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The Engineering Heritage Committee organises lectures and takes part
in a number of heritage conferences both locally and interstate. Information with
regard to lectures and conferences associated with Engineering Heritage are listed below.
Sydney Based Lectures A number of Sydney based lectures are organised by the Committee. These are usually held in the Engineers Australia - Sydney Division auditorium at 8 Thomas Street Chatswood ( ground floor ) (adjacent to Chatswood station on the west side). All guests are welcome. For further timing and information on these lectures see below or the calender page or contact our publicity officer.
Repairing Sandstone Structures. Presenter - Paul Connett Monday 7th April 2008 - 5.30pm Chatswood auditorium ( 8 Thomas St. Chatswood ).
Producer Gas & the Australian Motorist - Presented by Don Bartlett For lecture notes and other information go to "www.consuleng.com.au" Monday 2nd June 2008 -
Exploring Heritage by Podcast - Presented by Dr Daniel Woo, UNSW Monday 11th August 2008 - 5.30pm Chatswood auditorium ( 8 Thomas St. Chatswood ).
A Study of Engineering Heritage at Ironbridge, UK - Presented by Rod Caldwell Monday 27th October 2008 - 5.30pm Chatswood auditorium ( 8 Thomas St. Chatswood ).
Other Sydney Lectures - 2007 - 2008 ASHET Lectures The Australian Society for History of Engineering & Technology holds regular lectures and tours. Lectures are usually held at History House, Macquarie Street Sydney.
The Australian National Engineering Heritage Conference Engineering Heritage Australia organises a conference every two years. New Zealand Conference 2009 The next conference will be in held in conjunction with our New Zealand counterparts, IPENZ, at Dunedin New Zealand in late 2009 Perth Conference 2007 Last years conference was held in Perth, Western Australia. Conference papers would be available by contacting the organising committee through the Western Australia division offices of Engineers Australia 712 Murray St. West Perth, WA 6005 or phone (08) 9321 3340 Sydney Conference 2005 The lecture papers from the Sydney Engineering Heritage Conference held in 2005 are available on CD. If you wish to purchase a copy please contact the Secretary. Selected papers from the Sydney conference are available from our papers page for download. Previous Conferences A list of lecture papers from previous Engineering Heritage Conferences can be downloaded here. If you require papers from past Engineering Heritage conferences please contact the administrator of Engineering Heritage Australia.
International Engineering Heritage & Related Conferences TICCIH 2008 - First Chinese International Conference on Industrial HeritageChengdu, P.R.China, 10-15 October, 2008http://www.mnactec.cat/ticcih/agenda.php In 2006, the first participant from P.R.China attended and spoke at the TICCIH XIII International Congress in Italy, in 2007, the first paper on Industrial Heritage in P.R.China was published in Industrial Patrimony (No.17), and in 2008, the first TICCIH International Conference will be held in Chengdu, P.R.China. The Conference will not only show the participants the industrial heritage sites within and around Chengdu, but also open the exhibition hall to reveal the exhibits about industrial heritages in other cities over P.R.China. Themes The following themes will be discussed in the Conference: I. Definition, Protection and Management of Industrial Heritage II. Case Studies on Industrial Heritage III. Industrial Heritage in Developing Countries IV. Transfer of technology
10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE 2008 Agricultural and Food Industrial
Heritage In October of this year 2008 we
are carrying out the 10th International Conferences on Industrial Heritage in Gijón
(Asturias), organized by INCUNA, and sponsored by the TICCIH and other public and private
institutions. This occasion’s main subject is ‘Agricultural
and Food Industrial Heritage’. With the participation of
world-renowned international speakers and also speakers from the different Spanish regions
who will put forward questions related to: ·
Architecture and engineering, the
cultures that are developed trough building complexes and patrimonial elements from
industrial heritage. ·
International and worldwide heritage on
gastronomy and food cultures. ·
Agricultural and Food heritage and
Landscape. Territorial uses. ·
History of the techniques used in the
manufacturing and handling of food, its transformation and trade, from pre-industrial
times to the modern trade centres. ·
Reuse and recycle of agricultural and
food heritage worldwide. Experiences and Case Load. ·
Metal Graphics, packages and containers,
advertising and marketing of agricultural and food products. ·
Company
Archives. ·
History of companies and entrepreneurs
in the diversity of agricultural and food enterprise related to a singular heritage. ·
The Memories from Works and Places. ·
Museums
and Interpretation Centres. ·
Routes, itineraries and Networks from
tourist and cultural circuits related to Agricultural and Food heritage at regional,
national and international scale. For more information (conference Programme, registration and rules for the presentation of communications and panels) see www.incuna.org and read the attached file 10th International Conference on Industrial Heritage. Telephone / Fax 00 34 985 319385 e- mail incuna@telecable.es Third International Congress on Construction History - May 2009 Following the success of the two prior congresses in Madrid (2003) and in Cambridge (2006), the Organising Committee and the Berlin-Brandenburg Construction History Group are delighted to invite submissions to the Third International Congress on Construction History, which will be held in May 2009 at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus. Authors wishing to present a paper in the course of the congress may submit an abstract until 1st of April 2008. For all information please visit the congress website http://www.ch2009.de
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