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Conference announcement and Call for Papers
Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Inc.
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17th International AIMA Conference: "The Maritime Archaeology of Long
Distance Voyaging", 6-12 September 1997, Fremantle, Western Australia
The Western Australian Maritime Museum wishes to announce the forthcoming
17th Annual Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) 1997
International Maritime Archaeological Conference which will be held in
Fremantle at the Maritime Museum from Saturday 6 September to Thursday 11
September 1997.
The theme of the Conference is "The Maritime Archaeology of Long Distance
Voyaging" this is not specific to a particular era, but can encompass
voyages from the earliest times through to the modern era and is not
specific to any geographical region). The Conference organisers would like
expressions of interest from individuals who wish to present papers or
attend the conference.
Programme (tentative at present):
6 Sept Saturday Arrival and registration, Public lectures
7 Sept Sunday Public lectures
8 Sept Monday Workshop: The Indian Ocean, Boat Ethnography and Maritime
Archaeology
9 Sept Tuesday Workshop: Shipwrecks and Survivors' Camps
10 Sept Wednesday Workshop: Iron and Steam Shipwrecks
11 Sept Thursday Workshop: Managing Shipwreck Sites: Similarities
and Differences
12 Sept Friday Delegates Meeting
The AIMA conference will be organising a number of post-conference
excursions and technical workshops. Papers are generally published in the
AIMA Bulletin. In addition the AIMA Conference will coincide with the first
Indian Ocean Week in Fremantle.
INDIAN OCEAN WEEK-FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
To maximise the advantages of your visit we have scheduled the AIMA
Conference during Indian Ocean Week, immediately following three other
Conference events which are of overlapping interest to you all. The week
will start with a two-day Indian Ocean Travel Organisation (IOTO)
Conference, continue with a three-day International Congress of Maritime
Museums (ICMM) Conference, then the ICOMOS Conference and finish with the
AIMA Conference.
This combination will heighten awareness among the Maritime Museum and
travel industry community of the benefits of underwater cultural heritage
management. The Indian Ocean Week organisation committee includes
representatives of the Fremantle Council, the Fremantle Tourism
Association, and the Multicultural Arts Centre of Western Australia, so it
is planned that a number of supporting events will tempt you to come here
for the whole week.
The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM)
will also be holding a National Heritage Conservation Conference during the
week 1-5 September in the unique environment of Rottnest Island, off
Fremantle.
Fremantle, the Port servicing the State Capital City, Perth, has a
cosmopolitan flavour influenced by its experience in hosting America's Cup
race events in the 1980s. The climate is Mediterranean and the people love
the sea.
Monday 1 September
Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation Conference (IOTO): Indian Ocean
region Coastal Zone Management Workshop.
Tuesday 2 September
Culture, Tourism and Commerce in the Indian Ocean Region. Second
Indernational Conference.
Wednesday 3 September
International Congress of Maritime Museums Conference (ICMM)
Interim Conference
Thursday 4 - Friday 5 September
ICMM Interim Conference.
Themes to include-
* Fresh insights from Newly Emerging Maritime Museums on the
Indian Ocean Rim.
* The Needs of Indian Ocean Maritime Museums Now and in the
Future.
* Science and Technology in Maritime Museums of the Indian
Ocean Rim.
* The Theory and Practice of Replica Building.
* Modern Warship Preservation: The Vision and the Reality.
* Maritime Archaeology and Museums in the 90s: Collision or
Confluence?
* After the Titanic-Where to Now?
Saturday 6 September
ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage
Conference. International Committee Annual General Meeting.
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September Public Lectures on Maritime Archaeology and
Underwater Cultural Heritage
Monday 8 - Thursday 11 September
Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA). 17th
International Maritime Archaeological Conference: "The Maritime Archaeology
of Long Distance Voyaging".
Friday 12 September Delegates Meeting.
About the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA)
The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology is an organization
dedicated to the promotion of maritime archaeology. Its objectives are to
support and undertake scientific research in the field of maritime
archaeology and to publish the results of this work.
In Australia, AIMA has supported work on HMS Sirius, wrecked at Norfolk
Island. This project, supported by funding from the Federal Government and
the private sector, has involved Australian maritime archaeologists and
conservators in the excavation of this significant Australian shipwreck.
AIMA has supported projects in Australia (Dutch wrecks such as the Batavia
(1629) in Western Australia and Australian colonial vessels such as the HMS
Sirius (1790) on Norfolk Island, HMS Pandora (1791) in Queensland and the
Sydney Cove (1797) in Tasmania).
Overseas, AIMA has supported the maritime archaeological work of countries
including Thailand, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Oman, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the
Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Korea, Japan and others.
