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Energy and Sustainability – ISCES and Australian ES Working Group
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ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2014 – program booklet available (soon)
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Save the Date: Arches Information Session at 2014 ICOMOS General Assembly
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ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference, September 2014, Melbourne – early bird registration open
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Guilfoyle Seminar – Darling Point and Double Bay, Saturday 28 June, 12pm-4pm
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Decision on Tasmanian World Heritage Area at World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha – good conservation outcome
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Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now
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News from Qatar
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Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 3 July
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Call for Applications Master’s in World Heritage Studies, (Germany)
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“Archaeology 2015: Ancient Cultures in the Lands of the Bible” conference, Jerusalem, 2015 – call for abstracts
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Registration now open for the 2014 CyArk Annual Summit
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“Authenticity in the conservation of historic houses and palace-museums” conference, October 2014, France
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium – dedicated website launched
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AUS Journal – call for submissions
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SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant, AHMS, Sydney
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SITUATION VACANT Consultant to develop a Community Collections Strategy and Action Plan, Bendigo Regional Archives Centre
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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Architect (volunteer position), Yangon Heritage Trust
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1. Energy and Sustainability – ISCES and Australian ES Working Group
ISCES
The International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability (ISCES) was established by ICOMOS at the General Assembly in Paris in 2012. The aim of the ISCES is to further the conservation and protection of heritage places through the soundly-based application of energy conservation and sustainability principles to heritage places.
Australia ICOMOS Energy and Sustainability Working Group (ES WG)
Following the formation of ISCES, Australian founding members of the ISC, Peter Phillips, Rachel Jackson and Helen Wilson met to form an Australian working group.
The Working Group on Energy and Sustainability (ES WG) had its first formal meeting on 11 June 2014 to discuss an Australian work program and contribution towards ISCES. Current projects include the preparation of an Australian Energy and Sustainability Bibliography relating to historic buildings to upload to the Australia ICOMOS website and also contribute to the international bibliography under preparation. The working group is also assisting with the preparation of the ISCES website and discussing possible research projects, workshops and seminars to spread the word.
Members of the Australia ICOMOS Energy Sustainability Working Group are:
Catherine Forbes
Caroline Grant
Eric Martin
Helen Wilson – contact Helen
Jean Rice
Jennifer Faddy
Ken Horrigan
Kerime Danis – EC Representative
Louise Honman
Noni Boyd
Peter Phillips
Rachel Jackson – contact Rachel
Robyn Riddett
Stephen Schrapel
Thomas Trudeau
Members of Australia ICOMOS who are interested in joining the Australian Energy and Sustainability Working Group should contact the working group through Helen Wilson or Rachel Jackson.
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2. ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2014 – program booklet available (soon)
ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium 2014 – The Future of Heritage
Hosted by: Canberra Archaeological Society, National Trust of Australia (ACT), Canberra and District Historical Society, Institute of Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts & Significance International.
The Symposium Program Booklet will be available at this link very soon
Date & Time: Saturday 19 July 2014, 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
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3. Save the Date: Arches Information Session at 2014 ICOMOS General Assembly
We would like to invite you to attend an information session during the 18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (November 9-14, 2014) about the Arches heritage inventory and management system, including the new functionality that will be available in version 3.0. The information session is organized under the auspices of CIPA, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation. It will take place at the Auditorium al Duomo, in the historic center of Florence, Italy, during 2.30-5.00 pm on Sunday, November 9, 2014.
We welcome all participants who would like to learn about the Arches system and recent project developments. The information session will cover the following topics:
- An overview of the management of heritage data in Arches, including international data standards, controlled vocabularies, and integration with external services
- How to use Arches (live demo), including creating and managing data, using the layer library, searching and reporting functionality, and an overview of system administration
- Suggestions for evaluating Arches for use by your organization
- Deployment scenarios, including possible uses and an overview of what may be involved in installing and configuring the system, data import and export, and potential customization
The session will also provide information on the status of development and upcoming releases of the software. Members of the Arches Project team will be available to answer questions during and after the information session.
To reserve your space, please sign up here. There is no fee to attend this information session, although participants must be registered for the 18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium. Registration information is available at this weblink.
The Arches Project was initiated through a collaboration of the Getty Conservation Institute and World Monuments Fund.
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4. ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference, September 2014, Melbourne – early bird registration open
ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference
15-19 September 2014
Melbourne, Australia
Early bird registration is now open.
