{"id":13697,"date":"2016-09-09T19:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2016-09-10T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T13:03:23","slug":"cotac-launches-new-website-platform-refreshed-and-updated-and-with-new-content-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=13697","title":{"rendered":"COTAC launches new website platform: \u2018refreshed and updated\u2019, and with new content too"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COTAC_website.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13698\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/COTAC_website-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"cotac_website\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>COTAC, the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation, has launched its refreshed and updated website, including new content, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cotac.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">cotac.org.uk<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>COTAC Chairman Ingval Maxwell OBE said: \u2018We are delighted to have this new accessible and mobile-friendly update of our well-established web resource.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have also taken the opportunity to add new links, such as to the new BIM4Heritage network, which\u00a0ties back\u00a0to our 2011 conference, and subsequent events,\u00a0as well as taken the opportunity to post new material on our most recent conference, on \u2018Connecting conservation\u2019. \u00a0So if you were not able to join us in Cowcross Street last year, be sure to check out the fascinating presentations now available on line.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The job for the new COTAC does not end here of course, as we&#8217;ll soon also have a fully operational news page to keep our global and national network fully informed of what\u2019s happening!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>COTAC writes:<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1959, COTAC is currently registered as the\u00a0\u2018Council on Training in Architectural Conservation\u2019, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation<em>.<\/em>\u00a0Its founding\u00a0principles lie in the recognition of the need for specialists to properly specify and oversee work involved in repairing and conserving historic buildings and churches.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Over the years it has successfully, persistently and influentially worked to lift standards, develop training qualifications and build networks across the conservation, repair and maintenance (CRM) sector. The refreshed website continues that approach.\u00a0Undertaken by IHBC Enterprises for COTAC, the site is now accessible through a full range of platforms and its launch completes one of COTAC\u2019s key Business Plan objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The site freely offers a considerable amount of relevant conservation related information and guidance. This includes a unique digital bibliography, presentations and reports from its annual conference series, and a gateway to its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.understandingconservation.org\" target=\"_blank\">understandingconservation.org<\/a>\u00a0website. This related facility will continue to be readily available as a COTAC on-line personal learning resource for those wishing to develop and further their conservation knowledge and skills. Developed in accordance with the ICOMOS Education and Training Guidelines, all of COTAC\u2019s accessible online facilities have a broad national and international relevance.<\/p>\n<p>For more on COTAC see the links from the new site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cotac.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.cotac.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COTAC, the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation, has launched its refreshed and updated website, including new content, at cotac.org.uk. 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