Australia ICOMOS
E-Mail News No. 321
For mail order transactions: Australia
ICOMOS now accepts Visa and MasterCard
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Friday 15 February 2008
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Built cultural heritage in the Asia/Pacific region - an
opportunity to contribute
2) Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts:
Media Release - Minister Orders Repair Works at Clarkes Cove
3) ICOM / ICMAH Annual Conference 2008 - invitation for
attendance and call for papers
4) ICOMOS 16th GA, Canada - E-news from ICOMOS Canada
5) 16th ICOMOS General Assembly & International Scientific
Symposium - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
6) News from ICOMOS International Secretariat
7) Presentation by ICOMOS member Anne Warr
8) 2008 Pacific Future Environment Leaders Forum - Call for
Participants
Situations Vacant...
9) Architect - Archifact limited, NZ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Built cultural heritage in the
Asia/Pacific region - an opportunity to contribute
A new volume dealing with the conservation and preservation of
built cultural heritage in the Asia/Pacific region is being produced.
This volume has officially been accepted for publication by Springer
Press, a major international publisher. The volume will be edited by Mark
Diab (Institute of History and Anthropology, Tsukuba University, Japan)
and Ghafar Ahmad (of the University Sains Malaysia), with a projected
publication date of late 2008.
For further information concerning this project (including guidelines for
contributors), email Mark Diab at
asiapacvol@mail.com. The first
deadline for contributions is 1 May 2008.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2) Department of the Environment,
Water, Heritage and the Arts: Media Release - Minister Orders Repair
Works at Clarkes Cove
I have issued a final remediation order under the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act),
requiring property owners to make good damage caused by unauthorised
land clearing.
The owners are required to stabilise and revegetate up to 17 hectares of
land at Clarkes Cove on the Whitsunday Coast. The land was cleared of its
native forest without Commonwealth approval.
Clarkes Cove lies adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area,
whose heritage values are protected under the EPBC Act.
The unauthorised clearing poses a risk to the Great Barrier Reef World
Heritage Area by exposing marine waters to increased soil runoff and
sediment build-up.
I thank the Whitsunday Shire Council and Queensland state agencies for
ensuring that the parties have carried out urgent short-term
stabilisation of the land before the wet season.
The responsible parties must also pay a $250,000 bond to ensure that the
further work is carried out to my satisfaction. I have taken the cost of
the initial short-term stabilisation into account in determining the
bond.
My remediation order requires a long-term rehabilitation plan to be
implemented, with repair to begin promptly. The owners must provide for
my approval a plan describing the work by 27 February 2008.
My Department is conducting an investigation that may lead to legal
action.
This is the first remediation order under the EPBC Act, which allows the
Australian Government to order repair of an area to prevent ongoing harm,
whilst undertaking a more thorough investigation.
The final order amends the draft order issued on 23 November 2007, after
negotiation between my Department and the parties, taking note of the
work already undertaken on site. The parties have until 26 February 2008
to ask me to reconsider my decision or they may apply to the Federal
Court to have it set aside.
Media contact: Margot Marshall 02 6277 7640 or 0418 624
847
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) ICOM / ICMAH Annual Conference
2008 - invitation for attendance and call for
papers
ICOM / ICMAH Annual Conference 2008 - "Museums and Disasters"
12-16 November, 2008, New Orleans
Organized by:
- ICOM's International
Committee of Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History
(ICMAH)
- The Louisiana State Museum,
New Orleans/ USA
- The Historic New Orleans
Collection
Theme
This conference will explore the various ways in which museums document
and interpret the direct and indirect effects on society of natural,
economic, and military disasters. It will be held in a city that suffered
a devastating flood in 2005 that killed 1,464 people and where recovery
has been painfully slow. Special emphasis at the conference will be on
recent history/contemporary events. Speakers will address four
interrelated themes to explore the conference topic.
Attendance and active participation
We invite you to support our annual ICMAH 2008 conference with
suggestions of how we, as museum professionals, do and should carry out
the professional responsibilities placed upon us.
The challenges and problems outlined above will be studied by means of
keynotes, panel contributions and case studies from actual museum and
exhibition work of recent years.
Marie-Paule Jungblut, President of ICMAH, Rosmarie Beier-de Haan,
Secretary General of ICMAH, and David Kahn, Director of the Louisiana
State Museum invite all ICOM members to attend and actively participate
in three days of professional exchange and discussion.
