{"id":7237,"date":"2014-02-21T18:56:50","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T18:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=7237"},"modified":"2014-02-21T19:48:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T19:48:02","slug":"ihbcs-2014-school-edinburgh-the-art-of-conservation-5-7-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7237","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s 2014 School: Edinburgh – The Art of Conservation, 5-7 June"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Booking is now open for the conservation professional\u2019s key diary event for the year: the IHBC\u2019s 2014 School, exploring one of the most challenging issues when services are being cut and regulations soften: how we achieve success in \u2018The Art of Conservation\u2019, with early bird booking rates to end on 18 April.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The packed programme boasts national and international authorities, and includes a Day School option, especially suitable for general practitioners, within the 3-day Annual School, as well as a chance to avail of our \u2018Orkney Opportunity\u2019, a short linked programme in the following week hosted by Orkney Islands Council!<\/span><\/p>\n

For the School website see<\/span>: http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/edinburgh2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Marking the launch of the web site for the 2014 School, IHBC President Trefor Thorpe said: \u2018The launch of the IHBC\u2019s School website and online booking is always a great moment in the conservation specialist\u2019s calendar as it represents the first step towards the major learning and networking opportunity for the year.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018At our School practitioners and advisers from all backgrounds can uncover current and future trends and priorities, as well as test themselves alongside colleagues, leaders and business interests that operate across the entire spectrum of our membership and partners.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Arriving in Scotland this year, we will have a hugely impressive line up of speakers, from the country\u2019s own Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Fiona Hyslop \u2013 a rare politician, actually proud of the challenges raised by the art of conservation – to the international authority on the history of our own discipline, Professor Jukka Jokilehto.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We will also have an array of practitioners guiding, advising and speaking where art and conservation meet.\u00a0 All are profoundly aware of how the art of conservation shapes practice outcomes: whether rescuing international modern sites such as Cardross and its rarely-mentioned landscape setting, to more familiar territories such as country houses, bridges and landscapes, all together with a good smattering of World Heritage issues as well!\u00a0 As ever, you can see all about these learning opportunities on our website.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Chair Mike Brown said: In June 2014 we are confronting the hugely challenging – and very timely – theme of the \u2018Art of Conservation\u2019.\u00a0 With finance tight and de-regulation a news item only too familiar to us all, it is critical that we don\u2019t lose sight of what we actually do and why we do it!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We may speak today of conservation intangibles such as \u2018significance\u2019 or conservation pre-requisites such as skills, standards and the economy.\u00a0 But all of these are encompassed by the long-standing ambition of our trade, delivering \u2018the art of conservation\u2019.\u00a0 Given the huge pressures on conservation practice today and for the foreseeable future, it is essential that we review just what – and why – we are engaged in this very special practice of conservation.\u2019<\/p>\n

For many it was the \u2018art\u2019 in conservation that attracted us to this particular specialist area of practice, putting aside well-paid, development-led professional environments or refusing to settle for less polarised challenges in research or history.\u00a0 As we continue our efforts to bridge the gap between the extremes of development and preservation, the IHBC is coming to Edinburgh in June to look into just what is \u2018The Art of Conservation!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We hope you will join us there.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Scotland Branch Chair Stuart Eydmann said: \u2018Edinburgh is a perfect location to explore the combination of aesthetic and technical considerations that lie at the heart of the IHBC\u2019s priorities.\u00a0 We will evaluate and confront those considerations in June under our School title: \u2018The Art of Conservation\u2019.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Edinburgh includes a rich and complex array of cultural resources \u2013 including a vibrant world heritage site that helps generate cutting-edge design \u2013 and so offers a unique range of practical and theoretical lessons about conservation, its art and its practice.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Whether it’s the rare combination of art and engineering that our Forth Bridge captures; the art-landscape at JupiterArtland, or the home of Scotland\u2019s master scribe and story-teller, Sir Walter Scott, we have all the breadth and depth you could want in any exploration of the intermingling themes of art and conservation.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Education Secretary David McDonald said: \u2018Each year the IHBC\u2019s School provides our inter-disciplinary membership, and their colleagues and friends, with a unique opportunity to examine, explore and investigate current issues in conservation.\u00a0 This takes place under the expert guidance of local practitioners from our Branch network who help make sure that the coverage is relevant, inclusive and practical.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018And with the School\u2019s learning opportunities mapped to our professional development models and membership criteria, delegates can be sure they will receive some of the best-targeted CPD around, and also get the best grounding available in their career progress or applications for IHBC accreditation.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018And do remember also that the Friday \u2018Day School\u2019 is a fully-fledged CPD opportunity in its own right, so anyone with any interest in the built environment or managing places has access to a unique and cost-effective learning opportunity.\u00a0 For those coming to the dinner, we\u2019ll also have an opportunity to hear more about the Gus Astley Student Award winners\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018And of course, when seeking employer support to attend the School, IHBC members ought to use their personal development plan and CPD resources to highlight the professional value of attending this key event.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Treasurer Richard Morrice said: \u2018Costs this year have been kept as low as possible again, so for example Day School delegate rates for IHBC members are the same as they were in 2009!\u00a0 And of course we now also offer a range of bursaries to support delegates in need of additional support.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Bursary details are provided on the School website, but remember also that separate bursaries will be offered by some IHBC Branches. If you do need support please be sure to contact your local Branch as well to see if there are opportunities there.\u2019<\/p>\n

Early bird booking rates apply until 18 April.<\/b><\/p>\n

For the School website and to book see<\/span>:\u00a0LINK<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Gus Astley Student Award see<\/span>: gasa.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

For links to and feedback reports from previous Annual School websites see<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

For sponsorship and delegate pack opportunities contact Fiona Newton at<\/span>: projects@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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