US/ICOMOS initiated an International Intern Exchange Program in 1984 and to date 70 countries and 600 young heritage professionals have participated in this programme.
Over the last two decades a number of young Irish heritage professionals have been fortunate enough to participate in this programme. This exchange programme aims to promote an understanding of international preservation policies, methods and techniques and to enable interns to make professional contacts and to form personal friendships that will ensure a continuing dialogue between countries.
Irish interns in the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program:
2003: Siobhan Duffy, Emmeline Henderson
2001: Helena Bergin
1989: Tomas Delahunty
1988: John Garvey, Bernadettee Goslin, Sean O’Reilly, James O’Dwyer
1987: Dermott Boyd, Niamh Butler, Samuel Gaine
1986: Michael Beary, Miriam Fitzpatrick, Michael O’Boyle
ICOMOS Ireland encourages graduate students and young professionals to avail of this programme. Further details can be found on the website www.icomos.org/usicomos
All interns must be graduate students or young professionals with at minimum an undergraduate degree in a preservation-related field. Candidates are asked to submit a curriculum vita, two letters of recommendation, a 500-word essay describing their reasons for wanting to participate in the program, and examples of their work. Participants are selected on the basis of skill, demonstrated commitment to historic preservation, previous experience and academic concentration in the field and the ability to represent their country in an exchange program. In addition, interns are chosen whose skills, training, interest and previous experience match the needs of host organizations.
The host organisation must be either a governmental body or a not-for-profit charitable heritage organisation and must be prepare to provide the intern with a stipend for the duration of their internship.
ICOMOS Ireland US Intern Programme:
2009
Sponsors are currently being sought.
2008
Galway County Council placed an intern from the US for the summer of 2008. This position was filled by Megan Reese.
2007
In order to provide reciprocity, the DOEHLG, through ICOMOS Ireland, offered a place to an intern from the US, to work in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage for the summer of 2007. This placement was filled by Brandy Dubs.
Over the last two decades a number of young Irish heritage professionals have been fortunate enough to participate in this programme. This exchange programme aims to promote an understanding of international preservation policies, methods and techniques and to enable interns to make professional contacts and to form personal friendships that will ensure a continuing dialogue between countries.
Irish interns in the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program:
2003: Siobhan Duffy, Emmeline Henderson
2001: Helena Bergin
1989: Tomas Delahunty
1988: John Garvey, Bernadettee Goslin, Sean O’Reilly, James O’Dwyer
1987: Dermott Boyd, Niamh Butler, Samuel Gaine
1986: Michael Beary, Miriam Fitzpatrick, Michael O’Boyle
ICOMOS Ireland encourages graduate students and young professionals to avail of this programme. Further details can be found on the website www.icomos.org/usicomos
All interns must be graduate students or young professionals with at minimum an undergraduate degree in a preservation-related field. Candidates are asked to submit a curriculum vita, two letters of recommendation, a 500-word essay describing their reasons for wanting to participate in the program, and examples of their work. Participants are selected on the basis of skill, demonstrated commitment to historic preservation, previous experience and academic concentration in the field and the ability to represent their country in an exchange program. In addition, interns are chosen whose skills, training, interest and previous experience match the needs of host organizations.
The host organisation must be either a governmental body or a not-for-profit charitable heritage organisation and must be prepare to provide the intern with a stipend for the duration of their internship.
ICOMOS Ireland US Intern Programme:
2009
Sponsors are currently being sought.
2008
Galway County Council placed an intern from the US for the summer of 2008. This position was filled by Megan Reese.
2007
In order to provide reciprocity, the DOEHLG, through ICOMOS Ireland, offered a place to an intern from the US, to work in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage for the summer of 2007. This placement was filled by Brandy Dubs.
