Call for Papers--ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials conference

13th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference (WOAM)
Florence, Italy
May 16-21, 2016

ICOM-CC's Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Working Group (WOAM)
exists to: disseminate scientific research in the field of wet
organic archaeological materials; to promote the application of new
materials and technologies for conservation, investigate new tools
for analysis and documentation; present relevant case studies in the
conservation of wet organic archaeological materials; identify
further areas of research and to facilitate networking for future
collaborative activities.

For the 2013-2016 Triennial period, WOAM established a particular
focus on the following subjects:

    The ethics and practicalities of treating waterlogged materials,
    especially large structures or large assemblages

    Documentation and characterization techniques for recording and
    assessing wet organics

    In situ preservation of wet organic archaeological materials and
    sites?

    New treatment techniques and continued review of established
    methods, for example Kauramin, PEG, Sugars, Alum etc.  In
    particular, we welcome studies that address the long-term
    performance and stability of treatments, especially those that
    reassess the condition of the materials treated as part of the
    International Comparative Wood Study and currently stored in
    Trondheim

    The treatment of composite materials

    The treatment of non-wood organics

    The display and storage of waterlogged (and previously
    waterlogged) organics

    The role of sulfur and other contaminants in the deterioration
    of wood and other organics and ways to mitigate these effects

Although papers and posters addressing these subjects are most
welcome, the list is not inclusive and we encourage all original
submissions covering topics relevant to the analysis, treatment,
study and care of wet organic archaeological materials for
consideration.

Please submit abstracts for papers or posters to ewilliams<-at->cwf<.>org
name and contact details as well as the body of the abstract.  They
should not contain images or graphs.

Key Dates to remember:

    Sept 15, 2015:      Submission of abstracts for papers or
                        posters

    October 30, 2015:   Notification of speakers and authors

    March 30, 2016:     Submission of all papers and posters for
                        inclusion in conference post-print

WOAM will be transferring to an entirely peer-reviewed publication
for the Florence post-prints.  Please note, due to firm publisher
cut-off dates, papers not received by March 30, 2016 cannot be
included in the published Florence Proceedings.

Emily Williams
Conservator of Archaeological Materials
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg VA 23187
757-220-7079


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