Call for papers--Conference on gels in conservation

Call for Papers

"Gels in Conservation"
October 16-18 2017
Tate Modern, London

A 3-day conference organised by International Academic Projects in
association with Tate

The "Gels in Conservation" conference aims to bring together
conservators, conservation and other scientists, students of
conservation and their teachers, to discuss the use of gels across
all conservation disciplines (paintings, paper, wall paintings,
textiles, museum objects, mixed media works etc.).  Presentations
should focus on gel materials, application techniques, and
particularly on case studies involving the use of gels in
conservation treatments, and evaluations of their outcomes.

Submissions in English only are invited in the form of abstracts of
approximately 500 words.  These submissions should show the proposed
title, author(s), and contact details for the corresponding author.
Abstracts will be selected by the conference advisory committee and
external peer reviewers.

Submissions for 25 minute papers, or for short papers, are welcome.
Accepted short papers will be allotted a 10-minute oral
presentation, with additional time for Q&A and the option to also
display a poster as well.  Short papers may be more appropriate for
treatments, though long papers discussing treatments are also
encouraged.  A requirement of submission is that one of the authors
of each selected paper must attend the conference to present the
work to the audience.  Authors presenting papers are encouraged to
deliver a precis of the points covered in the paper in the
preprints, and to discuss additional and/or more recent material
where appropriate.

The conference proceedings will be published as printed preprints
available on the day of the conference, and it is planned that the
papers will be available online shortly after the conference. Papers
will only be accepted on the basis that the author undertakes to
submit a final text for publication, complete with high-quality
images (all cleared for reproduction in the printed preprints and
also for the online version) by January 15, 2017.

Topics suggested are shown below (but are not limited to):

    The theory of gels

    Recent developments in gel technologies

    Clearance and residues

    Systematic evaluation of gel properties and effects

    Preparation and practical issues

    Case studies on the practice of using gels on:

        Wall paintings
        Easel paintings
        Contemporary art
        Textiles
        Archaeological objects
        Paper
        Sculpture
        Mixed media
        Traditional materials

Once an abstract has been accepted for inclusion in the conference,
authors will be sent the Publisher's guidelines for text and images
for both long and short papers.

To submit an abstract for a paper or short paper (please indicate
which) please send a Word or PDF file to info<-at->academicprojects<.>co<.>uk
with a summary (500 word maximum) including the provisional title
and the name of the principal and other authors.

Posters: In addition to the written submission (subject to peer
review, image permissions and timely submission), there will be an
opportunity to have a limited number of physical posters on display
for those authors presenting short papers.

All abstracts must be submitted by June 15, 2016.

Key Dates

    June 15 2016        Deadline for abstract submission

    August 3h 2016      Notification of acceptance sent to authors

    January 15 2017     Deadline of submission for all papers

Conference organisation, editorial and technical committee:

    Jim Black
    IAP, London, UK

    Richard Wolbers
    University of Delaware, Newark, USA

    Bronwyn Ormsby
    Tate, London, UK

    Joyce Townsend
    Tate

    Yunsun Choi
    Tate

    Lora Angelova
    Tate

    Rachel Barker
    Tate

    Natasha Trenwith
    Tate

Please note that any information sent, received or held by Tate may
be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Yunsun Choi
Conservation Manager (Paper, Paintings and frames)
Tate


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