BYK has organized free webinars on instrumental color measurement. Please see http://www.byk.com/en/press-events/webinars.html to subscribe. The company has kindly determined the time zones for the lecture depending on where you live across the globe. There are also some hand-outs at http://www.byk.com/en/support/instruments/technical-information/color-information.html some are basic, others a little more technical or further afield (example factors in auto paint quality) that still might be useful. Mary W. Ballard Senior Textiles Conservator Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746 Tel 301-238-1210 Fax 301-238-3709