Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 373
For mail order transactions: Australia ICOMOS now accepts Visa and MasterCard

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Friday 13 February 2009

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


1) Australia ICOMOS Sympathy for Bushfire and Flood Victims

2)  UNITAR Hiroshima – Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites Workshop 2009 – “Conservation for Peace – World Heritage Impact Assessment”

3)  Invitation to dinner and drinks from Executive Committee

4)  Mining Heritage and Tourism: A Global Synthesis – call for contributions

5)  Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series

6) AHA 2009 Conference, Constructing the Past conference – call for papers

7)  Blue Shield Australia advice concerning help for collections damaged by fire or flood

8)  Heritage Canada Foundation – Communiqué: Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget

9)  Free Books in Exchange for Book Reviews

10) APT 2009 Conference – call for papers

11) 5th Annual Ename International Colloquium – program now available online

12) News from ICOMOS International

13) Government’s economic stimulus package and cultural heritage

 

Situations Vacant/Sought...

14) Manager, Metropolitan Heritage Programs, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria

15) Cultural Heritage internship/role sought


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1) Australia ICOMOS Sympathy for Bushfire and Flood Victims

 

Australia ICOMOS wishes to convey heartfelt concern for individuals, organisations and communities impacted by Victoria’s devastating bushfires. Australia ICOMOS also offers our sympathy to those affected by the flooding in the north. We are aware that many people in the cultural heritage community may wish to offer support and assistance in both in the bushfire areas and the flooded areas.  Australia ICOMOS welcomes your suggestions as to what we can contribute as a group professionally and personally.  After the immediate crisis, Australia ICOMOS members may wish to donate funds or offer pro bono expertise. Please contact Helen Lardner or Robyn Riddett with suggestions and offers of assistance as soon as possible on h.lardner@hlcd.com.au. We anticipate establishing an action plan early next week and responding quickly to the crisis.

 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2) UNITAR Hiroshima – Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites Workshop 2009 – “Conservation for Peace – World Heritage Impact Assessment”

 

Hiroshima, Japan, 19-24 April 2009

 

Applications are now open for this workshop with a deadline of 2 March 2009.

 

Details can be found at http://www.unitar.org/hiroshima/unitar-activities/world-heritage-sites/2009


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

3) Invitation to dinner and drinks from Executive Committee

 

The Executive Committee is meeting in Sydney on the weekend of 21-22 February 2009, and would like to invite NSW members to join them at drinks and/or dinner on the Saturday evening.  Drinks are proposed at the Hero of Waterloo Hotel (Corner of Lower Fort and Windmill Streets) from 4.45pm, with dinner at the Imperial Peking Harbourside at 6pm (15 Circular Quay West, Campbell's Storehouse, The Rocks).  If you are interested, please contact Anita Krivickas (anita_krivickas@hotmail.com) by Tuesday 17 February so as to be included on the reservation.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4) Mining Heritage and Tourism: A Global Synthesis – call for contributions

 

Lee Jolliffe and Professor Michael V Conlin are co-editing the above titled book for Routledge, with an outstanding list of contributors.

 

They are seeking one or two additional contributions reflecting appropriate topics from less developed regions or countries, and in particular, Asia, Africa and South America.

 

If you would like to participate in this publication, please send an abstract to Michael V Conlin at mconlin@okanagan.bc.ca with a copy to Lee Jolliffe at ljolliff@unbsi.ca.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

5) Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series

 

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION REPORT – IS THERE RAMPANT MARKET FAILURE IN HERITAGE?

 

Paul Rappoport

Rappoport Heritage Consultants (NSW)

 

Since the publication of the Australian Government Productivity Commission Report in 2006 [Conservation of Australia's Historic Heritage Places], widespread market failure in the heritage sector in all states and territories of Australia has been identified.  Key to the problem is; how to get the community involved; how to fund and incentivise heritage; how to put forward a set of comprehensive and cogent planning policies to address the problem of maintaining, managing and conserving privately owned heritage which accounts for more than 80% of the national heritage stock.  This topic links up to the culmination of a recently completed Masters dissertation at Sydney University [Masters in Urban & Regional Planning] by the author into heritage planning issues and conundrums highlighted but not resolved by the Productivity Commission. The paper will address the topic of “increased community participation – how to get owners of heritage to love the asset they’ve got”.  The delivery will be cast from a planning and policy perspective.

