2009: Sydney

2009: Sydney

2009

ISC20C held its 2009 annual meeting at the Sydney Opera House on 7 July in association with the excellent Australia ICOMOS Unloved Modern Conference. The conference attracted a record number of participants and international speakers. The ISC20C meeting was held in the splendid board room of the Sydney Opera House. As the guests of the Sydney Opera House Trust, the ISC20C members were given a special tour and briefing about the Opera House over lunch by the CEO, Richard Evans. The presence of ICOMOS President Gustavo Araoz was a particular highlight for ISC20C members, who were able to hear first hand of the specific issues faced by the Executive Committee and ICOMOS more broadly (pictured).
A post conference experts tour of ISC20C members led by President Gustavo Araoz to Canberra proved a popular event for Canberra ICOMOS members and colleagues through public lectures by Dinu Bumbaru and Jacqueline Hucker at the Australian War Memorial and by Maristella Casciato and Gustavo Araoz at Old Parliament House, co-ordinated in association with Godden Mackay Logan and the Donald Horne Institute of the University of Canberra.
The ISC20C president participated in the Scientific Symposium, Scientific Council and Advisory Committee meetings in Malta in October 2009, presenting for approval the updated Heritage Alerts methodology for implementation by other ICOMOS ISCs and NCs, to unanimous endorsement. ISC20C is pleased to have contributed to the ICOMOS toolkit in this way.