AIMA Publications
AIMA plays an important role in the dissemination of information. As a
member you will receive, each year, two Bulletins, four newsletters and,
from time to time, special publications. The Bulletins deal with results of
research, excavation work and projects in hand. The Bulletin has been
successfully published for over 20 years.
AIMA Conferences
AIMA also hosts an annual conference for its members. These are usually
held in a different centre each year and present an opportunity to hear
papers on current projects, attend workshops, renew contacts and discuss in
depth many of the wide range of activities in which AIMA members are
involved. Delegates come from all over Australia as well as from overseas
and have included representatives from Asia, the Pacific, Europe,
Scandinavia, USA and Canada.
Coordination and Liaison
AIMA maintains close connections with each of the State agencies
responsible for maritime archaeological sites. AIMA assists these agencies,
as required, with program co-ordination and by providing information for
specific projects.
AIMA also works closely with the Federal Government's Department of
Communications and the Arts (DCA) - the department responsible for the
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976. This cooperation involves AIMA in projects
such as the development of Guidelines for the management of Australia's
Shipwrecks. These guidelines assist management, by organizations and the
public, in determining what conditions and criteria should apply to
maritime archaeological work on shipwreck sites. The guidelines can be
obtained form DCA.
Shipwreck Database
The development of a publicly accessible National Shipwrecks Database has
been an important initiative of AIMA. Each state historic shipwrecks agency
has collected information on shipwrecks over a number of years. This
information is being progressively entered onto a computer database by each
state and then combined onto the National Database. This information is now
available on the World Wide Web.
Ethics
The activities of AIMA members are bound by a code of ethics. These are
designed to ensure that projects, with which AIMA members are involved, are
conducted according to standards and procedures that safeguard the full
archaeological record and the integrity of archaeological collections.
AIMA is concerned about the growth of treasure hunting on an international
scale. Our organization petitions governments and international bodies to
support the international banning of treasure hunting. AIMA is generously
supported by the Department of Communications and the Arts.
About the Western Australian Maritime Museum Department of Maritime Archaeology
Archaeological material recovered from historic shipwrecks on the Western
Australian coast was a catalyst in the development of the Western
Australian Maritime Museum. The Museum is one of the few museums in the
world specifically oriented to the preservation and display of maritime
archaeological material.
Part of the work of the Maritime Archaeology Department is to register,
document and research the shipwreck collections in order to identify the
various components of the ship, its hull structure, fastenings, fittings
etc., and its contents, ship's equipment, stores, cargo, personal
possessions of the crew, and so on. Documentation begins at the shipwreck
site, as soon as objects are raised, and continues back at the Museum.
Gathering information from archival and other sources, and piecing it
together can be very time consuming. Likewise, fitting together broken
pottery sherds or fragments of inorganic and organic materials takes many
hours of patient work. But this is often the only way to discover what the
original objects were. Once the identity and origin of the artefacts are
established, an interpretation of the way particular ships were built, of
life on board, trade and other commercial shipping activities, can then be
developed. The information is incorporated into Museum exhibits and
publications. The function or use of individual objects found on a
shipwreck site is frequently determined by associated artefacts. Groups (or
assemblages) of artefacts may therefore have a particular archaeological
significance and, for this reason, are exhibited together: we could not
interpret the meaning of one without the other. Displaying maritime
archaeological material is a specialized task since many artefacts have
lost their original strength and need to be carefully supported. Others
have been reconstructed to demonstrate their original form. The maritime
archaeological collection contains material dating from the early 17th
century through to the late 19th century. It provides tangible evidence of
the early presence of English, Dutch and American seafarers on the west
coast of Australia (Trial 1622, Batavia 1629, Vergulde Draeck 1656,
Zuytdorp 1712, Zeewijk 1727 and Rapid 1811), of shipping activity
associated with British colonisation of Western Australia and of the
development of the State.
1997 is Maritime Year in Western Australia and there will be various
functions happening in and around the port of Fremantle. For the latest
information on this conference and updates see
http://www.mm.wa.gov.au
Contacts
Indian Ocean Week Co-ordinator
c/- Western Australian maritime Museum
Cliff Street
Fremantle WA 6160
Phone (61-9) 431 8456
Fax (61-9) 336 6332
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For further information on the AIMA Conference:
Associate Professor Jeremy Green
Phone: (61-9) 431 8440 (W), 335 8071 (H) or
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Myra Stanbury
Department of Maritime Archaeology
Western Australian Maritime Museum Cliff Street
FREMANTLE WA 6160 Western Australia
([log in to unmask]) PH: (61-9) 431 8437
Fax: (61-9) 335 7224
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