Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 353
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Friday 5 September 2008
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1)  ACT Heritage - link to inaugural newsletter
2)  Tender Brief - Budj Bim Orientation Centre at Winda Mara in Heywood
3)  Cultural Treasures Days at the University of Melbourne
4)  14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia - VSMM2008: call for papers/participation
5)  The National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries - now available online
6)  Reorganisation of ICOMOS National Committee Philippines
7)  News from ICCROM
8)  The VM Romano Foundation PhD Scholarship in Architectural History and Conservation - applications now invited
9)  Draft Quebec Declaration available on-line for your comments and suggestions
10) Sign up for the new GCI Bulletin
11) Whither goeth Historic Heritage?
 
Situations Vacant...
12) Heritage Victoria seeks expressions of interest for a Heritage Advisor

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1) ACT Heritage - link to inaugural newsletter
 
To view the August 2008 issue of Heritage ACT's E-newsletter, visit
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/118457/Heritage_Talk_31.7.pdf

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2) Tender Brief - Budj Bim Orientation Centre at Winda Mara in Heywood
 
Please refer to the attachment to this email for further information about the tender for the development and installation of the Budj Bim Orientation Centre at Winda Mara in Heywood.
 
The Budj Bim Orientation Centre will provide:
   
Tender applications close Monday 15 September 2008.

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3) Cultural Treasures Days at the University of Melbourne
 
The University of Melbourne is filled with many exciting museums and collections. Join them in this very special event where you will discover exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, displays, tours, performances and workshops.
 
For further information, visit
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/treasuresdays/

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4) 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia - VSMM2008: call for papers/participation
 
Registration is now open for the 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia - VSMM2008:
 
"Digital Heritage 2.0: Our Hi-tech-story for the Future"
Technologies to Document, Preserve, Communicate, and Prevent the Destruction of our Fragile Cultural Heritage
 
The conference, held under the Patronage of H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus and UNESCO, will take place in the 5-star beachfront Amathus Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus from October 20-25th, 2008.
 
Leading heritage, digital technology, and policy leaders from around the world in libraries and archives, museums, virtual reality and multimedia, and heritage documentation and presentation, will be converging to share ideas, present their latest findings, and develop new initiatives.
 
Conference registration, and air and hotel discounts are all now available on the conference website http://www.vsmm2008.org
 
Centred on the key themes of Digital Libraries, Digital Museums, Digital Recording, and Virtual Systems, some 180 papers have been selected by an 100-member program committee from over 300 submissions from across the world. The papers will be available in proceedings, which will be complimentary with conference registration. The 10 best papers presented at the conference will be published in a Special Edition of the International Journal of Architectural Computing, while the 11 special panels and workshops will be published in a unique book edition to be published in early 2009.
 
In addition to the many papers, across its multiple days the Conference will feature 7 plenary talks by leading experts, and a rich variety of workshops, and special sessions.

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5) The National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries - now available online
 
The National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries are now available online at Collections Australia Network (CAN) http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/107.
 
Collecting organisations of all kinds are invited to use the National Standards framework as a resource.
 
The National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries have been produced collaboratively by the National Standards Taskforce, representing:
    The Ian Potter Foundation has kindly supported this project by providing funds for the development, copy-editing and design of the National Standards document.

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6) Reorganisation of ICOMOS National Committee Philippines
 
ICOMOS National Committee Philippines is finally reorganized with 22 full members and 1 associate member. Its officers are:
 
President - Augusto Villalon
Vice-President - Michael Manalo
Treasurer - Melvin Patawaran
Secretary - Kay Malilong Isberto
Trustee - Jocelyn B Mananghata

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7) News from ICCROM
 
Stone Conservation 2009
Applications are now open for the course on 'Stone Conservation 2009', to be held in Venice, Italy from 16 April - 3 July 2009.
 
Application deadline: 14 September 2008
http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2009_04StoneVenice_en.shtml  
 
 
Heritage news in the media worldwide
A monthly compilation of media articles on heritage topics. Obviously, these all reflect the viewpoints of the authors.
August 2008: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2008_en/field_en/08press_en.shtml  
 
 
Asian Academy Newsletter, August 2008
The Asian Academy for Heritage Management is pleased to announce the recent publication of its Newsletter Volume V, Issue 2. With the support of UNESCO and ICCROM, the Asian Academy promotes integrated, multi-disciplinary management of heritage resources, including tangible and intangible.
http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2008_en/field_en/08_28AAVol5-2_2_Aug08.pdf  
 
 
LATAM introduced to the 'Young Guides for Heritage' programme
The launch meeting of LATAM, held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, provided an occasion for participants to visit this site. The organized visits, led by well- informed young guides, introduced the participants to a successful Colombian initiative:  'Vigias del Patrimonio Cultural'.
http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2008_en/events_en/07_30meetinglatamCOLguias_en.shtml  
 
