Diamond Light Source, the Mary Rose Trust and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source will organise
SR2A-2018 (8th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology) in Portsmouth, UK. The conference will include four days of oral presentations and a poster sessions at central Portsmouthvenue from the 3rd to 7th September 2018. Attendees will also have the opporutnity to participate in facility tours at Diamond Light Source & ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and take in the sights of Portsmouths Historic Dockyard. The SR2A conference series focuses on the innovative use of synchrotron and neutron radiation to investigate artistic and archaeological materials and artefacts. The 2018 conference will specifically focus on New & Complementary Analytical Techniques, New Conservation Treatments and Monitoring, Non-Destructive Versus Destructive analysis, and Archaeological and Paleontological Advances. SR2A2 is open to all interested professionals, including archaeologists, conservation scientists, conservators, geochemists and material scientists, researchers with experience utilising largescale research facilities and other analytical techniques, curators, cultural heritage managers, art historians, students, potential users of large facilities. The easily accessible location of Portsmouth will provide the opportunity for professionals from Europe and worldwide to meet and share their expertise and experience, whilst also visiting Diamond Light Source and ISIS, and seeing the Mary Rose at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The conference language is English. Proceedings will be published. Call for abstracts is now open (Deadline is 30th April) Registration will close on 24th August (Early bird rate until 22nd June) More information at www.diamond.ac.uk/conference/SR2A-2018.html ------------------------------------------------------------ This email has been scanned by Interpro Technology Managed Services. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
