Stipends for Latin American conservators to attend AIC meeting

The FAIC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant by
the Getty Grant Program that will provide the financial support to
allow 12 conservation professionals from Latin America to attend the
AIC Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, June 9-15, 1997.  (For
complete program details contact AIC at the address listed below.)

The project will extend the educational benefits of attending the
large professional conference to Latin American conservation
colleagues and will provide an opportunity for much needed
international networking of conservation professionals.  The meeting
will provide a forum for Latin American conservators to present
papers that reflect their unique perspective on a variety of current
conservation issues in their countries.  Simultaneous translations
of the Latin American papers and other annual meeting sessions will
be made available so that all those attending will be able to
exchange the latest developments in conservation research, discuss
new techniques, re-evaluate old techniques, and share practical
pointers.  Once they return home, Latin American participants will
be expected to share the knowledge they gain at the meeting with the
other conservators in their country.

Applications will be reviewed and ranked by a selection committee;
selections will be based on the quality of abstracts of proposed
papers and an attempt will be made for the grant recipients to
represent a diverse selection of specialties and a number of
different countries.

Application Deadline: March 17, 1997

To Apply: Conservators from Mexico, Central America, South America,
and the West Indies are eligible to apply.  To apply submit the
following information in writing (or request an application form):

    *   an abstract for a 20-minute presentation on a conservation
        topic specifically related to your country

    *   evidence that you are qualified conservation professionals
        with a minimum of five years of experience, and currently
        employed in the profession in a leadership, training, or
        decision-making position.  These criteria must be reflected
        in your curriculum vitae.

    *   a written summary of how attendance at the meeting will help
        you in your work and how you plan to share and disseminate
        the information gained from attending the conference with
        colleagues at home.

    *   evidence of a valid financial need;  a sworn statement or a
        letter from your employer indicating that no other funds are
        available must be included with the application.

    *   an estimated cost of round-trip economy airfare from your
        home city to San Diego via the most direct route.  Surface
        travel, accommodations, and other costs incurred in the home
        country are the responsibility of the applicant.

Applications should be mailed or faxed to:

    AIC 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite
    301 Washington, D.C.
    202-452-9328

Questions may be addressed to AIC at (202) 452-9545 or
InfoAIC<-a t->aol< . >com.  After February 15, questions should be addressed
to Vicki Cassman at vcassman<-a t->asianart< . >org.

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