Australia
ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 406
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 2 October 2009
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1) Australia ICOMOS 2010 Conference - call for papers
2) REMINDER - Burra Charter Guidelines survey
3) Australia ICOMOS - Canberra Talk Series
4) Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
5) Heritage Industry Skills and Training Needs Questionnaire
- 1-12 October 2009
6) (Un)Loved Modern Conference papers available online
7) Collections Council announces launch of community
heritage wiki
8) PhD grants available - University of Minho, Portugal
9) Link to Heritage Tasmania-s E-newsletter
10) RehabiMed bulletin available online
11) CIAV (International Committee of Vernacular Architecture) 2010
conference - call for papers
12) GCI Bulletin - available online
13) GHF featured recently on Fox Business
14) Canadian Heritage Planner visiting Australia and seeks contact
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1) Australia ICOMOS 2010
Conference - call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS –
OUTBACK & BEYOND - THE FUTURE OF HISTORIC TOWNS,
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND PASTORALISM
22 - 25 April, 2010, Broken Hill, Australia
Australia ICOMOS, TICCIH (The International
Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage) and the City of
Broken Hill are convening the annual Australia ICOMOS conference to be held in
Broken Hill on 22 - 25 April 2010. The conference will be held at the
Broken Hill Entertainment Centre in Blende Street, Broken Hill.
Papers are now sought, with
applicants to submit abstracts related to the three Conference Themes:
§ Theme 1 - Management of Historic Towns
general
management issues in addition to local, national and world heritage listing of
historic towns and associated protective mechanisms
§ Theme 2 - Industrial Heritage
the management challenges of industrial infrastructure
§ Theme 3 - Remote Pastoralism
the changing cultural landscapes and the technology of
pastoralism
Call for Papers - closing
date Friday 30 October 2009
Abstracts for papers are
requested in two categories:
·
Abstract for 20
minute paper on themes outlined above
·
Abstract for Snap
Shot presentations, for a 6 minute presentation
Only contributions which are
related to the three conference themes will be considered. For further
information concerning contributions and to download the application forms for
the submission of abstracts, visit http://www.aicomos.com/2010-conference/call-for-papers/
Successful applicants will
be notified by Friday 4 December 2009.
Format of conference
The event will consist of
three days of morning presentations with three afternoons of specially designed
tours to cover each of the themes. In addition, a special welcome event
will be held in the recently restored Sullys Emporium, now the Broken Hill
Regional Art Gallery. The conference will provide participants with a
unique Australia outback experience, rare access to special heritage places and
true country hospitality. The conference will also showcase Broken
Hill's success in inventing a new future and discuss the city's application for
National Heritage Listing.
Who should attend?
The conference will appeal to
local government planners, architects, historians, landscape architects,
archaeologists and others with a general interest in managing Australia's
unique heritage.
Registration and Lodgings
Please note that participants
are required to pay for attendance to the conference. There are no free
registrations provided for paper presenters - in this way, the conference fees
can be kept to a minimum to make the conference affordable for as many people
as possible.
Estimated conference fees are
proposed as follows (please note they are still to be confirmed). All
prices are GST inclusive:
§
Early Bird ICOMOS
Members
$ 475 (payable by 26 February 2010)
§
Standard ICOMOS
Members
$ 575
§
Early Bird
Non-ICOMOS-Members
$ 575
(payable by 26 February 2010)
§
Non-Members
of
ICOMOS
$ 675
§
Student
$ 330
The above figures exclude
accommodation, and the conference dinner (which will be reasonably
priced). Tickets for the afternoon tours and social events can be
separately purchased by accompanying persons.
Draft Program
Day
1 - Thursday 22 April - welcome
drinks at Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery (formerly Sullys Emporium, an
adapted heritage building, and winner of many heritage awards), in the main
street of Broken Hill, Argent St.
Day
2 - Friday 23 April - Theme 1
Management of Historic Towns - plenary session, morning papers, guided bus tour
of Broken Hill focusing on Theme 1. Conference dinner in the evening.
Day
3 - Saturday 24 April - Theme 2
Industrial Heritage Sites - plenary session, morning papers, guided bus tour of
Broken Hill, Silverton and nearby area focusing on Theme 2. Evening meal
at the Silverton Hotel.
Day
4 - Sunday 25 April, Anzac Day -
(opportunity to attend the dawn service in Broken Hill), Theme 3 Remote
Pastoralism- plenary session, morning papers, guided bus tour of Broken Hill
focusing on Theme 3. Final sunset drinks at the Sculptures in the Living
Desert..
Pre and Post Conference
Tours
These are being developed and
details will be released in late November.
Conference Organising
Committee
Conference Convenor - Ray
Tonkin
Helen Lardner
Timothy Hubbard
Sue Jackson Stepowski
Elizabeth Vines
Helen Wilson
(and input from many other
advisors)
For further information about
the conference visit http://www.aicomos.com/2010-conference/.