 

Paul Rappoport is a qualified architect and a member of Australia ICOMOS and runs a heritage consultancy firm in Sydney NSW.

 

Members and the public are welcome.  Refreshments will be available.

 

This is part of a series of talks organised in Canberra by Australia ICOMOS.

 

Time & Date:  5.00-6.30 pm, Thursday 26 February 2009 – the talk will actually start at 5.30.

 

Venue:  Barton Room (NOTE ROOM CHANGE – usually Menzies Room), National Archives of Australia, East Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes (enter from Kings Avenue side).

 

RSVP:  To Duncan Marshall at marsd@ozemail.com.au


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6) AHA 2009 Conference, Constructing the Past conference – call for papers

 

The Australian Historical Association's national conference will be held at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 30 June - 3 July 2009. Conference themes include: how museums, other institutions and communities construct and present history; the sites at which history is created and presented; and tangible and intangible heritage.

 

Proposals for individual papers, panels and workshops are welcome. The due date for proposals is 6 March 2009. The last date for early bird registration is 30 April 2009.

 

The conference email is: aha2009@usc.edu.au and further information is available at the website: http://www.usc.edu.au/University/MediaPublications/Events/EventsHidden/ConstructingThePast.htm


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

7) Blue Shield Australia advice concerning help for collections damaged by fire or flood

 

Dear Blue Shield Australia colleagues:

 

The AICCM has today released helpful advice for people who are trying to save items and collections that have been damaged by fire or flood.

 

With the AICCM’s permission, we have republished their message (with minor modifications) as follows:

 

•     as the Tenth Announcement on the Blue Shield Australia website http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=685

 

•     on the Home Page of the Collections Council of Australia website http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au

 

 

Please contact me should you want me to add further information.

 

Sincerely,

 

Margaret Birtley

CEO

Collections Council of Australia Ltd

PO Box 263

Rundle Mall  SA  5000

AUSTRALIA

 

Tel:   + 61 (0)8 8207 7272

Fax:  + 61 (0)8 8207 7207

Mobile: + 61 (0)418 814 957

Email:   ceo@collectionscouncil.com.au

Website:  www.collectionscouncil.com.au


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

8) Heritage Canada Foundation – Communiqué: Heritage Canada Foundation Sees Positives in Federal Budget

 

Ottawa, ON January 28, 2009 –The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) expressed measured satisfaction that the federal Budget tabled yesterday by the Minister of Finance includes some recognition of the need to invest in historic buildings.

 

The budget contained $75 million for the long-dormant National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program which will make bricks-and-mortar matching funds available for a few of  Canada’s approximately 900 National Historic Sites (NHS). There is also $323 million over two years for the restoration of federally-owned buildings and $2 million to plan the future of Quebec City’s historic drill hall, the Manège Militaire, a NHS damaged by fire last year.

 

“These amounts will help keep traditional skills alive and prolong the life of a handful of iconic places which shape our identity, create jobs, and attract tourist dollars,” said HCF executive director Natalie Bull from Parliament Hill yesterday. “But HCF is disappointed that a broad federal incentive for the rehabilitation of historic properties is absent from this budget.”

 

In the United States, a strong preservation industry exists because 30 years ago, the U.S. established a 20 percent federal tax credit for rehabilitation of heritage buildings and a 10 percent tax credit for the rehabilitation of non-heritage, non-residential buildings built before 1936. The program has leveraged over $36 billion in private investment in historic buildings with a 5 to 1 ratio of private investment to federal tax credits. An average of 45 new jobs are created by each project.

 

The budget does contain a number of measures which while not specifically targeting heritage buildings, can be used to encourage much needed investment in them:

 

•     $60 million over two years for cultural infrastructure which will benefit local theatres, libraries, and small museums, many of which are housed in historic buildings.

•     A temporary Home Renovation Tax Credit to a maximum of $1,350 for repair and renovation of residences. These new credits can be stacked with grants of up to $5,000 from the existing ecoENERGY Retrofit grant program, beefed up with an additional $300 million over two years.

•     $2 billion in low-cost loans from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for neighbourhood regeneration projects that communities can tap into.

