Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 690

  1. Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
  2. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 14 August
  3. “War Grave Gardens in Perpetuity”, talk hosted by the AGHS, 30 July, Sydney
  4. Sydney Uni Postgrad Seminar on Heritage and the Arts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Burma, 12 August
  5. Australia ICOMOS membership application deadlines for 2015 conference member rates
  6. Book Launch: Callan Park: Compassion and Conflict in The Asylum, 1 August, Sydney
  7. ‘New directions in making history’ – seminar in Melbourne, 23 July 2015
  8. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 29 July
  9. Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
  10. Special issue of Historic Environment for 2016: ‘Citizen Heritage’ – call for papers
  11. Victorian Museums & Galleries Forum 2015 – speakers confirmed & Students Networking event
  12. Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now
  13. 2015 Annual Duldig Lecture on Sculpture: Monuments of Remembrance, Saturday 25 July, NGV, Melbourne
  14. Apply now – HDR Scholarships in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
  15. Engineering Heritage Australia Quarterly Magazine – now online
  16. Canberra & Australia’s National Heritage List
  17. Seminar: “Conserving Post World War II Buildings”, 6 August, Sydney
  18. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015 – call for papers deadline extended
  19. Re-thinking Lifescape symposium, 3-6 November 2015, Korea – call for papers extended to 31 August
  20. “Heritage in Transformation” conference, Poland – photos & call for submissions
  21. Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin no. 139
  22. “Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage” conference, March-April 2016, Taiwan – call for papers
  23. ICOMOS e-News n° 118: News about The Raymond Lemaire Fund
  24. Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
  25. Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Historic Buildings conference, Belgium, 19-21 October 2016 – call for abstracts
  26. Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development – application deadline extended
  27. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy – abstract deadline extended
  28. CHNT20 2015 – 2-4 November 2015, Vienna: list of speakers and presenters online
  29. SITUATION VACANT Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) Heritage Conservation and Legal Ownership Study – call for specialists
  30. SITUATIONS VACANT Manager Conservation (Heritage) Rottnest Island, Western Australia

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1. Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update

We have recently updated the registration brochure [link please to PDF or webpage that has it] and added more information to the website for the Australia ICOMOS 2015 conference, Fabric – The Threads of Conservation, 5-8 November 2015 being held in Adelaide, South Australia.

Special Conference Session on Environmental Sustainability

On the Friday afternoon of the conference there will be a special session on environmental sustainability, which will be opened by invited expert Peter Cox. Peter Cox is Vice-President of ICOMOS Ireland and President of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability. This session will include three conference papers and an address by Peter Cox considering issues around energy and sustainability in relation to heritage buildings. Please refer to the registration brochure for further details. Special thanks to sponsor City Plan Services.

Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition

A digital photographic competition is being held as part of the Fabric conference. Australia ICOMOS is concerned with the gradual loss of skills in traditional trades associated with heritage places in Australia. This competition seeks to record and celebrate people involved with the conservation of traditional trades, crafts or other practices. Entrants are required to send a single photograph of tradespersons in the act of making or with a finished product. The photograph should showcase the skill involved in the trade. Please download the HEROES_OF_TRADITIONAL_TRADES_photo_competition flyer for more information on the photographic competition submission guidelines.

Registrations

Registrations are open for the conference. Please visit the registration page for more information.

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2. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 14 August

SHARED BUILT HERITAGE

Come and hear the Secretary of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Shared Built Heritage, John Ward, speak about his involvement with Shared Built Heritage, and Cheryl Lappin, Senior Strategic Planner at Shellharbour City Council, enthuse about her experiences.

The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Shared Built Heritage (ISC SBH) works closely with other ISCs and national ICOMOS committees, and forms partnerships with local organisations. 

ISC SBH promotes awareness of the need to “share” the appreciation and the responsibility for many heritages in different countries, created by different peoples, with those having diverse cultural, religious and social backgrounds.

John Ward is a member of ICOMOS Canada. John qualified as an architect who commenced his extensive career with Heritage Conservation Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada at the National Capital offices in Ottawa-Gatineau, He had input into conservation guidelines, evaluations of federal heritage buildings, management plans for National Historic Sites of Canada, and strategic advice to the Parks Canada National Historic Sites Directorate. John has coordinated intervention reviews for Federal buildings, and provided heritage conservation advice for buildings around Ottawa Parliament Hill, the Central Experimental Farm, and Federal Heritage Railway Stations across the country.  John also has experience as Heritage Planner with the City of Vancouver. John joined the Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa, in 2010.  His focus is on the conservation of heritage interiors, a variety of projects relating to the Parliament Buildings, the Canadian Supreme Court Building and advising on various historic museums, galleries and archive buildings. 

