Australia
ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 413
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS
Secretariat
Friday 20 November 2009
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1)
Invitation to a ‘Vicomite’ Christmas event at Abbotsford Convent
2)
Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
3)
Australia ICOMOS 2010 Conference – selection of conference papers
4)
Burra Charter Development Program – possible Charter refinements?
5)
Heritage Careers Chat in Canberra
6)
Invitation to presentation on conservation in Amritsar, India – REMINDER
7)
Heritage 2010: 2nd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable
Development
8)
EN Industrial and Engineering Heritage Working Group (IEHWG) meet
9)
UDIA2010 Congress – registration now open
10) Links
to recent DEWHA media releases
11)
Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and
Historical Constructions
Situations
Vacant
12)
Project Specialist, GCI Field Projects Department (LA, California)
13)
CollectionsCare Coordinator, WA
14)
Heritage Practitioner, GHD, Hobart
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1) Invitation to a ‘Vicomite’
Christmas event at Abbotsford Convent
Get your diaries out and
reserve the evening of Monday, 7 December, for a Christmas ICOMOS event in
Melbourne. We will be visiting the Abbotsford Convent for a tour of this
fascinating site led by Nigel Lewis, followed by drinks and nibblies. For those
Icomites who went on a tour before the Convent was operational, this will be a
chance to see how it has been transformed.
The Sisters of the Good
Shepherd ran the Abbotsford Convent from 1863 to 1975, leaving behind extensive
gardens and 11 heritage buildings ranging from the main convent building and
cloister to the industrial-scale Magdalen laundries. In this century it has
become an arts centre, providing space for artists’ studios, a performance
venue, a radio station, cafes, restaurants, and much more.
Please join us for a tour of
the site at 5.30 pm (meet at the site entrance off St Heliers Street), then move
to Handsome Steve’s House of Refreshment on the first floor of the convent
building at 6 pm, where nibblies will be provided and drinks available at the
bar, or just join us at Handsome Steve’s from 6pm. Note: this is a members’
event, though perspective members are welcome to attend as guests of current
members.
Where: Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers Street,
Abbotsford
When: 5.30 pm (tour), 6 pm (drinks), Monday, 7
December
Cost: Free for ICOMOS members; $5 for guests of
members
RSVP: by 2pm, Friday 4 December to austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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2) Australia ICOMOS – Canberra
Talk Series
A WELL DEVELOPED BURRA CHARTER & A CHRISTMAS
DRINK!
As part of the Burra Charter
development program, Australia ICOMOS is running a series of workshops in order
to engage directly with members about the range of tasks related to the
Charter, the current guidelines and possible future guidelines. These
workshops will supplement information gathered through the electronic surveys
advertised in the e-news and other research. The workshop will include a
report back on findings so far, as well as explore a range of issues related to
the Charter and its guidelines.
Please come along with your
thoughts and observations about such things as…
§ what do you most appreciate about the ‘new’ Burra
Charter?
§
is there anything
you would like to change about the Charter?
§
are the existing
guidelines useful or should they be changed?
§
should we develop
new guidelines and, if so, on what?
Members and the public are
welcome. Christmas refreshments will be available! This is part of
a series of talks organised in Canberra by Australia ICOMOS.
Time & Date: 5.00-6.50 pm, Thursday 3 December 2009 – the
workshop will actually start at 5.10 – so please be on time.
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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3) Australia ICOMOS 2010
Conference – selection of conference papers
OUTBACK & BEYOND - THE FUTURE
OF HISTORIC TOWNS, INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND PASTORALISM
22 – 25 April, 2010, Broken
Hill, Australia
The Broken Hill Conference
Committee met on Thursday 12 November 2009 and were overwhelmed with the varied
and interesting abstracts submitted for this Conference. Over 60
abstracts have been received from throughout Australia and overseas, with
potential participants including presenters from New Zealand, United Kingdom,
Germany, USA, China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as throughout Australia.
This will ensure that the material at the Conference has a wide appeal to
delegates, who will hear case studies from throughout the world.
The Conference Organising
Committee thanks all those who made submissions and will confirm the successful
abstracts and snapshots by Friday 27 November 2009 at the latest.
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4) Burra Charter Development
Program – possible Charter refinements?
As part of the Burra Charter
Development Program, one of the tasks being considered by the Working Group is
the need for possible refinements to the Charter itself. It is 10 years
since the Charter was adopted and we are keen to hear from practitioners and
users about any issues or problems people may have encountered. Following
the major review in the 1990s, it is not expected there are major issues but it
seems possible there may be smaller problems.
Comments will be collated and
considered by the Working Group prior to consultation with both the Executive
Committee and wider membership.
Please send any comments to
Duncan Marshall at marsd@ozemail.com.au by 11 December. It would be helpful if comments could be
structured to:
§ identify the relevant article/s (if the issue relates
to a specific article)
§
describe the
issue briefly, and
§
if possible,
suggest a solution.
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5) Heritage Careers Chat in
Canberra
Over 40 cultural heritage students
and Australia ICOMOS members attended a heritage careers chat undertaken in
October as part of the regular Canberra talk series. The event also saw
the launch of the Australia ICOMOS Mentoring Program.
The event was aimed to attract
undergraduate and graduate students in heritage and museum studies courses, and
early career professionals who are seeking to work in these sectors.
