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 * 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 Monday, September 12th, 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. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Best wishes, Laura -- Laura Mina Associate Conservator The Costume Institute 212 731 1047 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 @metmuseum<https://www.instagram.com/metmuseum> metmuseum.org<http://www.metmuseum.org/>