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Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition – entry deadline extended to Friday 23 October 2015
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Quality Conservation Forum at Fabric conference
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Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
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Indigenous Bursary for the Fabric Conference – deadline extended to 12 October 2015
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Heritage Consultants – Who are they? Call for Expressions of Interest
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 28 October
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Annual Meeting of the Australia ICOMOS Intangible Cultural Heritage NSC, Adelaide, 5 November
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NSCES Meeting, Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
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Nominations open for the 2016 WA Heritage Council’s Heritage Awards
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Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, MOVED TO 22 OCTOBER
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Invitation for Public Comment on Draft Heritage Management Plans
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REMINDER – Applications Now Open: Roving Curator Program 2016
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History Council of Victoria Annual Lecture, Melbourne, 22 October
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Fleet Street Heritage Precinct Symposium, 12 October, Parramatta, NSW
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Two Engineering Heritage Victoria events, 10 & 11 October 2015
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“Heritage Destruction in the Middle East” symposium, 15 October, Melbourne
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Ochre Spinifex & Foil exhibition, University of Sydney
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‘City to the Lake’ project works – public comments invited
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Nature/Culture Connections at the IUCN World Conservation Congress – call for proposals
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Book Launch, Every Story Counts, 17 October, Wollongong
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Contribute to online directory of museum studies and related programs
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Proceedings of 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass
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Port Arthur Talks, Wednesday 14 October 2015
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Nominations for AAA Awards – closing date: 30 October 2015
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1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy
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Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity, April 2016 – call for papers
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Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
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Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
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Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) conference, 6-10 June 2016, Montreal – call for paper and poster proposals
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European Cultural Heritage Year initiative event, Berlin, 13 November
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015
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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Adviser, City of Greater Bendigo
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1. Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition – entry deadline extended to Friday 23 October 2015
Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition
We have extended the date for submission of entries, to encourage you to enter the competition! Online entries will now close Friday 23 October 2015.
So, dig through your hard drives, search out the slide collection or flip through your photo albums – we want to see your photographic skill in capturing the tradespeople of heritage conservation!
The winning entry will receive $500 prize money, donated by the National Trust of Australia (South Australia).
You do not have to be attending Fabric 2015 to enter and non-ICOMOS members can also enter – so please spread the word!
If you are unable to contact your subject to get permission for your award-winning photo, don’t worry, just note this on the entry form. We will manage the copyright issue. If the subject is a group of people, please also still enter – permission not necessary.
As they say, “you have to be in it to win it”!
Atlas Gouverneur at Wrought Artworks, Eveleigh, NSW.
Image courtesy of Steel Windows and Doors in Sydney.
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2. Quality Conservation Forum at Fabric conference
Following consideration in early 2014 by Australian Heritage Agencies at HOCANZ of a proposal for an Australian Quality Framework to address shortcomings in Australian heritage conservation practice, Australia ICOMOS and the APT Australasia Chapter are moving to develop the Quality Framework proposal. Participation by heritage practitioners concerned about the loss of heritage conservation skills and experience will be important in ensuring that the proposed quality framework has a practical use.
You are invited to participate and to help shape this initiative. Click here for an early draft of the program (note, this has been updated from last week), which is intended to convey information about the scope of the event. More information about the forum is available at the conference website.
Bookings for the Quality Forum can be made as part of the Fabric Conference registration process. Alternatively please RSVP to Mary Knaggs or Donald Ellsmore with your intention to attend and pay the $45 fee (note correction to fee) to cover refreshments on the day.
Should you have any questions regarding this invitation please contact:
- Mary Knaggs, Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee Member – email Mary, or
- Donald Ellsmore, FAPT, Convenor, APT Australasia Chapter – email Donald
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3. Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
It is now only 27 sleeps until the Fabric conference in Adelaide. We will shortly be posting further details about the Saturday field trips, so keep a look out on the website. Places for the conference dinner at the State Library are filling fast, so don’t miss out on a great night. We have selected a fabulous three-course menu with superb local wines and exciting entertainment.
