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1. RE: [#IconBPG25 Conference] Call for participation - Conservation uncovered: Investigation and discovery in treatment and analysis 2. IAP Virtual seminar: The Technology and Metallurgy of Copper and Copper Alloys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Ayaka Ajiki Posted: Monday May 5, 2025 7:28 AM Subject: RE: [#IconBPG25 Conference] Call for participation - Conservation uncovered: Investigation and discovery in treatment and analysis Message: Hello! We are extending the deadline for #IconBPG25 conference call for participation. The new deadline for submissions is Monday 2 June 2025. Event page can be accessed here: #IconBPG25 Conference - Call for participation <https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/call-for-participation-conservation-uncovered-investigation-and-discovery-in-treatment-and-analysis.html> How to apply: Please download and use the designated template attached in the previous post, from the Icon website or request a copy by emailing [email protected] <[email protected]>. Email your submission using the templates to [email protected] <https://%3Ca%20href=/> with the subject line IconBPG25. Thank you! ------------------------------ Ayaka Ajiki Conservator National Archives of Singapore Singapore Singapore ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 04-07-2025 23:54 From: Ayaka Ajiki Subject: [#IconBPG25 Conference] Call for participation - Conservation uncovered: Investigation and discovery in treatment and analysis The Icon Book & Paper Group is excited to announce the theme, dates and location for our #IconBPG25 conference, and to open the call for participation. The conference will be taking place at The National Archives, Kew, London, from 22 to 24 October 2025. Conservators have always had an investigative element to their role: clues about the making, materials, and use of a book, document, or work of art on paper necessarily inform treatment decisions, but sometimes this information isn't readily apparent-and may even be invisible to the naked eye. For BPG25, we invite submissions on this theme of investigation and discovery in book and paper conservation. How has understanding the history or materiality of an item on your bench influenced the course of intervention? What novel treatment actions have you developed as a result of careful study of best practices and the needs of a book or archival document? What discoveries have you made via research or analysis that has changed the understanding of an item's significance to your collection? We are keen to make this relevant to book and paper conservators working in institutions and private practice, students and emerging professionals and have multiple options for participation. There will be an online option for attending the conference, enabling those who cannot travel to the venue to attend the talks and panel discussions and view the posters. More details will follow after the call for papers. Examples of possible topics could include: Case studies of treatments or projects supported by research and analysis Collaborations between book and paper conservators and scientists Development of novel treatments and techniques Examples of different types of investigative techniques used in book and paper conservation Participation submissions are accepted on all aspects of conservation relevant to the theme, including scientific studies and PhD research. We have four call outs for participation: Abstracts: Submit a 500 word abstract. Selected authors will be offered the opportunity to present for 20 minutes on their topic. Lightning talks: Short form talks with the aim of quickly sharing ideas, research findings or project updates. Submit a 200 word abstract. Selected authors will be offered the opportunity to present for 5 minutes on their topic. Posters: Provide a brief description of a poster you would like to submit. Posters offer a visual option of sharing a project, data analysis, surveys, a treatment or more. We will be holding poster sessions, using a virtual method, so no printing of large posters will be required. Workshops and tours: An opportunity to give a tour of your conservation studio, London based. Or a workshop to share skills, techniques, use of equipment. Event page can be accessed here: #IconBPG25 Conference - Call for participation <https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/call-for-participation-conservation-uncovered-investigation-and-discovery-in-treatment-and-analysis.html> How to apply: Please download and use the designated template attached in this post, from the Icon website or request a copy by emailing [email protected] <[email protected]>. Email your submission using the templates to [email protected] <https://[email protected] <[email protected]> with the subject line IconBPG25. The deadline for submissions is Friday 2 May 2025. ------------------------------ Ayaka Ajiki Conservator National Archives of Singapore Singapore ------------------------------ 2.From: James Black Posted: Monday May 5, 2025 10:00 AM Subject: IAP Virtual seminar: The Technology and Metallurgy of Copper and Copper Alloys Message: The Technology and Metallurgy of Copper and Copper Alloys Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025 Time: 3pm BST Tutor: Adam Wojcik Price: £25.00 Platform: Zoom There will be a 55 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of discussion. Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1306960637449?aff=oddtdtcreator <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1306960637449?aff=oddtdtcreator> This seminar provides a concise review of the guiding metallurgy behind a range of copper alloys (particularly bronze and brass), starting with an appreciation of their properties, origins, and manufacture, but quickly moving on to their microstructures, and crucially how these link to the Copper – Tin and Copper- Zinc phase diagrams and their interpretation. The notion of non-equilibrium microstructures will then be introduced, and how these can be altered by working and heat-treatment. Adam Wojcik is Associate Professor in Materials Science at UCL Mechanical Engineering, London. In addition to his science and engineering background, Adam also has undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in archaeology and classics. ------------------------------ James Black Co-ordinator International Academic Projects London www.academicprojects.co.uk ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
