Awards, competitions, prizes

12 January. UNESCO Bangkok
2009 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards
In its twelfth year, the Heritage Awards Programme 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. 
Application deadline: 31 March 2011

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

22 March. ICOM-CC
Conference: Triennial 16th Conference, 19-23 September 2011, Lisbon, Portugal
Registration deadline: 31 March 2011 (advanced); see website

22 March. United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO and partners
Call for papers: “I Know Where I'm Going”: Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru, 23-24 November 2011, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 3 April 2011
Registration deadline: 30 June 2011 (advanced); 11 November 2011

22 March. European project CHARISMA (Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures: Synergy for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Conservation/Restoration) and the British Museum
Call for papers: The Renaissance Workshop: The Materials and Techniques of Renaissance Art, 10-11 May 2012, London, United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2011

21 March. International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
Call for papers: IIC Congress 2012, 10-14 September 2011, Vienna, Austria
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2011

21 March. American Institute for Conservation, United States
Conference: 9th Annual Meeting: Ethos, Logos, Pathos , 31 May - 3 June 2011, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Registration deadline: 31 March 2011 (advanced); see website

21 March. Gobierno de la Provincia de Chaco et le Federación de Archiveros de la República Argentina (FARA), Argentina
Conference:IX Congreso Argentino de Archivistica: Demanda y Actualización de conocimientos archivísticos, el desafío del saber hacer, 7-9 September 2011, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
Registration deadline: 15 August 2011

21 March. Kulturni Forum, Serbia
Event: Second International Fair of conservation, restoration, restoration of castles and historical buildings, 1 – 3 June 2011, Sremska, Serbia
Registration deadline: see website

18 March. Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), the Centre Interrégional de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine (Interregional Centre for Heritage Preservation and Restoration, CICRP), Marseille and the Musée Picasso in Antibes, France
Symposium: From Can to Canvas. Early uses of house paints by Picasso and his contemporaries in the first half of the 20th century 25-26 May in Marseille, 27 May in Antibes, France
Registration deadline: 23 April 2011

18 March. University of Cincinnati, United States
Symposium and Exhibition: Nam June Paik and the Conservation of Video Sculpture, 15 –16 April 2011, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Registration deadline: 15 April 2011

11 March . 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

1 March. Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones In Antiquity
Call for papers: ASMOSIA Xth International Conference, 21-26 May 2010, Rome, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2011

8 February. Palais des Papes, Avignon, France
Exhibition: Blessures d'archives, rêve d'éternité, 17 January - 28 October 2011, Palais des Papes, Avignon

8 February. British Library, United Kingdom
Conference: The Science of Objects and Collections, 11 April, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: see website

28 January. Department of Conservation, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Conference: 4th symposium on Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ (PARIS4), 23 - 26 May 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark
Registration deadline: see website

12 January. Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection
Symposium: 16th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, 27-27 September 2011, Ioannina, Greece
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2011

5 January. University of Naples, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italian National Commission for UNESCO, U.S-Italy Fulbright Commission.
Forum : "S.A.V.E. Heritage" Safeguard of Architectural, Visual, Environmental Heritage, 9-11 June 2011, Capri, Italy
Registration deadline: 10 May 2011

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. 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

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

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

10 March. Stanford University Archaeology Center, United States
Postdoctoral Position: Natural and Cultural Heritage
Applications deadline: 15 April 2011

Jobs

28 March. Rathgen Research Laboratory, National Museums Berlin, Germany
Conservation Scientist
Application deadline: 15 April 2011

22 March. Soprintendenza speciale per il patrimonio storico, artistico ed etnoantropologico e per il polo museale della città di Venezia e dei comuni della Gronda lagunare, Italy
Young conservator: paper-based media
Application deadline: 31 May 2011

24 February. Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, United States
Senior Project Specialist (Built/20th-century heritage)
Associate Project Specialist
Application deadline: 15 April 2011

10 January. Grand Egyptian Museum of Cairo, Collections and Conservation Department, Cairo, Egypt
Director, Conservation Centre
Application deadline: 31 March 2011

Multimedia

29 March. Radio: A History of the World in 100 objects, BBC

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

22 March. MUSEUM International N° 244: What can art still do?
MUSEUM International, published by UNESCO since 1948, is a major forum for the exchange of scientific and technical information concerning museums and cultural heritage at an international level.

