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Outback and Beyond – the countdown is well and truly on
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Professional Development, Melbourne – LIMITED places still available
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Saving Australia’s Heritage – MayDay call goes out
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UNESCO Conventions for non-lawyers
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Australia ICOMOS ISC Travel Assistance Fund
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Australian National Commission UNESCO Grant Scheme – call for applications
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New Secretariat for Blue Shield Australia
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Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage Study 2010
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BlueShield Australia & DISACT Symposium 2010: Disaster Proofing Heritage Collections
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8th MONUBASIN Symposium – a message from the Symposium Secretariat
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McGregor in the Vines – archaeology workshop
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ICOMOS France – conference announcement
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The Best in Heritage, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 23 – 25 September 2010
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Situations Vacant – Built Heritage Specialist (Architectural Background), GML
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Situations Wanted – Italian Heritage Professionals seeking opportunities
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1. Outback and Beyond – the countdown is well and truly on
For readers of this eNews who have already registered for the conference you will probably be familiar with the details on the website. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR FURTHER REGISTRATIONS so if you are still thinking about it here is a sample of what you can expect from three of our international keynote speakers. For full versions of their abstracts visit http://www.aicomos.com/2010-outback-and-beyond/.
The website has full details of the program including details of the associated excursions and social functions.
Keynote Address – Sir Neil Cossons OBE (UK/TICCIH)
‘Cultures, Communities and Conservation: a future for global heritage’
Globalisation has been a gathering force for over three hundred years, affecting communities throughout the world. Mass migrations of people, the mercantile and industrial revolutions, as well as imperial ambitions, have led on the one hand to the progressive erosion of indigenous character and distinctiveness and on the other to the creation of a new world order typified by the growth of intercontinental markets, new forms of commercial dependency culture, and the novel communities that derive from them. The demographic issues that arise from this mean that for the first time in human history, more people on the planet are now urban dwellers than live in rural landscapes.
Plenary Speaker – Deborah Boden, Post Grad Dip Mus Studies
‘A Living Legacy – the interaction of Cornish mining heritage and contemporary culture’
The paper will summarise how the counties of Cornwall and west Devon, UK, are profiting from their extensive, globally significant, mining landscapes and the cultural traditions of the society that created them, and in particular how World Heritage Site status has contributed to this.
World Heritage Site status has been a significant factor in attracting major capital investment for preservation and conservation works – over £70 million during the last 10 years. This has enabled their reuse as marketable “assets” – whether through sensitive adaptation of industrial buildings for new economic activities or by creating a network of historic mining landscape features that is being presented as a new tourism destination offer, with funding from the European Union.
Plenary Speaker – Gerald T. Takano, AIA
‘Beyond Sentiment: Financing the Rehabilitation and Restoration of Historic Company Towns’
The management of two privately owned northern California lumber mill towns, Samoa and Scotia, will be assessed in this presentation. Constraints and opportunities to achieve historic preservation and conservation within economically depressed regions and Samoa and Scotia’s application to other national and international communities will also be discussed and explored. Samoa pursues a complex and controversial development plan process while Scotia recently was sold to a new company that intends to subdivide the town. Ongoing conflicts and disagreements erupting over the redevelopment of these towns have resulted in years of inactivity. The erosion and degradation of the character and identity of the towns’ authenticity remain a fundamental concern. Public fiscal resources are extremely limited and governmental requirements remain arduous and formidable. Both cases require fiscal responsibility and sustainability – support must be secured from the private sector as well as from policy makers and community advocates.
We will see you all in Broken Hill.
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2. Professional Development, Melbourne – LIMITED places still available
Disability Access in Heritage Buildings Master Class
Learn how to comply with legislation, as well as provide dignified access for people with disabilities to and within heritage buildings, at Heritage Victoria’s ‘Disability Access in Heritage Buildings Master Class’.
This master class will appeal to architects, planners, heritage consultants, access consultants, builders, TAFE trainers and anyone with a general interest in disability access.
Many heritage buildings offer specific challenges that need to be overcome when providing access to all, and this one day master class will address the Disability Discrimination Act, Building Code of Australia, Heritage legislation and provide disability access solutions. All attendees will also receive a copy of the technical leaflet ‘Access for all to Heritage Places’.
In addition, the master class will fulfil the requirements for 5 formal points as part of the Building Commission Continuing Professional Development program.
When: Friday 26th March, 10am – 4pm
Where: Fitzroy Town Hall, Fitzroy
Bookings: To secure your place at this master class, complete the attached Registration Form.
