http://precomos.org/index.php en hsienyang.tseng@bwk.kuleuven.be Copyright 2011 2011-07-12T09:32:08+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/international_conference_on_preventive_conservation_at_nanjing_china_29-30_/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/international_conference_on_preventive_conservation_at_nanjing_china_29-30_/#When:09:32:08Z International Conference on Preventive Conservation of Architectural Heritage, 29-30 October, 2011, Nanjing, China The challenge identified in the conservation field today is about assuring heritage preservation through preventive conservation, maintenance and monitoring based strategies. Timely identification and correction of defects can prevent major consequential damage, which may lead to heavy investments in order to bring the listed or valuable non listed building back into a good state of repair. Monitoring systems allow public authorities, owners and site managers to ascertain that maintenance is carried out on a regular basis and that the budgets are spent effectively at the long run, also after restoration. When regular maintenance is carried out the preservation of historic buildings will be more cost effective at the long run. As a result of systematic collection of information during the regular inspections (monitoring of the state of repair) it becomes possible to compare and monitor the state of preservation of the cultural heritage “stock”. Collected statistic data can also be used as a management tool as well as for research. As the annual symposium of the UNESCO chair on “preventive conservation, monitoring, maintenance of the architectural heritage”, this conference is held by the Key Laboratory of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation at Southeast University (China), in cooperation with UNESCO Asia-Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Sub-center in Suzhou(China), The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) at the K.U.Leuven (Belgium) and Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen vzw (Belgium).  Local organizing: Key Laboratory of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation (Southeast University), Ministry of Education, China The School of Architecture, Southeast University, China UNESCO Asia-Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Sub-center in Suzhou, China Venue: Southeast University (Nanjing) and Suzhou , China Dates: 29-30 October, 2011 Official Languages: English and Chinese for Presentation-(Papers in French/Germany/Italian will be accepted for publication in the Conference proceedings). Targeted at: International experts on preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of architectural heritage, site managers of world heritage and national heritage sites Objectives: In-depth exchange of information and experience; transfer of current research; discussion of options and strategies of preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of architectural heritage. Extension of the idea of preventive conservation of architectural heritage in Asia-pacific area. Integration of preventive conservation in the process of nomination and periodic reporting of World Heritage Sites. Programme: One and a half days: presentations (20-30 min/person), discussions and posters display; Half-day: on-site visiting and Discussion of preventive conservation practice of Suzhou Garden, Suzhou Conference themes: 1. the history and framework of preventive conservation 2. the applicable technologies and successful practices of preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of architectural heritage 3. the social aspects of preventive conservation of architectural heritage: public participation, social and economic policies, management 4. the traditional maintenance system of architectural heritage in Asia-pacific area 5. disaster prevention for architectural heritage Conference fee (including lunches, dinners, on-site visiting fees, and Conference proceedings) Normal price: 180 euros Reduced price (students): 90 euros Deadlines: Abstract deadline: 30 August 2011 (abstracts less than 300 words)  Poster and Paper deadline: 30 September 2011 Registration deadline: 15 October, 2011 Contact WU Meiping, LI Xinjian Assistant Project Manager The School of Architecture, Southeast University, Sipailou 2#, Nanjing, China Tel: +86 25 83792378  Fax: +86 25 83792029 Email: 230069011@seu.edu.cn, lxjtx@sina.com http://www.precoach2011.org/Default.htm Scientific Committee (A-Z): 1. DONG Wei Vice President of the School of Architecture, Southeast University, Director of Key Laboratory of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation (Southeast University), Ministry of Education, China 2. GUO Zhan Vice President of ICOMO China 3. HOU Weidong Vice President and Chief Engineer of Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage 4. Koenraad Van Balen Director Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation, K.U.Leuven (BEL) Holder Unesco chair on Preventive Conservation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Monuments and Sites (precomos.org)   5. Luc Verpoest Em. Professor Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation, K.U.Leuven (BEL) President of Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen 6. Stefano della Torre Professor and Head of Department BEST, Politecnico di Milano (IT), Research group on Planned Conservation 7. ZHU Guangya Vice President of Chinese National Architecture Society,  Vice President of Scientific Committee of Key Laboratory of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation (Southeast University), Ministry of Education, China 2011-07-12T09:32:08+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/newly_opened_position_of_professor_in_conservationgotland_university_in_vis/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/newly_opened_position_of_professor_in_conservationgotland_university_in_vis/#When:03:15:51Z Dear Sirs, Dear Colleagues and Friends, Please allow me to introduce and inform you, about a newly opened, permanent top-level academic position as Professor in Conservation (full  and tenured), responsible of “Sustainable Management of Cultural Heritage”.   