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October

International postgraduate MSc Programme "Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation"
In October 2007, the University of Greifswald /Germany starts the international postgraduate MSc Programme “Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation”. The 2-year programme addresses to postgraduates and graduates with practical work experience. Based on multidisciplinarity and individual mentoring, students will be prepared for careers in international administration and organisations as well as in research institutes and private companies.
University of Greifswald. Germany. Publicated: 01-06-2007

Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Museum Association and ICOMOS Pasifika Port Vila, Vanuatu
PIMA and Australian Volunteers International has advised that the following position is currently available Australian Volunteers International (AVI) is offering an 18-month posting to a suitably qualified Australian Citizen who would like to make a real contribution to culture and heritage management in the Pacific region. Please feel free to email pima@vanuatu.com.vu for more information on the position. (including selection criteria and details on allowances) Please note that AVI pay an accommodation allowance (rent) for all their volunteers in Vanuatu which is additional to the living allowance. To apply, send your CV and statement addressing the Selection Criteria to Sean Lynch - SLynch@australianvolunteers.com. Note in your application that you are interested in the Secretary General - PIMA/ICOMOS Pasifika position (code 10529319)
Australian Volunteers International. Job Offers. Australia. Publicated: 23-10-2007

Student Challenge Awards Program. Application deadline November 30, 2007
The Student Challenge Awards Program (SCAP) offers students aged 16-18 gifted in the arts and humanities an opportunity to spend two to three intensive weeks during the summer at a scientific research station. The aim is to excite the students' imagination, expand their potential, and stimulate their curiosity about science and technology. SCAP is a competitive fellowship program that rewards creative thinkers and risk takers. The program is funded by an outside donor and implemented by Earthwatch. This program also aims to support the research and education initiatives of scientists by providing mentoring opportunities, research grants, and the participation of talented high school students. The funder is especially interested in exposing students to the latest technology and innovative research equipment and projects based at research stations that expose students to a diversity of research.
EarthWatch Institute. Education. Student Opportunities. Canada. Publicated: 23-10-2007

Triumph for Tigers
Dr. K. Ullas Karanth, a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientist and India’s leading tiger expert, has won the 2007 J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership. This annual award from the World Wildlife Fund honors outstanding contributions to international conservation and carries with it a $200,000 prize. Karanth is the first tiger expert to win the award.
Wild Conservation Society. WCS News. USA. Publicated: 22-10-2007

First LIFE+ call for proposals: final application package now available
The final LIFE+ application package is now available on the funding pages of this site. The deadline for the submission of proposals to the Member States is 30 November 2007. A total amount of €187 million is available for this first call for proposals.
European Commission. Environment. LIFE. Publicated: 22-10-2007

Ramsar Award for 2008: Call for nominations
The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award was established by the Conference of the Parties in 1996 to recognize and honor the contributions of individuals, organizations, and governments around the world towards promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands. The Award has been conferred in each of three categories at the COPs in 1999, 2002, and 2005, and it will be again at COP10 in Changwon, Republic of Korea, in October-November 2008 - and as in the past it will be complemented by the Evian Special Prize, a cash prize of US$ 10,000 for each of the categories, donated once again by the Danone Group. Once again, too, the Award will be given in the categories of management, science, and education. Nominations are encouraged of persons or government or non-government organizations that have taken initiatives that have contributed significantly to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, especially those initiatives that might serve as inspirational and practical examples for others. Nominations need to reach the Secretariat by 31 January 2008 (award@ramsar.org) at the latest.
The Convention on Wetlands. Awards. Switzerland. Publicated: 22-10-2007

Laureates from Slovakia and Ethiopia receive 2007 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has awarded the 2007 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation jointly to the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (Ethiopia) and to Dr Julius Oszlányi (Slovakia), in accordance with the recommendations of the Bureau of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, which met in Paris 18 to 20 September.
UNESCO. Press Release N°2007-123. UNESCOPRESS. Publicated: 17-10-2007

Heritage in Ireland
The Irish Heritage Council is seeking applications for imaginative and innovative proposals from organisations and individuals who wish to carry out projects that conserve Ireland’s heritage. The different areas are: Local Heritage, Architecture Research, Publications , Buildings at Risk (for project works 2009), Museums & Archives, Archaeology, Unpublished Excavations and Wildlife. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 2nd November 2007
The Heritage Council. Grants. 2008. Ireland. Publicated: 16-10-2007

Euromed Heritage project - request for expert identification
The RMSU project office will be established in Brussels and its duration will be 3.5 years. We are currently looking for full time experts to lead the RMSU office. Responsibilities: Overall co-ordination, planning and implementation of monitoring activities, organisation of the programme events and information dissemination, as well as preparation and submission of the periodic reports to the Commission, drafting ToR for short terms experts.
Euromed Heritage. RMSU. Vacancies. Italy. Publicated: 10-10-2007

