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Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
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Colin Crisp Award – nominations close 31 July 2015
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20C Heritage Society of NSW talk, 31 July, Sydney
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Sydney Uni Postgrad Seminar on Heritage and the Arts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore and Burma, 12 August
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Australia ICOMOS membership application deadlines for 2015 conference member rates
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Thompsons of Castlemaine Heritage Recognition Ceremony, 8 August, VIC
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Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO Sydney Talk Series, 14 August
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 29 July
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Books in Exchange for Book Reviews
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“War Grave Gardens in Perpetuity”, talk hosted by the AGHS, 30 July, Sydney
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Victorian Museums & Galleries Forum 2015 – speakers confirmed & Students Networking event
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Book Launch: Callan Park: Compassion and Conflict in The Asylum, 1 August, Sydney
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FINAL BALLARAT STRATEGY ADOPTED: Implementing the Historic Urban Landscape approach in Ballarat
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Apply now – HDR Scholarships in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
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Canberra & Australia’s National Heritage List
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Seminar: “Conserving Post World War II Buildings”, 6 August, Sydney
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Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015 – call for papers deadline extended
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Re-thinking Lifescape symposium, 3-6 November 2015, Korea – call for papers extended to 31 August
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“Heritage in Transformation” conference, Poland – photos & call for submissions
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News from World Monuments Fund
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“Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage” conference, March-April 2016, Taiwan – call for papers
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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CHNT20 2015 – 2-4 November 2015, Vienna: list of speakers and presenters online
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Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Historic Buildings conference, Belgium, 19-21 October 2016 – call for abstracts
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Master in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development – application deadline extended
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1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy – abstract deadline extended
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SITUATIONS VACANT Heritage Consultant, GML Heritage, Canberra
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SITUATION VACANT Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) Heritage Conservation and Legal Ownership Study – call for specialists
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SITUATIONS VACANT Heritage Consultant, Lovell Chen, Melbourne
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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.
Google maps
FABRIC 2015 Delegates Google Map – follow this link for lots of additional information for delegates.
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2. Colin Crisp Award – nominations close 31 July 2015
Nominations for the 2015 Colin Crisp Award are now open and close on 31 July 2015.
The Award is Australia’s premier award for excellence in Engineering Heritage projects. It is awarded biennially at the National Engineering Heritage Conference and is conferred by Engineering Heritage Australia.
For more information, visit the Engineering Heritage Australia website.
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3. 20C Heritage Society of NSW talk, 31 July, Sydney
The Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW are hosting the following talk.
Palm Springs & Mid-Century Modern
presented by Annalisa Capurro
Friday 31 July 2015, 7.30-8.30pm
Tusculum, 3 Manning St, Potts Point
‘Mid-century Modern’ describes a period of architecture and design from the mid 1930s to the mid 1960s. Join designer, lecturer and mid-century specialist Annalisa Capurro as she highlights the revival of this previously unloved period of architecture focusing on Palm Springs in the United States.
For more information and to book (fee applies $15 – $25 depending on your member/student status), CLICK HERE.
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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. Thompsons of Castlemaine Heritage Recognition Ceremony, 8 August, VIC
Engineers Australia Victoria Division invite you to the Thompsons of Castlemaine Heritage Recognition Ceremony.
Date & Time
Saturday 8 August 2015, 10.30-11.00 am
Venue
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum
For further information, please visit the Engineers Australia website.
The event is free, but RSVPs are appreciated.
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7. 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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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. Books in Exchange for Book Reviews
The following new publications from are available for review. You will need to write a review of about 700-800 words to be published in Historic Environment, in exchange for the free book. The book review will need to be submitted in approx. 3 months.
- Helen Walasek, 2015. Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage, Ashgate Publishing.
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Luna Khirfan, 2014. World Heritage, Urban Design and Tourism, Three Cities in the Middle East, Ashgate Publishing.
Please contact Sandy Blair, the HE Reviews Editor, if you are interested in reviewing any of the above titles.
For those currently working on reviews, they are needed now! We have two issues coming up and we are short on reviews.
