5 February

• AWARDS - Global Award: For Sustainable Architecture 2007-2008-2009. Paris (France) 12 May - 5 September 2010
  (in French) La crise énergétique et écologique concerne chacun d’entre nous. Le Global Award for Sustainable Architecture a été créé en 2007 pour stimuler le débat mondial sur l’architecture. Ce prix récompense chaque année cinq architectes qui ont construit une démarche innovante, attentive à de nouveaux rapports entre l’homme, la ville et les ressources. Les 15 premiers lauréats* du Global Award viennent de tous les continents. Ils sont réunis par une architecture à l’avant-garde du monde durable, sur ses quatre piliers : social, économique, écologique et culturel. Ils ont répondu avec enthousiasme à l’initiative de ce prix pour défendre une éthique de l’architecture. L’exposition présente leurs travaux.
  More information in French: http://www.citechaillot.fr/exposition/expositions_temporaires.php?init&id=137

• PRIZES - Call for Nominations - 2010 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. Deadline for nominations: 31 March 2010
  Established in 2008, the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize is awarded biennially to an innovative architectural or design solution that has preserved or enhanced a Modern landmark or group of landmarks. The first of its kind, the award acknowledges the growing threats—neglect, deterioration, or even demolition—now facing significant works of Modernism, and recognizes the architects and designers who help ensure their rejuvenation and long-term survival. Its purpose is to raise public awareness of the influential role Modernism plays in our architectural heritage, and recognize Modern buildings as sustainable structures with vital futures. The prize is awarded in recognition of completed (built) work, and may be awarded for an individual project or a body of work. The award consists of $10,000 and a limited-edition Mies van der Rohe–designed Barcelona chair, created by Knoll in honor of the award. The prize is awarded to the designer, architect, or firm responsible for the work. An independent jury comprising professionals from the fields of architecture, architectural conservation, journalism, and related fields selects the winner. The jury is chaired by Barry Bergdoll, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Submit materials to: modernism@wmf.org
  More information: http://www.wmf.org/content/modernism-prize

1 February

• Laureates of the Clio Award for the French archeological investigation abroad
  2nd award: Pascale Ballet for the research on Bouto (Tell el Fara'in), from the times of Alexander Magnus until the first times of Islam
  As the head of a team from the University of Poitiers, Pascale Ballet has been excavating the site of Bouto for several years - in the Northwest of the Nile basin, a dozen kilometers away from the arm of Rosetta - to study the production of ceramics during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
  More information in French: http://www.clio.fr/WM_SITECLIO/nouvellesdeclio/articles/
  laureats_du_prix_clio_pour_la_recherche_archeologique_francaise_a_letranger.asp

• (in Italian) COMPETITIONS - “Biodiversità metropolitana”: concorso fotografico per il Parco Agricolo Sud di Milano
  Catturare con uno scatto fotografico uno scorcio di natura all’interno del Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, andando al lavoro, passeggiando una domenica per rogge e cascine, o dietro casa. E’ l’invito che la LIPU (Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli), in collaborazione con la Ricoh Italia rivolge a tutti (dilettanti e professionisti) con il nuovo concorso fotografico nell’ambito del progetto “Biodiversità, la chiave per il futuro dell’area metropolitana”. Il concorso, a partecipazione gratuita, ha come tema la natura del Parco Agricolo Sud Milano: ambienti, paesaggi o particolari legati alla natura o alla biodiversità anche in contesti urbani e agricoli. I soggetti ritratti, che devono pervenire alla sede LIPU entro il 20 maggio 2010, devono essere ambientati in uno dei 61 comuni compresi nel Parco.
  Al concorso fotografico possono partecipare adulti e ragazzi, in due categorie distinte. Per ognuna delle categorie saranno premiate tre opere: il primo premio è rappresentato da una fotocamera digitale Ricoh R10 cui si aggiungeranno altri premi.
  More information: http://parcosud.lipumilano.it/

• (in Italian) COMPETITIONS - Concorso fotografico “Premio del paesaggio”
  Il Premio del paesaggio è un concorso di idee finalizzato alla promozione di interventi di qualità paesaggistica e sostenibilità ambientale e rappresentazioni fotografiche del paesaggio. L’obiettivo principale del Premio del Paesaggio è stimolare la partecipazione e contribuire alla sensibilizzazione di cittadini, professionisti e amministratori locali, sulle tematiche del paesaggio e sull’importanza della qualità dei progetti di trasformazione territoriale. Per la sessione “Fotografie” si individuano le seguenti due tipologie di candidature:
  1. Senior: un premio internazionale rivolto a fotografi professionisti;
  2. Junior: un premio rivolto alle scuole e ai fotografi non professionisti.

