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Australia ICOMOS Mentoring Program, round two – calling for Victorian Members!
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Burra Charter Guidelines Review: your comments are invited
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ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2013
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Imagined pasts…, imagined futures 2013 Australia ICOMOS conference – call for student posters
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series: 2013 Talks Start!!
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
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Book in exchange for review
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Independent survey on the NSW Planning Reform White Paper
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APT NYC 2013 Registration is Now Open!
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2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Hawaii – announcement and call for papers
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New Commercial zones to replace 5 existing Business zones in Victoria’s planning schemes
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SHA Quebec 2014 session – participants invited
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ICOMOS Netherlands “Water & Heritage” conference, 23-28 September 2013
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Archaeology & Sculpture talk, The Big Dig, Sydney, 23 May
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UCD Distance Learning Programme in World Heritage Conservation – applications now open
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available & details of 22 May lecture
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Conservation of Built Heritage 2014 (CBH14) course, Rome – applications open
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Advanced Masters Course in Structural Analysis of Existing Buildings, Monuments and Historical Constructions
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Upcoming IPPHA courses for the remainder of 2013
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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Advisor, Department of Finance and Deregulation
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SITUATIONS VACANT UNITAR, Various, Asia, USA & Europe
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1. Australia ICOMOS Mentoring Program, round two – calling for Victorian Members!
As many of you will be aware, Australia ICOMOS launched a pilot mentoring program in Victoria last year following an earlier trial in the ACT. The program supports members to share their knowledge and networks with students looking toward careers in heritage.
As the program was so enthusiastically received by both mentors and mentees, we are very pleased to be offering it annually in Victoria, with other states to follow soon.
A big thank you to all those who mentored last year, generously sharing their time and knowledge, as well as feedback at the end to allow us to improve the program.
When naming their favourite aspect of the program, the majority of 2012 mentors named the personal contact (we both learned from each other; refreshing to talk to the younger generation; good to know there is actually a pool of interested people; like the opportunity to help a new person into the profession), and almost all felt that they were able to make a valuable contribution to the knowledge and career prospects of their mentee. And all respondents said they would be happy to mentor again (which we are hoping they will do!).
This year, students in heritage-related degree programs at Deakin, Latrobe and Melbourne universities can apply to be mentees, as can early-career ICOMOS members.
Last year we had more potential mentees than mentors, so we are hoping that many ICOMOS members based in Victoria will be interested to participate. Those who mentored last year are welcome and encouraged to participate again.
What is required?
- While the mentoring arrangements will vary, we ask that you get together at least 3 times during the program (late July to late October) to discuss issues involved in your practice and the student’s study and work interests.
- There will be a social event held in late July to introduce mentoring pairs.
- There will be a second organised event at the midpoint of the program – a CV workshop – followed by another opportunity for mentors and mentees to socialise.
- There will be a brief evaluation questionnaire distributed at the end of the year that we ask all participants to complete and return.
How do I get involved as a MENTOR?
If you would like to contribute to this valuable (and enjoyable) effort this year, and be an ICOMOS MENTOR, please email an expression of interest to Georgia Meros at the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat by 31 May 2013.
Please provide your contact details (email and a work or mobile number) and a brief outline of your field of professional experience and current practice. This will assist the Victorian Mentoring Team in matching mentors and mentees.
Mentors must be ICOMOS members, and can have professional experience in any sector of cultural heritage practice. We will try to ‘match’ by interest as many Victorian students and mentors as possible.
How do I get involved as a MENTEE?
Students in participating university courses will be advised of the application process by the focal point at their university.
Early Career ICOMOS members should email Georgia Meros at the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat for an information sheet and expression of interest form. These must be returned to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat by 31 May 2013.
We will try to ‘match’ by interest as many mentoring pairs as possible.
When do we start?
We will be matching students and mentors next month, and will launch this year’s program with a social event in July where mentoring pairs can meet.
We hope that all Victorian-based members will welcome this opportunity to participate in the efforts of Australia ICOMOS and its partners to support young professionals across a range of cultural heritage disciplines. And we hope that many of last year’s fabulous mentors will put up their hand again this year.
Kristal Buckley (Deakin University)
Natica Schmeder and David Young (University of Melbourne)
Susan Lawrence (Latrobe University)
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2. Burra Charter Guidelines Review: your comments are invited
In late 2009-early 2010 Australia ICOMOS members were asked for their views on the existing Guidelines to the Burra Charter, on the need for additional Guidelines, and for any comments on the Burra Charter itself. Many people commented via the on-line surveys or through a workshop.