 

To review the entire Budget 2009, please click here http://www.budget.gc.ca/2009/pdf/budget-planbugetaire-eng.pdf

 

The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non-governmental organization created in 1973 as Canada’s National Trust.

 

For further information, contact:

Carolyn Quinn, Director, Communications

cquinn@heritagecanada.org 

Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 4; Cell: (613) 797-7206


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

9) Free Books in Exchange for Book Reviews

 

We are looking for people to review books for Historic Environment, the Australia ICOMOS Journal. 

 

The following books have just been received for review:

 

•     Ron Ringer, The Brickmasters, 1788-2008, Austral Bricks, 2008

 

•     Denis Byrne, Surface Collection: Archaeological Travels in Southeast Asia, Altamira Press 2007

 

•     William Logan and Keir Reeves (eds), Places of Pain and Shame: Dealing with 'Difficult Heritage', Routledge, 2009

 

•     Laurajane Smith and Natsuko Akagawa (eds), Intangible Heritage, Routledge, 2009

 

The review copy will be yours to keep, but you must be able to commit to submitting your draft review (approx 700-800 words) by 17 April 2009 at the latest.

 

We are also interested in receiving conference reviews and unsolicited book reviews on an ongoing basis. 

 

Please contact the Reviews Editor, Caitlin Allen if you would like to review any of the books listed above, are interested to submit a review of a book you already have, or are able to offer a conference review.  

 

Caitlin can be contacted via email: caitlin.allen@bigpond.com.au.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

10) APT 2009 Conference – call for papers

 

APT LA 2009

November 2-6, 2009

Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles

Preservation in the City Without Limits

 

The Association for Preservation Technology International is accepting abstracts for its 2009 Conference in Los Angeles, California, USA. The deadline for submissions is Noon (US Central Time), 9 March 2009.

 

The Call for Papers and the electronic Abstract Submission Form are available on line at www.apti.org.

 

The 2009 Conference theme is "Preservation in the City Without Limits." Abstracts are being solicited for paper presentations and panel discussions on the sub-themes of:

 

•     Material Matters: Preservation of Historic Building Materials

•     Preserving Modernism and Post War Heritage

•     The Public Domain: Infrastructure of Urban and Suburban Landscapes

•     LA Unconfidential: Lessons Learned in Preserving the World City

 

Paper and panel presenters will be expected to register for the conference, but at a discounted registration rate.

 

For information, contact Dana Saal, conference manager, at dana@apti.org or 217.528.2460 (direct) or 217.529.9039 (office).

 

Conference Agenda

An agenda is on line at www.apti.org.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

11) 5th Annual Ename International Colloquium – program now available online

 

The programme for the 5th Annual Ename International Colloquium is now online at http://www.enamecenter.org/en/colloquium/programme.

 

CLIMATES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION:

Responding to the Challenge of Global Climate Change through

Public Engagement and Social Innovation

Ghent and Ostend (Belgium)

18 to 20 March 2009

 

Early registration is open until March 1.

 

For more information please visit http://www.enamecenter.org/en/colloquium/info or contact colloquium@enamecenter.org.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

12) News from ICOMOS International

 

**************

ICOMOS Iran: Elections

On 20 November 2008, at its annual general assembly, ICOMOS Iran elected a new Executive Board which is composed as follows:

 

1.     Mr. Mehdi HODJAT (President)

2.     Mr. Naser NOROUZADE-CHEGINI (Vice President)

3.     Mr. Ali-Akbar SAEEDI (Treasurer)

4.     Mr. Chahryar ADLE (International Representative)

5.     Mr. Arash BOOSTANI (Secretary General)

6.     Mr. Mehdi MOJABI (Executive board member)

7.     Mrs. Hayedeh LALEH (Executive board member)

8.     Mr. Mohammad-Reza HAERI (Executive board member)

9.     Mr. Mohammad-Rahim SARRAF (Executive board member)

10.  Mr. Hossein RAYATI-MOGHDDAM (Executive board member)

11.  Mrs. Hamideh CHOUBAK (Executive board member)

12.  Mr. Ahmad MONTAZER (Executive board member)

**************

International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites (ICOMOS ICIP): New contact address

New contact address of the ICOMOS ICIP Secretariat:

 

Neil SILBERMAN
ICOMOS-ICIP

c/o School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
University of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
USA

