Australia
ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 402
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 4 September 2009
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1) REMINDER: International Scientific Committees – updating membership
details
2) REMINDER: International Scientific Committees – call for Voting Members
3) APT LA 2009 Conference – early bird registration closing soon
4) Sustainable Heritage Project, York, WA
5) Blue Shield Australia and the Bushfires in Australia inquiry
6) Public lecture at Confucius Institute, University of Adelaide
7) ICOMOS Argentina – new website
8) University of Canberra – Heritage Conservation Summer Schools
9) New Publication – Inspiring Action: Museums and Social Change
10)
Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter
11)
Link to HHT’s E-newsletter
12)
Link to Heritage South Australia’s E-newsletter
13)
News from ICCROM
14)
Heritage Council of WA: Heritage Matters
15)
International heritage professional seeks employment
16)
Converge Heritage + Community / ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services, QLD –
two positions vacant
17)
Operations Manager, Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch
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1) REMINDER: International
Scientific Committees – updating membership details
Australia ICOMOS is currently updating our records regarding
Australian members on International Scientific Committees. If you are a member
or pending member of an ISC, please complete the attached
form and email to georgia.meros@deakin.edu.au with
a copy to janea@ainsworthheritage.com.au
ASAP.
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2) REMINDER: International
Scientific Committees – call for Voting Members
In accordance with the ICOMOS statutes, Australia ICOMOS is
required to designate a “Voting Member” for each ISC which has
Australian representatives. The voting member remains current for the 3 year
period between General Assemblies.
The voting member only votes on matters of the ISC statutes
and ISC committee members – all other matters are voted on by all ISC
members for each ISC.
Australia ICOMOS is required to designate a voting member for
the following committee’s (NB: If you are the only Australian
representative on an ISC, you are automatically designated as the Australian
Voting Member):
§ ISCARSAH
- International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of
Structures of Architectural Heritage
§ ICOMOS
Pasifika - International Scientific Committee of the Pacific Islands
§ CIF
- International Training Committee
§ ISCEAH
- Earthen Architectural Heritage
§ ICUCH
- Underwater Cultural Heritage
§ Cultural
Landscapes ICOMOS-IFLA
§ IcoFort
– ICOMOS International Comm. on Fortifications and Military Heritage
§ ICIP
- ICOMOS International Comm. on Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural
Heritage Sites
§ CIPA
- Heritage Documentation
§ ICAHM
International Comm. for Archaeological Heritage Management
§ CIAV
- International Comm. for Vernacular Architecture
§ ICOMOS
International Wood Committee
§ Legal,
Administrative and Financial Issues
§ Cultural
Tourism
§ International
Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC)
§ International
Committee on Stone
If you have already submitted an EOI this year to be a voting
member for your committee, you do not need to reapply.
To apply, please email a brief statement outlining your suitability
to be Australia’s Voting Member, your commitment to the work of the
committee and your ability to attend committee meetings to georgia.meros@deakin.edu.au with
a copy to janea@ainsworthheriatge.com.au,
by COB Wednesday 10 September.
Please note you must be an existing approved member of
an ISC to apply to be the voting member. Australia ICOMOS will only nominate a
member of an ISC that has been endorsed by the National Committee.
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3) APT LA 2009 Conference
– early bird registration closing soon
Early Bird Deadline
Register before midnight, Monday, September 7 to secure the
Early Bird Conference Registration rate for the APT LA 2009 Conference. Fees
increase by $50 next Tuesday, September 8.
Limited Seating
Register now for workshops, field sessions and tours; some
are reaching capacity and will be full before Monday.
Questions?
Registration questions: registar@apti.org
Conference, exhibitor, sponsor questions: dana@apti.org
APT LA 2009
November 2–6, 2009
Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los
Angeles
Preservation in the City
Without Limits
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4) Sustainable Heritage
Project, York, WA
Sustainable Heritage Project
5 & 7 Lowe Street, York, WA
You are invited to inspect works by the National Trust at
these two historic cottages
The 1903 Lockup Keeper’s Quarters and 1910
Sergeant’s Quarters associated with the York Courthouse Complex are now
showpieces for the sustainable use of heritage buildings.
Necessary conservation works to 5 & 7 Lowe Street
provided an opportunity to make a positive environmental benefit while
preserving the valued characteristics of the places. The sensitive retrofitting
of these heritage buildings demonstrates how heritage buildings can be upgraded
to meet current standards and can accommodate new technology providing energy
efficiency and water resource savings.
Please join the National Trust in conjunction with Australia
ICOMOS at 5 & 7 Lowe Street, York where Kelly Rippingale (Architect), Ray
Adams (Thermal Performance Assessor) and Phil Palmer (Landscape Architect) will
discuss the project. You will also have the opportunity to view the two houses
followed by morning tea.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Where: 5 & 7 Lowe St, York
When: 10.30am, Saturday 19
September
RSVP: (08) 9321 6088 by 16
September
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5) Blue
Shield Australia and the Bushfires in Australia inquiry
The Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related
Industries has now published the Blue Shield Australia (BSA) submission to its
Bushfires in Australia inquiry.