The three Guidelines to the Burra Charter have now been reviewed and reshaped as draft Practice Notes. As well, some minor changes are proposed to the Burra Charter itself – small fixes and other adjustments to address evolving practice. These changes do not represent a major review of the Burra Charter; such a review may be desired in the future.
The documents available now for review are:
- The Burra Charter (Draft 2013)
- Practice Note – Understanding and assessing cultural significance
- Practice Note – Developing policy
- Practice Note – Undertaking studies and reports
The draft Practice Notes and revisions to the Burra Charter have been developed by a small working group set up by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee. The working group started preparing these Practice Notes and small changes to the Burra Charter in May 2012, and is now seeking feedback from all Australia ICOMOS members and from others interested in heritage practice.
The working group comprises: Sandy Blair, Anthony Coupe, Alan Croker, Rachel Jackson, Chris Johnston, Duncan Marshall, Andrew Sneddon (EC member) and David Young. The Executive Committee has overseen the process, but has not been involved in drafting the documents.
After receipt of comments, the working group will prepare final versions of those Practice Notes that have gained general acceptance, modifying them to reflect trends in the views of members. They will advise the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee about the results, and recommend adoption by the Executive Committee. The aim is to launch the concept of Practice Notes, and some selected examples, at the 2013 Australia ICOMOS Conference in Canberra. Revisions to the Burra Charter will go to the Australia ICOMOS AGM in Canberra for adoption.
1. A web page on the Australia ICOMOS website: To enable you to discuss and comment on each of these four documents, we have set up a dedicated page on the Australia ICOMOS website. Here you will find:
- The draft documents, with a brief description of their purpose and content
- A copy of each document to download and a brief explanation of the changes made to the Burra Charter and of the intended purpose of each Practice Note
2. A discussion forum: You can join in all or any of the discussion forums via the link from the dedicated page on the Australia ICOMOS website. Because our members are spread across Australia, we have established discussion forums rather than proposing meetings in the main capital cities. The working group will monitor the discussions on the forums.
3. A feedback and comments survey: To help you provide feedback, and to help the working group review responses, we have set up a simple feedback survey to capture comments on each of the four documents. You will find the link on the dedicated page on the Australia ICOMOS website.
The deadline for comments is Friday 28 June 2013.
Further and ongoing work
The working group is now preparing some other Practice Notes and these are expected to be available for review in mid June, with the closing date for comments being the end of July. The following topics will be covered by new Practice Notes:
- Article 22: New Work
- The Burra Charter and Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management
- The Burra Charter and Archaeological Practice
- Interpretation
Australia ICOMOS members have also suggested a number of other topics for Practice Notes, and the Executive Committee will invite members to help prepare these, starting after the 2013 Canberra conference.
As part of this review process, a range of other interested organisations including State and Commonwealth heritage agencies, are being invited to comment.
Australia ICOMOS looks forward to receiving constructive feedback from all members and heritage practitioners.
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3. ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2013
ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2013
A Centenary of Celebrating heritage – The Centenary of Canberra 2013
Date: Saturday 20 July 2013
Time: 8.30am to 5pm
Venue: Sir Roland Wilson Building Theatre, Bldg 120, ANU campus
Cost: $70 full, $50 members of the host organizations, $30 concession & full-time students
Themes
- Presenting Canberra’s heritage through a range of media
- How to reach the non-believer – significant places accessible to all
- Collections maketh the memories
- Bureaucratic and boring – where’s the fun in Canberra?
- What happened before the Federal bubble burst on this Limestone Plain?
Complete the ACT and Region Symposium 2013 registration form (Word).
Download the ACT and Region Symposium 2013 information & registration form (PDF).
Read about ACT Historic Workshops & Symposium history ACPHA.
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4. Imagined pasts…, imagined futures 2013 Australia ICOMOS conference – call for student posters
Imagined pasts…, imagined futures
31 October-3November 2013
Canberra, Australia
Call for Student Posters
The Australia ICOMOS Conference Committee would like to invite submissions of abstracts for student posters for the ‘Imagined pasts…, imagined futures’ ICOMOS 2013 Conference.
Background
Submission is open to both post and undergraduate students from local and international educational institutions.
The posters should relate to the conference themes set out below. Overviews, reviews, reflections and case studies concerning heritage from anywhere in the world are encouraged.