The co-conveners have decided to amend the Sunday conference venue to the National Wine Centre, which is already the Friday conference venue. Our numbers have exceeded our expectations and a current exhibition in the main gallery space at Tandanya would limit our plenary and keynote audience requirements. If you are interested to see the Tarnanthi Textile exhibition, the gallery at Tandayna is open to the public Monday to Saturday from 9am-4pm for free. Tandayna is located at 235 Grenfell Street, Adelaide. Further information can be found on their website.
Please don’t forget to submit a photo in the Heroes of Traditional Trade photographic competition for the conference, which is proudly supported by the National Trust of South Australia. Further details about the competition can be found on the conference website.
For further information about the Fabric conference, please visit the conference website.
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4. Indigenous Bursary for the Fabric Conference – deadline extended to 12 October 2015
A bursary is available to contribute towards the cost of attending the Australia ICOMOS 2015 Fabric Conference. The bursary is designed to help an Indigenous participant who may otherwise find it difficult to participate. It is sponsored jointly by two National Scientific Committees (NSC) of Australia ICOMOS – the NSC for Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes (NSC-CLCR) and the NSC for Intangible Cultural Heritage (NSC-ICH).
The successful applicant will also be invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Intangible Cultural Heritage NSC to be held in association with the Conference.
The bursary will:
- cover one Conference registration; and
- contribute up to $120 towards travel costs associated with attendance
A panel from the NSC’s bursary organising committee will review all bursary applications and make an offer based on the merit of the application.
Download further details about the bursary and the application form here.
Applications must be received by 12 October 2015.
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5. Heritage Consultants – Who are they? Call for Expressions of Interest
The field of heritage conservation has been taking shape in Australia over a long time, especially since 1977 with the Heritage Act coming into force. After nearly 40 years the profession of heritage conservation has:
- Professionals who work primarily in the field of heritage conservation;
- Specialist educational training in heritage being available in more than one university in Australia;
- Heritage Councils and supporting staff considered to be specialists in heritage conservation across Australia;
- Specific heritage laws in many States in Australia;
- Positions specific to heritage expertise in various State and Local Government bodies across Australia;
- Professional practices providing advice only in the field of heritage conservation;
- Heritage experts being required in the courts to argue heritage-related issues;
- Existence of ICOMOS as a place of gathering for heritage professionals; and
- Recognition of heritage professionals from Australia at an international level.
However, there is no clarity in terms of what are the necessary educational qualifications, professional affiliations, training and skills in the field of heritage conservation required to be identified as a Heritage Professional. Architects, planners, engineers, archaeologists, plumbers or electricians all require some educational qualifications and experience in their field of work. Each of these professions defends their title with some strength. Sadly, this is not the case in the field of heritage conservation.
The result of this confusion is being manifested in a gradual deterioration of heritage outcomes.
Currently, there is no specific title to defend and no specific professional body to defend such a title. The old Heritage Office of NSW started a consultant’s list some time ago but has never taken an “accreditation” type of role and was not willing to do this.
Some of the questions to ask are:
- Should heritage conservation be a distinct mature profession in Australia separate to architecture, planning, archaeology, engineering etc?
- Is it already a mature distinct profession in its own right?
- If it is, what should a heritage professional be called (Title)?
- What educational qualifications, training and skills are required to be acknowledged as a heritage professional?
- Which body is best placed to pronounce such acknowledgement (Australia ICOMOS, or do we need a separate Institute of Heritage Conservation supported by Australia ICOMOS)?
- How is this profession recognised in other countries?
It is perhaps time to start a debate within the heritage community to respond to the above questions and any other questions that may arise once we start looking at the issues.
The Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee at its June meeting resolved to set up a committee to examine these issues in some detail and come up with some recommendations.
Expressions of Interest are invited from members of Australia ICOMOS who believe in the need to answer such questions and wish to be part of this Committee.