This senior professorship has been instigated just recently at Gotland University in Visby, to respond to global serious needs of interdisciplinary scholarly-scientific research and higher education required in a broad context, to find models and solutions underpinning models and meta-modelling for reliable long-term sustainable preservation, (“planned”) conservation, and maintenance of Cultural heritage.   Clarifying condensed information about this position follows in the enclosure attached to my message.   In case of needs for more specified information, concerning this position and its responsibilities of research and education, as well as about  requirements for application processing; related general Swedish university regulations; specific by-laws of Gotland University, as well as circumstances of accomodation etc - please contact:              Head of Conservation, Professor Tor Broström Ph.D.  (e-mail address copied above).   Accompanying this professorship, a related  postgraduate full-time research position as Ph.D. Student in Conservation simultanously is open for application, to strengthen the research team in the conservation discipline. From my side, I am congratulating Gotland University, the Conservation department, and Professor Broström to this internationally considerable enhancement of our profoundly demanding field of combined management of sustainability, conservation, and heritage research. Having handed over this information and invitation to applications from competent candidates, I urge you kindly to spread this information further to relevant individuals and groups in your network. Please note, that applications will have to be delivered to Gotland University, latest  on June 10.   In case you would need some direct information from my side, I will be available for personal contacts, eventhough sufficient explanation certainly will be provided as indicated above.   Respectfully, and hopefully relying on your cooperation,   Your esteemed:   / Jan  / JAN ROSVALL, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus in ConservationGMV  Centre for Environment and SustainabilityChalmers University of Technology & University of GothenburgSE 412 96 GÖTEBORG   SwedenMobile:            +46 - (0)733 - 770 760Tel Residence: +46 - (0)31 - 81 26 53E-mail: <jan.rosvall@gu.se>   2011-05-10T03:15:51+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/current_development_the_silk_road_cultural_heritage_resource_information_sy/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/current_development_the_silk_road_cultural_heritage_resource_information_sy/#When:08:48:58Z   For the context, please check the previous news “The UNESCO Chair’s participation on the Silk Road Serial World Heritage Nomination”. The Silk Road Cultural Heritage Resource Information System (CHRIS) initiative involves for the time being five Central Asian countries – the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – in collaboration with China, a Belgian consortium supported by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) and headed by Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC), K.U.Leuven, and the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project at UNESCO, aiming at supporting the finalisation of the joint nomination dossier within the Framework of the Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination.  Please read the full article from RLICC newsletter.  For further information, please see the website of The Silk Road CHRIS.   Review of PRECOMOS activities 2010-07-01T08:48:58+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/content_phd_seminar_on_preventive_conservation_25_02_2010_leuven/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/content_phd_seminar_on_preventive_conservation_25_02_2010_leuven/#When:06:11:29Z The first PhD seminar on preventive conservation has been organized in RLICC, K.U.Leuven on 25/02/2010 Four ongoing PhD researchers presented their progress. For the agenda and content, please check the following website:  http://precomos.org/index.php/library/library_extended/agenda_and_handout_phd_seminar_25_02_2010_leuven/ Review of PRECOMOS activities 2010-03-05T06:11:29+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/precomos_seminar_on_condition_reporting_system_22-25_02_2010_antwerp/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/precomos_seminar_on_condition_reporting_system_22-25_02_2010_antwerp/#When:08:54:26Z This seminar was organized by Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen – the core member of the PRECOMOS (Preventive Conservation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Monuments and Sites) network – at Antwerp, Belgium, 22-24 February 2010. Focusing on a very practical issue of preventive conservation, the main objective of this seminar was to exchange the methodologies and best practices of condition assessing and reporting system of built cultural heritage, which consequently lead to relevant cost calculation of maintenance and repair works. Professionals from Politecnico di Milano, K.U.Leuven and University of Cuenca were invited.  