Enquiries: For further information, please contact Heritage Victoria (heritage.victoria@dpcd.vic.gov.au or (03) 8644 8800). Hurry, places are strictly limited.
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3. Saving Australia’s Heritage – MayDay call goes out
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Australia’s archives, galleries, libraries, museums and heritage places are gearing up for the national MayDay campaign in a bid to protect the nation’s heritage from avoidable disasters. The campaign – beginning 1 May 2009 – is organised by Blue Shield Australia.
Organisations participating in MayDay are encouraged to contact Blue Shield Australia to be entered in a draw to win one of eight fully-equipped disaster bins donated by headline sponsor Steamatic. Other prizes include two Mini-Vacs (small, low suction vacuum cleaners that can be used to remove dust and debris from delicate objects), from Archival Survival.
Detlev Lueth, chair of Blue Shield Australia, said: “We are urging all cultural organisations across Australia to get involved during the month of May by taking at least one step to prepare for response to a disaster.
“Last year’s bushfires in Victoria and floods in Queensland are extreme cases – but they are also a strong wake-up call about the importance of disaster preparedness. The more likely risks for much of Australia’s cultural heritage are faulty electrical wiring starting a fire or the impact of burst water pipes in storage areas.”
“Being prepared to respond takes time and thought in advance. Too often, we devote our attention to tasks with more immediate payback. Not enough of Australia’s cultural organisations have disaster plans and for those that do, the plan may be out of date.”
“MayDay is a simple but effective campaign designed to encourage organisations to get to know their local fire-fighters and police in a bid to get pointers on safety and preparedness, to take time out to eliminate hazards such as blocked fire exits, improper storage of paints and solvents, or to become familiar with the institution’s disaster plan.”
The meaning of MayDay
MayDay for cultural heritage fuses two concepts – the distress signal, and the first day of May – in order to create a memorable calendar date for events that improve disaster preparedness in archives, galleries, libraries and museums.
The MayDay call was originated in 1923 by Frederick Stanley Mockford (1897–1962). As senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, Mockford was asked to think of a word that would indicate distress and be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency. Since much of the traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he proposed the word “MayDay” from the French m’aider meaning ‘help me’.
Since then, MayDay is the international distress signal, used in radio communications by many groups including the police, pilots and fire-fighters. The call is always given three times in a row (“MayDay MayDay MayDay”) to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual MayDay call from a message about a MayDay call.
About Blue Shield
Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of Red Cross, and works to protect the world’s cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters.
Blue Shield Australia is recognised by the International Committee of the Blue Shield as its Australian national committee. The committee is a federation of the Australian representatives of four of the pillar bodies of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (i.e. the International Council on Archives, the International Council of Museums, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, and the International Federation of Library Associations.
Media inquiries:
Sue McKerracher and Donna McDowell
Blue Shield Secretariat
E: info@blueshieldaustralia.org.au
T: 0404 456749 and 0406 575321
W: www.blueshieldaustralia.org.au
Follow BSA on Facebook
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4. UNESCO Conventions for non-lawyers
For some years, work has been done to familiarise cultural professionals who are not lawyers with the contents and impact of UNESCO conventions and policies on the protection of heritage.
There will be a one-week professional development course on the international legal standards and practices for heritage protection at the University of Queensland from 13-17 July 2010.
Earlier courses at ANU and UQ have included anthropologists, archaeologists, an economist, journalists, a conservation expert, public servants working in the heritage area, a textile expert and other creative artists as well as museums staff. The course is designed to be accessible across a wide range of professional skills and the interchange and different perspectives of the students is one of its strengths.
If you are interested please consult the webpage http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=114407&pid=37084
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5. Australia ICOMOS ISC Travel Assistance Fund
The Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee is delighted to announce that a travel assistance fund will again be available this year to provide financial assistance to ISC members wishing to attend meetings of their ISC.
This fund is open to all Australia ICOMOS members who are endorsed members of an ISC. Up to 5 travel assistance grants of $500 are available for 2010. Expressions of interest should be no more than 1 page and should include the name of the ISC you belong to, the date and venue of their 2010 meeting, how you will use this grant and why it would be of benefit to yourself and to Australia ICOMOS.
Please send your expression of interest, to the Secretariat no later than Thursday 1 April 2010 (email to austicomos@deakin.edu.au with a copy to anita_krivickas@hotmail.com). Preference will be given to young and new ISC members, and applicants not previously awarded the fund.
