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Subject: Fwd: Call for papers, "Icon and Portrait International Conference"
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings,
Please find included our Call for papers for the "Icon and Portrait International Conference",
To be organized by ICOM-CC-Wood, Furniture and Lacquer in cooperation with St. Mena Church in Fum Al-Khalig, Cairo, Egypt in 18-20 September, 2006
I would be grateful if you could print and display copies of this circular in your institution and would like to ask you please to publish this call and information in your newsletters, website and any other available media and
to send it across your milling lists and to forward it to our colleagues in your institution and to anybody who you think might be interested.
I look forward for hearing from you,
With my best wishes
Yours,
Dr. Hany hanna
Elected Chair, ICOM-CC-Wood, Furniture and Lacquer
General Director, Department of conservation, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), EGYPT.
Professor, Institute for Coptic Studies in Cairo.
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax. Nos.: +2-02-4251411 OR +2-02-4109687
Mobil No.: +2-012-4176742
Call for papers
Icon and Portrait International Conference
18-20 September, 2006
Following the previous four meetings, which had been hold during the last years at the magical atmosphere of St. Mina Church.
ICOM-CC-Wood, Furniture and Lacquer in cooperation with St. Mena Church will organize the "Icon and Portrait International Conference" in the period 18-20 September, 2006, to take place at:
St. Mena Church, 3 Midan Al-Teiby, Alsaad Albarrany St. Fum Al-Khalig, Cairo, Egypt.
The objectives of the conference are:
1-To create a common understanding of the profession among those who are involved in
the practical work of Icons, Portraits and paintings.
2- To create a dialogue with other professionals, such as archaeologists, curators, art historians, conservators, legislators and architects with the exploration and design of different strategies and methods
3- To agree proposals for defining standards for Icon, Portrait and painting study and research.
4- To present an overview and to conclude the current state of conservation and restoration research, practice, problems and progress in conservation in the field of Icon, Portrait and painting.
5-To increase and affluence the amount of cultural general knowledge of Icon, Portrait and painting and to increase and activate the concern with such important subject and its concepts among the public
6- to achieve an active involvement of the public in the integral process of Cultural Heritage and its preservation, to achieve the understanding, acceptance and thus the support of the public in the activities it generates and to encourage the public to support and participate in the preservation of their own Heritage.
The main theme of the conference will be "Icons and Portraits in Egypt and around the world" With the following General themes:
1- Icons, Portraits and Paintings in Egypt and outside Egypt..
2- Treatment, Restoration, Preservation, Conservation, Storage and Displaying issues.
3- Intangible and oral issues & Legal and ethical issues.
Those include - and not limited to - several Sub-Items such as:
- History of Icons, Portraits and Paintings and its classification across the historical ages.
- Painting in ancient Egypt.
- Portraits and Icons its Diffusion and Function
- Portraits and Paintings in the Greco-Roman Period in Egypt and around the world.
- Paintings and Coptic Icons on the walls and materials date bake to the Pharaonic era.
- Structure and composition, techniques, and studies related to industrial, technical, artistic art-technical methods and styles for Icons (Iconography) Portraits and paintings.
- Iconographers; ancient and modern.
- Coptic Icon and its style specifications and characters and its subjects, topics or themes.
- The effects, impacts and influences of Coptic Icon on the Icons and Portraits around the world (ancient and contemporary).
- The effects, impacts and influences on the Coptic Icon by the previous and contemporaneous arts and by the other styles of icons such as Byzantine, Italian and Russian Icons.
- Byzantine Icon and its style specifications and characters and its subjects, topics or themes.
- Copt-Byzantine Icon and its style specifications and characters and its subjects, topics or themes.
- Portraits and Icons on supports other than wood (e.g. Icons on columns).
- Anti-Icons periods and Iconoclasm movements and their influences on the icons in Egypt and around the world.
- Icons and Portraits within the international museums.
- Rare issues (such as rare icon, rare Iconographers etc.).
- History of restoration and conservation of Icons, Portraits and Paintings in Egypt and around the world.
- Causes of decay, damage and deterioration.
- Investigation, testing, analysis and experimental techniques.
- Cleaning, Treatment, Restoration, Preservation and Conservation techniques.
- Documentation, Storage and Displaying techniques.
- Case Studies.
- The intangible and oral issues around Icons and Portraits.
- Legal and ethical issues around Icons and Portraits and its conservation and Traffic.
All professionals committed to Icons, Portraits and Paintings, and to the world's museums collections' monuments, historical sites and culture property such as curators, archaeologists, Egyptologists, Copticists, art historians, Iconographers, conservators, scientists, technicians, architects, engineers, lawyers, legislators and other professionals who work or interest in the subject and also the public can participate.
