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ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 401
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 28 August 2009
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1) Invitation to Ray Tonkin's retirement drinks
2) The Burra Charter Development Program
3) APT LA 2009 Conference
4) Free books in return for book reviews
5) Workshop - Effective Interpretation of Archaeological Resources
6) NAI 5th Annual International Conference in Australia - call for
presentations
7) World heritage and tourism: Managing for the global and
the local - call for papers
8) Solidarity Day of World Heritage Cities
9) The Hon. Paul Keating to present Opening Address at UDIA2010
National Conference
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1) Invitation to Ray Tonkin's
retirement drinks
All ICOMITES are cordially invited
to celebrate with Ray Tonkin on his retirement from Heritage Victoria. Please
see the attached invitation for further
information.
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2) The Burra Charter
Development Program
The current version of the
Burra Charter is now 10 years old. Australia ICOMOS is keen to monitor
the usefulness of the Charter and related conservation doctrine, and where
necessary to refine this doctrine or provide further guidance in the cause of
good conservation.
Accordingly, the Australia
ICOMOS Burra Charter Working Group has reconvened following preparation of a
report on a Burra Charter Development Program. The report preparation was
supported by funding generously provided by the Australian Government
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Working Group
members are currently contributing to a work program and allocating tasks - the
approach will be to work on a range of tasks in parallel, and undertaking
consultation with members on key areas of the review. The work program
covers a 12 month period aiming to complete the review by October 2010.
The 3 key task areas for the
Working Group are:
1.
Need for review, possible update and renewal of the Burra Charter Guidelines -
including possible new guidelines (eg. on interpretation and community
engagement). The review of the existing guidelines was a task left over
from the major project to update the Burra Charter in the 1990s;
2.
Consideration of the use of the Burra Charter in relation to other
international ICOMOS doctrine/charters; and
3.
The need for any refinements of the Burra Charter itself given the experience
in the last 10 years.
The Working Group will soon be
inviting the participation and comments of members on aspects of the review
process. It is also planned to hold Burra Charter Review workshops for members,
hopefully in all states and territories, to ensure an effective consultative
process involving all interested Australia ICOMOS members.
For further information on the
Burra Charter Development Program please contact Tracy Ireland (tracy.ireland@canberra.edu.au) or Duncan Marshall (marsd@ozemail.com.au).
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3) APT LA 2009 Conference
The Association for
Preservation Technology International (APT) will hold its Annual Conference on
November 2-6, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Registration can be completed
on-line at www.apti.org. Rates increase after September 7 and again after
October 18.
APT
LA 2009
November
2-6, 2009
Millennium
Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
Preservation
in the City Without Limits
Conference Registration
Registration fees for the APT
LA 2009 Conference will increase by $50 on Tuesday 8
September and then $100 on October 19. Details are on the Conference web site and on Facebook.
Register online now!
LA and the APT Conference
Los Angeles represents the
quintessential American city of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Technological
and social changes allowed an interconnected, yet scattered, collection of
towns and villages to grow (sprawl) into one of the world's major metropolitan
regions comprising five counties; more than 200 towns, cities, and
municipalities; and more than 15 million residents. At the hub of this
metropolitan agglomeration, Los Angeles invites rigorous debate between those
seeing an urban utopia - complete with fast cars, movies stars, high-tech jobs,
surf boards, fruit orchards, and mountain resorts - and those who envision a
dystopian nightmare of race riots, air pollution, traffic jams, endless sprawl,
and rapidly increasing density. Somewhere in the middle, for better or worse,
lies the real Los Angeles, the model for the post-war 20th century American
metropolis and (sometimes considered jaded) blueprint for the World City.
The APT LA 2009 Conference in
Los Angeles will address the scientific, engineering and technical
ramifications of preserving the modern metropolis and its expansive body of
historic resources through the four Conference tracks in the program.
