Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

28 December. Ethnologisches Museum, Rathgen Research Laboratory, National Museums Berlin, Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections (CRCC), Image Permanence Institute (IPI), Technische Universität München (TUM)
Symposium: Preserving Endangered Audio Media –Rethinking Archival Strategies for Conservation of Analogue Audio Carrier, 9-10 June 2011, Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Museen Dahlem, Berlin, Germany
Submission deadline for abstracts :  15 February 2011
Earlybird registration deadline:  20 May 2011

14 December. Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM)
Conference: Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 8-12 November 2011, Manila, Philippines
Registration deadline: see website

14 December. Edelstein Center for the Analysis of Ancient Artifacts, Israel
Symposium: The Science and Art of Color , 27-28 February 2011, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan, Israel
Submission deadline for poster abstracts :  10 January 2011
Earlybird registration deadline:  28 January 2011

14 December. German national committee of ICOMOS in cooperation with the HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Preservation of Cultural Heritage, the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage in Rhineland-Palatinate, and the "Liegenschafts- und Baubetreuung LBB Niederlassung Trier"
Conference: Wall paintings exposed to outdoor weathering, 7-9 April 2011, Trier, Kurfürstliches Palais, Germany
Registration deadline: contact organizers

10 December. University of Hadramut and Da'Wan Mud Brick Architecture Foundation, Yemen
Conference: Earth Architecture: mud, stone and shale, 28 February - 4 March 2011, Say’un, Wadi Hadramut, Yemen
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 November . Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Call for abstracts: LIBER 40th Annual Conference, 29 June - 2 July 2011
Submission deadline: 31 January 2011

25 November . European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Horn, Austria
Conference: New Approaches to Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, 9 –11 May 2011, Horn, Austria
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 November. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
Conference: Cultural Heritage Pests, 7-10 June 2011, Piacenza, Italy
Registration deadline: early registration 31 January 2011

19 October. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Events Calendar
Registration deadline: see website

11 October. Hornemann Institute, Germany
Conference: Salts in Cultural Heritage Challenge for Research and Practice, 3 - 5 February 2011, Hildesheim, Germany
Registration deadline: 23 January 2011

28 September. University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
Conference: Why Does the Past Matter?, 4 – 7 May 2011, Amherst, United States
Registration deadline: see website

22 April. Life Beyond Tourism
Calendar of events:2011
Registration deadline: see website

Grants, scholarships, internships, funding, volunteers

23 December. Friends of Rathgen (Förderkreis des Rathgen-Forschungslabors e.V), Germany
Scholarship: Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarship 2011
Applications deadline: 31 January 2011

18 October. International Conservation Centre, Old City of Acre, Israel
Internship: Saving the Stones: a conservation training internship. Spring semester starts on 7 February 2011.
Applications deadline: see website

11 October. Clothworker's Foundation, United Kingdom
Fellowship : Clothworker Conservation Fellowship
Applications deadline: 4 March 2011

Jobs

14 December. ARS Progetti-EU, Ankara, Turkey
2 positions: Team Leader and Grant Schemes Expert
Application deadline: 10 January 2011

10 December. Smithsonian Institution Haiti Cultural Recovery Project, Haiti
3 positions: painting conservator, paper conservator and objects conservator
Application deadline: 28 December 2010

10 December. Musee D'ethnographie de Genève (MEG), Switzerland
Conservateur-trice du Département Afrique
Application deadline: 15 February 2011

Multimedia

25 November. Video: Going, Going, Gone....Mayan Music Disappearing Fast, CNN, United States
Ancient sacred Mayan music is disappearing fast except for the work of one man, Sam Franco in Antigua, Guatemala. For over 30 years Sam has been obssessed with the goal of finding, recording and preseving this ancient form of worship in Central America.

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

21 December. Authenticity: a bibliography (pdf), UNESCO-ICOMOS

10 December. Bulletin de l'ISPAN 19 (pdf), Haiti
The latest edition of the Bulletin de l'ISPAN is now available.

10 December. Euromed Heritage Newsletter No. 6 (pdf)
This edition tries to put into perspective the essential elements of legislative and institutional action in the service of the heritage and, through it, in the service of society.

10 December. Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletín Digital No. 24 - 2010 (pdf), Cuba
Electronic newsletter of CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología)is now available.

10 December. Community-based approach to museum development for culture and sustainable development, UNESCO

25 November. Conservación preventiva y Plan de Gestión de Desastres en archivos y bibliotecas, Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España (Spain)

Training and development

14 December. Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía (ENCRyM), Mexico
Especialidad en Conservación y Restauración de Fotografías
Registration deadline: 25 February 2011

10 December. Erasmus Mundus Programme
Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
Registration deadline: see website

10 December. University of Victoria, Continuing Studies, Canada
Heritage Conservation Planning, 21-26 March 2011
Registration deadline: 21 February 2011

25 November. Hornemann Institute, Germany
Course: Globe conservation, March 2011
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 November . European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Horn, Austria
Workshop: Parchment – latest assessment methods, 16–20 May 2011, Horn, Austria
Application deadline: 16 April 2011

11 October. Hornemann Institute, Germany
Online course: Restoration Theories and Methods from the mid-20th century to the Present Important in Cleaning their Surfaces, March 2011
Registration deadline: contact organizers

6 September. Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), United States
Professional development: training calendar

Websites, online databases

14 December. ICOMOS experts database

10 December. La Route des Chefferies, Cameroon
The Museum of Civilization in Cameroon opened to the public in 20 November 2010. Located in the Dschang Western region of Cameroon, the Museum of Civilization is a great Community achievement at the regional, national and international levels.

25 November. FabricaCultural
New portal for the culture sector which provides information on opportunities for employment, grants, scholarships, prizes and support for students, professionals and cultural institutions, as well as virtual and telephone consultancy, user space, social networking, advertising space and a weekly newsletter.

updated on: 22 February, 2011