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11 August

• COMPETITIONS - International Climate Change Campaign tcktcktck partners with Internews on Human Voices Award
  Campaign Co-Founder Kofi Annan: "We Must End the Deathly Silence Around This Issue". The global media development organization Internews today announced a partnership with the tcktcktck campaign, a movement backed by some of the world's most recognized political leaders and non government organisations, to ensure that those already affected by climate change are heard by governments negotiating at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.
  More information: http://awards.earthjournalism.org/content/human-voices-award

• (in French) OFFRES D'EMPLOI - Officier de Programme – ONU- Programme de la décennie de l'eau pour le développement de capacités
  Sous l'autorité du Directeur de l'UNW-DPC, le candidat sélectionné sera chargé de la conception technique et la mise en œuvre des tâches relatives à la DPC UNW dans quatre domaines principaux d'activité :
  • Amélioration de la cohérence stratégique et opérationnelle du développement des capacités dans le monde entier par la création d'un «observatoire du développement des capacités»
  • Renforcer les orientations techniques et politiques pour le développement de capacités, et contribuer à la «professionnalisation» de la gouvernance et de la gestion de l'eau, notamment en ce qui concerne l'apport de lignes directrices procédurales et de mise en œuvre sur la GIRE
  • Collaborer avec d'autres programmes communs de l'ONU-Eau et les membres de l'ONU-Eau sur les questions liées au développement des capacités,
  • Promouvoir le développement des capacités ainsi que la mobilisation des ressources, y compris l'organisation d'événements pertinents et des relations publiques.

  More information in French: http://www.unesco.org/water/news/pdf/090608VAProgOfficerUNWDPC-1.pdf

• JOB OFFERS - Research Specialist at the Public Works Research Institute/ International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
  PWRI is recruiting a research specialist (to be recommended as an Associate Professor of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) to conduct educational and research activities at the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) of PWRI in Tsukuba, Japan.
  More information: http://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/news/2009/0626/research_specialist.html

5 August

• FELLOWHIPS - GCI Conservation Guest Scholar Program
  Applications for the 2010-11 Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute are now being accepted. The program is for established conservators, scientists, and professionals who have attained distinction in conservation and allied fields.
  More information: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/funding/residential/
  conservation_guest_scholars.html?cid=gci007

• AWARDS - Breathtaking setting for European Heritage Awards Ceremony
  Highlight of the Annual Congress was the European Heritage Awards Ceremony, held in Taormina’sTeatro Antico with a smoking Mount Etna providing a dramatic backdrop, and the city’s Plectrum Orchestra providing atmospheric musical interludes. Laureates were presented through short video clips explaining the unique and important contribution each of the winning heritage achievements have made to conserving and enhancing Europe’s rich cultural heritage. The Award certificates were presented to the Laureates by Europa Nostra departing President, S.A.R. la Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, Mr Bernd Biervert, Member of the Cabinet of Mr Ján Figel’, Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, and the relevant Heritage Awards Jury Chairman. Excitement was palpable as the top 7 Grand Prize winners were disclosed to the waiting audience.
  More information: http://www.europanostra.org/news/58/

• COMPETITIONS - The European Commission challenges the context of the European Year of Creativity you to "Imagine a new world". through photography
  In the context of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation (EYCI) 2009, the European Commission has just launched the "Imagine a new world" photo competition. Professional and amateur photographers of all ages from across the EU are invited to express their creativity. A prestigious jury will select the winners who will receive prizes in photographic equipment and trips to EU cities. The deadline to submit the photos is 31 August 2009.
  More information: http://www.imagine2009.eu/

• COMPETITONS - Rome Prize 2010 Competition from the American Academy in Rome
  The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities, the Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years. Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy's eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $12,500 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $25,000. Fellowships are awarded in the following related fields:
  • Architecture
  • Design (including graphic, fashion, industrial, interior, lighting, set, and sound design, engineering, urban planning, and other related design fields)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation (including architectural design, public policy, and the conservation of works of art)