Themes
- IMAGINED CITIES: Design, nation building and heritage. How can we conserve legacy designs and historic urban landscapes, and also encourage ongoing creativity and excellence in heritage listed cities?
- IMAGINED LANDSCAPES: How successful has heritage management been in conveying and conserving belonging, creativity and traditions embedded in cultural and historic urban landscapes? What new aspirations and directions can be explored for the future?
- CREATIVE FUTURES: How can sustainable futures be created for museums and heritage places in rapidly changing social, technological, environmental and economic circumstances?
- INDIGENOUS FUTURES: How can heritage contribute to sustainable futures for Indigenous communities?
- TRANSNATIONAL & WORLD HERITAGE: What is the future for World Heritage? Is heritage found in the spaces between nations? How can transnational heritage be recognised and why is it important?
- CREATIVE IMAGININGS: How can heritage and creative practice be combined to explore the poetics of place and memory?
- IMAGINED FRONTIERS: How should the heritage of space exploration and scientific research be understood and valued?
Conference proceedings
Posters will be displayed in Old Parliament House for the duration of the conference. Time will be allocated in the conference program for delegates to tour the posters and talk to the authors, sharing ideas and experiences on your poster topic. Selected posters will also be published in Historic Environment. At the end of the conference a prize will be awarded to the best poster. Attendance at the conference with your poster is encouraged, however, it is possible to submit a poster without attending. A special student rate for registration is offered – visit the conference website for registration rates.
Abstracts should include the following:
- your name, contact details and affiliation
- the title of the poster
- a succinct abstract in no more than 250 words
Language: All posters are to be in English
Submission review: Conference Academic Committee
Abstract deadlines
Deadline poster abstracts: Friday 19 July 2013
Notification of successful poster abstracts: Friday 2 August 2013
Final submission of the selected posters is required in PDF format by Thursday 10 October 2013. Your poster will be printed in AI size and will be hung on your behalf.
Please submit abstracts to celiaecramer@gmail.com by 19 July 2013.
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5. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series: 2013 Talks Start!!
Travels to Heritage Sites: Heritage Conservation Questions
Presented by Pip Giovanelli
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This illustrated talk will look at the remarkable beauty and aspects of conservation at four world heritage sites: Terrace houses at Ephesus in Turkey, King Antioch’s tomb at Nemrut Dag in eastern Turkey, the Lavaux wine terraces on the hillside above Lake Geneva and the Rhaeton Railway between St Moritz and Tirano. This diverse range of sites illustrates issues surrounding conservation procedure, tourist management and ongoing use as a function of significance.
Pip Giovanelli is a heritage architect with extensive experience in government heritage agencies and as a cultural heritage advisor to several local government areas across New South Wales.
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 23 May 2013 – 5.30pm start for talk
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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6. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)
Deakin’s next cultural heritage seminar will be on Thursday 30 May at 5.30pm at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Sally Watterson will be speaking on Jinhin Mongol/Real Mongolian; The Museums of Mongolia in the post socialist period.
Since its transition to democracy in 1999, Mongolia has undergone rapid change. Local and International scholarship has accelerated in the past two decades. A substantial amount has been written about an emerging new national identity and its linkage to historical precedents. Though museums are key purveyors of historical narratives, scholarship about Mongolia’s museums has been minimal by comparison to other areas.
This research explores the ways in which key Mongolian museums have responded to changes under democracy. Further, it seeks to explore the extent to which museums responses reflect wider issues popular in Mongolian society. Using a group of case studies it will be demonstrated that a rich museum culture historically exists in Mongolia. However, museums were marginalized during the economic and political upheaval and each has thus needed to operate opportunistically rather than strategically. This lack of security has led museums at times to emphasize popular historical issues, rather than lead in scholarly revision of history.
Sally Watterson has 15 years experience working both locally and internationally in various roles in museums, historic houses and national parks. Her interests are management, curatorial and interpretation.
Sally holds a Graduate Diploma (Heritage Studies) University of New England and Bachelor of Arts (Art History) from the University of Sydney. She is currently consulting on a number of heritage projects in NSW and lecturing in Museum Studies at the University of Sydney.
Sally worked at the National Museum of Mongolia in a capacity building role from 2001 – 2003, and has continued to have a keen interest in the development of Museums in Mongolia. Sally is currently in the latter stages of candidature (Doctor of Philosophy) at Deakin University and her work explores impacts of the post socialist period on Mongolian Museums.
