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ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 412
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 13 November 2009
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1)
Australia ICOMOS AGM and associated events – TODAY
2)
Studies and reports – what goes right and what goes wrong? – REMINDER!!!
3)
Burra Charter Workshop, Adelaide – change of date
4) Heritage
in Queensland 2009 – 2010: initiatives, issues, directions
5)
Community Heritage Grants program – media releases
6)
Invitation to presentation on conservation in Amritsar, India
7)
Heritage Perth Heritage Day – reminder
8)
Summer School in Cultural Heritage Management
9)
Expressions of interest for a work experience opportunity – ‘Built /
Archaeological ’, NSW
10) Member
of ICOMOS Iran seeks professional opportunities
Situations
Vacant
11)
Project Specialist, GCI Field Projects Department (LA, California)
12) Senior
Policy Officer, Veterans Heritage, Department of Planning and Community
Development
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1) Australia ICOMOS AGM and
associated events – TODAY
PLEASE
NOTE THE FOLLOWING THREE EVENTS ALL BEING HELD ON FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER IN
ADELAIDE
1.
The ICOMOS Annual General Meeting
is being held at St Johns Church, 397 Halifax Street, Adelaide at 5pm,
Friday 13 November
2.
ICOMOS WORLD HERITAGE EVENT - Friday 13 November 6pm at St Johns Church Hall,
397 Halifax Street, Adelaide
To coincide
with the visit to Adelaide by the Australia ICOMOS executive, we have arranged
an event on Friday 13 November at 6pm at St Johns Church Hall, 379 Halifax
Street, Adelaide (near the eastern parklands). Kristal Buckley, from Melbourne,
is one of five International Vice Presidents to ICOMOS (yes Australia has one
of only five such positions!!). She will be speaking about her role as a Vice
President, explaining in broad terms what ICOMOS does on the International
Conservation scene, the process of World Heritage listing and what it means.
She will have lots of interesting pictures to share with the audience.
Kristal’s
talk will be followed by a talk by Jane Harrington, a member of the Australia
ICOMOS Executive and the World Heritage Reference Group Co-Ordinator. Jane is
also responsible for conservation at the Port Arthur and Coal Mines Historic
Sites, two of the eleven sites in the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage
Nomination. She will briefly discuss Australian built entries in the World
Heritage List (the Opera House and the Melbourne Exhibition Building), and talk
about the challenges and highlights of the current convict nomination. This may
provide some interesting insights for South Australian members interested in
the potential for the South Australian Copper mining sites to be added in the
future to the already listed Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. This
will be an informal evening with opportunities for questions and lively
discussion. Drinks will follow in the garden of St Johns Church.
This event
has been kindly sponsored by the South Australian State Heritage Branch.
Note –
ICOMOS stands for International Council on Monuments and Sites
3.
ICOMOS DINNER, ALFONSOS CAFÉ, CORNER OF HUTT AND HALIFAX STREET, 8PM, FRIDAY 13
November
A dinner is being held after
the ICOMOS AGM and World Heritage event for ICOMOS members and others who are
interested, at Alfonsos Café, corner of Hutt and Halifax Street. The ICOMOS
Executive will also be in attendance. Restaurant is happy for individual
accounts, ie pay as you purchase your meal, which is ideal for a varied group
and eliminates an expensive fixed price meal. Gluten free and vegetarians
catered for.
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2) Studies and reports – what
goes right and what goes wrong? – REMINDER!!!
Procedures for undertaking
studies and reports is the Burra
Charter Guideline designed to help us through these sometimes difficult waters!
If you are a heritage
consultant or adviser we want to know if this Guideline works for you – and if
not, what changes are needed?
Please contribute
through this on-line survey: deadline is Monday 16 November.
Click this link to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PiCxaaBDYcbJ20niJifqZQ_3d_3d. It will take about 5-8 minutes.
A copy of the Guidelines can
be found at http://www.icomos.org/australia/ – look under Publications and Charters.
If you represent a heritage
agency or client and would like to contribute, please email us directly and we
will invite to you contribute via a separate process. And any other queries to
either Chris Johnston (chris.johnston@contextpl.com.au) or David Young (david.young@netspeed.com.au).
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3) Burra Charter Workshop,
Adelaide – change of date
The date for the Burra Charter
workshop in Adelaide has been changed – from November 12 to December 1,
2009.
As part of the Burra Charter
development programme, Australia ICOMOS is running a series of workshops
(hopefully at least one in each State and Territory) in order to engage
directly with members about the range of tasks related to the Charter, the
current guidelines and possible future guidelines. For example, these workshops
will supplement information gathered through the electronic surveys and other
research on the use and currency of the guidelines.
The workshop will be held at
Mulloway Studio, Level 1, 16 Peel Street, Adelaide, commencing 5.30pm.
