The Institute of Conservation launches its first major online publication
The international conference organised by the Icon Book & Paper Group in 2015 was a great success. Contributors to Adapt & Evolve: East Asian Materials and Techniques in Western Paper Conservation came from a number of countries in East Asia as well as the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and elsewhere. It was a determined ambition of the Icon Book & Paper Group to publish some of the papers online-and now everything is ready! We are delighted to announce that these are now available on the Icon website https://icon.org.uk/adapt-evolve-2015-east-asian-materials-and-techniques-in -western-conservation . The papers have been edited by Francesca Whymark on a very generous voluntary basis and the entire cost of copy-editing, design and adapting the Icon website has been met out of the conference proceeds. The aim has been to present the papers in a very similar format to those published in the Journal of the Institute of Conservation and they can be downloaded and printed on a fully open-access basis under a Creative Commons licence. Fiona McLees, Events & Training Chair of the Icon Book & Paper Group said: 'The Adapt & Evolve conference was the fruit of the hard work of many people, from the organising committee to the speakers, poster authors and volunteers. I am absolutely delighted that due to further hard work the papers from this sell-out conference will now be widely available, and that many more people will be able to benefit from the vast amount of specialist knowledge and research which was in evidence at the conference.' Alison Richmond ACR, Chief Executive of Icon said: 'Adapt & Evolve stands as a landmark in the history of exchange between conservators of East and West. These post prints will ensure the lasting legacy of this important conference. Weighing in at 181 pages, this has been a major piece of work undertaken almost entirely by volunteers. Sincere thanks are due to Francesca Whymark who was the managing Editor and who saw this project through to fruition. I am very proud that Icon is hosting this excellent publication. I hope you enjoy reading it!' Whilst these papers are open access, we also invite conservators world-wide to receive our Journal of the Institute of Conservation, now published 3 times a year, both in hard copy and on line, and also Icon News which is published 6 times a year, our Iconnect e-newsletter circulated monthly and Iconnect Jobs sent weekly. Just visit <https://icon.org.uk/support-icon/join-icon> https://icon.org.uk/support-icon/join-icon. Regards Simon Green Business Manager Institute of Conservation, Unit 3.G.2, The Leathermarket, Weston Street, LondonSE1 3ER Tel 0203 142 6784 email <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Website <http://www.icon.org.uk/> www.icon.org.uk This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the email. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The Institute of Conservation are neither given nor endorsed by it. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
