Workshop on care of large technology objects

Bigstuff: Care of Large Technology Objects
Australian War Memorial
Canberra, Australia
September 29, 2004 - October 1, 2004

BigStuff: Care of Large Technology Objects--a three day workshop
devoted to the care and management of large technology objects.  For
the convenience of delegates it will take place immediately before
Metals 2004: Triennial Metals Conservation Conference of the Metals
Working Group of ICOM-CC and will be hosted by the Australian War
Memorial in Canberra, Australia.

Abstracts for presentations and posters must be submitted no later
than February 28 2004. Abstracts will be chosen and presenters
notified by April 1, 2004 and written versions of presentations must
be submitted by 30th June 2004 for inclusion in preprints which will
be available at the workshop. Expressions of interest are requested
by February 28, 2004 from vendors who wish to set up a display stall
on Day 2.

Program

Day 1:

    Registration and welcome
    Papers
    Tours of workshop and storage areas in the Memorial's Treloar
    large technology facility

Day 2:

    Poster presentations and trade displays
    Papers
    Tour of Memorial large technology displays

Day 3:

    Open discussion: Future directions in large technology
    conservation and management

    Papers
    Summary and farewell.

The cost of the workshop will be $AU132. For more information,
registration forms or to send abstracts or expressions of interest
please contact

    Alison Wain
    Australian War Memorial
    GPO Box 345
    ACT 2601, Australia
    alison.wain [at] awm__gov__au


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