1. Queen’s Birthday Honours  for Australia ICOMOS members

2. Burra Charter Guidelines Review: have your say

3. Australia ICOMOS White Paper submission – input invited

4. Port Arthur Talk, Wednesday 19 June 2013

5. Invitation to launch of Public Sydney-Drawing the City, (Sydney)

6. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)

7. DOCOMOMO / Australia ICOMOS / NSW Chapter AIA – Sydney Talk Series

8. The Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project Centre

9. Imagined pasts…, imagined futures 2013 Australia ICOMOS conference – call for student posters

10. Upcoming IPPHA courses for the remainder of 2013

11. Inquiry into Heritage tourism and ecotourism in Victoria

12. New publication: “Heritage, a driver of development: Rising to the challenge”

13. inContact online directory for WA heritage specialists is now available

14. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series

15. Professional Development seminar on Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

17. REHAB 2014 conference, Portugal – call for papers

18. 18th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (Vienna) – call for papers, posters and videos

19. International Meeting on Mediterranean Architectural Heritage, Marseilles, France

20. CAA2014 Conference, Paris – call for contributions

21. Masters in World Heritage Studies – call for applications

22. DIADRASIS summer seminars, Greece

23. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Advisor, Leichhardt Municipal Council, Sydney

24. SITUATION VACANT Senior Associate – Heritage Architect, Rappoport Heritage Consultants, Sydney

25. SITUATION VACANT Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, University of WA

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1. Queen’s Birthday Honours for Australia ICOMOS members

Amongst the 582 Australians who were recognised in this weeks Queen’s Birthday list honours Australia, ICOMOS is delighted to congratulate the following of our members. The Order of Australia is the pre-eminent means by which Australia recognises the outstanding achievements and meritorious service of its citizens. We are very proud of what these ICOMOS members have achieved and it is wonderful to see their efforts and contributions publicly recognised.

• Dr Mike Pearson – Officer (AO) in the General Division
• Kristal Buckley – Member (AM) in the General Division
• Howard Tanner – Member (AM) in the General Division
• Emeritus Professor Norman Etherington – Member (AM) in the General Division

If there are any other ICOMOS members who have received honours that I have missed, can you please advise me via email, so that we can also acknowledge their achievements.

Elizabeth Vines OAM
President, Australia ICOMOS

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2. Burra Charter Guidelines Review: have your say

The Burra Charter Guidelines Review is underway.

There are 4 documents awaiting your comments:

• The Burra Charter (Draft 2013)
• Practice Note – Understanding and assessing cultural significance
• Practice Note – Developing policy
• Practice Note – Undertaking studies and reports

The Burra Charter (Draft 2013) contains a number of small changes – place has been re-defined, for example, to better reflect current practice. You might also like to comment on future changes you’d like to see to the Charter, recognising that it needs to keep up with current best practice.

The idea of Practice Notes is new for Australia ICOMOS so we are really keen to see what you think. These three Practice Notes are completely new – drawing from the current Guidelines but aiming to explain the steps more clearly and address current practice issues.

Go to the dedicated page on the Australia ICOMOS website to download the documents, join in the Discussion Forums or lodge your comments via the on-line survey. You have until Friday 28 June to contribute your comments on these four documents.

Later in June Australia ICOMOS will release four more Practice Notes for comment:

• Article 22: New Work
• The Burra Charter and Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management
• The Burra Charter and Archaeological Practice
• Interpretation

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3. Australia ICOMOS White Paper submission – input invited

The last step of the A New Planning System for NSW consultation process, the ‘White Paper’ together with the two Draft Exposure Bills, is being widely discussed and work-shopped since its release for public feedback by the Minister Brad Hazard on 16 April 2013 . The White Paper and the Draft Planning Legislation will be available online until 28 June 2013, by which date submissions must be received. Australia ICOMOS’ formal submission to the White Paper is currently being prepared.

We would appreciate it if you could provide your input by Monday 17 June by email to Kerime Danis. 

