Call for papers--Polymers

Art et Chimie: Polymers in the creation-reproduction,
conservation-restoration, and exhibition of works of cultural
heritage
Maison de la Chimie - Paris
October 15-17, 2002

The purpose of the conference is to show the impact of the use of
polymers on the various phases of the life of works of art, both
ancient and modern, from their creation to the subsequent steps
taken to preserve, restore, and display them in museums. The
speakers will in particular appraise the contribution of both
natural and synthetic polymers to the creation and treatment of
works of art designed from an extensive range of materials (stone,
ceramics, glass, metal, textile, wood, etc.), whilst also looking
into the problems raised by their ageing process. The conference
will focus on five topics reflecting the diversity of these
materials' applications:

    topic 1: Modern artistic creation from a dual angle of design
    and formulation

    topic 2: Conservation - restoration: protection and coating of
    surfaces

    topic 3: Conservation - restoration: strengthening of porous
    materials

    topic 4: Moulding and impression techniques for reproduction

    topic 5: Polymers for collections management

Authors are invited to submit a 250 word abstract of their oral or
poster presentation, as a Word 6.0 or ".rtf " file, indicating their
chosen topic (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), the title of their presentation, and
the name of the author(s) including full addresses, preferably by
e-mail to jgrolere [at] wanadoo__fr, before February 28, 2002. You may
also send in a diskette with your document saved in the same format,
to:

    Societe de Chimie Industrielle
    28, rue Saint-Dominique
    75007 Paris
    +33 0 1 53 59 02 10
    Fax: +33 0 1 45 55 40 33

For details see <URL:http://www.scifrance.org>


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