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40 Years of World Heritage – Australia ICOMOS National Symposium: RSVP deadline extended
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Nominations for AAA Awards – deadline extended to 12 October 2012
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Australia ICOMOS ISC/NSC Funding Program
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Changes to Historic Environment
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
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Upcoming IPPHA course – “Memory of the World twenty years on”
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Latest World Heritage Operational Guidelines 2012 available online
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ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2012 – summaries available online
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Upcoming events at Port Arthur Historic Site
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CAA2013 Perth conference: “Across Space and Time” – deadline for papers and posters extended
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NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards 2012
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
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Books in Exchange for Book Reviews
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Summer School: The Conservation of Traditional Buildings
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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Canberra Archaeological Society/ANU Centre for Archaeological Research news & events
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News from World Monuments Fund
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Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
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SITUATION WANTED Masters in World Heritage Studies graduate seeks full-time employment
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology), Godden Mackay Logan
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SITUATION VACANT Invitation to Tender: Historian – Migration history of parks in Rockdale
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1. 40 Years of World Heritage – Australia ICOMOS National Symposium: RSVP deadline extended
Australia ICOMOS has been holding a series of state-based forums around Australia in 2012 focusing on the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
A National Symposium is proposed in Sydney to build upon the issues and discussions raised in each State and provide an opportunity for Australia ICOMOS to contribute to the national and international debate regarding the value of the World Heritage in the twenty-first century.
A ‘formal communication’ detailing the current state and future direction of the management of Australia’s World Heritage is proposed as an outcome of the Symposium, building on the work of the recent ACIUCN conference.
Date: Friday 16 November 2012
Time: 9am – 5.30pm
Venue: Education Centre, The Rocks YHA, Cumberland St, Sydney
Cost: $95 ICOMOS members, $130 non-members. Lunch and refreshments included.
Key questions on the day will include:
- THE INTERNATIONAL QUESTION: As it reaches its 40th Anniversary, is the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage still a convention for conservation? If it isn’t, what is it now a convention for?
- THE NATIONAL QUESTION: If we look back on the last 40 years, what has Australia contributed to the international endeavour of World Heritage? What could Australia offer the world in the next 10 years?
- THE COMMUNITY QUESTION: Does the World Heritage Convention support communities in their endeavour to protect their heritage? Does the Convention and its operations provide benefits for communities?
The National Symposium provides an opportunity to not only engage with World Heritage but also to increase awareness of the importance of conserving and managing Australia’s cultural heritage. This is in line with Australia ICOMOS’ mission “to lead cultural heritage conservation in Australia by raising standards, encouraging debate and generating innovative ideas.” Focusing on this objective is particularly relevant in the light of the recently released State of the Environment Report, changes in government funding for heritage management and the current initiative of the Australian government to prepare an Australian Heritage Strategy.
Seating is limited on the day and we ask that interested parties register their interest to attend with the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat by email by COB Friday 19 October 2012. All are welcome, but those with particular expertise in World Heritage are encouraged to attend, as the structure of the day will allow participation and questions by delegates ‘from the floor’.
The Symposium will conclude at 5:30pm and be followed by the Australia ICOMOS AGM and drinks afterwards on the roof-top overlooking Sydney and the Harbour.
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2. Nominations for AAA Awards – deadline extended to 12 October 2012
Nominations are called for the following four Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Inc. Awards
Closing Date: 12 October 2012
1. RHYS JONES MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
The Rhys Jones Medal is the highest award offered by the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. It was established in honour of Rhys Jones (1941-2001) to mark his enormous contribution to the development and promotion of archaeology in Australia. The Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to the field. Established in 2002, previous winners include Isabel McBryde (2003), John Mulvaney (2004), Sharon Sullivan (2005), Mike Smith (2006), Jeremy Green (2007), Harry Lourandos (2009), Iain Davidson (2010), and Sue O’Connor (2011).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s archaeological career and how this work has benefited Australian archaeology, as well as a full list of the nominee’s publications. Note that nominees do not need to be members of the Association; be an Australian citizen; or work exclusively in Australia or on Australian material.