Kerime Danis
AI NSW Representative

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4. Port Arthur Talk, Wednesday 19 June 2013

Five generations and a farm – an insight into“Cascades” at Koonya
presented by Don Clark

Don has lived on the property at Cascades for many years. He will give an insight not only into the property as a convict station, and later as an orchard and farm from 1842 to the present, but also a brief history of five generations of the Clark family who have lived and worked there, including links to early life on the Tasman Peninsula.

ALL WELCOME!

When: Wednesday 19 June 2013, 5.30pm
Where: Junior Medical Officer’s Conference Room, Port Arthur Historic Site

For further information and to download a copy of the talk flier, click here.

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5. Invitation to launch of Public Sydney-Drawing the City, (Sydney)

INVITATION FOR THE LAUNCH OF PUBLIC SYDNEY-DRAWING THE CITY
FOR THE HERITAGE COMMUNITY
BY MINISTER ROBYN PARKER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HERITAGE COUNCIL OF NSW

Wednesday 19 June 2013, from 5.15pm

People all over the world have made considerable efforts over many centuries to outdo each other in demonstrating their strengths and achievements through public buildings. Sydney has done no less. From Old Government House to the Sydney Opera House, there is a long list of public buildings in Sydney that represent that sense of pride and strength. Architecture as an instrument of public purpose is clearly visible in these buildings.

Normally these buildings, in spite of being called public buildings, maintained a sense of mystery for general public. Traditionally, the interface with public has been the building facade and a small section of the building where public was allowed. Now thanks to the colossal efforts made by Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill and their students we have a chance to have a deeper look into these majestic public buildings of Sydney though their book Public Sydney.

The book Public Sydney presents the making of Sydney and its public buildings in a beautifully illustrated manner that makes it so easy to appreciate the city’s evolution. For those who care about Sydney, this book will be a source of inspiration and an indispensable resource.

The book Public Sydney contains scale drawings of almost 100 of the city’s most important public places accompanied by an overview of their evolution. These accompanied essays have been written by leading architects, landscape architects, historians and academics offering keen insights into the city’s underlying geography, urban character and most recognisable and well loved public elements.

The authors, Peter John Cantrill and Phillip Thalis combine award winning architectural practice with university teaching, writing and lecturing. IN 2009 they were jointly awarded the New South Wales Institute of Architects President’s Medal for services to architecture.

Philip is a principal of Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects. Peter John is Director of Tzannes Associates Architects.

Public Sydney has been co-published by the Historic Houses Trust and the journal Content, Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales. It has been sponsored by the City of Sydney and the Historic Houses Trust members, with input and support from the Government Architect’s Office, New South Wales.

Minister Robyn Parker (Minister for Heritage) will launch the book Public Sydney in collaboration with the Heritage Council of NSW at the Heritage Branch on Wednesday 19 June 2013. The program will start at 5.00PM with light refreshments.

Download the ‘Public Sydney’ launch_Program and Booking Form if you would like to attend this launch. Fax completed booking form to (02) 9873 8599 or email to the Heritage Council of NSW.

Please note the places available for this event are limited, so send the registration form as soon as possible.

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6. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Seminar, Deakin University (VIC)

CHCAP’s next seminar will take place on Thursday 20 June at 5.30pm. Professor Bill Logan will be speaking on ‘Commemorating Catastrophe: Victoria’s Bushfires’.

Long term approaches to dealing with the suffering caused by catastrophes commonly involve moving beyond individual memories to some form of collective memorialization of the dead and wounded and the destruction of properties and environment. In the case of bushfires of the scale seen on Victoria’s “Black Saturday” (7 February 2009) there is little left to memorialize in the physical sense. The surviving private houses are seen as lucky but do not capture the memorializing imperative felt by the community. Public buildings are more likely candidates, such as the former Cockatoo Kindergarten in the Shire of Cardinia that acted as a community refuge during an earlier catastrophic bushfire in 1983, known as Ash Wednesday. The kindergarten was inscribed in 2012 on the Victorian Heritage register, not for its design qualities or physical fabric but for its historical and social value, as a place resonating with other communities affected by bushfire and helping the broader Victorian public to come to terms with the extreme experience of seeking refuge in the midst of fire.

