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Fabric 2015 Conference – NEW – Announcement of keynote speakers
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Australia ICOMOS Mentoring Program 2015 – calling for Victorian Members!
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Inaugural Dr Jim Kerr Memorial Address, Saturday 18 April, Sydney
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REDUCED staffing of Australia ICOMOS Secretariat office; Easter e-news
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Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
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Save the Date – Visit Port Fairy, South-West Victoria
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Heritage Council of WA 2015 Seminar – ‘Heritage Means Business’ – Registrations close 27 March
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Museums Australia VIC workshop – bookings open
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Roslyn Lawry Award fund-raising event, Nova Cinema Melbourne
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne
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AACAI NSW & ACT Wine, Cheese & Chat, Friday 27 March 2015
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Review of IPPHA – call for submissions
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World Heritage assessment for Royal National Park – The Hon Greg Hunt MP & Hon Rob Stokes MP media release
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2nd International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: People and Communities, Spain, 29 April – 2 May 2015
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2015-16 ACT Heritage Grant applications now open
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National Trust Heritage Awards 2015 – registrations open
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“Keeping the water out – roofing and plumbing” workshop, 21 March Sydney
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NTAV & Deakin Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies Symposium – call for papers
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2015 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation – call for entries – deadline extended to 30 April 2015
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ISDRS 2015 – news and updates
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Applications for ITC on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2015 are now open
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Contribute to research about sustainability in archaeological sites
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Europa Nostra UK Meeting 7-9 April 2015, Cambridge
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“Conserving Living Urban Heritage” conference, India, 26-28 November 2015 – call for papers
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News from World Monuments Fund
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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WA Heritage Council’s eNewsletter out now
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ICOMOS Scientific Symposium, 29 October 2015, Fukuoka, Japan – call for papers
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CIPA2015 Symposium, Taipei, 31 August – 5 September 2015: call for papers extended
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Five distinguished Australians appointed to Australian Heritage Council – The Hon Greg Hunt MP media release
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SITUATION WANTED Consultant looking for opportunities in Melbourne
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SITUATION VACANT Assistant Director, Heritage, Department of Parliamentary Services
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1. Fabric 2015 Conference – NEW – Announcement of keynote speakers
We are pleased to announce our keynote speakers for the Fabric 2015 Australia ICOMOS conference in Adelaide, 5-8 November. More information on the Speakers is available at the Keynote Speakers page.
Julian Smith is an architect, conservator, scholar and educator. He is Executive Director of Willowbank, an alternative non-profit educational centre in Canada that works at the boundary between heritage conservation, ecological awareness and contemporary design and development.
Susan Macdonald is Head of Field Projects at the Getty Conservation Institute in America. She oversees 20 international projects that aim to advance conservation practice across a variety of challenges. Susan has worked as a conservation architect in private practice and in the government sector in Australia and London.
Dr Neale Draper is CEO of Australian Cultural Heritage Management in Adelaide. He has more than 30 years’ experience in cultural heritage management and as a researcher, academic and expert witness in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, particularly with Australian Aboriginal communities.
A reminder that the Call for Papers is open and will close on 27 March 2015. Conference registrations will open in April.
For further details about our keynote speakers, our conference themes and the call for papers, please visit the conference website.
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2. Australia ICOMOS Mentoring Program 2015 – calling for Victorian Members!
Back by popular demand! We are running this program in Victoria during 2015. This supports members to share their knowledge and networks with students looking toward careers in heritage.
A big thank you to all those who mentored in previous years, generously sharing your 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 past 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 time 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 have mentored previously 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 April to the end of September) to discuss issues involved in your practice and the student’s study and work interests.
- There will be a social event held in late April to introduce mentoring pairs.
- 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 2 April 2015.
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 2 April 2015.
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 late April 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 the fabulous mentors from the two previous rounds 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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3. Inaugural Dr Jim Kerr Memorial Address, Saturday 18 April, Sydney
The Inaugural Dr Jim Kerr Memorial Address
on the International Day for Monuments & Sites
1.15pm for 1.45pm start, followed by the optional tour at 4pm
An Australia ICOMOS event in association with the Sydney Opera House; the Heritage Division NSW Office of Environment and Heritage; and the National Trust of Australia (NSW).
