Dear All:

AIC has extended the submission deadline for call for papers, posters, pre-sessions, and workshops submissions to September 23, 2016

Many thanks to all those who have already submitted abstracts! If you are still putting the finishing touches on your submission, you have a few extra days for edits. AIC Annual Meetings are always fun opportunities for engaged dialogs with our colleagues, and your participation is the (not so) secret to its success.


Below is the full call for papers:

The Textile Specialty Group (TSG) of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is seeking abstracts for the 45th Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, USA, May 28 through June 1, 2017.

The theme for this meeting will be "Treatments 2017: Innovation in Conservation and Collection Care."

Colleagues are invited to submit abstracts that address the theme from many perspectives including (but not limited to):

*         Innovations in treatments, exhibition mounts, and storage systems

*         Variations in treatments, exhibition mounts, and storage systems that highlight historical practices and/or decision making

*         Reflections on historical practices that have evolved or been replaced

*         New technologies used in treatments, storage, analyses, or documentation

*         Collections care strategies that reduce the need for, or extent of, interventive treatments

*         Collaborative and cross-disciplinary work with conservators in other specializations, collections care colleagues, scientists, curators, and other allied professionals

*         Treatments that did not go as planned

*         Ethical considerations and decision making during treatments and collections care work
Abstracts relating to cleaning treatments are particularly encouraged.

*         Wet cleaning

*         Bleach treatments

*         Use of solvents

*         Poultices and other spot treatments
While abstracts that directly relate to the meeting theme are strongly encouraged, the selection committee also welcomes all scholarly submissions that broadly relate to textile conservation.

The deadline for submitting materials is Friday, September 23rd, 2016 at 11:59EST
For more information about the Annual Meeting
http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting
To see the full Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines
http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting/call-for-submissions#.V6Oug_krKUk

Please contact TSG Program Chair Laura Mina if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.
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best wishes,
Laura

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Laura Mina
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The Costume Institute
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