Tel: +1 203 779 5028

Fax: +1 203 208 1050

Email: nasilber@anthro.umass.edu

Email secretariat : icomos-icip@mailman.ucmerced.edu

Website :

http://icip.icomos.org   

**************

Video: The Spirit of the Ursulines’ Convent

A video on “The Spirit of the Ursulines’ Convent” that was produced by the participants in the ICOMOS 2008 International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage, which took place at the Ursulines Convent in Quebec from 27-28 September 2008 before the ICOMOS General Assembly, is now available on YouTube at the following address:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zV7q3VNTZlM

**************

UNESCO study on international law and mobility of artists, artworks, cultural goods and services

ICOMOS members are invited to respond in their individual professional capacity

 

UNESCO has commissioned Richard Poláček, together with Judith Staines, to make a short research project in January/February 2009. This study will provide an overview of the main international legal instruments plus examples of bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements from around the world with an impact on the mobility of artists, artworks, cultural goods and services.  It will also examine obstacles to mobility, present examples of good practice and propose strategies and actions for policy- and decision-makers. 

 

The study was commissioned in the framework of additional assistance to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural Diversity, and as part of the follow up of the Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist (UNESCO, 1980).  The final report is intended as an advocacy document examining wider impacts of policy and legislation on the international circulation of artists and their works.

 

 ICOMOS members are invited to make a contribution to the study in their own individual professional capacity (i.e. not an official ICOMOS response) via the online questionnaire at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eIOg0ndK9JrttBI_2fyk6VEQ_3d_3d

 Link to online questionnaire in Spanish:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=q7VZIw9CN8HP9RN3MyqbEw_3d_3d

 Link to online questionnaire in French:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lqCoWPXHahtQzXtbLrXz7g_3d_3d

 

Deadline for written questionnaire: 23 February 2009

**************

Heritage Canada Foundation: Now Accepting Nominations to the 2009 Top Ten Endangered Places List

Submit your nominations to Canada’s TOP TEN Endangered Places List by March 20, 2009

 

The Heritage Canada Foundation is accepting nominations to Canada’s Top Ten Endangered Places List. The list is released annually to bring national attention to sites at risk due to neglect, lack of funding, inappropriate development and weak legislation. It has become a powerful tool in the fight to make landmarks, not landfill.

 

HCF uses three primary criteria to determine the 10 final sites for inclusion on the list:

·        Significance of the site

·        Urgency of the threat

·        Community support for its preservation

If you know a site that should be included on our list, tell us about it today.

 

Click here for the 2009 Top Ten Endangered Places List Form.

 

Nominations should be received by Friday, March 20, 2009. The 2009 list will be announced in April.

Contact :

Email: heritagecanada@heritagecanada.org

Tel: +1 613 237-1066.

Website:

http://www.heritagecanada.org/

**************

Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC): Inauguration of the UNESCO Chair on Preventive Conservation, Maintenance and Monitoring of Monuments and Sites

24-25 March 2009, Leuven (Belgium)

 

The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is pleased to announce the inauguration of the UNESCO Chair on Preventive Conservation, Maintenance and Monitoring of Monuments and Sites on 24-25 March 2009 in Leuven.

 

A detailed description of the event as well as the tentative program is available online:

http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=1

Register Online:

http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=73

or download the registration form in PDF format and fax it to the RLICC:

http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc/images/inaguration/regform.pdf

Registration is free but is required (except for the official dinner, 55€)

Deadlines:

Poster Submission:  16 February 2009

Announcement of Final selection of poster submission: 27 February 2009

Submission of the Final Posters: 16 March 2009

Contact:

Hannelore De Keyser
Administrative Coordinator

Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation
KULeuven - Kasteelpark Arenberg 1 - B 3001 Heverlee
Tel: +32 (0)16 32 17 48     Fax: +32 (0)16 32 19 83
Mail:
Hannelore.DeKeyser@asro.Kuleuven.be

Website:

http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc

**************

Call for Papers / Deadline extension: LACONA 8

21-25 September 2009, Sibiu (Romania)

 

New Abstract Deadline: 13 February 2009

Due to the fact that there were a lot of requests to extend the abstracts' deadline it was decided to call on them and the new abstract deadline is now February 13, 2009. Please note that this is the final date and no abstracts recieved after this date will be taken into consideration.