Jim Kerr’s gift was to articulate with great clarity how the care of special places might be achieved. He disseminated his ideas widely for discussion and tested them on real, culturally vital sites around Australia. He would then again update his policy document, the Conservation Plan. The Annual Jim Kerr Memorial address pays respect to his legacy by perpetuating open enquiry into the understanding of place and the constant review of progress in conservation planning practice.
Date
- 18 April 2015
Time
- TALK – 1.15 for 1.45pm start, finishing at 4pm
Launch of the annual Jim Kerr Memorial Address by Dr Tamsin Kerr and others.
Memorial Address by Joan Domicelj AM - TOUR – 4pm
Optional short tour of the Sydney Opera House; numbers limited, pre-booking necessary
Address
- Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney 2000
Additional Information
- The inaugural address will be a free event thanks to generous sponsorship
Electronic Bookings Required
- Bookings accepted from 6 February 2015. Click here to register for either/both the talk and the tour
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4. REDUCED staffing of Australia ICOMOS Secretariat office; Easter e-news
The Australia ICOMOS Secretariat office will be staffed at a reduced level between 1 April – 22 April 2015 inclusive.
Though the Secretariat will be staffed intermittently, responses to queries, processing of publications orders, etc may take longer than usual.
The e-news will still be published. Please ensure all submissions for the E-news are submitted by 2pm Thursdays – this deadline will be strictly adhered to.
PLEASE NOTE Easter e-news publication date change: the e-news will be published on Thursday 2 April. All items for this issue will need to be submitted no later than 2pm, Wednesday 1 April.
Australia ICOMOS appreciates your patience during this time.
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5. Australia ICOMOS – Canberra Talk Series
Angkor – new findings, new issues?
Presented by Aedeen Cremin
There has been a tsunami of scholarship on Angkor in the past decade. The entire WHS has now been surveyed with LIDAR remote imaging and detailed studies in archaeology, architecture, epigraphy and ceramic technology are creating new interpretations of the hitherto-accepted historical narrative. This presentation will present these briefly, consider the problems associated with Angkor’s WH status and make a comparison with the Chola Temples WHS of Tamil Nadu, India.
Dr Cremin is an archaeologist and former committee member of ICOMOS Australia. She has worked since 2001 with the ARC-funded Greater Angkor Project, spending in all over 30 months in the field, most recently in December 2014. Retired from the University of Sydney, she is currently a sessional lecturer at the University of Canberra.
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)
Date & Time: 5.00-7.00pm, Thursday 26 March 2015 – 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 via email
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6. Save the Date – Visit Port Fairy, South-West Victoria
The NSC for Cultural Landscape and Routes is planning their next meeting and a short symposium in Port Fairy from 5-8 June 2015 (Queens Birthday long weekend for all states except WA).
The Symposium will be held on Saturday 5 June, after the NSC meeting in the morning; it will showcase the heritage of western Victoria and spotlight the emerging proposal to nominate the Budj Bim cultural landscape for World Heritage listing. A comparative analysis of the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape for World Heritage Listing has recently been completed by Dr Anita Smith, Chris Johnston and Prof Ian McNiven.
A coach tour of significant sites on Sunday 7 June will conclude with a sunset visit to the Budj Bim landscape and Lake Condah. On Monday there will be a walking tour of significant sites — ‘How Belfast became Port Fairy’.
And to make the most of an exciting program and location for site visits, the NSC for Intangible Cultural Heritage will join the Cultural Landscapes and Routes Symposium, holding their meeting/workshop on Friday afternoon 5 June.
NSC meeting agendas and the Symposium program and registration details will be available soon.
Organiser – Timothy Hubbard, NSC Cultural Landscapes and Routes
Email Timothy
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7. Heritage Council of WA 2015 Seminar – ‘Heritage Means Business’ – Registrations close 27 March
Registrations for this year’s Heritage Management & Planning Seminar are now open. The program brings together a broad range of professionals from industry, commerce and business to explore how heritage intersects with these sectors of the economy. This promises to be a varied and interesting collection of presentations from areas such as real estate, development, tourism and mining. Come prepared for some lively discussion.
