[Bcma-l] Heritage Conservation China Field School

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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, Bri=
tish Columbia is pleased to offer the following international field school =
opportunity for professionals and volunteers working in the heritage field.=
 Space is still available, so register today!
Heritage Conservation China Field School: Hong Kong, Macau and Fujian Provi=
nce

Offered in conjunction with the Architectural Conservation Programme of The=
 University of Hong Kong (http://acp.arch.hku.hk/), this field school offer=
s an extraordinary opportunity to learn from, compare and practice heritage=
 conservation in a Chinese context utilizing the remarkable heritage resour=
ces of the region. Join participants and instructors from the University of=
 Victoria and The University of Hong Kong in this highly interactive immers=
ion course. Site visits to Hong Kong, Macau and Fujian Province provide ric=
h experiences for considering, hands-on, a range of contemporary heritage m=
anagement issues for World Heritage Sites.

The course begins with a two-day workshop at The University of Hong Kong in=
 which core principles are discussed in conjunction with a number of releva=
nt site visits, including Sheung Wan and Wan Chai. On day three, a day trip=
 by ferry to Macau SAR provides a fascinating look at the challenges of man=
aging a World Heritage Site. From Hong Kong, on day four, you travel to Fuj=
ian Province to study the heritage resources in a number of villages, inclu=
ding the Tulou, one of two Chinese World Heritage sites listed in 2008, and=
 to meet with community members and heritage officials to develop your unde=
rstanding of the ways in which they are managing complex sites and working =
to build cultural tourism opportunities. The course ends on day eight, at t=
he conclusion of the field study to Fujian Province.

Faculty members from three universities coordinate these studies and work w=
ith you to explore the ways in which the insights you gain apply within the=
 context of your own work. Participants will maintain a field journal and w=
ill develop strategies for addressing selected problems. You will meet dist=
inguished specialists in heritage conservation from the PRC and develop an =
international network of colleagues.

This course develops your capacity to:

 *   Understand the practice of heritage conservation in China, Hong Kong S=
AR, and Macau SAR
 *   Apply the principles and practices of heritage conservation in an Asia=
n context
 *   Develop a comprehensive field journal for heritage conservation
 *   Undertake field work at historic places in China
 *   Participate in inter-disciplinary teams from the University of Victori=
a and The Hong Kong University in proposing solutions to selective heritage=
 management issues.

Dates: May 10 to 18, 2009; on-location in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Fuj=
ian Province, China

Please register by: April 1, 2009

To register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/=
online_reg.aspx.

Fee:  Tuition: CAD$571 (subject to a potential minor tuition increase annou=
nced in April 2009, non-credit and credit options) plus a Materials and Pro=
gram Fee of CAD$420. Total payable to the University by April 1, 2009: CAD$=
991.

Note: if you withdraw from this course after April 1, a $100 tuition deposi=
t and the materials and program fee of CAD$420 is non-refundable.

Travel, food and accommodation costs not included.

Instructors:

Dr. Lynne D. DiStefano
Academic Advisor and Teaching Staff
Architectural Conservation Programme
Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
ICOMOS World Heritage Advisor

An experienced academic and practitioner in the field of conservation, Dr. =
DiStefano, who received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, was an=
 associate professor at the University of Western Ontario for 21 years and =
has been associated with the University of Hong Kong since 1998. Since 198=
7, she has been involved in conservation projects in Canada, Hong Kong and =
places in Mainland China. In 1999-2000, she helped set up the postgraduate=
 Architectural Conservation Programme at HKU<http://acp.arch.hku.hk>, where=
 she has served as the Programme Director from 2003-2005 and now serves as =
academic advisor and teaching staff member. She is a well-published author=
 whose academic publications include books for Oxford University Press and =
University of Toronto Press.

Dr. DiStefano is a core member of the UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Herit=
age Management and has served as an expert in heritage related conferences/=
workshops.  She is a member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committe=
e on Interpretation and Presentation (ISCIP) and the head of the Working Gr=
oup on the Interpretation and Presentation of Intangible heritage (under IS=
CIP).  In addition, she has been appointed by UNESCO-Bangkok a member of th=
e Advisory Board for Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides at UNESCO World He=
ritage Sites.  Most recently, she was asked to be a World Heritage Consulti=
ng Expert for China's application of "Kaiping Diaolou and Villages" to the =
World Heritage List.

