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Eminent Western Australian Engineer recognised with OAM
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VICOMOS function: drinks and dinner in Fitzroy, 2 March
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Five Year ACT Heritage Strategy 2016-2021 – have your say
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NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting & associated Emerging Professionals event: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW
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Call for Entries: 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
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Dry stone walls field trip weekend, Tasmania, 11 – 13 March 2016
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Survey on Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia
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NSW and ACT Archaeologists Get-Together, Sydney, 10 March
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2016 Western Australian Heritage Awards finalists announced
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2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal – nominations deadline extended
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Tour of Adelaide Oval, 10 April 2016 (SA)
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Heritage Council of WA’s eNewsletter out now
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Heritage Management & Planning Seminar: ‘Industrial Heritage’, WA, 27-29 April 2016 – registration open
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Launch of the Community Heritage and Icons Grants programme 2015-16 funding round
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Expanded Green Army round for long term results – Hon Greg Hunt media release
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2016 NSW Heritage Award submissions now open
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Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
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UNITAR Management & Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2016 workshop – call for registrations
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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Arte-Polis 6 conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers extended
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International Conference on Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, 10-12 November 2016, Florence – call for papers
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News from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden
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City of Stirling Heritage Awards: Call For Nominations
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Terra 2016: XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architectures, 11-14 July 2016, Lyon (France) – registration open
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News from ICCROM
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Registrations open for Longford Academy on 9-13 May 2016
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“Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”, England, September 2016 – registration open
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Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, 22 March
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8th ARQUEOLOGICA congress, 5-7 September 2016, Spain – full paper submission deadline extended
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1. Eminent Western Australian Engineer recognised with OAM
On Australia Day 2016 Ian Maitland, an Australia ICOMOS member, was honoured with the awarding of a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to Cultural Heritage and Structural Engineering.
Ian served as engineer and director in several major national consulting firms before establishing his own practice, now named Maitland Heritage Engineering.
Ian’s firm has specialised in providing structural and general building advice for over 200 heritage projects.
The projects tackled are enormously varied, including such icons as The Golden Pipeline pump-stations, Rottnest Island structures, timber bridges, cranes, buildings and ruins.
For more information about Ian and his work, click here.
Australia ICOMOS congratulates Ian on receiving this honour.
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2. VICOMOS function: drinks and dinner in Fitzroy, 2 March
A VICOMOS function is long overdue! Please join us for drinks and dinner in Fitzroy.
Where: The Gertrude Hotel, 148 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
When: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 6.00pm onwards
RSVP: by email to Sue Hodges (ICOMOS Victorian representative) or by phone (03) 9681 8088 by Friday 26 Feb for dinner
All welcome (Emerging ICOMOS, Emerged ICOMOS and all those in between)!
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3. Five Year ACT Heritage Strategy 2016-2021 – have your say
The ACT Minister for Planning, Mr Mick Gentleman MLA, has announced the commencement of a six week period of public consultation to inform the development of a new Five Year ACT Heritage Strategy 2016-2021.
“The Heritage Strategy will be an important framework for the recognition, protection, conservation and promotion of heritage places and objects in the ACT and will set a clear direction for a five year period from the date of its commencement,” Minister Gentleman said.
The ACT’s unique story of our rich and diverse heritage will be recognised through the Strategy. It will provide a vision for the ways in which we can incorporate our heritage places and objects into our future city.
“Our heritage places and objects provide us with a sense of pride, place, identity, and belonging,” said Minister Gentleman.
“The Strategy provides us with an opportunity to revisit what is important about our heritage places and objects, to reshape the way that the community and visitors think about and engage with their heritage, and to refocus resources to ensure that the highest priority areas receive the greatest attention,” Minister Gentleman said. “I encourage all those with an interest in the ACT’s heritage to have a say and provide valuable input toward the Strategy.”
Three informal information sessions will be held on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 February 2016 and provide the community with valuable opportunities to speak with Heritage staff, learn more about the Strategy and provide their feedback. Feedback can also be provides online, via email and post.
The discussion paper, and details about the information sessions and how to submit feedback is available online.
Public comment is being sought until 9am, Tuesday 29 March 2016.
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4. NSC on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes 2016 meeting & associated Emerging Professionals event: 18-20 March, Lithgow, NSW
The weekend is promising to be packed with interest.
Friday evening
A meeting of Young Professionals (see below for more information) as well as a get together and self funded meal for all at the Lithgow District Workmen’s Club.
