Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 475

  1. Watermarks, Water’s Heritage conference, October 2011 – registration open!
  2. ‘Understanding Place – the resource of landscape’ forum, Perth, 12 March 2011
  3. ICOMOS New Zealand media release
  4. Media releases from Scott Ludlum
  5. Upcoming Australia ICOMOS Canberra talks
  6. EOIs sought for membership of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Stained Glass
  7. “Community and Historic Environment” conference, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2011 – second call for presentations
  8. Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Asia-Pacific regional conference, Manila, Philippines, November 2011
  9. Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter
  10. News from ICOMOS International
  11. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society conference – call for papers
  12. SITUATION VACANT Call for EOI – Archaeological significance consultancy project, Australian Museum
  13. SITUATION VACANT Technical Officer, Archaeology, Australian Museum

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1. Watermarks, Water’s Heritage conference, October 2011 – registration open!

Watermarks, Water’s Heritage
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Southbank, Melbourne
27-30 October 2011

The National Trusts of Australia and Australia ICOMOS are pleased to advise that registration for the Watermarks conference is now open. Visit the Registration Page of the conference website for further information.

You are encouraged to take advantage of the early bird discounts, and also (if you are not already a member) to consider joining Australia ICOMOS and your state National Trust to be eligible for the further discounts available to their members.

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2. ‘Understanding Place – the resource of landscape’ forum, Perth, 12 March 2011

‘Understanding Place – the resource of landscape’ forum
Perth, Saturday 12 March 2011
University Club, The University of Western Australia

The objective is to create a multi-disciplinary setting in which the concept of landscape is discussed and issues relating to Western Australia’s landscapes are aired. The intention is to discuss landscape, including social and cultural issues, the garden and the wider landscape, visions, actions and planning for the future. The WA Branch of the Australian Garden History Society, with support from the Society’s national management committee, The National Trust (WA), Australia ICOMOS’ International Scientific Committees on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes and from the University of WA invite all interested people to attend a one-day multi-disciplinary forum on landscape assessment – historic and new – models from around Australia that work and don’t work, looking at current landscape change issues in WA needing addressing, and in particular starting to develop a ‘tool kit’ that can help widen debate and improve outcomes in WA.

Australia ICOMOS members are particularly encouraged to attend and spread the word to interested people in the planning, design, local government, rural sector, land managers and the general community.

University of WA Vice-Chancellor & eminent agricultural scientist, Prof. Alan Robson will open the forum. A range of presenters and audience participants with experience considering landscapes in a broad sense will be invited, to draw together a common set of values and meanings and useful approaches to landscape management. This is increasingly needed as WA grows and concentrates its population in the south-west and particularly metropolitan Perth. Competition over agricultural land, infrastructure projects etc. make it more urgent.

  • Simon Lang & landscape architect Marion Blackwell AO will inform about WA’s natural history, geology, soils and flora
  • Landscape architect and architect Craig Burton, Stuart Read, Juliet Ramsay and landscape historian and author Richard Aitken will explore case studies and ideas from around the country that are relevant to these themes
  • Stephanie Clegg, Tara Cherrie and Ruth Morgan will elucidate local landscape issues

For more information email Caroline Grant or keep watching the Australian Garden History Society – WA branch webpage for updates. Further information is also available in the Understanding Place – the resource of landscape flyer.

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3. ICOMOS New Zealand media release

Click on the following link to read: ICOMOS NZ press release – “Hang on Minister” urges heritage group

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4. Media releases from Scott Ludlum

Click on the links below to read the media releases.

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5. Upcoming Australia ICOMOS Canberra talks

Come to the capital – come to Canberra and join in – we’d love to see you all at our talks.

The list of our upcoming Australia ICOMOS Canberra talks is provided below (more specific titles will be provided in the e-news two weeks before the talk):

  • 24 March – Paul Rappoport – “Counteracting Anti-Heritage Thinking in Australia’s Planning Frameworks” (some case studies include ACT)
  • 28 April – Duncan Marshall – “Sakura Matsuri: Cherry Blossom Time in Japan and other festivals and rituals in places and spaces”
    (note this is the week after Easter)
  • 26 May – Luke James – “How a canal town survived in the freeway age: a case study of Sam Chuk, Thailand”
  • 23 June – Sheridan Burke – “20th C Architecture International Committee and current projects”
  • 28 July – Derek Hallam – “Kirribilli Reflections: A conversazione on the History and Heritage of Kirribilli Point on Sydney Harbour”

Leah McKenzie is also lined up to talk about the Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage and associated Australian activities.

So put these in your diary and we look forward to seeing you there – also pass on to others who may be interested.

Again we are grateful to the National Archives of Australia for their generosity in providing their premises free of charge, in support of our activities.