  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/01/26/14-05-10-concorso-fotografico-premio-del-paesaggio/

• (in Italian) COMPETITIONS - Concorso per tesi di laurea in architettura del paesaggio e restauro architettonico Archiprix Italia
  Archiprix Italia, attraverso il premio a cadenza biennale presenta le migliori tesi di laurea nel campo dell’architettura, dell’urbanistica e architettura del paesaggio e del restauro architettonico, discusse in Italia presso le Facoltà di Architettura e di Ingegneria Edile-Architettura. L’iniziativa volta a molteplici obiettivi, quali:

• sottoporre all’attenzione della cultura architettonica nazionale e internazionale proposte progettuali innovative per l’architettura, il territorio, il paesaggio maturate nelle Università Italiane;
• incentivare il confronto fra le Facoltà su questioni ritenute centrali nei rapporti tra architettura, paesaggio, territorio e ambiente, come ad esempio la relazione tra progetto e stato dei luoghi;
• proporre all’attenzione dei cittadini, delle pubbliche amministrazioni e delle imprese il merito riconosciuto di giovanissimi neo architetti.

More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/01/27/30-04-10-concorso-per-tesi-di-laurea-in-architettura-del-paesaggio-e-restauro-architettonico-archiprix-italia/

• (in Italian) COMPETITIONS - Concorso di idee per la valorizzazione del centro di Palermo - Centro storico 2.0
  Il centro storico di Palermo, con i suoi 240 ettari, è uno dei più vasti d’Europa, ma anche uno dei più ricchi e complessi dal punto di vista architettonico. Le potenzialità artistiche e urbanistiche dell’area, tuttavia, rimangono ad oggi inespresse a causa della disattenzione delle istituzioni e dell’incuria dei cittadini, che negli anni hanno frenato la crescita di una zona che un tempo era il cuore pulsante della vita cittadina.
  Città2.0, con il patrocinio dell’Assessorato al centro storico del Comune di Palermo, organizza Centrostorico2.0, un concorso di idee per Piazza Kalsa.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/01/29/15-03-10-concorso-di-idee-per-la-valorizzazione-del-centro-di-palermo-centro-storico-2-0/

29 January

• AWARDS - Ray Tonkin Awarded Public Service Medal in Australia Day Honours
  Ray Tonkin, who retired as Executive Director of Heritage Victoria in June 2009, has been awarded the Public Service Medal. The honour was given in recognition of his role as a national leader in cultural heritage matters and his personal knowledge and expertise on heritage matters. Jim Gard'ner, the new Executive Director of Heritage Victoria, says that Ray was instrumental in creating Australia's most mature and publicly accepted heritage system. “During his career, Ray was always able to strike the right balance between enabling new development whilst retaining Victoria's valued heritage. We all congratulate him on this well deserved award." During his 30 year career, Ray spent 22 years as Executive Director of Heritage Victoria, the Victorian State Government’s principal cultural (non-Indigenous) heritage agency. Ray’s contribution to Victoria’s Heritage Strategy has meant that Victoria is widely regarded as leading the nation in the development of heritage policy.
  More information: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx?newsID=254

• Dr. Goodall to Receive National Education Association (NEA ) Foundation Award on 12 February 2010
  On Friday, February 12, Dr. Goodall will be honored at the National Education Association Foundation’s Salute to Excellence Gala in Washington, DC. The eco-friendly event celebrates outstanding public school instructors, environmental leaders and corporations spreading and supporting public education. The NEA Foundation will honor Dr. Goodall with the Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education on behalf of her ongoing work with the Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots program. Now present in 114 countries, Roots & Shoots brings together youth to perform service projects for the benefit of people, animals and the environment. Previous awardees include former President Bill Clinton, Title IX advocate Billie Jean King, literacy proponent and former NFL star Tiki Barber and Sesame Workshop. Please note that ticketing for the event is handled by the NEA Foundation.
  More information: http://www.janegoodall.org/event/dr-goodall-receive-nea-foundation-award

28 January

• Fellowships in Japan
  Every year the United Nations University, UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP, offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that is of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme. The fellowship programme provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to:
  • develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute,
  • widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and multi-disciplinary context of the UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP, and with its wider network of Japanese universities and research institutes, as well as international collaborators,
  • become exposed to the workings of the international and multilateral policy process and the broader UN system, and
  • link with other UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.

  More information: http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/fellowships_in_japan/

27 January

• PRIZES - Three science prizes awarded
  In this, the International Year of Astronomy, it is only fitting that UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science should have gone to two astrophysicists: Professors Yash Pal from India and Trinh Xuan Thuan from Viet Nam. The prize was awarded at the World Science Forum in Budapest (Hungary) on 5 November, along with UNESCO’s Great Man-Made River International Water Prize for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones and the Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation.
  More information: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001865/186519E.pdf

26 January

• COMPETITION - The search for the best wildlife images for the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 competition begins
  The 2010 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is now open and we are once again seeking the very best innovative and inspiring wildlife images. Come and see the 2009 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition winners in our stunning exhibition at the Natural History Museum. Browse all the winning and commended images from the 2009 competition in our online gallery. You can leave comments and vote for your favourite image too.
  More information: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/competition/index.jsp

• JOB OFFERS - Project Officer for Environmental Planning and Funding (National) - UN Joint Programme “Mainstreaming environmental governance. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Under the overall guidance of the Energy and Environment Cluster Coordinator and direct supervision of the National Programme Manager and Coordinator (NPMC) in charge of the UN Joint Programme “Mainstreaming environmental governance: linking local and national action in BiH” (UN JP). The Project Officer for Environmental Planning and Funding will be part of a team implementing a joint UN programme, aimed to address and overcome the significant barriers in effective delivery of environmental services and environmental management at the local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). This requires a multi-level approach integrating responsive local government, improved local delivery, and national level process development, reflected in the three programme outcomes:
  • Improved local level environmental planning;
  • Enhanced management of environmental resources and delivery of environmental services; and
  • Increased national environmental awareness and action, localizing and achieving the MDGs.

