INVITATION

On behalf of Australia ICOMOS, I have much pleasure in inviting you to take part in our 2006 National Conference to be held in the historic port city of Fremantle, Western Australia.

Australia’s port towns and cities have developed from the earliest European colonies in this country and are still home to a large proportion of the population. This conference will explore the many challenges and changes in port cities, including the often competing interests of operating modern ports while conserving the social, building, engineering and archaeological records of their history.

The conference organising committee has been successful in attracting a number of outstanding keynote speakers. We are very pleased to welcome Dr Brian Shaw from Australia, Jonathan Coad from the UK and Dr Jacek Dominiczak from Poland who will be supported by a diversity of speakers from around Australia and internationally.

The conference will be relevant to a broad audience involved in the heritage industry. It will provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to meet and exchange ideas with other ICOMOS members and heritage and other professionals.

Fremantle is a great place for such a conference, as it holds a unique place in the history of Western Australia and is an historic centre for commerce, culture and community life as well as a transport hub for the state and nation.

Complete your registration details and send them to the Conference Secretariat. I encourage you to take advantage of the early bird discounts, and also (if you are not already a member) to consider joining Australia ICOMOS and be eligible for the further discounts available to ICOMOS members.

I look forward to meeting you at the Conference.

Peter Phillips
President, Australia ICOMOS