Time & Date: Friday 14 August 2015, 5.00pm for 5.30pm start for talk
Cost: Members $10, non-members $15, payable at the door
Venue: NSW Government Architect’s Office, Level 4 Conference Room McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney (diagonally opposite the Central Station clock tower)
RSVP: via email to Kate Higgins by Monday 10 August

Please note: RSVP is needed because of secure building access and for catering purposes.

Download the DOCOMOMO_AUSTRALIA_ICOMOS_TALK_14_August_2015 flier.

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3. “War Grave Gardens in Perpetuity”, talk hosted by the AGHS, 30 July, Sydney

“War Grave Gardens in Perpetuity: design and managing Australia’s war cemeteries”

Join the Australian Garden History Society to hear landscape architect Andrew Prowse and horticulturist Kim Morris talk about their work on reviving and better-managing Australia’s war grave cemetery gardens in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea. Soldiers from India, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Britain and Australia have their final resting places here, managed by the Commonwealth Government’s War Graves Commission.

Fresh from projects on Rabaul, Brisbane, Rockhampton and Bomana, PNG War Memorials / War Cemeteries, their challenge is continuing the horticultural standard set by Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens in their early war graves work in Europe.

Bookings and prior payment essential to secure your spot /cater for a feed.

Date & time: 30 July, 6pm for 7pm, talk starts at 8.30pm

Venue: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill, Sydney

Cost: $30 / AGHS members $20; includes light refreshments

Download the War_Grave_Gardens_in_Perpetuity flier.

Bookings are essential

Bookings by email to Jeanne; please book first, then transfer money – the event may be booked out: best to check first. Bookings close 24 hours before 30/7/15.

PLEASE NOTE: Payment confirms booking and can be made either by:

  • cheque to Australian Garden History Society and mailed to: Jeanne Villani, 90 Cabbage Tree Road, Bayview, NSW, 2104 or
  • by Internet bank transfer to: Australian Garden History Society Sydney & Northern NSW Branch, ANZ Bank, Centrepoint Branch. BSB 012040 Account 101762565. (NB: include your name and ‘War Graves’ reference).

PLEASE ALSO NOTE

  • Refunds for cancellations only given if more than 48 hours’ notice is given.

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4. Sydney Uni Postgrad Seminar on Heritage and the Arts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Burma, 12 August

The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre’s Postgraduate Seminar Series will devote a session to the discussion of Heritage and the Arts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Burma. Details below.

Wednesday 12 August 2015
12.30-2.00pm
Seminar Room 344, New Law School Annex, University of Sydney

More information on speakers can be found here.

This event is free and catered – people can RSVP via this link.

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5. Australia ICOMOS membership application deadlines for 2015 conference member rates

If you have been thinking of joining Australia ICOMOS and wish to take advantage of both early bird and member rates, please submit your membership application to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat by email by COB Thursday 30 July 2015.

Prospective members who miss the above deadline will be able to submit a membership application by COB 14 October 2015. Applications received by this later date will be fast-tracked in order to allow you to register for the 2015 conference at the member rate.

Visit the Membership page of the Australia ICOMOS website for information on membership, and to download the current application form.

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6. Book Launch: Callan Park: Compassion and Conflict in The Asylum, 1 August, Sydney

Friends of Callan Park and Oral History NSW invite you to the joint launch of the publication by Friends of Callan Park, Callan Park: Compassion and Conflict in The Asylum.

Following the recent exhibition of the same name for the National Trust’s Heritage Festival, such was the interest and curiosity about the stories of the people who were patients at Callan Park – or lived in the housing on site or worked its wards – that Friends of Callan Park decided to publish the exhibition panels together with linking pages which set the context.

Professor Paula Hamilton will launch Callan Park: Compassion and Conflict in The Asylum. Professor Hamilton is President of the Oral History NSW, recently retired from UTS and a local resident who has been a great supporter of the local community, particularly with her engagement through oral history.   

