Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 238
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An information service provided by the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
(21 July, 2006)
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challenge and change: in ports, their towns and cities
Australia ICOMOS national conference
http://www.promaco.com.au/2006/icomos
FREMANTLE western australia
__________November 9-11 2006_______
1) Productivity Commission Inquiry - Conservation into Australia's Historic Heritage
Places
2) ICOMITES Gathering in Adelaide
3) Attention Sponsors: challenge and change: in ports, their towns and cities
4) Forum on the Heritage Values of the Dampier Rock Art Precinct
5) Godden Mackay Logan Announcements!
6) World Class Cities: Environmental Impacts, Planning Opportunities?
7) INTBAU conference - New Delhi, January 2007
8) ICOMOS International Committee on Vernacular Architecture (CIAV)
9) ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Wood and ICOMOS Turkey
10) Getty Scholar Program
11) Position Vacant: Manager Heritage Collections
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1) Productivity Commission Inquiry - Conservation into
Australia's Historic Heritage Places
The final report of the Inquiry was released by the Australian Government today and is available
from the Productivity Commission's website
http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/heritage/finalreport/index.html .
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2) ICOMITES Gathering in Adelaide
Dinner at the Lion Hotel, North Adelaide, Saturday August 26, 7pm
The ICOMOS Executive Committee is meeting in Adelaide on 26, 27 August for their quarterly
meeting, and a gathering is proposed for members and others for catch up and networking. The
dinner will be held in North Adelaide on the above date. We have booked a table for 30 people,
and arranged for a fixed price dinner (no separate accounts are available). The cost for 2 courses
will be $45 pre paid. So first in will secure a seat to a great evening!!! with great food, at one of
Adelaide’s best restaurants.
Cheques are to be made payable to Woodhead, forwarded to Carrie Wiseman BEFORE Tuesday
22 August to secure your place.
Forward cheque and payment to
Carrie Wiseman
Woodhead
26 Chesser Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone (08) 8223 5013
Facsimile (08) 8232 0028
(Note - we will pay for drinks on the night via an honour pay as you go into a hat on the table the restaurant does not allow for separate tabs)
Before the dinner at 5.15 pm there will be an ICOMOS China Slides memoirs night
A video and power point show of the Xian General Assembly held in October 2005 is to be
shown by visiting EC members who attended with drinks and nibbles and lively discussion about
this interesting event. These “Chinese Memoirs” evenings have been held in other states to great
acclaim!! This gathering will allow members and others to experience the work of ICOMOS
internationally and to see images and hear enthusiastic descriptions of the heritage sites visited by
ICOMITES as part of the conference and post conference tours. This will be held at the offices
of
Woodhead
26 Chesser Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone (08) 8223 5013
Facsimile (08) 8232 0028
Please RSVP to Carrie Wilson about this there will be a $5 donation for purchase of nibbles and
wine for this event.
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3) Attention Sponsors:
challenge and change: in ports, their towns and cities
Australia ICOMOS national conference
FREMANTLE western australia
november 9-11 2006
LAST CALL FOR SPONSORS
24 July deadline for inclusion in the registration brochure pledges only
The conference organising committee is offering an ‘honour board’ category for those who would
like to support the conference with a more modest contribution. This gives your company or
organisation exposure in the soon to be printed and widely distributed registration brochure, in
the conference program and on an honour board in the conference venue foyer (name only).
Donations from $200 will be gratefully received. Donors above $550 can include their
company brochure in the conference satchel. Donations of $1000 - $2200 will receive these
benefits as well as a ticket to the welcome reception.
This is your opportunity to not only support Australia ICOMOS but to promote your business or
organisation to a national heritage audience.
Please contact Don or Michelle at Promaco (08 9332 2900) or go to the conference web site
www.promaco.com.au/2006/icomos to book your sponsorship and a place in the registration
brochure.
ICOMOS MEMBERSHIP
join now at 2005 prices and receive members’ discount on your conference registration
If you are interested in joining Australia ICOMOS, please consider this prior to the conference as
new members can join at 2005/06 rates until November 2006 and will be eligible for a significant
discount to the price of conference registration. Your application will need to be forwarded to the
membership secretary by Wednesday 9 August at the latest in order to be assessed in time for the
conference. Membership applications will be processed in time to meet the early bird registration
deadline.
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4) Forum on the Heritage Values of the Dampier Rock
Art Precinct
(The Dampier archipelago)
Friday 28 July 2006
State Library of NSW, Sydney
Hear a range of eminent speakers present and discuss the issues surrounding the World’s most
significant petroglyph (rock art) site. Many thousands of pieces of rock art have so far been
destroyed as a consequence of industrial development. Further destruction or relocation of rock
art is planned.
Dixon Room
Ground floor, State Library of NSW
(access via Mitchell Wing entrance)
Macquarie Street. Sydney
10:00am to 4:00pm
RSVP by 27th July to assist with the catering of morning and afternoon tea to Mara Barnes (02)
92580161 or email mbarnes@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au
This forum is part of a series of public meetings around Australia intended to enable key
stakeholders to present their views and programs for the protection of the heritage values of the
precinct to the community and other stakeholders.
The forum in presented by the National Trust and is made possible in part by American Express
through the World Monuments Fund a program of the World Monuments Fund.