Saturday morning tour
Lithgow Steelworks site and steelmakers’ monument (Marjorie Jackson Playing Fields), Hermitage Flat and Lithgow Valley Colliery Company houses, Lithgow Small Arms Factory – Littleton garden suburb, Extension Estate, factory management houses, Lithgow Valley Pottery site (Silcock Street), Lithgow Blast Furnace -(Inch Street), Lake Pillans, G & C Hoskins Coke Ovens ruin (Bells Road), Oakey Park Colliery & Vale Colliery ruins (Bells Road) and the Zig Zag Brewery.
Saturday afternoon
NSC meeting and workshops that include a major focus workshop on ‘how can complex industrial landscapes be appropriately represented on heritage lists, whether national, state or local.
Sunday Morning Optional tours
- Mitchell’s 1830s convict constructed original line of Road to Bathurst
Following the line of the road and associated archaeological sites, including several stockade sites, and original road works.
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- Lithgow town features
Covering, landscape feature the James Walker legacy, historic churches, power stations, school, former open cut coal mines, Portland – a town built on cement and Irondale.
REGISTER
There is still time to register. Make your own accommodation booking in Lithgow and register by emailing Juliet Ramsay.
A payment of $30 (cash, and please try to bring exact money) for attendance to be made when at Lithgow.
Calling all emerging heritage professionals – let’s meet at Lithgow, 18 March 2016!
Lithgow, NSW, might not immediately come to mind as a meeting point for a group of emerging heritage professionals to gather, yet it is the venue to kick things off for 2016 as part of the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes. The National Scientific Committee in addition to the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes, are looking to future-proof their membership, while engaging fresh perspectives on the study and conservation of cultural landscapes. Both groups are made up of ICOMOS members (Australia & International), who undertake research, develop conservation theory, guidelines, practice notes, charters, and promote the exchange of ideas on cultural landscapes.
Ideally, the emerging heritage professionals event is focussed on ICOMOS members with less than ten years heritage experience, students studying heritage topics, and ICOMOS young professionals. The Lithgow dinner and drinks is also an opportunity for anyone new to Australia ICOMOS and the National Scientific Committee to meet up and get to know some of the group’s more established members while sharing in debates about the nature (and culture) of cultural landscapes!
There will be further emerging heritage professionals events in 2016, so keep an eye out for more details as they come to hand!
Emerging Heritage Professions Drinks and Dinner
When: 6.30pm, Friday 18 March 2016
Where: Lithgow & District Workmen’s Club, 3-7 Tank Street, Lithgow, NSW
Who to contact
If you are keen to come along please RSVP to Paulette Wallace by email and remember to register with Juliet Ramsay by 29 February 2016 to attend the full weekend’s activities for the National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes.
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5. Call for Entries: 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Entries are now being accepted for the 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
In conserving the heritage of Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO seeks to encourage the role of the private sector and local communities in preserving their cultural heritage. The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation were established in 2000 to recognize and encourage private efforts and public-private initiatives in successfully restoring structures of heritage value in the region.
Since 2000, UNESCO has received 598 entries from 25 countries, spanning a wide range of conservation projects from family homes to palace complexes. A total of 185 projects have received UNESCO Heritage awards for conservation. In addition, 10 projects have been honoured with the Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts, which recognizes contemporary architectural design in a heritage context.
Entries close 31 March 2016.
Click here to visit the official heritage awards website for more information.
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6. Dry stone walls field trip weekend, Tasmania, 11 – 13 March 2016
The Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia is conducting a two-day field trip in northern Tasmania during the long weekend of 11-13 March, and invites interested people to register their interest in attending this event by 2 March by emailing Jim Holdsworth.
Cost
While costs have not yet been finalised, an overall cost will be under $250 per person, which will cover welcome drinks, the coach tours, morning and afternoon teas, lunches, entry fees and trip notes. The dinner will be at extra charge.
For more information can be found in the Dry Stone Walls Association – Northern Tasmania weekend flyer.
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7. Survey on Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia
Australia ICOMOS has received the following request to advertise an Australian heritage survey exploring heritage protection and legislation. We encourage members with an interest in this area to respond. The survey will close on 20 March (and not 20 February as advised in previous e-news issues).
- At the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) conference in Fremantle last December, we ran a workshop on the subject of ‘Cultural Heritage Management and the Law in Australia’.
