Call for papers--CAC Annual Conference--addendum

Call for Papers

34th Annual CAC Conference and Workshop
Montreal, Quebec
30 May - 5 June 2008

Call for Papers

    The Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property
    is pleased to invite you to its 34th Annual Conference and
    Workshop in Montreal, Canada. The conference will be held at the
    Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec followed by a
    4-day workshop to be held at the McCord Museum. Both events will
    offer simultaneous translation in English and French.

    Abstracts on all aspects of conservation are invited. In
    addition to formal papers, submissions for posters and video
    presentations are also welcomed.

    Abstract Format: Abstracts for conference presentations must be
    between 300-500 words written in English with French translation
    if available. Presentations should last no longer than twenty
    minutes. Poster and video presentations must use a maximum space
    of three feet wide by four feet high. Please include the title
    of the presentation, name(s) of the author(s), mailing address,
    telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, name of the
    presenter and the required AV material. Submit abstracts by
    December 15, 2007 to:

        Joan Marshall
        Conference Program Chair
        joanmarshall [at] videotron__ca

    Please send submissions by e-mail attachment (Times New Roman
    font, 12 points, double-spaced) and indicate 'Call for
    Papers-CAC 2008' in the subject line.

    Abstracts will be published and should contain all essential
    details, main results and conclusions. Ambiguous phrases such as
    'will be discussed' or 'will be presented' should be avoided.

    A selection committee will review abstracts and notify speakers
    by January 30, 2008. Participation from students, new members
    and professionals from allied fields is encouraged.

Workshop
2 June - 5 June 2008

    The 4-day workshop, a collaboration between the CAC and the
    Canadian Conservation Institute, will be held at the McCord
    Museum.  The workshop New Methods of Cleaning Painted and
    Decorative Surfaces, Including the Modular Cleaning Program: a
    Systemic Approach to Cleaning Artworks is aimed at conservators
    involved in the cleaning of painted and decorative surfaces. The
    instructors, Richard Wolbers, Associate Professor, Art
    Conservation Department, University of Delaware, and Chris
    Stavroudis, Paintings Conservator in private practice, will
    present an overview of the theoretical principles needed to
    evaluate and formulate tailored aqueous and solvent-based
    cleaning systems for a variety of painted and decorative surface
    problems. The workshop will consist of lectures and practical
    session in the laboratory.

    Workshop topics will include: the characterization of painted
    surfaces; aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques;
    chelating/complexing materials, thickeners, gels, pastes and
    poultices; and resin soaps, enzymes and emulsions.  Problems
    will consist of soil, coating and overpaint removal.

    Participants will also have the opportunity to use the Modular
    Cleaning Program (MCP), developed by Chris Stavroudis and based
    on Richard Wolber's systemic approach to cleaning artworks. This
    program consists of concentrated stock solutions and a computer
    database that will assist conservators in cleaning with
    solvents, solvent gels, and water-borne systems.  The database
    assists the conservator in combining the stock solutions,
    provides information about the solutions and their components,
    and assists in specifying and mixing new solutions.


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