Please provide your expression of interest by 16 October to Kerime Danis by email. Please include ‘Heritage Consultants – Who are they?’ in the subject field of your email.
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6. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 28 October
The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University on “Affective experiences: the embodied performances of heritage making”.
Abstract
This seminar will summarise some of the findings of a recently completed project to explore the memory and identity work visitors do at heritage sites and museums in Australia, the United States, and England. Over 4,500 qualitative interviews were undertaken at 45 museums, exhibitions and sites across three countries. The research has documented a range of embodied performances that visitors undertake to affirm and negotiate not only particular historical narratives, but also the social and political values that underpin and inform those narratives. Developing the concept of ‘registers of engagement’, the research explores the agency of museum visitors in heritage making and illustrates the ways in which emotions are used by visitors to affirm or rework their commitment to particular understandings of both past and present.
Biography
Laurajane Smith is Professor and Head of the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, at the Australian National University, Canberra. She is editor of the International Journal of Heritage Studies, co-general editor with William Logan of the Key Issues in Cultural Heritage book series (Routledge) and founder of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. She is the author of several books, most notably ‘Uses of Heritage (2006, Routledge) and is currently writing her next book based on over 10 years of research with visitors to heritage sites and history museums.
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2015
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Meeting Room 3, 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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7. Annual Meeting of the Australia ICOMOS Intangible Cultural Heritage NSC, Adelaide, 5 November
The Annual Meeting of the Intangible Cultural Heritage National Scientific Committee (NSC) will be held in association with the Australia ICOMOS Fabric Conference. All are invited. The meeting will include an update on activities, a keynote speaker, Mandy Paul (Senior Curator Exhibitions, Collections and Research, History SA) on ‘Intangible heritage, difficult histories and the Migration Museum’, and a specially tailored tour of the University of Adelaide Collections.
The meeting venue is the Ira Raymond Room, Level 3 Hub Central, North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide, and the meeting will take place at 12.30-3.30pm, Thursday 5 November 2015.
To register please email the ICH-NSC and see the next Australia ICOMOS newsletter for further information.
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8. NSCES Meeting, Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
National Scientific Committee for Energy and Sustainability (NSC-ES) Meeting
Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
A NSC-ES meeting is being held in Adelaide before the start of the Fabric Conference. We would like to welcome all those with an interest in energy and sustainability in heritage. We encourage young members, students and young graduates to come along and join us. We invite you to actively participate in the committee and projects.
WHERE: the Meeting Hall behind the Adelaide Town Hall
WHEN: 2 – 4pm, Thursday 5th November
Hope to see you there.
Helen Wilson and Rachel Jackson
NSCES Convenors
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9. Nominations open for the 2016 WA Heritage Council’s Heritage Awards
The Western Australian Heritage Awards were established in 1992 by the Heritage Council to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of individuals and organisations to heritage in Western Australia.
The awards showcase excellence in revitalising heritage places, setting standards for future interpretation, conservation and adaptive reuse of places on the State Register of Heritage Places. It also recognises those individuals that have been instrumental in elevating the value of heritage, securing its place in Western Australia’s future.
The award categories acknowledge the commitment and successes of individuals and organisations, and the diversity of heritage projects across the State.
Nominations close at 4pm, Monday 7 December 2015.
For more information, click on the links below.
- Search for new WA heritage champions begins (media release)
- Awards page of the WA State Heritage Office
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10. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, MOVED TO 22 OCTOBER
Disaster Planning and Recovery for Cultural Heritage
presentation by Catherine Forbes
Disaster Risk Management Planning: The Rocks, Sydney
Although built cultural heritage contributes to the structure, grain and character of our cities, it is rarely considered in emergency planning. Yet the loss of built cultural heritage following disaster is often greatly mourned by local communities. Focusing on The Rocks heritage precinct, this presentation will outline the process of disaster risk management planning for places of cultural heritage significance. It will examine vulnerabilities and risks to the built fabric and heritage values, and discuss mitigation, preparation, response and recovery strategies to minimise risks and losses to cultural heritage from disaster.