The full program can be found on the WA State Heritage website.
For any further information or enquiries please email WA State Heritage.
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8. Museums Australia VIC workshop – bookings open
Bookings are now open for the following workshop. Places are limited so get in quick!
Hands-on Conservation
Learn important conservation skills like cleaning objects (and when not to do so), brush vacuuming, repairing paper tears, and reducing creases in textiles. This hands-on workshop is aimed at museum workers who are interested in knowing more than conservation basics and would like to learn intermediate skills in a conservation laboratory environment using real objects and seeing real conservation techniques in action. Presented by Samantha Hamilton, Object Conservator at Museum Victoria. Supported by the University of Melbourne.
Date: Wednesday 25 March 2015
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: The Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
Cost: Members $75, Non Members $150
Book now to secure your place at this workshop
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9. Roslyn Lawry Award fund-raising event, Nova Cinema Melbourne
Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies at Deakin University invite you to a private screening of the 3-hour film NATIONAL GALLERY.
Frederick Wiseman’s NATIONAL GALLERY takes the audience behind the scenes of a London institution, on a journey to the heart of a museum inhabited by masterpieces of Western art from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century. NATIONAL GALLERY is the portrait of a place, its way of working and relations with the world, its staff and public, and its paintings. In a perpetual and dizzying game of mirrors, film watches painting watches film.
This private screening is a fund-raising event for the Roslyn Lawry Award, the annual prize in Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies program. Alumni, friends, museum and heritage people – all welcome!
Date & time: Friday 27 March, 6.00-9.30pm
Venue: Nova Cinema, Carlton
Cost: $41 entry (incl canapes & drink); students $31(incl choctop/popcorn)
Booked tickets only – Pick up tickets from the Deakin desk at the Nova Cinema from 5.30pm. Cinema rules dictate that no tickets can be sold on the evening of the screening – booked tix only. Canapés courtesy of the Faculty of Arts Alumni Office; buy your own drinks.
To Book:
- Friends of Deakin Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies – CLICK HERE
- Deakin Alumni and Students – CLICK HERE
Download the NATIONAL GALLERY private screening flier.
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10. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne
The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Karen Schamberger on “The Gamelan Digul: Culture, history and politics, 1927 – 2014”.
Abstract
Made in a Dutch political prison camp out of food tins and other scraps of metal and timber in 1927, this gamelan or set of musical instruments travelled to Australia in 1942. They arrived with a group of Indonesians imprisoned for their political activities by the Dutch East Indies government. While in Australia, the Indonesians campaigned for their country’s independence from the Dutch colonial rulers, sometimes giving gamelan performances with these instruments. The instruments were deposited in the National Museum of Victoria in 1946. A few months later, the man who had explained the set up of these instruments to the Museum was deported back to Indonesia and the instruments lay forgotten in the museum’s storerooms until 1976. They were then deaccessioned to Monash University and now some of the instruments are on loan to the National Museum of Australia.
This presentation will reassemble the object biography of this gamelan by following the people, organisations and government and institutional policies and practices with which it has come into contact through its journey in and out of these. At all three institutions we can see the ways in which ‘culture’ is defined and used to interact with and represent the ‘other’, sometimes at the expense of history which both excludes ‘the other’ and indicates cross-cultural connections.
Biography
Karen Schamberger is a PhD student at Deakin University. Her thesis examines the way that museums in Australia have dealt with cultural diversity by tracing the lives of objects in their collections. She previously worked at Museum Victoria as the Project Curator for the Identity: yours, mine, ours exhibition (2011) and as part of the curatorial team that developed the Australian Journeys exhibition (2009) at the National Museum of Australia.
Date: Wednesday 25 March 2015
Time: 12.00 noon – PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME
Venue: Deakin Prime, City Campus, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: to Steven Cooke by email
Email list: To be included in the CHCAP email newsletter distribution list, email Yamini Narayanan
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11. AACAI NSW & ACT Wine, Cheese & Chat, Friday 27 March 2015
AACAI NSW & ACT Wine, Cheese & Chat
The topic: Mechanical Vs Test Pit Excavation
Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc (AACAI) NSW are pleased to present two guest speakers, Rebecca Parkes and Dave Collard, who will present the case for archaeological test excavation by hand versus testing with machines. After the presentation a discussion of current practice and preferences will be held and guests are encouraged to discuss the issue over a glass of wine and some cheese.
