Call for papers--Conference on cultural heritage conservation science and sustainable development

Call for papers

"Cultural Heritage Conservation Science and Sustainable Development
    Experience, Research and Innovation"
Conference

Amphi Colbert INHA/INP and Archives nationales (Pierrefitte site)
Paris
23-25 October 2013

Organised by the Centre de recherche sur la conservation des
collections - CRCC

Cultural Heritage Conservation Science is indeed a present-day field
and has undergone much development recently; furthermore, it has
been developing at a very fast pace since the late 20th century. It
is now imperative to take ecological, economic and social aspects
into consideration when looking at the solutions that scientific
research brings today. By taking these new obligations into account,
one can re-evaluate a certain number of best-practices and develop
new studies in the field of conservation. This research on cultural
heritage is taking place under the influence of domestic and
international regulation. which have also undergone profound
transformation and restructuring in their own rights. Today, it
constitutes a case study for an experimental scientific drawing
board that will yield expertise in this area that is a crossroads
amongst the humanities, material sciences, natural sciences and
information sciences.

Through the use of examples and case studies, this conference will
present the latest developments in conservation as well as in
preservation, such as:

    Environment and climate

        Environmental conditions, cost saving and impact on
        collections (response of collections to short-term
        fluctuation)

        Pollutants and microbial monitoring and mitigation

        Passive indoor climate control, lighting, etc.

    Materials and conservation treatments

        Innovative materials and treatments, less toxic alternative
        products

        Mass treatment: cost/benefit

        New storage options, etc.

        durability and changes

    Material conservation of intangible heritage

        Born digital heritage

        Digitization as strategy for preservation

        Ephemeral art issues

    Cultural Heritage and communities

        Local approaches in conservation

        Study of traditional conservation practices

        Cooperation, networking and training, etc.

        Cultural heritage as a boundary object

Languages: English and French (simultaneous translation)

With the support of the ARSAG (Association pour la recherche
scientifique sur les arts graphiques), in partnership with the LRMH.

Deadline paper proposal or poster: 31 March 2013

Deadline for registration: 15 september 2013

Registration fees: 200 euros (before 1 June); 300 euros (as of 1
June, 2013)

Students: 30 euros (before 1 June 2013); 50 euros (as of 1 June 2012

(registration will open in December 2013)

For more information or paper/poster proposal, please send an e-mail
to Alban Fournier <afournier<-at->mnhn<.>fr>


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