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Join the Conversation: Communicating Conservation at AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting

With increased visibility and greater access to our written work, are we building support for our efforts or encouraging consumers to take matters into their own hands? Who’s looking at what we write, and what do they want? What key issues should be brought out when talking to a general audience about our work in the media or online? How do we identify the best of what’s out there and push it forward?

Interested in tackling these questions?

Three short presentations will help frame the conversation before we open up to discussion.

Writer and objects conservator in private practice Rosa Lowinger will look at story telling as it applies to conservation issues and treatment, including suggestions for tailoring one’s approach depending on the arena or platform and tips for making sure one is properly quoted in the press.

Heidi Sobol, paintings conservator at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and Mark Farmer, the ROM’s web redesign manager, will consider contributions conservators make to institutional blogs, and what their analytics tell them about the audience who is consuming that content, how they get there, and where they go online once they’ve finished reading the post.

Conservators of library and archives materials Melissa Tedone and Beth Doyle will share their experiences in creating social media programs for the preservation departments at Iowa State University and Duke University, respectively, to connect with their academic communities, the local and global public, and with other cultural heritage professionals and raise their departments’ profiles within their institutions.

Come join us Thursday May 10, 2:30 pm in the Galisteo/Aztec room at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

Help us blog from AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting

AIC is continually striving to expand access to the stimulating and important content that is presented at our annual meeting. For the past two years we have had members blogging about talks, workshops, tours and more. Use the Search by Category pull down list on the right hand menu to find past posts. We received a lot of feedback that this extra information was extremely useful to those who were unable to attend, as well as those who were there, but unable to see everything that they had hoped. The 2012 meeting will have more concurrent sessions and so blogging will be more important than ever.

If you are attending the upcoming AIC annual meeting in Albuquerque please volunteer to help. You need not be an experienced blogger nor particularly tech savvy. The WordPress blog format is extremely easy to use and any necessary hand-holding will happily be provided to make you feel comfortable online. There also is no pressure to be particularly witty. Although active tense, first-person and personal style are all encouraged in blog posts (this is a chance to free yourself from the writing constraints of condition reports!), the writing is expected to be more like reporting and professional in tone overall. The goal is for readers to learn more about the talk than they would gain from the abstract. More guidelines and training will be provided for all volunteers.

Last year our blog saw a huge increase in traffic due to annual meeting posts. We know that many colleagues are looking forward to hearing more about the conference and hope that you will share your thoughts from the meeting, and take the opportunity to become more comfortable with some of the social networking tools of our present and future! If you are interested in volunteering or hearing more, please contact me, the AIC Editor, either using email or the comment field below.

If you are willing to participate the initial instructions are below:

Please access the GoogleDoc speadsheet to sign up for the talks that interest you.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsAfSHCce5kbdGVrVTBaU1NwWS1TMGN4ZnlNZE1WN2c

Each SG, Outreach session, etc. has a tab at the bottom of the page allowing you to easily find the talks that mot interest you.
All you need to do is enter your name and email address next to the talks or sessions that you are volunteering to cover. Your email is essential as that is how I will set up your account on the AIC blog
I am hoping that people will sign up for an entire Outreach session or, for SGs a block of talks in a session, but generally four papers is a good number.
Once you have signed up please download the AIC Annual Meeting Blogging Guidelines also from GoogleDocs

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r021qzHsjGVEYylcXcfspv5eEYzGNkl-Kmv4sx7LUqQ/edit

I am hoping we can get each talk covered by at least one blogger before we ask for a second blogger. If a talk you thought of covering is already taken, please consider a different topic or add your name as blogger #2
We do not expect live blogging. We hope that you will post as soon as you can – whether that is the same day, by the end of the conference or by the end of the following week.
There is no official word length or limit
I will check up on assignments after the meeting but if for any reason you are unable to file your posts please see if you can find someone to take your place. If that isn’t possible just let me know. There are no penalties for failure.

If you won’t be in Albuquerque please help by forwarding this message to friends who are attending while letting them know that this will be a way for you to share in the fun and learn more of the amazing content that will be presented.

Thank you

The 2012 Great Debate at AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting (Updated)

I’ve had countless great debates with conservators at AIC, but I think they’ve usually happened outside in the hallway, over coffee, dinner, or drinks.

This is year that all changes.

For the first time ever, at the 2012 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque I’ll be moderating the Great Debate at AIC. This is a modified Oxford-Style Debate that will feature two tough topics that will be debated by the best and brightest minds in the field of conversation today. (I got the idea from seeing it at the Annual Meeting for Museum Computer Network; you can watch one of those debates here.)