Date & time: Saturday 1 August, 2.00-4.00pm

Venue: Sydney College of the Arts within Callan Park

Cost: free but PLEASE RSVP for catering

For more information and RSVP details, see the Callan_Park_Book_Launch flier.

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7. ‘New directions in making history’ – seminar in Melbourne, 23 July 2015

The next seminar in the Making Public Histories series is entitled ‘New directions in making history’.

It’s a free event, but you are encouraged to book. (The April seminar was booked out, several days in advance of the event.)

DATE
Thursday 23 July 2015

TIME
6.00-7.30 pm

SPEAKERS

  • Professor Al Thomson, Monash University
  • Emeritus Professor Graeme Davison AO, Monash University
  • Sarah Rood, Principal Historian, Way Back When Consulting Historians Pty Ltd
  • Anne Burrow, Genealogy Librarian, State Library Victoria

LOCATION
Village Roadshow Theatre, State Library of Victoria. (Enter via Door Three on La Trobe Street.)

Click HERE to learn more, and HERE to book via the State Library website.

The Making Public Histories Seminar Series is offered jointly by the Monash University Institute for Public History, the History Council of Victoria and the State Library of Victoria.

COMING UP
Further seminars in the 2015 series are being planned for Thursday 17 September and Thursday 26 November, also starting at 6 pm at the State Library. Please put the dates in your diary now! Details will be announced on the History Council’s website.

Please share this information with your friends and networks.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Queries to Margaret Birtley by email

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8. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 29 July

The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Emeritus Prof. William Logan, Deakin University on “Gelibolu/Gallipoli – World Heritage?”.

Abstract

Heritage is what we choose to make of history and this changes over time as societies change. The year 2015 has seen the Battle of Gelibolu/Gallipoli turned into heritage that has been focused on myths yet central to conceptions of Turkish and Australian nationhood. We can be sure, however, that Gelibolu/Gallipoli will be seen differently by Turks and Australians in 100 years’ time as those who have personal connections with the battle and the place pass way. Memory will no doubt be replaced by remembrance, but will this be enough to sustain popular interest? One way states move to prop up such interest is through heritage conservation, in this case by preserving what is left of the physical scars of the battle using the heritage protection systems that exist in Turkey. A further step, and one that would bring global recognition of Gelibolu/Gallipoli, is to seek to have the place inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This paper outlines Turkey’s efforts to use its national and the World Heritage systems and questions whether Gelibolu/Gallipoli has the Outstanding Universal Value required for World Heritage listing. It argues that war sites do not fit easily with the usual inscription criteria but that shifts in the World Heritage system signalled at the Bonn World Heritage Committee session in June 2015 may offer better hopes for the inscription of such places in future. The paper concludes with some comments on the implications of Gelibolu/Gallipoli’s inscription for Australia.

Biography

William Logan is Professor Emeritus at Deakin University, Melbourne. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and formerly member of the Heritage Council of Victoria and president of Australia ICOMOS. He is co-editor of the Routledge ‘Key Issues in Cultural Heritage’ book series and the Blackwell Companion to Heritage Studies (2015). His research interests include World Heritage, heritage and human rights, the heritage of war, and Asian heritage.

Date: Wednesday 29 July 2015

Time: 12.00 noon

Venue: Theatre Room, Deakin Prime, City Campus, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Email list: To be included in the CHCAP email newsletter distribution list, email Yamini Narayanan

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9. Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

In December 2014 the Minister for the Arts appointed Mr Shane Simpson AM to undertake a broad-ranging, independent review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986. Mr Simpson has now released a position paper, outlining a new model for the protection of cultural property. The position paper, along with a summary, is available here.

The position paper is being supported by a national, online survey, seeking public comment on the proposed model.  The survey can be accessed at this link and will be open until 14 August 2015.  

Information provided by stakeholders will be used in developing Mr Simpson’s final report, which is due to be presented to the Australian Government by 30 September. 

The PMCH Act plays an important role in protecting Australia’s cultural heritage by regulating the export of objects that are significant to our history. It also provides for the return of foreign cultural property which has been illegally exported from its country of origin. The review intends to provide improved clarity on the processes and requirements of those importing and exporting cultural objects in Australia. The position paper proposes a simpler legislative framework, objective standards to define those objects being regulated, a flexible and risk-based approach to assessment processes, and clearer guidance to decision-makers throughout the process.