Location: The Big Dig Centre, 110 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, NSW 2000
Time: 6 – 8pm
Cost: Members & Students FREE, Non-members $10; Students should provide appropriate proof of enrolment/ student status.
RSVP: 24 March 2015 – see the flyer for RSVP details
For more information, download the AACAI NSW Mechanical Excavation Event – 27 March 15 flier.
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12. Review of IPPHA – call for submissions
The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences will be conducting a Review of the Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts (IPPHA). This is part of a cycle of reviews that the College conducts to ensure that our education programs and research are of the highest quality.
You are invited to make a submission in response to the IPPHA Review _Terms of Reference.
The review panel will meet to hear submissions from individuals or groups on Thursday 23 April 2015.
Written submissions should be emailed to IPPHA by COB Monday 20 April.
The review panel will meet with significant stakeholders. The review panel reserves the right to invite individuals to make a submission and/or contact individuals to seek clarification of submissions that they have made.
Please send an email to IPPHA if you wish to meet individually or as a group with the panel on Thursday 23 April 2015 and they will contact you regarding the schedule.
All submissions should be emailed to the Executive Officer, Research School of Humanities and the Arts.
Further information regarding the review and IPPHA can be found in the IPPHA Review Document. Further information regarding IPPHA can be found at the IPPHA website.
Membership of the Review Panel
- Professor Paul Pickering, Director, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, CASS, ANU (Chair);
- Dr Michael Pearson, Chair, Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts, ANU;
- Professor Laurajane Smith, Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, CASS, ANU;
- Associate Professor Tracy Ireland, Heritage, Museums & Conservation, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra;
- Adjunct Professor Ken Taylor, Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, CASS, ANU.
Secretariat
- Executive Officer, Research School of Humanities and the Arts
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13. World Heritage assessment for Royal National Park – The Hon Greg Hunt MP & Hon Rob Stokes MP media release
Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information. In line with this commitment we are circulating the following media release from the Hon Greg Hunt MP & Hon Rob Stokes MP, dated 18 March 2015.
The Australian and New South Wales Governments are continuing to work together to explore a potential World Heritage nomination for Sydney’s Royal National Park.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes today reaffirmed their commitment to undertaking the research necessary as a prelude to developing a submission to include the Park on Australia’s World Heritage ‘Tentative’ List.
“A World Heritage nomination requires a substantial effort between all those interested in seeing a place included on the World Heritage List,” Mr Hunt said.
“The threshold of meeting World Heritage value is very high and this is why it is important to undertake the research into the Park’s values before making decisions on nominations.”
Mr Stokes said the NSW Government also remains committed to researching the possible nomination of the Royal National Park and its adjacent reserves for inclusion on the World Heritage List, and is committing to an external review of the draft submission.
“Royal National Park is one of the most remarkable places in Australia and we are currently finalising our assessment of the potential World Heritage values of the Park,” Mr Stokes said.
“Once finalised, we will work closely with Minister Hunt’s department to ensure any documents comply with the World Heritage Committee’s operational guidelines and the broader World Heritage Convention.”
Minister Hunt said Royal National Park is one of Australia’s great public parks and its importance to the nation was recognised with a National Heritage listing in 2006.
“I look forward to continuing our work with Mr Stokes and his department to explore the development of an extensive and thorough nomination document for the World Heritage Centre,” Mr Hunt said.
“Once the necessary preliminary research has been undertaken and subject to the advice of the external review, I will submit the nomination to the World Heritage Committee for their consideration at the earliest possible opportunity.”
The ministers were joined by Member for Heathcote Lee Evans, Member for Cronulla Mark Speakman and Liberal candidate for Miranda Eleni Petinos.
“Royal National Park is a true environmental treasure to NSW and Australia as a whole, and we want it to get the recognition it deserves,” Mr Evans said.