Please submit any suggestions for talks and presentations of case studies
by 31 May 2008 to:
m.jungblut@musee-hist.lu
and
dkahn@crt.state.la.us.
The length of abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
Please also ensure that you indicate your role in the submitted project
and include your contact address and all professional details (name,
position, address, telephone and fax numbers, email).
Contact
Marie-Paule Jungblut
c/o Musee d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
L-2090 Luxembourg
Tel: +352 4796-4562
Fax: +352 47 17 07
E-mail:
m.jungblut@musee-hist.lu
David Kahn
Director
Louisiana State Museum
P.O. Box 2448
New Orleans, La. 70176
Tel: +1 504-568-6967
E-mail:
dkahn@crt.state.la.us
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4) ICOMOS 16th GA, Canada - E-news
from ICOMOS Canada
ICOMOS
16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium
Quebec, Canada, Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 2008
E-News - No. 1 (Jan. 2008)
1. A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ICOMOS CANADA
Dear Colleagues,
We feel very strongly that 2008 will be a great year for heritage in
Canada. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee and the ICOMOS General
Assembly will exceptionally be held in Canada respectively in July and in
September, within the framework of Quebec City's 400th anniversary
celebrations. As we near the time for these important events, the ICOMOS
General Assembly Organizing Committee would like to keep you abreast of
its progress by sending you this E-News. It will be published regularly
and will report on questions concerning the organization of the General
Assembly and of the Scientific Symposium. Of course, you may consult the
ICOMOS General Assembly's web site at any time at:
http://quebec2008.icomos.org;
it is also accessible via the ICOMOS Canada and the ICOMOS web sites. All
relevant and important information will be posted there as it becomes
available.
I would like to thank Francois Leblanc, past president of ICOMOS Canada,
for agreeing to coordinate communications between the Organizing
Committee and the ICOMOS Canada members. His knowledge of the
organization, his generosity and availability will ensure that you are
well informed of our progress. We hope that you will not only be regular
readers of this E-News but that you will also become committed
collaborators for the promotion and success of this event. Canada's,
Quebec's and ICOMOS Canada's reputations are on the line. I invite you to
share with me your willingness and availability to collaborate to the
organization of this important event.
I take this opportunity to offer you and those who are dear to you my
most sincere wishes for health, happiness and prosperity for 2008.
Sincerely,
Michel Bonnette
President
ICOMOS Canada
Organizing Committee - Quebec ICOMOS 2008
2. CALL FOR PAPERS
You have recently received the Call for papers for the General
Assembly and Scientific Symposium that will be held in Quebec City in
2008. I hope that you found the time to read this call for papers and
that you will prepare an abstract.
Finding the Spirit of Place is the Symposium's theme as you may
very well know. Find the Spirit of the Place, dialog with it, try to
conserve and share it, this is what we do every day in our field of
practice. Ensuring that our cultural heritage speaks for itself, and
about us, is the essence of our work, isn't it? Whether you are a
researcher, a professor, a manager or simply engaged in laboratory or
field projects, if you pay attention to what you do, I am convinced that
you will agree that there is something in your work that concerns the
spirit of place.
I invite you today to reflect on this aspect of your work and to
submit an abstract for a paper or a poster for the 2008 General
Assembly. Details concerning the preparation of this material are
available on the GA's web site at:
http://quebec2008.icomos.org
.
This is a great opportunity for Canadians to contribute to the Scientific
Symposium. A strong representation is needed. Please forward this
newsletter and the Call for Papers
(
http://www.conferium.com/Clients/icomos/en/05_appelconferences.htm)
to all who may be interested to participate.
3. CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION
A Canadian perspective on the spirit of place
The coordinators for Canadian Content and Participation include John
Ward
John.Ward@pwgsc.gc.ca on
behalf of the English-Speaking Committee, Mehdi Ghafouri
ghafourim@mocad.ca on behalf of
the French-Speaking Committee and Maria Ines Subercaseaux
Maria.Subercaseaux@pwgsc.gc.ca on behalf of the ICOMOS
Canada Scientific Council.