An Update & Important Note: I have placed debaters on one side or the other arbitrarily! The side they are arguing from may not actually be the side they truly believe. This was done in an attempt to surface the best argument from both sides.

So, without further ado, here are the topics and the teams set to do battle:

First Statement: Publishing accurate and complete “how-to guides” for conservation and restoration treatments online is the best way for us to care for cultural heritage in the 21st century.

Affirmative Team

Karen Pavelka
Paul Messier
Mary Striegel

Negative Team

Scott Carrlee
Victoria Montana Ryan
Matt Skopek

Second Statement: Having conservators perform treatments in the gallery is the most successful way to generate funding for museums and raise awareness about the profession.

Affirmative Team

Vanessa Muros
Kristen Adsit
Camille Myers Breeze

Negative Team

Suzanne Davis
Hugh Shockey
Sharra Grow

To make the debate successful we’ll need lots of help from a highly engaged audience. And I don’t mean just to cheer on your favorite team, we need you to participate in the Great Debate at AIC!

There will be a significant amount of time in the debate in which members of the audience will get to ask each team questions to which they have to respond. Plus, the audience will decide who wins the debate.

The goal of the Great Debate is to create a new forum at the Annual Meeting that encourages meaningful discussions and provides conservators the opportunity to demonstrate their capacity to address challenging issues directly, openly, and in a fun way.

So be sure to come out on Friday the 11th from 2:00 to 3:30 pm to see your colleague do battle on stage in front of a lively audience. I know I’m bias, but this is going to be the most fun you’ll have at the Annual Meeting this year!

Travel Tips for AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting

With the 40^th annual AIC Meeting only a few weeks away, ECPN wants to remind you to visit the Annual Meeting’s Plan Your Visit feature of AIC’s website for useful information about accommodations, restaurants, transportation, and sites to see. We also want to share some travel tips that we hope will be useful. As you prepare for your trip, if you discover any additional tips, we encourage you to share them by commenting below. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Traveling from ABQ airport to the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque and other points downtown

According to google maps, ABQ airport is located approximately 5 miles from the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque. A variety of ground transportation options can be found on the Albuquerque Official City Website. Some of the options you may find yourself exploring are the Sunport Shuttle, taxis, and the bus:

The Sunport Shuttle travels between the airport and area hotels, residences, etc. and offers individual and group prices. For example, a one-way fare to the Hyatt Regency downtown is $11 for the first person, $5 for each additional person in your party traveling on the same shuttle van. A round-trip is discounted to $20 for the first person, $10 for each additional person in your party. For more information about service hours and fares, visit: http://www.sunportshuttle.com/contact.htm. Reservations are recommended and can be made in advance by calling 866-505-4966 or visiting the preceding link.

The following taxi companies are recommended on the Albuquerque Official City Website. The taxis are located outside of baggage claim, can seat up to four people, and do not require advanced reservations. A fare from the airport to the Hyatt Regency runs between $15-18. Payments must be made in cash, though some of the Yellow Cab Company taxis are equipped with credit card machines.

Albuquerque Cab Company, 505-883-4888

Yellow Cab Company, 505-247-8888

ABQ Green Cab Company, 505-243-6800

If you’re looking to save some money and have a little extra time, you also have the option to take the bus from the airport to downtown Albuquerque. From the airport, ABQ Ride (http://www.cabq.gov/transit) route 50 toward Alvarado Transportation Center will get you close to the Hyatt Regency in about 30 minutes for $1.00. Trip planners are available on the ABQ Ride website and through Google Maps.

Restaurants, cafes, bars, and music venues in relation to the Hyatt Regency

This list was kindly compiled by Jo Anne Martinez-Kilgore.

**highly recommended ++longish walk

Breakfast and Lunch only

**230 6^th St SW, Cecilia’s Downtown, 505-243-7070, 7 am – 3 pm

610 Central Ave SW, Crêpe Central, 505-573-0084, 10:30 am – 5:30 am

Inside and in back of “The Market” @610 a large flea market

Brand new business so not the place if you’re in a rush.