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10. Special issue of Historic Environment for 2016: ‘Citizen Heritage’ – call for papers

‘Citizen Heritage: provoking participation in place through digital technologies’
Special Issue of Historic Environment, 2016

Guest Editors

Hannah Lewi, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne
Wally Smith, Dept. of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne

Call for Papers

Historic Environment is the refereed journal of Australia ICOMOS. We invite papers for a special issue titled ‘Citizen Heritage: provoking participation in place through digital technologies’. Papers should critically explore how new modes of community participation and collaboration in heritage sites and areas can arise in tandem with the creative deployment of digital and mobile technologies and media. By adopting the term ‘citizen heritage’ we are consciously borrowing from the field of citizen science to signal a shift towards distributed forms of grass-roots knowledge production and experience surrounding the heritage, history and memory of local places. We are especially interested in work that extends broad themes in heritage studies to include new modes of interpretation and curation, community heritage, citizen participation, and digital media. Papers might take the form of theoretical investigations that draw from heritage, museum and memory studies. Or they might be critical appraisals of innovative technologies and applications. In the first instance, please submit an extended abstract of your proposed paper following the details below. We will then invite authors of selected abstracts to develop a full paper.

Timeline of key dates

  • 24 June 2015: Call for extended abstracts/papers
  • 10 Aug 2015: Submission of extended abstract
  • 17 Aug 2015: Invitations to authors of selected abstracts to submit full papers
  • 4 Dec 2015: Submission of full papers
  • 15 Feb 2016: Acceptance decisions and reviewer reports sent to authors
  • 22 Mar 2016: Authors return revised and final version of papers to editors

Submission details

  • Please send an abstract of 800 words (maximum) outlining your paper proposal
  • Include names of authors; affiliation; 100 word biography on a separate cover page
  • Send correspondence to Hannah by email and/or Wally by email

The biographies of Hannah Lewi and Wally Smith, guest editors for this special issue, can be read in the call for papers document – click on the link below.

*This special issue is part of work being carried out through an Australian Research Council grant*

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11. Victorian Museums & Galleries Forum 2015 – speakers confirmed & Students Networking event

The organisers are pleased to unveil the provisional program for the inaugural edition of the Victorian Museums & Galleries Forum.

To be held on Tuesday 15 September at the Melbourne Museum, the Forum will consist of a morning plenary session, three parallel sessions, and conclude with a panel discussion. Lunch will be on the Museum plaza with a selection of food trucks to choose from.

The program also includes a special lunchtime networking event for students to meet like-minded people already working in the sector, get helpful hints, and make some great contacts.

Join us afterwards for informal drinks at the Pumphouse Hotel (128 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy) to continue the conversation. First drink is on us!

Bookings are now open. Early bird rates close 21 August and registration starts at $75 for students.

For more information, click here.

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12. Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now

Read the latest edition of the Heritage Council’s eNewsletter, Heritage Matters.

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13. 2015 Annual Duldig Lecture on Sculpture: Monuments of Remembrance, Saturday 25 July, NGV, Melbourne

2015 Annual Duldig Lecture on Sculpture: Monuments of Remembrance
Saturday 25 July 2015, from 2-3pm
Theatre A Ground Level, The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia Federation Square

Free but bookings essential

Duldig Studio, in association with the National Gallery of Victoria, is proud to present the 2015 Annual Duldig Lecture on Sculpture: Monuments of Remembrance by Dr Bronwyn Hughes, art historian and heritage consultant.

The Annual Duldig Lecture on Sculpture was established to commemorate the life and work of the internationally recognised sculptor Karl Duldig and his wife, the artist and inventor, Slawa Duldig (née Horowitz).

In this Monuments of Remembrance lecture, Dr Bronwyn Hughes will examine the impetus and values that underpinned the First World War commemoration movement through war monuments of national importance to the seemingly insignificant local memorial. It will explore how Australian expectations, economies and aesthetics changed in the 1920s and 1930s post-War society and compare commemorations after the Second World War brought new, and sometimes different, responses in the 1950s.

The lecture is in association with NGV’s Follow the Flag: Australian Artists and War 1914-45 exhibition.

For further queries, please contact Duldig Studio via email or phone (03) 9885 3358.

Download the 2015_Duldig_Lecture-Monuments_of_Remembrance_media_release for more information.