Location (note new venue)
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A’Beckett Street
Melbourne (entry via William Street)
Date & Time
Thursday 30 May, starting at 5.30pm
For further information or to RSVP, please email Steven Cooke.
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7. Book in exchange for review
Australia ICOMOS has one review copy of the following new publication, for review for Historic Environment. You get to keep the book in return for writing a short ((700-800 word) review!
- McNeill, J R & Roe, Alan (eds) Global Environmental History, Routledge, 2013
Please contact Sandy Blair, the HE Reviews Editor, if you are interested in reviewing the above title.
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8. Independent survey on the NSW Planning Reform White Paper
You are invited to participate in our independent survey on the NSW Planning Reform White Paper being conducted by Jo Manion and Marketinfo. In our Green Paper survey report, people said they were cautiously optimistic about the proposed reforms but were waiting to see the White Paper.
So what do you think? Take the White Paper Survey
The results of this White Paper Survey will be available late in June 2013.
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9. APT NYC 2013 Registration is Now Open!
APT NYC 2013
11-15 October 2013
New York, NY
The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for APT NYC 2013, taking place in Times Square from 11-15 October 2013.
Workshops
NYC offers four intensives: on disaster preparedness where you can see firsthand the effects of Hurricane Sandy and dig into the decisions NYC preservationists are still making regarding what to save; where you can deepen your ability to choose tests and analyze the results for historic masonry materials; where you’ll study the conservation of modern-era metals analyzing skyscrapers after 1940; and learn how to build your own thin-tile “Guastavino” vault.
Field Sessions
NYC does everything in a big way, which is why APT is offering the largest array of field sessions in its history. Four full-day sessions are offered on Saturday 12 October; all half-day sessions are scheduled on Monday 14 October. Since many museums are closed on Mondays, there’s no better way to get an expert, behind-the-scenes look at NYC sites of particular interest to preservationists. Whether your interest is infrastructure, historic sites, neighborhood development, transportation, or urban outdoor spaces, you will find a session to enhance your Conference experience.
For more information, visit the conference website.
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10. 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Hawaii – announcement and call for papers
2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
Honolulu, Hawaii
12-16 May 2014
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and University of Hawaii are hosting the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Honolulu, Hawaii in May 2014.
This conference aims to:
- address management and protection strategies of underwater cultural heritage in Asia and the countries of the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the 21st Century
- facilitate regional cooperation through the development of academic and governmental networks in the Asia-Pacific region
- provide a forum for discussion of technical and ethical issues related to underwater cultural heritage and underwater archaeology
A wide range of people involved with underwater cultural heritage are encourage to attend including those from universities, government agencies, museums, NGOs, IGOs, the private sector and the community
This conference follows the Inaugural Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference hosted by the National Museum of the Philippines, held on 8-12 November 2011.
For further information, visit the conference website and download the items at the links below.
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11. New Commercial zones to replace 5 existing Business zones in Victoria’s planning schemes
The Department of Planning and Community Development has released the final text of the 2 new Commercial zones which will replace 5 existing Business zones in Victoria’s planning schemes.
This follows the announcement on Monday 6 May by Planning Minister Matthew Guy that the new Commercial zones will commence on 1 July 2013 as the next phase of reform of the State’s planning system.
For further information, visit the Department of Planning and Community Development website.
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12. SHA Quebec 2014 session – participants invited
The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA) will be holding the 47th Conference on Historic and Underwater Archaeology in Québec City, Canada, from 8-12 January 2014, on the theme “Questions that count: a critical evaluation of historical archaeology in the 21st century”.
Visit the the conference website for further information; also view the Call for Papers.
Dr Mark Staniforth and Maria Cruz Berrocal are putting together a session at SHA 2014 and would like to invite possible participants. This session will follow on from a session in the SAA annual meeting in Honolulu, which was promising, and they want to expand on it. Unfortunately, they cannot cover expenses for attending the SHA conference, but they do really hope that you will consider joining them in January 2014. Alternatively, you could consider attending a parallel session around this topic that they will be organising for the 20th IPPA congress in Siem Reap, Cambodia, also in January 2014.
