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28 August 2010
CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS EXTENDED
At its Planning Day on 27 August the Australian Memory of the World Committee decided to extend the closing date for nominations for 2011 inscriptions to the Australian Register until 31 October 2010.
Nominations are accepted from institutions and individuals for documents or collections.
Go to http://www.amw.org.au/content/how-nominate to check the nomination criteria, and to download the nomination form.
And you can ask for help!
If you’d like advice on developing your nomination, contact a member of the Assessment Sub-Committee through http://www.amw.org.au/contact
6 July 2010
GERALDINE BROOKS ACCEPTS INVITATION TO BE PATRON OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD COMMITTEE
The Australian Memory of the World Committee is pleased to announce that well known Australian author Geraldine Brooks has accepted the invitation to be Patron.
“As a newspaper reporter in Sarajevo during the siege of the city, I witnessed first hand the brutality of a war waged not only against a civilian population, but also against the idea that those civilians embodied: that people of different faiths and ethnic backgrounds could live together harmoniously over centuries, creating a rich vibrant culture. In the war waged upon that idea, libraries were incinerated and cultural treasures lost. But the idea was not destroyed. Sarajevo survived as a multiethnic city. It is an inspiration, but also a reminder of the fragility and preciousness of the memories that make us human”, said Ms Brooks in accepting the patronage.
2 May 2010
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
UNESCO AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER 2011
It’s time to start thinking about submitting a nomination of significant documentary heritage to the Australian Memory of the World Register.
Nominations for the next round close on 30 September 2010, and successful inscriptions will be announced in early 2011.
Nominations are accepted from institutions and individuals for documents or collections.
Go to http://www.amw.org.au/content/how-nominate to check the nomination criteria, and to download the nomination form.
And you can ask for help!
If you’d like advice on developing your nomination, contact a member of the Assessment Sub-Committee through http://www.amw.org.au/contact
14 October 2009
KEY DOCUMENTS IN AUSTRALIA’S EARLY HISTORY HONOURED BY UNESCO
Documents relating to Indigenous languages, the voyage of the First Fleet and the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, the convict system, and the establishment of private legal transactions in the growing colony have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Australian Memory of the World Register for documentary heritage of world significance.