AIC News November issue available to members now

AIC News Vol. 40, No. 6 coverThe November issue of AIC News (Vol. 40, No. 6) is now available for AIC members. Log into the website and visit www.conservation-us.org/aicnews to gain access to the latest issue.
Articles inside the issue include the lead article, “Strategies for the Storage of Cellulose Acetate Film,” by Douglas Nishimura; membership updates; annual meeting announcements; a Health & Safety Committee guide to selecting safety shoes plus tips on gels and masks; grant announcements; and a listing of conservation training program class internships and placements (and more). Specialty Groups and Networks are very active and have provided some interesting updates for their members. Also included in AIC News is a full listing of conferences and seminars to further your career.
AIC News is a great member benefit — if you don’t already belong to AIC as a member, this is a great time to join. Read more about AIC membership in the new member portal at http://www.conservation-us.org/membership/aic-member-center.
As always, comments about the newsletter and any AIC publications can be directed to me at bnaugle@conservation-us.org.

November issue of AIC News now available

Members, read the November AIC News now!
Members, read the November AIC News now!

We’ve just published the November issue of AIC News. It includes great articles on ethics and conservation (see also our book on the same topic, Ethics and Critical Thinking in Conservation), as well as job, fellowship, and internship announcements; specialty group and network updates; and information about the Connecting to Collections community.
Log into the AIC website and click on AIC News’s Current Issue to view the articles. Members, thank you so much for being a part of this great organization! I love learning about what you do (and how you should keep safe on the job) in every issue.
All members should have received an email announcement, so please let me know if you didn’t see it in your inbox!
–Bonnie

The online edition of AIC News is available now

The first online edition of AIC News is now available! On May 6th, an email announcement was sent out to all members with the link to the AIC News site.
The May 2013 issue features the article “ASG, Past, Present and Future: Architectural Specialty Group at 25,” as well as annual meeting announcements, excellent Health & Safety and Sustainable Conservation Practice articles, and an interesting new cleaning method in the New Materials & Research column. FAIC thanks all the AIC-CERT volunteers and announces new grant and scholarship recipients in the FAIC News column. As always, Specialty Group and Network columns provide timely updates for their members.
Please remember to check the Calendar Listings for interesting conferences and workshops to attend, and for possible venues to present your next paper. This section will be updated continually as new events are announced, so check back often.
I hope you enjoy this new feature of AIC membership!
To access the AIC News, log into the AIC website and navigate to www.conservation-us.org/aicnews. The link is under the Current Issue heading, as well as in the email members received on May 6th.