 

LACONA 8 will take place in Sibiu, Romania, 21-25 September 2009, in the Thalia Theater - Hall of Philarmonic Orchestra from Sibiu, organized by the National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics from Romania.

 

Satellite events will be organized during the entire conference duration. The oral and poster contribution sessions will be associated with workshops, equipment and specific consumables exhibitions, restoration projects gallery. The local organizing committee is looking forward to your suggestions.

Website

http://www.lacona8.ro/.

Contact:

Dr Roxana Radvan
LACONA VIII Chair

National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics – INOE
409 Atomistilor Str.
Magurele – Ilfov
ROMANIA  077125
P.O.Box MG 5

Tel: +4031 4056398

Fax +4031 4574522

E-mail: lacona8@inoe.inoe.ro

**************

Call for Papers: 3rd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology

17 - 21 August 2009, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli (India)

 

The 3rd International Conference will be organized jointly by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, the University of California, Merced and Berkeley, the University of Siena (Italy) and the REACH Foundation, Chennai.

 

The conference will discuss a wide range of perspectives, approaches and issues on the use of remote sensing and digital technologies in documenting, analyzing and interpreting archaeological and anthropological contexts. Innovative contributions, case studies, research projects and posters are invited under the following themes and related topics:

 

·        Aerial archaeology: satellite, aerial photography and airborne scanning

·        3D remote sensing: technologies and archaeological interpretation

·        Close-range aerial photography: mast, balloon, kite, blimp, UAV, helikite…

·        Ground-based sensing archaeology

·        Integrated remote sensing technologies for the interpretation of landscape ecosystems: confronting scales of detail.

·        Issue of archaeological interpretation of remote sensing data

·        Cyber archaeology and 3D landscapes visualization through the time

·        Issues of quality framework in archaeological remote sensing: defining high standards

·        Experience of archaeological remote sensing from commercial sector

Special sessions will be addressed to archaeology in the digital age and heritage management:

·        Digital Cultural Atlases (projects and prototypes) and cultural atlas components (gazetteers, time-periods, biography and social networks, thesauri, technical infrastructure, content sources and display models)

·        National and Trans-National Historical GIS

·        Conservation Issues: methods, environmental issues, causes/remedies, legal status, traditional and international norms, integration

·        Cultural and natural sites resource management

·        Sustainability, utility and management of Heritage sites

Important dates:

Deadline for Abstract submission (max 500 words): 28 February 2009

Send abstracts by E-Mail to: cliuzza@ucmerced.edu

Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2009

Deadline for Full Papers (Camera ready) 1 June 2009

Further Information is available on the Conference Website:

http://www.spacetimeplace2009.org

Contact

http://www.spacetimeplace2009.org/?q=contacts

**************

Call for Papers: Industrial Strength: Conserving Canada's Industrial Heritage

21-24 October 2009, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)

 

"Industrial Strength" will be national conference that brings together conservation specialists, industrial heritage site operators, planners, historians and all those actively involved in preserving Canada's industrial past.  The three-day event will provide a forum to exchange ideas, share experiences and explore directions for the future of industrial heritage conservation in Canada. There will also be time to visit some nearby sites that have made this area an industrial heartland since the early 19th century.

 

Log on to www.industrialstrengthconference.ca for more information.  If you think you might be interested in attending the conference please respond to this note.  We will then add your name to our email list and you will receive updates on the conference organization.
The conference is sponsored by Parks Canada in support of the 63 industrial sites that have been designated as National Historic Sites and by the City of Hamilton in celebration of the 150th anniversary of municipal drinking water in Hamilton.  The conference is also supported by the newly-formed Industrial Heritage Working group that is jointly affiliated with ICOMOS Canada and TICCIH.

 

Call for Papers (PDF):

http://www.industrialstrengthconference.ca/call_for_papers.pdf

 

Deadline for Submisson of Abstracts: 9 April 2009

Contact:

Email: industrial.strength@hamilton.ca

Website:

http://www.industrialstrengthconference.ca/

**************

1st Mediterranean Conference on Earth Architecture

Cagliari (Italy), 13-16 March 2009

 

The First Mediterranean Conference on Earth Architecture results from a preliminary study completed by ICCROM, CRATerre and GCI for the purpose of sustaining the conservation and the “mise en valeur” of the Mediterranean earthen architectural heritage. The conference marks the beginning of a Mediterranean cooperation on the topics related to earthen architecture. The event represents a unique opportunity for exchange and discussion of the achievements acquired on the specific theme as a direct result of the constant and significant work carried out systematically by the countries facing the Mediterranean Basin.