420 Central Ave SW, Schlotzky’s Deli, 505-242-1881

411 Central Ave NW, Al’s Big Dipper, 505-314-1118, 11 am – 5:30 pm

http://www.alsbigdipper.com/

Small “eat in” space – yummy sounding sandwiches, salads, soups, cookies

700 Tijeras Ave NW, Café Lush, 505-508-0164, 7 am – 3 pm ++

http://cafelushabq.com/wp/

222 Gold St. SW, Café Guiseppe, downtown, 505-246-4338, 7 am – 3pm

http://www.cafegiuseppe.com/

Great Coffee

228 Gold Ave SW, P’tit Louis Bistro, 505-314-1111, Lunch 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

http://ptitlouisbistro.com/contact.html

319 5^th St. SW, Café Green, 505-842-1600, 7 am – 2 pm

http://www.cafegreenabq.com/

Serving Dinner in addition to other meals

723 Silver Ave NW, Flying Star, Downtown, 505-244-8099 ++

http://www.flyingstarcafe.com/

**218 Gold SW, Gold Street Caffe, 505-765-1677, goldstcaffe@qwest.net

http://www.goldstreetcaffe.com/

**515 Slate Ave NW, Slate Street Café, 505-243-2210 ++

http://www.slatestreetcafe.com/

405 Central NW, Dublin’s Street Pub, 505-243-1807,

**125 2^nd St NW, Lucia Restaurant [4 star restaurant] 505-242-9080 and Ibiza [rooftop patio] at the Hotel Andaluz, 505-242-9090

http://www.hotelandaluz.com/eat-drink/

509 Central Ave NW, Blackbird Buvette, 505-243-0878, 11 am – 2 am

http://blackbirdbuvette.com/

Good food in a bar with music

**215 Central NW, Suite B, NYPD [New York Pizza Department], 505-766-6973, 11 am – midnight

http://jcnypd.com/

Good food, outside seating, good beer and wine selection, but you must order and pay at the counter.

521 Central Ave NW, Sushi Hana, 505-842-8700, 11 am – 9:30 pm

http://www.sushihananm.com/

722 Central Ave SW, Villa Di Capo, 505-243-2006. 11 am – 9 pm

http://www.villadicapo.com/

Historic building

500 Central SW, Lindy’s Diner, 505-242-2582, 8 am – 9 pm

A friend told me this was the best breakfast location.

4^th and Central in the Alley, Axxio Pizza, 505 843-9999, 11 am – 7:30 pm

http://axxiopizza.com/

325 Central Ave NW, Maloney’s Tavern, 505-242-7422

400 Central SW, Nick’s Crossroads, 505-242-8635

http://www.nickscrossroadscafe.com/

402 Central SW, Fresh Choices, 505-242-6447

$6.95 buffet

318 Central Ave SW, Asian Noodle Bar, 505-224-9119, 11 am – 9:30 pm

http://www.asiannoodlebar.com

Noodle bowls and sushi and sake etc.

**118 Central Ave SW, Sushi King Downtown, 505-842-5099, 11 am – 9:30 pm

http://www.sushikingnm.com/

110 Central Ave SW, Tucano’s Brazilian Grill, 505-246-9900

http://www.tucanos.com/

Really big buffet.

301 Central Ave NW, BRGR, 505-224-2747, 11 am – 9-9:30 pm

http://www.brgrabq.com/

Good Burgers, good beer.

317 Central SW, Waco’s Tacos, 505-848-8226

Quick bite at lunch or late night – $2 tacos?!

800 3^rd St NW, Amerasia 505-247-1619 [11am-2pm] & Sumosushi 505-246-1615 [5pm-9:15 pm]

http://www.amerasia-sumosushi.com

Take a daytime walk or evening cab into EDO (East Downtown)

[This walk, under the railroad tracks along Central Ave., is definitely not safe at night]

**320 Central Ave SE, Standard Diner, 505-243-1440

http://www.standarddiner.com/

414 Central Ave SE, The Daily Grind, 505-883-8310, 7 am- 4 pm

http://dailygrindabq.com/home.html

**424 Central SE, Artichoke Café, 505-243-0200

http://www.artichokecafe.com/

Great food – prices to match.

**510 Central SE, Farina Pizzeria, 505-243-0130, 11 am – 10 pm

http://www.farinapizzeria.com/

**600 Central Ave SE, The Grove, 505-248-9800

http://www.thegrovecafemarket.com/

700 Central Ave SE, Holy Cow, 505-242-2991, 11 am – 10 pm

http://www.holycownm.com/

Take a long daytime walk or cab to Old Town vicinity

**2031 Mountain Road NW, Season’s Rotisserie and Grill, 505-766-5100

http://seasonsabq.com/

Great dining, drinks, and patio views.

