Michigan Technological University’s Industrial Heritage and Archaeology program

Michigan Technological University’s Industrial Heritage and Archaeology program is taking over the original address of this site at blogspot.  Tim Scarlett is the new program co-ordinator, so watch for news from him coming soon.

Conferences in 2010

Two big conferences on the slate right now for next year.

First, there is 2010 Outback and Beyond, convened jointly byAustralia ICOMOS, TICCIH Australia and the City of Broken Hill the annual Australia ICOMOS conference will take place in Broken Hill from 22-25 April 2010.

Then, in Aug’2010 there is Reusing the Industrial Past, the first joint conference of ICOHTEC – The International Committee for the for the History of Technology History and TICCIH – The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage in Tampere, Finland on August 10-15, 2010. The minor partner is Worklab, the international association of labour museums.

Keeping in contact after Cordoba?

(1) Please join TICCIH, and get involved with the one international organisation that speaks for industrial heritage. Remember – TICCIH acts as the Scientific Committee of ICOMOS on industrial heritage.

(2) Please join the Facebook group ‘Industrial Archaeology’ (you don’t have to ‘friend’ anybody, or use Facebook for anything else).  But it’s a good place to launch a discussion forum.

(3) Sign up for Twitter, and watch for latest news on industrial archaeology and industrial heritage, found on the internet and elsewhere, by following @indus_heritage or #indus_heritage.

(4) Send any contributions (project news, photographs, sites at risk) for this page to industrialheritage@live.co.za

Conference on Agriculture and Food Heritage

The Second International Conference on Agriculture and Food Heritage has finished in Cordoba, Argentina.

The next meeting will be held in 2011, in Valencia, Spain.

Many thanks are due to Laura Amarilla and her organising crew; to Luci, Gabriella, Gustavo, Alexandro and others who with much patience and good humour helped me understand at least some of what was being said; and to Domingo who translated my presentation so that the rest could understand what I was trying to say.

(To see the feed from this conference on Twitter, search for #CAFH)

TICCIH Argentina

The Second International Conference on Agriculture and Food Heritage, takes place in Cordoba, Argentina, from 4 – 7 November 2009, and follows the success of the Reims Conference in May 2007.

TICCIH Argentina has now set up a website, and there’s an English translation of the section about the conference, courtesy of Google.

TICCIH Conference

The TICCIH conference on Industrial Heritage, Ecology and Economy, starts in Freiburg tomorrow (30-Aug-2009).  Very disappointed not to be able to attend, but wishing the organisers, the TICCIH Board, and everyone else a very successful and enlightening conference.

Battersea Power Station

Latest concerns for the for the future of Battersea Power Station, and a summary of the ’story so far’ in the Guardian today.

Conferences

Lots of good conferences this year, but these two look particularly worthwhile.

The Second International Conference on Agriculture and Food Heritage, takes place in Cordoba, Argentina, from 4 – 7 November 2009, and follows the success of the Reims Conference in May 2007.

Taking the theme ´Industrial Heritage, Ecology and Economy´TICCIH’s 14th Congress takes place in Frieburg, Germany, from 30 August to 5 September 2009.

TICCIH website

The website for TICCIH, The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage, was updated on 23-Dec-2008.

Scottish Water

Recommended viewing on YouTube is this short film, which examines the history of Glasgow’s water. It is presented by Clyde-based sculptor and artist George Wyllie.