 

Mediterra 2009 aims principally to assess the state of research related to earth architecture in the Mediterranean region, to study recent developments in the fields of heritage conservation and architectural design as they relate to earthen architecture, and to create more active networks among professionals in the region whose work relates to earthen architecture

Themes

-        Earth-building cultures and traditional architecture

-        Archaeology, history, and anthropology

-        Conservation of cultural heritage

-        Research about architecture, town planning and cultural landscape

-        Academic teaching and professional training

 

Download the draft program (PDF Format): http://people.unica.it/mediterra/files/2009/01/mediterra-draft-program_-15jan08.pdf

 

Download Registration Form (Microsoft Word Format): http://people.unica.it/mediterra/files/2009/01/registration-coupon.doc

 

Contact

Mediterra 2009

Facoltà di Architettura - DiARCH
Piazza d’Armi 16
09123 Cagliari
Italy

Tel : +39 070 6755807

Fax : +39 070 6755816

E-mail: mediterra@unica.it

Website: http://people.unica.it/mediterra/

**************

Colloque: Les Innovations verrières et leur devenir

26, 27 et 28 mars 2009, Nancy (France). Organisé par l’association Verre & Histoire

Lieux :

musée des Beaux-Arts ; Hôtel du département de Meurthe-et-Moselle

 

Le programme des communications et le bulletin d'inscription sont consultables à l’adresse suivante :

http://verrehistoire.typepad.com/actu/2009/01/les-innovations-verrieres-et-leur-devenir-.html

 

Contact:

Michel Philippe

3 rue Jean Dunand
75013 Paris
Email : philippejmpr@tele2.fr

Sophie Lagabrielle

Tel: +33 1 53 73 78 08

Site Web :

http://www.verre-histoire.org

**************

Docomomo: new URL for MoMo Registers

In 2006 Docomomo Registers launched the MoMo Registers online as a shared and dynamic project of Docomomo International.

 

Please note that since January 2009 the new url of the MoMo Registers is http://www.docomomo-registers.org

 

The MoMo Registers website is a work in progress established by Docomomo chapters under the umbrella of the International Specialist Committee on Registers (ISC/R). Each year, chapters are invited to submit a new series of fiches.

 

Since 2003 the selection has been related to a specific theme; the related fiches can be downloaded in pdf from the website. The Docomomo Register archive, all in hard copy format, can be consulted at the Netherlands Architectuur Instituut (NAi), Rotterdam.

 

Contact :

Docomomo International

Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine
Palais de Chaillot
1, place du Trocadéro
F-75016 Paris

Tel +33 (0)1 58 51 52 65
email docomomo@citechaillot.fr
Website:  http://www.docomomo.com

**************

Publication : Institut National du Patrimoine (INP) : Les grands chantiers de restauration en Europe.

Actes du colloque organisé par l’INP les 28 et 29 juin 2007, en partenariat avec le C2RMF, le LRMH et le CRCC

A paraître le 25 mars 2009

L’Institut national du patrimoine vient de publier, en coédition avec Somogy Editions d’Art, Les grands chantiers de restauration en Europe.

 

Le colloque, organisé en juin 2007, proposait une réflexion sur les chantiers de grande envergure qui ont permis la restauration de monuments, de sites archéologiques ou industriels, de fresques, de grands décors ou de grandes collections, dans différents pays européens.

 

Cet ouvrage permet ainsi de redécouvrir des oeuvres et des monuments exceptionnels du patrimoine européen, auxquels la restauration a permis de donner une seconde vie : l’église gothique Notre-Dame du Sablon à Bruxelles, la reconstruction de Dresde, la place Stanislas à Nancy, les salles d’apparat des Habsbourg dans le palais de l’Albertina à Vienne, les bains ottomans d’Omeriye à Nicosie, les peintures murales dans l’église supérieure de la basilique Saint- François à Assise…

 

La mise en lumière de ces importants travaux de restauration doit réaffirmer la nécessité d’une véritable politique de sauvegarde et de valorisation d’un patrimoine commun

Où se procurer l'ouvrage?