William Logan is Professor Emeritus and UNESCO Chair in Heritage and Urbanism at Deakin University, where he was director of the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific from 2001 to 2009. He is a member of the Heritage Council of Victoria and fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He has worked closely with UNESCO, ICOMOS and ICCROM since 1986. He is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Heritage Studies and Historic Environment, and co-editor of the Routledge ‘Key Issues in Cultural Heritage’ book series. His research interests include World Heritage, heritage and human rights, heritage education and training, the heritage of war, and Asian heritage.

When: Thursday 20 June 2013, 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start

Where: Royal Historical Society of Victoria, entry via William Street

Cost: Free of charge. All welcome

RSVP: by email to Steven Cooke for catering purposes

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7. DOCOMOMO / Australia ICOMOS / NSW Chapter AIA – Sydney Talk Series

The Modern Movement in NSW – presenting a thematic study
commissioned by the NSW Heritage Branch

Lilac theatre, Goulburn by Brown & Brewer, 1959

This talk presents a newly completed report commissioned by the NSW Heritage Branch, a study of the Modern Movement in NSW, written by a team consisting of Roy Lumby, Colleen Morris and Peter Spearritt. It is designed to be a concise, authoritative, plain English history which addresses the architecture and designed landscapes of the Modern Movement in NSW as well as their social and historical context and key practitioners. It identifies a list of 20 intact modern places in NSW to be nominated for priority listing on the SHR.

Speakers

Cameron White is the Manager of the Listings Team at the Heritage Branch in the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Cameron trained as a town planner at UNSW, graduating in 1987. He then worked for Fairfield City Council, the NSW Dept of Housing, and State Rail before joining the Heritage Branch in 1995. He became manager of the Listings Team in 2003. He has been supervising the Heritage Council’s Thematic Listings Program since 2009.

Dr Roy Lumby is a Senior Heritage Specialist with Tanner Kibble Denton Architects and has over 20 years experience working in heritage conservation. Roy is a member of ICOMOS and president of the Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW, in which role he has conducted numerous walking tours and given presentations on many aspects of 20th century architecture. He is a member of the National Trust of Australia’s Built Advocacy Committee. He was co-author of A Spirit of Progress: Art Deco Architecture in Australia and has published numerous articles.

Colleen Morris is a Sydney-based heritage consultant who specialises in gardens and cultural landscapes. She has helped prepare conservation plans for the botanic gardens of Adelaide and Sydney and Sydney’s Government House and Domain. Her interest in the Modern Movement stems from co-authoring a Conservation Management Plan for Rose Seidler House in 2000. Colleen is the author of the award winning Lost Gardens of Sydney published by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW in 2008 and was the national chair of the Australian Garden History Society 2003-2009.

Members of the public are welcome!

Time & Date: Thursday 4 July 2013, 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $7, non-members $12 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. Please note RSVP is essential as places are limited

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8. The Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project Centre

Unlike other exhibits, project journals, and “in the field” pages that feature one specific project, a “Project Center” acts as a clearing house of sorts and hosts information on numerous sites and includes articles, photos, interactive images, maps, links, reports, and references surrounding a main topic.

Dr. Mark Staniforth and a team of researchers, who have been working in Vietnam for the past few years, created the Project Center to increase awareness at local, provincial, national and international levels about the extent and nature of Vietnam’s underwater and maritime cultural heritage. The site will present material about a range of maritime archaeology projects as well as maritime and underwater cultural heritage investigations that are being conducted in Vietnam today.

Visit the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project Center website and explore Vietnam’s fascinating maritime history including 10th century battles against Kublai Khan, traditional boat building, shipwrecks, NAS training efforts and more.

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9. 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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10. 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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11. Inquiry into Heritage tourism and ecotourism in Victoria

The call for submissions was announced in The Age and the Herald Sun on 16 May 2013. The advertisements included the terms of reference for the inquiry.

Further advertisements calling for submissions, will be placed in regional Victorian papers on 20 May 2013 – Albury Border Mail, Ballarat Courier, Bendigo Advertiser, Latrobe Valley Express, Shepparton News, Mildura Sunraysia Daily, Warrnambool Standard and on May 21 2013 Country News.

