| The following course, partly distance learning and partly face-to-face may
| be of interest to some.
|
| REDUCING RISKS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE - 2011
|
| DATES
| 23 May to 9 September 2011 (on line)
| 3 October to 14 October 2011 (face to face)
| 17 October to 28 November 2011 (on line)
|
| DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
| 28 January 2011
|
| ORGANIZERS
| ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and
| Restoration of Cultural
| Property   www.iccrom.org
| CCI    Canadian Conservation Institute www.cci-icc.gc.ca
| ICN    Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage www.icn.nl
|
| BACKGROUND
| Today, preventive conservation has become a leading theme in all fields of
| cultural
| property. Useful scientific and technical knowledge continues to grow but 
is
| often
| incorporated in current practice slowly, incorrectly, or not at all. 
Despite
| the best intentions,
| professionals and institutions dealing with the preservation of cultural
| property may apply
| unrealistic standards, guidelines or lists of best practice, with no clear
| sense of priority, or of
| realistic expected benefits. With limited resources, decision makers are
| usually confronted
| with difficult choices in planning conservation strategies.
| The risk management approach, which informs and guides decision makers in
| many other
| fields, offers a sound methodology to incorporate the most recent 
knowledge
| into current
| practice. It allows an integrated view of all expected damages and loss to
| cultural property,
| and of their mitigation, thus providing a useful tool for the design of 
more
| efficient
| conservation strategies.
| In the recent years, ICCROM, CCI and ICN have worked on developing and
| disseminating
| the risk management approach for cultural heritage field, including five
| joint training
| initiatives since 2005. For 2011, they have partnered again to offer this
| exceptional course.
| For the first time, it includes a substantial distance-learning component,
| to enable
| participants to apply the risk management approach in their own working 
and
| cultural
| context.
|
| AUDIENCE & APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
| The course is designed for a maximum of 30 participants. They can be
| conservators,
| architects, archeologists, archivists, conservation scientists, collection
| managers, registrars,
| curators (in museums, archives, historic houses), and any other
| professionals involved in
| the preservation of cultural heritage. At least three years of practical
| experience in the field
| is preferred.
| Because the course has a strong distance-learning component, the
| participants must have
| access to a computer with an Internet connection.
| Each participant must make arrangements with an institution that will form
| the case-study
| for that participant. This institution may be the employer of the
| participant or can be another
| institution. During the course, the participant must have full access to 
the
| collections or the
| cultural heritage under study.
|
| OBJECTIVE
| Participants will become familiar with the risk management concept and its
| various
| applications in the field of cultural heritage. They will learn a 
practical
| method of evaluating
| different types of risks and apply it to a case study in their own working
| and cultural context.
| They will also examine recent research that is necessary for better
| estimates of risk, and
| thus for establishing priorities. In each participating institution, they
| will implement each
| stage of the risk management approach, from risk assessment of the 
cultural
| heritage under
| study to the development and planning of options for risk mitigation. They
| will produce a
| formal report for the participating institution.
|
| COURSE METHODOLOGY
| The course structure follows the steps of the Australian and New Zealand
| Standard for Risk
| Management, the international reference in the field. These include 1.
| Context and values
| assessment, 2. Risk Identification, 3. Risk analysis, 4 Risk evaluation, 
5.
| Risk treatment (or
| mitigation) and 6. Risk communication.
| In its first part on line, the course will address step 1-4. The face-to
| face workshop (in
| October, exact dates and venue will be determined at a later date) will
| focus on step 5 and
| 6. After the workshop, a last distance-learning phase will allow
| participants to finalize their
| case-study report and present it to their institutions.
| During the distance-mentoring/online coaching, the required time for
| participation in the
| course is 12 to 15 hours per week. At all stages of the learning and risk
| management
| process, participants will be able to share their experience with
| colleagues. They will have
| access to readings/resources/forums and to mentors and tutors who will 
help
| them through
| the process advise them on how to resolve challenges. Regular assignments
| will measure
| progress.
|
| TUTORS AND MENTORS
| CCI, ICCROM, ICN, associated professionals, former Risk course 
participants
|
| WORKING LANGUAGE
| Core materials will be available in English, Spanish, and French. Tutors
| will also be
| available in these three languages (other possible to be determined).
| However, a proficiency
| in reading English is necessary to access many important publications in 
the
| field.
|
| COURSE FEE: 1300 EUR (Euro) - payable in 6 instalments
|
| TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING EXPENSES (3-14 October only)
| Participants are responsible for their round trip travel costs,
| accommodation and living
| expenses for the face-to face workshop. In order to cover these costs,
| participants are
| strongly encouraged to seek financial support from sources such as
| governmental
| institutions, employers and funding agencies. The organizers may be able 
to
| offer a limited
| number of scholarships to selected candidates who have been unable to 
secure
| funding.
|
| APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
| By 28 January 2011, candidates must submit:
|
| - Application form
| (http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/forms_en/applfrm_en.doc)
| - A letter of interest from the institution which will form the case-study
| - Maximum 5 pages illustrated presentation on the case study with a brief
| description of the
| cultural heritage under study, its institutional context, and the risks 
that
| are perceived by the
| institution and which could be the focus of the case-study.
|
| Applications should be mailed to the following address:
|
| Risk 2011 - Collections Unit - ICCROM
| 13, via di San Michele
| I-00153 ROME RM, ITALY
| Tel (+39) 06 585531 Fax (+39) 06 58553349
| E-mail: [log in to unmask]
|
| ______________________________________________
| Iona McCraith
| Preservation Consultant
| Archives Association of Ontario
| Tel: (705) 277-1309     Fax: (705) 277-2091
| Email: [log in to unmask]
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