Course on wood anatomy and identification

"Wood Anatomy and Identification for Conservators"
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
    Oct. 20-21, 2011, 9 am - 5 pm,
    Oct. 22, 2011, 9 am - 12 pm

Organized by Megan Emery

Instructors:

    Terry Conners
    University of Kentucky

    Larry Osborn
    West Virginia University

Professional Development Course
The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of
Historic and Artistic Works in partnership with the Cincinnati Art
Museum

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Course Fee:
    $275, AIC members
    $475, non-members
    Fee includes box lunches Oct. 20-21, 2011

Enrollment Limit: 12

Registration Deadline: September 6, 2011 (if space is available;
early registration is advised)

This two-and-a-half-day course will be of value to any conservator
working with wooden artifacts, such as furniture, sculpture, or
ethnographic or archaeological objects.  The goal of the course is
to teach a systematic approach to identifying wood using simple
tools and techniques, suitable for application to furniture, wooden
artifacts, musical instruments, craft, archaeological and
ethnographic objects etc. The primary focus will be on commonly used
North American and European wood species, but will also include some
of the foreign/imported/tropical species most likely to be
encountered such as mahogany and mahogany "substitutes." Wood
identification is a visual exercise, so emphasis is placed on visual
feature and pattern recognition at the macro and microscopic level,
using actual wood specimens.

Discussion topics will also include: basic wood types, structure,
and important anatomical features; basic specimen preparation and
examination using hand lens and microscopes; important properties of
selected wood species, and how those properties relate to
specialized uses and objects; and the limitations of wood
identification.

The course will include lectures and hands-on exercises, including
the use of identification keys and online web-based resources. Set
in a museum environment, participants will also view collection
objects as examples and are encouraged to bring samples of their own
for examination.

Each course participant will be given their own reference wood
specimen kit, course material, and additional wood identification
resource material.

Instructors Dr. Terry Conners has over 30 years of experience
working and teaching in the areas of wood and fiber technology.
Currently Dr. Conners is an Extension Professor for the Department
of Forestry, University of Kentucky.  Previously Dr. Conners held
positions at Kimberly-Clark Fiber Technology Division and The
Institute for Paper Chemistry.  Dr. Conners presents workshops and
webinars across the country on the identification of wood and wood
structure.

Larry Osborn has been the Wood Technology and Wood Anatomy and
Identification specialist at the Appalachian Hardwood Center at West
Virginia University for over 20 years. He has taught university
classes on wood anatomy and identification, and most recently taught
one-day wood anatomy and identification workshops for the Continuing
Education for Forensic Professionals Program, which is a national
training program funded through the National Institute of Justice.

About Cincinnati Information about Cincinnati travel and attractions
can be found at <URL:http://www.cincinnatiusa.com>

Hotel recommendations will be sent to registrants prior to the
workshop.

This program is funded by the FAIC Endowment for Professional
Development, which is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and by contributions from members and friends of the American
Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Without
this funding, the registration fee for this workshop would be
approximately $600.00 Special thanks to Megan Emery of the
Cincinnati Art Museum

For more information, contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    Development and Education Associate
    Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of
        Historic and Artistic Works
    1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 320
    Washington DC 20005
    202-661-8070
    Fax: 202-452-9328
    achoudhury<-a t->conservation-us< . >org


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