Author: Ryan Winfield

Join the ECPN Committee

EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE, please see details below…

The Emerging Conservation Professionals Network seeks three new committee members:

Chair, Vice-Chair, and Outreach Coordinator

The Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN) works with various AIC committees to address the needs of conservation professionals with fewer than 7 years of experience. This includes pre-program students, graduate students, and recent graduates. The committee seeks to increase participation in AIC amongst emerging conservators.

The chair position coordinates monthly conference calls, writes agendas for these calls, oversees projects like: the mentoring program, the student research repository, and is responsible for editing all published material about the group. The chair represents the committee to the board of directors and at the Internal Advisory Group meeting, and collaborates on projects with other AIC committees and with representatives from conservation graduate programs. This position holds a term of two years.

The vice-chair is a new position that will oversee all of the ECPN activities at the AIC annual meeting (ECPN informational meeting, happy hour, portfolio session, and any new activities) and the yearly ANAGPIC meeting (there is a speaker each year from the ECPN who attends the ANAGPIC meeting). The vice-chair will also be a logical candidate for taking over the chair position after their one-year term.

The outreach coordinator is in charge of all social media communication including the ECPN blog, Facebook page, Flickr site, and other projects that involve outreach and communications. The outreach coordinator works closely with the communications coordinator, currently Amy Brost. The outreach coordinator may also take over the chair position after completion of a one-year term.

The ECPN communicates primarily via email correspondence and monthly conference calls. The committee meets in-person annually at the AIC meeting.

Please submit a brief statement of interest and your resume to Rose Cull, Chair, AIC-ECPN, (roseemilycull@gmail.com) by September 1, 2011.

Questions about committee activities can be directed to Rose, or ECPN’s current outreach coordinator: Heather Brown (hnmbrown@yahoo.com)

For more information about the ECPN see: www.conservation-us.org/emerging.

Northern California ECPN Meet & Mingle

When I first emailed Melissa asking if she was interested in meeting up to talk shop about being a pre-program student I was excited to talk with one person. Little did I know, once we both put the word out we would have a group of thirteen!

Our group was so well diversified that all curious questions were answered and if no one knew the answer then there was someone they knew who could help. We made introductions and expressed what we were most interested in. It was amazing to hear the wide variety of backgrounds that brought us all to this career choice. The most important part was that all different levels of interest attended. From the just curious about what this whole art conservation thing is to third year students at Buffalo in their internships and a graduate of the NYU program. We had several who just finished chemistry requirements and are prepping to apply this upcoming winter to others who are working at obtaining lab hours. It was great to meet so many new people and to learn about different programs and internships.

We really encourage others to put the word out in your area and see who responds. It was a great learning experience and a way to meet others who are in the same boat as you. You get to hear stories of others and form a group of associates to reach out to if you ever have questions. We are definitely planning more meetings in the future. In fact, as a result of this meeting many professional conservators have expressed interest in getting to know the emerging conservators of the Bay Area. We will be coordinating a meeting where emerging and professionals can come together in the future.

– Melissa Stone & Jennifer Martinez

MEMBER NEWS FROM CLUB QUARTERS

MEMBER NEWS FROM CLUB QUARTERS
New Club Quarters to
Open in London Early 2012Club
Quarters will open a fourth London hotel – Club
Quarters, Lincoln’s Inn Fields at the beginning of 2012. It is located
at Kingsway near Holborn in the heart of London (“Midtown”) and
close to Covent Garden and the theatre district.

The
Hotel will have unique features including an

LIF Exterior Draft Photooutdoor terrace
facing Lincoln’s Inn Fields offering dining and bar services throughout the
day. Adjacent to the terrace will be the Club Living Room with social
networking and business center areas.

Guestrooms will have a new look for London, a progression from the very
popular Club Quarters, World Trade Center in New York. Standard rooms will
have an “activity center” designed for working, dining, or
relaxation and incorporating the latest in-room technology.