Dr. Lee Ho Yin
Programme Director, Architectural Conservation Programme (ACP)
MArch Design Thesis Supervisor, PhD Thesis Supervisor
Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

Prior to joining The University of Hong Kong, Dr. Lee was an associate dire=
ctor with a Hong Kong-based architectural practice, and he has extensive ex=
perience in architectural design, research and project management in Hong K=
ong and Singapore. He is one of the three founding staff members (together =
with Prof. David Lung and Dr. Lynne DiStefano) of the postgraduate-level Ar=
chitectural Conservation Programme (ACP) in the Faculty of Architecture, Th=
e University of Hong Kong (http://acp.arch.hku.hk).

He has been serving as the Director of ACP since 2005. Besides teaching in =
ACP, his teaching scope also includes the PhD programme, MArch Design Thesi=
s and BA(AS) Design Studio. Professionally active in built-heritage conserv=
ation in Hong Kong, he has been involved in conservation projects commissio=
ned by various HKSAR Government agencies, including the Development Bureau,=
 Tourism Board, Urban Renewal Authority, Architectural Services Department,=
 Buildings Department, Planning Department and Antiquities and Monuments Of=
fice. In 2001, he was invited through UNESCO by the Mayor's Office of Vigan=
 City in the Philippines as an advisor to the conservation masterplan of th=
e Vigan World Heritage Site. In 2002, he was commissioned by the World Bank=
 to work with the Shaoxing People's Government on the conservation planning=
 of the historic watertown of Shaoxing. In 2008, he was appointed a member =
of the Antiquities Advisory Board by the Hong Kong Government.

Alastair Kerr
Manager of Heritage Programs
Heritage Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

Draft Course Outline
Sunday, May 10th
6:00 p.m.

Meet and greet, no-host informal dinner in Hong Kong.  Location TBA

Monday, May 11th
9:30 a.m.

The University of Hong Kong, Room TBA

Lectures:

Introduction to the course including the logistics of travel to Fujian (Lyn=
ne DiStefano and Alastair Kerr)

Introduction to heritage conservation in Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR (=
Lynne DiStefano, Fred Lee [TBC] and Ho-Yin Lee)

Keeping a field journal (Alastair Kerr)

12:00 p.m.

LUNCH (Location TBA)

1:30 p.m.

Site visits in central Hong Kong; beginning your field journal!

*        The Mid-Level Escalators

*        Graham Street Market

*        Central District Police Station Compound

*        SoHo

*        Walk through Central District; Star Ferry to Kowloon

6:00 p.m.

No-host informal dinner; review of the day (Location TBA)

Tuesday, May 12th
9:30 a.m.

Site visits in central Hong Kong; continuing your field journal!

12:00 p.m.

LUNCH (Location TBA)

1:30 p.m.

Site visits in Wan Chai; continuing your field journals!

*        Blue House; Yellow House; St. James Settlement

*        Old Wan Chai Post Office Building

*        Old Wan Chai Market Building

*        New Wan Chai Market and associated street markets

*        Post-WW II housing

*        Local temples

5:45 p.m.

No-host information dinner; review of the day (Location TBA)

Wednesday, May 13th
9:00 a.m.

Ferry to Macao

10:45 a.m.

Meet with Stephen Chan, Vice-President, Cultural Institute of Macau, regard=
ing conservation of the Historic Heart of Macau (World Heritage Site [2005]

12:30 p.m.

LUNCH  (Macanese restaurant) Joined by Sharif Shams Imon, Assistant Profess=
or, IFT, specialist in cultural heritage tourism in Macau (TBC)

2:00 p.m.

Field study of the Historic Heart of Macau; continuing your field journals!

5:45 p.m.

Ferry to Hong Kong

7:30 p.m.

No-host informal dinner; review of the day (Location TBA)

Thursday, May 14th
9:50 a.m.

Hong Kong Airport.  Fly to Xiamen Airport (11:05 a.m. arrival)
(No check-in baggage, please)

11:30 a.m.

Bus to Hua'an County

12:30 p.m.

LUNCH  (Hua'an County)

1:45 p.m.

Visit Dadi Tulou Cluster (World Heritage Site)

Focus: Distinguishing features within the context of Fujian Tulou; issues r=
elated to sustainable development, cultural tourism and interpretation.

4:00 p.m.

Bus to Yongding County

6:30 p.m.

Arrival Yongding County (Yongding Grand Hotel)

7:00 p.m.

Dinner (Yongding Grand Hotel)

8:00 p.m.

Lecture (Sustainable Development: Two Mainland China Case Studies) / Discus=
sion

Friday, May 15th
7:00 a.m.

Breakfast (Yongding Grand Hotel)

8:00 a.m.

Bus to Hongkeng Village

9:00 a.m.

Visit Hongkeng Village (World Heritage Site)