Disaster Response and Recovery: Rebuilding Nepal
The Gorkha Earthquake of April 2015 caused extensive damage across areas of Nepal, extending from the mountain villages of Gorkha, through the World Heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley to the base camp of Everest. The impact of the quake has been immense and rebuilding will take many years. This presentation will look at the input of heritage professionals and others to the recovery and reconstruction process – through damage assessment, provision of training, providing culturally appropriate solutions to reconstruction issues, and promoting the use of local materials, knowledge and skills.
Catherine Forbes
Catherine Forbes is an architect and Built Heritage Specialist with GML Heritage, a member of the Australian Institute of Architects and an expert member of ICOMOS-ICORP (International Committee on Risk Preparedness). Catherine has been involved in post disaster recovery through Emergency Architects Australia and undertook the UNESCO International Training Course in Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, in 2014. She is currently involved in the Rebuilding Nepal network and village reconstruction with Healthabitat.
Time & Date: Thursday 22 October 2015 (NOTE NEW DATE), 5.30pm for 6pm start
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: by Monday 19 October 2015 to Kate Higgins via email
Please note: RSVP is needed because of secure building access and for catering purposes.
Download the AICOMOS-DOCOMOMO-AIA_NSW_Chapter_talk_22_October flyer.
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11. Invitation for Public Comment on Draft Heritage Management Plans
The following notice is in accordance with s341S6(b) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and Regulation 10.03C of the EPBC Regulations 2000. The preparation of these Heritage Management Plans is consistent with the Australian Government’s commitment to managing Australia’s heritage in accordance with the EPBC Act.
The Department of Finance invites interested parties to comment on the following draft Heritage Management Plans:
- John Gorton Building, Parkes, ACT [opens PDF, 19 MB]
- Treasury Building, Parkes, ACT [opens PDF, 24 MB]
- Customs Marine Centre, Neutral Bay, NSW [opens PDF, 16 MB]
Hard copies are also available on request via environment&heritage@finance.gov.au
Comments can be made in writing or email to:
Compliance, Environment and Heritage
Property and Construction Division
Department of Finance
Treasury Building, Parkes Place West
PARKES ACT 2600
environment&heritage@finance.gov.au
Comments are due by 21 October 2015. Comments received after this date will not be considered.
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12. REMINDER – Applications Now Open: Roving Curator Program 2016
Are you looking for professional assistance on an exhibition idea or project? Would you like to develop your team’s exhibition skills? The Roving Curator Program could be your answer!
The Roving Curator Program provides small museums and galleries with exhibition development assistance, including several days on-site advice as well as follow-up support. See guidelines for the types of projects and support available.
Applications are now open and close 13 October 2015.
> Guidelines and application form
For further information or to discuss your application, please email Kitty Owens, Manager, Exhibition Services, on call Kitty on (03) 8341 7342.
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13. History Council of Victoria Annual Lecture, Melbourne, 22 October
‘Australia’s Big Science Picnic, 1914: Some New Evidence’
Professor Lynette Russell, FRHistS, FASSA, of Monash University, will deliver the 2015 Annual Lecture of the History Council of Victoria. This event is arranged with support from the Old Treasury Building, Melbourne.
DATE: Thursday 22 October 2015
TIME: 6 pm (light refreshments) for 6.30 pm (lecture)
VENUE: Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring Street, East Melbourne
TICKETS: $15 per head – click here to book
Your contribution to this event will help the History Council of Victoria to promote History in Victoria.