For further information
about ICOMOS visit www.icomos.org/australia and for information about call for papers email bradley@ccem.com.au at Countrywide
Conference & Event Management. Any general queries about the conference
to be sent to stepowsk@tpg.com.au.
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2) REMINDER - Burra Charter
Guidelines survey
Thanks to all those who have
already responded to the initial survey about the Burra Charter Guidelines.
There is still time to respond! And the survey is really short - 5 minutes
maximum.
Click this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=kAD6_2b33Q45tSTSrhgaoH4Q_3d_3d
Everyone's contributions are
welcome. Please alert other colleagues to this important survey.
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3) Australia ICOMOS - Canberra
Talk Series
Considering a Career in Cultural Heritage?
Launch of ICOMOS mentoring program
A panel of current students,
early career professionals and potential employers will explore the
expectations, pathways and pitfalls associated with careers in the heritage and
museum sectors. A number of short talks will be followed by an open forum
for discussion.
This talk will interest
undergraduate and graduate students in heritage and museum studies courses and early
career professionals who are seeking to work in these sectors.
Following the heritage careers
chat, Australia ICOMOS will introduce a mentoring scheme proposed for trial in
the ACT before its introduction nationally. If you are interested in
mentoring or being mentored please come!
Members, students and early
career professional all welcome!
Refreshments will be
available.
This is part of a series of
talks organised in Canberra by Australia ICOMOS. This event is sponsored
by the Donald Horne Institute for Cultural Heritage at the University of
Canberra and the Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts
at the Australian National University.
Time & Date: 5.00-6.30 pm, Tuesday 6 October 2009 - the talk
will actually start at 5.30.
Venue: 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
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4) Australia ICOMOS New
Membership Applications
There are lots of benefits of
joining ICOMOS - not only the fantastic people you will meet but Membership of
Australia ICOMOS brings discounts at ICOMOS functions, at many conferences in
Australia and internationally and on ICOMOS publications. The E-mail News
provides a weekly bulletin board of information and events in Australia and
overseas, including state based events, conferences and site visits, as well as
information on heritage publications, funding and grant opportunities, course
details and job offers. Members also receive a number of issues annually of the
Australia ICOMOS refereed journal Historic Environment. Applications for
members to join the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee (EC) are encouraged
from all states and territories. For Young Professional and full Members, the
International ICOMOS card gives free or reduced rate entry to many historic and
cultural sites.
Australia ICOMOS welcomes new
members and would like to encourage students and young cultural heritage
graduates to apply for membership. There are various membership categories and
applications can be to be made to the Secretariat:
§ Those who are interested in ICOMOS but who do not meet
the requirements for full membership, or else do not have heritage conservation
as their core focus, could apply to become Associates of ICOMOS.
§ Those at the beginning of a career in architecture,
archaeology, planning or history with 3 years experience and who are under 30
years of age may be eligible for Young Professional membership at reduced
rates.
The membership forms and
details are available on the web page www.icomos.org/australia and from Georgia Meros at the Secretariat, phone (03)
9251 7131 or austicomos@deakin.edu.au. All applications are received at the Secretariat and
referred to the Executive Committee (EC) for consideration. Completed applications
must be received 4-6 weeks before the Executive Committee meeting date to allow
consideration. If received after this, they are held over to the next meeting.
Please note, to be
considered at the November 2009 Executive Committee meeting, applications would
need to be in to the Secretariat by COB 22 OCTOBER 2009.
Think about it now.
Please send in applications to
the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat or if further information is required contact
the Membership Secretary, Helen Wilson at wilsonhelen@optusnet.com.au.
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5) Heritage Industry Skills and
Training Needs Questionnaire - 1-12 October 2009
Starts Thursday 1 October!
The Heritage Chairs of
Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ) have commissioned the Heritage Trades
and Professional Training Project to document and evaluate existing
professional and trades training and assess community and industry requirements
and identify actions needed to address historic heritage training needs.
We are seeking the views of individuals
and organisations in the Heritage industry on the skills and professional
training needs of people working in the management and conservation of historic
heritage places through a Heritage Industry Skills and Training Needs
Questionnaire.
The survey will be accessible
from Thursday 1st October until midnight on Monday 12th October.
Please take a few moments to
complete the survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KcD4cSExqxCuIRh0I_2b0aOw_3d_3d
Or via the GML Website: www.gml.com.au
Your information and opinions
will assist with future policy and programs for the development and delivery of
appropriate historic heritage training in Australia and New Zealand.
The Heritage Trades and
Professional Training Project is being managed by Heritage Victoria on behalf
of HCOANZ. The project is being undertaken by a collaborative team from Godden
Mackay Logan Pty Ltd, La Trobe University and the Donald Horne Institute for
Cultural Heritage at the University of Canberra.
Please feel free to pass this
information to colleagues or friends who may find the project of interest.
For further information about
this project, please contact the research team c/- amyg@gml.com.au.