INP

Tél. : 01 44 41 16 41
2, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
www.inp.fr

En librairie :

ISBN 978-2-7572-0241-8
182 pages
35 euros

Renseignements

INP
Publications :
Manuela Bazzali
Tél. : 01 44 41 16 04
manuela.bazzali@inp.fr

Presse :
Emilie Maume
Tél. : 01 44 41 16 11
emilie.maume@inp.fr

**************

International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA): Newsletters #79 and #80 with Articles by Gustavo Araoz, Maria Isabel Kanan, and Pamela Jerome

IFLA News #80

The subject of the IFLA News #80 is “Partners, Events & Activities”. It features an article by ICOMOS President Gustavo Araoz. It can be downloaded in PDF format at the following address:

http://www.iflaonline.org/uploads/File/IFLA%20News_80_JAN2009(1).pdf

 

IFLA News #79

The theme for the IFLA News #79 was “Climate Change” – On page 11 you can find an article by Maria Isabel Kanan and Pamela Jerome from the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage titled “Earthen architectural cultural landscapes and global climate change”. The issue can be downloaded in English language at:

http://www.iflaonline.org/uploads/File/IFLA%20News%2079%20FINAL.pdf

Spanish version:

http://www.iflaonline.org/uploads/File/IFLA%20News%2079_SP.pdf

 

IFLA News Briefs

The last IFLA News Briefs are downloadable at:

http://www.iflaonline.org/publications.php

Website:

http://www.iflaonline.org

Contact:

Christine Bavassa, Executive Secretary

International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
European Foundation for Landscape Architecture (EFLA)
The European Region of IFLA

Rue des Palais, 44 B 21
B-1030 Brussels
Tel.: +32 2 211 33 79
Fax: +32 2 218 89 73
E-mail: admin@iflaonline.org

**************

ICOMOS

International Council on Monuments and Sites/

Conseil International des Monuments et des Sites
International Secretariat / Secrétariat International

49-51 rue de la Fédération

75015 Paris – France

Tel : 33 (0) 1 45 67 67 70

Fax : 33 (0) 1 45 66 06 22

e-mail : secretariat@icomos.org

 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

13) Government’s economic stimulus package and cultural heritage

 

The heritage community is watching the discussions around the Governments economic stimulus package with interest.  The Australian Greens have advised that they have agreed to amendments which will (amongst other things) provide: $60 million for job-creating projects for Australia's natural and built heritage – for example, historic buildings and national parks.

 

Further information is available in their full media release at http://greens.org.au/media/mediareleases. This would represent a welcome and much needed investment in Australia’s cultural heritage places.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

14) Manager, Metropolitan Heritage Programs, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria

 

Manager, Metropolitan Heritage Programs

 

•     $71,671 - $86,716 plus 9% super

•     Full time / Fixed term: 12 months

 

Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (AAV) provides leadership and guides action across government to enable Indigenous communities to drive policy development and service delivery, strengthened by additional resources and capacity. 

 

Do you have a sound knowledge of Aboriginal cultural heritage management issues relevant to South-eastern Australia? Do you have sound analytical problem solving and people management skills? If so, this may be the job for you… 

 

As Manager, Metropolitan Heritage Programs you will be responsible for the implementation of government policy and programs relating to the management of Aboriginal cultural heritage at the regional and local level within the Metropolitan Region.  You will lead and manage a regional team in a partnership approach with the local Aboriginal communities to develop and implement programs and plans for the management of identified culturally significant places within the Metropolitan Region.

 

To apply and access position descriptions and selection criteria visit www.careers.vic.gov.au and refer to reference number DPCD/PACA/1517.

 

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 24 February 2009.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

15) Cultural Heritage internship/role sought

 

Individual with a Masters Degree in International Studies, a postgraduate Diploma in Modern Architecture and Heritage and a Bachelor Degree in History of Art, in addition to experience in the cultural field at the Canadian Embassy in Paris and in architectural heritage in Montreal seeks further experience in the cultural heritage field.

 

For more information please contact Cindy Dube by email cindydube1@hotmail.com.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~