“The community’s very fond of this park, and I am pleased the NSW Government and Federal Governments are working together to give this park the best possible chance of World Heritage status,” Mr Speakman said.
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14. 2nd International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: People and Communities, Spain, 29 April – 2 May 2015
2nd International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: People and Communities
29 April – 2 May 2015
Menorca, Spain
The event will be a meeting point for professionals and experts having the possibility to discuss issues related to World Heritage and its relation with people and communities.
You can find more detailed information at the conference website.
Download the Best Practices in World Heritage flier.
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15. 2015-16 ACT Heritage Grant applications now open
The ACT Heritage Grants Program is an annual funding program administered by the ACT Government to assist the community in working to conserve and promote the heritage of the ACT.
Applications for the 2015-2016 round are now invited from individuals and community groups. The closing date for applications is Friday 1 May 2015.
The grants will provide $334,000 to identify and carry out projects that promote and conserve our local heritage.
Funding Priorities
Priorities for this year are:
- conservation works and projects that enable the continued use of and access to places entered on the ACT Heritage Register;
- Conservation Management Plans;
- community events and displays that increase the utilisation/awareness of and engagement in heritage places;
- projects initiated by or involving the community, including the Aboriginal community, in local heritage activities; and
- projects that provide partnership opportunities between community
organisations and ACT government agencies.
More information, and application guidelines are available by clicking here.
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16. National Trust Heritage Awards 2015 – registrations open
21st Annual National Trust Heritage Awards opens for registrations
The conservation of The Bradleys Head mast in Mosman, the refurbishment of one of Hunters Hill’s oldest houses, www.historyofaboriginalsydney.edu.au and the documentary ‘Man from Cox’s River’; these were all projects recognised by the Heritage Awards in 2014. Nominations are now open for this year’s competition.
The National Trust Heritage Awards recognise and honour heritage projects throughout the state. These projects are not just about the conservation and care of our state’s historic sites; they embrace the importance of research and landscape, culture and architecture. The Awards are the pinnacle event for the heritage community as they showcase not only what’s happening within the heritage sector but also the innovation and integrity they bring to the table.
National Trust NSW CEO Brian Scarsbrick notes that The Heritage Awards are as much about our future as they are about our past. “We owe a debt of gratitude to all our award entrants. Their passion and dedication to heritage places, people and landscapes is evident in every entry we receive and they lead the way in sustainable management of heritage principles. These awards are all about setting a benchmark for best practice within the industry and rewarding excellence; the Trust is very proud to have reached its 21st year of hosting these awards”.
The Awards are the signature event of the Heritage Festival, which is held each year in celebration of Australia’s built, natural and cultural legacy. Registration for the awards is now open and entries will be accepted up until 17 April 2015.
The National Trust Heritage Awards are presented at a gala lunch on the 13 May 2015 at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont.
Major Award Categories:
- Conservation Built Heritage
- Conservation Landscapes
- Conservation Interior & Objects
- Adaptive Re-use
- Advocacy Campaigns
- Research & Investigation
- Education and Interpretation
For more information or to enter visit the National Trust Heritage Awards website.
About the National Trust
The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government Not-For-Profit organisation committed to promoting and conserving Australia’s built, natural, and cultural heritage through advocacy and its custodianship of heritage places and objects.
About the Heritage Festival
Complementing the Heritage Awards is the 35th Annual National Trust Heritage Festival, which runs throughout April and May. This national community run event celebrates the regional places and stories that make Australia and Australians special. The theme of this year’s festival is Conflict & Compassion which commemorates the centenary of Australian troops landing at ANZAC Cove. It also highlights the impact WW1 had on Australian people of all backgrounds and cultures.
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17. “Keeping the water out – roofing and plumbing” workshop, 21 March Sydney
Co-ordinated by experienced heritage conservation specialist Elisha Long with input from roofing specialist practitioners.
Topics include:
- common roofing types on Sydney buildings
- materials and roof water management
- repair methods and replacement options.
Roofs are a major feature of traditional buildings. Roofs, maintained with sound cladding and appropriate rainwater details, are a beautiful feature of urban and rural landscapes. Managing rainwater is fundamental to the sustainable conservation of buildings.
