer - Melanesian
Art
Up to £26,470
Goldsmiths University of
London
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
RESEARCH OFFICER: MELANESIAN ART
PROJECT
3 Year Fixed Term
Starting from 1 May 2007 or as soon as
possible thereafter
Applications are invited for the above post
for which further particulars are attached.
The conditions of service and
terms of appointment will be those normally relating to Research Staff at this
College.
Please note that in order to be appointed to this post; you will
need to be eligible to work in the UK.
Please also note that where
qualifications are required, employment is conditional on the verification of
them. Qualifications will be checked on the first day of appointment.
A
completed Academic/Research Staff Application Form (red Form A), with a
list of current research interests and publications, if applicable and relevant
professional development activities, should be either:
·
emailed to hr@gold.ac.uk
·
sent to
Human
Resources
Department
Goldsmiths
University of
London
New
Cross
London SE14
6NW
·
faxed to +44 020
7919 7993
If you email or fax your application, please also ensure
that you send a signed original copy to the address above, paying the correct
postage.
Please quote reference: 07/82RE
Closing date
for receipt of completed applications: 3 April 2007
Interview
date: 25 April 2007
If you have not received an invitation to
interview within six weeks of the closing date given above then you should
assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
For more
information about Goldsmiths, please visit our website: www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
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16) Situation Vacant:
Senior Environmental Specialist
Heritage
NSW RTA Environment Branch
Leads a team
with an organisational wide brief to develop RTA heritage (including Aboriginal
cultural heritage) policy and provide specialist advice, leadership and
technical expertise to deliver heritage outcomes across RTA projects and
programs.
Total remuneration package to: $126,534.00
($107,810.00-$114,833.00)
Includes employer's contribution to superannuation
and annual leave loading.
Position Number 50081602
Location:
Sydney CBD, Surry Hills
Inquiries: Michael Crowley 9218
6420
Closing Date: Friday 16 March 2007
Details: see www.jobs.nsw.gov.au
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17) Situation Wanted:
Internship
Méliné writes:
I am a French
student in conservation of painting.
I am currently studying at the “Institut
National du Patrimoine- I.N.P.” in Paris. At the present time, I finish the
third year of courses.
I have to make an internship abroad from mid April to
mid July 2007.
I’m very interested in the conservation of wall paintings and
I’m looking for an internship in this field.
I wish to know whether projects
of conservation of wall paintings are planned in your country so that I can send
on my request. Could you inform me on that subject?
Do you know
institutions or organizations specialized in the conservation of wall paintings
which could welcome me?
If you can help please email : Méliné
meli1977@hotmail.fr
or
Phone number: +33 (0)6 10 10 89 16
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