FAIC courses

FAIC would like to announce the following professional development
courses below.  Please visit

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/current-courses>

for more details on these courses, registration information, and a
full listing of current courses available.

Establishing a Conservation Practice
June 9 - July 7, 2016 online

    This four-week, online course is designed to meet the needs of
    conservators who wish to own or manage a professional
    conservation business.  Participants will learn to recognize the
    advantages and drawbacks of private practice and various
    business structures, such as sole proprietorship, partnership,
    and corporation.  They will understand the role of legal,
    accounting, finance, marketing, employment, and other expertise
    in business management and maintenance, as well as locate
    additional resources on the internet and elsewhere to assist in
    setting up a private practice.

Construction and Use of Karibari Drying Boards
Andover, MA
June 13-17, 2016

    Presented by Northeast Document Conservation Center with funding
    from FAIC.

    The karibari workshop is for paper conservation professionals
    interested in basic Asian paintings conservation procedures.
    The workshop includes construction, lectures, demonstrations,
    and videos related to the construction of karibari panels and
    lining techniques.  Participants will have the opportunity to
    learn how to use traditional Japanese hand tools and apply
    traditional techniques that will work with western conservation
    procedures.

Marketing for Conservation:
July 21 - August 18, 2016
online

    This four-week, online course is designed to get participants
    thinking and planning ways to define the services they offer,
    and to connect those to services so that potential clients
    become actual clients.  Participants will explore the best ways
    to market their services in their situation.  Participants who
    complete the course activities will have created a workable
    strategic marketing plan for their practice or laboratory by the
    end of the course.

Spectral Imaging for Conservation
Santa Fe, NM
August 24-26, 2016

    NCPTT's Conservation Science Workshop Series, co-sponsored by
    FAIC.  Participants will be introduced to spectral image capture
    and processing to assess and discover a depth of unknown
    information hidden within the original source material.  They
    will learn a range of spectral analytical techniques, have
    access to two image processing software programs and learn how
    to process spectral imaging datasets.  Image processing examples
    will include how to retrieve non-visible data from objects such
    as palimpsests, watermarks, spectral mapping to separate
    colorants, spectral curve techniques for characterization of
    colorants, and tracking changes due to treatments and time.

The Modified FAIC Selecting Adhesives for Conservation Workshop
Mt. Carroll, IL
August 30 - September 2, 1016

    Presented by the Campbell Center with funding from FAIC.

    This course focuses on understanding the characteristics and
    limitations of different classes of natural and synthetic
    adhesives which can be matched against various bonding problems.
    The choice of adhesive will include assessing the nature of the
    substrate, application and clamping techniques, toxicity and the
    degree of reversibility.  Plans for reversing the treatment, not
    just the bond, are an essential part of the process.

Cleaning and Conductivity: New Methods for Treating Paintings, Works
    on Paper, and Textiles
Washington, DC
December 7-9, 2016

    This workshop presents scientifically-based advanced cleaning
    techniques from an interdisciplinary perspective with an
    emphasis on bridging the gap between scientific theory and
    practice.  Participants will explore the principles of
    conductivity and pH and their control in cleaning systems with
    consideration for applications including stain reduction on
    paper and textiles, as well as cleaning of contemporary
    paintings and exposed canvas.


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