ABSTRACT
In 1914 the Australian Federal Government sponsored the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) to travel to Australia for their annual conference. Over 150 scientists were fully funded by the Australian Commonwealth government and they travelled on three ships especially commanded for this purpose. Across five major cities public talks, demonstrations and excursions familiarised the visiting scientists with Australian natural and hard sciences, geology, botany as well as anthropology. In fact, in terms of anthropology the congress presented a unique opportunity to showcase Aboriginal culture. This lecture draws on recently uncovered archival materials from Oxford’s Bodleian Library and considers the personalities, logistics, events and outcomes of this massive undertaking. In terms of outcomes just two of the Association’s recommendations were to establish a Commonwealth Scientific Institute (later CSIRO) and to develop a national telescope at Mt Stromlo. Although these were delayed by the outbreak of the Great War, it is clear that this Big Science Picnic was no mere singular event, but rather the BAAS in Australia left a legacy we are still beneficiaries of today.
THE LECTURER
Professor Lynette Russell is an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow (2011-2016) at Monash University and was visiting fellow at All Souls College Oxford 2014-2015. She completed a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne and has taught and researched in the area of historical and Indigenous studies for nearly twenty years. She is author or editor of ten books. Her current work is in the cutting edge area of anthropological history. She is an elected fellow of Cambridge University’s Clare Hall, AIATSIS and the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Royal Historical Society.
ENQUIRIES
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14. Fleet Street Heritage Precinct Symposium, 12 October, Parramatta, NSW
Hosted by the North Parramatta Residents Action Group (NPRAG), supported by National Trust Australia (NSW) & Parramatta Female Factory Friends
8.30am – 4.30pm, Monday, 12 October 2015
Parramatta Leagues Club, NSW
For more information and to book a place, click here.
Use the promotional code FLEET2151 for the general public ticket to be discounted 50% (cost normally $20 incl. morning and afternoon tea) – NOTE: this code is limited in numbers.
The organisers are also offering a delegate table to any organisations that would like to book a table of ten. Instead of the cost of $40 per person, it would be $250 for the table. To take advantage of the delegate special, contact Suzette Meade by email.
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15. Two Engineering Heritage Victoria events, 10 & 11 October 2015
Engineering Heritage Recognition Ceremony: Bethanga Bridge
Saturday 10 October 2015, 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm
FREE
The Bethanga Bridge is a long, nine-span, riveted-steel, variable depth, Pratt-Truss road bridge over the flooded valley of the Murray River, now part of the Hume Reservoir.
For more information, click here.
Engineering Heritage Recognition Ceremony: Eldorado Dredge
Sunday 11 October 2015, 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
FREE
The long-disused Eldorado Gold (and tin) Dredge, sitting in its last working pond near the small township of Eldorado in north-east Victoria, is the largest and most intact surviving bucket dredge in Australia.
For more information, click here.
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16. “Heritage Destruction in the Middle East” symposium, 15 October, Melbourne
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Heritage Destruction in the Middle East: Beyond the Media Hype
15 October, 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Deakin University Melbourne City Centre
This half-day public symposium focuses on the recent heritage destruction in Syria and Iraq by ISIS. Presenters will bring to the table a variety of interpretations on the factors driving the destruction and the challenges of mounting effective responses.
Please RSVP by email by Friday 9 October if you would like to attend.
Download the Heritage_Destruction_in_the_Middle_East flier.
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17. Ochre Spinifex & Foil exhibition, University of Sydney
Tin Sheds Gallery
Tuesday – Friday, 11am – 5pm
24 September – 6 November
Interrogating three materials, Ochre Spinifex & Foil presents new pathways in Australian design knowledge arising from the 2-way exchange of Indigenous and non-Indigenous science. Across the main space of the gallery visitors will move between the spinifex and foil exhibits, to a darkened tableau of ochres in an adjoining room.
For more information, click here.
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18. ‘City to the Lake’ project works – public comments invited
The ACT National Capital Authority (NCA) has received a works approval application from ACT Government’s Land Development Agency for construction of the West Basin Foreshore part of the ‘City to the Lake’ project. NCA welcomes community feedback on the proposed development of the West Basin Waterfront by close of business Tuesday 20 October 2015.