 
LATAM launch meeting in Colombia
The new LATAM programme has been launched at a meeting held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from 14-17 July 2008.
http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2008_en/events_en/07_30meetinglatamCOL_en.shtml  
 
 
New PDF: Arabic-English Glossary
Glossary of conservation terminology (Arabic-English and English-Arabic) developed by Dr Hossam Mahdy for the ATHAR programme and intended for conservation professionals working in the Arab region. This is a preliminary document distributed to invite discussion and comments.
http://www.iccrom.org/pdf/ICCROM_doc14_ATHARGlossary_en-ar.pdf
 
 
ICCROM
iccrom@iccrom.org
http://www.iccrom.org

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8) The VM Romano Foundation PhD Scholarship in Architectural History and Conservation - applications now invited
 
The VM Romano Foundation
PhD Scholarship in Architectural History and Conservation
 
Melbourne School of Design
Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning
University of Melbourne
 
Applications are now invited for this generous scholarship for study commencing in 2009. The scholarship is valued at $26,500 p.a. for up to 3.5 years and is available to graduates in architecture, history, heritage studies or a related field, who wish to undertake research into an aspect of architectural history and conservation.
 
For more information on entry requirements and how to apply, please visit www.abp.unimelb.edu.au or email lwilks@unimelb.edu.au.
 
The closing date for applications is Friday 31 October 2008.

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9) Draft Quebec Declaration available on-line for your comments and suggestions
 
The draft of the Quebec Declaration, that will be adopted by the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly, taking place in Quebec, Canada, from 30 September to 4 October 2008, is now available on-line for your comments and suggestions. Please follow the instructions below to view the draft declaration and leave your comment on the on-line internet blog foreseen for this purpose or to view the comments left by other colleagues.
 
Instructions:
1.      Internet address: http://www.hospitalite.com/Clients/icomos/en/99_intro_blog.htm (or click on "Quebec Declaration" in the left hand menu of the 16th General Assembly homepage http://quebec2008.icomos.org )
2.      Chose the language (English, French, Spanish) in which you want to view the draft Quebec Declaration and access the comments blog by clicking on the corresponding link
3.      Scroll to the bottom of the draft Quebec Declaration and click on "Add comment" or "Comments" to leave your comment/suggestion
4.      Fill out the form and click on "Post comment"

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10) Sign up for the new GCI Bulletin
 
Dear Colleague,
 
We are pleased to announce the launch in October 2008 of the GCI Bulletin, the Getty Conservation Institute's new electronic bulletin. It will complement the GCI's print newsletter, Conservation. Published six times a year, the GCI Bulletin offers updates on our events, science and field projects, educational initiatives, and publications and videos.
 
To sign up, visit http://www.getty.edu/subscribe/gci_bulletin/index.html?cid=gci001
 
Sincerely yours,
The Getty Conservation Institute

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11) Whither goeth Historic Heritage?
 
Heritage management in Australia has been largely lead by government agencies. Although the impetus for ensuring that the community valued its heritage and it was managed according to best principles, due to the size of Australia, its colonial foundations and well resourced governments, most active strategic heritage planning and management has been undertaken by state and national government. Historic heritage has suffered as the NGOs, have with a few exceptions, not established independent policy development but depended on policy development from within government. If historic heritage is to get past the very slow drip feed or no drip feed, it needs to develop independent policy approaches that it can offer to governments at both State and national level.
 
Australian ICOMOS is proposing to undertake a national conversation with Australian ICOMOS members on the future for the management and conservation of historic heritage and to develop a forward strategy looking to where historic heritage should be in 2020.
 
The conversations will be held in state meetings and will be facilitated by a discussion paper. A steering group for the project needs to be formed. The Executive Committee at its Darwin EC meeting has asked Leah McKenzie to chair the steering group and is calling for full ICOMOS members to assist in the development of a national policy for historic heritage. If you are interested in participating either through the steering committee, hosting a conversation or sending in some ideas could you contact Leah McKenzie at leah.mckenzie@bigpond.com .

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12) Heritage Victoria seeks expressions of interest for a Heritage Advisor
 
Education Heritage Advisory Service
 
Heritage Victoria is seeking expressions of interest to appoint a Heritage Advisor to deliver a Heritage Advisory Service for the Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
 
This is a joint heritage strategy funded project to provide heritage asset management advice to the Department.
 
This pilot project is modelled on the successful local government heritage advisory services, is a twelve month term and is based at the Department's head office at Treasury Place, Melbourne.  The selection process is jointly managed by the Department and Heritage Victoria.
 
Submissions must be received by Friday 26 September and queries can be directed to Lisa Rogers, lisa.rogers@dpcd.vic.gov.au  or (03) 9637 9072.
 
Download the project brief from 'what's new' at www.heritage.vic.gov.au.

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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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Burwood Victoria 3125
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