The workshop was well attended and raised many interesting points on the topic. We are hoping to follow this up with a publication sometime in the coming year. As part of the publication, we are hoping to elaborate more on the results of an online survey, which we created just before the workshop. The survey concerns the views of people who have or are currently working in cultural heritage management. It is still available online and we are hoping to find more participants to fill it out in order to bulk up the stats.
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8. NSW and ACT Archaeologists Get-Together, Sydney, 10 March
Greetings NSW and ACT AACAI Members, Prospective Members, Non-Members and Friends,
I trust the consulting year is off to a busy start for you all.
The purpose of this note is to extend an invitation to attend an Extraordinary Members meeting on Thurs March 10. We would like to kick off the year with a wine and cheese catch-up night where you can network with colleagues and an opportunity for the NSW/ACT Executive can find out what you want from AACAI in 2016. With this, the National Executive Committee will be doing a brief skype presentation taking us through some financial information and will need members to sign off on decisions, so if you are available please attend.
As I said earlier, there will be wine and cheese on the night and we will set out some plans for 2016.
GML have kindly offered to host the event at their offices (Level 6, 372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills).
Date & Time: Thursday 10 March 2016, 6:00pm for 6:30pm start
RSVP: RSVP is essential due to secure building access – please RSVP by March 4 via email to Andrew Costello or via email to Diana Cowie
I would like to thank those who came to the Chippendale Hotel last year for the end of year drinks. It was great to hear about the work being done by NSW and ACT consultants and also to have a few students and potential AACAI members down for a beer and burger. The honours graduates are keen to get a foothold in the consulting game and AACAI events can be a good way to meet your next recruit!
I am looking forward to having a really successful and interesting AACAI year. There was great momentum built up in 2015 which we can roll on into 2016. Stay tuned for some activities planned around National Archaeology Week.
Andrew Costello
AACAI (Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc)
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9. 2016 Western Australian Heritage Awards finalists announced
Thirty four heritage champions, across eight categories, have been named as finalists in the 2016 Western Australian Heritage Awards. A summary of each of the finalists is available on the WA State Heritage Office website.
The winners will announced on Thursday 31 March 2016 at Hale House.
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10. 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal – nomination deadline extended
Nominations for the 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal, are now open.
This national award recognises an individual’s significant contribution the Australia’s built, social, cultural or environmental heritage.
The closing date for nominations is 5pm AEST, 24 March 2016, with the Medal winner announced at a dinner ceremony in Bathurst on Saturday 7 May 2016.
More information (including the nomination form) can be found on the Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal website.
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11. Tour of Adelaide Oval, 10 April 2016 (SA)
To celebrate this year’s International Day on Monuments & Sites, ‘the heritage of sport’, SA ICOMOS members can undertake a tour of Adelaide Oval on Sunday 10 April 2016. The tour will be run by one of Adelaide Oval’s expert volunteer guides. The tour will take you behind the scenes at Adelaide Oval and include access to restricted areas, such as the old scoreboard, media and player areas. Commentary on the place’s heritage will also be provided by ICOMOS member Michael Queale of Grieve Gillett Anderson who wrote the Conservation Management Plan for the place.
Tour costs are $22 (adult) and $12 (child), to be payable in cash to Deborah Lindsay, State Rep on the day of the event. The tour will start at 10:15am and go for approximately 90 mins, however we are required to meet at 10am. Anyone is welcome to attend the tour – the cost is the same for family members. ICOMOS members will go for a social drink afterwards in a nearby café or pub.
RSVP is essential to confirm the group booking – to book please email Deborah Lindsay by Friday 1 April.
Please have correct money ready on the day for payment, and Deborah will check you off the list.
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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. Heritage Management & Planning Seminar: ‘Industrial Heritage’, WA, 27-29 April 2016 – registration open
From goldmines to ghost towns via railways, presses and pipelines, the 2016 Heritage Management & Planning Seminar will explore the varied aspects of industrial heritage. Join us in Kalgoorlie on 28-29 April to find out more. The seminar includes a tour of Coolgardie’s mining heritage and there is an optional day-trip to Leonora and Gwalia on Wednesday 27 April.
Costs and registration details are available on the State Heritage website. Enquiries to (08) 6552 4000 or email the WA Heritage Council.
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14. Launch of the Community Heritage and Icons Grants programme 2015-16 funding round
Yesterday the Minister for the Environment, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, announced the opening of the 2015-16 funding round of the Community Heritage and Icons Grants programme. Minister Hunt’s media release can be read here.
