Workshop on display and storage products

Guidelines for Selecting Display and Storage Products
Workshops 2006
AICCM in Association with the National Preservation Office (New
    Zealand)

This series of two-day workshops will provide an overview of
products that are available in the market and used for making
display cases, mount making or used for storage purposes.  Wood
products, paper products, coatings, textiles and various types of
plastic products such as sheets, boards, boxes, foams, adhesives,
sealants, wire and tubes will be discussed. Some spot tests to
identify products will be demonstrated. The use of silica gels and
sorbents will also be covered. Basic rules for the selection of
products will be shown to avoid short and long term problems related
to off-gassing of products or staining due to contact with them.
Searching for information on the Internet will be demonstrated.

The workshop will be presented by a combination of different
formats: Powerpoint presentation, examination of samples, group
discussion, facility visits (visit to a storage and/or exhibition
area), with a good sense of humour.  Participants are welcome to
bring samples for discussion. Products used for treatment of objects
will be not covered in this workshop.

Target group: collection managers, conservators and exhibition
designers

Instructor:  Jean Tetreault, (Senior Conservation Scientist from the
Canadian Conservation Institute who has given this workshop more
than 30 times in 10 different countries.)

Dates, Locations and Contacts:

    June 5-6, 2006
    Canberra
    Caitlin Granowski
    +61 2 6240 6470
    +61 2 6240 6402
    caitlin.granowski [at] nga__gov__au

    June 8-9, 2006
    Brisbane, Queensland Museum
    Davina Bonner
    +61 7 3840 7684
    davina.bonner [at] qm__qld__gov__au

    June 12-13, 2006
    Perth, State Library of Western Australia
    Vanessa Wiggin
    +61 8 9492 6733
    vanessa.wiggin [at] artgallery__wa__gov__au

    June 22-23, 2006
    Adelaide
    Joanna Barr
    +61 8 8207 7520
    barr.joanna [at] saugov__sa__gov__au

    July 6-7, 2006
    New Zealand
    Jocelyn Cuming
    +64 4 474 3058
    jocelyn.cuming [at] natlib__govt__nz

Attendance:  25 participants maximum for Brisbane, Perth and
Adelaide.

Please note that due to overwhelming demand, the Canberra workshop
will include a larger number of participants.  Some modifications to
the program will be necessary for this workshop; for instance, site
visits will not be possible.

Course fees (for Australian workshops):

    AICCM member
    AICCM institutional member                          $300
    (limited to 1 representative per institution)       $300
    AICCM student / concession member                   $250
    Non-member                                          $400

Course fees include morning and afternoon teas and printed handouts.

For registration forms, please visit <URL:http://www.aiccm.org.au>


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