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treme heritage
July 19th to 21st 2007
Only 26 more sleeps till the 2007 conference!
If you haven't registered yet it's time to hurry up and do so. Everyone
presenting is madly writing their papers and the final touches are being
put to all the events planned.
The latest event to take shape is the Cook Island Hungi and Traditional
Dancing.
This is a free event included in your registration fee. We are certainly
making sure that you get value for money at this year's conference and
get to sample some of the attractions of living in our beautiful tropical
environment. This week I have been talking to the Cook Island Community
representative about the Hungi which will take place on Friday 20th after
the launch of the Heritage Exhibition.
So picture yourself after a hard days work building up an appetite
listening to the day's presentations being rewarded with some wine and
nibbles as you listen to the presentations by the Queensland Heritage
Council (who are generously supporting this event) and wander around the
heritage exhibition in our beautiful university library nestled in a
clearing in the forest.
As the evening begins to descend and the night curlews begin their
mournful but evocative cries you stroll across the bridge which spans the
now dry creek within the university grounds, imagining it in wet season
as it roars into life. As you cross the bridge the delicious aromas of
food cooking in an earth oven waft across on the breeze. Sitting on mats
in the gathering twilight, you are entertained by the Cook Island
children performing their favourite dances for you until the announcement
that dinner is ready.
What a perfect end to Day 1 of the papers (Day 2 for those of us who are
attending the Symposium on the Heritage Impacts of Climate Change and Day
3 for those of us who attended the AI, ICOMOS Pasifika and Indigenous
Values of Rainforest Workshop!). Yes it is true that there is a social
event on every day with only the Conference Dinner on the 21st as an
added cost. For those who do elect to attend the Conference Dinner at the
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, you will find at your place setting a
small gift for you to take home as a souvenir of the occasion.
Just a reminder that it is not too late to prepare a poster for the
Heritage Exhibition! This is an opportunity to showcase the work of your
heritage business/organisation. If you have students, this is a great way
to promote their projects. We would like the exhibition to be a feast of
heritage work. You can see we are into feasting here in the north! Anyway
we can accommodate many more posters and I urge you to consider putting
one together. We have a couple of students here at the University who
have put together a fabulous poster - they tell me it's easy using
Photoshop ...so they are giving some of us a lesson next week- should be
fun! Someone asked me if it was possible to put in a poster for someone
who isn't attending...the answer is yes! Please contact me if you would
like to include a poster in the exhibition but for some reason cannot
attend.
Delegates are also encouraged to submit poster offerings for colleagues,
employees and students. The view of the organising committee is - the
more posters the better the event! As you all know our own Liz Vines
initiated the Streetwise Asia heritage project and the conference is
supporting this project via a gold coin donation as an entry charge to
this event. She will have a poster relating to this project for those who
want to learn more about it.
The excitement is building here at JCU and we are ready and waiting to
welcome all our frozen colleagues from the south along with our overseas
delegates (so far we have delegates from Nepal, USA, Thailand, Germany,
Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Vanuatu, Tahiti, New Zealand, U.K
and Iran).
Of course even with our hard work, this fantastic conference program
would not have been possible without the generosity and commitment of our
sponsors. Heritage events like this in remote and regional Australia are
rare and valuable occasions and sponsorship is essential in funding and
promoting them- so thank you to: the Qld Department of Natural Resources
and Water, The Commonwealth Department of Environment and Water
Resources, EPA and Queensland Heritage Council, Wet Tropics Management
Authority, the ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, Godden
Mackay Logan Pty Ltd and Rio Tinto - Weipa Aluminium and of course JCU-
Faculty of Arts Educations and Social Sciences!
And if the conference experience seems too short and you want to
experience more of the heritage of the tropical north, there are still
places on most of our pre and post-conference tours.
Minor practicalities:
Our book stall manager is sourcing a range of heritage related books to
tempt you with. If any AI members have authored books that they would
like to promote at the conference please drop me an email with the
publication details (this coming week) and he will try and source some
copies to be included in the stall.
We have had a few queries from people wanting to share accommodation. If
you are in that situation drop me an email and I will try and put you in
touch with others who are in the same boat!
Susan.mcintyretamwoy@jcu.edu.au
Don't forget hat and sunscreen when making a list of things to
pack!
Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy
On behalf of the 2007 Conference Organising Committee
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2) ICOMOS
Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
Heritage and the Metropolis in Asia & the Pacific
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 29 May 1 June 2007
This is a brief report to Australia ICOMOS members about this recent
event, successfully hosted by ICOMOS Korea. This was the
4th annual Asia-Pacific Regional meeting
of ICOMOS, and the 3rd hosted by ICOMOS Korea.
The theme for 2007 - Heritage and the Metropolis in Asia & the
Pacific - examined the challenges posed for heritage conservation in
the large and rapidly growing cities of the region. There were over 30
participants, from 11 countries the Republic of Korea, Australia,
Canada, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Thailand
and the United States of America as well as an observer from the
World Heritage Center of UNESCO.
The keynote address was presented by former ICOMOS Vice-President Yukio
Nishimura (Japan) on the integrity of historic urban landscapes. Dr
Ronald van Oers of the World Heritage Centre provided an update on the
work to develop new standards for the conservation of historic urban
landscapes, and there were a series of case study presentations from the
region. There were also many opportunities for exchange in the enjoyable
program of site visits and dinners.
Our warmest thanks and congratulations go to our ICOMOS Korea
colleagues particularly President Professor Sang-hae Lee and
International Executive Committee member Professor Hae Un Rii; and the
institutional partners that make such an event possible the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Cultural Heritage Administration and
the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
The meeting in Seoul proved again how important these ICOMOS Asia-Pacific
Regional meetings are in strengthening the networking capacity that
ICOMOS can provide, and the value of meeting colleagues and sharing
experiences. It is hoped that the annual Regional Meeting format can
continue in future years, and our sincere thanks are due to ICOMOS Korea
for establishing this as a ‘regular’ element in our calendars.
A more detailed report about the meeting, together with the text of the
ICOMOS Declaration on Heritage and Metropolis in Asia and the
Pacific will be accessible soon from the Australia ICOMOS website
(
www.icomos.org/australia - go to
the ‘news’ section). ICOMOS Korea is currently arranging the design and
printing of the Declaration in a more permanent and attractive format,
and this will be widely available soon.
Australian members attending these events were: Australia ICOMOS
President Peter Phillips, Susan Macdonald (who presented an excellent and
very well-received paper on the metropolitan strategic planning
approaches being developed for Sydney), and Kristal Buckley (ICOMOS
Vice-President). Please contact any of us directly or via the
Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
(austicomos@deakin.edu.au) if you
would like more information.
Kristal Buckley, ICOMOS Vice-President
Peter Phillips, President, Australia ICOMOS
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3) Streetwise
Asia Fund
Please Consider A Pre June 30 Tax Effective Donation
Some Australia ICOMOS members have now made donations to the
Streetwise Asia Fund and gratitude is expressed for those who have
donated.
The progress with this fund is as follows:
·
Several modest
projects have been identified in Laos via Rik Ponne the UNESCO project
officer in Bangkok, and these are within the scope of the funds
capacity.
·
ICOMOS EC member
Anthony Coupe has volunteered his services to visit Laos to get the
project underway, and finalise the allocation of fund moneys to these
projects. This is anticipated in the next few months.
·
Over $15,000 has
been raised from donations and sales of the Streetwise Asia
publication.
The Streetwise Asia Fund has the support of the UNESCO Regional
Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific. The fund is hoping to
raise $20,000 to be able to complete these identified projects and we are
seeking donations to ensure that all identified elements can be achieved.
ICOMOS members are requested to consider a donation, however modest, pre
June 30th to ensure the projects
success. Please note that all donations are allocated to actual
conservation works and no part of any donation is allocated to
administration. Information can be provided about the proposed
projects to potential donors.
The Streetwise Asia fund is now administered through the
Australian Children Fund Inc, a tax deductible Registered Australian
Charity. All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
Donations are now welcome. For further information about the
Streetwise Asia Fund, please contact Elizabeth Vines, McDougall
& Vines Conservation and Heritage Consultants
liz@mcdougallvines.com.au
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4) Government
media releases
TITLE: Assistance for environment and heritage groups
PORTFOLIO: Environment and Water Resources
URL:
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/env/2007/pubs/mr15jun07.pdf
SNIPPET: MEDIA RELEASE The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP Minister
for the Environment and Water Resources T81/07 15 June 2007 ASSISTANCE
FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE GROUPS The work of 143 voluntary environment
and heritage groups around Australia received a significant boost today
with the announcement of $363,316 in grants under the Australian
Government's Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations
(GVEHO) programme.
