{"id":7727,"date":"2013-04-21T22:47:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T03:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2013-04-21T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T03:47:14","slug":"update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2013\/04\/21\/update\/","title":{"rendered":"An update from the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the heels of a busy and successful 2012, 2013 is turning out to be another eventful year for the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN)<\/strong>, with many exciting activities planned and several projects already underway. We\u2019re also working hard to prepare for our activities at the AIC Annual Meeting in May. Here is a summary of what we have been up to and what lies ahead. You can also find out more about our network\u2019s mission on our webpage<\/a>.
\nECPN at AIC\u2019s 41st Annual Meeting in Indianapolis<\/strong>
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Shots from our portfolio review session at the 2012 annual meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nPortfolio Seminar<\/em>
\nOn Wednesday, May 29th, ECPN will be holding a Portfolio Seminar from 4:00 to 6:00pm.\u00a0Following the successes of ECPN\u2019s Portfolio Review Sessions at the 2011 and 2012 AIC Annual Meetings, we are expanding the session this year to address a larger, more diverse audience and provide increased opportunities for discussion.\u00a0This two-hour session will include presentations, a panel discussion, and interactive portfolio sharing. The presentations will focus on topics including building conservation portfolios, creating an architectural conservation portfolio, creating an online or digital portfolio, and professional development beyond the portfolio. The panel discussion will address audience questions, and portfolio sharing will be composed of volunteers representing different graduate programs and conservation specialties.
\nECPN Happy Hour<\/em>
\nAfter the Portfolio Session on May 29th, join us for an extended happy hour from 6:30 to 10:00pm at High Velocity in the JW Marriott, sponsored by Tru Vue<\/a>. Our happy hour is a great opportunity to mingle with other emerging conservators, as well as mentors and colleagues. Please join us \u2013 all are welcome!
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One of the break-out discussions during ECPN’s 2012 informational meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nECPN Informational Session<\/em>
\nOn Friday, May 31st, from 5:30 to 6:30pm, we will be holding our annual informational session, where you can learn about ECPN, propose and discuss ideas, and meet others in the network.
\nECPN Poster<\/em>
\nThis year, ECPN is presenting a poster entitled \u201cThe Art_Con<server>: \u2028How conservation professionals make use of online resources,\u201d in which we will explore different viewpoints surrounding public access to conservation information and its effects on the conservation profession. The content of the poster was generated with support from the AIC Publications Committee and is based on a survey distributed to AIC members that addressed the creation and promotion of conservation content online and the accessibility of conservation literature.
\nIn addition to ECPN\u2019s activities, please support emerging conservators who will be presenting in the Specialty Group sessions and poster session. In addition to presentations interspersed throughout these sessions, the Architecture Specialty Group is holding a special student session on Friday, May 31st from 8:00 to 10:00am .
\nECPN Webinars<\/strong>
\nIn 2012, ECPN held two webinars, both of which received an outstanding response. Our first webinar \u2013\u00a0“Self-advocacy and Fundraising for Independent Research”\u00a0\u2013\u00a0was\u00a0held in July and featured Debra Hess Norris. This webinar attracted over 90 registered participants from 6 different countries. Our second webinar \u2013 \u201cConsidering your future career path: working in private practice\u201d \u2013 was held in November, and 80 registered participants called in to learn valuable insight into the world of private practice from Paul Messier, Rosa Lowinger, and Julia Brennan.
\nECPN is planning for our next webinar on the topic of Pre-program internships to be held in summer 2013. Webinar speakers include both emerging conservators and conservators with experience supervising interns. Stay tuned for more details. For more information on ECPN\u2019s webinar series, please follow this link<\/a>. You can also find reviews of last year\u2019s two webinars on AIC\u2019s blog and video content by following these links:
\nSelf-advocacy and Fundraising webinar <\/a>
\nPrivate Practice Webinar<\/a>
\nMentoring Program<\/strong>
\nECPN\u2019s Mentoring Program, which successfully matched 24 mentees with mentors since last year\u2019s annual meeting, is undergoing a restructuring to better and more swiftly meet the needs of emerging conservators, including pre-program, graduate, and post-graduate. This will involve the creation of pre-program resources that will address common concerns, such as tips for applying to graduate school programs.\u00a0To learn more about the program, or to apply to be a mentor or to find a mentor, follow this link<\/a>.
\nAIC Wiki<\/strong>
\nThis past January, ECPN officers and members actively participated in the AIC Wiki January edit-a-thon, working on the Exhibiting Conservation<\/a>\u00a0page and the Lexicon Project<\/a>.
\nECPN would also like to encourage emerging conservators to participate in the AIC Annual Meeting wiki edit-a-thon luncheon event on Friday May 31 from 12-2pm. For more details about this event please contact ECPN Chair Molly Gleeson at: mollygleeson [at] gmail [dot] com.
\nECPN Liaisons<\/strong>
\nThis year ECPN welcomed the following new graduate program liaisons:
\nChristina Simms and Christina Taylor – Buffalo State College
\nMayank Patel and Brooke Young – Columbia University
\nSaira Haqqi – Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
\nSamantha Fisher and Marie-Lou Beauchamp – Queen’s University
\nCasey Mallinckrodt – UCLA\/Getty
\nMichelle Sullivan – Winterthur\/University of Delaware
\nSarah B. Hunter – University of Texas, School of Architecture
\nA complete list of our current liaisons can be found on our webpage<\/a>.
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\nThese are just a few of the activities that ECPN is engaged in. We encourage you to join us at our annual meeting events, or on one of our conference calls! If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to get involved, please leave a comment here or contact Eliza Spaulding, ECPN Vice Chair, at elizaspaulding [at] gmail [dot] com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the heels of a busy and successful 2012, 2013 is turning out to be another eventful year for the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN), with many exciting activities planned and several projects already underway. We\u2019re also working hard to prepare for our activities at the AIC Annual Meeting in May. Here is a summary … Continue reading “An update from the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":5365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,29],"tags":[66,379,476,642,811,1069],"class_list":["post-7727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annual-meeting","category-ecpn","tag-aic-wiki","tag-ecpn-forum","tag-graduate-portfolios","tag-mentoring-program","tag-poster-session","tag-webinars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}