  Fellowships are also awarded in: Literature*; Musical Composition; Visual Arts; Ancient Studies; Medieval Studies; Renaissance and Early Modern Studies; and Modern Italian Studies *awarded by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The application deadline is November 1, 2009 Extended deadline: November 15, 2009 (additional fee applies)
  More information: http://www.aarome.org/apply-to-the-rome-prize.php

• AWARDS - Europa Nostra 2010 Awards - Call for entries available
  Each year, Europa Nostra and the European Union reward the best of cultural heritage achievements. Through our European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, we celebrate excellence and dedication by architects, craftsmen, volunteers, schools, local communities, heritage owners and media. Through the power of their example we stimulate creativity and innovation. The awards celebrate exemplary restorations and initiatives of the many facets of Europe’s cultural heritage in 4 categories, described below. Every year, up to six monetary awards of €10.000 each are awarded to the top laureates in the various categories. Criteria for the assessment of entries include excellence in the work executed and preliminary research conducted, as well as respect for artistic, cultural and social value, setting, authenticity and integrity. Special attention will also be paid to sustainability, interpretation and presentation, educational work, funding and management, and social responsibility. Entries can be on a scale ranging from small to large, local to international, and should display a standard of work considered outstanding in a European context. Submit your project and share your success.
  More information: http://www.europanostra.org/news/60/

• EU/Education: New grants under Erasmus Mundus
  The European Commission has awarded almost 10,000 new grants to be funded by the Erasmus Mundus programme in the academic year 2009-2010. In 2009, a new selection of students and academics from all over the world will receive scholarships to study or teach in one of the 103 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses. These courses are provided by consortia of Europe's top higher education institutions, and lead to the award of a recognised double/multiple or joint Masters degree. The courses and the scholarships together meet the overall objectives of Erasmus Mundus to enhance the quality of European higher education and promote it around the world. Erasmus Mundus will also support 39 international institutional partnerships for higher education mobility, funding collaboration between European higher education institutions and those from countries targeted by EU external co-operation policy. The aim is to contribute to the development of human resources and the capacities for international co-operation of higher education institutions in non-European countries through mobility between the European Union and these countries.
  More information: http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm

• AWARDS - Cultural Policy Research Award: 6 candidates to be shortlisted by early September
  The members of the jury for the 6th edition of the Cultural Policy Research Award are in process of evaluating the 31 candidacies that have been submitted. On 1 September, they will present a shortlist of six candidates, who will be invited to attend the ENCATC Annual Conference from 22 to 24 October in Barcelona for the final selection process. The winner of the CPR Award 2009, worth Euro 10.000, will be announced at the conference. The CPRA represents the joint initiative of the European Cultural Foundation and the Riksbankens Jublileumsfond. ENCATC administers the award as part of their ongoing commitment to cultural policy research and education. The ultimate aim is to contribute to creating a European competitive research area by supporting capacity-building in cultural policy research, and thus the production on new knowledge.
  More information: http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=18

• COMPETITIONS - Competition for Image Models of 20th-c. Heritage
  This project focuses on an international student competition for digital representations of landmark 20th century buildings. The competition will be run entirely through the Internet. An initial national competition will be carried out by the UIA Member Sections and the winners of the national selections will be submitted to the international jury. The panoramas and 3D models designed for this competition will be based on digital photographs and developed using the Autodesk software ‘Autodesk® ImageModeler™’ and ‘Autodesk® Stitcher™’. This software will be made available to the participants free of charge for a period of three months. The competition will be launched during the European celebration of Architectural Heritage Days, organised by the Minister of Culture and Communication on 19 & 20 September 2009. Project submissions are planned for April 2010. The grand prize winners and all projects selected at the national level will be exhibited at the Venice biennial in September 2010.
  More information: http://www.uia-architectes.org/texte/england/Patrimoine20/2_Announcement.html