• The Environment and Natural Resources Committee invites written submissions from individuals and organisations addressing one or more of the issues in the Terms of reference
• To assist those interested in making a submission to the inquiry, please see the guidelines for Making a Written Submission to a Parliamentary Committee.
• All submissions are treated as public documents unless confidentiality is requested and granted by the Committee.
• Please submit all electronic responses to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee via email or alternatively submissions can be posted to: Executive Officer, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Parliament House, Spring Street, East Melbourne Vic 3002

Submissions are due by Thursday 1 August 2013.

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12. New publication: “Heritage, a driver of development: Rising to the challenge”

ICOMOS is pleased to announce the release of the publication resulting from the International Scientific Symposium held on the occasion of the 17th ICOMOS General Assembly organized by ICOMOS France in Paris in 2011.

This, fully bilingual, printed volume provides a summary of the issues discussed during the Scientific Symposium “Heritage, driver of development” held at UNESCO, and follows on from the electronic Symposium Proceedings published in 2012 on the ICOMOS and ICOMOS France websites, which are also included as CD-ROM in the new printed publication.

For further information about this title, click here.

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13. inContact online directory for WA heritage specialists is now available

Looking for a better way for heritage owners to get in contact with you?

inContact is a new online directory for businesses offering heritage services across Western Australia. It puts people, such as owners of heritage properties, in contact with businesses that provide specialist heritage services.

The new online directory allows you to add and manage your own business listing. It provides the opportunity to include a general description of your work experience, services you provide, professions employed, qualifications, memberships, and a link to your website, all within a single listing.

The following heritage specialist businesses are invited to list on inContact now:

• arborists/arboriculturists
• archaeologists
• architects
• anthropologists
• building surveyors
• horticulturalists
• planners
• landscape architects
• cultural heritage practitioners
• historians
• heritage tourism specialists
• interpretation specialists
• conservators (materials conservation)

inContact will replace the current Directory of Heritage Specialists on 1 July 2013. To ensure that you benefit from our promotion of inContact, list your business by Friday 28 June 2013.

Don’t delay, register today by visiting the inContact website.

For further information call the inContact team on (08) 6552 4000, or email inContact.

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14. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series

Heritage Reconstruction: mostly from the Camino of Santiago de Compostela
presented by Juliet Ramsay

		Photos: Brian Egloff

This presentation provides a taste of the heritage experience of this famous European pilgrimage route and how it demonstrates a continuum of reconstruction with successes, conflicts and threats to heritage values. Approaches to reconstruction by heritage specialists are discussed and illustrated, bringing in a few other examples from Europe – and China.

Juliet Ramsay is a landscape architect with experience in private practice and government heritage agencies. She is a member of the ICOMOS-IFLA ISC on cultural landscapes.

Members and the public are welcome. This is part of a series of talks organised by Australia ICOMOS.

Refreshments available appropriate to the talk’s topic! (A $5.00 donation is appreciated)

Time & Date: 5.00-7.00pm, Thursday 27 June – 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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15. Professional Development seminar on Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Fremantle, WA

The AACAI WA Chapter is pleased to announce we will be running a two part Professional Development seminar on Geographical Information Systems (GIS), relevant to Archaeologists and heritage professionals in July and August.

The GIS Seminars will be presented by Dr Tom Whitley of the University of Western Australia. Dr Tom Whitley has specialised in archaeological applications of GIS, statistics, and spatial analysis since the late 1980s; particularly in the areas of interpreting cognitive landscapes and large scale predictive modelling. He currently coordinates the Masters of Professional Archaeology program at UWA and has worked as a Professional Archaeologist for more than 25 years in the United States, the Caribbean, Japan, and the Middle East. His most recent publications are in the areas of Paleoeconomic Analysis, examining resource acquisition, competition, and social control, in the Southeastern United States; especially from the late prehistoric through European Contact. He is also engaged in new res earch at Fremantle Prison, and remote sensing work in the Rhone-Jura region of Switzerland.