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14. Apply now – HDR Scholarships in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

The Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADICG) is seeking outstanding scholars for four full-time PhD projects and scholarships in the area of social sciences and humanities.

These scholarships will align with one or more of the Institute’s four research streams:

  • Culture and Heritage
  • Development and Human Rights
  • Diversity and Identity
  • Governance and Security

Applications close 24 July 2015.

For more information email the ADICG team.

To apply visit the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation website.

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15. Engineering Heritage Australia Quarterly Magazine – now online

Engineering Heritage Australia’s Quarterly Magazine can be downloaded from here. 

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16. Canberra & Australia’s National Heritage List

The National Trust of Australia (ACT) has created a petition to “Include Canberra on Australia’s National Heritage List”.

Its goal is to reach 2000 signatures. Anyone can read more and sign and share the petition HERE.

More information about Canberra (in relation to National Heritage Listing) can be found by clicking on the links below.

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17. Seminar: “Conserving Post World War II Buildings”, 6 August, Sydney

The AIA NSW Chapter Heritage Committee will be holding a half day seminar on Thursday 6 August at Tusculum (3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW) from 9am – 12.30pm and will address recent issues regarding the conservation of post war buildings.

Speakers will include Cameron Logan (University of Sydney), Meg Quinlisk and David Logan. 

Cost: $50 for Institute, DOCOMOMO & ICOMOS Members; $80 for non-members

Please email Noni Boyd to make a provisional booking or for more information.

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18. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015 – call for papers deadline extended

Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference on
Preservation, Presentation, Promotion and Profit, Research Agendas, Best Practices and Hospitable Partnerships
Amsterdam, 26-27 November 2015

The Heritage, Tourism Hospitality conferences focus on the questions “How can tourism destinations succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage?”

For more information, click here and visit the conference website.

Call for papers abstract deadline: extended to 1 August 2015.

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19. Re-thinking Lifescape symposium, 3-6 November 2015, Korea – call for papers extended to 31 August

Re-thinking Lifescape: Linking Landscape to Everyday Life symposium
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
3 -6 November 2015

We experience ordinary places and environments every day. Lifescape, landscape in everyday life, is a precondition for existence as well as a background for living. We, however, seldom notice its values because of the veil of familiarity. By rethinking lifescape, we can evoke values not typically associated with cultural landscapes and heritages. Lifescape is experienced everywhere in both urban and rural landscapes, such as the landscape of the CBD, market place, country side, and farmland. Although this conference mainly addresses rethinking lifescape, we also have a special sub-theme on island landscape, which have seen its popularity rise as a tourism destination. The sub-theme includes topics such as unique rural landscape, and sacred places and landscapes of folk religion stone landscapes.

The International Symposium will explore and discuss four themes:

Theme 1: New Ideas and Theories of Cultural Landscape

  • New concepts and ideas as a way of seeing
  • Methodology
  • Value evaluation
  • Aesthetics
  • Place attachment and identity
  • Collective memory and place, etc

Theme 2: Strategies and Plans on Conservation and Management

  • Management and conservation strategies
  • Plans for sustainability
  • Living landscape and tourism
  • Governance and local movements
  • Economical solutions, Laws, etc.

Theme 3: Cases and Experiences

  • Public parks, gardens and green infrastructure
  • Urban landscapes and ordinary places
  • Historic landscapes and cultural heritages
  • Local identity and vernacular landscapes, etc.

Theme 4: Special Topic – Island Landscape

  • Sacred places and landscapes of folk religion
  • Unique rural landscapes in the island
  • Stone landscapes in the island
  • Climate and landscape in the island
  • Coastal landscapes, people in landscape, etc.

Download the Re-thinking_Lifescape_poster.

Visit the conference website.

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20. “Heritage in Transformation” conference, Poland – photos & call for submissions

 

ICOMOS50-lecie_23-06-2015_Zamek Krolewski wWarszawie

 

On 22-24 June 2015, the “Heritage in Transformation” conference was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of ICOMOS. The events were attended by more than 200 people, representing the National and Scientific Committees of ICOMOS from around the world.
The Polish National Committee ICOMOS would like to thank all the participants of these events and all the people and institutions that support their organization.

Link to the photo gallery

You can also view photos of the founding Congress in 1965, which took place in Poland.

ICOMOS Poland are planning to edit the conference publication ‘Heritage in Transformation’ and invite authors to submit proposals of articles until 30 September 2015.