The Community Heritage and Icons Grants programme is providing funding for community groups, to engage with, and raise awareness of, the places recognised on Australia’s National Heritage List. Individual grants of between $2,500 and $10,000 (GST exclusive) are available.
Eligible parties are invited to apply for funding, with applications closing on 22 March 2016.
The Department of Environment would appreciate your assistance in forwarding this email onto community groups who may be interested in applying for funding under the programme.
Further information about the 2015-16 funding round, including the application form, is available on the Department of the Environment website.
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15. Expanded Green Army round for long term results – Hon Greg Hunt media release
Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information. In line with this commitment we are circulating the following media release from the Hon Greg Hunt, dated 23 February 2016.
The Australian Government will soon be inviting organisations to apply for large-scale projects under round five of the Green Army Programme.
Organisations will be invited to submit multi-project proposals showing how they could use between three and 15 Green Army teams over a period of two to three years from July 2016 to improve their local environment.
Organisations interested in submitting an application for one or two projects will also be able to apply under this round.
A round dedicated to long-term projects has been discussed with teams and councils, and has been eagerly awaited.
It will encourage organisations to think about how Green Army teams could be used across a broad area of land over a longer period of time to maximise outcomes for their region, a nationally listed threatened species or a heritage place.
This a unique opportunity for community organisations, Landcare groups, natural resource management organisations, environment groups, Indigenous organisations, local councils and others to develop longer term, large-scale projects with a whole of landscape approach.
A multi-project proposal could focus on a single environmental or heritage asset, such as a threatened species across multiple regions or states, or it could focus on multiple environmental outcomes in a region.
For example, proposals could conserve threatened species through control of feral animals and Weeds of National Significance in a remote Indigenous area; enhance a place on Australia’s National Heritage List; or improve the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef.
To date, 1,145 Green Army projects have been announced and more than 550 projects rolled out across Australia.
Projects include restoring native vegetation, heritage restoration, protecting animal habitats and regenerating wetlands in urban, rural and remote areas.
The opportunity to develop multi-project proposals for large-scale bodies of work will provide future Green Army project hosts with an excellent opportunity to build on past successes of the programme.
Future participants will have the opportunity to gain practical training and experience while being paid to work on projects that will improve the environment in their local community.
Round five of the Green Army Programme will open in March 2016 for projects commencing from 1 July 2016.
For more information about the new round, and to subscribe to the mailing list to stay up-to-date with the latest news, information and announcements, visit www.australia.gov.au/greenarmy.
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16. 2016 NSW Heritage Award submissions now open
If you have you completed a heritage project in the last year 2015/2016 – why not enter it into the National Trust Heritage Awards?
Now entering its 22nd year of recognising excellence in heritage, the National Trust Heritage Awards are the pinnacle celebration for the heritage community and an interesting place to see what is happening and the integrity involved. The National Trust Heritage Awards is the Signature event of the National Trust Heritage Festival.
Categories include:
- Adaptive Re-Use
- Advocacy Campaigns
- Conservation – Built Heritage
- Conservation – Interiors And Objects
- Conservation – Landscape
- Education And Interpretation
- Heritage Events And Exhibitions
- Heritage Publications
- Heritage Tours And Multimedia
- Research And Investigation / Analysis
Submissions Close: 3 April 2016
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17. 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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18. UNITAR Management & Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2016 workshop – call for registrations
The deadline for applications is: 7 March 2016
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office is calling for registrations for the 2016 Workshop, which will examine “World Heritage Basics and Justification for Inscription”.
SERIES OUTLINE
The UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, launched in 2003, has thus far comprised nine annual Workshops held in Hiroshima and one in-country Workshop in India. With over 300 Alumni to date the Workshops offer a set of innovative approaches to heritage conservation, including:
- The fusion of cultural and natural heritage management
- The recognition of both the tangible and intangible aspects of heritage values
- Focused analysis of specific areas of the nomination process
SERIES LINKS
2016 WORKSHOP: FOCUS
The 2016 Workshop, entitled World Heritage Basics and Justification for Inscription, will examine the expectations and requirements needed to effectively prepare a comprehensive World Heritage nomination. The workshop will particularly focus on the fundamental need to provide a Justification for Inscription in the World Heritage nomination.