International Melina Mercouri Prize awarded to Russian Federation's Borodino Battlefield
At a ceremony held 4 October at UNESCO Headquarters Mrs Françoise Rivière, Assistant Director-General for Culture, gave the award for the International Melina Mercouri Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) to the Borodino Battlefield (Russian Federation). This prize, named after Melina Mercouri, former Greek Minister of Culture, is financed by the Government of Greece and consists of a cheque for an amount of US $20,000 for the management of a cultural landscape. A special mention was also awarded to the Grand Bassin (Ganga Talao) (Mauritius).
WHC. News Archive. October 2007. France. Publicated: 10-10-2007

Clio Prize for the archaeological research celebrates its tenth anniversary
Thursday, November 8 , at 17.30 in the Carrousel du Louvre, with occasion of the Salon du Patrimoine, Clio will award four archaeological French speaking missions that work abroad. The awarded ones are designated by an independent jury who, around its Chairperson Jean Louis Huot, former director of the French Institute of archaeology of the Middle East, gathers Françoise Dunand, director of the excavations of El-Deir in the Egyptian oasis of Kharga, Jacques Briend, professor of the Institut Catholique de Paris, Pierre Cabanes, specialist in old Albania and Jean Guilaine, professor of the Collège de France, specialist in the Neolithic of the Age of Bronze.
CLIO Pour découvrir le monde et ses cultures. Clio Prize. France. Publicated: 9-10-2007

Constructing Peace with my Hands
Organizes activities for children and youth, to encourage communities to live in harmony, with respect and tolerance for each other, and strengthening personal values. Todos por Uruguay invites children from public and private elementary schools, youth from high schools and vocational training schools, as well as students enrolled in institutes for people with special needs, to express their own interpretation of the concept of PEACE through a piece of art work. The objective of the project is to show Uruguayan talents as well as to promote an educational activity which will encourage communities to live in harmony, with respect and tolerance for each other, and strengthening personal values. The use of different kinds of material is encouraged, including recycled material. Students can work individually, as a group or together with their families, and the work will be judged according to these three categories.
Todos por Uruguay Asociation. Activities. Constructing Peace with my Hands. Uruguay. Publicated: 5-10-2007

AIRD: call for interdisciplinar research proposals
These interdisciplinary and participative research is about the interactions between western Africa ecosystems, climate and societies. In its function of Inter-center Agency of research for the development (AIRD), the Institute of investigation for the development (IRD, France) opens a call for the reception of interdisciplinar and participative research proposals on the interactions between western Africa ecosystems, climate and societies of (RIPIECSA).
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). News. France. Publicated: 4-10-2007

Calls - regional Call Asia-Pacific: Missions of teaching volunteers-seniors. Deadline: 30 October 2007
The Asia-Pacific office of the AUF opens a call for missions of teaching volunteer-seniors. This call is aimed at retired people recruited voluntarily in teaching co-operation who put the their experience (university students, scholars or professionals) and their knowledge to the service of the needs expressed by universities of the South that include the Asia-Pacific region, members of the AUF.
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). Job Offers. France. Publicated: 4-10-2007

Vacancy for Associate Professor in East or Southeast Asian archaeology
The University of Hawai’i at Manoa is hiring a new entry-level tenure-track position in East or Southeast Asian archaeology in the Anthropology program, courtesy of the Luce Foundation Initiative in East Asian Archaeology and Early History. The position will be an assistant professor at the College of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology on a fulltime basis for nine months, beginning from 1 August 2008. Minimum qualifi cations are: PhD completed in Anthropology or Archaeology by time of appointment, previous fi eldwork and/or analytical experience in East Asia or Southeast Asia, a strong publication record and active research programme, and ability to work collaboratively within a four-field Anthropology programme. The closing date for applications is 14 December 2007. Contact Dr Miriam Stark at: miriams@hawaii.edu.
UNESCO Bangkok. Asian Academy for Heritage Management. News. Thailand. Publicated: 2-10-2007

PATA Gold Awards 2007
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)’s Gold Awards 2007 have been awarded to two AAHM affliated projects: The Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme, co-submitted with the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), under the category of "Education and Training" and the Heritage and Friendly Tourism Campaign, submitted by Heritage Watch under the category of “Heritage”. The PATA Gold Awards recognise exceptional achievement in a variety of endeavours, bringing acclaim to the best the Asia Pacific’s travel industry has to offer. The winning projects set industry standards for excellence and innovation, serving as examples for others to follow. All award recipients will be honoured during a special luncheon at PATA Travel Mart 2007 in Bali, Indonesia, 28 September 2007.
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). News. Awards. Thailand. Publicated: 2-10-2007

