IIC-CG Conference and Workshop

Registration packages are now available for the 22nd Annual
Conference and Workshop of the International Institute for
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works - Canadian Group
(IIC-CG) to be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,  from May 21-26,
1996.

"Those Pests in Collections: Control of Insects and Fungi in
Cultural Institutions"
IIC-CG Annual Workshop
21-23 May 1996
Montreal, QC  Canada

The workshop will consist of hands-on sessions, demonstrations and
lectures.

Practical sessions:

    *   Identification clinics for insects and fungi found on
        collections.

    *   Demonstration of the use of some of the most recent
        trapping, monitoring and control methods, (pheromones,
        modified atmospheres and thermal control methods).

Presentors:

     Tom Strang, Canadian Conservation Institute
     David Pinniger, Central Research Laboratory, UK
     Michel Maheu and Guylaine Pageau, Maheu & Maheu Inc.
     Thomas Parker, Pest Control Services Inc
     Gayle McIntyre, Sir Sanford Fleming College
     Sue Warren, National Museum of Science and Technology

Lectures: Lectures by several Canadian and international experts on
the latest developments in the field, on case studies and on
integrated pest management.

Keynote Speaker: David Pinniger, Research Entomologist, Central
Science Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture of the United Kingdom.

Lecturers:

     Tom Strang, Canadian Conservation Institute
     Daniel Vinod, Australian Museum
     Mary C. Baughman, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
     Luci Cipera and Martha Segal, Canadian Museum of Civilization
     Thomas Parker, Pest Control Services Inc.
     Sue Warren, National Museum of Science and Technology
     Ala Rekrut, Provincial Archives of Manitoba
     Scott Sweetman, Sir Alexander Galt Museum

Please note that places are limited. Simultaneous translation
between English and French will be provided for all the lectures.
All the practical sessions will be given in English only.

To obtain a registration package, contact:

    Marie Trottier
    marie [at] cca__qc__ca
    514-939-7000
    Fax: 514-939-7020

To obtain additional information, contact

    Bruno Pouliot
    Program Coordinator
    bruno [at] mccord__lan__mcgill__ca
    514-398-7100
    Fax: 514-398-5045

IIC-CG Annual Conference
24-26 May 1996
Montreal, QC Canada

Papers on various aspects of theory, practice and administration of
conservation and conservation science will be presented. A poster
session and a trade fair will also be included in the program.
Simultaneous translation will be provided in English and French.
Special events will include a tour of conservation laboratories of
Montreal main museums,  various receptions and a banquet in the
glass court of the new building of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

To obtain a registration package, contact: Marie Trottier (see
above). To obtain additional information, contact:

    Karen Potje
    kpotje [at] cca__qc__ca
    or Margaret Morris
    mmorris [at] cca__qc__ca)
    514-939-7000
    Fax: 514-939-7020

To get more information or to register in the trade show,
contact: Richard Thouin <r_thouin [at] biblinat__gouv__qc__ca>

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