The Justification for Inscription within any nomination document for a World Heritage property must address at least one of the ten criteria outlined in UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, and focus on why the property is considered to possess “Outstanding Universal Value.” This workshop, utilising a careful focus on the Operational Guidelines, and the UNESCO Preparing World Heritage Nominations resource manual, coupled with interactive lectures, study visits, and real world simulation exercises, will allow for participants to gain knowledge and skills for more effectively developing the justification section in nomination documentation.
2016 WORKSHOP: DATES AND LOCATION
- The dates for the 2016 Workshop are: Monday 18 – Friday 22 April
- The Workshop will be held in: Hiroshima, Japan
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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following links.
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20. Arte-Polis 6 conference, Indonesia, 4-5 August 2016 – call for papers extended
Arte-Polis 6 International Conference
Theme: Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place
Bandung, Indoneisa
4-5 August 2016
Building on the successes of the first five Arte-Polis international conferences and workshops in 2006-2014, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) is pleased to present Arte-Polis 6, an international conference and workshop. This biennial event is an initiative of the Architecture Program at ITB’s School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development in collaboration with other creative institutions.
International Conference
The peer-reviewed Arte-Polis 6 international conference will critically address the theme Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place through four diverse tracks:
1. Creative Tourism, Community and Design Praxis
2. Digital Technology Enabling Creative Tourism and Experience
3. Creative Strategy, Innovation and Policy Making for Heritage and Cultural Landscape
4. Discourses on Creative Experiences in Tourism and Heritage
In conjunction with the main event, a round-table discussion on best practices of creating experiences in creative tourism will be held with features speakers from planners, architects & designers, managers and operators and community sectors.
Aim
The aim of Arte-Polis 6 is to connect together practitioners, academics, community leaders, local government officials, policy-makers and other professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world concerned with the quality of life and collaborative nature of creative communities in urban and rural places. Its objective is to share and learn the reflection of creativity from international and local experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of creative tourism on place-making.
The call for papers has been extended to 29 February 2016.
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21. International Conference on Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, 10-12 November 2016, Florence – call for papers
FORTMED 2016 is the International Conference on Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast. This is its 2nd edition, following the first opening in Valencia in October 2015.
The conference will take place from 10-12 November 2016 at the Dipartimento di Architettura (DiDA) of the Florence University (UNIFI).
The conference’s main objective is the exchange of knowledge and sharing for the better understanding, assessment, management and exploitation of culture and heritage that developed on the Mediterranean coast in the modern age, taking into account the wide distribution of these results.
The Conference has an interdisciplinary aim where architects, engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, cartographers, heritage managers, tourism experts, experts in restoration,
conservation and promotion of heritage are invited to participate.
For more information, visit the conference website.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 5 March 2016
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22. News from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden
To read the latest news from the Duldig Studio Museum & Sculpture Garden, click on the link below.
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23. City of Stirling Heritage Awards: Call For Nominations
Committed to the management and promotion of our local cultural identity and heritage, the City of Stirling established the Heritage Awards Program.
The Program is a biennial event that recognises the efforts made by individuals and groups in the conservation of the City’s built environment and streetscape, and the promotion and enhancement of the City’s heritage. The awards also aim to raise awareness of local heritage.
The Heritage Awards are open to all City of Stirling residents, property owners, businesses, community groups or individuals involved in heritage related work within the City of Stirling. The awards are also open to architects, designers, builders and government agencies undertaking heritage related design, building, conservation or construction in the City of Stirling.
The nomination period is now open and nominations must be received by 4.30pm, Friday 1 April 2016.
If you have any queries regarding the 2016 Heritage Awards Program, please do not hesitate to contact the City of Stirling on (08) 9205 8820 or click here to email Amanda Whelan in City Planning.
Click here to go to the City of Stirling’s Heritage Awards page.
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24. Terra 2016: XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architectures, 11-14 July 2016, Lyon (France) – registration open
Terra 2016 is the twelfth in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a broad audience gathering around earthen architectures. The congress is organised under the aegis of the ISCEAH Committee of ICOMOS international, in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP). The 2016 edition will focus mainly on issues dealing with sustainable development, particularly in urban areas. This event will gather more than 800 participants from the fields of heritage conservation, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, engineering, social sciences, as well as fields related to local sustainable development and crisis intervention.
If you register before 10 March 2016, the registration fee will be reduced by 50 euros.
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25. News from ICCROM
To view the latest news from ICCROM, click here.