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5) Godden Mackay Logan Announcements!
The team at GML is pleased to share the following news with ICOMOS colleagues:
Peter Romey has been appointed as a new Senior Associate at Godden Mackay Logan. Now
based in Sydney, Peter has served a term of nearly 7 years as Director of Conservation and
Infrastructure at the iconic Port Arthur Historic Site; a period during which the site has undergone
a significant program of conservation works. Prior to this, Peter was Area Manager for Heritage
at the City of Sydney and held senior positions in the then NSW Heritage Branch, as well as
having extensive experience in private practice. He is currently Vice President of Australia
ICOMOS.
Anne Mackay, Claire Geary and Tracy Ireland have been appointed Associates and Christina
Kanellaki Lowe is now a Senior Consultant. Anne is known to many archaeological ICOMITE
colleagues as the Excavation Director of the Fitzroy Ironworks site at Mittagong.Formerly the
Executive Officer at Hornsby Council, Claire has been the GML Operations Manager for 5 years
and recently completed an MBA, along the way receiving the Chief Executive Women
Scholarship. Tracy is familiar to ICOMOS members for her publications on historical
archaeology, social value and the socio-politics of archaeology and heritage. Tracy leads GML's
new Canberra office. Christina is a built heritage specialist and active member of the Historic
Buildings Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW).
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6) “World Class Cities: Environmental Impacts,
Planning Opportunities?”
The 7 th International Conference on Urban Planning and Environment (UPE 7)
3-5 January 2007, Bangkok Thailand
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: JULY 31, 2006
Official Website www.upebangkok.org
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7) INTBAU conference - New Delhi, January 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS Deadline: 15 September 2006
Papers are invited from architects, academics, practitioners, urbanists, those working in public
agencies and the government, and people working within any aspect of Indian traditions and their
development, on any aspect of the conference themes as outlined.
The event is organized by:
* INTBAU
* The Nabha Foundation.
www.intbau.org/indiantraditions.htm
Conference Academic Committee (in alphabetical order)
* Robert Adam (Architect and Chair, INTBAU)
* Prof. A.G.K.Menon (Architect and Academician), Chair
* S.K.Misra (Chairman, INTACH)
* Yamineey Mubayi (Heritage Consultant, The Nabha Foundation)
* Nimish Patel (Architect Abhikram, Ahmedabad)
* Deependra Prashad (Architect, Convener)
* Jyoti Soni (Architect, Mumbai and Co-convener)
* Erich Theophile (Architect, New York and KVPT, Nepal
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8) ICOMOS International Committee on Vernacular
Architecture (CIAV)
November 6 to 10, in Pátzcuaro, Mexico.
The Vernacular Architecture Conference (CIAV) will take place in November 6 to 10, in
Pátzcuaro, Mexico. If you are interested to participate and need information please write to
valeriaprieto@hotmail.com or prietovale@gmail.com and open the web page: colonialtours.com
and the link with the ICOMOS LOGO.
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9) ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on
Wood and ICOMOS Turkey
Call for papers
15th International Symposium and Conference
Why Save Historic Timber Structures?
Istanbul, Rize, and the Princes Islands
18 - 23 September, 2006
Further information
David Michelmore, President International Wood Committee
davidmichelmore@hotmail.com
Emine Erdogmus
President, ICOMOS Turkey Wood Committee
senkron@ahsap.com
Fax +90 212 292 3867
ICOMOS Symposium Secretariat:
Visitur Travel & Tourism Inc
Sehit Muhtar Cad. 17/2-3 Ozerk Ishani
34437 Taksim
Istanbul Turkey
Email maral@visitur.com.tr
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10) Getty Scholar Program
Getty Conservation Guest Scholar Program for 2007-2008
The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas
and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites,
buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field.
The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an
interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of wide general interest to the
international conservation community.
These grants are for established conservators, scientists, and professionals who have attained
distinction in conservation and allied fields. Grants are not intended to fund research for the
completion of an academic degree.
Completed application materials must be received in the Getty Foundation office on or before
November 1, 2006. For detailed instructions, application forms, and additional information please
check online at: http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/researchGCI.html
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11) Position Vacant:
Manager Heritage Collections
The National Trust of South Australia is seeking a Manager for its Heritage Collections
The National Trust of South Australia is seeking an individual with passion and commitment to
advise and assist branches with the management of the NTSA’s heritage collection assets in
metropolitan and regional South Australia.
If you have knowledge and experience in collections matters as well as working with
volunteers/community groups, preparing policy papers and funding submissions coupled with
good communication skills and interpersonal ability, we would like to hear from you.
Appropriate qualifications and an ability to prepare quality written material, including project
reporting are essential.
Exposure to working with the ‘not for profit’ sector would be advantageous.
An attractive salary is offered. The appointment is for an initial two year period.
For a Position Description, phone 8212 1133 or email: kquist@nationaltrustsa.org.au
Further enquiries to Alan Graham, CEO Mob: 0417 883 010.
Applications by close of business 24th July 2006
email: agraham@nationaltrustsa.org.au or post to:
Alan Graham, CEO
National Trust of South Australia
PO Box 8147 Station Arcade
Adelaide SA 5000
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Nola Miles, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
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