Please read the full article from RLICC newsletter.  A subsequent PhD seminar on preventive conservation was organized on 25 February 2010 in Leuven, please check the content on this webpage. Review of PRECOMOS activities 2010-03-03T08:54:26+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/posters_planned_conservation_of_xxth_century_architectural_heritage/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/posters_planned_conservation_of_xxth_century_architectural_heritage/#When:13:58:34Z By courtesy of the organizers, the poster contributions of the international conference “Planned conservation of XXth Century Architectural Heritage” (30-31/10/2009, Como, Italy) are now available online in the PRECOMOS website. Please check the following webpage:  http://precomos.org/index.php/library/library_extended/posters_planned_conservation_of_xxth_century_architectural_heritage/ Review of PRECOMOS activities 2010-01-27T13:58:34+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/ii_workshop_for_heritage_specialists_and_managers_of_heritage_sites_30.11-0/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/ii_workshop_for_heritage_specialists_and_managers_of_heritage_sites_30.11-0/#When:09:15:26Z As the “south launch” of the UNESCO Chair on preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of monuments and sites, the conference and the II Workshop for Heritage Specialists and Managers of Heritage Sites was held by The University of Cuenca (Ecuador) from 30.11.2009 to 02.12.2009. Summary This workshop gives continuity to the UNESCO intention of exchanging experiences on management of cultural and natural sites of the Andean region and also encourages the formulation of proposals to improve the management of these sites. Themes as: Policies and Legislations, Responsibility and social inclusion, as well as documentation and techniques for monitoring and preventive conservation would be taken in account by this workshop. Information of the Event The II Workshop for heritage Specialists and Managers of Heritage Sites inscribed or not in the World Heritage List (the first workshop took place between the 13th and 15th June 2007 in the same location) gives continuity to the initiative of the UNESCO about the exchange of experiences related with the management of cultural and natural heritage sites of the Andean region and to develop joint proposals to improve the management of heritage sites inscribed or not in the World Heritage list. The focus has been set on their efforts in the field of Monitoring and Preventive Conservation, also in view of the preparation of the periodic reporting required for sites on the World Heritage List.  Please read the full article from the RLICC newsletter.  Review of PRECOMOS activities 2009-12-19T09:15:26+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/international_conference_on_planned_conservation_30-31_10_2009_como1/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/international_conference_on_planned_conservation_30-31_10_2009_como1/#When:09:11:34Z Sponsored by the Comune di Como, the conference was organized by DOCOMOMO Italia, Politecnico di Milano and the UNESCO Chair on preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of monuments and sites, in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo. The delegation from Belgium included Monumentenwacht and RLICC staff and researchers.  Please read the full article from RLICC newsletter. Review of PRECOMOS activities 2009-11-25T09:11:34+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/the_unesco_chairs_participation_on_the_silk_road_serial_world_heritage_nomi/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/the_unesco_chairs_participation_on_the_silk_road_serial_world_heritage_nomi/#When:08:41:24Z During 3-6 November 2009, Prof. Koen Van Balen participated to the First Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads in Xi’an, China.  The meeting brought together representatives from five Central Asian Countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan ) and China, the countries involved in the first phase of the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads, as well as representatives from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Nepal, South Korea, and relevant international and regional experts.  Please read the full article from RLICC newsletter. Review of PRECOMOS activities 2009-11-19T08:41:24+00:00 http://precomos.org/index.php/news/the_unesco_chairs_participation_in_the_unesco_general_assembly_27_10_2009_p/ http://precomos.org/index.php/news/the_unesco_chairs_participation_in_the_unesco_general_assembly_27_10_2009_p/#When:08:36:19Z On 27 October 2009 the Belgian delegation at UNESCO headed by its recently appointed ambassador Her Excellency Mme France Chainaye together with the Flemish delegation headed by Mr Nick Vandemarliere organised a reception to present the UNESCO Chair on preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance. Please read the full article from RLICC newsletter.  Review of PRECOMOS activities 2009-11-02T08:36:19+00:00