CALL FOR PAPERS
All professionals mentioned above who are work or interested in the field, and those who actively promote the preservation of culturally and historically significant works through study, analysis, collaboration: they all very welcome to send their proposals of papers abstracts in one of the mentioned Sub-themes or any other suggested subject related to the main theme of the conference.
Again a private session for Students, trainees and others in the field of Archaeology, Egyptology, Hellenic Studies, Coptic studies, Demotic Studies, Art-history, Restoration and Conservation etc. will be set as well, so they are very welcome and we strongly encourage them to submit their abstracts for their works, searches, articles and reports related to the conference theme.
If you would like to present or publish a paper or a poster, please submit your proposal BY 1 March, 2006.
A 500-1000 word summary description of the proposed paper in English or Arabic (Arabic abstracts should be submitted also in English) include:
1- Title
2- Name(s) of the main author and any co-authors or collaborators (please refer to the Author to whom correspondence should be addressed), together with the current position and full contact details for each author: full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
3-A proposed paper's abstract, this should be a minimized copy of the full paper and should include:
A- Introduction: Introduce what you will discuss in your paper.
B- Main Body of Text: Divide main body of text according to section headings, for example "Historical introduction", "Description of the Icon", "Sampling", "Methods of Study", "analytical Study", "Experimental study" "Results", "Discussion", etc. that will be used in the paper. (Experimental results of work in progress may be indicated as 'forthcoming information')
C: Conclusion
And please refer to:
1- The presentation facilities that you will need for your presentation such as Slides Projector (one ore two), Overhead Projector (one ore two) IBM Beamer for presentation, laptop.
2- Which language you will use for the final paper and for your presentation.
3- The final complete size of your poster (in case of poster).
Please indicate in your proposal massage subject the following reference (An abstract for Icon and Portrait International Conference).
Co-Scientific Committees chaired by Prof. Dr. Gawdat Gabra and Dr. Hany Hanna will make a selection from the proposals received and determine the final content of the programme.
Selected speakers will be requested to submit the final paper for publication in the conference proceedings.
The Scientific committees (include Peer Review Committee and Editorial Committee) will rank and judge the full papers for publication.
The papers and posters will be selected based on quality, originality, importance and relevance.
To a great extent, the scope of the conference will be determined by the proposals received in response to the call for papers. We are confident that the programme will reflect current interests and concerns. We are very interested in all sorts of proposals.
The language of the conference and the publication will be English and Arabic, with simultaneous translation during the presentations.
The conference will be combined with trade fair and artistic exhibitions in "Icon and Portrait" for artist, Iconographers, conservation and restoration companies, Materials and supplies companies.
If you wish to contribute please send your proposal BY 1 May, 2006:
- For the artistic exhibitions: An abstract for the work/s you wish to show with its dimensions accompanied with high quality color photos (JPEG format, quality = min. 300 dpi resolution),
- For the trade fair: An abstract describing the activities you wish to introduce and display and the required equipments, supplies and furnishings and the space needed.
Please indicate in your massage subject the following reference (A proposal for Icon and Portrait exhibition).
All the proposals should be sent to:
Dr. Hany Hanna
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Please copy your message to the following e-mail addresses as well:
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Important dates to be remember:
- Deadline for receipt of the papers abstracts proposals: 1 March, 2006.
- You will receive a response of acceptance and a full copy of instruction to authors by 1 April, 2006.
- Deadline for receipt of the trade fair and artistic exhibitions proposals: 1 May, 2006
- Deadline for receipt of the full papers: 15 June, 2006.
- Registration for the conference will open in the end of June, 2006.
- The conference date 18-20 September, 2006
The organizers seek to widen participation at this conference, and would like to encourage colleagues from all parts of the world to attend. We would be grateful if you could print and display copies of this circular in your institution and would like to ask you please to publish this call and information in your newsletters, website and any other available media and to send it across your milling lists and to forward it to our colleagues in your institution and to anybody who you think might be interested.
Please do not hesitate to connect the conference chair for further declaration or questions, and please indicate in your massage subject the following reference (A question about Icon and Portrait International Conference).
We hope that you will be able to join us.
Finally, please accept my apologies in case of cross posting and thank you for your cooperation.
Best Regards,
The conference chair,
Dr. Hany Hanna
Elected Chair, ICOM-CC-Wood, Furniture and Lacquer
General Director, Department of conservation, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), EGYPT.
Professor, Institute for Coptic Studies in Cairo.
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax. Nos.: +2-02-4251411 OR +2-02-4109687
Mobil No.: +2-012-4176742
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