Yet many heritage buildings suffer deterioration due to water ingress from poorly maintained roofs, leading to termite infestation, structural problems, ceiling failures and an unhealthy building interior. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to handle materials and inspect roofs to gain a better understanding of the importance of materials and detailing.
Information and booking links for the full Sustainable Heritage Conservation series can be found below:
NEXT WORKSHOP: 21 March: Keeping the water out – roofing and plumbing
National Trust Centre, Millers Point
28 March: Understanding and working with wood
All Wood Joinery, Sutherland
11 April: Sustainable design
National Trust Centre, Millers Point
18 April: Interior plaster, decoration and finishes – part 1 research
National Trust Centre, Millers Point
25 April: Interior plaster, decoration and finishes – part 2 conservation
National Trust Centre, Millers Point
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18. NTAV & Deakin Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies Symposium – call for papers
Conflict and Compassion – National Trust of Australia Victoria (NTAV) and Deakin Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies (CHMS) Symposium
27 May 2015
Goals and Objectives
The Deakin CHMS and NTAV Symposium will create a forum for the discussion of the themes of conflict and compassion and give a new generation of heritage and museum professionals a chance to explore the future of heritage practice in Australia. The centenary of Gallipoli and World War I are central issues to heritage in 2015 alongside pre-existing challenges in relation to the management of contested sites and memorials. Conflict and compassion is also central to other debates in the heritage field including the appropriate management of Indigenous heritage and the inclusion of communities in the interpretation and representation of their heritage. Additionally, tensions can emerge in urban situations when cultural heritage comes into conflict with development processes and needs. An awareness of the relationship between conflict and compassion is essential to successful heritage practice.
Deakin University and the NTAV are calling for papers to address the theme of conflict and compassion within heritage. Papers can address either or both themes and may present international perspectives. This call is open to current postgraduate and honours students and recent graduates from all universities. Papers are invited to address the following (and related) questions and topics from a variety of disciplines. Presentation of papers should not exceed 20mins.
Questions and Topics
- How should we best approach sites that have contested and difficult histories?
- Is there too much of a focus on conflict to the detriment of compassion at sites of memorialisation, and if so, how should this be rectified?
- As we mark National Sorry Day how do historical narratives and modern heritage practices work for Indigenous Australians?
- In what ways can heritage and urban development reach a sustainable balance?
- How do the different disciplines and professions that comprise cultural heritage and museum studies deal with heritages of conflict and compassion?
Deadlines
- Submission of Abstracts (max 300 words), with short accompanying bio (100 words): Wednesday 1 April 2015
- Notification of the Acceptance of Abstracts: Friday 10 April 2015
- Submission of full paper (max 3500 words) Due: Monday 11 May 2015
Submission of papers: submit to this email address
Contact for queries: email Michelle Bashta
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19. 2015 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation – call for entries – deadline extended to 30 April 2015
Entries are now being accepted until 30 April 2015 for the 2015 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The awards programme recognizes the achievement of individuals and organizations within the private sector, and public-private initiatives, in successfully restoring structures of heritage value in the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information about the program visit the Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation website.
Download the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation flier.
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20. ISDRS 2015 conference – news and updates
The International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS) 21st Annual conference is to be held 10-12 July 2015 in Geelong (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia.
Call for Papers for the 2nd ISDRS Doctoral Seminar
Thursday 9 July 2015, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Deakin University, Geelong (Melbourne) Australia
ISDRS would like to welcome doctoral students to present their work at the 2nd ISDRS Doctoral Seminar. The aim of the seminar is to provide doctoral students with an arena for discussion of their ongoing research projects with peers and senior academics in the sustainability field. Any PhD student attending the 21st ISDRS Conference is eligible to register for this Seminar.
Participants will:
- have the opportunity to present their research, whether at proposal, data collection, or writing up stage
- receive comments from peers and senior faculty in a constructive and supportive environment
- be informed of appropriate publication or other academic opportunities
- be eligible for award for best student conference presentation
- have informal discussion over a light lunch
- have the option to attend a SCIENTIFIC WRITING WORKSHOP in the afternoon
Submissions, due by 30 March 2015 are welcome relating to any of the conference themes, CLICK HERE to view full list.