SHA 2014 session – Early modern colonialism in the Asia-Pacific region
The study of early modern colonialism in the Asia-Pacific region is highly significant for re-thinking Global History, as historians are highlighting the region’s relevance in the transformation of global economy through its role in far-reaching trade networks. Thus, the important role of non-Angloamerican colonial agents (such as the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and others before 1800 C.E.) in the shaping of early modern colonialism is also being pointed out. Archaeology can and needs to make a contribution to this topic. This may be through, amongst others, the study of consumption patterns, environmental effects, demographic impacts, transformation of gender systems brought about by contact, role of material culture in these first colonial endeavours, and specifically, the important evidence that historical and maritime archaeology can provide. A history-archaeology joint collaboration is required in order to find new lines of evidence and argumentation that enrich this topic.
- Research topic = Terrestrial and Maritime
- Preferred presentation style = Symposium
- Language = English
- Organisers = Dr Mark Staniforth (Monash University, Australia) and Maria Cruz Berrocal (Institute of History, CSIC, Spain)
Paper abstracts for SHA 2014 are due by 11 July – download a poster while you are preparing your abstract.
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13. ICOMOS Netherlands “Water & Heritage” conference, 23-28 September 2013
ICOMOS Netherlands
‘Protecting Deltas, Heritage Helps’
Amsterdam, Netherlands
23-28 September 2013
As a heritage organisation in a ‘land of water’ ICOMOS Netherlands recognises the important role heritage can play in managing the challenges the world is facing due to climate change.
ICOMOS Netherlands aims to raise international awareness of the connection between water and heritage and will bring together experts from both fields during this conference.
Drawing on knowledge from all over the world inspirational lectures and interesting discussions will lead to a joint statement to put the integration of heritage in the protection of deltas on the international agenda.
For further information download the ICOMOS Netherlands conference Pre-Announcement and the ICOMOS Netherlands conference Pre-Announcement Programme.
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14. Archaeology & Sculpture talk, The Big Dig, Sydney, 23 May
Date & Time: Thursday 23 May 2013, 5:30pm
Venue: The Big Dig Education Centre, 110 Cumberland Street The Rocks, 2000
Cost: Free
RSVP: to the Big Dig
Martin’s discussion will explain the way sculptors use archaeology as a source of inspiration, and the way the public conceptualise the archaeological record and its relationship to their own material goods through sculpture. The talk will focus on the works of a range of contemporary international and Australian artists, and will be accompanied by an exhibition of a selection of his own works.
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15. UCD Distance Learning Programme in World Heritage Conservation – applications now open
University College Dublin (UCD) is offering courses in World Heritage Conservation which are accessible to people from around the world and provide a flexible learning environment to professionals and decision makers working in areas related to the nomination and conservation of World Heritage Sites. The programme is now open for applications. The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in World Heritage Conservation are part-time, online, distance learning courses designed to provide a professional understanding of the working of the World Heritage Convention and the processes for the inscription of and monitoring of properties on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
University College Dublin also offers a Master’s Programme in World Heritage Management, which is taught on campus in Ireland. The multi-disciplinary Master’s Programme equips students with the skills to protect, manage and share some of the world’s most outstanding and unique places. The course specialises in both natural and cultural heritages and students with a strong primary degree from any discipline are welcome to apply.
The deadline for applicants this academic year is 9 August 2013. For more information please contact:
Dr Claire Cave
UCD School of Biology & Environmental Science
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Phone: +353- 1- 716 2256
Email Claire
or apply online
Further information is available at the UCD website.
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16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available & details of 22 May lecture
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
Lecture at Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Dr Laurajane Smith will give a lecture “Visitor emotion, affect and registers of engagement at museums and heritage sites” on Wednesday 22 May 11.00-1.00 at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK. The lecture will take place in the West Building Seminar Room at the Downing Site – ALL WELCOME.
Abstract
This lecture will outline some of the findings of ongoing research which, to date, has included 4,400 visitor interviews undertaken at 45 sites of heritage in Australia, England and the USA. The work compares visitor responses to the representation of history at heritage sites and museums representing national narratives, as well as those museums and heritage sites that represent challenges to master narratives and/or represent dissonant understandings of history and the present. The presentation identifies a number of themes emerging from this research and in particular explores the role emotions play in allowing visitors to either engage or disengage with the histories and heritage they are visiting. It also introduces the idea of ‘registers of engagement’ and the implications this has for understanding the emotional and intellectual investments that visitors can make in their visits to sites and museums and the ways emotions and critical insight interact to reinforce or challenge visitor understanding and viewpoints. Documenting the ways in which people use and engage with sites of heritage allows a greater understanding of the ways in which history and the past are not only understood, but actively used in the present by individuals to negotiate contemporary social and political issues and their sense of self and place.