Please RSVP to Anthony Coupe (anthony.coupe@mulloway.com /(08) 8231 3131) by COB Friday 27 November.
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4) Heritage in Queensland 2009
– 2010: initiatives, issues, directions
Australia ICOMOS in Queensland
invites you to a special Forum & Social event
Date & Time: 26 November 2009, 1.15pm
Venue: Old Bishopsbourne St Francis Theological College
Please see the attached flier
and registration
form for further information regarding this event.
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline
for registration for this event is 2pm, Friday 20 November.
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5) Community Heritage Grants
program – media releases
Community grants help to
preserve nation's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Communitygrantshelptopreservenationsheritage2009.html
NSW awarded 20 grants to
help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/NSWawarded20grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
Northern Territory awarded
2 grants to help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/NorthernTerritoryawarded2grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
Queensland awarded 11
grants to help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Queenslandawarded11grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
South Australia awarded 8
grants to help save states heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/SouthAustraliaawarded8grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
Tasmania awarded 7 grants
to help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Tasmaniaawarded7grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
Victoria awarded 21 grants
to help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/Victoriaawarded21grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
Western Australia awarded 6
grants to help save state's heritage
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/WesternAustraliaawarded6grantstohelpsavestatesheritage.html
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6) Invitation to presentation
on conservation in Amritsar, India
Australia ICOMOS
members are invited to attend a presentation on the conservation of built
heritage in Amritsar, Punjab.
Balvinder Singh, an
Associate Professor at the Guru Ramdass School of Planning in Guru Nanak Dev
University in Amritsar, and heritage planner and conservator will speak about
his experiences in conserving buildings in and around the Holy City of
Amritsar. Amritsar was founded by the fourth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, in
the 16th century. It is home to Sri Harimandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, the
spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh religion.
For the past two
decades, Assoc. Prof. Singh has been involved in urban redevelopment and built
heritage conservation in Amritsar and the Punjab region, as well as
photographically documenting the area's vanishing landmarks. He also has a
special interest in the tangible and intangible heritage of the Sikhs – a topic
he will be lecturing on at the World Parliament of Religions in Melbourne.
Please join us in
welcoming Assoc. Prof. Singh to Melbourne, and enjoy his richly illustrated
presentation. Seating is limited, so RSVP as soon as possible!
Where: Heritage Victoria Conference Room, Level
4, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne
When: 4pm (tea), 4.30 pm (lecture), Wednesday,
2 December
Cost: Free of charge – please note
this is a members-only event
RSVP: by Thursday, 26 November
to Natica
Schmeder, natica@dodo.com.au
or Megan
McDougall, megan.mcdougall@dpcd.vic.gov.au
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7) Heritage
Perth Heritage Day – reminder
Heritage Perth is dedicated to
raising awareness of Perth's social and architectural history as a major
cultural and economic asset for the broader community. As part of our
on-going program of innovative heritage promotion Heritage Perth is holding a Heritage
Day, on Sunday 15 November.
The program for the day
includes never before seen tours of Perth buildings; His Majesty’s Theatre
(built 1904), St. Georges Cathedral (consecrated in 1888) and the magnificent,
but rarely accessible, Old Treasury Building. There will also be a silent
movie screening (with live piano accompaniment) at the stunning Art Deco
Piccadilly Cinema, afternoon tea and guided tours of the Town Hall, a chance to
wander through the recently opened Fire and Emergency Services Education and
Heritage Centre to view their collection of vintage fire appliances and access
to the heritage listed Young Australia League Museum with the only US
Presidential Wreath located outside the USA.
For more information go to: www.heritageperth.com.
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8) Summer School in Cultural
Heritage Management
The tenth Summer School in
Cultural Heritage Management will be held at the University of Canberra from
17–23 January 2010.
Enrolments are now open for
this latest offering from Australia’s leading heritage conservation
professional development programme.
For details go to: http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/conservation-summer-schools
All enquiries to: David.Young@canberra.edu.au
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9) Expressions of interest for
a work experience opportunity – ‘Built / Archaeological ’, NSW
A message from Derek
Hallam:
The project involves the investigation
/ recording of a circa 1900 farm house (Rock Lily – initially an apple
orchard), associated outbuildings, dams, fencing etc) which is largely intact
albeit ‘run down’. It is located in Caoura (not the Cowra one!) some 50km
east of Goulburn NSW in the Shoalhaven River environment, an area with
non-indigenous settlement dating back to the 1820’s. The piece de
resistance is that the daughter of the original owners (Win)was born there
and , now in her 80’s, lives in the adjacent property, is very ‘with it’ and
cares for herself, her dogs and her sheep. Both she and the current
owners have considerable empathy with place and are very supportive of the
project. I have been discussing with a historian a professional ‘oral
history’ interview with Win which would ideally be supported by whoever assists
me.