Interpretive GIS Seminar, Part I – It can be said that all of archaeology is essentially a spatial analysis. This is because context is the most important element for any site, feature, or artefact. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a tool for examining exactly that: the context of sites, features, and artefacts. But even more so, GIS is a tool for modelling human behaviour, interaction, and agency. This workshop/seminar would focus on the concepts behind GIS and spatial analysis as they are, and can be, applied in archaeology. The goal is to provide an understanding of how we move beyond simple mapping and analytical applications of GIS, to more complex ways of interpreting larger social issues: such as perception, risk, decision-making, knowledge, ex change, competition, gender roles, movement and mobility, power and control, foraging and production, and territoriality. A series of case studies will be presented that illustrate ways in which these kinds of interpretations can be addressed, evaluated, and visualised. These will be followed by open discussions of how such techniques may be applied within Australian archaeology; for both research and heritage management purposes. No pre-existing background in GIS is required.

Interpretive GIS Seminar, Part II – Following the theoretical outline presented in Part I, this section will specifically address several more complex GIS processes: archaeological predictive modelling and paleoeconomics. Predictive modelling has a long and controversial history in archaeology, and it has passed through a series of developmental stages. Today, however, many models are created that do not thoroughly consider all of the issues involved, and repeatedly make the same assumptions and mistakes. Paleoeconomics is an outgrowth of many of the same procedures used in predictive modelling but in many respects “the other side of the coin” so to speak. It can provide some amazingly detailed interpretations of sites and their surrounding conte xt throu gh the creative application of GIS tools. The focus here will be to go into much more detail on how to transform raw environmental data into quantitative surfaces that have real interpretive, and or predictive, value for archaeologists. The applications to specific regions or projects in Australia will also be explored. It is assumed that Part I was previously attended.

Seminar 1 will be held on Friday 26 July from 1- 4pm and Seminar 2 will be held on Friday 2 August 2 1-4pm, at the AACAI office in North Fremantle. Attendance of Seminar 1 is required to attend Seminar 2. Light refreshments will be served after the seminars.

The cost will be $75 for AACAI members and $110 for non-members, or if you’d like to register for both seminars the discounted rate will be $130 for AACAI Members and $180 for AACAI non-members. There is a limit of 50 places at these events, so register early to ensure your spot.

If you would like to register email the AACAI WA Chapter Secretary Diana Neuweger or call Diana on (08) 6142 8420.

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16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available

To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.

• Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin_10 June 2013

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17. REHAB 2014 conference, Portugal – call for papers

REHAB 2014 – International Conference on Preservation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings and Structures
19-21 March 2013
Tomar Portugal

REHAB 2014 – International Conference on Preservation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings and Structures aims at pushing further the discussion on built heritage and the preservation of its legacy, establishing a settle of knowledge and experience from several parts of the world. The importance of conservation of historical constructions (built landscape, urban fabrics, buildings, and engineering works) are of utmost importance to preserve the cultural references of a community.

The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2013.

For further information on this event, visit the conference website.

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18. 18th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (Vienna) – call for papers, posters and videos

18th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies
Urban Archaeology and “Correct” documentation – Documenting the Data
11 -13 November 2013
Vienna, Austria

Deadline for contributions: 28 June 2013

Important Dates

• 12 July 2013: NOTIFICATION of the SPEAKERS/POSTER PRESENTERS and VIDEO PRESENTERS
• 9 September 2013: End of SPEAKERS REGISTRATION
• 4 October 2013: End of EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
• 28 February 2014: End of FULL PAPER SUBMISSION (Proceedings CHNT 18)

Topics

SESSIONS: (Length of the lecture: 20 min)

• Archaeological Documentation with New Technologies (NEW)
• Documenting the Dead 2D to 3D
• Innovations in documentation for CH
• Archaeology goes multimedia
• Visualizing Archaeological Spaces – 3D computer renderings
• Authenticity in the Archives
• Infrastructures and services for sharing archaeological documentation
• Data standards, documentation and responses to CHM
• Newbies

POSTERS

• Documentation
• Urban Archaeology
• New Technologies
• Cultural Heritage
• Virtual Reality
• Archives
• Burial Archaeology
• Data standards in CHM
• Cultural Heritage and New Technologies

For further information and to submit an abstract/outline of your contribution, visit the conference website.