More information on this matter can be found by clicking here.
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19. Nature/Culture Connections at the IUCN World Conservation Congress – call for proposals
Nature/Culture Connections at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Hawaii, September 2016
Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2015.
Submit proposals via the website.
This is a request for your proposals to be made as part of a proposed Culture/Nature Journey within the “Forum” at the next IUCN World Conservation Congress – WCC 2016. WCC takes place between 1-10 September 2016, and the Forum will be between 2-5 September.
IUCN and ICOMOS, with a growing group of our members and partners, envision a high profile theme at the IUCN World Conservation Congress with multiple components that will address the interconnected character of natural and cultural heritage. We think this is a vital issue, of growing importance to our work on conservation, globally and locally. The theme, potentially to be called the “Culture/Nature Journey” will include diverse elements, but its success relies on members and partners of IUCN and ICOMOS making your proposals before 15 October, so they can be considered within the overall programming for the whole of WCC.
For more information, download the Call_for_Proposals_Culture-Nature_journey_WCC2016.
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20. Book Launch, Every Story Counts, 17 October, Wollongong
Every Story Counts – Recording Migration Heritage, A Wollongong Case Study
Written by Meredith Walker, Edited by John Petersen
Realised and published by Illawarra Migration Heritage Project Inc
Recording migration heritage, and in particular people’s memories of migration and settlement, provides first-hand perspectives on Australian history. Meredith Walker’s thematic framework provides a new and innovative approach to recording the migration experience. It gives voice to memories which would not be heard or shared and ones which are rarely documented formally. They are however, part of the kaleidoscope of stories that bring us together as a nation.
Date & Time: 11am, 17 October 2015
Venue: Wollongong Art Gallery
- Keynote Speaker: Dr Glenn Mitchell, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
- Traditional music and songs performed by Claudio Iacono
- Light refreshments provided
RSVP by email by 12 October 2015
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21. Contribute to online directory of museum studies and related programs
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is compiling an online directory of museum studies and related programs that will be available on the AAM website to assist those interested in pursuing or advancing a museum career. We would like to ask for your help in making this important directory happen.
If you are part of a museum studies or related program, we would like to include your program. So that we may have the most current information about your program, please take a moment to fill out this form. If there is more than one program at your institution, please fill out a form for each program.
If you know of a program that should be included in this directory, thank you for forwarding this email.
If you have any questions, please contact Greg Stevens directly by email.
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22. Proceedings of 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass
“Stained-glass: how to take care of a fragile heritage?”, the book of proceedings from the 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass, is now available for order on the ICOMOS France website.
If reading this newsletter online, click on the image above for more information.
Click here to download the order form.
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23. Port Arthur Talks, Wednesday 14 October 2015
Bushfire on the Tasman Peninsula: past and present
presented by Peter Middleton, Tasmania Fire Service
In recent years, parts of the Tasman Peninsula have known bushfires all too well. With the January 2013 bushfires destroying over 200 homes and properties and covering an area over 20,000ha’s, this reminded us of the uncontrollable nature of bushfires that burn out of control. But the Tasman Peninsula has seen many devastating fires both natural and human caused over the years, including two of historical significance at Port Arthur in 1895 and 1897.
Come along to this interesting talk to hear about how bushfires have impacted and shaped the Tasman Peninsula as well as hear about the predicted bushfire season for 2015/16. This talk will also allow for discussion, questions and an opportunity for community members to contribute to the work of the Tasmania Fire Service Bushfire Ready Neighbourhoods program.
Peter Middleton is the Community Development Coordinator at Tasmania Fire Service. His role develops community capacity to prevent, prepare for and respond to bushfires and fires in the home. Peter coordinates the Bushfire Ready Neighbourhoods program (National Resilient Australia Award winner 2014) which aims to increase shared responsibility and has a vision that ‘we all play a part – individuals, fire agencies and communities’. He has hands on firefighting experience as a Volunteer and Remote Area Firefighter in Australia for 15 years, including being on the front line at the height of the January 2013 bushfire on the Tasman Peninsula.