Like all Club Quarters, most services are complimentary: Internet access,
business center, printing, bottled water, coffee and tea, newspapers,
launderette, and even exercise equipment in the room. Guests at all Club
Quarters earn “Night on the House” certificates each stay after
the first one and now can earn a $100 savings bond.

As is our practice, memberships are first offered to existing
members.  As memberships will be filled quickly in London, please let
your Membership Managers know before October of your interest in membership
at Club Quarters, Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Alternatively, you may contact
Kathleen Curran, Director of Memberships, United Kingdom at +44
207-451-5901 or via email kcurran@clubquarters.com.

The room rates will be exactly the same for this brand new facility as our
London City hotels.

Accepting reservations
in September 2011 for arrivals in 2012

9/11
Memorial Site Opening Opposite Club Quarters, World Trade Center

 

Club Quarters

WCH View, World Trade Center
will host employees and guests of member organizations who wish to visit
New York to participate in the 9/11 Memorial Events in September.  The
hotel overlooks the Memorial Site which will be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011
in a special ceremony for victims’ families. The Memorial opens to the
public on Sept. 12, 2011.

Call Member Services for advanced reservations at 203-905-2100.
Visitor passes to the Memorial site must be reserved in advance at http://www.911memorial.org/visitor-passes.

Photography: one of two
reflecting pools at the 9/11 memorial site.

 

New
York Fall Season: Reserve Early at all (4) New York Locations

Fall is
peak season in New York.

Club Quarters, World Trade Center: Located
opposite the Freedom Tower and newly opened 9/11 Memorial, as well as
the World Financial Center, Club Quarters, World Trade Center is within
walking distance of major financial institutions.

Club Quarters, Wall Street: Located near the
New York Stock Exchange and all major financial institutions, Club
Quarters, Wall Street books quickly during the Fall season when many
companies are announcing third quarter earnings.

Club
Quarters, opposite Rockefeller Center: Located on West 51st Street
just off Fifth Avenue, employees and guests of member organizations are
within walking distance of major corporations on Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue
and Avenue of the Americas.  The 7th Floor Terrace Club has
unfettered views of Rockefeller Center.

Club Quarters, Midtown: Located in a
landmarked building on West 45th Street between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues and within walking distance of Grand Central Station and Times
Square – as well as the Theatre District, Fashion Avenue, major office
buildings and “Restaurant Row” – on West 46th Street.  Home
to the Midtown Executive Club,
the hotel is suited for small and business meetings.

Low  member rates
are always honored as long as rooms remain available – even over peak city
wide event dates including the following:

9/11 Ten Year Memorial
Events: September 4-11, 2011

Wall Street Room

New York City Fashion
Week: September 8-15, 2011

World Business Forum
2011: October 4-7, 2011

Web 2.0 Expo New York:
October 10-13, 2011

International Fine Art
& Antique Dealers Show: October 21-27, 2011

New York City Marathon:
November 5-7, 2011

Rockefeller Center Tree
Lighting: November 30, 2011
Complimentary Meeting
Room Available to Member Organizations Through September 30,2011
Members
who plan their next offsite meeting at Club Quarters will be offered a
complimentary meeting room* for a full or half day with no required
purchase of food and beverage. Your low member room rates are always
available for meeting attendees.

Table inside Terrace Club - Meetings

To
check availability, please call Member Services at

203-905-2120 or click here. If there is someone else
in your organization who arranges meetings, please click here to Forward
this message to a friend.

*Valid for
US locations. Available for new meeting reservations only.  Limit one
per member. Offer expires September 30, 2011.

 
Always
Complimentary for Members Included in your low fixed member rates, our complimentary services provide
significant overall savings.