For more information on how to participate in the Doctoral Seminar, CLICK HERE.
Article Writing Workshop
Thursday 9th July 2015, 2:30pm
Deakin University, Geelong (Melbourne) Australia
Dr. Rodrigo Lozano will lead the article writing workshop. Dr. Lozano is Associate Editor for the Journal of Cleaner Production (Impact Factor for 2013 = 3.56, fie year impact factor 4.08), and assistant professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University.
The objective of this workshop is to provide researchers with an inside perspective on publishing papers. The workshop will cover issues such as publishing trends, reasons to publish, types of articles, typical article structure, plagiarism, how to answer to reviewers, methodology, and language.
For more information about the article writing workshop, CLICK HERE.
Keep up to date with all conference information as it develops on the conference website.
For all event inquiries please contact:
- Mahaela Jackson
P: +61 3 9244 5435
E: email Mahaela
For academic inquiries, please contact:
- Lambert Brau
E: email Lambert
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21. Applications for ITC on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2015 are now open
The “International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2015, 10th year, Ritsumeikan University” is scheduled to be organised from 12 to 28 September 2015.
The guidelines for application and application form are now available through the website of the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University (R-DMUCH).
Questions should be emailed to the Administrative Office of Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University (R-DMUCH).
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22. Contribute to research about sustainability in archaeological sites
This research will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of sustainability in heritage resources.
This questionnaire is aimed at people who are currently working (in any area) and least have been working during the last three years of in the same archaeological site.
To take the questionnaire, click here.
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23. Europa Nostra UK Meeting 7-9 April 2015, Cambridge
Europa Nostra UK Meeting
7-9 April 2015
Cambridge, UK
‘The contribution of the arts in the understanding of the significance of place’.
Speakers include:
Tim Knox – Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Caro Howell – Director of the Foundling Museum
Ben Cowell – Director for Eastern England of the National Trust
Tihana Fabijanic – Croatia, Vice-President of ECOVAST
Angus Fowler – former Chairman of the Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg
Victoria Crowe – artist
Please click on the following links for registration forms in either GBP (Great British Pounds) or Euro.
Download the Europa Nostra UK Meeting Programme.
Students wishing for a reduced fee of £12 should email Peter Collins.
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24. “Conserving Living Urban Heritage” conference, India, 26-28 November 2015 – call for papers
The scientific conference “Conserving Living Urban Heritage: Theoretical Considerations of Continuity and Change” is being organized by ISC on Theory and Philosophy in collaboration with ICOMOS India and will be held in Bangalore, India from 26 to 28 November 2015.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 30 April 2015. These should be emailed to this email address.
For more information, download the Conserving Living Urban Heritage call for papers.
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25. News from World Monuments Fund
To read the latest news from the World Monuments Fund, click here.
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26. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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27. WA Heritage Council’s eNewsletter out now
For all the latest in heritage news and events, view the Heritage Council’s March edition of Heritage Matters.
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28. ICOMOS Scientific Symposium, 29 October 2015, Fukuoka, Japan – call for papers
This year’s annual Advisory Committee (ADCOM), and associated events will take place in Fukuoka on the invitation of ICOMOS Japan from 24 to 30 October.
On this occasion, the Advisory Committee is again organizing a Scientific Symposium on 29 October 2015. Part 3 of the Symposium cycle “Tangible Risks, Intangible Opportunities: Long-Term Risk Preparedness and Responses for Threats to Cultural Heritage” the theme is “RISKS TO IDENTITY: Loss of Traditions and Collective Memory”.
Download the 2015 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium – Call for Papers for more information. Proposed abstracts should be emailed to this email address by 15 April 2015.
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29. CIPA2015 Symposium, Taipei, 31 August – 5 September 2015: call for papers extended
CIPA2015 Symposium – Filling the Gaps—Towards a Globalization Era
31 August – 5 September 2015
Taipei, Taiwan
For a long time, CIPA (the International Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage) has been making great efforts integrating technology with cultural heritage conservation. The education and dissemination of acquired knowledge is also its major concern. CIPA holds an International symposium every two years presenting the latest scientific research and providing a forum for specialists in conservation and technology to communicate and exchange their ideas.
