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1. Last few days to get tickets to Icon Emerging Professionals Conference 2. New Photographic Chemistry Course Available 3. RE: Le temps des épreuves : réservez votre semaine du 9 novembre 2026 à Paris / The age of photographs symposium: save the date the week of 9 November 2026 à Paris 4. Survey Invitation: Large Language Model and Black Crusts in Built Heritage – Your Insights Matter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Joanne Fulton Posted: Tuesday July 15, 2025 1:53 PM Subject: Last few days to get tickets to Icon Emerging Professionals Conference Message: Ticket sales for Icon Emerging Professionals Conference end on Friday 18th July! The conference will be held the following Friday (25th July) at Durham University. This event is open to all, from aspiring conservators seeking to learn more about conservation to more experienced conservators interested in the work of their peers. The Conference Programme is as follows: Check in, tea and coffee Introduction and Welcome to the Conference - James Harvie (Icon Emerging Professionals Group Chair) Keynote Speaker - Richard Mulholland (Assistant Professor in Conservation of Fine Art at Northumbria University) Talks on Launching a Career Sophie McAloone - Conservation Manager at Fine Art Restoration Company Phil Pollard - Heritage Career Pathways Manager at Historic England Prof. Andy Beeby - Professor of Chemistry at Durham University * Poster Session 1 Networking session Lunch Poster Session 2 Networking session Talks on Cross-disciplinary Collaborative projects Lauren Moon-Schott & Tony King - Shakespeare Recovered: A Case Study into Interdisciplinary Collaboration Dr Emily Williams - Opportune Collaborations Closing Remarks - Emma Jhita (Icon CEO) Icon EPN AGM * We have a change to the speaker list, sadly Huw Bonner can no longer join us. Instead, we will be joined by Professor Andy Beeby who will be discussing heritage science as a career, and how conservators can collaborate with heritage scientists. Any questions, email [email protected] For tickets and more information about the conference, please follow the link: Icon EPN Conference & AGM 2025: Opportunities and Collaborations <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/icon-epn-conference-agm-2025-opportunities-and-collaborations.html> Icon remove preview <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/icon-epn-conference-agm-2025-opportunities-and-collaborations.html> Icon EPN Conference & AGM 2025: Opportunities and Collaborations Join us for an in-person Icon Emerging Professionals Conference and AGM View this on Icon > <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/icon-epn-conference-agm-2025-opportunities-and-collaborations.html> ------------------------------ Joanne Fulton Conservator (Collections Care) Durham University Library United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Kristine Markle Posted: Tuesday July 15, 2025 1:53 PM Subject: New Photographic Chemistry Course Available Message: The newest course in FAIC's Photographic Chemistry for Conservation online series is now available. Register to access "Stopping and Clearing" for $19. The series explores key elements of photographic chemistry that are essential to understanding the nature of silver-based analog photographs, their creation, and their deterioration mechanisms. Consisting of fourteen units, each of these self-study modules includes video lectures and self-assessment quizzes. These topics are critical for photograph conservators, but are also of interest to photographers, artists, collectors, and other photography enthusiasts. Learn more: https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/stopping-and-clearing <https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/stopping-and-clearing> ------------------------------ Kristine Markle Washington DC ------------------------------ 3.From: Nicholas Burnett Posted: Tuesday July 15, 2025 1:54 PM Subject: RE: Le temps des épreuves : réservez votre semaine du 9 novembre 2026 à Paris / The age of photographs symposium: save the date the week of 9 November 2026 à Paris Message: The English translation says 2025 in one place but the French says November 2026 twice. It seems probable that booking won't open for quite some time. ------------------------------ Nicholas Burnett Director Museum Conservation Services Ltd Cambridge United Kingdom [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 07-11-2025 05:25 From: Julia Kłosińska Subject: Le temps des épreuves : réservez votre semaine du 9 novembre 2026 à Paris / The age of photographs symposium: save the date the week of 9 November 2026 à Paris Hello, I'm conservator of photography at the Museum of Warsaw. How can I register for this Symposium? Best regards, Julia Kłosińska ------------------------------ Julia Kłosińska Conservator of Photography Muzeum Warszawy Warszawa Poland ------------------------------ Original Message: Sent: 07-10-2025 11:41 From: Marie-Angélique Languille Subject: Le temps des épreuves : réservez votre semaine du 9 novembre 2026 à Paris / The age of photographs symposium: save the date the week of 9 November 2026 à Paris English below ------------------------ Chères et chers collègues, Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que le symposium international « Le temps des épreuves. 50 ans de préservation des photographies » se tiendra à Paris la semaine du 9 novembre 2026. Ce symposium s'inscrit dans le cadre de la célébration du bicentenaire de la photographie. Destiné aux scientifiques de la conservation, conservatrices et conservateurs, responsables de fonds photographiques, conservatrices-restauratrices et conservateurs-restaurateurs des photographies, ainsi qu'aux historiennes et historiens de la photographie, ce symposium contribuera à construire le récit de cinquante années de recherche en conservation-restauration du patrimoine photographique. Il s'attachera à présenter un état des lieux des recherches récentes sur la matérialité des photographies et les conditions de leur conservation. Au plaisir de vous rencontrer à Paris, à l'automne 2026, Le comité d'organisation, Christine Barthe (musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac), Céline Daher (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Agnès Gall-Ortik (Département de préservation du patrimoine photographique de la Ville de Paris), Stéphanie Grison (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Marie-Angélique Languille (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Bertrand Lavédrine (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Isabelle-Cécile Le Mée (Ministère de la Culture) et Bertrand Sainte-Marthe (Archives nationales). ------------------------ Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the international symposium, "The Age of Photographs: 50 Years of Image Preservation", that will be held in Paris the week of November 9, 2025. This symposium is part of the events celebrating the bicentenary of the invention of photography. Aimed at conservation scientists, conservators, photographic collection managers, curators, and historians of photography, this symposium on photographic heritage will recount fifty years of research into its preservation, and present an overview of recent research on the materiality of photographs and their conservation conditions. We look forward to seeing you in Paris in autumn 2026, The Organising Committee, Christine Barthe (musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac), Céline Daher (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Agnès Gall-Ortlik (Département de préservation du patrimoine photographique de la Ville de Paris), Stéphanie Grison (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Marie-Angélique Languille (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Bertrand Lavédrine (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation), Isabelle-Cécile Le Mée (Ministère de la Culture) and Bertrand Sainte-Marthe (Archives nationales). 4.From: Zejiang Pang Posted: Tuesday July 15, 2025 5:33 PM Subject: Survey Invitation: Large Language Model and Black Crusts in Built Heritage – Your Insights Matter Message: Dear all, Following up on my earlier post, I am pleased to share a short survey (just three multiple-choice questions) as part of my dissertation at UCL: Upgrading Large Language Models' Interpretation of Black Crusts in Built Heritage. This project explores the potential of AI tools to support image-based understanding of surface deterioration, with a particular focus on black crust formation. The survey is open to all professionals in heritage conservation and science. Whether or not you have used AI tools before, your input is highly valuable. Here is the link to the questionnaire: Microsoft Forms <https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwnDVrUomuPZPj_i_NNVKib5UN1ZCS0kxRkhUVjdJRDU0VDcxU1MzVUpHMy4u&route=shorturl> Cloud remove preview Microsoft Forms View this on Cloud > <https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/KEdBRsfrWZ> I have attached the participant information sheet. Many thanks in advance! ------------------------------ Zejiang Pang MSc Student in Heritage Science UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage London United Kingdom ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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