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19. International Meeting on Mediterranean Architectural Heritage, Marseilles, France

RIPAM Congress
16-18 October 2013
Marseilles, France

International Meetings on Mediterranean Architectural Heritage (RIPAM) bring together experts and professionals.

The Interdisciplinary Center for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (CICRP) is organising, with the help of the Archives of Marseille, the 5th RIPAM, which will be held Marseilles, France.

For further information, visit the congress website.

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20. CAA2014 Conference, Paris – call for contributions

CAA2014 Conference
22 – 25 April 2014
Paris, France

The 42nd CAA2014 Conference will be held at the “Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – Institut d’art et d’archéologie”.

The CAA (Computers Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology) is an international congress which has taken place every year for 40 years, the last being in Australia. This conference usually brings together hundreds of participants and works on the principle of parallel sessions and workshops or roundtables.

The best papers will be published in a volume.

Submissions will be accepted until 30 June 2013.

For further information on the call for contributions, visit the conference website.

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21. Masters in World Heritage Studies – call for applications

Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus (Germany) is receiving applications for entry onto the Master’s programme in World Heritage Studies.

CONCEPT

The international Master’s programme World Heritage Studies at BTU Cottbus was developed around the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, and reflects diverse approaches to the concept of heritage, such as the link between culture and nature, tangible and intangible values, or conservation and development. Its aim is to equip students with knowledge and skills needed for the identification, protection, management and presentation of cultural and natural heritage sites.

The study programme cooperates with UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre in Paris, the German Commission for UNESCO, as well as many other heritage organisations all over the world. Characterised by cultural, professional and academic diversity, World Heritage Studies promotes and fosters a globally conscious environment where students come together to re-contextualize heritage for the next generation.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT

Through a belief that heritage can and should be understood and protected from a wide range of perspectives, the curriculum is based on a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach, and combines academic disciplines in four main fields:

• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Arts, Architecture and Conservation
• Natural Heritage and Cultural Landscapes
• Management

The study programme also includes two applied study projects and the Master’s thesis.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The inspiration, curiosity, professionalism and networks gained through this programme allow each student to personalise their relationship to World Heritage according to their undergraduate background and research interests, thus bringing a unique perspective to the field.

As heritage consultants or managers, graduates will be qualified to work in a wide spectrum of professional fields: heritage institutions in the private and public sector, government agencies, heritage consultancy firms, museums, tourism operators, universities, etc.

DEGREE

Master of Arts (M.A.) in World Heritage Studies

DURATION

Four semesters (two years), full time

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English

WEBSITE

Click here

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies or other study areas relevant to the World Heritage Studies curriculum (Humanities, Social Sciences, Architecture, Archaeology, Art History, Conservation, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Cultural Management or Tourism);

• Certificate of proficiency in English (TOEFL iBT min. 79 points; IELTS min. 6.5; Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English min. grade “B”; Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English min. grade “C” or equivalent).

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Non-EU applicants: 15 July 2013

EU applicants: 31 August 2013

PROGRAMME STARTS

October 2013

TUITION FEES

No tuition fees. Only regular administration fees (approximately 220 Euro/semester).

CONTACT

Simona Cadar
Programme Coordinator
tel: +49 355 694880
e-mail Simona

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22. DIADRASIS summer seminars, Greece

Applications are now open for DIADRASIS (Interdisciplinary research on Archaeological & Architectural Conservation) summer seminars, in Gatzea, Pelion (Greece) – click on the links for further information.

• Gatzea I (3 days): Dissemination Strategies for Heritage 
• Gatzea II (one week): Stratigraphy Seminar

Lectures will be held in the local Olive Museum and practice around the old pathways of a mythical mountain.

Apply before 30 June 2013 for one or both short seminars of DIADRASIS 2013 for a unique seminar experience.

