Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 520

  1. Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series
  2. International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) Hobart Conference 9-11 March 2012
  3. International Day for Monuments and Sites – 18 April 2012
  4. Review of NSW Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979
  5. New magazine devoted to mid-century Australian Modernism
  6. Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, Brisbane, 16 – 18 April 2012
  7. ‘Risk Management for Collecting Organisations Workshop’ just around the corner
  8. Bodossakis / University of Kent scholarships for the MA in Heritage Management
  9. ICOMOS Hellenic and ICAHM Regional Conference, 23-25 May 2012
  10. 13th Cambridge Heritage Seminar, 28 April 2012
  11. Geomorphological Assessments Australia Wide
  12. SITUATION WANTED Italian architect seeks work in Australia
  13. SITUATION VACANT Chief Heritage Officer, Robben Island Museum (RIM)
  14. SITUATION WANTED International heritage professional seeks employment
  15. SITUATION VACANT Manager House Museums, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

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1. Australia ICOMOS – Sydney Talk Series

Australia ICOMOS cordially invites you to the first of a regular talk series organised by a small band of its NSW members, to be held regularly on the last Thursday of each month. The aim is to facilitate and encourage lively discussion about local and international issues across all disciplines of conservation practice. If you have any ideas for future talks, please do not hesitate to email Anita Krivickas.

New Buildings in an Old Country – Madrid, Toledo and Valladolid

Prior to last year’s General Assembly in Paris, Oz ICOMOS members Sheri Burke, Jyoti Somerville and Bob Moore attended the June conference of the ICOMOS 20th Century International Scientific Committee in Madrid, sponsored and hosted by Madrid University (ETSAM). The theme of the conference, the making of interventions in 20th Century heritage places, could draw brilliantly on Spain’s rich post-Franco architectural culture, which reflects the country’s open re-engagement with contemporary issues and emergence as a design powerhouse.

Bob Moore – an architect and first time visitor to Spain – would like to share some thoughts and images of places which support ICOMOS’ thesis that 20th (and 21st) century interventions in sites and towns of complex heritage significance can be as meaningful and rewarding as those of preceding periods. Sheri Burke will add a post script about the Madrid Document, now open for comment, which is travelling the road toward ICOMOS doctrine.

Members of the public are welcome!

Time & Date: Thursday 23rd February 2012, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $5, non-members $10, payable at the door. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: Godden Mackay Logan, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811

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2. International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) Hobart Conference 9-11 March 2012

A final reminder that registrations close on 28 February for the IPHC Conference, to be held at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 9 to 11 March 2012. The full program is now available on the IPHC website.

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3. International Day for Monuments and Sites – 18 April 2012

About the theme for 2012

World Heritage – The theme for 2012 has been chosen to mark the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, which was adopted in 1972. The focus will be on “World Heritage and Sustainable Development: the Role of Local Communities” – which spans their involvement in the nomination process, management and conservation of properties, but also as actors and beneficiaries from a socio-economic perspective, and holders of indigenous management practices and traditional knowledge. ICOMOS welcomes the theme chosen as it represents a continuation of the theme of the ICOMOS 17th General Assembly Scientific Symposium.

Further information on the theme and the events celebrating The International Day for Monuments and Sites for 2012 will be available after the 17th General Assembly to be held in Paris, France (27 November – 2 December 2011).

The International Day for Monuments and Sites Coordinator, Kerime Danis, welcomes the AI members’ ideas on potential events. Please email your State Representative or email Kerime.

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4. Review of NSW Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979

The Issues Paper of the NSW Planning System Review, entitled The way ahead for planning in NSW?, was released for public comment on 6 December 2011. The Paper is the third stage of the review process of the NSW EP&A Act and focuses on questions, concerning issues raised at community forums and stakeholder meetings.

The government has established an independent panel to review the Act, along with the broader NSW planning system. The stated aim of the review is to ‘create a new planning system that meets today’s needs and priorities’. The Minister has appointed Tim Moore, former Minister for the Environment and Senior Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court, and Ron Dyer, former Minister for Community Services, Aged Services and Disability Services and Public Works and Services, to co-chair the review.

