Subject: Conference on Integrated Pest Management
Pest Odyssey 2011: 10 Years Later The British Museum London, UK 26-28 October 2011 Book now to reserve your place. Pest Odyssey 2011:10 Years Later is an exciting follow up conference to the highly successful event of the same name held in 2001 and will: Look at developments in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) over the past 10 years and beyond Share new understandings about pest species and the risks they pose to our heritage collections Be a platform for showing how successful training programmes have raised the profile of IPM both within the heritage sector and beyond Present case studies covering control strategies in both a traditional museum setting and the wider heritage context Formulate a set of guidelines and identify priorities for future work and research to make IPM even more effective for all those who work in the heritage museum and heritage world Speakers are coming from far and wide including Japan, Australia, USA, and Europe and include David Pinniger and Tom Strang. See full programme at <URL:http://www.pestodyssey.org> Delegates will also have the opportunity to catch up with friends over a glass of wine and meet new colleagues at the ice-breaker reception on the 26 Oct 2011 at Kensington Palace State Apartments and on the evening of 27 Oct 2011 for a small additional cost, you will be able to attend the conference's sumptuous three course banquet at the newly opened state of the art Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum- places for this are limited so please book your tickets now to ensure you can join us. For full details and to book, please visit <URL:http://www.pestodyssey.org> or find us on Facebook The event is being organised by Icon's Care of Collections Group in partnership with the British Museum and a wide range of other institutions, including English Heritage, The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, Historic Royal Palaces, The V and A, the Museum of London, the Horniman Museum and Tate. Dr Louise Bacon Head Collections Conservation and Care +44 20 8291 8682 Fax: +44 20 8291 5506 *** Conservation DistList Instance 25:16 Distributed: Sunday, September 25, 2011 Message Id: cdl-25-16-012 ***Received on Friday, 23 September, 2011