Call for papers--IIC Nordic Group conference

Call for papers and poster presentations

IIC Nordic Group
NKF's XIX International Conference
Oslo, Norway
15-17 October 2012

Planning to move? Processes and consequences for collections,
objects and society

The main conference theme is the planned transport of objects and
collections. This congress aims to be a professional commentary on
society's desire to relocate objects of cultural heritage value:
collections, individual objects, buildings and other built
structures.

Museums/Institutions from several Nordic countries have extensive
relocation projects, either planned or underway. This initiative
from the IIC Nordic Group - NKF aims to bring together the
preservation community and colleagues from other professions to
share knowledge and experiences on issues surrounding relocation.

Conference Sub-themes

    Monitoring

        Temperature, relative humidity, vibration, displacement and
        stress are parameters that can be measured with
        sophisticated sensors and logging systems. Which systems are
        relevant for monitoring and evaluating package design and
        method of transportation? What are the experiences of using
        different monitoring methods? What are the current
        limitations regarding practical aspects (such as defining
        standards for acceptable change/limits)?  Which new
        technology may we adapt and benefit from?

    Relocation of public art

        Works of art in public spaces are in most countries
        protected by laws that protect both the artist and the work
        itself. The relocation of public art can be problematic. Who
        is affected when sculptures, buildings and museums are
        moved? If the individual work of art is made specifically
        for a building, space or landscape will its artistic
        intention be weakened by removing it from its original
        location? How does relocation of cultural heritage influence
        the site from which it has been removed, to which it has
        been moved to and the community in general?

    Cooperation and teamwork

        Moving processes require cross-disciplinary cooperation.
        Which professional groups should or would in fact work
        together in a moving process? Experiences with good
        communication--and forms of cooperation to ease the moving
        process are particularly welcome.

    Moving projects

        Packaging standards and logistics when moving collections or
        individual objects. Requirements and measures in relation to
        the relocation of fragile, large or small objects. Moving
        objects inside a museum is also a moving project.

Who should attend? Conservators, collection managers, scientists,
museum directors, professionals who work with risk analysis,
managers of cultural heritage, architects, engineers, transport and
logistics managers and others who are interested or involved in
moving works of art. This congress will hopefully gather
professional communities within and outside the field of
conservation to discuss aspects surrounding planned relocations.

Contributions

Conference participants are invited to submit abstracts based on
transport projects in the planning phase, those underway or
completed, as well as abstracts based on general ideas or
reflections on relocation, practical experience and research.

The author should indicate whether the contribution is intended to
be a full paper or a poster.

Abstracts should include the title, name(s), affiliation(s) and
e-mail addresses of the authors.   Author information and abstract
text should not exceed one A4 page.

Abstract deadline: October 1, 2010

Please send abstracts as an attached document by email to

    Ida Bronken <idbronke<-at->online<.>no>
    Filename:  SurnameFirstAuthor_NKF2012

Or by fax to

    The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU):
    Fax: 47 23 35 50 01, marked NKF 2012

Presentations and posters will be selected on the basis of relevance
to the conference themes, academic quality and for their potential
to reach a mixed audience.

Notification of acceptance will be given by November 1, 2010.

Language: The main language of the conference will be Norwegian.
Contributions in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English are welcome.

Preprint: The peer-reviewed articles based on the selected
presentations will be published in a preprint. Posters will be
presented in the preprint without peer-review.

Registration: Invitations for conference registration will be sent
out in 2011.


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