Call for Papers

CAC 25th Annual Conference and Workshop

The Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property will be
holding its 25th Annual Conference on May 28-30, 1999, in Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
Conference papers are invited on all aspects of museum, archival and fine
art collections.  A poster session, trade fair and tours are planned to
accompany the sessions.

Conference Abstracts of 250 to 400 words must be submitted by the 31st
of December 1998.
Electronic submissions on disk in ASCII, WordPerfect or through e-mail are
preferred.

Send abstracts to:

Jasmina Vlaovic, Program Chair,
Winnipeg Art Gallery
300 Memorial Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1
Tel:(204)786-6641
Fax:(204)788-4998
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OR

Ala Rekrut, Conference Co-Chair
Provincial Archives of Manitoba
200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1T5
Tel:(204)945-1265
Fax:(204)948-2008
E-Mail:[log in to unmask]

The training workshop, "Green Conservation: Environmental and Human
Safety in Conservation" will be held May 26-27, 1999.

Workshop sessions will focus on identification, assessment and mitigation
of known and potential health and environmental hazards related to
conservation treatments, collections and site care.  Solutions on how to
make sites and collections safe and accessible will be also examined.

The main themes of the workshop will be:

        Examples of "greener" or less-toxic alternatives in treatment and
display of collections
        Construction/renovation of heritage facilities
        Caring for hazardous collections and sites
        Disaster recovery of biologically and chemically damaged
collections.

Demonstrations and/or displays of safety equipment and procedures are
planned to accompany the sessions.  Workshop Abstracts of 250 to 400
works must be submitted by the 31st of December 1998.  Electronic
submissions on disk in ASCII, WordPerfect or through e-mail are preferred.
Send abstracts to:

Shelagh Linklater
Program Chair
CAC Workshop 1999
Provincial Archives of Manitoba
200 Vaughan Street,
Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1T5

Telephone: (204)945-1265
FAX: (204)948-2008
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]