EVENT CALENDAR
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Friday, March 2, 2012 - Sunday, April 22, 2012
ICCROM 4th Training Course on Conservation of Built Heritage
Rome, Italy
The course aims at serving a wide range of conservation practitioners and decision makers by placing technical issues within the broader conservation context in order to link them to planning and management concerns.
The first part of the course will consist of an overview of the current practices of defining heritage, evolution of different concepts and key approaches currently used in built heritage conservation.
The second part of the course will focus on the planning and management issues pertaining to the conservation decision making process.
The third part of the course will focus more closely on technical issues including documentation, conditions assessments and various treatments plus interpretation and public access. A special module on 'Sustainable Development and World Heritage' will be included during the last week of the course.
For more information, email: builtheritage2012@iccrom.org
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Saturday, March 17, 2012 - Saturday, March 17, 2012
Epoxies in Historic Preservation
Philadelphia, PA
The Delaware Valley Chapter (APT-DVC) will be hosting a one-day symposium on "Epoxies in Historic Preservation" at the Arch Street Friends Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Mark your calendars and look for more information at http://www.apt-dvc.org/
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 - Sunday, March 25, 2012
Wood in the 21st Century: Design and Preservation of Contemporary and Historic Architecture
MIT, Cambridge, MA
This important symposium will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Speakers include over 30 noted architects, engineers, conservators, and researchers. Continuing education credits will be available 16 HSW/SD units for the March 24-25 program and 6 additional HSW/SD units for the optional March 26 program (offered at no additional charge to conference attendees).
Organized by
" Technology & Conservation
" MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program
" Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee
For more information, contact Susan E. Schur, Conference Organizer, at Tel: 1-617-623-4488 or by email : ses_tec_con@msn.com.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Friday, April 13, 2012
Cast Iron Symposium
Galveston, TX
Galveston's 12-block Strand/Mechanic National Historic Landmark District contains one of the largest collections of cast-iron historic
commercial buildings in the country. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the City of Galveston received a federal grant to rehabilitate
the city's rich cast iron architectural heritage. In conjunction with the upcoming restoration, Galveston Historical Foundation will be
offering a Symposium on the history, manufacture and maintenance of cast iron on April 12-13th, 2012 at the historic Tremont House, in downtown Galveston. Leading conservators, preservationists and fabricators will speak to the challenges of sustaining these cultural treasures in a coastal environment.
For more information, visit http://www.galvestonhistory.org/castiron
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - Sunday, April 22, 2012
Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference
Detroit, MI
Detroit will serve as both a welcoming host and a subject of study. While Detroits recent history has been one of deindustrialization and outmigrationcommon to many cities in the Midwestits past includes a commitment to good design seen both in the products of the automobile industry and in the buildings connected to it. Twenty-two tours explore Detroit and its environs, including three separate tours of Cranbrook, five tours on various aspects of modernism, three on 19th-century architecture, and one on the automobile industry. The conference begins with a day-long preservation seminar called Retooling the Motor City, examining why certain areas of Detroit are successfully experiencing a rebirth.
The meeting will also include thirty-five paper sessions over three days. Topics range from Latin American modernism to Roman Asia Minor, from Albert Kahn to the baroque and rococo, from shrinking cities to city air. The geographical and chronological coverage of these sessions should insure that no one will be disappointed.
The program and registration information are available at
http://www.sah.org/2012
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Friday, April 27, 2012 - Saturday, April 28, 2012
TechFocus II: Caring for Film and Slide Art
Washington, DC
The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC), the Smithsonian Institutions Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Electronic Media Group of the American Institute for Conservation are presenting a two-day workshop on the convervation of film and slides.
TechFocus II is designed to educate conservators, curators and other art professionals about the technology of film and slide-based artworks, and to recommend best practices for acquisition, preservation and display.
As part of this instruction, the workshop includes a unique School of Seeing : actual films and slides are projected as examples of different production processes, so that participants can gain an accurate understanding of the principles being discussed.