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17. Conservation of Built Heritage 2014 (CBH14) course, Rome – applications open
Conservation of Built Heritage 2014 (CBH14)
28 February – 30 April 2014
Rome, Italy
Application deadline: 1 July 2013
ICCROM is pleased to announce the fifth training course on Conservation of Built Heritage in Rome. ICCROM has been a pioneer in organizing courses in heritage conservation since 1965 including the Architectural Conservation Course (ARC) and many other regular courses and most recently the course on Conservation of Built Heritage for four consecutive intervals since 2007. In designing this course, ICCROM has drawn from this experience, evaluation results and considered the most recent international trends and thinking related to conservation of the built heritage, including buildings, sites, historic centres and cultural landscapes.
Click here for more information.
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18. Advanced Masters Course in Structural Analysis of Existing Buildings, Monuments and Historical Constructions
Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC), approved by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Program, are opened up to 20 May 2013.
This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications.
A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 3500 to 13000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.
Full details on the MSc program, as well as electronic application procedure, are available on the course website.
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19. Upcoming IPPHA courses for the remainder of 2013
The Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts (IPPHA) is pleased to offer the following professional development courses. (Click on the links to view course fliers or download the EOI form).
Museum, Collection and Heritage Management
11-12 June and 24-26 June 2013
A five-day Advanced Professional Development short course working intensively with a range of management concepts as they apply to museums and other cultural and heritage institutions, with specific case studies drawn from Australia and overseas. The course will include guest sessions by senior museum managers exploring and presenting best practice at the leading national cultural institutions in Canberra.
Leading practice in museum and heritage place education
8-12 July 2013
A five-day Advanced Professional Development short course critically reviewing the educational approaches used in Australian museums and national cultural institutions. You will learn first-hand from museum and heritage educators, as well as public programs staff at the wide variety of cultural institutions accessible in Canberra. Complete and submit the Leading practice in museum and heritage place education EOI.
Best Practice in Managing Heritage Places
4-10 August 2013 at Port Arthur, Tasmania
An Advanced Professional Development Short Course presented by leading industry trainers Professor Sharon Sullivan And Dr Michael Pearson.
Part of a program awarded the ANU’s 2010 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Education.
Conservation, management and interpretation of cemeteries
28-31 August 2013 at the Australian National University
A two day Skills Development Workshop focusing on practical issues of identifying and managing the heritage values of cemeteries and graves, including a 1 day field trip to local cemeteries around Canberra.
Leading industry trainer, David Young, will conduct the course.
Working with Indigenous collections in Canberra’s national institutions: a behind the scenes look at their value, curation and use
16-20 September 2013
A five-day Advanced Professional Development short course providing an update of professional practice in working with communities, planning, development and use of Indigenous collections, benefiting from the experience of Australia’s national cultural institutions. Complete and submit the Working with Indigenous collections in Canberra’s national institutions EOI.
For online registrations go to the IPPHA website.
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20. SITUATIONS VACANT Heritage Advisor, Department of Finance and Deregulation
APS Level 6 – Heritage Advisor – Non-Ongoing (Job Ref: 027-13)
Salary: $74,582 – $97,179
Contact Officer: Lauren Gray, (02) 6215 1776
Closing Date: Monday 27 May 2013
The Department of Finance and Deregulation’s Property and Construction Division is responsible for developing and administering Australian Government property policy and manages a diverse range of buildings, land and construction projects, many comprising significant heritage values. This exciting position facilitates operational and strategic heritage compliance activities, including expert heritage advice, in support of property outcomes.
Please review the duty statement and selection criteria before preparing your application. Applications must be lodged online.
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21. SITUATIONS VACANT UNITAR, Various, Asia, USA & Europe
What is UNITAR?
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was established in 1965 as an autonomous body within the United Nations system with the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the UN through appropriate training and research.
What are UNITAR’s mission and goal?
UNITAR’s mission is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacity of beneficiaries. Our goal is to be a centre of excellence recognized within and outside the United Nations system for standard-setting methodologies, high-quality training, and research capacity on knowledge systems.
To peruse the available vacancies, download the UNITAR VACANCY NEWSLETTER
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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in the Australia ICOMOS Email News are not necessarily those of Australia ICOMOS Inc. or its Executive Committee. The text of Australia ICOMOS Email news is drawn from various sources including organizations other than Australia ICOMOS Inc. The Australia ICOMOS Email news serves solely as an information source and aims to present a wide range of opinions which may be of interest to readers. Articles submitted for inclusion may be edited.
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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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