I envisage this as a long
semester break opportunity to carry out the field work – say late Jan / early
Feb 2010 but I am very flexible. It would require at least a week,
ideally two, with some follow up later in the year ‘from home’ rather than the
field. Whilst I cannot provide a stipend I would cover all costs
including travel and publication and, having a small alpaca farm adjacent to
‘Rock Lily’ with a modern house, would provide full board. The location
would preclude daily travel but if a ‘one off’ period was unsuitable say a
series of weekends could be considered. (Value added is a stunning
location with kangaroos around the house and Morton National Park on the
boundary - spouse or partner to accompany would be OK).
I am also preparing a
discussion paper on the conservation strategy for the gold mining sites in the
Bungonia / Tallong area close by (rugged) and could incorporate involvement
with this at the expense of some Rock Lily work.
To discuss please contact
Derek Hallam on (02) 4841 0854
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10) Member of ICOMOS Iran seeks
professional opportunities
Omid Khadameh Emam Rezai is seeking
to further his professional experience in Australia. He has degrees in both
Civil Engineering and in Conservation of Historic Buildings & Sites.
For further information,
please contact Omid directly at sadodah@yahoo.com.
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11) Project Specialist, GCI
Field Projects Department (LA, California)
The Getty Conservation
Institute (GCI), located in Los Angeles, California, and one of the operating
programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust, works internationally to advance
conservation practice in the visual arts—broadly interpreted to include
objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the
conservation community through scientific research, education and training,
model field projects, and the dissemination of the results of both its own work
and the work of others in the field. In all its endeavors, the GCI focuses on
the creation and delivery of knowledge that will benefit the professionals and
organizations responsible for the conservation of the world's cultural
heritage.
As one of the core program
areas of the GCI (with Science and Education) the Field Projects Department
applies GCI research on real projects, to develop, trial, demonstrate, and
build the capacity of partner organizations and its international audience. The
GCI’s Field Projects Department is seeking a Project Specialist to fill a
three-year, limited term position.
Responsibilities will include
research and fieldwork for developing and implementing practical conservation
solutions at archaeological, built and urban sites. Position works across a
number of projects within Field Projects, requiring versatility, creative
thinking and a sound understanding of and experience in the physical
conservation of buildings and sites.
Qualifications
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Graduate degree
preferred in architecture, archaeology, urban planning or other relevant
discipline
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Post-graduate
qualifications in cultural heritage conservation or equivalent practical
conservation experience
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Five years
experience working in cultural heritage conservation, preferably in physical
conservation of buildings or sites
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Minimum of 3-7
years of project management experience
Professional Expertise
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Architectural conservation
including carrying out of documentation and assessments analysis of
deterioration and identification of causes, development of conservation actions
on historic buildings and preferably archaeological sites
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Architectural
design experience including structural and environmental knowledge in relation
to historic sites and buildings
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Demonstrated
experience implementing physical conservation work on site and
designing/implementing management policies and actions on site
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Some experience
in new development in the historic environment is an advantage
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Experience and
ability to conduct research and analysis and synthesize it into conservation
programs and actions.
Other criteria
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Excellent
interpersonal and verbal skills and the ability to work in small interdisciplinary
teams
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Excellent writing
skills and ability to contribute to and write reports, papers
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Working knowledge
of GIS, Photoshop, AutoCAD and InDesign preferred
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Good
organizational and time management skills needed
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Must be available
for frequent international travel
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Foreign language,
such as Arabic or French, preferred but not essential
An excellent benefits package
and salary commensurate with experience will be provided. International
candidates welcome. EOE
To apply, please send your
curriculum vitae and cover letter to gcistaffing@getty.edu or fax to 310-440-6182 by 15 December 2009.
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12) Senior Policy Officer,
Veterans Heritage, Department of Planning and Community Development
Senior Policy Officer,
Veterans Heritage, Department of Planning and Community Development
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$73,104 - $88,450
plus 9% super
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Full-time / Fixed
term: 2 years
Do you have a commitment to the
conservation of cultural heritage places? Can you build and maintain positive,
productive and mutually beneficial working relationships with ease? Do you have
an exceptional ability to prepare and present clear and concise written
information? If so, this may be the role for you…
The Senior Policy Officer,
Veterans Heritage will be responsible for the development and delivery of a
state-wide veteran related heritage register as well as guidelines on the
conservation and protection of veteran related heritage and related policy
development. This position is a newly created role in the Veterans Unit,
which provides a central focus across the Victorian Government to respond to
the needs of the veteran community.
To apply and access position
descriptions and selection criteria visit www.careers.vic.gov.au
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Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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