Dear Colleagues,
NATCC is a not-for-profit (501(c)3) organization that was formed
to improve the quality of textile conservation by sponsoring biennial
conferences and publishing the papers from those conferences. At our sixth biennial meeting
in Washington, DC, a number of attendees expressed an interest in helping NATCC
with its work. We have an open position and are inviting applications from
our North American colleagues to join
the 12-member board of NATCC.
As specified in the NATCC Bylaws, new Directors are elected by a majority of the Board to serve a 4-year term. Board members, who must be practicing textile conservators, curators, or scientists, are responsible for the organization of the biennial conferences. The NATCC Board meets twice per year, once during the AIC Annual Meeting and once at another time and place agreed upon by the Board. During a biennial conference year, the second meeting generally occurs on the day after the conference. NATCC does not reimburse Board members for travel expenses associated with attending Board meetings.
We are especially interested
in bringing our meetings to a wider geographic area, which requires regional
board members to serve as the nucleus for the local committee. With that in
mind, we are especially interested in hearing from our colleagues in
Those
interested in serving on this congenial Board should write a letter describing
their experience, qualification and statement of interest to:
For more
information, feel free to contact any current Board member:
Please share this message with textile conservation colleagues who may not subscribe to this list. Thank you.
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Christine
Giuntini, Conservator
Arts
of Africa, Oceania, and the
The
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212-650-2594