The Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN) <http://www.conservation-us.org/jobs/emerging#.WN5kJBi-K9Y> is pleased to announce details of its upcoming webinar: “Picking up the Pieces: Accepting, Preventing, and Learning from Mistakes as an Emerging Conservation Professional,” taking place on Friday, April 7th from 12-1 pm EST.
Pressure to avoid mistakes, particularly during treatment, can hamper discussion within the field of conservation regarding how to actively prevent and recover from setbacks. Although it is unfortunate when they occur, acknowledging that mistakes are fundamental to learning can be especially crucial to the development of early-career professionals. This webinar aims to provide a greater understanding of the most common causes of errors, tips for minimizing the probability of mistakes, and strategies for dealing with setbacks. ECPN has invited a panel of four speakers to explore this topic: Michele Marincola, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Conservation of the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; Tony Sigel, Senior Conservator of Objects and Sculpture at the Straus Center for Conservation, Harvard Art Museums; Ayesha Fuentes, PhD candidate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; and Geneva Griswold, Associate Objects Conservator at the Seattle Art Museum. Please see the webinar announcement on <http://www.conservators-converse.org/2017/03/ecpn-spring-2017-webinar-announcement-picking-up-the-pieces-accepting-preventing-and-learning-from-mistakes-as-an-emerging-conservation-professional/>*Conservators Converse <http://www.conservators-converse.org/2017/03/ecpn-spring-2017-webinar-announcement-picking-up-the-pieces-accepting-preventing-and-learning-from-mistakes-as-an-emerging-conservation-professional/> *for more information about the speakers. Attendance is free and open to all AIC members. Please register here <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1329917969114544898> to watch the webinar. If you are unable to view the program on April 7th, or are not a member of AIC, the full video will be recorded and uploaded onto the AIC YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/user/aiconservation>. ECPN would like to increase transparency regarding mistakes and inspire a broader dialogue on this subject in the field. We want to hear from YOU with your stories of mistakes and setbacks! Please take this short survey <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q3nRsy5ero8ywcCMlxnGju8l-hPYfzvi6wdGZa4d-fI/edit>describing your experiences. You can be a conservation professional from any career stage, and you may opt to remain anonymous. With your permission, we will be sharing select experiences during the webinar and in a follow up discussion on AIC’s Blog Conservators Converse. We hope you will join ECPN for the webinar on April 7th and that viewers will gain a new appreciation of mistakes as fundamental to learning, an increased awareness of the sources of error, and practical strategies for avoiding mistakes. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
