Call for papers--ICOM-CC Graphic Document Group Interim Meeting

Call for Papers
"Paper Conservation: Decisions and Compromises"
International Council of Museums--Committee for Conservation Graphic
    Documents Working Group Interim Meeting
Vienna
17-19 April 2013

The Interim Meeting of the Working Group Graphic Documents will be
held in Vienna from 17-19 April 2013 hosted by the Austrian National
Library. The two-day conference with half a day of visits to museums
and conservation laboratories will provide a forum for the broad
spectrum of activities in the Paper Conservation community.
Challenges of digitization, changing cultural policies and economic
constraints on one hand, current research and advancements in
materials and techniques on the other hand demand growing
competences of paper-, library-, and archive conservators. To which
extent are decision processes in conservation influenced by changes
in ethics, politics and science? Do conservators have the profile to
shape these processes and to negotiate a compromise? The meeting
will present an overview of the current state of research, practice
and progress in the field of paper conservation.

The specific topics that will be presented in the Interim Meeting
are:

    Reflections on treatment decisions and processes, particularly
    concerning case studies in paper conservation.

    Conservation of graphic documents in the digital age: decision
    making, compromise and collaboration between conserving analogue
    cultural heritage and providing digital access to this heritage.
    To which extent are ethics in paper conservation affected by
    digitization?

    Paper conservation in the era of 'blockbuster' exhibitions: the
    influence of exhibitions on decisions in conservation

    Latest scientific research on characteristics, degradation and
    conservation of paper, parchment and papyrus: How do results of
    research impact choices in conservation? Language

The official conference language shall be English.

Abstract submission for oral presentations and posters Please send a
preliminary title, abstract (maximum 500 words, no illustrations),
short curriculum vitae and a list of maximum three reference
publications (optional) as soon as possible to: Lieve Watteeuw,
lieve.watteeuw<-at->arts<.>kuleuven<.>be, coordinator of the working group
graphic documents. Please follow the instruction for the format of
the abstract below. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15
August, 2012. Presenting authors will be notified of the decision of
the review committee by 22 October 2012. They will be invited to
send an extended abstract of 2000 words (including bibliography and
a maximum of 5 illustrations by 6 January 2013). If an oral
presentation of 20 minutes can not be offered, a poster presentation
may be offered instead. We kindly request all extended abstract
submissions to be proof-read in advance by a native English speaker.
The extended abstracts will be distributed to the participants at
the conference on a CD. They will be published on the website of
ICOM-CC and the Austrian National Library.

Further information:

    Lieve Watteeuw
    lieve.watteeuw<-at->arts<.>kuleuven<.>be

    Christa Hofmanns
    christa.hofmann<-at->onb<.>ac<.>at

Conference website:

    <URL:http://www.onb.ac.at/about/ifr/>


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