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23. SITUATION VACANT  Heritage Advisor, Leichhardt Municipal Council, Sydney

HERITAGE ADVISOR – (21 to 35 hrs/wk)

Readvertised – Previous Applicants need not apply

Reference: SPV17/13
Salary: $91,113 – $99,402 (pro rata) per annum + super

Benefits

One RDO per fortnight for full time staff, paid parental leave; generous study assistance; easy public transport or bicycle to work; health incentives

Council is seeking a committed and enthusiastic person to provide heritage advice to Council’s Assessments Team. Leichhardt and its inner city area are steeped in history, heritage and conservation. Around 70% of dwellings are within heritage conservation areas. Not only does this make our municipality beautiful and interesting but it also provides a tremendous opportunity for a planning professional with a passion for history to play a highly influential role in the management of our community’s heritage.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in heritage, architecture, urban planning, or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the heritage requirements and matters within New South Wales
• Highly developed written and oral skills and computer literacy skills including MS Office, records management systems, property database management systems and geographical information systems
• Confident self-motivated person able to work unsupervised and provide professional and technical advice to both internal and external customers
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects for quantity, quality and timeliness
• Current Class C drivers licence
• Knowledge and understanding with a commitment to implement EEO & WH&S principles
• PC literacy skills including updating of databases and property information

Enquiries

Rachel Josey on (02) 9367 9231

Closing Date

Friday 28 June 2013

Apply Online

We recommend you visit the Positions Vacant page  of the Council’s website and read all the available information on How to Apply prior to using the online application form.

In your application please ensure you address the Essential & Desirable requirements of the position as listed in the Position Description listed above.

Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Applications should be submitted through our online application process

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24. SITUATION VACANT Senior Associate – Heritage Architect, Rappoport Heritage Consultants, Sydney

Opportunity Business Associate for the right Candidate

Senior Associate – Heritage Architect – Sydney metro area

• Great career opportunities
• Medium-sized Heritage Consultancy Practice

An excellent opportunity has opened up for a Heritage Architect with a minimum10 years’ experience. This Senior Associate’s role would entail working in conjunction with the Director of this heritage firm on projects within NSW & ACT only.

This Senior Associate position would require you to have a proven track record and extensive knowledge and experience in NSW heritage architecture, planning and conservation including a knowledge of heritage fabric; working extensively with the design and documentation of conservation and adaptive re-use projects across a variety of building types; be able to write specifications and have the confidence and skills to be able to act in an advisory capacity to clients.

The right candidate would have experience and skills in the preparation of Heritage Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans and Heritage Assessments for cultural built heritage only. The successful applicant would also require excellent writing skills and the ability to manage projects with strong organisational and communication skills as the company provides a high level of heritage advice on major development projects for private and public sector clients.

Salary will be negotiable, commensurate with experience.

For more information please contact Sue Rosenberg, on 0412 486 777.

Please email your resume to Rappoport Heritage Consultants.

Closing date for applications is Friday 22 June 2013.

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25. SITUATION VACANT Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, University of WA

WESFARMERS CHAIR IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, FACULTY OF ARTS

The University of Western Australia invites applications for the inaugural Wesfarmers Chair in Australian History, endowed by Wesfarmers Ltd. This tenurable Chair in Australian History has been established to provide leadership in Australian historical scholarship regionally, nationally and internationally with a specific focus on Western Australia’s place in the history of the nation and the wider Asian region. The appointee will be an academic leader in the broadest sense: a productive and original researcher, with a commitment to high-quality teaching and research in Australian history and the ability to communicate its value and vitality in a variety of public settings, the media and throughout the education system. The Chair will take a lead in advising on and formulating policies that will enliven and inform public debate around key issues affecting the nation’s future. The Chair will join the Discipline of History and will have opportunities for collaboration with the Chair in Australian Literature and the Kimberley Foundation Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art, within the Faculty of Arts.

For further information regarding the position, applicants are encouraged to direct enquiries to the Dean of Arts, Winthrop Professor Krishna Sen, by email.

Closing date: Friday 2 August 2013

An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated including generous superannuation, leave provisions and fares to Perth (if applicable) for the appointee and dependents along with a relocation allowance.

The Information for Candidates brochure, which includes details to submit your application, may be found at this link (note – this link opens PDF), via the UWA Job Vacancies website or by emailing Ms Toni Pilgrim, Human Resources.

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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
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