The program for ICOM-CC’s 17th Triennial Conference in Melbourne reflects the conference theme ‘Building Strong Culture through Conservation’ — as well as the activities of ICOM-CC’s twenty-one specialised Working Groups. Highlights will include 150 papers and 100 posters presenting the latest in conservation research and practice; plenary sessions focussing on how conservation can work with communities to face the challenges of climate change and severe weather events; a round table discussion on the latest international collaborations on museum environmental standards; a trade show demonstrating the latest in equipment, materials, museum services and publications; technical visits to local laboratories, heritage sites, and cultural institutions; evening events showcasing Australian culture, music, & cuisine and of course opportunities to catch up with old friends and to make new ones from across the world.
For more information or to register visit the conference website.
Sponsorship and trade show enquiries to this email address.
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5. Guilfoyle Seminar – Darling Point and Double Bay, Saturday 28 June, 12pm-4pm
Join us for an interesting half day of talks and walk focussing on Messr.s Guilfoyle – nurseryman father Michael and garden designer son William, their renowned Exotic Nursery, Double Bay and landscape and plant legacies they’ve left across Darling Point and Double Bay. William is best known for re-jigging and managing Melbourne Botanic Gardens, but had 42 years of NSW experience before that. His father worked in Chelsea’s Exotic Nursery before setting up his own Exotic Nursery in ‘The Bay’, in its day a leading NSW nursery, with a huge collection.
Both were keen on subtropical and Pacific Island plants, rainforest species and palms, responsible for introductions into cultivation and popularity in gardens.
Talks by landscape architects & horticulturists: Arno King on Guilfoyle’s subtropical plant introductions and influence on Queensland gardens; and Stuart Read on those 42 NSW years. Guided district walk pointing out remnants of the Exotic Nursery and the Guilfoyles’ activities.
Australian Garden History Society – Sydney & Northern NSW Branch
Cost: $40 / AGHS members $30 includes light refreshments & notes
Bookings essential – payment confirms booking: email David Low or phone: (02) 9943 1456
Payments must be made prior to the event either by cheque to Australian Garden History Society and mailed to David Low, 28 Brentwood Avenue, Warrawee 2074 or by internet bank transfer to:
- Australian Garden History Society – Sydney & Northern NSW Branch, ANZ Bank, Centrepoint Branch:
- BSB# 012 040
- Account# 101762565
Payment must include your name and ‘Guilfoyle seminar’. 48 hours notice needed for refunds of cancellations.
Download the Guilfoyle Seminar flyer.
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6. Decision on Tasmanian World Heritage Area at World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha – good conservation outcome
Australia ICOMOS is pleased that UNESCO has rejected the Australian government’s bid to delist 74,000 hectares of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area. In Doha, Qatar last week, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee outlined that the Australian government had failed to provide sufficient evidence that areas added to the site only last year were detracting from the overall value of the area. Australia ICOMOS had previously provided advice to ICOMOS international directly to on this matter. The areas in question were granted World Heritage protection in 2013 after a lengthy conflict between Tasmanian forestry and environmentalists ended in a ‘peace deal’ brokered by the former Labor-Green state government. As part of this agreement, the Australian government asked UNESCO to expand the World Heritage area. The modification included tall eucalypt forests in the Styx, Florentine and Weld valleys. The Liberals pledged during their 2013 election campaign to ask UNESCO to roll back the extension, and reopen these forests to potential logging.
Australia ICOMOS outlined that the Government’s justification for delisting the areas had not considered the risk to cultural sites and has previously urged the Australian Government to assess the cultural values of the area, which contains many important indigenous cultural sites, including some of the oldest rock art in the world. It is understood that the Government has now committed to undertake the assessment of Aboriginal cultural heritage values in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. We are pleased at the good conservation outcome of this decision of the World Heritage Committee.
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7. Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now
Read the latest edition of the Heritage Council’s eNewsletter, Heritage Matters.
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8. News from Qatar
Earlier this week the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded its work, so I thought I would take a few moments to bring you some of the news from Doha. There is a lot of information that is available on the website of the World Heritage Centre – but here are a few quick points that might be of interest to ICOMOS members in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
World Heritage List: The List now has 1007 properties – the 1000th inscription was the Okavango Delta in Botswana (inscribed on natural criteria). The total is now made up of 779 cultural properties, 197 natural properties and 31 mixed properties (and 2 delisted properties). Of the 26 new properties added, none are from our region. However, warmest congratulations are due especially to Myanmar for achieving its first World Heritage inscription for the Pyu Cities.