Download the Call_for_submissions-‘Heritage_in_Transformation’ for more information about this.

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21. Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin no. 139

To read the latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin, click on the link below.

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22. “Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage” conference, March-April 2016, Taiwan – call for papers

Inheriting the City: Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage
31 March – 4 April 2016
Taipei, Taiwan

Ironbridge International Institute of Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham and National Taiwan University

This Conference aims to provide critical dialogue beyond disciplinary boundaries and we invite papers from all disciplines and fields including: anthropology, architecture, archaeology, art history, cultural geography, cultural studies, design, ethnology and folklore, economics, history, heritage studies, landscape studies, leisure studies, museum studies, philosophy, political science, sociology, tourism studies, urban history, urban/spatial planning.

We welcome perspectives on all aspects of urban heritage / heritage in the urban context – world heritage, historic urban landscapes, colonial heritage, religious heritage, intangible heritage and traditions, museum heritage, food heritage etc.

For more information on the call for papers, visit the conference website and download the Call_for_Papers_Inheriting the City_Taiwan_2016 postcard.

Deadline for paper abstracts: 15 October 2015.

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23. ICOMOS e-News n° 118: News about The Raymond Lemaire Fund

To read the latest news about ICOMOS’ Raymond Lemaire Fund, CLICK HERE.

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24. Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions

Applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions, approved by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, are open until 20 July 2015.

The Masters Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, composed by University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications.

A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 4,000 to 13,000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.

The SAHC leaflet can be downloaded by clicking here.

Please find full details on the MSc programme, as well as electronic application procedure, at the course website.

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25. Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Historic Buildings conference, Belgium, 19-21 October 2016 – call for abstracts

International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Historic Buildings
19-21 October 2016
Brussels, Belgium

Abstracts are invited for the Second International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Historic Buildings (EECHB2016).

After a first edition organised by Fundación de Casas Históricas y Singulares and Ars Civilis in Madrid in 2014, the second edition will take place in the city of Brussels (BE) from the 19th until the 21st of October 2016. International experts and stakeholders will be invited to share the latest developments and experiences for improving the energy efficiency and comfort of historic buildings while preserving their historic character, inherent values and integrity.

The conference will be organized by the Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) in co-operation with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Onroerend Erfgoed (Flanders), the Direction of Monuments and Sites (Brussels) and the DG04 – Département du Patrimoine (Wallonia).

For more information about submitting an abstract, visit the conference website.

Download the EECHB2016_call_for_abstracts poster.

The online abstract submission system is currently available and will close on 14 September 2015.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the conference team by email.

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26. Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development – application deadline extended

The International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO) is launching a call for applications for the Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development, which will take place from 14 October 2015 to 9 October 2016.

The Master is designed by the University of Torino, the Politecnico di Torino and the ITC-ILO, in collaboration with UNESCO and ICCROM.

The Programme provides a solid foundation in cultural economics, going through the value chain of cultural tangible and intangible resources. It explores in detail the economic, social, institutional and legal considerations that govern the diverse categories of UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites. It also puts emphasis on strategic management competencies for the preservation and promotion of these sites as well as on monitoring the efficacy and adequacy of site management plans and associated cultural projects.

The Master will take place from 14 October 2015 to 9 October 2016 and is divided into three major learning cycles:

  • The first cycle will be conducted through a distance learning component that will start on 14 October 2013 and will end on 18 December 2015
  • The second cycle, from 25 January 2016 to 20 May 2016, is a face-to-face learning period that will be held in Turin, Italy, at the International Training Centre of the ILO. Class attendance is compulsory for the entire period
  • The third cycle, from 26 May 2016 to 9 October 2016, will be a research and study period during which the students may attend internships activities and are expected to finalize their final project

For further information visit the course website or download the Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development brochure.

Deadline for applications has been extended to 21 August 2015.

To apply please complete the following online application form.

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27. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy – abstract deadline extended

1st International Symposium Life Beyond Tourism
Dialogue Among Cultures: Carnivals In The World
Florence and Viareggio, Italy
3-7 February 2016

The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco with his International Institute Life Beyond Tourism, the University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, with the collaboration of Carnival Foundation of Viareggio (Italy), invite papers for the above symposium.