2. JOHN MULVANEY BOOK AWARD
The Award was established in honour of John Mulvaney and his contribution and commitment to Australian archaeology over a lifetime of professional service. It acknowledges the significant contribution of individual or co-authored publications to the archaeology of the continent of Australia, the Pacific, Papua-New Guinea and South-East Asia, either as general knowledge or as specialist publications. Nominations are considered annually for books that cover both academic pursuits and public interest, reflecting the philosophy of John Mulvaney’s life work. Established in 2004, previous winners include Val Attenbrow for ‘Sydney’s Aboriginal Past” (2004), Rodney Harrison for ‘Shared Landscapes: Archaeologies of Attachment and the Pastoral Industry in New South Wales’ (2006), Mike Morwood & Penny Van Oosterzee for ‘The Discovery of the Hobbit: The Scientific Breakthrough that changed the Face of Human History’ (2007), Peter Hiscock for ‘The Archaeology of Ancient Australia’ (2008), Denis Byrne for ‘Surface Collection’ (2007), Jane Lydone for ‘Fantastic Dreaming: The Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission’ (2010) and Annie Ross for ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature’ (2011).
Nominations must be for books written by one or more authors, but not for edited books, published in the last three calendar years (i.e. 2008, 2009 or 2010). The nomination must be accompanied by at least two published book reviews. A short citation (no more than one page) on why the book should be considered must also be included.
3. THE BRUCE VEITCH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT
This Award celebrates the important contribution that Bruce Veitch (1957-2005) made to the practice and ethics of archaeology in Australia. In particular, the award honours Bruce’s close collaboration with traditional owners on whose country he worked. It is awarded annually to any individual or group who has had long-standing and sustained engagement with Indigenous communities during archaeological or cultural heritage projects which have produced significant outcomes for Indigenous interests. Established in 2005, previous winners include Richard Fullagar (2006), Bruno David (2007), Annie Ross (2008), Luke Godwin (2009), Peter Veth (2010), and Ken Mulvaney (2011).
Nominees will have actively engaged with Indigenous communities to produce successful outcomes. The nature of nominations is flexible (e.g. video tape, audio tape, poster etc), considering the wide range of Indigenous collaborations and the remoteness of some communities. Nominators are strongly encouraged to include supporting statements from relevant Indigenous individuals or community organisations.
4. LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC.
This award was established to recognise significant and sustained contribution to the objects and purposes of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Previous winners include John Mulvaney, Jack Golson, Betty Meehan (2002), Val Attenbrow (2002), J. Peter White (2003), Luke Kirkwood (2004), Isabel McBryde (2005), Ian Johnson (2006), Colin Pardoe (2007), Sean Ulm (2008) and Annie Ross (2010).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s contributions to the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Note that nominees must be members of the Association.
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Nominations for all Awards will be considered by the Executive of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. with advice as appropriate from senior members of the discipline. The decision of the Executive is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Nominations should be addressed to the President:
Via email to the AAA President or via fax to (07) 3365 1544, marked private & confidential and for attention of Dr Patrick Faulkner
Via post to the current President of AAA:
Dr Pat Faulkner
President
Australian Archaeological Association Inc.
PO Box 6088
St Lucia QLD 4067
Telephone: (07) 3365 3861
and sent to arrive no later than 12 October 2012
Recipients of all awards will be announced at the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Annual Conference.
Dates: 10-13 December 2012
Location: Wollongong
Host: University of Wollongong
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3. Australia ICOMOS ISC/NSC Funding Program
At the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Fremantle in August 2011, the EC endorsed the implementation of an ISC/NSC Funding Program to provide financial assistance for events, projects or programs that promote and strengthen Australian membership of ISCs and NSCs. The program aims to recognise Australia ICOMOS’s commitment to provide support for the work of AI members active in International Scientific Committees (ISC) or National Scientific Committees (NSC).
Australia ICOMOS has available a fund of up to $5,000 for the 2012-2013 financial year, and applications are currently open from Australia ICOMOS members who are also members of an ISC or NSC. Grants will be available to a maximum of $2,000 per annum. Grants are intended for discrete, one-off events, meetings or projects, and will not apply to funding for ongoing programs. Grants may be applied for in consecutive years by any ISC or NSC. Allocation will be competitive.
