EVENT CALENDAR
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 - Sunday, September 12, 2010
Seventh Biennial Conference on Historic Roads
Washington, DC
Call for Papers
If you are interested in presenting a paper at the conference, please check our website for details. The deadline for paper abstracts is: January 31, 2010
www.historicroads.org"
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 - Sunday, September 12, 2010
Preserving the Historic Road 2010
Washington, DC
The program for the Seventh Biennial of the Preserving the Historic Road conference promises exciting learning opportunities for those fighting the battle to preserve historic roads.
Learn the latest tools and techniques from leading practioners from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Highway Administration, the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service; leading professional practitioners, state and local transportation and planning departments, state historic preservation officers, university professors, and foreign scholars.
Register Today -- Final Registration Deadline closes September 3! To register, and to view conference sessions, tour, and details, please visit: www.historicroads.org
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - Friday, September 24, 2010
2nd Historic Mortars Conference & RILEM TC 203 RHM Repair Mortars for Historic Masonry
Prague, Czech Republic
For more information, visit www.itam.cas.cz/hmc2010/
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - Tuesday, September 28, 2010
6:00 PM
Diagnosing the Gingerbread District of Port-au-Prince
AIA Office, 35 East Wacker Drive #250, Chicago, IL
Stephen J. Kelley of Wiss Janney Elsner Associates will discuss his recent visit to Haiti to take part in a rapid earthquake damage assessment of homes in the Gingerbread Historic District.
Sponsored by the APT Western Great Lakes Chapter
For more information, visit www.aptglc.com
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Thursday, September 30, 2010 - Thursday, September 30, 2010
Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship
Application Deadline - September 30, 2010
The Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship is an intensive six-month scholarship opportunity that provides practicing preservation architects a $25,000 stipend to pursue research related to American and French architectural heritage and historic preservation practices. For the 2011 Fellowship, the Hunt Jury will consider applications of individuals to study in France.
Applicants for the Hunt Fellowship should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, portfolio, and the names of three references to the American Architectural Foundation by September 30, 2010
For more information, visit www.archfoundation.org/aaf/aaf/Programs.Fellowships.htm
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - Saturday, October 9, 2010
APT 2010 Conference: Layers Across Time - Preserving a Diverse Western Heritage
Denver, Colorado
The theme of APT's annual conference, Layers Across Time - Preserving a Diverse Western Heritage, evokes an appreciation of the rich heritage of the AMerican West, spanning over 12,000 years. This conference will examine the history of the built environment through materials, building typologies, patterns of growth and the future of preservation through sustainable design.
For more information, visit www.apti.org
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Monday, October 11, 2010 - Friday, October 15, 2010
ICOM-CC International Conference on Metal Conservation
Charleston, SC
Metal 2010, the triennial conference of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation will be held in the United States for the first time It is being hosted by Clemson Conservation Center, home of the H.L. Hunley project.
For more information, visit www.icom-cc.org
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - Saturday, October 23, 2010
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Growing Green: Traditional Building and Sustainable Development
This years education is themed to a topic on everyones mind: how do we make traditional buildings energy efficient while also preserving their historic character? This subject and much more will be presented in 50 seminars, workshops, architectural tours, keynotes and craftsmanship demonstrations in a four day event.
For more information, visit www.traditioonalbuildingshow.com
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - Friday, November 5, 2010
lst International Conservation & Restoration Exhibition of Environmental and Architectonic Heritage
Extension Center of the Catholic University, Santiago Chile
Sponsored by the Bicentenary Commission, STGO.P+ARC is the lst International Conservation & Restoration Exhibition of Environmental and Architectonic Heritage to be held in Latin America.
For more information, visit www.stgoparc.cl
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Friday, November 5, 2010 - Saturday, November 6, 2010
APT Workshop - Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures
San Francisco, CA
The West Coast Chapter of APT is hosting the APT Preservation Engineering Workshop: Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods for Historic Structures. The two-day workshop will be held at the Presidio of San Francisco.
Over the course of the workshop, lectures on the concepts, theories and application of non-destructive test methods will be combined with hands-on field sessions at sites throughout the historic Presidio of San Francisco. The methods will include microwave radar, infrared thermography, resistance drilling of timber and digital radioscopy.
Information on cost, registration, and hotel arrangements will be on the APT web site in the near future.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Historic Real Estate Certification Course
Salem, Oregon and Various Locations
Plans are currently underway for a series of Historic real estate certification courses to be held around the United States.
Information about future events on the West Coast, in the New England states, and the Southeast will be announced soon.
Real estate professionals will learn to identify architectural styles, how to work with Local/State/National resources for financial and technical assistance, learn about regulations and standards for the rehabilitation of historic homes, and network with restoration professionals, historic homeowners, and tap into online historic real estate resources through a partnership with PreservationDirectory.com.
Fore more information, visit: www.eclecticpreservation.com/certification-process
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Friday, February 4, 2011 - Friday, February 4, 2011
Substitute Materials for Historic Preservation Projects - 2011 APTNE Annual Symposium
Boston, MA
The Symposium will explore how decisions are made to use substitute materials and will also examine the use of substitute materials and their relationship to maintenance and sustainability of historic sites.
For more information, visit the APTNE website, www.aptne.org
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - Friday, May 20, 2011
Call For Papers: American Institute for Conservation 2011 Annual Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
The theme for the 39th Annual Meeting is titled ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOS: ethical principles and critical thinking in conservation.
The goal of this year's meeting is to examine how ethics, logic, and perception guide conservation decisions. Possible subjects for presentations include increased accessibility and use of built heritage, the effects of changing environmental standards on lending practices, the treatment of contemporary and ephemeral works, artists' and owners' rights; the evolution of ethical codes of conduct.
Abstracts for consideration, are due by September 7and should be no more than 500 words. Submit to Ruth Seyler, Membership and Meetings Director, at abstracts@conservation-us.org by Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
For more information, visit www.conservation-us.org
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Monday, October 17, 2011 - Saturday, October 22, 2011
SYMPOSIUM 2011 ADHESIVES AND CONSOLIDANTS FOR CONSERVATION: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Call for Contributions - Deadline November 1, 2010
Contributions are invited for Symposium 2011 - Adhesives and Consolidants for Conservation: Research and Applications. This symposium, hosted by the Canadian Conservation Institute in partnership with Library and Archives Canada, will be held in Ottawa, Canada, from October 17 to 21, 2011.
Papers and posters are sought on the following topics for all areas of conservation:
* suitability of adhesive and consolidant treatments - ethics and decision analysis
* new adhesives and consolidants, and their applications inconservation
* stability of adhesives and consolidants - aging and testing
* new techniques to characterize and identify adhesives, consolidants,and aging effects
* better understanding of adhesive/substrate interactions and how to optimize bonds
* innovative ways to apply adhesives and consolidants or to control their properties
* innovative treatments using adhesives and consolidants
* properties and application of ancient or traditional adhesives - a new twist on the old
* innovative joint design
* assessment of old adhesive and consolidant treatments and risk analyses for new treatments
* adhesive removal
* application of adhesive and consolidant treatments on uniquely Canadian objects - problems and solutions
* innovative and unusual solutions when adhesives and consolidants cannot be used
For additional information:
www.cci-icc.gc.ca/annsymposium/2011/index-eng.aspx
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