Conference Highlights
Keynote Speakers
Opening Speaker - Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of
History at the University of Southern California speaking on Preservation in
an Age of Economic Challenge - More Necessary Than Ever
College of Fellows Lecture - Richard A. Engelhardt, UNESCO Charge de Mission,
Senior Advisor to the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO
Professor of Heritage Management speaking on }"First Principles" in the
Conservation of Asia's Heritage: Lessons Learned from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Conservation Awards Competition
Paper Sessions
List of educational tracks,
session titles and paper abstracts are on the web site: Papers and Sessions link.
Workshops and Symposium
·
Architectural
Ceramics
·
Movin' and
Shakin': Advances in Seismic Retrofit
·
Injection Grouts for
the Conservation of Architectural Surfaces at the Getty Conservation Institute
·
Capturing the
Past for Future Use: Integrating Documentation with Repair, Design and
Construction
·
Practice in
Historic Buildings (presented in cooperation with AIA-HRC with funding from
GSA)
Field Sessions
·
Frank Lloyd
Wright's Textile Block Houses in Hollywood Hills
·
Pasadena's Arroyo
Seco Landmarks
·
Mid-Century
Modern Houses by Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra
·
Preserving
Synergy of Natural and Modern Landscapes and Architecture
·
An Afternoon at
the Getty Conservation Institute
·
Fernando Rey de
Espana and Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
·
The Desert
Bloomed Modern-Palm Springs in the 20th Century
Tours
·
Hurray for
Hollywood: A Visit to Historic Fox Studio
·
Los Angeles'
Broadway: Vaudeville & Moving Picture Houses
Register online now
For further information
contact:
Dana Saal, Conference Manager
217.528.2460 or dana@apti.org
Nathela Chatara,
Administrative Director
217.529.9039 or info@apti.org
Created in 1968 in Quebec as a
joint venture between preservationists in Canada and the United States, APT continues
to be the premier international outlet for sharing technical preservation
information. Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, APT is a nonprofit
organization in both the US and Canada, with regional chapters across the
continent and in Australia.
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4) Free books in return for
book reviews
We have another batch of books
to go out for review in Historic Environment. As usual, the book
is yours to keep in return for the review. Two of the books available for
review have a local history focus. The books are:
§ The Career of William Thompson, Convict by the Port Arthur Historic Site
§
William
Wardell and Genazzano FCJ College/span> by
Ursula de Jong
§
Archaeology as
a Tool of Civic Engagement edited by
Barbara Little and Paul Shackel
Please let HE Reviews Editor,
Caitlin Allen know by email if you are interested in reviewing any of these
books. Reviews are normally required within 8 weeks of you receiving the
book and the expected word length is 700-800 words. Caitlin's email is caitlin.allen@bigpond.com.au.
We are always on the look-out
for unsolicited book, conference and exhibition reviews. If you have a
review/intend to review a publication, conference or exhibition, please send an
email to caitlin.allen@bigpond.com.au advising the subject of your review.
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5) Workshop
- Effective Interpretation of Archaeological Resources
Effective Interpretation of
Archaeological Resources - 19-23 October 2009
A 5-day interdisciplinary workshop,
on site and hands-on, for building effective archaeology interpretation
programs and projects, utilizing NPS Training MODULE 440.
For further information, visit
http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/course-of-study/MEVE-440workshop09_web/index.htm
E-mail questions to:
John Jameson, NPS Southeast
Archeological Center (tel.: 850-580-3011 ext. 243), John_Jameson@nps.gov ; or
Rosemarie Salazar, Rosemarie_Salazar@nps.gov
Mesa Verde National Park,
Colorado, tel.: 970-529-4629
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6) NAI 5th Annual International
Conference in Australia - call for presentations
NAI International
Conference
Townsville, Queensland,
Australia
April 13-17, 2010
In cooperation with Interpretation Australia Association and
Townsville City Council
National Association for
Interpretation
888-900-8283 / www.interpnet.com
If you're one of the hundreds
of people who have attended one of National Association for Interpretation's
International Conferences in the past four years, you already know what a
unique opportunity this event offers to create a global community for the
interpretive profession. If you haven't been able to join us in the past,
please consider becoming a part of the April 13-17, 2010 NAI
International Conference to be held in Townsville, Queensland AUSTRALIA.