  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47248&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• JOB OFFERS - Position vacancy with BirdLife: Regional Director for our Africa Division, based in Nairobi, Kenya
  BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources through global Partnership of over 100 countries. BirdLife International Secretariat is the coordinating and servicing body of BirdLife International. We are seeking a Regional Director for our African Division office based in Nairobi. The post will lead & coordinate the Secretariat’s Africa Division’s staff in supporting the regional network of 22 conservation organizations to deliver the agreed regional BirdLife programme. The post will appeal to a motivated, enthusiastic individual with considerable conservation, management, networking & fundraising success.
  More information: http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/wn/w.n.vacancy_birdlife_africa2010.pdf

• JOB OFFERS - Technicien en biologie et/ou physique chimie -Bibliotheque Nationale de France
  Le technicien assurera la surveillance des conditions environnementales des collections (sites Bussy et Tolbiac) et coordonnera le fonctionnement de la chaîne sanitaire sur le site Bussy. Il assistera l’ingénieur responsable du laboratoire pour mener à bien des projets de recherche et améliorer les techniques de contrôle qualité des traitements de conservation des collections de bibliothèques.
• Sites :Bussy-Saint-Georges 14 rue de Gutenberg 77607 Bussy-Saint-Georges
• Catégorie : B
• Famille : Service aux publics traitement des collections
• Emploi de référence : Gestionnaire de collections et de traitement documentaire
• Spécialité professionnelle : Conservation
• Durée du contrat : 10 mois
• A pourvoir à compter du : 15/02/2010

More information: http://emploi.bnf.fr/DRH/emploi.nsf/wContractuels?openForm&start=1&count=20

21 January

• Iraqi calligrapher Ghani Alani and Polish publisher Anna Parzymies share 2009 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
  The 2009 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture has been awarded to the Iraqi poet and calligrapher Ghani Alani and the Polish publisher and academic Anna Parzymies. They were recommended by an international jury that examined 28 nominations from 21 Member States. UNESCO’s Director-General Irina Bokova will present the prize at a ceremony at Headquarters on 9 February (Room I).
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47224&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

20 January

• Nature Conservancy Wins $400,000 Grant
  The U.S. Forest Service in December 2009 awarded The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina a two-year, $400,000 grant to recruit, train, develop, and provide firefighters for prescribed fire work, part of the organization’s forest management strategy. The grant is designed to increase the use of prescribed fire, in cooperation with USFS fire crews, principally on the Francis Marion National Forest and, to a lesser degree, the Sumter National Forest. The strategy is effective in reducing the risk of harmful wildfires while improving habitats for wildlife and endangered species. Prescribed fire also benefits the health of the state’s longleaf pine forests.
  More information: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/
  states/southcarolina/press/press4354.html

15 January

• (in French) Concours Nos moulins ont de l'avenir! Edition 2010
  La Fondation du Patrimoine, dont la mission est de promouvoir la connaissance, la conservation et la mise en valeur du patrimoine national, a souhaité créer un concours pour la restauration et la mise en valeur des moulins. Elle soutient ainsi l'action de deux associations nationales chargées de la préservation des moulins: la fédération des Moulins de France (FDMF) et la fédération française des associations de sauvegarde des moulins (FFAM). Ce concours, doté d'un montant de 10 000 €, s'adresse aux porteurs de projet tant publics que privés. Les lauréats ont jusqu'au 1er Mai 2010 pour candidater.
  More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/fr/actualite.php4?id=132

• (in Spanish) Becas de gestión cultural del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España. Fecha límite: 29 enero 2010
  La oferta de formación educativa superior para ciudadanos españoles, para la realización de estudios en España y en el exterior, mediante la anual convocatoria de los distintos Programas de Becas MAEC- AECID para ciudadanos españoles, constituye un instrumento destacado de la política de cooperación española con los países receptores de ayuda oficial al desarrollo. Es, asimismo, un elemento esencial para las relaciones culturales y científicas de España con el resto del mundo. Para más información: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/12/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-20580.pdf. Por otra parte, hay becas para ciudadanos de otros países. Los plazos de presentación de estas becas permanecerán abiertos hasta el 11 de enero o 8 de febrero, según proceda. Más información: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/12/16/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-20184.pdf
  More information in Spanish: http://www.becasmae.es