ALL WELCOME!
When: Wednesday 14 October 2015 at 5.30pm
Where: Junior Medical Officer’s Conference Room
Please RSVP your attendance by calling (03) 6251 2324
Download the ‘Bushfire on the Tasman Peninsula’ flier.
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24. Nominations for AAA Awards – closing date: 30 October 2015
Nominations are called for the following four Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Inc. Awards
Closing Date: 30 October 2015
1. Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology
The Rhys Jones Medal is the highest award offered by the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. It was established in honour of Rhys Jones (1941-2001) to mark his enormous contribution to the development and promotion of archaeology in Australia. The Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to the field. Established in 2002, previous winners include Sue O’Connor (2011), Mike Morwood (2012) Richard Wright (2013) and Peter Veth (2014).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s archaeological career and how this work has benefited Australian archaeology, along with short supporting testimonials from other archaeologists, as well as a full list of the nominee’s publications. Note that nominees do not need to be members of the Association; be an Australian citizen; or work exclusively in Australia or on Australian material.
2. John Mulvaney Book Award
The Award was established in honour of John Mulvaney and his contribution and commitment to Australian archaeology over a lifetime of professional service. It acknowledges the significant contribution of individual or co-authored publications to the archaeology of the continent of Australia, the Pacific, Papua-New Guinea and South-East Asia, either as general knowledge or as specialist publications. Nominations are considered annually for books that cover both academic pursuits and public interest, reflecting the philosophy of John Mulvaney’s life work. Established in 2004, previous winners include Jane Lydon for “Fantastic Dreaming: The Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission” (2010), Annie Ross et al. for “Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature” (2011), and Mike Smith for “The Archaeology of Australia’s Deserts” (2013).
Nominations must be for books written by one or more authors, but not for edited books, published in the last three calendar years (i.e. 2013, 2014 or 2015). The nomination must be accompanied by at least two published book reviews. A short citation (no more than one page) on why the book should be considered must also be included.
3. The Bruce Veitch Award for Excellence in Indigenous Engagement
This Award celebrates the important contribution that Bruce Veitch (1957-2005) made to the practice and ethics of archaeology in Australia. In particular, the award honours Bruce’s close collaboration with Traditional Owners on whose country he worked. It is awarded annually to any individual or group who has had long-standing and sustained engagement with Indigenous communities during archaeological or cultural heritage projects which have produced significant outcomes for Indigenous interests. Established in 2005, previous winners include Peter Veth (2010), Ken Mulvaney (2011), Ian McNiven (2012), Daryl Wesley (2013) and Sean Ulm and Amy Roberts (joint winners in 2014).
Nominees will have actively engaged with Indigenous communities to produce successful outcomes. The nature of nominations is flexible (e.g. video tape, audio tape, poster etc), considering the wide range of Indigenous collaborations and the remoteness of some communities. Nominators are strongly encouraged to include supporting statements from relevant Indigenous individuals or community organisations.
4. Life Membership for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Archaeological Association Inc.
This award was established to recognise significant and sustained contribution to the objects and purposes of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Previous winners include Annie Ross (2010), Lynley Wallis (2012) and Fiona Hook (2013).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s contributions to the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Note that nominees must be members of the Association.
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Nominations for all Awards will be considered by the Executive of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. with advice as appropriate from senior members of the discipline. The decision of the Executive is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Nominations should be addressed via email to the AAA President, marked private & confidential and for attention of Fiona Hook, current President of AAA, and sent to arrive no later than 30 October 2015.
Recipients of all awards will be announced at the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Annual Conference.
Dates: 1 – 4 December 2015
Location: Fremantle
Host: University of Western Australia
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25. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy
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 its International Institute Life Beyond Tourism, the University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, with the collaboration of Carnival Foundation of Viareggio (Italy), are hosting 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.