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6) (Un)Loved
Modern Conference papers available online
Papers and
presentation slides for most of the presentations at the recent (Un)Loved
Modern Conference held in Sydney are now available online from the Australia
ICOMOS conference website www.aicomos.com.
The papers
are arranged according to the conference themes. Keynote presentations are also available.
Selected
papers will also be published in forthcoming issues of Historic Environment,
following an editorial and peer review process.
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7) Collections Council
announces launch of community heritage wiki
The Collections Council is
delighted to announce the launch of the Now and Then website, which uses
wiki technology to enable communities to share information about their cultural
heritage.
With funding from the auDA Foundation,
the Collections Council of Australia has worked in partnership with the Mallala
and Districts Historical Committee and its Museum in regional South Australia
to develop this community heritage wiki.
Go to http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/collection+connections.aspx to read more about the project and the launch event.
The Collection Council's media
release can be downloaded from here: http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/second+announcement+15+september+2009.aspx.
Go to http://www.nowandthen.net.au/ to visit the Now and Then wiki, and learn about the
places, people, events, organisations and things that represent Mallala's
history and heritage. You can also add your own information, including memories
of Mallala!
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8) PhD grants available -
University of Minho, Portugal
The Department of Civil
Engineering at University of Minho / Portugal wants to hire two PhD students,
in the framework of externally funded R&D contracts. The work will be
developed in the framework of structural engineering, namely with respect to:
(1) seismic vulnerability of historic masonry structures; (2) health monitoring
and innovative NDT techniques for structural diagnosis.
They are looking for motivated
individuals with sound knowledge of mechanics of materials and structures, able
to develop individual work, capable of innovation, and strongly attracted to
the field. Very good knowledge of English is an important requirement.
Additional information about the Masonry Group at University of Minho can be
found at www.civil.uminho.pt/masonry.
The grant value is about 1000
euro/month for a PhD (tax free), being the city of Guimaraes well below the
average living cost in European Union (EU15). The works should be started as
soon as possible, being the PhD grant for a preliminary period of 12 months,
which can be renewed up to 36 months.
Applicants should send by 15
November 2009 a copy of their Curriculum Vitae, plus a letter of
motivation, together with a copy of their graduate certificate to Professor
Paulo B. Lourenco, University of Minho, Portugal, e-mail: sec.estruturas@civil.uminho.pt.
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9) Link to Heritage Tasmania's
E-newsletter
To view the September 2009
issue of Heritage Tasmania's E-newsletter, visit
http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/showItem.php?id=1579
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10) RehabiMed bulletin
available online
The latest Bulletin has been
posted on RehabiMed's website, with all the news from the last six months. RhM
is also on Facebook - check it out and become a fan.
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11) CIAV (International
Committee of Vernacular Architecture) 2010 conference - call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS
ANNUAL MEETING and SEMINAR
FINNSKOGEN, NORWAY 2010
CIAV invites all ICOMOS
members to its next annual meeting and seminar to be held in Kongsvinger,
Norway, on 31 May - 4 June 2010
For further information please
refer to the three attachments to this email (Preliminary
Program, Conference
Flyer, Registration
Form and Call for Papers).
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12) GCI Bulletin - available
online
To view the October 2009 issue
of the GCI bulletin, visit
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/bulletin/current.html?cid=gci008
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13) GHF featured recently on
Fox Business
On Tuesday 29 September,
Global Heritage Fund's Jeff Morgan was interviewed on Fox Business with Brian
Sullivan on the potential for cultural tourism to help developing countries.
To view the interview, visit:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalHeritageFund/e90eb825cd/c0a858e485/3457febab4
GHF was invited onto the show
as part of their G20 Meeting coverage.
This is their second national
broadcast this month, and they hope GHF can elevate the global crisis of our
endangered heritage, and positive solutions for preservation and community
development.
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14) Canadian Heritage Planner
visiting Australia and seeks contact
Robert Buckle is a consultant
heritage planner in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He will be in Sydney for the
Masters games, October 10-19 and travelling to Tasmania, October 19-26.
He is interested in meeting a
planner or heritage consultant from these areas. He'd like to learn more about
Australian heritage conservation and become more familiar with our overall
approach. In Sydney he is particularly interested in the Glebe study or similar
studies, as that seems to be a parallel activity to the types of projects he
and his colleagues are starting to do. In Tasmania he is interested in Port
Arthur - his early career was in historic sites and he'd be happy to meet
someone from this very important site.
In addition to bringing some
sample projects that he and his colleagues have done, he'd be interested in
sharing information on the systems in Canada and specifically Alberta, if that
was of interest - and he will buy you lunch!
Anyone who is interested in
meeting Robert, in possibly conducting some site visits etc. and in providing
some informal discussion on heritage conservation in Australia can contact him
per the details below.
Robert Buckle MEDes(Planning)
MCIP
Heritage Collaborative Inc.
(780) 893-6371
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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
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Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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