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10. “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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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. 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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13. FINAL BALLARAT STRATEGY ADOPTED: Implementing the Historic Urban Landscape approach in Ballarat
Following Ballarat’s largest ever community conversation ever – Ballarat Imagine – and after many months of work by internal City of Ballarat staff, the final Ballarat strategy was adopted by the Ballarat City Council on Wednesday 22 July. UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) underpins much of the approach taken for both the Strategy and Ballarat Imagine. Critically, the Strategy includes a commitment to ‘implement UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape approach as the guiding framework for managing change in our dynamic historic city’ over the life of the strategy: enabling the City of Ballarat to continue to evolve the HUL approach.
You can view the final strategy at this link.
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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. 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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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.
- Guidelines for the assessment of places for the National Heritage List
- Canberra fact sheet
- Canberra National Heritage Assessment
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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
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.
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. News from World Monuments Fund
To read the latest news from the World Monuments Fund, click here.
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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. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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24. 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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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. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, GML Heritage, Canberra
Position Vacant – Heritage Consultant (Canberra)
GML Heritage is seeking a dynamic and experienced cultural heritage specialist to enhance our multi-disciplinary consultancy. This is a full-time position, based in our Canberra office.
GML is a vibrant, attentive and sustainable consultancy that collaborates with clients and communities to deliver heritage services of enduring value. Our consulting team has expertise in built heritage, conservation planning, industrial heritage, historical archaeology, Aboriginal archaeology and cultural heritage management, and interpretation. We have a great portfolio of challenging projects and we take pride in delivering innovative and influential heritage advisory services of the highest quality.
The successful applicant will hold a degree (ideally with Honours or Masters) in a cultural heritage discipline and have at least two years’ experience in a consulting environment. You will have excellent writing skills, with demonstrated experience in preparing heritage advice, including heritage assessments, conservation management plans and heritage impact statements. Importantly, you will be a team player who is able to undertake large projects in multidisciplinary teams, and work within time and budget constraints. A working knowledge of NSW and local government statutory requirements is essential.
GML offers a dynamic and fast-paced working environment with a strong team culture. You will have the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic and experienced practitioners in an engaged and collaborative environment. We have an ongoing commitment to innovation, continuous improvement and quality in everything we do, and you will have access to a stimulating training and development program that encourages all employees to grow their skills and knowledge. You will also have knowledge of where the business is heading, and a hands-on role in implementing the firm’s strategic objectives. There are also a range of other employee benefits including an employee profit share scheme, loyalty leave, paid parental leave, income protection insurance, employee referral scheme, a health and wellbeing program, and fun social activities.
A position description and person specification can be accessed on GML Heritage’s careers page.
For more information please contact Rachel Jackson -Manager, GML Canberra, on (02) 6273 7540. Please send your application to GML Heritage by email.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 6 August 2015.
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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 Heritage Consultant, Lovell Chen, Melbourne
HERITAGE CONSULTANT – PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION CBD BASED
Lovell Chen is a contemporary Architectural and Heritage Consultancy practice with more than 30 years’ experience in design and heritage.
Our multidisciplinary team is unique in the field, combining architects and designers with historians, researchers, materials experts and a range of other specialists in aspects of our built environment.
Lovell Chen is seeking an experienced heritage consultant with a degree or equivalent in heritage, town planning, architecture, urban design, history or related fields.
The right candidate will need to be able to multi-task and take on a wide variety of roles within a project team. The role involves research, site inspections, report writing (such as CMPs, HMPs, Heritage Impact Statements, Heritage Assessments and other heritage reports), client and consultant liaison and general office activity in order to meet deadlines, schedules, workflow and standards.
The role requires a working knowledge of the relevant methodologies and statutory frameworks, in particular the Planning and Environment Act and Heritage Act (Victoria)and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (Australia).
You would need to be self-motivated and have attention to detail. Your role would also involve coordination and management of your own projects.
Skills required:
- MS Word (Advanced) – essential
- MS Excel, MS Power point, MS Outlook (Intermediate) – essential
- Adobe Photoshop – preferred
- Excellent writing skills – essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills – essential
- Ability to manage own work and external consultants to meet deadlines
- Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team environment
- Driver licence – preferred
The salary is negotiable and will be based on your skill level and experience. Lovell Chen is not offering sponsorship and as this position is permanent it is not suitable for people on a working holiday visa.
Please send your application including your CV and covering letter to Office Manager Ms Tamara Dulley by email.
Applications close Monday 31 August.
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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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