Australia ICOMOS intends to prepare a submission to the Issues Paper, and would appreciate any input or comments from members who have views about the current Act and its effectiveness in facilitating the management of our shared heritage. Please email Kerime Danis in the first instance or contact her on (02) 8270 3508, by COB Tuesday 7 February 2012.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 17 February 2012. The website set up for the Issues Paper can be reached by clicking here.

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5. New magazine devoted to mid-century Australian Modernism

Australian Modern is a new magazine devoted to mid-century Australian Modernism in all its form, including architecture

It’s published out of Brisbane by Chris Osborne Publishing, and it is a follow-up to his successful earlier magazine, Brisbane Modern.

The first issue, due for release in February, includes several articles on modern Australian architecture that are of potential interest to heritage practitioners.

For more info, see the Australia Modern website. The magazine is available for purchase now, and there will be an official launch in Melbourne in early March.

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6. Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, Brisbane, 16 – 18 April 2012

Prevention, preparedness, response & recovery will be the focus of the Australian & New Zealand National Disaster and Emergency Management Conference being held in Brisbane from 16-18 April this year.

It is a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Emergency Services, the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc and the Association for Sustainability in Business Inc. Each association is a Non-Government, Not for Profit, Member Based organisation.

A paper on cultural heritage is being given as part of this forthcoming conference: click here to read the abstract.

Further information about this conference is available at the conference website.

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7. ‘Risk Management for Collecting Organisations Workshop’ just around the corner

Do you work in a collecting organisation? Need help approaching risk management?

There are a few places left in an upcoming workshop presented by Significance International!

Sustainable Collections Workshop – Risk Management for Collecting Organisations
Australian National University, Canberra, 9 -10 February 2012

Collections fare better when their custodial organisation embraces the concept of risk management.

This short course will introduce you to the ‘big picture’ of risk management for organisations, as well as to the detail of risk assessment and management models for scientific and cultural collections.

We expect this course will be useful to people from a range of professional backgrounds, whether they are located in archives, galleries, libraries or museums, or in large organisations with comparatively small history or data collections.

Thus conservators, curators, facilities managers, library and archive managers, occupational health, safety and welfare officers, finance officers, managers of collecting organisations, and council officers with responsibility for heritage collections are encouraged to register.

At the end of this two-day workshop based on the official international standard AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines (top in the list) you will:

  • better understand risk management strategy and its benefits
  • have assessed risks and developed risk mitigation strategies in a workshop environment
  • have designed and developed a risk register
  • understand the idea of proportionate responses to identified risks
  • have a basic knowledge of collection specific approaches to risk management

Course presenters are Vicki Humphrey, Certificant of the (UK) Institute of Risk Management and Veronica Bullock, Director of Significance International. Veronica has conducted Fellowship research on the risk and significance assessment of collections and has journal articles in press on the subject.

Cost of $AUD550 (GST incl.) includes catered morning and afternoon breaks, lunch on one day, and a ‘Certificate of Completion’.

Book soon as there is a limit of 15 participants per workshop.

For more information about the full range of services provided by Significance International or to sign up for the workshop:

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8. Bodossakis / University of Kent scholarships for the MA in Heritage Management

Four Bodossakis / University of Kent scholarships (fees only) are available for the MA in Heritage Management.

The MA is a unique collaboration between the worlds of Archaeology (University of Kent, Canterbury with leading heritage management projects) and Business (Athens University of Economics and Business with one of the 30 best MBAs internationally). Courses include Education and Archaeology, Site Conservation, Human Resources Management for Cultural Organisations, Strategic Planning, Public Archaeology, Tourism Marketing and others. All courses are taught in English, in or next to the archaeological site of Eleusis (home of the most famous mysteries of antiquity) near Athens, Greece. Students at the end of their studies receive two titles one from Kent and one from AUEB. Fees are the same for both EU and non EU students.

There are both partial and full scholarships.

For more information please contact Dr. Nota Pantzou ,Education Programmes Manager, Initiative for Heritage Conservancy

For more academic information please contact Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis.

Further information on the program can be found here and here.

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9. ICOMOS Hellenic and ICAHM Regional Conference, 23-25 May 2012

ICOMOS Hellenic and ICAHM Regional Conference
“From past experience to new approaches and synergies:
The Future of Protection Heritage Management for Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis”
23-25 May 2012
Athens, Greece

The submission deadline for abstracts is 29 February 2012.

