Call for Papers & Important Dates International Conference on Historic Metals Conservation Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal WG

Call for Papers & Important Dates
International Conference on Historic Metals Conservation
Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal WG
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
11-15 October 2010

Original Papers Are Invited For Submission Under The Following Themes:

Case Studies and Treatments
• Technical and authentication studies
• Conservation of large artifacts (e.g. practicality, sustainability, liability)
• Conservation of composite artifacts (e.g. mixed metals, metal-organic composites, metal threads, enameled, painted, plated, or guilded metals)
• Mass treatment (e.g. techniques, feasibility, limits)
• Conserving artifacts on a budget

Research and Treatment Development
• Advances in metal analysis and corrosion characterization
• Progress in conservation treatments (e.g. stabilization techniques, cleaning, corrosion inhibitors, patination)
• New approaches in metals protection (e.g. coatings, patination, corrosion inhibitors, preventive conservation, risk management analysis)
• Monitoring metal artifacts before and after conservation (e.g. documenting techniques, 3D scanning, reproduction, numerical modeling)
• Technology transfer from the industry

Authors interested in presenting a paper should submit an extended abstract (400-600 words) before 1 June 2009. The work must be original and not previously published. Contributions should be in English and include the contact information for the author[s] (affiliation, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail). The abstracts should be submitted via e-mail at the following address: ICOMCC.Metal2010@gmail.com
All abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee based on three criteria:
(1) Originality (2) Quality (3) Contribution to the field of conservation
After abstracts are reviewed and approved, all presenters will be required to submit a complete paper for publication in the Conference Proceedings. For deadlines see: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/4880

Metal 2010 Program Committee – Charleston, South Carolina U.S.A.
Vasilike Argyropoulos • Technical Education Institute of Athens • Greece
Regis Bertholon •Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne • France
Stefan Brueggerhoff • Deutsches Bergbau-Museum • Germany
Tom Chase • Chase Art Services • United States
Christian Degrigny • Haute école de Conservation-restauration Arc • Switzerland
David Hallam • National Museum of Australia • Australia
Andrew Lins • Philadelphia Museum of Art • United States
Ian Donald MacLeod • Perth Cultural Centre • Australia
Paul Mardikian • Clemson Conservation Center • United States
Jean-Bernard Memet • A-CORROS Expertises • France
Alice Boccia Paterakis • Kaman-Kalehoyuk excavation • United States
Emma Schmuecker • Royal Armouries Museum • United Kingdom
David Scott • UCLA Conservation Program • United States
John Scott • New York Conservation Foundation • United States
Lyndsie Selwyn • Canadian Conservation Institute • Canada
Joseph Sembrat • Conservation Solutions, Inc. • United States
Shelley Sturman • National Gallery of Art • United States
Johanna Theile • Facultad de Arte Universidad de Chile • Chile
David Thickett • English Heritage • United Kingdom
Robert Van Langh • Rijksmuseum Amsterdam • Holland
David Watkinson • Cardiff University • United Kingdom

Bibliography

Well finally found a on line repository for Bibliographic references
http://www.citeulike.org/
look for the IECO group.
Have a browse then joint the group and input data!
If you don't want to upload the data send it to me as a word rtf or open office document and I'll do it!
/dlh.

Bigstuff 07

The BigStuff 2007 conference on the care of large technology objects (a follow up to Bigstuff 2004 which was held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra) is being held this year in Bochum, Germany on September, 11th - 14th, with pre-excursions on the 9th and 10th of September.

I have just received from the organising committee a newsletter, call for papers, format for abstracts, and registration forms for the conference and pre-conference workshops, so I am sending these out for any AICCM members who may be interested in either attending or submitting a paper. Abstracts for papers are due by 15th June.

If you would like any further information, please contact either the conference organisers at info@bigstuff07.net

or see the web site http:\\www.bigstuff07.net

or myself or

Alison Wain at alison.wain@awm.gov.au or 02 6243 4490.

A Bibliography

We need a bibliography on the conservation of engineering and industrial objects.
This can be achieved in several ways but will always be limited by the languages of the author.
If we work on a common format and develop a bibliography electronically them maybe we will enable it to be slightly more inclusive.
If it is to be done electronically then it needs to follow the "Keep it simple" principle.
Hence I'm working on the next step!
A standard format.
Keep you posted.
/dlh.

the conservation of Industrial and engineering Cultural objects

Metals_Working_Group Theme on the conservation of Industrial and engineering Cultural objects "IECO"

As part of the 2005 to 2008 plan this theme looks at current conservation and restoration practice in the field of Industrial and Engineering Cultural Objects conservation and preservation (IECO).

A bibliography will be developed on current and past approaches to Industrial and Engineering Cultural Objects conservation. Current and past conservation methods and practice will be evaluated through case studies of specific conservation projects and of specific conservation methods.

Industrial literature will be consulted for potentially useful conservation materials, processes and products. The sub-WG will also coordinate strongly with the " BIG STUFF " conference in Bochum in 2007.

I'm currently calling for the names of members of the Metals Working Group who would be interested in participating in this theme/Sub-Group. I am particularly interested in developing the Multi-lingual bibliography as tool that can be ready for use at "big stuff" in September 2007.

Please contact me if you are interested in participating in this Sub-Group.
Please use the zzdhalla@gmail.com address for this group as the NMA spam filters can be overly aggressive.





David Hallam
IECO Coordinator
June 2006


This email was posted to interested proferssionals in June 06.
This web log is my thoughts and some discussions on these topics.
/dlh.