This year's conference is being presented in partnership with Interpretation
Australia Association and City of Townsville.
The Call for Presentations can
be found, along with other information about the conference, at www.interpnet.com/ic/. If you would like to be considered as a
speaker for the conference, please submit a presentation before 30 September
2009.
The official language for the
conference will be English. Unfortunately, speakers do not receive payment or
discounts on registration; however, you will have the opportunity to share your
good work and ideas with up to 200 delegates from 30 or more countries around
the world.
Complete registration
information will be available in mid-September at this same website.
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7) World heritage and
tourism: Managing for the global and the local - call for papers
World heritage and
tourism: Managing for the global and the local
3-4 June 2010, Quebec City,
Canada
As of 2009, approximately 900
sites are registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list. For many sites
inscription on the World Heritage List acts as a promotional device and the
management challenge is one of protection, conservation and dealing with
increased numbers of tourists. For other sites, designation has not brought
anticipated expansion in tourist numbers and associated investments. What is
clear is that tourism is now a central concern to the wide array of
stakeholders involved with World Heritage Sites. We increasingly need to
understand the multi-layered relationships between the diverse range of Sites
and tourism and tourists and, to focus on how tourism is effectively managed
for the benefit of all.
This conference seeks to
explore a series of critical and fundamental questions being raised by the
various 'owners', managers and local communities involved with World Heritage
Sites in relation to tourism: Why do tourists visit some World Heritage Sites
and not others? What is the tourist experience of such Sites? How successful
are Sites in the management of tourists? What roles do local communities play
in Site management? How can the 'spirit of place' be protected in the face of
the sheer volume of tourists? How can some Sites maximize the potential of a
sustainable tourism for the purposes of poverty alleviation and community
cohesion? How effective are communication strategies in bringing stakeholders
together?
What management skills are
needed to address the needs of different stakeholders, different sites and
different cultures?
We encourage papers from a wide
range of disciplinary perspectives and welcome submissions which address
theoretical, empirical, methodological, comparative and practical perspectives
on the fullest array of themes associated with the management of UNESCO World
Heritage.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Original papers are invited to
consider subject areas including, but not limited to, the following themes:
§ Marketing in the management of World Heritage Sites
§
The pragmatics of
managing tourists
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Financing World
Heritage
§
Community
involvement in Site management
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Relations between
intangible cultural heritage and Site management
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The role of the
private tourism sector
§
The nature of
tourist experience and behaviour at World Heritage Sites
§
Shaping local,
regional and national identities through Site inscription
§
Issues of
governance and trans-national regulation
§
Legal rights and
notions of 'ownership'
§
The management of
World Heritage 'values'
§
The geo-politics
of inclusion and exclusion
§
Methods of Site
evaluation
§
Managing
spiritual values and biodiversity
§
The role of
UNESCO and the political economies of designation
Please submit your 500 words
abstract (in French or English) including a title and full contact details as
an electronic file to Professor Maria Gravari-Barbas (Maria.Gravari-Barbas@univ-paris1.fr) or Laurent Bourdeau (laurent.bourdeau@fsa.ulaval.ca) as soon as possible but no later than 15 December
2009.
Publication opportunity: Papers accepted for the conference will be published
in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. Best papers from
the conference will also be considered for publication in a special issue of
the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change.
Conference Organisers: UNESCO/UNITWIN NETWORK for Culture, Tourism and
Development, the Faculty of Business Administration at Universite Laval, the
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and the Centre for Tourism and Cultural
Change at Leeds Metropolitan University.