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26. Registrations open for Longford Academy on 9-13 May 2016
The seventh annual Longford Academy will be held at Brickendon and Woolmers Estates (World Heritage-inscribed) on 9-13 May 2016.
The Longford Academy is a collaborative learning program led by experienced APT specialist practitioner educators. Participants are engaged in site activities aimed at developing and sharing specialist heritage conservation knowledge and skills whilst contributing to safeguarding the outstanding universal values of the two sites. These activities may include information sessions, discussions, inspections, investigations, recording, conservation works and group learning activities.
The program is suitable for all levels of committed heritage conservation participants – owners, managers, professionals, trades people, workers and administrators willing to contribute and share in a conducive environment under all conditions.
For further information view details on the APT Australasia website and/or email the APT Australasia Convenor.
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27. “Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”, England, September 2016 – registration open
“Capability Brown: perception and response in a global context”
University of Bath, England
9–11 September 2016
Capability Brown changed the face of 18th-century England. Yet he left little written explanation of his work. Much must be inferred from his surviving landscapes and by seeing his work in the wider context of the naturalistic style that developed in Europe and further afield.
This major conference, organised by the Cultural Landscapes and Historic Gardens Committee of ICOMOS-UK (International Council on Monuments and Sites UK), will be one of the highlights of the first-ever national Capability Brown Festival, providing an international dimension to complement the UK’s national festival of events, openings, exhibitions and publications.
Over a three-day conference in the historic city of Bath (one of the UK’s World Heritage Sites), world-renowned researchers and practitioners will present Brown’s work in a global context and explore the ways in which it has been interpreted over the last 250 years. The conference will include evening receptions at Prior Park, the Brown designed valley garden with its iconic Palladian bridge overlooking the city, and at the Bath Assembly Rooms next to the Roman Baths. There will also be a tour of Brown’s landscape at Croome Court, recently restored by the National Trust. Conference papers will be published for delegates in a special edition of Garden History.
The organising committee thanks the Gardens Trust, The National Trust, Historic England, and the ICOMOS Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes for their support of this event.
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28. Deakin University Cultural Heritage Seminar, Melbourne, 22 March
Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Seminar Series is pleased to invite you all to the first seminar of their 2016 series, a presentation by Claudia Garcia and Dr. Eduardo Perez (La Trobe University) on “Archaeology for the masses: World Heritage Chichén Itzá, the New Seven Wonder of the World”.
Abstract
Archaeology in Mexico is of public interest due to its link with education and tourism with an important federal investment on research and architectural restoration since the beginning of the 20th century. Using the case of World Heritage Chichén Itzá, this paper will outline the contestation in the double advocacy of the archaeological sites as tourism and educational spaces. To do this, the authors first will provide a historical and archaeological overview of Chichén Itzá and the principal problems in the particular context of the media phenomenon of the New Seven Wonders. The second part of the seminar will contextualize the development of archaeology within national and international frameworks on the protection of cultural heritage and local current transformations to favour mass cultural tourism industries, to further highlight the challenges for conservation and interpretation that archaeological heritage in Mexico faces in the new change of strategy.
Biographies
Claudia A. García Solís is a conservator graduated from the National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museology in Mexico and MA in Archaeology by the Autonomous University of Yucatan, Claudia possesses more than 15 years’ experience in the management, conservation and investigation on mural painting mainly, and architectural sculpture in the Mayan region. In 2011, she received the National Conservation Award Paul Coremans for the conservation project of Mayapán. Conservator working at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Yucatan), currently she is a doctoral candidate at La Trobe University (Australia), writing a dissertation on Chichén Itzá’s politics of management of archaeological heritage.
Dr. Eduardo Pérez de Heredia is a historian and archaeologist. Eduardo has worked in the Maya area since 1988 in different archaeological projects like Uxmal, Kabah, Uxul and Chichén Itzá, both as a field archaeologist and as archaeological materials analyst. As Director of Chichén Itzá between 2006 and 2008 he coordinated the first Management Plan of the site. His publications include a range of topics from Prehispanic to historical. He has participated in various recent projects of dissemination as the Museo del Mundo Maya in Mérida, and the Digital Museum at Campeche. He is currently collaborating with epigrapher Peter Biro in a new interpretation of Chichén Itzá that combines epigraphy, iconography and archaeological evidence.