ICOMOS Canada and the ICOMOS 16th GA Organizing Committee are currently
planning a number of initiatives to showcase the range and diversity of
Canada's cultural heritage with a particular emphasis on sites which
relate closely to the conference theme of Spirit of Place. Also of
vital importance is to ensure strong Canadian participation at this
conference, that the opportunity to meet and engage with our
international heritage community is maximised. Canada Content Meetings
were held last December in Montreal and Toronto, and more meetings are
planned across the country which will be announced in due course.
In addition to encouraging Canadians to submit papers to the scientific
symposium, the following initiatives have been agreed:
- Special edition of the
ICOMOS Canada Bulletin: to be distributed to ICOMOS members,
conference delegates and the heritage community across Canada and
internationally, this issue is planned to present sites across Canada
related to the theme and to enable ICOMOS Canada members and other
Canadians to express their particular thoughts and perspectives on the
theme. It is intended that this special edition will include many
images and short texts. Blake Roberts (
blake.roberts@pwgwc.gc.ca
) from the ESC and Mehdi Ghafouri (
ghavourim@videotron.gc.ca
) from the FSC are the co-editors respectively of the English and French
content, and will be assisted by Renee LeBlanc (
Renee_leblanc2000@hotmail.com ) who has agreed to coordinate
production of this Bulletin. The Call for Content for this special
Bulletin is planned to be sent out very shortly. All ICOMOS Canada
members and others with a passion for Canada's heritage are encouraged to
contribute.
- ICOMOS Canada Conference
sessions: Sessions are being explored for integration into the
conference program as follows: Heritage Conservation Practice across
Canada (including HPI, provincial/territorial/municipal approaches and
tools), Canadian UNESCO/World Heritage Sites and the Tentative List;
Canadian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage and a Canadian Perspective on
conserving the Spirit of Place. Further news on the development of
these sessions will follow in later newsletters.
- Pre- and Post-Conference
Tours and Activities: Traditionally, this is the opportunity
for delegates to visit and experience the cultural heritage of the host
country, and to meet with conservation professionals and others and to
exchange. Canada is a very large country and delegates are expected
to arrive and depart Canada from east, west and centre. It is
proposed to have a series of post conference tours across the country,
from the Atlantic/Maritimes, to Quebec, Ontario, Prairies, Rockies and
the West, and perhaps a tour to the north and to aboriginal sites.
The tours would be managed by a tour company in coordination with ICOMOS
Canada members and other members of Canada's heritage community to ensure
high quality itineraries and the selection of guides knowledgeable in the
conservation aspects of the sites to be visited. If you are
interested to assist with coordinating tours within a specific part of
the country and/or on a particular theme such as cultural landscapes,
archaeology, historic districts conservation, cultural routes or
industrial heritage, please contact John Ward
(John.Ward@pwgsc.gc.ca).
- We will also be exploring
with Parks Canada and other heritage site custodians across Canada the
possibility of a delegates national pass for a period during and
immediately following the 2008 conference.
- Additional Canadian
Content initiatives: Under discussion are ideas relating to:
presenting exhibits; organising a children's hand drawn heritage postcard
initiative similar to that undertaken at the last ICOMOS Canada
conference held in Xian, China; introducing Canadian food and
beverages/wine during break sessions and events; material for inclusion
in delegates packages; etc. Updates on these initiatives will
follow.
- Canadian
Participation: Finally, we will be working to encourage the
participation of Canadians at the Quebec ICOMOS 2008. If you are
interested to learn more about how you can participate in any of the
Canadian Content initiatives described above, or have additional ideas
for Canadian Content and Participation initiatives, please contact John
Ward, or Mehdi Ghafouri, or Maria Ines Subercaseaux.
4. THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The ICOMOS 2008 General Assembly Organizing Committee is made up of
ICOMOS Canada members as well as colleagues who have been invited to
participate because of their expertise in a field of interest to the
committee. At this time the Committee is made up of:
Michel Bonnette, President, Organizing Committee
William Moss, City of Quebec, Organizing Committee Vice-president
and treasurer
Marie-Josee Deschenes, Architect, secretary and Coordinator for
the International forum of the young researchers and professionals
Laurier Turgeon, Laval University, Coordinator for the
International Scientific Symposium.
