Call for papers--Durability of paper and writing

The international event "Durability of paper and writing"
<URL:http://paperdurability.org/> will be organised in Ljubljana,
Slovenia, November 17-19, 2004.

It aims at bringing together scientists, conservators, collection
managers, and policy makers concerned with degradation of cultural
heritage on paper.

The event consists of a conference, organized by three EC Fifth
framework projects PAPYLUM <http://papylum.uni-lj.si/>, InkCor
<URL:http://www.infosrvr.nuk.uni-lj.si/jana/Inkcor/index.htm> and
MIP <URL:http://www.miponline.org/> dedicated to all aspects of
paper conservation science: fundamental and applied; and of two
practical workshops, aimed at the dissemination of results of two
5th Framework Programme projects:

    *   Papylum workshop, aimed at paper conservation scientists, a
        new chemiluminometric instrument and its significance for
        paper conservation science will be demonstrated. For more
        information, see
        <URL:http://papylum.uni-lj.si/workshop.htm>.

    *   InkCor workshop, dedicated to conservators, will present
        practical outcomes of the project, focusing on
        identification and stabilization of iron gall ink corrosion.
        For more information, see
            <URL:http://www.infosrvr.nuk.uni-lj.si/
                jana/Inkcor/index.htm>.

Proposals for oral and poster presentations should be submitted in
English before June 1, 2004. Authors are kindly requested to use the
abstract submission form available online
    <URL:http://www.infosrvr.nuk.uni-lj.si/
        jana/paperdurability/abform.htm>

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Notification of acceptance will proceed by July 1, 2004 and
camera-ready extended abstracts of (two A4 pages) to be published in
the peer-reviewed proceedings should be submitted by September 15,
2004.

All further information may be found at
<URL:http://paperdurability.org> or by contacting the meeting
coordinators by regular mail:

    Jana Kolar
    National and University Library
    Turjaska 1
    SI-1000 Ljubljana
    Slovenia


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