Eligible activities for the funding program may include, but are not restricted to:
- An annual meeting of all Australian ISC / NSC members
- An event for an individual ISC, NSC or group of ISCs
- Support for an international ISC meeting in Australia (Note: Australia ICOMOS is unable to fund the full extent of such a meeting, however if an international meeting was planned for Australia through other external funding, AI members would be eligible to apply for this fund as a small part of its budget)
- Discrete projects or programs of works that aim to promote Australian membership of ISCs or NSCs and actively engages with the AI membership
- Discrete projects or programs of works that allow AI members to support the work of an ISC or NSC and that has some benefit or relevance for Australian members
Procedure for applications for the ISC/NSC Funding Program:
- Any Australia ICOMOS member who is also a member of an ISC or NSC is eligible to apply for a grant
- The applicant must demonstrate how the grant will broadly benefit the ISC or NSC and, in particular, members of that ISC or NSC in Australia. Priority will not be given to requests where the benefit is to an individual member
- The grant is not available to cover personal travel expenses to attend ISC or NSC meetings
- When assessing the merits of a particular application for a grant, AI will take in to account the nature of the proposal, the potential benefits to the ISC or NSC (in particular to the Australian membership), and the ability of the proposal to actively engage the AI membership
- As a condition of funding, successful applicants will be expected to submit a written report to the Australia ICOMOS Executive on the project/program awarded funding, and a short version of this report for inclusion in the e-news, so that other members are informed about issues currently under discussion by that ISC or NSC
- Grant recipients will also be required to provide AI with an acquittal report of the project within one year of the grant being awarded. Copies of receipts or invoices for goods and services must be provided. Any shortfall between the grant and the expenses incurred will need to be returned to Australia ICOMOS.
Applications should be emailed to the Secretariat by COB Friday 26 October 2012. If you have any queries, please email the Secretariat or phone on (03) 9251 7131.
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4. Changes to Historic Environment
The Historic Environment Editorial Committee has for some time been considering whether it is time to refresh the look and format of Historic Environment (HE). The three issues of HE delivered annually comprise an important tangible benefit that members of Australia ICOMOS receive for their annual subscription. The current A4 black and white format of the journal has been around for many years, and we understand that the majority of other cultural heritage journals are now published in a smaller (around B5) format with glued (‘burst’) binding which allows the name of the journal to be printed on the spine.
The HE Editorial Committee is of the view that a reformat of HE is an essential measure to enhance its visibility and compatibility in comparison with other cultural heritage journals. It will also facilitate its strategic placement on library shelves, which are often spaced to accommodate the smaller format. We are currently looking at redesign options for the journal, based on the B5 format with burst binding and possibly some colour pages. However we are interested in hearing the views of AI members on the proposal, and would also welcome any suggestions for an appropriate model for the redesign.
Please forward your views or suggestions to Peter Romey, Convenor, Historic Environment Editorial Committee (0417 502 381 or email Peter), by Friday 26 October.
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5. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
Deakin University’s next Cultural Heritage seminar will be held on Wednesday 31 October. Dr Janice Baker will be speaking on Darkness and Affectivity: An impression of the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona).
The Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, known by its acronym Mona, sets out overtly in some ways, and less explicitly in others, to craft a visitor experience that is meaningful but not burdened by the weight of historical context or cultural theorising. Its owner, the art collector and businessman David Walsh, seeks to show that art can be both challenging and fun. In offering a private collection to the public in a world-class art museum located outside the usual cultural centres, Mona is ambitious and significant. Across three levels of underground galleries Mona’s opening exhibition ‘Sex and Death’ presented antiquities alongside modern painting, contemporary installation, film, and interactive art. This paper offers an impression of the author’s first visit to Mona, and considers whether it might succeed in suggesting new ways of engaging with art. It reflects on whether the impressive theatrical staging of art, and a certain form of directed looking, facilitates an awareness of the power of art to challenge expectation and assumption.
Dr Janice Baker is an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Alfred Deakin Research Institute and Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific at Deakin University, Australia. Previously Janice was an art curator in Perth working at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at the University of Western Australia. She has also been a songwriter and singer. Janice has a literature degree from UWA, and arts management degree from the WA Academy of Performing Art. Her PhD at Curtin University arose from an interest in the cinematic quality of the museum experience. Her research is cross-disciplinary, attentive to re-imagining our embodied knowledge of the material world. Her current project at Deakin University involves highlighting and communicating the museum experience as a way to ‘know’ the world beyond schemas of exchange value.