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6. Australian National Commission UNESCO Grant Scheme – call for applications
Applications for the Australian National Commission UNESCO Grant Scheme 2009 – 10 are now being sought.
The UNESCO Grant Scheme provides funding of between $2,000 and $30,000 to approved applications and is designed to assist with projects that will further National Commission and UNESCO priorities and objectives. Projects should demonstrate a capacity for sustainable outcomes of benefit to the Pacific sub-region in particular and the Asia-Pacific region generally.
Applications will also need to demonstrate that the project has received, or will likely receive, part of its funding from other sources and has not previously received funding from the National Commission or the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Details of the Grant Scheme can be found at: http://www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco/grant_awards.html
Applications should be sent to the Australian National Commission by the closing date of 5pm, Monday 19 April.
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7. New Secretariat for Blue Shield Australia
The Collections Council of Australia is handing over its role as the Secretariat of Blue Shield Australia to the Australian Library and Information Association. See the “Eighteenth Announcement” at http://www.collectionscouncil.com.au/blue+shield+australia.aspx to learn more about this hand-over.
Please update your contact details for Blue Shield Australia as follows:
Email: info@blueshieldaustralia.org.au
Telephone: 1300 313 443
Website: www.blueshieldaustralia.org.au
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8. Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage Study 2010
The ‘intangible cultural heritage’ is manifested in the following domains:
(a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;
(b) performing arts;
(c) social practices (including gastronomic and culinary pursuits), rituals and festive events;
(d) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe;
(e) traditional craftsmanship
As a specialized agency of the United Nations and the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO has commissioned a study on Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage (TICH) which should encompass a comprehensive research, suggesting innovative forms of policy-making in terms of intangible heritage management related to tourism.
The study’s key objectives are to:
- provide a baseline research on interlinkages between tourism and intangible cultural heritage, including risks and opportunities;
- investigate government-led actions in terms of tourism development and intangible heritage;
- present case studies and best practices of the UNWTO Member States; and
- recommend guidelines to policy makers and the private sector, suggesting a set of actions to foster tourism development through intangible cultural heritage.
To assist with study, it would be appreciated if Australia ICOMOS members could take 10 mins and fill out the attached survey questionnaire so that the cultural heritage management sector’s concerns on this topic can become part of the report. Please send the completed questionnaire to the contact and email address at the end of the form as soon as is convenient.
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9. BlueShield Australia & DISACT Symposium 2010: Disaster Proofing Heritage Collections
About the Symposium
Disaster Proofing Heritage Collections – the Blue Shield Australia & DISACT Symposium 2010 is a one-day event on 6 May 2010 at the National Library of Australia (Canberra). It will encompass two themes:
- Regional Disaster Preparedness for Heritage Collections and
- The Risk Management of Energy-Efficient, Heritage Collection Storage.
It will be the highlight event for Blue Shield Australia’s annual month-long MayDay campaign to remind the Australian cultural heritage sector to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The event will also be promoted as part of Information Awareness Month. The theme of Information Awareness Month 2010 is Access across the generations. The goals of both Blue Shield Australia (BSA) and DISACT are aligned with these themes in that both are committed to the prevention and preparedness planning required to maintain access for as many generations as possible.
The symposium target audience are members of the cultural heritage sector, as well as individuals and organisations working in the risk management, business continuity, insurance and salvage recovery sectors.
The Symposium will include the launch of several new initiatives:
- New Letters of Intent on Cooperative Disaster Preparedness between cultural heritage organisations in the ACT. The heads of the major ACT-based cultural heritage organisations will attend and sign these letters as part of the symposium.
- Blue Shield Australia and DISACT will launch their new websites
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), and the Australian division of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will launch their new disaster preparedness guidelines.
Registration and Program
For details about the symposium registration and speakers please follow the links below or contact Gemma Walker at gemma.walker@alia.org.au or 02 6215 8222.
