Conference on imaging in conservation

"Imaging in Conservation: Looking at artefacts under new light"
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Campus
Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, England
10-11 November 2011

Organized by the Institute of Conservation (Icon) Archaeology and
Science Groups

Registration is open for 'Imaging in Conservation', a two-day
meeting organised by the Institute of Conservation Archaeology and
Science Groups, with sponsorship from the ISIS Neutron Facility and
Diamond Light Source.

Two all expenses-paid student places, and two CPD places (also
fully-funded) are available. Deadline: 10 October 2011

Details and booking form:

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Booking Deadline: 10 October 2011

Programme

    Thursday 10 November, 2011

    Morning Speakers

        Sonia O'Connor
        University of Bradford

            Going Digital? Selecting Filmless Capture Options for
            Cultural Materials Radiography

        Troalen L., Tate J., Connell, M, Loomis K., Kirk, S., and
        van Beek EJR
        National Museums Scotland

            Revealing collections large and small by CT scans at
            National Museums Scotland

        Martin Cooper and Annemarie La Pensee
        National Museums Liverpool

            Close-Range 3D Laser Scanning for Recording and
            Non-Contact Replication of Archaeological Artefacts

    Afternoon

        Tours of ISIS and Diamond synchrotron, and support
        facilities

    Friday 11 November, 2011

    Morning Speakers

        Marianne Modlinger
        University of Genoa

            Bronze Age Weapons: examples of 3D Computed Tomography
            in archaeology

        David Rowan
        Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

            Staffordshire Hoard photography

        Giovanni Verri
        UCL

            Visible-induced luminescence imaging for the analysis of
            polychromy

        Toby Jones
        Newport Ship

            Digitally documenting the Newport Ship: 3D Solid
            Modelling using contact digitisers and laser scanners

        Yosi Pozeilov
        LACMA

            Conservation Photography at the Los Angeles County
            Museum of Art

    Afternoon Speakers

        Eleni Kotoula and Graeme Earl
        Southampton University

            RTI and Conservation Practice

        Sue Judge
        Diamond User Office

            Applying for beamtime at Diamond

        Andrew Kaye

            ISIS User Office Applying for ISIS beamtime

    Late Afternoon

        Equipment demonstrations: laser scanner; RTI; x-ray film
        scanner);

        Workshop on how to make a proposal to use the instruments at
        ISIS, Diamond, and other Large-scale facilities.


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