All welcome. Free of charge.
Location
DeakinPrime
Deakin University Melbourne City Centre
Meeting Room 2
Level 3, 550 Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Date & Time
Wednesday 31 October, from 5.30pm (scheduled finish 6.45pm)
For further information or to RSVP, please email Steve Cooke or contact him on (03) 9244 6827.
The full list of this year’s seminars is available at the CHCAP webpage or download the CHCAP 2012 seminar series flyer.
Previous seminars available online
For those of you who missed CHCAP’s last few seminars, the events were recorded and you can now access them via iTunes, where you can also subscribe to future seminars.
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6. Upcoming IPPHA course – “Memory of the World twenty years on”
The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) is pleased to offer the following one day professional development update, which explores our growing heritage of documents and records and the strong links to places and intangible aspects of heritage, with case studies from Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Memory of the World twenty years on: assessing the material records and links in international practice.
Friday 9 November 2012, Australian National University, Canberra
For more information, refer to the Memory of the World Flyer. Those interested in attending should complete and submit the Memory of the World – Expression of Interest Flyer.
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7. Latest World Heritage Operational Guidelines 2012 available online
The latest (2012) version of the Operational Guidelines is available by clicking here.
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8. ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2012 – summaries available online
The 2012 ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium was held on Saturday 28 July.
A summary of presentations is available at the Canberra Archaeological Society website (under the NEWS heading), and also on the National Trust of Australia (ACT) website.
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9. Upcoming events at Port Arthur Historic Site
- Australian Chamber Orchestra 2 @ Port Arthur
Port Arthur is hosting the Australian Chamber Orchestra 2 at the Site, in addition to a pre-concert reception at the Visiting Magistrates House.
Tickets for both the concert and the pre-concert reception can be booked by calling our Visitor Services team on 1800 659 101.
Numbers are strictly limited so it is important to make a booking!
Date & Time: Friday 12 October 2012 at 8.00 pm
For further information, download the Australian Chamber Orchestra 2 @ Port Arthur flier.
- Port Arthur Memories Revisited event
On the weekend of 20-21 October 2012, Port Arthur Historic Site will host an event that will be of particular interest to those who may have visited, lived or worked at Port Arthur and have fond memories of their time there. This may include people whose ancestors lived on the Site after the closure of the convict settlement – they may have owned land, operated or worked in one of the hotels, or been employed here when the Site was under the management of the Scenery Preservation Board or the Parks and Wildlife Service during the early part of the 20th century until the 1980s.
An initiative of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Community Advisory Committee, this event is a celebration of Port Arthur’s post-convict heritage.
Any queries, please email either Susan Hood at or Roseanne Heyward or call (03) 6250 3372.
For further information, click to download:
- Port Arthur Memories Revisited flier
- Port Arthur Memories Revisited media release
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10. CAA2013 Perth conference: “Across Space and Time” – deadline for papers and posters extended
CAA2013 PERTH “Across Space and Time”
Perth, Western Australia
25 – 28 March 2013
Deadline for the submission of papers and posters: extended to 14 October 2012
Click here for information pertaining to the submission of papers and posters.
The CAA2013 PERTH conference “Across Space and Time” will be held at the University of Western Australia Club from Monday 25 – Thursday 28 March 2013. Workshops will be held on Monday 25 March on campus.
CAA (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology) is the premier international conference for all aspects of computing, quantitative methods and digital applications in Archaeology. With a history going back to 1972, CAA encourages participation from scholars, specialists and experts in the fields of archaeology, history, cultural heritage, digital scholarship, GIS, mathematics, semantic web, informatics and members of other disciplines that complement and extend the interests of CAA.
For further information about this exciting interdisciplinary conference visit the conference website.
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11. NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Awards 2012
The 2012 awards program has recently been announced by the NSW Minister for Heritage, the Hon Robyn Parker MP – click on the link below to read the media release.
In response to the increasing popularity of the awards, the Heritage Council will continue to concentrate on achieving a spread of awards across activities, heritage categories and geographical areas. By this means we are hoping that the awards will recognise the wide range of contributions made by many dedicated individuals and groups around the state.