The Symposium offers an academic reflection on the international Value of Intangible Heritage as defined by UNESCO, or rather practices, representations, knowledge and techniques that must facilitate a strong sense of cultural identity (UNESCO, Declaration of 2003) among the communities, groups and individuals. This Cultural Heritage is showed in different sectors of human activity: art, economics, sociology, anthropology, architecture, engineering, etc.. So the Carnival plays an important role in the cultural world because it proposes to protect an important traditional heritage and to strengthen the cultural and social integration between East and West.

Deadline for individual abstracts on papers or performances: extended to 31 July 2015, 12pm Italy time

Languages: English, Spanish and Italian

See the official symposium webpage for more information.

Queries: by email to the organisers.

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28. CHNT20 2015 – 2-4 November 2015, Vienna: list of speakers and presenters online

Urban Archaeology and Public Relations
 “New Technologies Enabling Archaeological Outreach”

The Urban Archaeology of Vienna and cooperation partners will organise the “20th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies” (CHNT20 2015) from 2-4 November 2015 in Vienna, Austria.

The list of speakers and presenters is available online.

For further information about this conference, visit the conference website.

The preliminary program is available at this link.

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29. SITUATION VACANT Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) Heritage Conservation and Legal Ownership Study – call for specialists

Heritage Conservation and Legal Ownership Study, Yangon
Yangon Heritage Trust and Pyoe Pin

To be completed by 1 Ocobert 2015
30 days in Yangon

The Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) in partnership with local NGO Pyoe Pin is looking to commission an expert to undertake a in Yangon to assist in understanding and finding solutions for the complex problems associated with legal ownership and upgrading rights for historic buildings.

Background

The heritage conservation effort in Yangon is facing a major legal roadblock. Firstly, establishing who owns a property is extremely difficult due to an undervalued, under-respected, multi-layered, contradictory legal ownership system which lacks reliable records and consistency. Secondly there is a particular challenge in Yangon arising from the downtown area being one of the very few contexts in Myanmar where freehold land exists. A landowner’s signature is required to undertake repairs to a building on his land (even if he does not own the land). In many cases, landowners are holding up repairs in the hope the building will be deemed unsafe and demolished to allow a high rise development. On top of this the Waqf system functions in Yangon.

YHT has an opportunity to present to the new national government, who will take power in March 2015, a set of recommendations around this issue and many others within a Special Development Plan for Yangon’s Downtown Conservation Area. This study must not only clarify the situation as it is now, but make politically palatable, actionable and achievable reform recommendations to remove disincentives and institute incentives for the proper conservation of Yangon’s unique cultural and built heritage.

Aims

1. Map out the current laws (customary and property) which apply to the ownership and regulation of major works to historic buildings in Yangon.

2. Map the incentives, interests, beneficiaries and maleficiaries of the current situation

3. Undertake a detailed analysis of key case study properties

4. Understand how the upkeep of historic buildings with multiple owners is being approved by authorities and why it is being blocked in certain cases.

5. Make recommendations on how legal ownership issues in Yangon can be resolved

6. Make recommendations on how a legal mechanism could be established to encourage/require building tenants and owners to invest in the upkeep of significant heritage buildings they own or live in.

7. Make recommendations on how the ability of landowners to block conservation works to buildings on their land can be resolved 

Expert to have

1. legal background, preferably in property law 

2. experience in undertaking assessments of complex and multilayered legal contexts

3. an ability to understand and interpret a poorly understood, complex, contradictory and multi-layered legal context

4. an ability to work in partnership with and through local legal specialists in order to understand local law written in Burmese

5. an ability to make recommendations on approaches to resolve the situation in Yangon based on an understanding of how other comparable contexts have dealt with these issues

Please express your interest in this opportunity to Rupert Mann, Program Manager, YHT by email.

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30. SITUATION VACANT Manager Conservation (Heritage) Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Rottnest Island/Wadjemup is an important cultural landscape. It has high degree of heritage significance to the people of Western Australia and potential to Australia as a whole. It is recognised as a State heritage icon encompassing Aboriginal, maritime, colonial, European, military, recreational and social heritage values.

The Rottnest Island Authority is seeking an individual with a suitable tertiary qualification and a demonstrated high level of knowledge and experience in cultural heritage planning and management, including both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage values, to provide strategic direction and operational management.

Further details can be found at the Jobs WA website or via Seek, by contacting Harriet Wyatt by email.

The application deadline is 5pm (WST), 19 July 2015.

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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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