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– Free broadband/WiFi  Internet
access                                   –
Fitness Room access

– Unlimited
chilled purified bottled
water
– Launderette onsite

– Computer access and
printing                                                   –
Guest Request Closet with extra amenities

– Member guests earn a “Night
on the House” –
Coffee and tea available

each stay after the first stay and can now earn

a $100 savings bond

Click here for more details

CLUB QUARTERS

The Smart Hotel for the Sensible Traveler

Rockefeller Center,
Wall Street,
World Trade Center,
Fifth Avenue/Times
Square, NYC

Trafalgar
Square, St.
Paul’s Cathedral, Bank
of England/Gracechurch, London

White House,
Washington DC  Downtown
near Faneuil Hall, Boston Liberty Place,
Philadelphia

Central Loop,
Chicago  Wacker at
Michigan, Chicago

Downtown
Houston Embarcadero
Center, San Francisco

Lincoln’s Inn Fields
near theatres and Covent Garden, Central London (opening
2012)

www.clubquarters.com
For
reservations, contact Member Services at +1.203.905.2100 (US) or +44.020.7451.5800 (UK)email: memberservices@clubquarters.com or online at www.clubquarters.com

AIC-CERT in Minot, ND

AIC-CERT had “boots on the ground” Friday, August 5, 2011 to assist the Ward County Historical Society in Minot, North Dakota. The call for volunteers went out on Tuesday afternoon.  By Thursday, we had an Incident Action Plan, a three-person team, and airline tickets, car rental, and hotel rooms booked. This is a real testament to the dedication of the team volunteers and to the maturing nature of AIC-CERT. Go to www.conservation-us.org/cert.

Status of Preserve America and Federal Historic Preservation Funding

As of early August, 867 Preserve America Communities have been designated, 34 Preserve America Stewards recognized, 20 Presidential Awards bestowed, and more than $21 million awarded for 281 competitive grant projects throughout the country. While Preserve America Grants were not funded in FY 2011, and it appears unlikely that they will be funded for FY 2012, the First Lady continues to be engaged in the program with the formal designation of Preserve America Communities and Stewards.

The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Interior and Environment Appropriations approved the FY 2012 Interior spending bill on July 7, 2011; it was approved by the full committee on July 12. The bill zeroed out funding for Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures grants (as proposed in the President’s budget) and also included a 9 percent cut ($5 million) to the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) from $54.5 million to $49.5 million ($42.5 for State Historic Preservation Offices [SHPOs] and $7 million for Tribal Historic Preservation Offices [THPOs]). The ACHP would receive $5.498 million for its operations (an 11 percent cut from the FY 2012 Administration request). All of these numbers reflect FY 2009 levels.
The proposed bill would provide overall funding for the Interior Department of $9.9 billion, $720 million below the agency’s current budget and $1.2 billion below the President’s FY 2012 request. This translates into the following:

  • A $129 million cut for the National Park Service (NPS) down to $2.5 billion.
  • National recreation and preservation programs, which include the National Register of Historic Places and National Heritage Areas, were funded at $49.363 million (a net reduction of about 15 percent from $57.87 million in FY 2011).
  • American Battlefield Protection Grants were funded at $2 million under NPS land acquisition, an increase of $640,000 from FY 2011.

Assuming that the full House of Representatives will vote to accept the bill as proposed, the focus will shift to the Senate and possibly a conference committee to reconcile differences and try to come up with an agreed budget.  Given the current political climate, it is quite possible that a final budget will not be in place until well after the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2011. A stop-gap measure may have to be negotiated.

An earlier “dear colleague” letter circulated by Reps. Michael Turner and Russ Carnahan as co-chairs of the House Historic Preservation Caucus had asked for support for the HPF totaling $50 million for SHPOs, $11 million for THPOs, and $9 million for fully competitive, non-earmark grant programs “like Save America’s Treasures and Preserve America.”

From the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Philadelphia Area Conservation Association – Summer Update

PACA has been working hard this summer to develop our organization and plan events for the fall. We will be distributing PACA’s Bylaws and Officer Descriptions and a working calendar for the rest of 2011 shortly. In the meanwhile, for those of you who were unable to attend, please find Christie Romano’s summary of our event in May that featured Sam Anderson below. Photos of the event are also on our Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63294574@N03/

All the best,
PACA
__________________________________________

PACA Inaugural Event Summary, Christie Romano

On May 24th, 2011, the Philadelphia Area Conservation Association (PACA) held its first event at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The evening’s guest speakers were Samuel Anderson and Eddie Gormley from Samuel Anderson Architects NYC whose talk was titled “Rules and Wisdom of Conservation Lab Design with Insights into Museum Expansion Projects.”

