Call for papers--Seals

International Round Table Congress on Recent Research into the
Nature, Condition and Conservation of Seals March 19-24, 2007

The International Conseil des Archives (ICA) and Oxford University
Library Services (OULS) is pleased to announce that there will be a
Round Table Congress at held Oxford, UK, in March next year 2007.
The congress will hosted by the OULS Conservation and Collection
Care department, in partnership with the ICA Sigilography Section.
The congress will be held at Merton College Oxford and is being
organised by Chris Woods, Head of OULS C&CC.

If you have been involved in, or have published recent research work
into the nature, condition or conservation treatment of seals/sealed
documents, of seal attachments such as cords or tags and historic
seal enclosures, and you are interested in presenting the findings
to an international group for discussion, we would be delighted to
receive an abstract and some information about your work.  There
will be a maximum of 15 participants chosen to make presentations
and contribute to the congress.  Participants' accommodation costs
will be paid for, travel costs will have to be met by the
participant or his/her organisation.

Please send your expression of interest or abstract to:

    C.S. Woods
    Conservation and Collection Care
    The Bodleian Library
    Broad Street
    Oxford OX1 3BG

Chris Woods
Head of Conservation and Collection Care
Oxford University Library Services
Bodleian Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG
+44 1865 277075
Fax: +44 1865 277182


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