Marie-Claude Rocher, Laval University, Assistant Coordinator for
the Scientific Symposium
Celia Forget, Laval University, Responsible for the scientific
content of the International forum of the young researchers and
professionals
Fergus Maclaren, Public Works and Government Services Canada,
Associate Coordinator for the Aboriginal Workshop
Daniel Arsenault, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQUAM),
Associate Coordinator for the Aboriginal Workshop
Francois LeBlanc, Past ICOMOS Canada President, responsible for
communications and the General Assembly
Maria Ines Subercaseaux, Public Works and Government Services
Canada, Coordinator for the International Scientific Committees day
Louise Mercier, Conseil des monuments et sites du Quebec
Quebec ICOMOS 2008 has hired Hospitalite Quebec Inc., a private
firm specialized in organization of congresses to help with planning and
logistics (renting of spaces, simultaneous translation, registration,
accommodations, etc.). Their web site is at:
www.hospitalite.com
5. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- The General Assembly will be held at the Quebec Congress Center that
has recently been enlarged and modernized to better meet contemporary
congress requirements. The Center is in walking distance from Historic
Old Quebec.
- On the basis of previous ICOMOS General Assemblies the Organizing
Committee is preparing to welcome between 600 and 800 participants from
all regions of the world.
- The budget for this event is approximately $1,200,000 CDN. Requests
for financial and in kind contributions were made to Parks Canada, the
Quebec Ministere de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition
feminine and the City of Quebec.
- Her Excellency Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, has been
invited to preside the Opening Ceremonies of the General Assembly that
will be held at the Palais Montcalm in Old Quebec, Tuesday September 30.
We are awaiting confirmation from her office.
- The Quebec ICOMOS 2008 General Assembly promises to be a lively event
as the participants elect a new president for the organization. Outgoing
ICOMOS President Dr. Michael Petzet's mandate ends in 2008.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
- Letter from Carlos Mesen, ICOMOS Costa Rica
Dear colleagues and friends of ICOMOS. May the year 2008 bring
you happiness, peace and prosperity. Also, I hope to feel in your hearts
the 'Spirit of place' that will permit us to meet in October in Quebec
City.
Arch Carlos Mesen
ICOMOS Costa Rica
Quebec ICOMOS 2008 official web site:
http://quebec2008.icomos.org
ICOMOS Canada:
http://canada.icomos.org
ICOMOS: http://icomos.org
For additional information concerning the organization of the Quebec
ICOMOS 2008 event:
CANADIAN CONTENT - John Ward (English)
John.Ward@pwgsc.gc.ca;
Medhi Ghafouri (French)
ghafourim@mocad.ca;
Maria-Ines Subercaseaux (Scientific Committees)
Maria.Subercaseaux@pwgsc.gc.ca
COMMUNICATIONS - Francois LeBlanc
FLeBlanc@icomos.org - (613)
244-0519)
COORDINATION - Michel Bonnette -
MichelBonnette@videotron.ca - (418) 380-8725
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES DAY - Maria-Ines
Subercaseaux Maria.Subercaseaux@pwgsc.gc.ca
REGISTRATION - Bruno Begin
Bruno.Begin@hospitalite.com - (418) 522-8182 ext. 25)
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION - Laurier Turgeon
Laurier.Turgeon@hst.ulaval.ca - (418) 656.2131, ext. 7200
TREASURY - William Moss William.Moss@ville.quebec.qc.ca -
(418) 641.6411, ext. 2149
YOUTH FORUM - Marie-Josee Deschenes
Marie-Josee.Deschenes@globetrotter.net - (418) 523-1550
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5) 16th ICOMOS General Assembly
& International Scientific Symposium - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
Dear members and friends of ICOMOS,
The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to March
1st. May we ask you to please forward this information to your
membership and to anyone concerned. This is a final call.
For full information concerning this call, please visit the General
Assembly's Web site at
http://quebec2008.icomos.org
(Scientific Symposium).
Kind regards,
Laurier Turgeon, Scientific Coordinator
Michel Bonnette, Coordinator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6) News from ICOMOS International
Secretariat
ICOMOS International
Secretariat e-news
no 31, 11 February 2008
A compendium of news received from various sources including
organisations other than ICOMOS and re-transmitted (unedited and only in
the original language received) for the benefit of ICOMOS Committees and
members. The ICOMOS International Secretariat is not responsible for the
accuracy of any of the information provided. Opinions expressed in the
ICOMOS International e-news are not necessarily those of ICOMOS or its
Executive Committee and events announced are not automatically endorsed
by ICOMOS.