For further details on the
conference at a later stage please visit www.tourism-culture.com or http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/tourisme or email to ctcc@leedsmet.ac.uk
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8) Solidarity Day of World
Heritage Cities
The Organization of World
Heritage Cities (OWHC) was created on 8 September 1993 in Fez (Marocco). In
commemoration of this big event, 8 September was declared "Solidarity Day of
World Heritage Cities" and all these cities are welcomed to commemorate it
every year.
The OWHC urges the
administration of each member city to take advantage of this day to stress the
important responsibility of the city to protect as well as promote world
heritage and especially the privilege of having a part of that heritage in
their city.
Within the framework of the
Regional Secretariat for Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the Solidarity
Day was previously dedicated to the senses of taste and hearing under the
slogan "Heritage has sense". Different activities to raise awareness about this
issue were organized and it was emphasized in both our Gastronomic and Musical
Heritage.
For the year 2009, according
to the agreement that was adopted at the 8th Regional Conference for Southern
Europe and the Mediterranean held on 3 and 4 December 2008 in Strasbourg, the
Solidarity Day will be dedicated to people whose senses are either totally or
partially impaired, with a special; emphasis on those who are visually impaired
people or those with reduced mobility, in order to afford them increased access
to our Heritage.
In this way, this Regional
Secretariat was in charge of formulating a Guide to help the development of
activities regarding that issue.
The proposal is based on
facilitating access to Heritage to people, either residents or tourists, who
have any kind of permanent or transitional disability by means of raising
awareness among the citizens and institutions in charge of the historical
centres and monuments. They will be able to enjoy the Heritage not only as far
as infrastructure is concerned but also regarding the treat they receive.
It is proposed the following
slogan be used:
"Accesible Heritage,
Heritage for everyone"
The Solidarity Day of the
World Heritage Cities is an important occasion to raise awareness within our
local community as well as our tourists about the important meaning of
Heritage. With these initiatives, we will get that our World Heritage Cities
will be in the vanguard of an accessible Heritage and so a Heritage for
everyone.
Let's celebrate this world
event!
Let us know about the
activities that have been organized in your city and we will publish them in
our Web site: http://www.ciudadespatrimonio.eu/.
Contact: secretaria@ciudadespatrimonio.eu.
Web site of the Regional
Secretariat for Southern Europe and the Mediterranean of the OWHC: http://www.ciudadespatrimonio.eu.
OWHC Web site: http://www.ovpm.org.
Web site of Urbo Portal: http://urbo.ovpm.org.
Possible activities to
carry out at the solidarity day
§ Press Conference, interview on the radio and the
television with the mayor/mayoress of the city.
§
The OWHC flag
will be raised at the city centre or at any emblematic building.
§
Adoption by the
local council of a motion about the Solidarity Day.
§
Organization of
visits through accessible routes to the historical centre or to any monuments
or museums especially thought for people with reduced mobility. Possibility of
inviting some authorities who can go to the visit in a wheelchair.
§
Organization of
visits to the Historical Centre or any kind of monuments or museums exclusively
thought for either visually impaired people or with hearing problems, using
specialized guides, explanations in the sign language, etc. Possibility of
inviting some authorities who can follow the visit with the blindfolded eyes.
§
Organization of
any visits to authorities and public in general, blindfolding their eyes or
even using a wheelchair to make them understand that problem and to support
these people. This will be useful in order to authorities and organisms
responsible for the Heritage make an effort to develop systems of interpreting
to access the Heritage and to raise awareness about the problem.
§
Exhibition of
models of monuments and emblematic buildings so that visually impaired people
can touch them.
§
Open Day to
permit either tourists or only visually impaired people to touch originals or
copies of statutes, engravings, inscriptions, mosaics, etc. The aim of this
Open Day is focused on the fact that these people can "touch" the Heritage.
§
Either
organization or presentation, if it is in a near date, of conferences or talks
about "Accessibility in the Heritage" given by experts in the issue.
Other actions to carry out
in the long term with the possibility of introducing the solidarity day
initiative
§ Organization of a brief Course or Seminar about
"Accessibility in the Heritage" given by experts and aimed at people
responsible for monuments or museums, tourism guides, museum guides, people
responsible for exhibition rooms, etc.
