2008
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
– Call for Entries
Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The awards programme,
in its ninth year, recognizes the achievement of individuals and
organizations within the private sector, and public-private initiatives,
in successfully restoring structures of heritage value in the Asia-Pacific
region. The deadline for receipt of materials is 31 March 2008.
In addition to the established awards, entries are also accepted
for the Jury Commendation for Innovation to recognize newly-built
structures which demonstrate outstanding standards for contemporary
architectural design that are well-integrated into historic contexts.
Projects involving buildings more than fifty years old and which
were completed within the last ten years are eligible for consideration.
Houses, commercial, cultural, religious, industrial or institutional
buildings, gardens and bridges, for example, are all eligible for
consideration. Public-private partnership projects such as historic
towns, urban quarters and rural settlements where the essential
elements are more than 50 years old are all eligible...
UNESCO. Bangkok. 2008 Heritage Awards.
Publicated: 25-1-2008
The
British Council launches the Champions of climate 2008
The British Council, United Kingdom’s international agency
for cultural relations, launches its new initiative on climate change
Champions of climate 2008. In association with the school and nature
Network, the British Council sends a "warning search"
to find French young people aged 16 to 19 totally committed in the
fight against climate change. Each Champion will act as ambassador
of the climate change during one year. The winners will start their
own projects with the objective to convince their surroundings so
that they commit themselves in positive actions to reduce CO2 emission
and some of these champions also will be selected to gather in an
international team of young Champions of climate to meet the ministers
of environment during the meeting of the G8 in Japan in the next
month of May…
British Council. Science. Champions of
Climate 2008. United Kingdom. Publicated: 25-1-2008
DEBEQ
scholarships - Development and International co –operation
scholarships
La Generalitat de Catalunya has started the call for entries for
DEBEQ scholarships - International co-operation and development
scholarships. Type A grants are aimed at the incorporation of foreign
students to postgraduate programs and masters in the field of co-operation
and development. In the University of Barcelona it is possible to
take the following courses: Postgraduate Course in Cultural Tourism,
Postgraduate Course in Cultural Co-operation and Management, Masters
in Cultural Heritage management, Masters in Cultural Management,
PhD Program in Management of Culture and Heritage. The candidates
must submit their application between February 1 and 28, 2008. Contact:
Jordi Tresserras <jjuan@ub.edu>
Getty
Foundation Grant Announcement For Icom-CC New Delhi 2008 (22-26
SEP 2008)
Thanks to The Getty Foundation, the International Council of Museums
(ICOM) is able to offer a limited number of bursaries to conservation
professionals from low-income countries in Africa, Asia and the
Pacific, Europe, and Latin America, to attend the 15th Triennial
Conference of ICOM’s International Committee for Conservation
(ICOM-CC) in New Delhi, India, 22-26 September 2008. Applicants
must be individual members of ICOM, or Friends/Student Friend of
ICOM-CC, or work for an institution that is an institutional member
of ICOM and must be qualified museum and/or conservation professionals
with a minimum of 3 years experience and must be currently employed
in a museum or related institution.
ICOM. Triennial Meetings. Grants. Italy.
Publicated: 18-1-2008
Launch
of third cycle of UNESCO-Vocation Patrimoine Fellowships for World
Heritage site managers
Training World Heritage site managers is one of the most valuable
investments in heritage conservation, particularly as these sites
confront the challenges of increasing flows of tourism and diminishing
flows of international assistance for conservation and management.
This is why UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has joined forces - for
the third year running - in an innovative public-private partnership
to offer Fellowships through the UNESCO-Association Vocations Patrimoine
World Heritage Site Managers Programme.
World Heritage Centre. News & Events.
France. Publicated: 11-1-2008
Launching
of the Clio Prize 2008 for archaeological research
Founded in 1997 to encourage and support the French archaeological
research abroad, the Clio Prize is open to all the French or francophone
teams of archaeological works in course. The teams who wish to compete
must send to Clio before the 30 of April of 2008 a 4-6 page document
with a synthesis of their works and projects. For further information,
contact Valérie Sobotka – prix.clio@clio.fr
Clio. Clio Prize. France. Publicated: 11-1-2008
The
European Archaeological Heritage Prize 2008. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
An independent committee awards the prize annually to an individual,
institution or government (local or regional) for an outstanding
contribution to the protection and presentation of the European
archaeological heritage. In principle, this can be any contribution
that is outstanding and of European scope or importance, it does
not have to be a scientific contribution. The prize for 2008 will
be awarded during the Annual Meeting of the EAA in Valletta, Malta,
on Wednesday, 17 September 2008. The Committee will discuss all
serious proposals for the award. Nominations may be made by any
of the following: Members of the Association (all grades of membership);
Professors and heads of departments of archaeology in European universities
and institutes; Directors of governmental heritage management organisations
and agencies in European countries (members of the Council of Europe)
and Non-governmental archaeological, heritage and professional organisations
in European countries.
European Association of Archaelogists (EAA).
Heritage Prize. Czech Republic. Publicated: 11-1-2008
Collections
Management and Information Internships at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art (LACMA)
With one of the largest online catalogues of any art museum in the
U.S., LACMA is a leader in museum web programming. The CMI Internship
provides students with an overview of the many steps and issues
involved in web publishing. Students will participate in digitizing
one-of-a-kind museum artifacts, including researching, preparing
and editing collection information for release on the website. Through
hands-on projects and discussion in internal meetings, students
will become familiar with the following topics: website design and
organization, technical protocols, copyright requirements, tracking
public use, audience expectations and evaluation, collaborations
with teachers, and grant funding. Students will deal with new web
content relating to the museum's collections, exhibitions and institutional
archives.
LACMA. Jobs. Internships. USA. Publicated:
8-1-2008
Job
offer in the Association REMPART (France): vacant for the position
of manager of international Relations
Profile of the candidate: three languages a must: fluent English,
a second European language a plus, knowledge of the associative
sector and popular education, ability to teamwork, with other professionals
and volunteers, availability (to work some weekends and some nights).
Level doctorate, masters (cultural heritage, cultural mediation,
European or international actions).
REMPART. Job Offers. France. Publicated:
7-1-2008
Smithsonian's
Fellowships in Museum Practice- Deadline for application: 15 February
2008
The Smithsonian's Fellowships in Museum Practice (FMP) program is
a professional development opportunity for experienced museum practitioners,
academics, and training providers. It was developed in response
to an articulated need by the field for career development and renewal
opportunities at advanced levels.
Smithsonian. Museum Studies. Fellowships.
USA. Publicated: 8-1-2008 |