This event was a cooperative
venture with Australia ICOMOS, the Donald Horne Institute for Cultural Heritage
at the University of Canberra, the Institute for Professional Practice in
Heritage and the Arts at the Australian National University, and the Canberra
Institute of Technology.
Please contact Duncan Marshall
at marsd@ozemail.com.au for a copy of the full report on the event.
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6) Invitation to presentation
on conservation in Amritsar, India – REMINDER
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
2010: 2nd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development
Heritage 2010: 2nd
International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development
23-26 June 2010, Évora,
Portugal
For further information about
this conference, visit http://www.heritage2010.greenlines-institute.org/
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8) EN Industrial and
Engineering Heritage Working Group (IEHWG) meet
IEHWG's second meeting was
held in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany on 31 August and 1 September 2009, at the
occasion of the Congress of The International Committee for the Conservation of
Industrial Heritage TICCIH.
Visit http://www.europanostra.org/news/72/ for more information.
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9) UDIA2010 Congress –
registration now open
Click on the link below to
register for this event.
CONGRESS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Early bird registration closes
30 December. Discounted group registrations are also available.
For additional information on
the Congress, please contact the Congress Secretariat or visit the Congress
website:
Urban Development Institute of
Australia 2010 Congress Secretariat
Conexion Event Management
Phone: + 61 2 9518 7722
Fax: + 61 2 9518 7222
Email: udia2010@conexion.com.au
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10) Links to recent DEWHA media
releases
Caring for our iconic World
Heritage places
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091116a.html
National Maritime Museum
purchases Omai relics
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091118a.html
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11) Scholarships for the
Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical
Constructions
Applications for the Advanced
Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions,
approved and financially sponsored by the European Commission within the
framework of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, have just opened.
This Master Course is
organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research
Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution,
Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical
University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
(Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and
development with practical applications.
A significant number of
scholarships, ranging from 4000 to 24000 Euro, are available to students of any
nationality.
The Consortium is also available
to host outstanding third-country scholars who are interested in contributing
to the Master Course Programme. Interested third-country scholars may receive
scholarships for teaching and research activities for a period of up to three
months.
Please find full details on
the MSc programme, as well as electronic application procedure, on the website:
http://www.msc-sahc.org/
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12) 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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13) CollectionsCare
Coordinator, WA
Consider working at the
frontier of community heritage development in regional Australia!
We are looking for a
self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to coordinate Australia’s first CollectionsCare
Regional Hub in the WA Goldfields.
This position involves
identifying and building relationships with collecting organisations across the
WA Goldfields region, including but not limited to archives, galleries,
libraries and museums. You will work with such organisations, their staff and
volunteers, encourage collaboration and networking across the region, and
facilitate access to professional development opportunities, funding
opportunities and resources.
Key responsibilities include
strategic planning, stakeholder relationship management, policy and procedures
development, planning and coordination of training, meeting facilitation, and
communication with Reference Group and project partners.
The WA Goldfields
CollectionsCare Regional Hub is a demonstration project initiated by the
Collections Council of Australia, the WA Department of Culture and the Arts and
the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The position will be based at
the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder but will involve travel within the WA Goldfields
region.
Applicants should respond to
the selection criteria in the position description, available from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder website or
on request by telephone. (Please note that the vacancy was sent to some e-lists
last Friday (13 November), but contained some errors. The corrected Position
Description, including an increased salary ($60,000 to $65,000 plus benefits)
is now available at http://www.kalbould.wa.gov.au/JobSearch.asp?SID=121&MID=5&ID=146).
If you would like to find
out more about this exciting employment opportunity with the City of
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, an employer of choice, visit the City’s website www.kalbould.wa.gov.au or contact Eric Plet, Manager Leisure and Community
Development on (08) 9021 9678
For inquiries about
CollectionsCare, please contact the Collections Council on (08) 8207 7280 or projects@collectionscouncil.com.au.
Applications must be received
by 30 November 2009.
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14) Heritage Practitioner, GHD,
Hobart
Heritage Practitioner –
Hobart
GHD is one of the world’s
leading engineering, architecture and environmental multidisciplinary
consulting firms. Established in 1928, GHD employs more than 6000 people across
five continents. GHD serves clients in the global markets of water, energy and
resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. www.ghd.com
GHD's heritage team plays a
strong role in the delivery of integrated projects, and has produced heritage
impact assessments, significance assessments, local histories and conservation
management plans for various state agencies, local government and private
clients.
An opportunity currently
exists for a Heritage Practitioner with skills and experience in cultural
heritage management to join our Hobart team. We are looking for someone with
the appropriate tertiary or higher qualifications in a related discipline.
Experience in private consultancy would be desirable, but not essential.
Working both individually and
as part of a team, applicants should have experience in the fields of
historical research, heritage assessment, conservation planning and impact
assessment. We require a practitioner with high level oral and written
communication skills, and well developed report writing skills. An understanding
of relevant National, State and local heritage legislation and management
provisions is required.
If you are a proactive,
results-driven individual, with a strong work ethic and would like to develop
your career in a well-established organisation, then we would welcome your
application.
For more information contact
Diane Chisholm, People Manager on (03) 6210 0697. To apply please submit your
resume, cover letter and a statement demonstrating your
skills/knowledge/experience to www.ghd.com.au/careers, by Friday 4 December 2009.
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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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