Call for Papers: Textile Specialty Group (TSG)

Joint Annual Meeting of AIC and Annual Conference of CAC-ACCR, Montreal, Canada May 13 through 17, 2016

 

The theme for AIC's 44th Annual Meeting, held jointly with the 42nd Annual CAC-ACCR Conference, in Montreal, Canada, May 13-17, 2016, will be “Preparing for Disasters and Confronting the Unexpected in Conservation”. 



 

Colleagues are invited to submit abstracts that address in a broad-based way the impact of past, present, and future disasters on the protection of cultural property. In addition, papers that address confronting the unexpected in conservation whether it occurs during the treatment of an artifact or during a natural disaster are requested.

To see the full call for papers visit www.conservation-us.org/abstracts

 

The Textile Specialty Group seeks papers that address the general meeting theme and related subjects. Papers that address planning and collections care practices that mitigate the damage that otherwise occurs to textile collections during and following disasters would be welcomed as would papers that address health and safety issues, recovery actions, recovery treatments, or evaluation of measures taken in past emergencies. There are many openings and directions within the meeting theme – Please feel free to interpret it broadly. Papers that address other topics relevant to textile preservation are also welcomed.

 

Please consider submitting an abstract for the Textile session. The deadline for submission is Monday, September 14, 2015.

 

To see the full Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines, visit www.conservation-us.org/abstracts

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