**************
ICOMOS Greece: New Board of Directors
As a result of the elections held on 11 December 2007, the new
Board of Directors of ICOMOS Greece is constituted as follows:
AGRIANTONIS Nikos
President
AVGERINOY-KOLONIA Sofia
Vice President
KAKAVAS Giorgos
Vice President
PALANTZAS Vasilis
General Secretary
VLACHOULIS Themistoklis
Vice General Secretary
SAVRAMI Maria (Marianna)
Treasurer
KOLOVOU Alexandra
Press Director
PEPPA-PAPAIOANNOU Eirini
Responsible for Public Relations
CHRISTOPOULOU Dimitra
Responsible for National Affaires
KATSIGIANNIS Kostas
Responsible for International Affaires
MILTIADOU-FEZANS Androniki
Responsible for International Programs
CHARKIOLAKIS Nikos
Responsible for the Publication Archives & Library
GIOUROUSIS Antonis
Responsible for Property & Management
PETROPOULOS Vasilis
Responsible for Cultural Affaires
ARBANITAKIS Michalis
Member
NAKASIS Athanasios
Member
TZINNIS Panagiotis
Member
CHRISOVITSANOU Vasiliki
Member
**************
ICOMOS International Scientific
Committee of Vernacular Architecture (CIAV) Newsletter
no 8
The eigth CIAV Newsletter can be consulted at:
http://www.icomos.org/ciav/Newsletter8th.pdf (PDF)
Contents:
-
Quebec 2008
-
Red River Terrace
-
2008/US International Exchange in Historic Preservation
-
CIAV New Members
-
Bangkok Documentation Camp
**************
International Conference on Glass
Science in Art and Conservation (GLASSAC-08), 5-7 March 2008, Valencia,
Spain: Programme now available
The provisional programme of the CLASSAC-08 congress is now available on
the congress'
Website:
http://www.uv.es/glassac.
The congress' website also contains details on registration, payment, and
hotel accommodation.
To register, download the Registration Form and the Accommodation Form
and send them by fax to +34 963 411 046 or by e-mail to
congresos.valencia@viajeseci.es
Contact:
Scientific Secretariat:
Sonia Murcia-Mascaros
Institut de Ciencia dels Materials
Universitat de Valencia
PO Box 22085
46071 Valencia - Spain
Tel: +34 963 544 547
Fax: +34 963 543 633
E-mail: glassac@uv.es
Website: http://www.uv.es/glassac
**************
The International Conference Pro-Revita
Lodz 2008:
Revitalisation Models and their implementation in the cities of European
Heritage
Lodz, Poland, 26-28 June 2008. Organised by the Institute of Architecture
and Urban Planning of the Technical University of Lodz, Poland
A PDF with detailed information on the conference program and
registration procedure can be requested at the conference
bureau:
Conference Bureau:
Politechnika Lodzka
Instytut Architektury i Urbanistyki
Tel.: +4842 631 35 45
Fax: +4842 636 78 73
E-mail:
biuroi35@p.lodz.pl
http://www.arch.p.lodz.pl
Conference Calendar:
29 Feb 2008: Deadline for paper
proposals with abstract up to one page A4 to be sent by e-mail to
biuroi35@p.lodz.pl or by fax to
+4842 636 78 73
31 March 2008:The Scientific Committee notifies about accepted
papers
31 May 2008: Deadline for payment of conference fee and submission
of papers
**************
International Symposium on Conservation
of Ancient Sites 2008 (ISCAS-2008) 22-24 September 2008, Dunhuang,
China
A PDF containing detailed information on the conference as well as the
registration form can be requested at the contact address given
below.
Symposium Objectives
There are a great number of grottoes and
ancient earthen historical sites located in northwest China. During the
past 10 years, Chinese scholars have not only achieved a great deal of
scientific research and engineering practice on the conservation of
ancient sites, but also cooperated with many international organizations.
The aim of the symposium is to demonstrate the latest improvements and
achievements in the field of international conservation of ancient sites,
and to provide a discussion forum for the participants of this
symposium.
Symposium Themes
-
Environment and conservation of ancient sites.
-
Geological engineering and conservation of ancient sites.
-
Research on main geological damages and mechanism of ancient sites.
-
Research on materials and technologies for conservation of ancient sites.
-
Research on deformation monitoring and stability analysis of ancient
sites.
-
Typical case histories relating consolidation engineering of ancient
sites.
Working Languages
The official languages of the symposium are
English and Chinese. Simultaneous interpretation will be
provided.