Registration: http://www.alia.org.au/events/disasterproofingheritagecollections_rego.pdf
Speaker Abstracts: http://www.alia.org.au/events/disasterproofingheritagecollections_abstracts.pdf
About the Organisers
Blue Shield Australia (BSA) is endorsed by the International Committee of the Blue Shield as its Australian national committee, and promotes the protection of cultural heritage against threats of all kinds. BSA aims to contribute to efforts to prepare the Australian community to respond to such threats, and is particularly keen to encourage emergency preparedness in all cultural heritage organisations, including archives, galleries, libraries, museums and heritage places. May is a special month for BSA because it’s the time when BSA promotes MayDay, an annual campaign to stimulate emergency preparedness by cultural heritage organisations. See BSA’s website for further details: http://www.blueshieldaustralia.org.au
The Disasters ACT Network (DISACT) brings together the ACT’s cultural heritage organisations under an agreement on cooperative disaster preparedness for their collections. DISACT is celebrating its first decade of such collaborative activities and as such provides support and resources to Federal, State and regional organisations. See DISACT’s website for further details: http://www.anbg.gov.au/disact/index.html
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10. 8th MONUBASIN Symposium – a message from the Symposium Secretariat
Early registration will be extended until the review process is over. In order to simplify the procedure, please, submit your registration forms and bank transaction copies via email to monubasin8@gmail.com instead of faxing them. Keep also in mind that, when you deposit the registration fee, you have to enter your name to the deposit reference field.
Thank you for your cooperation.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Professor Maria Koui, NTU-Athens
Symposium Secretariat
Mrs Kanella Pouli
Phone: +30 210 772 4296
Fax: +30 210 772 3261
Email: monubasin8@gmail.com
Web: http://monubasin8.ntua.gr
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11. McGregor in the Vines – archaeology workshop
McGregor in the Vines is a collaborative collection of weekend workshops between USQ Artsworx; the University of Southern Queensland’s School of Creative Arts; School of Humanities and Communication and the Queensland College of Wine Tourism in Stanthorpe.
One of the workshops on offer is an Archaeology Lecture with Bruyce4 Barker, to be held in September.
For further information, visit http://www.usq.edu.au/mcgregor/vines
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12. ICOMOS France – conference announcement
HERITAGE: A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE TOWNS
Which energy performance for European architectural and urban heritage?
Conference organized by ICOMOS France, October 21-22, Paris, in partnership with Euromed Heritage.
This conference will present a comparative view between countries regarding their legal obligations for the preservation of architectural and urban heritage and the energy performance of existing buildings. Today, the sustainable development of historic towns has become a major imperative. The protection and use of architectural and urban heritage makes an essential contribution to this effort.
For further information, see http://france.icomos.org/resources/news/presentationgb.pdf
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13. The Best in Heritage, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 23 – 25 September 2010
The Best in Heritage is an annual presentation of the best, awarded projects in museums, heritage and conservation. A Creative Heritage Forum (CHF), a special session on excellence and innovation, will also be part of the event.
For further information, visit the links below:
- 2010 programme at: www.thebestinheritage.com/event/programme/
- Details about CHF session: www.thebestinheritage.com/event/creative/
- To participate, please register at: www.thebestinheritage.com/event/registration/
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14. Built Heritage Specialist (Architectural Background), GML
Built Heritage Specialist (Architectural Background), GML
- High profile firm
- Wide range of projects
- Career progression opportunities
Leading Australian heritage consultancy Godden Mackay Logan (GML) is seeking a senior built heritage specialist to join our expanding team.
GML is currently working on a number of exciting projects for both private and public sector clients and needs to expand its built heritage team. We are looking for a dynamic person, ideally with an architectural background and 5+ years experience in the heritage conservation field. Extensive experience in providing heritage and conservation advice, preparing heritage assessments, conservation management plans and heritage impact statements is essential. The successful applicant would also possess excellent report writing skills and the ability to undertake large projects in multidisciplinary teams.
We could also consider applications from built heritage specialists who are at an earlier stage in their career development, and are interested in enhancing their skills within the stimulating GML work environment.
GML offers an exciting range of local, interstate and international projects, and a strong team culture. You would work alongside colleagues who are leading experts in their fields of built heritage, conservation planning, archaeology, historic site management and interpretation. We also provide great opportunities for career development and advancement.
This is a full time position based in our main office in inner Sydney. We also have a small office in Canberra. An attractive salary and conditions will be negotiated.
For more information about us visit www.gml.com.au or contact Peter Romey, Partner, on (02) 9319 4811.
Please email your application to positions@gml.com.au by 1 April 2010.
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15. Italian Heritage Professionals seeking opportunities
Giuseppe Cassalia and Angelina Copari are in Australia and are seeking employment opportunities in the Heritage field. Giuseppe is looking specifically for work in the field of architectural restoration and archaeology.
Interested parties should contact Giuseppe at giuseppe.cassalia@tin.it.
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