TITLE: WORLD HERITAGE DECISION ON SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IMMINENT
T89/07 22 June, 2007
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP Minister for the Environment and
Water Resources:
SNIPPET: A decision on the World Heritage Listing of the Sydney Opera
House is expected to be announced this week at the World Heritage
Committee Meeting, which is being held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources the Hon Malcolm Turnbull
MP said the World Heritage List represents the world’s most outstanding
cultural and natural heritage.
“Australia’s World Heritage sites are our legacy to the
international community and showcase our exceptional heritage.
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5) 2008 Getty Research
Grants
Deadline for all Getty Research grants: 1 November, 2007
Details now available for Residential Research Grants & Non
Residential Research grants
Residential Research Grants
A variety of grants to pursue research at the Getty Centre and the Getty
Villa
·
Theme Year
Scholars at the Getty Research Institute
·
Theme Year
Scholars at the Getty Villa
·
Library Research
Grants
·
Conservation
Guest Schollars
·
Additional short
residencies to invited guest scholars
Non-residential research grants
A variety of opportunities to pursue research wherever scholars
choose
·
Collaborative
Research Grants
·
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
·
Curatorial
Research fellowships
How to apply:
Detailed instructions, application forms and additional information
available online at
www.getty.edu
click on
Foundation
Address inquiries to:
Attn: (Type of Grant)
The Getty Foundation
1200 Getty Center Drive,
Suite 800
Los Angeles CA 90049-1685 USA
Phone 310 440 7374
Fax 310 440 7703
Email researchgrants@getty.edu
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6) MSc Cultural Heritage Studies @
Glasgow Caledonian University
MSc Cultural Heritage Studies @ Glasgow Caledonian University
http://www.heritagefutures.net/study/index.html
Limited postgraduate places still available for academic
session 2007-2008
2 SAAS (Student Awards Agency for Scotland) Funded Places are available
on a competitive basis for eligible applicants
Distinctive Features
The MSc Cultural Heritage Studies is a research-led post-graduate
programme, with a strong multi-disciplinary emphasis. The programme
combines the development of management skills with a broader
understanding of heritage contexts and policies. Its core aim is to
produce graduates who are equipped with high-level skills and
competencies to allow them to become active shapers of policy and
practice in the heritage field. The programme will also equip you to
pursue further academic study routes in heritage, if you wish. Based upon
a strong theoretical foundation, distinctive features include an emphasis
on preparation for professional practice, including 'live' case studies
and the organisation of an annual student conference. You will also be
encouraged to grasp and apply the potential of ICT developments for the
heritage sector.
Assessment information
Assessment on the programme is mainly coursework-based. A variety of
assessment techniques are used including individual and group projects,
presentations; real-life case studies. The MSc involves a research-based
dissertation.
Career opportunities
The programme will enable students to
- apply management concepts in relation to cultural heritage
organisations, heritage sites and the historic environment
- analyse and evaluate the context and development of cultural heritage
policy at an international, national and regional level appreciate the
diversity of the international heritage sector, its locus in the wider
cultural arena and its broader social economic regeneration roles
- demonstrate high levels of professional excellence though the pursuit
of practical work and related theory at an advanced level
Fees & funding
Full time postgraduate home and EU students: £3235.
Part-Time home and EU students: £1618.
Overseas (Non-EU) students: £8,000.
Opportunities are also available for students to undertake individual
modules on a part-time study basis as Continuing Professional
Development.
Students may be eligible to apply for funding from the Arts and
Humanities Research Board under their Professional Preparation Masters
Scheme.
For further details: contact the Programme Administrator by email:
studyheritage@gcal.ac.uk
or visit the relevant University webpages:
http://www.heritagefutures.net/study/index.html and
http://www.caledonian.ac.uk
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7) Consultant
required for an archaeological project in Perth
Project Brief:
Proposed Ground Sonar Testing of Cemeteries
at Woodman Point Regional Park, Western Australia
Background:
Friends of Woodman Point Recreation Camp Inc was incorporated on 10 May
2001; its purpose is to preserve the buildings and heritage of the former
Woodman Point Quarantine Station, allowing community access to the area
for recreational purposes and to be enveloped in the significant cultural
heritage that is Woodman Point.