Marilyn Truscott
(email Marilyn)

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6. EOIs sought for membership of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Stained Glass

The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Stained Glass, in association with the International Committee of the Corpus Vitrearum for the Conservation of Stained Glass, is currently seeking to broaden its membership in accordance with the Eiger-Xian principles. As such it is currently inviting applications for new Expert/Associate Membership from persons able to demonstrate expertise and experience in any field associated with the conservation of historic stained glass.

If you are interested in joining this ISC, please email Anita Krivickas, the Australia ICOMOS ISC co-ordinator, to receive the selection criteria. Applications should include a CV and supporting letter outlining your area of expertise and interest in the conservation of stained glass, and be emailed to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat and Anita Krivickas by 11 March 2011. Further information regarding this ISC is available on the Stained Glass ISC page of the Australia ICOMOS website.

In accordance with Australia ICOMOS policy, nominations will be considered for endorsement by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee, and forwarded to the Stained Glass ISC for their consideration.

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7. “Community and Historic Environment” conference, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2011 – second call for presentations

The Cultural Heritage Directorate of Norway (Riksantikvaren) and the ICOMOS Georgian National Committee (ICOMOS Georgia) are pleased to announce their International Conference – Community and Historic Environment, which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 20-22 September 2011. The Conference is organised with the generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.

Click on the links below to download:

For further information, visit the Conference website. The Conference Organisational Committee can also be contacted via email.

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8. Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Asia-Pacific regional conference, Manila, Philippines, November 2011

Register your interest for the Inaugural AAHM Asia-Pacific Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Manila in November 2011.

For the latest news about the Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Inaugural Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage click here.

There is also a call for expressions of interest in being a Theme or Session organiser on the website.

The Conference Committee would like to acknowledge their sponsors – the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the UNESCO Bangkok office and the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA), as well as their thirty-four supporting organisations, for their assistance in getting the website up and running, in particular those who have provided photos.

The Committee is continuing to seek more supporting organisations (non-funding) and sponsors (providing funding), so if your organisation is willing to be a supporter or a sponsor please contact us through the website or the email Mark Staniforth.

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9. Link to Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter

To download the February 2011 issue of Heritage Tasmania’s E-newsletter, click here.

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10. News from ICOMOS International

Click here to read the latest news from ICOMOS International.

Contents

  • In brief…
  • From National and International Committees
  • What’s On Next Month?
  • New announcements in the ICOMOS Calendar
  • Other events
  • Calls for papers
  • Job Opportunities

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11. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society conference – call for papers

Exporting Stoke and Beyond: Tiles and architectural ceramics in the world context
Saturday 12 November 2011
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Exporting Stoke and Beyond: Tiles and Architectural Ceramics in the World Context will take place on 12 November at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. The conference, organised by the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS – a member of The Heritage Alliance), will be opened by historian and MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central Dr Tristram Hunt. The three keynote speakers are Dr Graham McLaren, Bath Spa University; Mario Baeck, MLitt tile historian; and Dr Lynn Pearson, author of the TACS’ Tile Gazetteer. There will also be several shorter papers.

Further information is available on the conference website.

Call for papers – deadline: 16 June 2011

Proposals (maximum 300 words) are welcomed for 20 minute papers that address any aspect of British tile and architectural ceramic exports. Suggested themes include international exhibitions, studies of specific buildings and effects of British design culture abroad, exports and the Empire. Proposals should be emailed to Lynn Pearson by 16 June 2011. Prospective speakers will be notified by 1 August 2011.

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12. SITUATION VACANT Call for EOI – Archaeological significance consultancy project, Australian Museum

The Australian Museum is seeking to engage an experienced archaeologist or cultural heritage practitioner to provide advice on significance assessment criteria for archaeological collections. These will ultimately form part of a set of guidelines, now under development by the Museum, concerning the lodgement of Indigenous archaeological materials collected or excavated under the auspices of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. The consultant will be expected to engage with a wide range of relevant stakeholders in formulating a set of recommendations.

Further details, including a scope of works and information on how to apply, are available here.

For additional queries please contact:

  • Scott Mitchell, Acting Head Cultural Heritage and Science Initiatives (02) 9320 6115 or email Scott, or
  • Phil Gordon, Collections Co-ordinator Indigenous Australian Collection (02) 9320 6192 or email Phil

Expressions of interest will close by COB 18 March 2011.

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13. SITUATION VACANT Technical Officer, Archaeology, Australian Museum

Branch/Division: Cultural Collections and Community Engagement
Employment Status: Temporary part-time (21 hrs per week) for a period of up to two years
Remuneration package: Technical Officer Grade 1, package up to $53,499

This position is responsible for general collection management duties associated with the Australian Museum’s Indigenous Australian archaeological collections.

The work will include curation and maintenance of the Australian Indigenous archaeology collections, including data basing collections; preparing loans; consultation with relevant community groups; pest monitoring; providing access to the collection for both Museum staff and external stakeholders; conducting tours of the collections; and contributing to a range of public programs.

For further information, click here.

Applications close 11 March 2011.

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