CBD Secretariat receives Ozone Protection Award
The CBD Secretariat has received a Twentieth Anniversary Ozone Protection Award in the partners Award category in recognition of its role as a member of the Green Customs Initiative (GCI) in the development and implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances the Deplete the Ozone Layer. As part of the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, Mr. Marco Gonzalez, the Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat yesterday presented the award to the CBD Secretariat, during a ceremony at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal...
United Nations. Environment Programme. Canada. Publicated: 2-10-2007

Getty-Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships on Networks and Boundaries. Application deadlines: 1 November 2007
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual theme. The theme for 2008-2009 is Networks and Boundaries. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue research to complete their dissertations or to expand them for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly meeting devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty Center...
The Getty Foundation. Grants. Research. USA. Publicated: 2-10-2007

The Wenner-Gren Foundation-Dissertation Fieldwork Grants. Application deadlines: 1 November 2007
Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields. Application deadlines are May 1 and November 1. Final decisions are made six months later.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Programs. Doctoral Students. USA. Publicated: 2-10-2007

Belizean musician Andy Palacio designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has designated the celebrated Belizean musician and singer Andy Palacio a UNESCO Artist for Peace. Born in 1960 in the coastal village of Barranco, in Belize, Andy Palacio started to gain popularity in Belize and abroad in the late 1980s. He has since become his country’s most popular musician and one of the most prominent defenders of the regional Garifuna culture and traditions.
UNESCO. Press Release. N°2007-114. Publicated: 01-10-2007

The Wadsworth African Fellowships. Application deadlines: 1 December 2007
The Wadsworth African Fellowships are intended to provide support for African students undertaking study leading to a Ph.D. at a South African university that can provide them with international-level training in anthropology (including biological anthropology and archaeology). The annual fellowship is $17,500 and can be used towards travel, living expenses, tuition, student fees, insurance, books, research expenses, and any other relevant categories of expenditure while studying at the Host institution. The fellowship is renewable for up to two additional years upon successful completion of each preceding year's study. A separate application can be made for an additional year of funding to support dissertation
The Wennwe-Gren Foundation. Programs. Grants for Doctoral Students. USA. Publicated: 1-10-2007

Rome Prize fellowships. Application deadline: 01 November 2007
Rome Prize fellowships are designed for emerging artists and for scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers. In the case of scholars, preference will be given to applicants for whom research time in Italy, and especially in the city of Rome, is essential, and who have not had extensive prior experience there. The Academy also offers a variety of opportunities for advanced scholars and artists. These include endowed residencies in the same fields as those in which the Rome Prize is awarded and a program for visiting artists and scholars.
American Academy in Roma. Prize. Italy. Publicated: 1-10-2007

VII CAB Prize "We are Heritage". Argentina, invited country
From August 1 the call for the VII CAB Prize We are Heritage is open, in this opportunity with the participation of Argentina as invited country of honor. This version of the Prize becomes a special call to the experiences on the recovery, preservation, promotion and dissemination of the industrial heritage, as well as communities of immigrants that develop projects of social appropriation of heritage.
Convenio Andres Bello. We are Heritage. Colombia. Publicated: 1-10-2007

Environmental Affairs Officer, UNCPDF, London
Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Environment Section and the general supervision of the Chief, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, the incumbent develops and implements programmes and projects to promote regional and sub regional environmental cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region that support global and other internationally-agreed environmental initiatives and programmes, and promotes the integration of environmental concerns into national planning processes to achieve sustainable development.
The Global Development Network (GDN). MENA Regional Window. Job opportunities. India. Publicated: 28-09-2007

The 2007 International Anternative Channel Citizen Journalist Contest
$100,000 in prizes. 3 categories. This contest is open to every citizen of the world-amateur or professional, from all ages, from all walks of life, from around the world. We want you to produce a short video (report or testimonial) of 1 minute 30 seconds to 6 minutes. Remember that in journalism, long is rarely best. We want to be gripped from the first frame, hooked from the first idea. Your video will be posted on alternativechannel.com and available to a worldwide audience. The key words are: persuasion, values, message, relevance, novelty... if it’s interesting to you, make it interesting to the world. You can upload and submit your videos to www.alternativechannel.tv. To be considered for this competition, all submissions must be made by 25 January 2008.
Alternative Channel. Contest. Canada-France. Publicated: 28-09-2007

