Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 517

  1. Season’s greetings from Australia ICOMOS
  2. Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
  3. International Polar Heritage Committee Conference, Hobart, 9-11 March 2012
  4. 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 conference – abstract deadline extended
  5. International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies
  6. Australia ICOMOS Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season
  7. SITUATION VACANT Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design
  8. SITUATION VACANT Research Assistant Professor (Project Manager), University of Western Australia
  9. SITUATION VACANT Postdoctoral Research Fellow,University of Queensland

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1. Season’s greetings from Australia ICOMOS

On behalf of the Executive Committee I would like to wish everyone an enjoyable and safe festive season. Australia ICOMOS had a big year in 2011: we completed our strategic plan, held a highly successful conference in Melbourne in October and participated in the General Assembly in Paris just recently. We successfully supported the re-election of an Australian Vice-President, Kristal Buckley, and the nomination of James Kerr as an Honorary Member of ICOMOS. I would like to thank the Executive Committee and all our members for their support and contributions over the last year, and particularly Georgia Meros for her unceasing and extraordinary endeavours as our Secretariat Officer including the production of this E-news.

Best wishes to all.

Dr Jane Harrington
President, Australia ICOMOS

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2. Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications

There are many benefits in 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

For further information go to the Membership page of the Australia ICOMOS website, or download the Australia ICOMOS 2012 Membership Application Form.

Membership applications are only considered at meetings of the Executive Committee – in order for your application to be considered at the February 2012 Executive Committee meeting, please submit it to the Secretariat by COB Friday 13 January 2012.

If further information is required, email the Membership Secretary, Natica Schmeder.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

  1. There is a new membership application form, available from the Membership page of the website. Please ensure you use this updated form.
  2. The Secretariat Office will be closed until Monday 16 January, but applications still need to be submitted by COB Friday 13 January 2012.

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3. International Polar Heritage Committee Conference, Hobart, 9-11 March 2012

The International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC), a scientific committee of ICOMOS, is holding its next meeting and conference in Hobart at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery from 9–12 March 2012. This group brings together polar heritage experts from all over the world. Australian heritage consultants and conservators have played a significant role in the conservation of Antarctic heritage over the last decade and this conference, which is open to anyone, provides a great opportunity to engage with the issues at an expert level. The conference also coincides with the centenary of the announcement in Hobart by Raold Amundsen that he had reached the South Pole, which will be re-enacted on 11 March 2012.

To register and for further details, visit the conference website, the IPHC website or email Julian Bickersteth, the recently elected President of IPHC and conference organiser. The conference is being supported financially by Australia ICOMOS.

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4. 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 conference – abstract deadline extended

Due to a huge interest and many queries and requests, the deadline for abstract submission for the 8th International Conference SAHC (Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions) 2012 has been extended until the 20 January 2012. Consequently the deadline for Notification of Provisional Acceptances has been extended to 31 January 2012.

For further information, visit the conference website.

Any questions can be directed to the Conference Secretariat:

Jerzy Jasienko
Charmain of Conference SAHC 2012
Association of Monument Conservators (SKZ)
Lower Silesian Branch
ul. Świdnicka 31
50-066 Wrocław, POLAND

e-mail the Secretariat

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5. International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies

The Proceedings of the 15th Workshop – International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies are now available online.

NEXT CONFERENCE

The 17th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies will take place from 5-7 November 2012, again in the City Hall of Vienna, Austria.

The main topic will be “Urban Archaeology and Excavations”. The Call for Papers, Posters and Videos will start in February 2012.

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6. Australia ICOMOS Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season

The Australia ICOMOS office will be closed from midday Thursday 22 December 2011 to Friday 13 January 2012 inclusive. The office will reopen on Monday 16 January 2012. The final e-newsletter for 2011 will be published on Thursday 22 December – please ensure all items for this newsletter are submitted by COB Wednesday 21 December.

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7. SITUATION VACANT Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design

The School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a junior faculty member to join the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, beginning in July 2012.

The School seeks a scholar and practitioner for an entry-level, tenure-track position who will contribute to the visibility and strategic vision of PennDesign, through collaboration with the Dean, other department and program leaders, and faculty. The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level.

The successful candidate’s qualifications will include:

  • a record of original research related to historic preservation
  • evidence of professional practice (in private, public or nonprofit sector)
  • potential for leadership in the field
  • the ability to teach core courses as well as advanced specialty topics

A PhD or other terminal degree is required. Desirable areas of specialty include:

  • history of architecture, landscape or technology
  • historic site management
  • documentation and recording methods
  • community centered preservation advocacy

We encourage individuals with a commitment to leadership, scholarly research, and multidisciplinary practice, conducted in a lively intellectual environment, to apply for this position.

For further information on this role, download the Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation position description.

Applications close 15 January 2012.

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8. SITUATION VACANT Research Assistant Professor (Project Manager), University of Western Australia

Research Assistant Professor (Project Manager) (Ref: 3817)
Directorate
School of Social and Cultural Studies

The Australian Historic Shipwrecks Protection Project

  • 3 year 0.6 appointment
  • Salary range: Level B $81,400 – $96,663 p.a. (full-time)
  • Plus 17% superannuation
  • Closing date: Friday 6 January 2012

An opportunity to manage an ARC linkage grant

Apply your project management experience to this exciting new role. You will provide effective coordination of the multiple groups involved, organise and facilitate fieldwork with researchers and heritage managers, and develop stand-alone and collaborative research outputs. Applicants must have an honours degree and/or equivalent qualifications in maritime archaeology or closely allied sub-discipline (e.g. conservation of maritime objects). Some relocation assistance (if applicable) may be negotiated.

For further information regarding the position please contact Professor Alistair Paterson on (08) 6488 2867 or email Alistair.

For further information, download the Research Assistant Professor (Project Manager) position description.

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9. SITUATION VACANT Postdoctoral Research Fellow,University of Queensland

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: “Postwar Queensland (1945-1975): Building and Interpreting an Oral History Archive”

ATCH Research Centre, School of Architecture, University of Queensland

Application deadline: 20 January 2012

The ATCH Research Centre, based in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on the ARC Linkage project, “Architectural Practice in Postwar Queensland (1945-1975): Building and Interpreting an Oral History Archive”, with the possibility of developing other research projects within the research themes of the Centre.

Further information about this role is available here.

Interested and qualified persons are welcome to contact the director of the ATCH Research Centre, Prof John Macarthur.

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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 VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia

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