What the numbers don’t show is that some of the inscriptions this year were particularly impressive achievements of transnational cooperation – especially the Andean Road or Qapaq Nan (involving 6 countries and hundreds of individual sites in Latin America) as well as the first ‘corridor’ to be inscribed from the vast transnational project on the Silk Roads – the Chang’an-Tian-shan Corridor (Kyrgyzstan, China, Kazakhstan). China’s nomination of the Grand Canal was also inscribed, covering a number of Provinces over its length.
Again, a very large proportion of the recommendations by ICOMOS for ‘defer’ resulted in decisions to ‘inscribe’ the relevant properties. While ICOMOS joined in congratulating these delighted national delegations, this factor also generated a lot of discussion about the credibility of these Convention processes, and a very sharp light on the working methods of the Advisory Bodies.
List of World Heritage in Danger: There are now 46 properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Three properties were added to the List of World Heritage in Danger: City of Potosi, (Bolivia), Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania), and Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem (Palestine). One cultural property was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (Tanzania). In our region, East Rennell in the Solomon Islands was retained on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
For Australia, the controversial minor boundary modification for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area was not approved, and the progress made on the State of Conservation report for the Great Barrier Reef was discussed. Because these two issues were discussed, there was a sizeable contingent of Australian environment NGO representatives here, and also two people from the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. I’m sure there has been plenty of press attention to these two decisions at home while we have been in Doha!
The Periodic Report for North America (part of the Europe and North America region) was presented to the World Heritage Committee. The rest of the Europe region will be coming next year.
As always, there were many important side events on a range of topics hosted by national delegations. Just to name a couple that I’ve been involved in were the work by the Advisory Bodies on linking nature and culture, the enhancement of rights-based approaches to World Heritage work, and a great session called ‘Everything you wanted to know about… the Advisory Bodies!’. There was a packed house in our space to hear about the ICOMOS work on the thematic study for the Silk Roads. Leticia Leitao helped to make sure the Advisory Bodies event space was packed every lunch time – many amazing exchanges and presentations happened there.
This is only a small taste of the outcomes of the annual session of the World Heritage Committee. Other outcomes and details of Committee decisions are available on the website of the World Heritage Centre.
I am grateful for the support of the Australian Government and Deakin University that made it possible for me to join the ICOMOS delegation. Warmest thanks also to my ICOMOS colleagues for their hard work and professionalism – the work has been as always both challenging and rewarding.
ICOMOS members are welcome contact me if you have any comments or questions about the World Heritage Committee session this year.
Kristal Buckley
ICOMOS Vice-President
contact Kristal
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9. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 3 July
St Vincent’s Redfern: Erasing History
presented by Dr Catherine De Lorenzo
St Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church Group, including the Church, the old presbytery (now Jarjum School), and the old Patrician Bros school then Mercy convent (now the principal site for the Aboriginal Medical Service), is listed on the Local Environmental Plan, number 11348, and was last updated on 14 December 2012. It’s architectural history (Sheerin and Hennessy, 1886, plus 1930s additions) remains modest. It’s cultural history, however, is disproportionately significant to its architectural status, thanks to the fundamental transformations that took place in and around the building from the early 1970s when Ted Kennedy and 2 other priests arrived. Before long, Aboriginal people found themselves welcomed by the new priests, who in turn worked with people like Bob and Sol Bellear, Shirley Smith and Naomi Mayers to encourage the Whitlam government to realise landrights and self-determination via real projects. Supporting black leaders to establish The Block, the AMS, ALS, Black Theatre was complemented by the daily commitment to offering hospitality, friendship and practical support to those in need. When times were tough the church served as home, labour ward and mortuary. Yet its bare floorboards and peeling walls provided a setting for much creativity some of which took the form of temporary and permanent art works. All the artists, whether well-known or not, had a connection of some sort with the community and valued its palpable commitment to social justice, inclusiveness across gender, age and faith, and creativity in and around the ceremonies. Everyone was made welcome, and the place was packed.
Evidence of this history is now under threat. Over the last ten years a succession of deeply conformist priests appointed by archbishop Pell have shown little interest in the church’s history and blocked many activities. Recent maintenance works have seen the heritage fabric compromised, with Australian cedar and kauri pine fittings painted over, chandeliers and strip lighting installed, and a kitchen erected at the back of the church. Now, many of the unique art works installed during the 1970s, such as the Tom Bass altar, mural, trachyte font and tabernacle, are at risk of being removed and replaced.