Deadlines
31 March 2008: Submission of the registration
form by e-mail, fax or post
Submission of the full paper for who had submitted their abstracts by
E-mail, Fax or Correspondence before Mar. 31, 2008.
Submission of the abstract and the full paper for those not yet submitted
their abstracts by E-mail, Fax or Correspondence before Mar. 31,
2008.
A PDF containing detailed information on the conference as well as the
registration form can be requested at the contact address given
below.
For Further Information please contact:
Ma Jianhong, Guo Qinglin
Dunhuang Academy, Mogao Grottoes
Dunhuang
China 736200
Tel.: +86 937 886 91 03
Fax: +86 937 886 91 03
Mobile: +86 130 859 629 76 (Guo Qinglin)
+86
093 738 869 81 (Ma Jianhong)
E-Mail:
gqinglin@yahoo.com.cn (Guo
Qinglin),
miajianhong@163.com (Ma
Jianhong)
Website: http://www.csrme.com or
http://www.dha.ac.cn
**************
Landscape Observatory of Catalonia: Web dossier on Dry
Stone Landscapes; Events February 2008
The Landscape Observatory of Catalonia has put a web dossier on Dry Stone
Landscapes online. It can be consulted under
http://www.catpaisatge.net/pedra_seca and is available in Catalan,
Spanish, English and French.
The objective of the dossier is to inform about the existence of dry
stone landscapes and their diversity, as well as to collect, classify,
arrange and make available to the public in a simple way initiatives,
centres, institutions, news and books on the subject of dry stone in
Catalonia and on an international scale. It is intended to become a point
of reference on the subject of dry stone on the Internet, for specialised
professionals as well as for the general public. It will be regularly
updated and extended.
The dossier only includes those institutions, centres and initiatives
which are maintining an active web site. This criterion inevitably
excludes sources of information on the subject which cannot be consulted
from the web.
Events February 2008
You can consulte the calendar of
events for February 2008 at
http://www.catpaisatge.net/eng/agenda.php?dataCal=0208
Landscape Observatory of Catalonia website:
http://www.catpaisatge.net
**************
Routledge launches two new
publications: "Journal of Urbanism" and "Urban Research
& Practice"
The Journal of Urbanism will focus on human settlement and its relation
to the idea of sustainability, social justice and cultural understanding.
The content will focus on Urban Regeneration, New Urbanism, European
Urbanism, Landscape Urbanism, Urban Sustainability, Smart Growth, Livable
Communities, Transit-Orientated Development, Walkable Communities and
more. Read the full press release
here.
To find out more about Journal of Urbanism go to:
www.informaworld.com/RJOU
Urban Research & Practice will provide a systematic description of
urban issues, urban developments and urban policy and implementation. It
will seek to explain variations in urban policies or urban governance and
will analyse and evaluate the effects of these polices and processes. It
will also look at the European-wide factors that impact on urban areas,
urban policies and urban governance. Read the full press release
here.
To find out more about Urban Research and Practice go to:
www.informaworld.com/RURP
**************
Online Journal of Military Architecture
and Fortification (ARX) Issue V 2008
A PDF of the latest issue of ARX, the Online Journal of Military
Architecture and Fortification published by the Fortress Explorer
Society, can be requested by email at
arxsp639@maltanet.net
Volumes 1 to 4 are available in HTML format on the website
http://www.fortress-explorer.org/arx_issue_1.html
Historians and researchers wishing to publish their studies in this
journal are invited to submit their articles in word format together with
illustrations (jpeg) to the Editor via e-mail at
arxsp639@maltanet.net
**************
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7) Presentation by ICOMOS member
Anne Warr
NSW ICOMOS members are invited to attend a presentation by ICOMOS member
Anne Warr on Friday 14 March.
Anne is visiting Sydney in March to launch her book Shanghai
Architecture published by Watermark Press. She has kindly agreed to
visit Godden Mackay Logan to give a presentation on conservation practice
in Shanghai entitled:
Shanghai - history and development: The historic
development of Shanghai and the role of the Shanghai Urban Planning
Bureau in protecting the historic values of the city.
Her new book will be available for purchase on the night. Anne can offer
a small book discount to ICOMOS members - $45 (retail price is
$50).
When: Friday 14 March 2008, 5-7pm
Where: Godden Mackay Logan, 78 George Street, Redfern
Cost: $5 contribution towards the refreshments.
