Call for papers--East Asian Materials and Techniques in Western Conservation

Call for papers

Adapt and Evolve: East Asian Materials and Techniques in Western
    Conservation
    London
    8-10 April 2015

The conference will be divided into two themes, which are briefly
outlined below.  You are encouraged to base the content of your
paper on one of these themes.

Adapt and Evolve: papers which explore the introduction,
formalisation and evolution of East Asian materials and techniques
in the conservation of Western book and paper collections.

Materials and Techniques: submissions on the latest research into
materials and techniques borrowed from Japan, China, Taiwan and
Korea.

Abstracts are invited on all aspects of conservation relevant to
these themes, including scientific studies and PhD research.
Proposals for practical workshop sessions are also welcomed.
Abstracts should be in English and 300-500 words in length.  Please
also include the title of the presentation, name(s) of the
author(s), mailing address, telephone number, and name and email
address of the presenter.  Participation from students, new Icon
members and professionals in allied fields is encouraged.

Please submit abstracts to adaptandevolve2015<-a t->gmail< . >com by 30 June
2014.  A selection committee will review abstracts and notify
speakers no later than 30 September 2014.

For further details pLease consult

    adaptandevolve2015.wordpress.com

This will be updated with more information about the conference and
the themes as it becomes available, as well as abstracts from key
speakers.

A call for posters will follow in June 2014.

Fiona McLees
Icon Book and Paper Group Conference Committee


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