2010-11 NYCF and EAS Conservation Science Annual:Synchrotron, Modern Materials, and Digital Media

Posted on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 07:28
2010 NYCF and EAS Conservation Science Annual NYCF and CSA Programs on Synchrotron, Modern Materials, and Digital Media November 15-18, 2010 Somerset, New Jersey, USA
The Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition (EAS) is the second largest conference and exposition for laboratory science in the U.S. dedicated to the needs of analytical chemists and those in the allied scientific fields such as the conservation of art, architecture and other cultural heritage.  Offering high quality cutting-edge technical sessions and state-of-the-art short courses, workshops and seminars, the Conservation Science Annual (CSA), produced in cooperation with the New York Conservation Foundation (NYCF) continue this tradition in 2010:
Monday, November 15, 2010
AM Session:
Synchrotron Radiation for Cultural Heritage I
Chair: Hannelore Roemich (NYU Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center)
PM Session:
Synchrotron Radiation for Cultural Heritage II
Chair: Jennifer Mass (Winterthur Museum)
Tuesday November 16, 2010
AM Session:
Digital Media in Cultural Heritage: New Preservation Technologies
Chair:    Gwynne Ryan (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden)
PM session:
Plastics and Synthetic Polymers in Cultural Heritage: Recent Advances in Identifying and Monitoring Deterioration
Chair: Tom Learner (Getty Conservation Institute)
Wednesday November 17, 2010
PM Session:
Plastics, Acid Vapors; Historic and Contemporary Optical Media
Chair: John Scott (New York Conservation Foundation)
Wednesday and Thursday, November 17-18, 2010 AM and PM short course:
PLAstics - State of the Art Techniques Important in Cleaning their Surfaces
Instructors: Dr. Yvonne Shashoua and Kathrine Segal (Danish National Museum and EU POPART)
Registration is currently open online at www.eas.org.
Full registration fee at EAS covers CSA and all other EAS technical programs except short courses:
Before Oct. 15th - USD $140
After Oct. 15th - USD $160
Student before Nov. 18 - USD $20
The CSA two day short course at EAS requires payment of full EAS registration, plus:
Before Oct. 15th - USD $675
After Oct. 15th - USD $975
See course description in the EAS “Preliminary Program” PDF at www.eas.org