21 March. Euromed Heritage Newsletter N° 7
Euromed Heritage programme contributes to mutual understanding and dialogue between cultures through the Mediterranean region through the enhancement of cultural heritage.

21 March. Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletín Digital No. 2 - 2011 (pdf), Cuba
Electronic newsletter of CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología) is now available.

21 March. Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletín Digital No. 1 - 2011 (pdf), Cuba
Electronic newsletter of CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología) is now available.

10 March. IFLA Newsletter issue 91
New issue of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) newsletter.

10 March. Bulletin de l'ISPAN 21 (pdf), Haiti
The latest edition of the Bulletin de l'ISPAN is now available.

1 March. e-conservation magazine No. 18
The latest issue of e-conservation magazine is now online and can be downloaded for free.

1 March. World Heritage Review No. 58: the challenge of tourism, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
What are the benefits of World Heritage List inscription? When it brings higher visibility and increased tourism to a site, how can the site still be protected?

Training and development

22 March. Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), France
Course: FRAME Future for Restoration of Audiovisual Memory in Europe, 20-24 June and 17-21 October 2011, Paris, France
Registration deadline: 6 May 2011

22 March. Ecole du Louvre, France, et l'Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Italy
Seminar: séminaire international d’été de muséologie : musée et territoire, 6 - 14 July 2011, Venice, Italy
Registration deadline: 16 May 2011

22 March. Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France
Seminar: international museology summer seminar: museum and territory, 29 August - 9 September 2011, Paris, Metz, Lille, Roubaix, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Registration deadline: 16 May 2011

22 March. MOMART Summer School, Università di Bologna, Italy
Course: Preservation and study of modern materials and contemporary art, 18-23 July 2011, Comacchio , Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

10 March. Istituto Europeo del Restauro, Ischia, Italy
Course: Methodological guidelines of Conservation and Restoration of Wax Seals, 28-30 March 2011, Ischia, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

10 March. University of Kent, School of Arts in partnership with ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers)
Training: International Arts Professionals Summer School, 18-22 July 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Registration deadline: see website

1 March. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Preservation Assessment Survey Workshop, 18 April 2011, Manchester, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

24 February. Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Course: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage, 10-24 September 2011
Application deadline : 24 April 2011

15 February. Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI), Switzerland
Bachelor of Arts SUPSI in Conservazione
Registration deadline: 31 May 2011 (early enrollment); 31 July 2011

14 February. Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property
Workshops: Printmaking: Artist Meets Conservator and Advanced Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response, 24-25 May 2011, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Registration deadline: 29 April 2011

14 February. Cátedra Regional de Ciencias de la Conservación Integral de los Bienes Culturales y Naturales para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO (CRECI), Cuba
Actividades de Superación profesional, Año Académico 2011

21 January. International Forum Bosnia (IFB), Bosnia and Herzegovina
International summer school: youth and heritage
Registration deadline: 31 May 2011

5 January. Escola SENAI Theobaldo de Nigris, São Paulo, Brazil
Conteúdos abordados nos cursos de Preservação 2011
Registration deadline: contact organizers

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

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

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

Websites, online databases

29 March. Deliberately Concealed Garments Project
The term “Deliberately Concealed Garments” describes items of clothing that have been deliberately hidden or buried within the structure of a building.

21 March. Docomomo Slovenia / DOcumentation and COnservation of MOdern MOvement in Slovenia

10 March. The ink corrosion website
New website about iron gall ink corrosion. Includes a tool to simulate damage over 100 year period.

10 March. Come facciamo?
Following the Earthquake in l'Aquila, Italy in April 2009, an English architect has launched a project to construct a 3D model of the city using Google's SketchUp.

updated on: 1 April, 2011