**2111 Church St. NW, Church St. Café, 505-247-8522

http://www.churchstreetcafe.com/

Authentic NM food

321 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Monica’s El Portal, 505-247-9625

Authentic NM food

1520 Lomas Blvd NW, Monroe’s, 505-242-1111

http://monroeschile.com/

Authentic NM food

1736 Central Ave SW, Garcia’s, 505-842-0273

http://www.garciaskitchen.com/locations.htm

Authentic NM food

**400 San Felipe Dr. NW, #C2, La Crepe Michele, 505-242-1251

http://www.lacrepemichel.com/

108 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Old Town Pizza Parlor, 505-999-1949, 11 am – 9 pm

http://www.oldtownpizzaparlor.com/

Music

624 Central SW, El Rey Theatre, 505-242-2353

http://www.elreytheater.com/

618 Central Ave SW, Launchpad, 505-764-8887

http://www.launchpadrocks.com/

313 Gold Ave SW, Burt’s Tiki Lounge, 505-247-2878

http://burtstikilounge.com/

509 Central Ave NW, Blackbird Buvette, 505-243-0878, 11 am – 2 am

http://blackbirdbuvette.com/

[CAB RIDE] 2823 2^nd St. NW, Low Spirits, 505-344-9555

http://lowspiritslive.com/

[CAB RIDE] 210 Yale SE, Outpost Performance Space, 505-268-0044

http://www.outpostspace.org/

Bars/pool halls/breweries

**111 Marble NW, Marble Brewery, 505-243-2739, 1 pm – 10:30 pm ++

http://marblebrewery.com/

Really good beer and a fun atmosphere, not much food. Walk in groups to and from at night!

406 Central Ave SW, Distillery Bar, 505-765-1534 [bar with pool table]

409 Central Ave NW, Anodyne [bar and pool hall], 505-244-1820

106 2^nd Ave SW, Chama River Brewing Co. Microbar, 505-842-8329, 4 pm – 2 am

http://www.chamariverbrewery.com/visitourtaproom

Reach out to AIC and Help Shape Your 40th Annual Meeting

Ever wish you could bring some of those amazing annual meeting hallway conversations into the session hall? At the final session during the conference, we want to do just that. On Friday, May 11 at 4:15 pm, the What’s Next? session will be your opportunity to participate in a lively discussion of ideas explored during the conference Outreach Sessions. All the presenters will be encouraged to attend this session to be on hand to continue the conversation.

Think you’ll be feeling weary by the end of Friday afternoon? No worries. Refreshments will be served from 4:00-4:15 pm to help pick you up.

We’ll be using the comment section of this blog post to collect your thoughts, observations and questions before and during the meeting. If there’s a particular presenter that you’d like to address your topic, please include that as well. This will help us maximize our time together during the session.

We look forward to seeing you in May.

Emergency Committee-Sponsored Disaster Response Workshop at the Annual Meeting

The Emergency Committee is sponsoring an AIC disaster response workshop at the annual meeting. This is one of the few times conservators are able to directly speak with someone from FEMA. Consider attending!

Getting the Money: Disaster Funding to Get Institutions Back on Their Feet
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, $79 (free for AIC-CERT members)

Organized by the AIC Emergency Committee. Funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Cultural institutions need funding to begin recovering their cultural assets in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Learn from national experts how you can help cultural institutions – including your own – find critical financial aid in a program filled with practical advice.

Hitoshi Kimura, AIC-CERT member, will set the stage with photos of what he encountered when deployed to the North Lee County Historical Society (NLCHS) in Fort Madison, Iowa, following the 2008 Mississippi River flooding.

L.D. “Andy” Andrews, President of the North Lee County Historical Society, will share the challenges they faced trying to secure recovery funding for NLCHS.

Deborah Peak, Senior Vice President at Huntington T. Block Insurance Company, will discuss fine arts insurance issues as they relate to post-disaster funding, including how to document and file a claim and how to establish value for cultural materials.

Georgia Taylor, founder and fine art claims adjuster of Shooting Star Claims, will share her perspective on the administration of fine art losses for museums, galleries, artists, and art collectors.

Kristy B. Barbier, FEMA’s Public Assistance Outreach Officer for Region VI, will explain the federal funding that can aid cultural institutions in disaster response and recovery and, most important, will provide advice on how cultural institutions can successfully navigate the Public Assistance process.

These four know the scoop. Do you? Develop your effectiveness in times of need by attending this unique program. Register today at http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=711&nodeID=1.