Catherine will elaborate on this architectural, cultural and interior history and will ask what can be done to forestall the destruction of material evidence of that history, especially as its significance, she believes, reaches beyond the Catholic Church and remains something of a beacon across the nation. Does the church have wider significance than just at a local level?
SPEAKER
Dr Catherine De Lorenzo is an art historian, formerly in Architecture, Built Environment UNSW, now Adjunct A/Professor at COFA, UNSW and Monash. In 2005 she won the Marion Mahony Griffin Prize for her cross-disciplinary strengths. She is a CI on an ARC Linkage project co-examining curated art exhibitions and art history, and is on several editorial boards. She has been associated with the parish since the early 1970s.
Members of the public are welcome!
Time & Date: Thursday 3 July 2014, 5.30 for 6.00pm start
Cost: Members $10, non-members $15 payable at the door. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
Venue: GML Heritage, 78 George Street, Redfern
RSVP: email Jane Vernon or call (02) 9319 4811. RSVP is essential as places are limited.
Download the DOCOMOMO – AUSTRALIA ICOMOS_Catherine De Lorenzo talk flyer.
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10. Call for Applications Master’s in World Heritage Studies, (Germany)
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany) is receiving applications for entry onto the Master’s programme in World Heritage Studies.
CONCEPT
The international Master’s programme World Heritage Studies was developed around the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Its curriculum reflects diverse approaches to the concept of heritage, such as the link between culture and nature, tangible and intangible values, or conservation and development.
Students will acquire knowledge and skills needed for the protection, management and presentation of cultural and natural heritage sites.
The 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 research with practical training 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
Our graduates work in a wide spectrum of professional fields: UNESCO Offices and National Commissions, management of heritage sites, heritage organisations in the public and private sectors, government agencies, heritage consultancy firms, tourism operators, museums, universities, etc.
DEGREE
Master of Arts (M.A.) in World Heritage Studies
DURATION
Four semesters (two years), full time
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies or other study areas relevant to the 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)
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Non-EU applicants: 15 July 2014
EU applicants: 31 August 2014
PROGRAMME STARTS
October 2014
TUITION FEES
No tuition fees. Only regular administration fees (approximately 220 Euro/semester).
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11. “Archaeology 2015: Ancient Cultures in the Lands of the Bible” conference, Jerusalem, 2015 – call for abstracts
Announcement and invitation to the International Conference on
Archaeology 2015: Ancient Cultures in the Lands of the Bible
Jerusalem, June 2015
Call for Abstracts
The scientific committee of the conference invites experts to submit abstracts on the conference topics.
The list of topics and more details on the conference are available at the conference website.
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12. Registration now open for the 2014 CyArk Annual Summit
Join technology, cultural heritage, and philanthropic leaders at The National Archives in Washington DC on October 7-8 for the 2014 CyArk Annual Summit on “Democratizing cultural heritage: Enabling access to information, technology and support”.
Register now to lock in the early bird rates.
At our Annual Summit, government ministers, corporate executives, diplomats, scholars, and heritage professionals gather to learn about the ways new technologies are benefiting and augmenting heritage preservation. We had an incredible response to our event last year (see recap) and already have great support for this year with establishing event sponsors Iron Mountain, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Trimble, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation helping us make it a very special event.
CyArk selected The National Archives to host the 2014 CyArk 500 Annual Summit because of our shared interest in preserving and making available important historical records. The event will feature an update on the CyArk 500 and presentations from leaders in the field exploring how the democratization of cultural heritage is driving access to information, technology and resources.
Join us in recognizing, preserving, and sharing the sites that embody the history of humanity, in the presence of the records that document the history of a nation.
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13. “Authenticity in the conservation of historic houses and palace-museums” conference, October 2014, France
Conference ICOM – DemHist and ARRE
Authenticity in the conservation of historic houses and palace-museums
7-11 October 2014
Palace of Compiègne et chateau de Versailles
For further information about this conference, visit the conference website.
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14. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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15. 18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium – dedicated website launched
ICOMOS Italy is pleased to announce that the special dedicated website for the 18th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium “Heritage and Landscape as Human Values” taking place in Florence, Italy, from 9 to 14 November 2014 is up and running.
Visit the 18th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium website for all the practical information you need in what concerns registration; the programme, which includes a rich offer of related events, social occasions, tours and post-tours; and accommodation offers through the vivafirenze.it non-profit portal.
Currently the site is only available in English. A French version will be provided – but as the ICOMOS International Secretariat is currently busy with moving to its new headquarters – the translation will take some more weeks. We thank you for your understanding.