In recognising that there are many dedicated employees who make a contribution to the heritage of NSW well beyond their paid work, we do hope you will again nominate individuals or groups connected with the work of your organisation in NSW. To retain the prestige of the awards, we ask that your organisation nominates no more than three potential recipients.
Please note that the closing date is quite close at Friday 12 October 2012.
The nomination form and list of criteria for the 2012 NSW Government Heritage Volunteers Awards program can be downloaded by clicking here.
Enquiries about the awards can be directed to Tim Smith (02) 9873 8575 or Lily Chu on (02) 9873 8595 at the Heritage Branch.
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12. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
Charles Mayes and the First Australian Price-Book
Presented by Roger Hobbs
Charles Mayes in Hill End, NSW, c1872
Price-books set out building costs in a manner designed to enable builders and contractors to estimate the cost of a building or other works for tendering purposes. Today, this specialised work is undertaken by quantity surveyors. Price-books remained in use well into the twentieth century and today provide a window into estimating techniques, materials, construction and products in use. Reprinted every few years, they are potentially a resource for architectural historians and conservation architects.
Charles Mayes C.E. (1827-1899) published the first edition of his price-book in 1859, when building and civil engineering construction in Victoria, particularly in Melbourne, was increasing in both the private and government sectors. The model for price-books had been established in Britain shortly after the 1774 Building Act came into effect in London. The talk will focus on events in the Australian colonies, which led to Mayes’ book, arguably the first price-book based completely on the time taken by each tradesman (Mayes’ universal constants), being published in competition with British price-books.
Roger Hobbs worked in the public and private sectors as an architectural historian and heritage consultant before retiring in 2006. This talk stems from research for a doctorate in environmental design and a subsequent biography of Charles Mayes, the latter published in limited numbers in December 2011.
Members and the public are welcome. This is part of a series of talks organised by Australia ICOMOS.
Refreshments are available appropriate to the talk’s topic! (A $5.00 donation is appreciated)
Time & Date: 5.00-7.00pm, Thursday 25 October 2012 – the talk will start at 5.30pm
Venue: Menzies Room, National Archives of Australia, East Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes (enter from Kings Avenue side)
RSVP: To Marilyn Truscott
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13. Books in Exchange for Book Reviews
Three review copies of new publications from CSIRO are available for review if anyone is interested in reviewing them for Historic Environment (HE). You get to keep the book in return for writing a short review!
- Editors: Tor Hundloe and Christine Crawford, The Value of Water in a Drying Climate, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 2012.
It looks at the world’s great river basins including the Murray-Darling River system in Australia, with a detailed case study on the Little Swanport estury in Tasmania.
- Emily O’Gorman, Flood Country, An Environmental History of the Murray-Darling Basin, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 2012.
It provides an important new historical perspective on this significant region of Australia, exploring how people, rivers and floods re-made each other. It looks fascinating!
- The Australian Heritage Council, Australia’s Fossil Heritage. A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 2012.
Please contact Sandy Blair, the HE Reviews Editor, if you are interested.
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14. Summer School: The Conservation of Traditional Buildings
Planning is underway for the Summer School: The Conservation of Traditional Buildings to be held at the University of Canberra from 14–25 January 2013.
This will be the thirteenth time (auspicious number!) that this summer school has been run by Australia’s leading professional development program in heritage conservation — now in its 22nd year!
More details about the program can be found on the University of Canberra website.
Expressions of interest can be emailed to David Young.
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15. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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16. Canberra Archaeological Society/ANU Centre for Archaeological Research news & events
Heritage Preservation and Indigeneity in Laos
Dr. Anna Karlström
Friday 12 Oct. 3.30-5pm (TODAY!)
Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6
Australian National University
Abstract
I present my PhD research (on heritage preservation from a local Lao perspective), and link that discussion to my ongoing postdoctoral research. Approaches to materiality in Lao Buddhism are related to the general ideas that things are important from a contemporary perspective and primarily as containers for spiritual values, that the spiritual values carry the connection to the past, and that heritage is primarily spiritual in nature and has little to do with physical structure and form. This approach to materiality challenges contemporary western heritage discourse and questions its fundamental ideology of preservationism. I suggest that restoration is an active process of materialisation and that destruction is necessary for the appreciation of certain heritage expressions. The mine in Vilaboury has revealed remains from more than 2 000 years old mining activities, including a number of spectacular Dong Son bronze drums. These findings have been adopted by the nation state as an important part of Lao national heritage. However, the area around Vilaboury is inhabited primarily by ethnic minority groups that in some aspects are considered the indigenous population of Laos, but in other aspects are oppressed and discriminated by the nation state of Laos. This situation and the discussions surrounding it illustrate the complexity of heritage definitions, ownership and preservation strategies, and ultimately about the concept of indigeneity. An ethnographic exploration of the mining activities and the archaeological excavations that are carried out in connection to them, as well as the ongoing debate demonstrate how indigenous groups and the nation state respectively define and use indigeneity in relation to history and heritage for different purposes.
About the presenter
Anna Karlström MA and PhD Archaeology (2009, Uppsala University, Sweden) is currently a postdoc researcher at ATSIS, UQ. Her project focuses on the concepts of Indigenous archaeology and Indigeneity and is funded by the Swedish Research Council. Anna’s main research interests are heritage studies, indigenous archaeology and Southeast Asia.
The Maldives in an Indian Ocean Network
Rani Litster
Canberra Archaeological Society/Centre for Archaeological Research Public Lecture
Manning Clark Theatre 6
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Refreshments 6.30pm; talk 7pm
The unity of the Indian Ocean is often associated with long distance trade and this is evident in the archaeological record. Archaeological assemblages documenting such exchange have been found ranging from Indonesia to India to Arabia. The Maldives are central to this theme, as they became integrated into the Indian Ocean Network as a direct consequence of their positioning directly below South Asia and their intersection through many Indian Ocean trade routes. In addition, there were resources available which enabled entry into a larger economy – such as an abundance and effective processing of cypraea moneta (cowry), ambergris and coir rope.
This research aims to examine the available archaeological record in the Maldives from the early period and assess the position of the Maldives in this Indian Ocean Network during the Iron Age. The sites examined in the discussion are: the viharas of Nilandu and Kaashidhoo, the hawittas (stupas) of Gaaf Gan and Fuah Mulaku and assemblages found at Vadu. There are several sets of data that will be utilised to better address the position of the Maldives in this network and they include: (a) monumental architecture, (b) ceramics, (c) non-ceramic material culture and (d) faunal material.
Mirani Litster is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Archaeology and Natural History at the Australian National University. Her research focusses on the archaeology of the Maldives and the remote western Indian Ocean. She attained a Bachelor of Forensic Archaeology (Honours) from Flinders University in Adelaide.
2012 Annual Dinner of the Canberra Friends of the AAIA
Aegean Room, Hellenic Club of Canberra
7pm, Friday 16 November 2012
Click on the link below for further information on the 2012 Annual Dinner of the Canberra Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA), with speaker Alastair Blanchard.
TRAVELLERS’ TALES
Sunday 28 October 2012
2.30-4 pm
The Friends of the ANU Classics Museum (FCM) cordially invites you to an afternoon of TRAVELLERS’ TALES at School of Inquiry Conference Room (1st floor, AD Hope Building, ANU) followed by afternoon tea in the Classics Museum.
Cost: $10 at the door
This is a fund raiser for the FCM Jill Downer Memorial Fund.
TRAVELLERS’ TALES is a series of short illustrated talks celebrating the late Jill Downer’s love of travel and the classical world. Jill was an active and long time member of the Committee of the Friends of the ANU Classics Museum. All proceeds will go to the Jill Downer Memorial Fund for the purchase of an item for the ANU Classics Museum in Jill’s memory.
For further information, download the FCM Traveller’s Tales flier.
More news from the Canberra Archaeological Society can be found in the Canberra Archaeological Society Old News, October 2012 newsletter.
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17. News from World Monuments Fund
To read the latest news from the World Monuments Fund, click here.
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18. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
To view the October 2012 issue of the GCI bulletin, click here.
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19. SITUATION WANTED Masters in World Heritage Studies graduate seeks full-time employment
Natalie Mundle is a German/French Graduate with a Masters in World Heritage Studies, is seeking full-time employment in the Cultural Heritage Area in Australia, and will available from December 2012.
