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Financial assistance Information for the 6th Annual NATCC--"Facing Impermanence" November 6-9, 2007



Dear Friends and Colleagues,

           In our continuing effort to attract a diverse audience we have extended the financial assistance application deadline through July 9th.  This scholarship covers registration and some expenses; more information and a web link is provided below.  

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           The Board of Directors of the North American Textile Conservation Conference is pleased to invite you to Washington, DC to attend the Sixth Biennial Conference --  Facing Impermanence: Exploring Preventive Conservation for Textiles, co-sponsored by The Textile Museum, The National Gallery of Art, and The National Museum of the American Indian from November 6-9, 2007.

The conference will open on Thursday, November 8 with a keynote speech by Jean Tétreault, Senior Researcher for the Canadian Conservation Institute. The two-day conference program will include 17 presentations, eight posters, two evening receptions, and lunch during the conference. Presentation of papers and posters will take place at the National Gallery of Art.  The conference will be preceded by two days of workshops. Workshops will take place at the National Museum of the American Indian, at The Textile Museum, and the X-radiography workshop will take place at the National Museum of African Art.  Lunch during all workshops will be included in the workshop fee.

For further details concerning the presentations, posters and workshops as well as registration information, please click on the following link, or paste it into your browser:   http://www.textilemuseum.org/natcc/main.htm .   It is also possible to get to the NATCC website by using the Google search-engine (English version).

Please note that through the generosity of a local foundation, NATCC is able to offer financial assistance to cover registration ($275) and up to $475 to help cover expenses for a limited number of applicants. Applications must be received by June 29th to be considered. NATCC will inform successful applicants by July 20th. 

We are looking forward to seeing both familiar and new faces this November.

 

 

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Christine Giuntini

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY  10028

212-650-2594

 


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