8th European Conference on Research for Protection, Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage

The 8th European Conference on Research for Protection, Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11th to 13th November 2008, supported by the European Union through its 7th Research Framework Programme (under the activity 6.3 "Environmental Technologies").

It follows the earlier conferences in Rome (1997), Aachen (1998), Santiago di Compostela (1999), Strasbourg (2000), Krakow (2002), London (2004) and Prague (2006).

The event will be organised, in close liaison with the European Commission, by the National and University Library of Slovenia, the "Construction Cluster" of Slovenia, and the University of Ljubljana.

Submission of Abstracts
of Oral Presentations and Posters
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Presentations on topics related to the four Conference thematic groups are welcomed. Oral presentations should not exceed 15 minutes – including discussion – and should signal and illustrate issues, problems, and solutions developed within local, national or international projects and activities relevant to the session topics. The talks should set base for general discussion.

Posters relevant to the following themes of the conference are warmly invited as further presentations of activities, or as an introduction to a wider discussion on specific issues, problems and solutions.
• Cultural heritage studies, including movable and immovable heritage, cities, villages, landscapes and archaeology
• Education and communication
• Technology transfer
• Policies, including tourism, economy, private‐public partnership, legislation, environmental
sustainability, culture and society.
• In addition, as networking is an underlying theme of the Conference, posters which illustrate the work
of multinational organizations concerned with cultural heritage research are also invited.
• Posters should be self‐explanatory.

In order to help with the selection process, please submit an abstract (250 words) and indicate whether you prefer your presentation to be in the form of an oral presentation or a poster. The text of the abstract should be in English, preferably in Rich Text Format. The abstract template is available from the conference web pages at www.chresp.eu.

The abstract should be sent no later than 14th March 2008.

The Expert Committee will select the oral presentations and posters by 19th May. The authors will be required to provide a two page extended abstract by 10th July and a full paper for the proceedings by 7th November 2008.

The Conference language is English.

The 10th International Conference for the Conservation of Mosaics

The 10th Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) will be held in Palermo (Italy), October 20-26, 2008.

The theme of the 10th conference is Conservation: An act of Discovery.

It aims to stress how through a systematic and full documentation during the process of conservation, one has the occasion to make observations that deepen one’s understanding of a mosaic, the technique or techniques involved in its execution, the archaeological context in which it was found and the historical vicissitudes it has experienced.

Three sub-themes address issues that are very much on the frontline today: a/ the cost of maintenance of mosaics conserved in situ; b/ the large-scale projects of mosaic and site conservation; and c/ the training of mosaic conservators.
It is also planned to organize two round-tables on related issues during the conference.

Venues
The opening session will take place in the magnificent Palazzo dei Normanni, and the formal sessions will be held in the Albergo dei Poveri in Palermo, an imposing 18th century building, presently under restoration.

Registration


The CRPR will also organize, for all participants:
• a half-day visit to mosaic sites in Palermo during the conference
• a full-day excursion to ancient Morgantina and the UNESCO World
Heritage site of the Roman Villa del Casale at Piazza Armerina. At the
Villa, participants will be able to observe and discuss the results of a
large-scale conservation and roofing project, actually in progress, which
involves an area of about 3500 sq.m. of floor mosaic.
In addition, an optional full-day tour after the conference will be offered. It will
include:
• Visits to the Duomo of Cefalù, the site of ancient Tindari and the Roman
Villa at Patti.

Interest Form
An expression of interest form is attached to this announcement. Please comple-
te it and return it, by December 31, 2007, to
Guido Meli: iccmpalermo2008@centrorestauro.sicilia.it
FAX + 39 0916376088
The second announcement will only be sent to those who have expressed inte-
rest in attending the conference.


Early Registration € 120,00 March 30, 2008
Late Registration € 150,00 September 30, 2008
Registration during the conference € 170,00
Accompanying guest € 100,00 September 30, 2008
Student Registration € 80,00 September 30, 2008
Optional tour after the conference € 30,00 September 30, 2008