Passionately engaged with the fields of cultural heritage management and conservation, impact assessment and underwater cultural heritage. Fluent in English, German and French, currently graduating in the masters programme of World Heritage Studies in Germany with an expected completion in November 2012 (Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, UNESCO Chair of Heritage Studies). Holds an Australian Graduate Diploma in Business Administration of the Charles Darwin University, and has won the “International Business Student of the Year Award” of the Chief Minister’s NT Export and Industry Awards 2011. Global thinker with cross-cultural training and study experience in Australia, France, Germany, and Malta. Collected training experience in the fields of tourism, journalism, PR, communication and diversity management. Holds a professional scuba divemaster license.
For further information and curriculum vitae, please contact Ms. Natalie Mundle via email.
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20. SITUATION VACANT Senior Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology), Godden Mackay Logan
Senior Archaeologist (Historical Archaeology)
- High-profile, multidisciplinary firm
- Wide range of projects across Australia
- Great career development opportunities
Leading Australian heritage consultancy Godden Mackay Logan (GML) is seeking to appoint a Senior Historical Archaeologist to enhance our business in our bustling Archaeology team. This is a full-time position based in Sydney.
GML provides high level heritage advice on major development projects and undertakes benchmark projects for private and public sector clients. We offer innovative and responsible heritage consultancy and archaeology services of the highest quality. Our multi-disciplinary in-house consulting team has expertise in historical archaeology, Aboriginal archaeology, built heritage, conservation planning, industrial heritage and interpretation.
GML is seeking to employ a Senior Archaeologist with a degree in archaeology and at least 6 years’ experience in historical archaeology. The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience as an excavation director for test excavations, monitoring and open area excavations, and will be highly skilled in managing historical archaeological fieldwork projects. The ability to obtain permits and approvals under the NSW Heritage Act is essential. The successful applicant will also have excellent writing skills, the ability to manage projects, and demonstrated experience preparing due diligence reports, archaeological assessments, research designs, heritage impact statements and other advice reports. Importantly, you will be able to work as part of a team, and will enjoy the pace and variety of a consulting environment. A working knowledge of Aboriginal archaeology is an advantage.
You will be able to take pride in working for a company which is recognised as a leader in the heritage consulting field and work alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in Australia. We have an exciting range of projects and offer opportunities for professional development and advancement. We also have a training and development program that encourages all employees to grow their skills and knowledge.
Salary will be negotiable for the right person. Interstate applicants with transferrable skills are encouraged to apply.
Our main office is located in inner Sydney. We also have a small office in Canberra and undertake work across Australia.
For a copy of the position description or for more information, please contact Anne Mackay or Natalie Vinton on 02 9319 4811.
Closing date for applications is Monday 22 October 2012.
Email your application to this email address.
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21. SITUATION VACANT Invitation to Tender: Historian – Migration history of parks in Rockdale
Rockdale City Council is seeking expressions of interest to undertake historical research and oral history into the Migration History of Parks and Reserves in Rockdale LGA.
The successful tenderer will be able to undertake all aspects of the brief and therefore it may be necessary for the work to be undertaken by teams with expertise in historical research and oral history.
Project Synopsis
The purpose of this brief is to invite submissions from professional historians and professional oral historians to prepare historic research and oral history interviews about the parks and reserves of Rockdale Council and their role in the migration heritage story of Rockdale LGA. The research will provide a thematic history of the parks and reserves of Rockdale which have social heritage significance for migrant groups with the outcome being the creation of a web page and publication.
Rockdale’s population includes over 40% of people who were born overseas; these people are represented by Chinese, Greek, Macedonian, Lebanese, Italian, Egyptian, Bengali and other communities. The parks and reserves of the local area have a strong cultural connections to the different migrant communities and together help to demonstrate Rockdale’s history.
A full brief is available by contacting Ms Suzanne Wren – Urban Planner, tel: (02) 9562 1750 or email Suzanne.
The project manager is Louise Thom who can be contacted on Tuesdays:
Louise Thom, Heritage Advisor, tel: (02) 9562 1746 or email Louise.
The closing date for submissions is 22 October 2012.
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Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
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