Numbers are limited so if you would like to attend, RSVP to Susan Duyker,
email susand@gml.com.au, by 7
March 2008.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8) 2008 Pacific Future Environment
Leaders Forum - Call for Participants
- Are you aged
between 18 and 30 years and work in the area of environment or
sustainable development?
- Are you concerned about the
effects of climate change on our communities?
- Do you think you can play a
greater role in bringing about changes to help your own society adapt to
climate change?
- Would you like to learn more
about what you can do about climate change?
If so, you may be interested in attending the Pacific Future Environment
Leaders Forum.
What is the Pacific Future Environment Leaders Forum?
The Pacific Future Environment Leaders Forum is a leadership initiative
for young professionals working in the area of environmental
sustainability in the Pacific. This initiative aims to build the capacity
of young Pacific islanders to facilitate adaptation projects to reduce
vulnerability to climate change in their communities. Through providing
the skills, support, and seed funding, this initiative will empower
'future leaders' to build partnerships and momentum within their
communities to foster adaptation to climate change. It is hoped that this
initiative will provide the impetus for national governments and donors
to support ongoing youth focussed projects for adaptation to climate
change.
The Forum will take place on 12, 13 and 14 March 2008 at the Laucala
Campus of the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. The Forum will
focus on climate change issues, how Pacific islanders will be affected,
and what young people can do to increase resilience to climate change in
their communities.
How can I Attend?
If you are a young person with leadership potential and believe you are
in a position to contribute to environmental sustainability through your
work environment, we invite you to write to us and tell us why you should
attend the Forum in 500 words or less (one A4 page). Below are some
things you might want to consider:
- What are you doing in your
community/country to promote environmental sustainability?
- How will your participation
in this Forum support your work?
- What previous experience (if
any) do you have in implementing projects, actions or activities in your
community/country?
- What makes you a good
leader?
- Why you are in a position to
make changes in your community
You do not have to write an essay - bullet points with clear sentences
are fine. If you are chosen to attend the Forum, you will be advised and
your travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the Forum
organizers.
Deadlines
To ensure we have enough time to organise travel, we ask that your
applications reach us by Wednesday, 27 February 2008. Please
include all contact details on your application.
Please email all applications to Ms Aliti Koroi on
koroi_al@usp.ac.fj or fax her on
+679 3232891
The Pacific Future Environment Leaders Forum is a joint initiative
between SPREP, USP and IUCN with funding from the British High
Commission, Suva.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9) Architect - Archifact limited,
NZ
Archifact Ltd. is a well respected Auckland based firm of
Architects and Conservation Architects with many years experience in
architecture and building conservation.
Archifact offers specialist professional architectural building
conservation skills supported by internationally recognised post-graduate
qualifications and experience in the care of places of special value,
their structure, fabric and cultural meaning.
We currently have a position available for a qualified architect in our
team. Proven interest and skills in building conservation along
with experience in traditional building materials is preferable.
Skills should include:
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Proficiency in Microsoft
Office
- Documentation Skills
- Written and verbal
communication skills
You should be able to work as part of a team as well as autonomously.
Salary is negotiable based on experience.
Graduate Architects with a proven interest or field of study related to
building conservation are encouraged to apply.
Please send your CV to Heike Lutz-Strulik
heike@archifact.co.nz
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you would like to suggest an event, story, course etc for the
Australia ICOMOS e-mail news or submit an article, or you wish to be
removed from the distribution list, send an e-mail to the Australia
ICOMOS Secretariat at: austicomos@deakin.edu.au.
Please note that as the office is not staffed full-time it may take a few
days to deal with your request
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in the Australia ICOMOS Email News are not
necessarily those of Australia ICOMOS Inc. or its Executive Committee.
The text of Australia ICOMOS Email news is drawn from various sources
including organizations other than Australia ICOMOS Inc. The Australia
ICOMOS Email news serves solely as an information source and aims to
present a wide range of opinions which may be of interest to readers.
Articles submitted for inclusion may be edited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood Victoria 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains
information which may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not
the intended recipient please do not read, save, forward, disclose, or
copy the contents of this email. If this email has been sent to you in
error, please notify the sender by reply email and delete this email and
any copies or links to this email completely and immediately from your
system. No representation is made that this email is free of viruses.
Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~