The proposed project (which is subject to a successful grant application
from Lotterywest), will be to conduct an archaeological survey of two
known cemeteries at Woodman Point in order to delineate the extent of
both cemeteries, and to plot possible sites of burial. Methods should
include ground penetrating radar, photographic, documentary, and site
analysis (such as metal detection).
Cemetery 1 is located in the Woodman Point Recreation Camp, and a 1901
site plan shows its size to be approximately 26,500 sq feet. Cemetery 2
is located in the nature reserve adjoining the camp, and a site plan
drawn in 1995 (indicative only), shows it to be approximately half the
size of Cemetery 1. Both plans, and an aerial photograph, are available
for electronic transmission. The terrain is flat and easily accessible,
but permission should be pre-arranged.
Aims of the Project:
Friends of Woodman Point’s goal in commissioning the project are to
conserve and interpret these sites in order to provide context to engage
with the history of public health and quarantine in Western Australia.
Park visitors are the intended audience for that interpretation.
Currently approximately 2,000 people visit the Recreation Camp each year,
and 280,000 people visit other areas within the Park. Future audiences
may include those seeking a heritage tourism experience.
The consultant archaeologist will produce a report and will also provide
and deliver a Powerpoint presentation of the resulting data. Four unbound
copies of the report will be required in A4 portrait format, with sans
serif font, photographs, and A3 maps. Four CDs of the Powerpoint
presentation will also be required. Friends will distribute copies the
report to Lotterywest (the proposed funding agency), the Department of
Sport & Recreation (DSR, the Recreation Camp’s managing agency), and
the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC, the Park’s lead
managing agency, and the department responsible for managing the nature
reserve).
Project tasks/components:
The archaeological focus of the project will be on those who were buried
in Cemetery 1 from c1893 to 1918 (victims of smallpox, typhoid, leprosy,
and bubonic plague); and those who were buried in Cemetery 2 from 1918 to
1943 (victims of smallpox and pneumonic influenza).
Sources which should be consulted include:
·
The conservation
plan for the Recreation Camp
·
Archival records
·
Photographs
·
A register of
those who are known to have died, been cremated, or buried at Woodman
Point
·
An assessment of
the crematorium and cemeteries at Woodman Point Quarantine Station (fmr):
for the National Trust of Australia
·
An
interpretation plan for Woodman Point Regional Park
·
A thesis on the
significance of the cemeteries and crematorium at Woodman Point
These sources may be viewed, by appointment, at the office of Woodman
Point Recreation Camp, and a CD of the last four documents is available
on request.
Additionally, the consultant is required to conduct historical research
to determine whether either cemetery was consecrated, and whether church
records exist for cemeteries at Woodman Point.
Liaison with Friends, DSR, and DEC for planning, reporting, and site
visits, is a requirement.
Timeline:
The proposed starting date is December 2007, and the deadline for project
completion is July 2008.
Budget:
The total budget will be the grant received by Lotterywest for this
project.
Selection Criteria:
The archaeologist should demonstrate that he/she is suitably qualified
and experienced, has research and writing skills of a high order, and
demonstrated experience in project management and meeting project
deadlines.
Expressions of Interest:
For further information, please contact:
Gail Dodd, Honorary Historian, Friends of Woodman Point Inc.
36 Stefanelli Close, Wandi WA 6167
[9397 0990; fax (‘phone first for connection: 9397 1090)
dodd@iinet.net.au].
Expressions of interest should include a quotation, an explanation of
services provided, and a CV.
The closing date for submissions is 30 June 2007.
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8) Membership
Renewals
Australia ICOMOS renewal notices have been posted, so Members, Corporate
Members and Associate Members should receive them this week.
There is a facility on the renewal notice to contribute to three
different funds. We encourage you to consider gifts to support:
- Australia ICOMOS Indigenous Conference Fund
- ICOMOS International Victoria Falls Fund
- Australia ICOMOS Pacific Fund
Please note that renewal fees for Members fall due on 30th June
each year and we ask for fees to be paid by 31st July for budgeting
and cost purposes. Fees must be paid within three months for
members to remain current and for international members to receive the
international membership card for the following calendar year.
Subscribers to our journal are reminded that subscriptions are due on 31
December.
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Nola Miles, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood Victoria 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
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Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
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