For further information about the Inquiry, to view BSA’s
submission and to view BSA’s related media release, visit
http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/fifteenth+announcement+3+september+2009.aspx
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6) Public lecture at Confucius
Institute, University of Adelaide
Public Lecture – Shanghai: City of Paradox, by Anne
Warr
1.10 - 2.30pm Friday 11 September 2009
Room 529 Ligertwood Building, North Terrace Campus
See attached flier
for details. For further information and to RSVP contact The Confucius Institute
on (08) 8303 5819 or email confucius.institute@adelaide.edu.au.
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7) ICOMOS Argentina – new
website
The new website of ICOMOS Argentina can be found at www.icomosargentina.com.ar.
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8) University of Canberra
– Heritage Conservation Summer Schools
The University of Canberra is pleased to announce that
Australia’s leading heritage conservation professional development
programme is now approaching its twentieth year. The programme is based on two
intensive summer schools:
§ The
Conservation of Traditional Buildings (12 days)
§ Cultural
Heritage Management (7 days).
The schools are held in January each year with the topics
alternating. Next year will be Cultural Heritage Management (17–23
January 2010), and The Conservation of Traditional Buildings will be in January
2011.
For details, visit
http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/conservation-summer-schools
For all enquiries about these summer schools please
contact:
David Young
Donald Horne Institute for Cultural Heritage
University of Canberra ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
email: David.Young@canberra.edu.au
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9) New Publication – Inspiring
Action: Museums and Social Change
In this groundbreaking new book, leading museum professionals
contribute practical and inspiring essays on how their institutions are
responding to the new social challenges of the 21st century.
For further information and to order, visit http://www.museumsetc.com/?p=104.
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10) Link to Heritage
Tasmania’s E-newsletter
To view the August 2009 issue of Heritage Tasmania’s
E-newsletter, visit
http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/showItem.php?id=1561
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11) Link to HHT’s
E-newsletter
To view the latest issue of the HHT’s E-newsletter,
visit
http://classic.hht.net.au/trustenews
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12) Link to Heritage South
Australia’s E-newsletter
To view the August 2009 issue of Heritage South
Australia’s E-newsletter, visit
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/e-news/latest_e_news.html
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13) News from ICCROM
To view the September 2009 news from ICCROM, visit http://www.iccrom.org/index.shtml
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14) Heritage Council of WA:
Heritage Matters
To find out all the latest news regarding WA heritage, visit www.heritage.wa.gov.au and click on
"Heritage Matters Magazine, September 2009".
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15) International heritage
professional seeks employment
Paulo Jones will be coming to Sydney in September to
undertake a Master of Architecture. He is a heritage professional with 20 years
experience in construction works, specializing in restoration and
rehabilitation.
Further information can be obtained at http://www.paulojones.com/.
Paulo can be contacted directly at info@paulojones.com.
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16) Converge Heritage +
Community / ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services, QLD – two positions
vacant
Converge Heritage + Community, (incorporating ARCHAEO
Cultural heritage Services) are currently seeking applications for the
following positions:
§ Built
Heritage Specialist
§ Senior
Archaeologist
With offices in northern NSW, Brisbane, Hervey Bay and
Cairns, Converge provides expert consultation, quality service and advice for
Indigenous and historic environments for a wide variety of stakeholders across
Australia, with a focus in Queensland and New South Wales. Our team members
are each chosen for their abilities in providing ethically based, sound
assessment and advice at all levels. For further information, visit www.convergehc.com.au.
BUILT HERITAGE SPECIALIST
Our Brisbane Office is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced
professional to fill a full-time permanent or contract based position. The
successful person will be experienced in undertaking historic research,
significance assessment, physical analysis and recording, site survey, impact
assessment and development of conservation policies and management guidelines
for a wide variety of heritage sites and places. Application of heritage
legislation, well developed report writing skills, the ability to work
independently with good time management skills are essential.
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated for the
right person. Please contact Benjamin Gall bgall@convergehc.com.au for further
information and an application package.
SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
We are presently seeking a suitably qualified and experienced
archaeologist to fill a permanent full-time or contract based position. The
successful person will have significant experience in managing and undertaking
large-scale cultural heritage surveys and associated mitigation works including
excavation and basic artefact analysis. Importantly, the successful applicant
will require substantial proven experience in successfully working with
Traditional Owners in conjunction with well developed negotiation, consultation
and report writing skills. Experience with the application of the Queensland
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 would be an advantage.
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated for the
right person. Please email Simon Gall sgall@archaeo.com.au
for further information and an application package.
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17) Operations Manager,
Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch
Ferrymead Heritage Park, comprising an early 1900s township,
heritage transport and many museums, opens to the public 364 days a year. The
Park seeks an Operations Manager for six months commencing early October. The
ideal applicant will have proven experience managing:
§ events and marketingp
§ people
and communications
§ a
business including finances, ideally in the heritage or visitor
attraction sector
To download information on this vacancy, visit http://www.museums-aotearoa.org.nz/Site/activities/Vacancies.aspx.
Applications for this position close on Tuesday 15 September.
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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
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