Summer school in cultural heritage management

This 7-day Summer School at Canberra University, 17–23 Jan 2010 is an intensive course looking at the broad issues of cultural heritage management.

Topics covered include: the Burra Charter, conservation plans, site management, heritage interpretation; federal, state and local approaches to heritage; social significance; Aboriginal heritage issues; community consultation; and heritage tourism. Lectures and discussions are supplemented by field exercises and site visits.

Intended for local government planners and heritage officers; state heritage officers; facilities, site and park managers; rangers, curators; others involved in heritage administration; and heritage practitioners such as archaeologists, architects, engineers and historians.

For more details, go to http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/arts-design/conservation-summer-schools