Call for papers--CAC Annual Conference

CAC 26th Annual Conference and Workshop--Call for Papers

The Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property will
be holding its 26th Annual Conference and Workshop at the Museum of
Nature in Ottawa, Canada from the 14th to the 17th of May, 2000,
just prior to the Canadian Conservation Institute?s Symposium 2000.

Papers are invited on all aspects of conservation and conservation
science of museum, archival, and fine art collections. To celebrate
the year 2000 and the accomplishments of the Canadian conservation
profession, a focus on conservation related projects featuring
prominent Canadian artifacts, collections, buildings or artists
should be featured. Posters and video presentations are also
welcome.

Abstracts of between 300 and 500 words for oral presentations of 20
- 30 minutes in length, including a question period, are requested.
Please include the title of the presentation, the names, mailing
addresses, phone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses of the authors
and an indication of who the presenting author will be. E-mail
submissions are preferred. Submissions on disk should be in ascii
format or Word Perfect with formatting details on the hard copy.
Please send abstract submissions to

    Jane Sirois
    Program Chair
    CAC Conference 2000
    Analytical Research Laboratory
    Canadian Conservation Institute
    1030 Innes Road
    Ottawa Ontario K1A 0M5
    613-998-3721
    Fax: 613-998-4721
    <jane_sirois [at] pch__gc__ca>

The deadline for submission is December 31st, 1999.

A one day training workshop "Working on Site" will be held on May
17th, 2000, between the CAC Conference and Symposium 2000. This
topic should be of interest to CAC members and participants of
Symposium 2000. The workshop will deal with equipment requirements,
hazards, chemical storage and disposal and health issues.  Speakers
will be from industry and accident prevention associations.

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