For further information, download the ICOMOS Hellenic and ICAHM Regional Conference brochure.

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10. 13th Cambridge Heritage Seminar, 28 April 2012

The 13th Cambridge Heritage Seminar
“Heritage Studies: Stories in the Making”
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Site, University of Cambridge
Saturday 28 April 2012

You are invited to participate in the 13th Annual Cambridge Heritage Seminar, “Heritage Studies: Stories In The Making,” hosted by the University of Cambridge, Division of Archaeology’s Heritage Research Group.

For the past twelve years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in Heritage Studies today. For this, the 13th Annual Cambridge Heritage Seminar, we welcome back distinguished Cambridge Alumni who will speak at this one day conference of lectures, panel discussions and seminars, reflecting on their personal contributions to Heritage Studies, and the emergence and trajectory of Heritage as a discipline. Our intention is to weave together an image of the evolution of the heritage field and its stories in the making.

Registration deadline to participate in this event is Friday 2 March 2012.

For more information please visit Seminar website and read the 13th Cambridge Heritage Seminar invitation.

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11. Geomorphological Assessments Australia Wide

Are you undertaking best practice in interpreting archaeology?

  • Accurate interpretation of archaeology can only be made within the context of understanding environmental and post depositional history
  • Including a geomorphological assessment of an archaeological investigation will significantly improve analysis outcomes

Geomorphological processes in the landscape can greatly influence the integrity and placement of archaeological artefacts on and below the surface. Therefore, it is important to recognize the present and past processes that have affected the landscape. A combination of field work and desktop review of the literature allows an integrated understanding of the evolution of the landscape and the deposition of artefacts to present a detailed history of the landscape in relation to its archaeological significance. The assessment produces a detailed technical report as a stand-alone document or can be tailored to suit your reports.

Karen Kapteninis (BCBE Hons) is a qualified Geomorphologist working full time in an archaeological environment with Archaeology at Tardis. Karen is able to undertake geomorphological assessment anywhere in Australia, including landscape evolution, and analysis of sediment and soil processes. Karen has extensive experience in artefact source rock identification, acid sulfate soil analysis, and landscape, regolith and soil processes. In addition, she has specialised in the aeolian landscapes and floodplain environments.

Highly competitive rates, CA.

For obligation free quote email Archaeology at Tardis or phone (03) 9769 7765.

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12. SITUATION WANTED Italian architect seeks work in Australia

Monica Nicoliello is an Italian architect with expertise in Heritage Conservation, and is looking to migrate to Australia this year. She has completed an Academic Degree in Architecture and post-graduate studies in the Restoration of Monuments. Monica has over 10 years experience and has managed, in Italy and Europe, different conservation projects and works supervision.

Please email Monica directly if you have an opportunity for her.

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13. SITUATION VACANT Chief Heritage Officer, Robben Island Museum (RIM)

The purpose of the Chief Heritage Officer is to enhance internal strategic alignment at RIM in order for the organization to grow and fulfil its mission, vision and strategic goals as a declared cultural institution and a World Heritage Site in accordance with UNESCO’s requirements.

For further information, read the Robben Island Museum Chief Heritage Officer position description.

The deadline for applications is 5 February 2012.

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14. SITUATION WANTED International heritage professional seeks employment

Paulo Jones is a heritage professional with 20 years experience in civil construction, specializing in the restoration and rehabilitation of monuments, heritage and old buildings. His areas of expertise include:

  • Construction management
  • Project management
  • Estimation
  • Site supervision
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Architecture

Paulo is looking for contract work in Australia.

Further information can be obtained from the Paulo Jones website.

Email Paulo for a copy of his CV.

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15. SITUATION VACANT Manager House Museums, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) is currently looking for a Manager House Museums (Narryna and Markree).

Salary – $76,016 – $87,325 p.a.

Position Type – Permanent full-time

Location – Hobart

Duties – Manage and provide business services for the House Museums (Markree and Narryna) of TMAG.

Further information is available here.

The closing date for applications is Friday 10 February.

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