Awards, competitions, and prizes

26 August. Inspired by World Heritage Photography Competition 2008
Saltaire Photography Competition, Royaume-Uni
Deadline for application: 8 September 2008

20 July. American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline for application: 1 November 2008

23 June. Daimler and UNESCO
Mondialogo Engineering Award
Deadline for application: 31 October 2008

4 June. Europa Nostra
Europa Nostra Awards 2009
Deadline for application: 1 October 2008

28 May. Instituto Estatal de la Cultura, Guanajuato, Mexico
Prizes: Built cultural heritage conservation in Guanajuato, 2008
Deadline for application: see website

25 May. Cité de l´Architecture et du Patrimoine, France
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2008
Deadline for application: see website

9 April. Romualdo del Bianco Foundation
International competition: Best degree projects
Deadline for application: 30 September 2008

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

28 August. Museum Computer Network, United States
36th Annual Museum Computer Network Conference, 12 - 15 November 2008, Washington DC, USA
Earlybird registration deadline: 20 September 2008

25 August. International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), United States
46th IFLA World Conference, 17 - 18 May 2009, Brazil
Deadline for application: 1 December 2008

25 August. The Getty, United States
Symposium: Facing the Challenges of Panel Paintings Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training, 17 - 18 May 2009, United States
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 January 2009

20 August. The Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development
International Conference on Intangible Heritage: Sharing Cultures 2009, 30 May - 1 June 2009, Azores, Portugal
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 31 October 2008

19 August. SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone)
"Nostoi: Recovered Masterpieces" Tour with Laura Flusche, 4 September 2008, Rome, Italy
Deadline for registration: see website

19 August. English Heritage, United Kingdom
On The Waterfront, 19 - 21 November 2008, London, United Kingdom
Deadline for registration: see website

19 August. British Museum, United Kingdom
Going Green: towards sustainability in conservation, 24 April 2009, London, United Kingdom
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 October 2008

1 August. International Centre for the Study of Herculaneum, Italy
Study day for young archaeologists on Community Participation in Archaeological Sites and Heritage Projects (pdf), 17 September 2008, Herculaneum, Italy
Application deadline: 10 September 2008

9 July. Herity, Italy
Second international conference on the Assessing the value of tangible cultural heritage, 3-5 December 2008, Rome, Italy
Papers submission deadline: 21 September 2008

19 May. Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali and U.O. Monumenti Medioevali e Moderni, Rome, Italy
Conference on L’Acqua le pietre i bronzi, le fontane monumentali. Gestione e conservazione. Esperienze a confronto, 23 - 25 October 2008, Rome, Italy
Abstract proposal submission deadline: see website

16 March. Danish Branch of the Nordic Association of Conservators
Preserving the Evidence of Industrial Society, 24 - 27 May 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Application deadline: 31 September 2008

14 January. Uludag University Mosaic Research Center, Faculty of Science-Literature, Archaeology Department and Association Internationale pour l'Etude de la Mosaique Antique (AIEMA)
11th International AIEMA Mosaic Symposium, Bursa, Turkey, 16-20 October 2009
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 August 2008

Grants, scholarships, internships

19 August. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Researcher Civil Engineering
Application deadline: 30 September 2008

20 July. American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline for application: 1 November 2008

2 July. The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, United States
Mid-career grants, 2008
Application deadline: 19 September 2008

2 July. Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, United States
Unpaid research internships
Application deadline: see website

26 June. Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Guest Scholar Program, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science
Application deadline: 1 November 2008
Graduate Internships at the Conservation Institute
Application deadline: 15 December 2008

February. Smithsonian, United States
Conservation fellowships and internships
Application deadline: see website

February. The Getty, United States
Getty Conservation Grants
Application deadline: see website

Jobs

27 August. Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
Heritage and Learning Officer
Application deadline: 22 September 2008

27 August. ARS Progetti, Italy
Project Manager, Culture and Cultural Heritage Sector, Italy
Application deadline: 30 September 2008

27 August. American Academy in Rome
Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the School of Classical Studies (pdf)
Application deadline: 10 November 2008

25 August. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, United States
Collections Move Conservator
Application deadline: 19 September 2008

25 August. Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, British Museum, United Kingdom
Preventive Conservator/Preventive Conservation Scientist
Application deadline: 15 September 2008

25 August. Artlab Australia
Principal Conservator, Paper and Books
Application deadline: 19 September 2008

25 August. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Faculty position: Master of Science in Historic Preservation Program
Application deadline: 1 November 2008

19 August. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Researcher Civil Engineering
Application deadline: 30 September 2008

19 August. Caribbean Tourist Organization (CTO), Barbados
Documentalist Expert
Application deadline: 5 September 2008

24 July. Rathgen Research Laboratory, Berlin State Museums, Germany
Conservation Scientist
Application deadline: 1 September 2008

2 July. Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, United States
Director of Preservation and Research
Application deadline: see website

1 July. Royal Oak Foundation, United States
Programme Coordinator
Application deadline: see website

Publications

27 August. Revista Iber de Ciencias Sociales, October 2008
The October edition will deal with the conservation of industrial heritage.

Training and development

25 August. 'COMO FAZER' Project, Brazil
Como digitalizar documentos de arquivo, 4 - 5 September 2008, Brazil
Application deadline: see website

18 August. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Digital Preservation Management: Short-Term Solutions for Long-Term Problems, May and October 2009, May 2010, United States
Application deadline: see website

18 August. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
Workshops and courses, August - December 2008, United States
Application deadline: see website

28 July. Digital Preservation Management
Workshop on Promote Practical and Responsible Stewardship of Digital Assets, 19 - 24 October 2008, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 15 September 2008

23 June. REMPART, France
Workcamps: training workshops, heritage, restoration and archaeology, 2008 (in France and abroad)
Application deadline: see website

10 June. Fundación ILAM (Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos)
Talleres ILAM 2008
Application deadline: see website

16 May. Instituto Valenciano de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales, Spain
Short course on illuminated manuscripts conservation (pdf), Valencia, Spain, 24 - 27 September 2008
Application deadline: 10 September 2008

6 May. National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), India
Short courses on library and information science (pdf), New Delhi, India, April 2008 - March 2009.
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Dr. Narendra Kumar < narendrakumar [at] niscair . res . in >

28 April. Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Interactive training workshop on Assessing and Managing Risks to Your Collections, Ottawa, Canada, 15 - 17 October 2008
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Laura Smyk < lsmyk [at] mus-nature . ca >

4 March. University of Northumbria at Newcastle, United Kingdom
Distance training: MA in Preventive Conservation, October 2008
Application deadline: September 2008

4 January. AIC online courses
- Professional Responsibility in Conservation, 11 Sept – 8 Oct
- Records and Information Management for Conservation, 16 Oct – 12 Nov
Scholarships available
Application deadline: see website

4 January. AIC workshops
- Adhesives for Conservation, 6-10 Oct, Omaha, NE
Scholarships available
Application deadline: see website

5 December. Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Canada
Courses and workshops: 2008
Application deadline: see website

Websites, e-journals, e-publications

28 August. Museodata
This portal site provides information on museums, cultural heritage, conservation and restoration, and many related topics. Online community in Spanish, with forum.

25 August. Europeana: connecting cultural heritage
Website to be launched in November 2008. Will offer digitised books, films, paintings, newspapers, sounds and archives from Europe’s greatest collections. Demo version available.

19 August. Restauración y rehabilitación
Online international journal in Spanish on cultural heritage.

18 August. Portal de la cultura de América Latina y el Caribe
Website of the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

updated on: 24 May, 2010