The website will be constantly updated with new information as preparations for the General Assembly and the Scientific Symposium progress. So please consult it regularly – even once you have registered.
Early-bird registration
We draw your attention to the fact that early-bird registration is open until 18 August 2014, and invite you to take advantage of the lower registration fee.
ICOMOS Italy looks forward to welcoming all of you in Florence and remains at your disposal for any further information, via email to the 18th General Assembly Secretariat.
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16. AUS Journal – call for submissions
The AUS Journal (Architecture, Urbanism, Sustainability) is a mainstream academic publication belonging to the research community of sustainable architecture and urbanism in the field of local and global cultures. The magazine is biannual, has a editorial board, the articles are accepted in Spanish, Portuguese, English and German, they are also peer-reviewed in double-blind system and it is indexed in Scopus.
Original articles or restoration works and projects are invited, for number 17 of the journal, which will be published in March 2015.
The deadline for submissions is 1 September 2014.
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17. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant, AHMS, Sydney
SENIOR HERITAGE CONSULTANT – TEMPORARY FULL-TIME POSITION
(Part-time arrangement may be considered)
AHMS is a leading heritage and archaeological consultancy servicing Australia and the Asia Pacific since 1998. We specialize in provision of archaeological and heritage management services to a diverse range of private and public sector clients. Our team of archaeologists and heritage specialists have over 25 years experience in providing quality archaeological and heritage advice to clients.
AHMS has an opportunity for someone new to join our team in a senior project management and team leadership role. The position has primary focus on historic heritage and project management but we are always keen to discover professionals with the flexibility of strengths across both historic and Indigenous heritage and / or in other specialist areas such as social value and cultural landscape assessment. The position is offered as a 12 month contract subject to a 3 months probationary review period. On completion of the contract there may be an opportunity to renew for a further period to be determined subject to performance and our operational and workload requirements. This position will suit a highly motivated professional, with project management experience and well-developed report and proposal writing skills who enjoys working in a close-knit supportive team environment, and who is keen to demonstrate their leadership skills.
For further information, download the Senior Heritage Consultant, AHMS position description.
Applications close 11 July 2014.
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18. SITUATION VACANT Consultant to develop a Community Collections Strategy and Action Plan, Bendigo Regional Archives Centre
Strategic Consultant Contract Position
A Strategic Consultant is required for a short term contract position. A request for quote is required. An outline of the position and the opportunity are detailed here. The position with attractive remuneration is to start on 4 August 2014.
Request for Quote
The Bendigo Regional Archives Centre (BRAC) is seeking the services of a suitably qualified consultant to develop a Community Collections Strategy and Action Plan.
The purpose of this project is to provide the BRAC Committee of Management with a report that will:
- Provide guidelines for the collection of historical paper records from private individuals, businesses and community organisations.
- Identify potential areas of specialty for BRAC in line with our mission and goals.
- Identify records within the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre Catchment Area appropriate for transfer into the BRAC collection.
- Improve and share collection knowledge within the Greater Bendigo Region to support better referral and access to Bendigo’s historical records
Budget
Up to $10,000
Timeframes
Project to begin in early August 2014 and be completed by Friday 7 November 2014.
Key dates
- Request for Quote advertised by 20 June 2014
- Applications received by COB Fri 11 July 2014
- Consultant selected by Fri 25 July 2014
- Project to begin as close to Mon 4 August 2014 as possible
- Project completed by Fri 7 Nov 2014
Bendigo Regional Archives Centre is situated within the Bendigo Library, 251-259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo, 3550.
Quotations to
Vivien Newton, Project Manager
- by email to Vivien Newton
- by post to Bendigo Library & Bendigo Regional Archives Centre, PO Box 887, Bendigo, Vic, 3552
For more information refer to the BRAC Community Collections Strategy Consultants Brief.
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19. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Architect (volunteer position), Yangon Heritage Trust
Position title: Heritage Architect (volunteer position)
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Host organisation: Yangon Heritage Trust
Vacancy reference number: 10532926
Are you interested in the built heritage of Yangon?
Are you a currently practicing heritage architect with substantial experience?
Work with the Yangon Heritage Trust to preserve the built heritage of Yangon, and protect Yangon’s historic cityscape. For full position description and application details, click here.
Applications close midnight, 30 June 2014. Applications must be made through the Australian Volunteers International (AVI) website.
For further information about this opportunity, visit the Australian Volunteers International (AVI) website.
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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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