The call for papers deadline has been extended to 25 March 2015.
For further information, visit the symposium website.
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30. Five distinguished Australians appointed to Australian Heritage Council – The Hon Greg Hunt MP media release
Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information. In line with this commitment we are circulating the following media release from the Hon Greg Hunt MP, dated 19 March 2015.
The Australian Government today announced the appointment of five eminent Australians to its premier advisory body on heritage – the Australian Heritage Council.
The new appointees come from a broad cross section of Australian society including the arts, academia, cultural heritage management and politics.
I am delighted to announce the appointment to the Australian Heritage Council of:
- Mr Lyndon Ormond-Parker, Research Fellow, Indigenous Studies Unit, University of Melbourne
- Ms Rachel Perkins, Film Curator, Festival and Film Director, Blackfella Films
- Dr Jane Harrington, Director Conservation and Infrastructure, Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
- Associate Professor Don Garden, President of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies
- The Hon Dr David Kemp, former Minister for the Environment, Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs and Member for Goldstein.
Their combined expertise, skills and experience will ensure the Australian Heritage Council continues to provide the Australian Government with expert independent advice on the identification and protection of Australia’s most outstanding national heritage places.
I would also like to thank the outgoing members of the Australian Heritage Council and highlight their contribution to Australia’s heritage.
The tenure of Dr Jackie Huggins, Dr Jak Ah Kit, Associate Professor Peter Valentine, Ms Helen Larder and Ms Kate Clark, saw the inscription of a number of iconic Australian places on the National Heritage List, such as the Great Ocean Road, the QANTAS Hangar in Longreach and Moree Baths and Swimming Pool.
I look forward to working with the new Council members, the current Chairperson Professor Carmen Lawrence, and continuing Council member Dr Jennie Whinam to build on the work of previous council members.
I have no doubt the Australian Heritage Council will continue to take a strong strategic approach to the building of Australia’s National Heritage list and the promotion and conservation of our remarkable national heritage.
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31. SITUATION WANTED Consultant looking for opportunities in Melbourne
Bénédicte Gaillard, Consultant & Researcher
Bénédicte holds a MA in Political Sciences and Cultural Expertise from the Institute for Political Studies in Toulouse, France, as well as a Ph.D. in Heritage Studies from the Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany. She has been accumulating academic and professional experiences with the UNESCO and its World Heritage programme since 2007. Based on her expertise and doctoral research on the conflict between Germany and UNESCO concerning the delisting of the Dresden Elbe Valley from the World Heritage List, she offers her services in conflict management due to development pressures at World Heritage Sites. She has developed a double concept for her consultancy: conflict prevention and conflict resolution. In the frame of her activities she organizes events (seminars, workshops, conferences, mediation sessions, and excursions), conducts research, facilitates communication between stakeholders and examines nomination dossiers.
For more information, contact Bénédicte via email and visit her website.
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32. SITUATION VACANT Assistant Director, Heritage, Department of Parliamentary Services
Assistant Director, Heritage
Parliamentary Executive Level 1
$97,379 – $111,183 per annum
Heritage Section
Ongoing Vacancy (Ref: JR2523)
Who we are looking for?
The Department of Parliamentary Services is located in Parliament House in Canberra and provides essential services to support the work of the Parliament, maintain Parliament House as a symbol of Australian democracy, and ensure that the building, and the important activity that takes place within it, is accessible and engaging for all.
Parliament House is a significant 20th century building and contains important furniture, art and object collections; as well as integrated garden landscapes. This position is part of a dedicated Heritage section with a holistic approach to heritage management of the building, its contents and surrounds. The role requires: technical skills, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and relevant qualifications and experience working in a built heritage management environment. An architecture or design background is desirable.
Please note that applications must be submitted by midnight Sunday 29 March 2015 – note extended deadline.
For further information contact: Ilse Wurst on (02) 6277 5095 or email Ilse.
Please apply online (and more information on this role is available at the link).
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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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