Situation Vacant: Heritage Architect / Architectural Graduate
Full or Part Time. HLCD Pty Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic architect or architectural graduate with 5 10 years experience specialising in heritage work to join our team. An interest in, and experience with, heritage and planning legislation and planning schemes is preferred. HLCD Pty Ltd is an innovative architectural firm of six professionals with expertise in building conservation, heritage planning, industrial heritage, Twentieth Century heritage, history and interpretation. The practice is based in Melbourne, but our work also takes us to regional areas and interstate. Our projects often include sites with complex heritage values and we work with public and private clients. Contact Amy Egan: a.egan@hlcd.com.au
HLCD PTY LTD. Job Offers. Australie. Publicated: 26-09-2007

Euromed Heritage Sr Legal Expert
Senior legal expert (500 working days) One part-time legal/policy expert will be required under the overall co- ordination of the team leader. Academic profile: University degree in law; Full command of English and French is mandatory and Arab; Minimum 10 years of post-graduate experience in international and multi- partners projects (within EU or with third countries) in the field of cultural heritage and 5 years of working experience in cultural projects dealing with legislation, allowing for working experience with Mediterranean public institutions. Knowledge of international rules and standard in related field. Contact: Roberto CARPANO <roberto_carpano@fastwebnet.it>
Euromed Heritage. Job Offers. Italy. Publicated: 09-10-2007

Ansted Social Responsibility International Awards (ASRIA) 2007 in the field of Heritage and Culture
Receiving the Ansted SR International Awards (ASRIA) created in 2004 is not only a kind of recognition of an Individual, Corporate, Organization and Community success but also serves to further enhance its reputation. Award recipients will be featured in our forth coming ‘SRW Social Responsibility World of RecordPedia’ World Book of Records with a focus on CSR aspect in over 100 countries. The ASRIA awards 2007 nomination is open now. Welcome to submit your application. For additional information, please contact Prof. Dr. Roger Haw or Prof. Dr. Mark Esposito at email: bnhaw@tm.net.my or info@ansteduniversity.org
Ansted University. Awards (ASRIA). Malaysia. Publicated: 03-10-2007

Exhibition: Retrospective of the Mies van der Rohe Prize 1998-2005
Prize of the European Union for the contemporary architecture. The Mies van der Rohe prize of contemporary architecture is the most prestigious European prize. With a Biennial nature, it has the support of the European commission. This exhibition, projected by the Mies van der Rohe Foundation of Barcelona, presents the projects of the 2007 session. Next to the winning project, the Museum of contemporary art of Castilla Leon (MUSAC) by Spanish architects Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón, we found the works of Slovenian architects Matija Bevk, Vasa J. Perovic and Bevk Perovic (special mention young architects), and the other 38 finalist among which are David Chipperfield, Dietmar Feichtinger, Norman Foster, Massimiliano Fuksas, Chris de Jonge, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal, Rudy Ricciotti, Richard Rogers
Institut français d'architecture. News. France. Publicated: 26-09-2007

Call for proposals - EUROMED YOUTH III Programme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morroco, The Palestinian Authority and Turkey have now launched their second Call for Proposals while Tunisia and Syria have published their first one. Organisations and institutions active in the field of Youth have again 2 months to answer the Call for Proposals launched by their country’s Euromed Youth Unit. After receipt of applications, envelopes are officially opened and projects assessed; an evaluation committee eventually decides which projects will receive a grant.
Euro-Med Youth Programme. Call for proposals. Publicated: 26-09-2007

Opened the call of the CULTURE program for 2008-2009 – Deadline: 31 October 2007
In a first case, the program considers projects that include a number of pluriannual cultural activities with the objective to encourage the cultural agents to cooperate in a sustainable and structured way. In the second case, program CULTURE looks for shorter cultural actions and smaller scale, with the objective to explore the tracks of a long term co-operation between cultural agents.
ADCEI. eEurope Culture(s) - Calls. France. Publicated: 26-09-2007

Call for entries: Innovative Practices Awards
Do you use ICT in your teaching or in your education work? Are you using it in an innovative way? If so, you might be eligible for an award from UNESCO Bangkok! Entries are now being accepted for consideration for the Innovative Practices Awards. The closing date for entries is 31 October 2007. As part of the "Innovative Practices in the Use of ICT in Education" project, UNESCO has launched the Innovative Practices Awards, an initiative which aims to acknowledge and reward innovators in the Asia-Pacific region who are using ICT to change the way we teach and learn.
UNESCO. Communication & Information. News. Publicated: 26-09-2007

2007 Jikji Prize awarded to Austria’s Phonogrammarchiv
In an impressive ceremony held on 4 September 2007 in Cheongju City, in the Republic of Korea, the Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Sciences formally received the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of World Prize certificate and cheque.
UNESCO. Communication & Information. News. Publicated: 26-09-2007