See the official symposium webpage for more information.
Download the FOCUS_on_Carnivals_in_the_World.
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26. Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity, April 2016 – call for papers
Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity for Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers
University of Edinburgh
21-22 April 2016
Since its creation as a distinct discipline, the field of late antique studies has undergone many transformations and reinterpretations. As this exciting and still evolving field establishes its own place in academia, we feel it is integral for those studying Late Antiquity at the postgraduate level to meet and work together in creating the future of our field. And what better place to do this than the University of Edinburgh, an established and thriving centre for Late Antiquity in the beautiful ‘Athens of the North’.
Our inaugural Edinburgh Postgraduate Conference on Late Antiquity will take place at the University of Edinburgh from April 21-22, 2016. This cross-disciplinary conference is intended to bring together postgraduates and early career researchers from across the UK and abroad whose research focuses on any aspect of Late Antiquity. We welcome submissions from disciplines including (but not limited to) history, literature, archaeology, classics, art and architecture, and divinity. The conference aims to provide a forum to meet fellow postgraduates of Late Antiquity and discuss our current research and enthusiasm for the field.
We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers to submit abstracts for papers (or proposals for panels) on any aspect of Late Antiquity. Papers should be 20 minutes in length and will be followed by a 10 minute discussion period. Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by email by 15 February 2016.
Visit the conference website for more information.
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27. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
To view the latest issue of the GCI bulletin, click here.
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28. Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
To read the latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin, click on the link below.
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29. Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) conference, 6-10 June 2016, Montreal – call for paper and poster proposals
The organisers of the Montreal ACHS 2016 Conference, with the theme “What does heritage change”, are calling for paper and poster proposals.
The session abstracts are available online as is the call for proposals.
Deadline: 1 November 2015
The proceedings of the Congress will be the subject of a publication, which will be issued in French and English. Each session chair will be in charge of selecting the best papers presented. A Scientific Committee will make the final choice. Other options for publication (electronic, or paper journals) will be made available to participants and will be announced soon.
More information is available at the conference website.
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30. European Cultural Heritage Year initiative event, Berlin, 13 November
A preparatory event “Europe’s cultural heritage common opportunities and challenges” to announce officially the European Cultural Heritage Year initiative will be held in Berlin on 13 November 2015.
On occasion of the media conference and the workshop ICOMOS will also present Volume III of “Monumenta”, “The 40th anniversary of European Architectural Heritage Year (1975–2015)” edited by Michael Falser and Wilfried Lipp and reflecting the European Architectural Heritage 1975.
For more information, click here.
Download the Falser_Lipp_2015_European_Architectural_Heritage_Year_1975_(Cover&ToC).
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31. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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32. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015
Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference (HTHIC2015)
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?”
HTHIC2015 offers a unique forum for academics, policy makers, representatives of destination marketing and management organisations, cultural institutes, technology providers, consultancies and others working in the heritage, tourism and hospitality industry, to share research and experience.
For more information, click here and visit the conference website.
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33. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Adviser, City of Greater Bendigo
Heritage Adviser
- Part Time (2 days per week)
- Salary Range $75,249 – $82,007 Pro-rata + Super
An excellent opportunity has arisen in the City’s Statutory Planning team for an experienced and dedicated Heritage Adviser to join the multidisciplinary team. The position will work closely with the Senior Heritage Adviser to help promote Bendigo’s unique heritage assets and ensure their heritage values are respected.
Excellent communication skills are essential for this role as you will provide the Community with technical heritage advice in a concise, clear and timely manner.
You will have relevant qualifications or substantial experience in architecture, building or design, heritage planning and conservation, or related discipline including assessing the heritage impact of development proposals.
If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Caroline Grylls, Acting Manager, Statutory Planning on (03) 5434 6313.
Applications addressing the key selection criteria must be received by close of business Monday 12 October 2015.
Further information including the position description can be located on the website at Employment Opportunities.
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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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