Call for papers--Waterlogged Organic Archaeological Materials Conference (WOAM)

Call for Papers and Posters
12th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference (WOAM)
Istanbul, Turkey
May 13-17, 2013

Aims of the Conference

    To present relevant case studies in the conservation of wet
    organic archaeological materials

    To disseminate scientific research results in the field of wet
    organic archaeological materials

    To promote the application of new materials and technologies for
    conservation as well as new tools for analysis and documentation

    To identify further research and to provide networking for
    future activities

The Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Working Group has decided
to focus on the following subjects. The list is not inclusive and
all topics of relevance to the analysis, treatment and care of wet
organics are welcome.

    Pre-conservation storage

    In-situ preservation and reburial

    New materials for the conservation of organic materials

    Re-treatment of artifacts with particular reference to alum in
    wood

    Acids (sulphur and iron) formation in organic materials

    Categorization of materials, wood degradation and analysis

    Post-conservation display and storage

    Review of the samples from the 1987 International Comparative
    Wood

    Treatment Study

    Reports on ongoing conservation projects and case studies

Due Dates:

Sept 15, 2012: Submission of abstracts for papers or posters

Abstracts for Peer Review papers (title, authors and text, maximum
800 words, no images or graphs)

Please indicate if Paper is for Peer Review.

Abstracts for all other papers and posters (title, authors and text,
maximum 400 words, no images or graphs) Abstracts for papers or
posters should be submitted by e-mail to: tara.grant<-at->pch<.>gc<.>ca

Oct 15, 2012: Approval of abstracts, speakers and posters,
notification of authors

Jan 15, 2013: Submission of Peer Review Papers

April 30, 2013: Submission of all other papers or posters submitted
for publication.

Late acceptance of Non-peer reviewed papers may be accepted if space
remains.

All papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

For more information about submitting an abstract, please contact
tara.grant<-at->pch<.>gc<.>ca

For more information concerning the conference please go to

    <URL:http://www.icom-cc.org/42/working-groups/wet-organic-archaelogical-materials/>

Tara Grant, Coordinator WOAM
Senior Conservator - Archaeology
Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Road
Ottawa ON K1A 0M5
613-998-3721 ext 227


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