Volunteer for the Angels Project at AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting

Please join our efforts to help the Sandoval County Historical Society. Be part of the Angels Project on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Volunteer times are from 8:30 am to 2 pm for those who would like to attend ECPN events later that afternoon and 4 pm for those who can stay longer. Transportation between the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque and the volunteer site will be provided.

The Sandoval County Historical Society plays an important role in the community as both a historical archive and as an educational resource. Recently the society has had to take in records from some communities that burned to the ground in last year’s wildfires. The society needs help in managing these additions and also protecting and rehousing its photo collection. Join us and be a part of New Mexico’s history. For more information about the society, visit www.sandovalhistory.org.

For more information about the Angels Project, visit www.conservation-us.org/angels.

Annual Meeting Opportunity for Emerging Conservators

Attention all emerging conservators:

Are you going to the AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting in Albuquerque ?

If so, we, the organizing committee of AIC’s newest network, the Collections Care Network (CCN) could use your help.

We need approximately 10 people to help us with the Outreach to Allies session we are presenting at this year’s AIC Annual Meeting.

The session is from 4:55 to 5:30 on Wednesday, May 9. It will start with a 10 minute introduction to the CCN and some of our goals. The audience will then be divided into small groups (8 or 10 around a table). Each group will watch a 2 minute video. Each video will present an individual discussing a conundrum or issue in an area of preventive conservation/collections care. The presenters will all be from allied organizations that work in the area of preventive care. After the video a member of the CCN will moderate a 15 or 20 minute discussion with each small group around the topic that was presented and how the CCN might work on programming, resources, etc. that would help with the issue.

We are hoping to find a note taker for each group. We hope you will see this as an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the discussion related to preventive care issues with which AIC will be grappling. It should also be an opportunity for you to network with a small group of conservation professionals. It would really help us out!

Ideally notes would be taken using your own computer. If you are willing to take notes but need a computer we can sort that out. If you really prefer to hand write we can work with that.

If you would like more details before agreeing or are ready and willing and just want the specific directions we will provide please contact Joelle Wickens, chair, CCN – jwicke [at] winterthur [dot] org

If you want a few more details about the CCN click here.

CSCP luncheon at the AIC’s 40th Annual Meeting

Linking the Environment and Heritage Conservation: Presentations, Discussions, & Tips

Wednesday May 9th 2012
Noon-2PM
Buffet lunch is included in the ticket price
Tickets: $8.00 each

The AIC Committee on Sustainable Conservation Practice has organized a lunch session at AIC’s annual meeting with two keynote speakers in environmental conservation and four tips on art and heritage conservation. The keynote speakers will give an overview of current essential issues in environmental conservation and how they relate to the conservation field. They will also address practical issues concerning materials and solvent use, and will discuss green chemistry. There is ample time aside for an engaged, educational discussion session.

Keynote Speakers

Braden Allenby, PhD

Sustainability and conservation of the human past

Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Director, Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management

Matt Eckelmann, PhD

Environmental considerations in art conservation

Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University

Tips Session

Jia-sun Tang

Retrofit of existing exhibition cases to conservation standards: a close collaboration between conservators and fabricators at the Smithsonian Institution

Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution

Christian Hernandez

Thinking and acting green: a case study of the rehousing of a collection of footwear from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)

Patty Silence

How we reduced energy costs and maintained an excellent collections environment

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Eliza Gilligan

Electrodeionization as a sustainable and practical option for treatment water

University of Virginia

Discussion Panel

Led by Michael Henry, PE, AIA, Watson & Henry Associates, Preservation Architects & Engineers

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This session is coordinated by AIC’s Committee on Sustainable Conservation Practice. For more information, visit www.conservation-us.org/sustainability

CIPP events at the AIC 2012 Annual Meeting

Conservators In Private Practice (CIPP) has finalized the arrangements for the AIC 2012 annual meeting activities in Albuquerque. These events are open to all conference registrants and present opportunities for networking as well as chances to learn more about the advantages of CIPP whether you operate your own studio presently or work for an institution.

Conservators In Private Practice (CIPP) 2012 AIC Annual Meeting events

Albuquerque, NM, Tuesday, May 8th

CIPP Seminar: The Art of Using Outreach to Grow Your Business

1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M

CIPP Members $50 – Non-Members $75 (Includes 1 year membership in CIPP)

CIPP Business Meeting “Levity and Brevity”

8:00 P.M to 10.00 P..M.

CIPP Members Free

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