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AHA Newsletter 17: 31 July 2009 History Australia's ERA Ranking Dear AHA Members, The moment to seek to upgrade History Australia's ERA ranking to A has arrived. The attached message from Pauline Nestor, the Monash Associate Dean of Arts (Research) lays out the process for applying to the ARC to change a journal's ranking. Forgive me if you already know all this. It would certainly be worthwhile for members to put in personal requests to have History Australia upgraded. General points that could be made include:
Marian Dear Colleagues, At a presentation yesterday by Leanne Harvey of the ARC, it became clear that the ARC is carefully considering changes to the Journal ranking list, which is being regarded for the moment very much as a 'draft document'. However, the list will be finalised by the end of the year—at which point it will be regarded as authoritative (given the time and money they are spending in compiling and reviewing it), and very important judgments will be based on it. Clearly, if the list does not accurately reflect excellence in your discipline, it is important to have input now: The ARC has invited requests for changes to the PCE (Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences) and HCA (Humanities & Creative Arts) journal rankings. These are viewable at: http://www.arc.gov.au/era/journal_list.htm TO REQUEST ADDITION OF A JOURNAL: Use the attached form. Remember that for inclusion, a journal must be scholarly and peer reviewed, and have an ISSN. Form to be emailed to ARC TO REQUEST CHANGE OF RANKING: There is no form for requests. Please write to the ERA email address outlining why the rank ought to be changed, providing the recommended ranking & brief justification. Emails can come from individuals; the ARC will not necessarily lend more weight to contributions from groups of academics than to those from individuals. In addition, the ARC is looking for experts to review the draft journal list – again, this is another important, and comparatively rare, opportunity to have direct input and shape the judgments being made of excellence in your discipline. REQUEST TO BE AN EXPERT REVIEWER: If you are an expert in your discipline and wish to participate in the review of the draft lists, you may nominate yourself as a reviewer. You will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement. To self-nominate, please email the following details to Lauren Johnston at the ARC: Email to: lauren.johnston@arc.gov.au There is no closing date but the ARC would like feedback as soon as possible, so please aim to respond by 7 August 2009. There will be little point complaining once this horse has bolted. Best wishes Pauline Nestor (Monash Associate Dean of Arts (Research)) Victoria Heritage Grants Program $2 Million Heritage Grant Program: Applications close on Thursday 6th August 2009 The $2 million Victoria’s Heritage Grants program, an initiative from the strategy Victoria’s Heritage: Strengthening our communities provides funding for: Publicly accessible places and objects listed on the Victorian Heritage Register or local government Heritage Overlay AND either under the responsibility of a Committee of Management; or owned by local government or community not-for-profit incorporated bodies are eligible to apply for funding for repair and conservation works. These grants provide funding for heritage specialists to undertake projects to improve the identification, management, preservation of and access to public collections (excluding those in major cultural institutions). Collections associated with places on the Victorian Heritage Register or local government Heritage Overlay or are otherwise highly significant may also be eligible for funding for cataloguing projects. Publicly accessible places and objects listed on the Victorian Heritage Register or Victorian local government Heritage Overlay or the Victorian Heritage Inventory are eligible to apply for grants to develop interpretation projects that will improve the understanding of, and public access to, Victoria’s important heritage places, objects and collections. These grants are only available to local councils and other authorities responsible for administering planning schemes in Victoria for local heritage studies, and the digitisation of existing studies. To date 84 community groups have been supported to help conserve local landmarks and objects, from local halls and mechanics institutes to rotundas and aircraft. Grants have supported 37 interpretation projects and 71 local museums, historical societies and other caretakers have been assisted to document and manage their collections. More than 40 local heritage studies have been funded. Information brochures and application forms are available for download. Enquiries about the program should be directed to Heritage Victoria on (03) 8644 8909 or via email.
RELIGIOUS HISTORY ASSOCIATION OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND Religious History Conference "Exploring Dimensions of New Zealand Religious History" Massey University, Palmerston North 26–27 November 2009 The Religious History Association of Aotearoa New Zealand will be holding its seventh national conference at Massey University commencing on Thursday 26 November at 1.30pm and concluding by 3.30pm on Friday 27 November. The timing of the conference has been arranged to fit in with the New Zealand Historical Association Conference which begins with a Powhiri at 4.30pm on Friday 27 November. (For further details about the NZHA Conference see http://www.nzha.org.nz/conferences.html – note that paper proposals for the NZHA Conference are due by 30 June) Call for Papers The organising committee are keen to hear from those who are interested in offering a paper for the conference. Proposals for papers (up to c.250 words) should be submitted to Laurie Guy by 15 August 2009. For more details see AHA Conferences 2009. Rebecca Fleming's Postgraduate Report, July 2009 History Week: History Council NSW
History Week is our state's annual festival of history. An initiative of the History Council of NSW, it is the event's 13th year. With over 150 events across New South Wales, History Week gives a voice to our past and aims to promote that that history is exciting, interesting, relevant and all around us. So come and meet the criminals that shaped the underworld of the past, their victims and the police who hunted them. Or discover the scandals that outraged us, corruption in the ranks and how it was exposed all from the safety of the present. Visit the History Week Website to view the full program of events. For more information please contact the Executive officer, Zoe Pollock, ph. (02) 9252 8715. 
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