The architects discussed conservation lab renovations completed at the MOMA, the Morgan Library & Museum, Harvard University’s Library, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, as well as projects within the Gardner Museum and the Barnes Foundation. Sam and Eddie shared insights into designing paper, paintings, objects, textiles, and analytical spaces for conservators by gathering information regarding conservators’ needs and challenges, visiting surrounding labs, working to create sustainability plans, and finally executing renovations based on the input received and institutional stipulations. A reception, sponsored by George Blood Audio & Video, followed in the Mosaic Gallery. The event was well-attended with almost 50 attendees coming from various local institutions and backgrounds. Many of the attendees shared ideas and enthusiasm for future meetings.

“Conservation: Futures and Responsibilities” A new international conference for students and emerging conservators

16-17 September 2011

IIC is delighted to announce a new international conference for
students and emerging conservators. ‘Conservation: Futures and
Responsibilities’ will focus on the relationship between
conservation education and the actualities of conservation in
practice. Its aim will be to offer an international perspective and
to facilitate communication between students and emerging
conservators on the one hand and, on the other, professionals active
in the field of conservation in national institutions and museums as
well as in the private sector. The themes discussed will be
supported by visits to some of central London’s conservation
studios, at both not-for-profit cultural institutions and
conservation businesses.

The presentations will be held in the form of collaborative Live Web
Broadcasts, in IIC’s familiar Round Table format, which will allow
an international community of speakers and participants to join the
conference, either in person or on-line. Participants, including
those attending via the web, will be able to ask questions and join
in the debate.

IIC will be launching a new page with booking details very
shortly–keep an eye on

www.iiconservation.org

Graham Voce
Executive Secretary
International Institute for Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
6 Buckingham Street
London WC2N 6BA
UK
+44 20 7839 5975
Fax: +44 20 7976 1564

Special Academics-only pilot of the workshop, “Your Life as an Independent [Whatever].”

90% discount. 20 July to 9 August 2011.
I am pleased to announce that Research and Writing now offers a revised version of the popular online workshop, “Your Life as an Independent [Whatever].” Starting 20 July we will be piloting a special academics-only version of the course.
We’re looking for participants–recent PhDs, MAs or MFAs. You don’t have to be planning to establish a studio or clinical practice or a consulting business. You should believe that your job or job search would benefit if you knew more about being an independent professional.
You can participate in this new version for academics only for $30 — a 90% discount on the regular price.
Your Life. . . is a 3-week asynchronous workshop with additional opportunities for real-time meetings. Participants learn to describe their skills and expertise to strangers and identify potential clients or employers. We’ll also discuss the basic work-life issues of time management and budgeting.
You’ll find more information and link to a payment form at http://bit.ly/YL-Acad. Use discount code 11023.
Or contact Research and Writing: info@researchandwriting.net.

Here’s your chance…

…to become more involved with the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network! For all of you emerging conservators hoping to connect with ECPN, here’s an easy way for you to help:


What you need to do: Like I said, it’s very simple; all you have to do is contribute your ideas for a potential blog post or webinar. Just click ‘comment’ below and type in a topic—general or specific—that would be useful to you. Commenting does not oblige you to author a blog post or organize a webinar, but if you are considering it, please mention that and we’ll put your talents to good use.

Why contribute: This blog is meant to support all emerging conservators, from pre-program to graduate students, to beginning professionals—anyone with less than 7 years experience in the field of conservation. In order to ensure that everyone is being represented, we need to know what all of you would like to see.

How you benefit directly: Besides seeing more of the topics that interest you personally, you’ll also connect with other people in the group and begin building a network of colleagues. Also, each time you contribute a post or help with a project, you can add that to your resume. It’s a win-win!