4 August

• JOB OFFER - Heritage Officer Woollahra Council. New South Wales (Australia) Deadline for Application: 12 August 2009
  Heritage Officer Woollahra Council Part Time 21 hours per week Pos No: PSHT Woollahra has a rich and diverse history and natural setting that is represented in Victorian, Federation and inter-war buildings, precincts, settings and streetscapes. Council is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced person to join its heritage team in caring for this environmental heritage which has a local, regional and, in many instances, a nationally recognised level of heritage significance.Your primary roles are to provide advice on heritage-related development applications and heritage matters in general and to promote heritage conservation. Assistance with the preparation of heritage conservation policy from time to time also forms part of the job... Forward your application via e-mail to jobs@woollahra.nsw.gov.au, or post to the address outlined below.
  More information: http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/

• (in French) OFFRES D'EMPLOI - Directeur-Coordinateur ou Directrice-Coordinatrice du Département des Relations Extérieures de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles. Date limite: 28 août 2009
  Direction et coordination des activités du Département des Relations Extérieures de l’ULB comprenant une vingtaine de personnes avec comme responsabilité administrative :
  • l’animation et le développement des réseaux nationaux et internationaux d’établissements d’enseignement supérieur dont l’ULB est partenaire ;
  • la coopération universitaire au développement ;
  • la communication interne et externe des actions de l’ULB dans les domaines de l’enseignement, de la recherche et des services à la communauté, d’une part pour assurer vers l’extérieur et les médias la promotion de l’université et, d’autre part, pour renforcer le sentiment d’appartenance à l’institution des personnels, des étudiants et des anciens ;
  • l’entretien des relations durables avec les médias ;
  • l’organisation des cérémonies et des événements institutionnels.

  Le Directeur-Coordinateur ou la Directrice-Coordinatrice du Département des Relations Extérieures rapporte directement au Recteur et au Président du Conseil d’Administration de l’Université.
  More information in French: http://www.auf.org/communication-information/actualites/l-universite-libre-de-bruxelles-recrute-un-e-directeur-trice-coordinateur-trice.html

• JOB OFFERS - Heritage Projects Coordinator – Rappoport Heritage Consultants. Sydney (Australia)
  Rappoport Heritage Consultants seeks the assistance of an experienced heritage practitioner to work in busy Sydney metropolitan firm. Applicants will need to have the following expertise:

• historical research capability
• proven track record of writing CMPs and SOHIs
• an ability to coordinate and manage all heritage reports, including liaison with clients, councils and sub-consultants
• strong English writing and word processing skills
• ability to work autonomously.

Appropriate tertiary qualifications are essential. An attractive salary package commensurate with experience will be offered. Please apply by email to heritage@rappoport.com.au with your CV.
More information: http://www.rappoport.com.au

• (in Italian) Palazzo Madama indice un concorso fotografico on-line: “Io lo vedo così”
  Palazzo Madama indice un concorso fotografico tra i visitatori con lo scopo di favorire la conoscenza delle collezioni e di Palazzo Madama. La fotografia sarà l’occhio con cui i visitatori racconteranno al museo come vivono, insieme ad amici e familiari, la loro esperienza di visita, il rapporto con le opere, con le sale del palazzo, con la storia del museo. Per questo le foto dovranno preferibilmente ritrarre le persone in rapporto allo spazio museale, e non solo le opere. Il concorso si inserisce nelle iniziative della Fondazione Torino Musei “Sguardi d’estate 2009” e durerà fino al 30 agosto 2009.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2009/07/28/30-08-09-palazzo-madama-indice-un-concorso-fotografico-on-line-io-lo-vedo-cosi/

• AWARDS - Nominations for Australian Archaeological Association Awards
  Nominations for all Awards will be considered by the Executive of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. with advice as appropriate from senior members of the discipline. The decision of the Executive is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Nominations should be received no later than 12 September 2009
  More information: http://www.australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/awards