Date: Tuesday 22 March 2016
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Theatre Room, Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: to Antonio Gonzalez by email
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29. 8th ARQUEOLOGICA congress, 5-7 September 2016, Spain – full paper submission deadline extended
Due to numerous requests, the paper submission deadline of ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 – 8th International Congress has been extended to 1 March 2016.
ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 will be held on 5-7 September, 2016 at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, Spain.
ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 discusses both the present and future of documentation, reconstruction and computer aided rendering techniques, applied to the field of Cultural Heritage. The main aim is to offer an updated overview about the Heritage of the 21st century applying new and innovative techniques and methodologies. The lemma of the present edition is: Advanced 3D documentation, modelling and reconstruction of cultural heritage objects, monuments and sites.
ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 invites authors to submit original and unpublished work in applied and innovative digital heritage areas such as documentation of cultural heritage, high-end digitisation and 3D modelling of objects, monuments and sites, virtual conservation/restoration, virtual archaeology, virtual museums, virtual exhibitions, cultural heritage gaming, collaborative environments and internet technologies and social media in archaeology.
For more information, visit the congress website.
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30. SITUATION VACANT Experienced Plasterer or Apprentice/Trainee, McMillan Heritage Plastering
McMillan Heritage Plastering is a Brisbane-based company specialising in traditional ornamental and lime plastering. We are looking to grow our team in 2016, and are looking for people with a genuine interest in developing their skills in a traditional trade. Fantastic opportunities await the right candidate.
Please email McMillan Heritage Plastering if you or someone you know is interested in joining McMillan Heritage Plastering as either an experienced plasterer or as an apprentice/trainee.
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31. SITUATION VACANT Heritage – Senior Consultant / Heritage Architect, URBIS
Heritage – Senior Consultant / Heritage Architect
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of industry experts & leaders
- Work across a diverse range of projects and clients
- Be truly influential in strategically advising clients and stakeholders
Urbis is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm offering services in heritage, planning, design, property, social policy, economics and research. With over 300 staff nationally, our people provide the research, analysis and advice upon which major social, commercial and environmental decisions are made.
Led by a heritage industry expert Urbis provides excellence in cultural heritage conservation with strategic advice at the highest level. Our experienced team is regarded for our critical expertise in every aspect of cultural heritage conservation, including heritage studies, conservation management plans, heritage impact statements, interpretation, archival recording, architectural conservation supervision and expert witness representation.
Currently, an opportunity has arisen in our Sydney office for a suitably qualified and experienced heritage architect / Senior Consultant with a professional work history of 5+ years in Heritage advisory consulting.
As a key member of the team, you will be involved in conducting research across a diverse and challenging range of projects, providing reports and strategic advice to our clients.
The responsibilities of our Heritage Senior Consultant/heritage architect include:
- Application of your thorough understanding of Heritage principles and an ability to provide a range of advice to clients on a range of projects including heritage studies, conservation management plans, heritage impact statements, interpretation, archival recording and architectural conservation supervision.
- Working across a wide range of applications with proven ability to develop proposals, tenders & submissions for potential projects
- High level research, interpretation, report writing and communication skills
- Undertaking of projects, management of client and other stakeholder relationships and work to specification and deadlines
For more information about this role, see the Heritage Consultant – Architect, URBIS position description.
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32. SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant, Lovell Chen
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 Ms Tamara Dulley, Office Manager, via email.
Applications close 4 March 2016.
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33. SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant (full-time), City Plan Heritage
SENIOR HERITAGE CONSULTANT POSITION – FULL-TIME
City Plan Heritage is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Heritage Consultant to join our team to provide high level cultural heritage consultancy services.
The ideal candidate will have 5 or more years’ experience working in the heritage sector with a particular focus on report writing, undertaking heritage studies and providing heritage advice. A degree in cultural heritage or a related discipline is essential. Applicants must ideally have a background in archaeology (preferred) and/or Australian architecture.
Full International Membership of Australia ICOMOS (or eligibility for full international membership) is essential.
Applicants must be able to:
- Prepare a range of heritage reports including but not limited to Heritage Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans, Archaeological Assessments and Heritage Interpretation Strategies
- Manage several projects simultaneously and cope with competing deadlines
- Undertake detailed historical research to the standard of a professional historian (including sourcing and analysis of archival sources) for Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Assessments, and Heritage Studies
- Work independently with no or minimal supervision
The successful applicant will be required to start late March/early April.
Please send your application, including a cover letter and CV, to Kim Bennett via email by close of business 4 March 2016.
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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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