§
Elaboration of
leaflets about the Heritage of the city or any other monuments or museums
translated into Braille. In 2009 it is celebrated the International Year of
Louis Braille.
§
Incorporation of
systems of audio navigation, subtitles or with sign language in Web sites of
information about Heritage.
§
Translation of
Web pages using the sign language, audio described videos. Signing of
Agreements with institutions that work with disabled people (National
Organization of Spanish Blinds (ONCE, the acronym in Spanish), Associations of
deaf people).
§
Developments of
local plans of comprehensive actuation with disabled people.
§
Local regulations
about the elimination of urban architectural barriers in the transport, in the
Communications or even in the Heritage.
§
Creation of
Accessibility Offices in the respective Town Halls.
§
Creation of a Commission
of Architectonical Barriers in the Town Halls, who should be informed and
consulted from the different involved areas in order to take important
decisions regarding the mobility inside the Historical Centre. The aim of this
is based on carrying out a total coordination of the actions.
§
Campaigns of
promotion and spreading in the mass media, social media (Citizen Movement) and
professionals (tourist sector, cultural sector, monuments and museums, taxis,
etc.) of the measures that facilitate the accessibility in the Heritage.
§
Offering both
tourists and citizens an interpreting service and an Interpreter guide in the
sign language.
§
Edition of
"Guides with useful information for disabled people".
§
Inclusion in the
leaflets about cultural events the following text: "This space is reserved to
people with any kind of disability".
§
Elaboration of
Accessibility Diagnostics of Heritage about our cities regarding the urban part
as well as the monuments and museums.
§
Edition of
leaflets about "How to make accessible our Heritage" and the presentation and
distribution.
§
Creation of
parking reserved to physically handicapped people in the Historical Centres as
well as in monuments and museums.
§
Placing toilettes
for the disabled in the monuments and museums at the cultural events. If they
cannot be permanent, they should be rental or portables.
§
Incorporation of
either permanent or portable ramps to access to historical buildings, monuments
or museums. Platforms that can be lifted in order to safeguard the stairs in
protected buildings. Trying to make accessible the whole building or at least a
part of it.
§
Positioning
cameras in inaccessible places (towers, high floors without lifts) so that
people with reduced mobility can see the content of the floor or at least can
see it from that point in a screen located in an accessible area.
§
Including
perfumes to help the interpretation of a museum or monument in order to the
visually impaired people can understand it better.
§
Elaboration of
models of historical buildings and monuments to exhibit them in public places
such as the own Town Halls, Civic Centres, Tourism Offices, Museums, Centres of
Interpreting of Visitors, etc.
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9) The Hon. Paul Keating to
present Opening Address at UDIA2010 National Conference
The UDIA2010 Organising
Committee is pleased to announce the confirmation of the Hon. Paul Keating as a
Keynote Speaker at the UDIA2010 National Congress.
Former Australian Prime
Minister Paul Keating will present the Opening Keynote Address on Tuesday 9
March 2010. Paul Keating is one of the great Australian political
leaders. His continued high international standing reflects his political
and social achievements, his knowledge of world affairs and the close contact
that he maintains with national leaders and former leaders.
Mr Keating's abiding interest
in architecture and urban design is well known as are his regular contributions
to newspapers and international journals on these subjects.
Mr Keating's presentation will
explore themes around the future of development in Australia. The
presentation is particularly relevant in the current economic and social
climate and should not be missed.
We anticipate that Paul
Keating's high profile will ensure extensive interest from the media, sponsors
and other stakeholders. This will greatly increase the exposure of any
organisation seeking cross promotional opportunities with the UDIA2010 National
Congress. Please contact the Congress secretariat if you wish to discuss
promotional opportunities in further detail!
Congress Secretariat
Urban Development Institute of
Australia National Congress 2010
C/- Conexion Event Management
T: +61 2 9518 7722
F: +61 2 9518 7222
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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