For more information, visit
http://www.conservation-us.org/courses
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - Saturday, May 26, 2012
38th Annual Canadian Assoc for the Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC) Conference and Workshop
Peterborough, Ontario
The 2012 CAC workshop and conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Waterfront in downtown Peterborough, Ontario. A two-day workshop, "Preservation Unplugged", will explore new trends in preventive conservation with an emphasis on cultural facilities and will be held 22 to 23 May.
A half-day workshop on basket-making will be held at the Curve Lake Cultural Centre on 23 May.
The conference theme, the "Power of Preservation" will look at preservation aspects that highlight the significance, value, advocacy, and interpret the tangible and intangible aspects of what we do as preservation specialists in a wide scope of materials and disciplines.
Additional conference and workshop updates will be posted on the CAC website http://www.cac-accr.ca/
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - Friday, June 29, 2012
15th International Course on Wood Conservation Technology
Oslo, Norway
The ICWCT is directed towards professionals who have been working for some years within the field of wood conservation.
The ICWCT covers a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. Theoretical and practical aspects of wood conservation are given equal consideration throughout the course. Some of the most interesting cultural heritage sites constructed in wood in Norway will be visited during the course, including the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Urnes Stave church and the Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen. Exercises and demonstrations are organized during the main excursion. The course concludes with a written exam, which awards university credits if passed.
For further information regarding the course, please contact:
Ms. Anne Nyhamar (The Directorate for Cultural Heritage), e-mail: any@ra.no
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Saturday, June 2, 2012 - Saturday, June 2, 2012
Society for Industrial Archeology Call for Papers and Posters
Cincinnati, OH
The Society for Industrial Archeology invites proposals for papers and poster displays to be presented at the 41st Annual Conference on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Cincinnati. The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2012.
Send proposals or questions to Justin M. Spivey, secretary@siahq.org.
Conference information:
http://www.siahq.org/conference/cincinnati/cincinnati.html
Call for Papers:
http://www.siahq.org/conference/cincinnati/images/Call_for_Papers_2012.pdf
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - Saturday, July 7, 2012
4th International Congress on Construction History - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Paris, France
We invite researchers from all disciplines concerned with the history of construction - whether they be historians or experts, experienced or young researchers - to submit 20-minute paper abstracts for the 4th International Congress on Construction History.
Abstracts are due April 15, 2011
For more information, visit
http://www.icch-paris2012.fr/
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 - Sunday, September 9, 2012
Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University School of Architecture
Bristol, RI
The School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University is hosting a Preservation Education Conference in Bristol, Rhode Island (USA), September 8 to 9, 2012.
The goal of the conference is to bring higher education leaders in historic environment programs (e.g., historic preservation/heritage conservation) together from across the globe to present their research and address issues in pedagogy and curriculum development.
Call for Abstracts due March 31, 2012.
For more information, Questions? E-mail Jeremy Wells, conference chair, at jwells@rwu.edu.
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Monday, October 22, 2012 - Friday, October 26, 2012
12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE DETERIORATION AND CONSERVATION OF STONE
Columbia University, New York City
40TH anniversary of the first stone conference held in La Rochelle, France and hosted by V. Romanovsky
CONFERENCE THEMES
The Scientific Committee will be pleased to receive abstracts
relevant to any and all issues of stone conservation. In addition, the Committee solicits abstracts on the following themes:
General and Continuing Themes
1.Material Structure and Properties
2.Deterioration: including but not limited to biodeterioration,
salts, acid rain, dry deposition, hygric and hydric dilatation,
thermal effects including freezing and freeze-thaw cycling
3.Techniques and Tools for Investigation and Documentation: including low-tech and high-tech field and laboratory techniques
4.Conservation Methods and Products
5.Case Studies
Specific Themes
1.Engineering and Materials Science Issues in Stone Conservation
2.Conservation of Cast Stone
3.Adhesives, Mortars, Plastic Repair materials and Grouts in Stone
Conservation
4.Making Stone Conservation Green
5.Developing Testing Standards in Stone Conservation
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Due: 31 January 2011
Manuscript Due (for approved abstracts): 30 April 2012
Revised Manuscript Due: 30 June 2012
WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
http://http://www.arch.columbia.edu/school/section/programs/resources-and-opportunities/
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