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7:30am EDT

BPG Business Meeting Earth Ballroom ANEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center EMG Business Meeting Passamaquoddy/Brothertown Rooms OSG Business Meeting Salon B1, Uncas Ballroom TSG Business Meeting Oneida/Penobscot RoomsTestfabrics, Inc. USA

8:00am EDT

PMG Business Meeting Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett Rooms PSG Business Meeting and Breakfast Salon B2, Uncas Ballroom

8:30am EDT

(Architecture) The Latchis Theater: Planning the Conservation and Restoration of an Art Deco Masterpiece in Brattleboro, Vermont Salon A1, Uncas BallroomJon Potter • Constance Silver (Book and Paper) Comparison Of Chinese Painting and Western Paper Conservation Techniques Earth Ballroom AGrace Jan (Collection Care) The Re-Org Method: Tools, Techniques and Strategies to Improve Access to Collections Worldwide Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomSimon Lambert • Gaël de Guichen (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) Decision-Making In Context: Conservation Of Gold and Magnesium Alloy Components On A Surveyor Spacecraft Salon B1, Uncas BallroomJacqueline Riddle • Elizabeth Beesley • Malcolm Collum • Lisa Young (Textiles) An On-Going Mystery: Copper Kettles & Chilkat Blue Oneida/Penobscot RoomsMary W. Ballard • Susan C. Heald • G. Asher Newsome (Wooden Artifacts) Furthering Wooden Artifact and Architecture Conservation in Ukraine Abenaki RoomYuri Yanchyshyn (Electronic Media) Towards Best Practices In Disk Imaging: A Cross-Institutional Approach Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsEddy Colloton • Jonathan Farbowitz • Flaminia Fortunato • Caroline Gil

9:00am EDT

(Architecture) Hold My Beer: A Team-Based Approach for Addressing the Complexity of Conditions at Monument Hill State Historic Site, Texas's Oldest Brewery Salon A1, Uncas BallroomSherry (Nicky) DeFreece Emery AIA • Frances Gale (Book and Paper) Combining Traditional Thinking and Innovative Methods On the Conservation Of Chinese Hanging Scroll – A Case Study From the National Palace Museum Collections Earth Ballroom ASun-hsin Hung (Collection Care) When It’s too Big! Moving and Safeguarding Three Oversize Native American Objects During Renovations at the Denver Art Museum Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomGina J. Laurin • Sarah E. Melching (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) A Preliminary Investigation Into the Use Of Laser Cleaning to Stabilize Bronze Disease Salon B1, Uncas BallroomEmily Frank • Michaela Paulson • Pablo Londero • Carol E. Snow (Paintings) Shimmering Still Life: Exploring Cornelis de Heem's Remarkable Use of Orpiment from his Period in The Hague Salon B2, Uncas BallroomEllen Nigro • Dr. Ralph Haswell • Dr. Annelies van Loon • Sabrina Meloni (Photographic Materials) Analytical Testing of Heat and Solvent Set Repair Tissues Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsJennifer K. Herrmann • Katherine Kelly-[PA] • Alisha Chipman • Kate Morrison Danzis • Andrew Davis • Yasmeen Khan • Steven Loew • Tamara Ohanyan • Lauren M. Varga • Anne Witty • Michele Youket (Textiles) Flax and Hemp? A Holistic Approach to Fiber Identification Oneida/Penobscot RoomsRunying Chen (Wooden Artifacts) Analysis of Black Resin of a Late Period Coffin by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Abenaki RoomAbdelmoniem M. Abdelmoniem • Naglaa Mahmoud • Wael S. Mohamed

9:30am EDT

(Architecture) A Comparative Finish Investigation of Vernacular Wood Structures at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Alberta Salon A1, Uncas BallroomEvan Oxland (Book and Paper) Whistler’s Little Game: Watercolor Materials and Technique Earth Ballroom AEmily Klayman Jacobson-[PA] • Blythe McCarthy (Collection Care) Reducing Interaction for Increased Support: Utilizing Balsite® Putty for Spacers in Micro-Climated Warped Panel Paintings Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomBlair Bailey • Christina Bisulca • James Storm (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) Miniature Wax Sculptures At the Philadelphia Museum Of Art: A Technical Study, Treatment, and Gallery Presentation Salon B1, Uncas BallroomNicole Passerotti • Kate Duffy • Alexandra Letvin • Melissa Meighan • Beth A. Price (Paintings) Technical Study of a Painting Attributed to Honoré Daumier at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Salon B2, Uncas BallroomMary Schafer-[PA] • Aimee Marcereau DeGalan • Louisa Smieska • John Twilley • Arthur Woll (Photographic Materials) Biodegradation Study on Photographic Archive of Khedive Ismail Pasha Back to 19th Century Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsRasha A. Shaheen • Mohamed Hendy (Textiles) Wild Orchids For Textile Conservation – Considerations On Sustainability Oneida/Penobscot RoomsHector Manuel Meneses Lozano (Wooden Artifacts) Strengthen Methylcellulose with Nanocellulose for High Relative Humidity Abenaki RoomKarolina Soppa • Elisa S. Carl • Thomas Geiger • Kevin Kohler

10:00am EDT

Exhibit Hall - Break Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom BPG Extended Break in the Exhibit Hall Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom

10:30am EDT

(Collection Care) STASH Flash - Introduction Salon A2-A3, Uncas Ballroom (Electronic Media) The Potential of Augmented Reality (AR) in the Virtual Performance of Time-Based Media Art Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsSasha Arden (Architecture) Conservation of Pre-Hispanic Aymaran–Inka Funeral Towers, ‘Chullpar’ on the Bolivian Altiplano: Discovering Old, Lost Construction Techniques Salon A1, Uncas BallroomIrene Delaveris • Abdul Arenas • Guido Mamani • Marcia de Almeida Rizzutto • John Scott (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) Getting to the Gut Of the Matter: the Conservation Of Siberian Yupik Winter Gut Parkas Salon B1, Uncas BallroomAmy Tjiong • Samantha Alderson • Judith Levinson • Gabrielle Tieu (Paintings) Conserving a Conservator’s Paintings: Study and Preventive Care of Works by Felrath Hines Salon B2, Uncas BallroomChristine Romano • Thomas Lam • Jia-sun Tsang (Photographic Materials) Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal Plasma of Cleaning 19th Century Tintype Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsRasha A. Shaheen (Textiles) Beyond Cavitation: Investigating Ultrasound In Immersion Cleaning Environments Oneida/Penobscot RoomsMegan Creamer (Wooden Artifacts) Local Color: The Visual Analysis of a South American Colonial Lacquered Gourd in the Collection of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library Abenaki RoomMonica Katz

10:45am EDT

(Collection Care) A Workflow for 3D Modeling and CNC Cutting Object Mounts from Polyethylene Foam (10:50-11:00am) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJP Brown (Collection Care) Shelving Solutions with Laser Cutting Technology (10:40-10:50am) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomAmelia Roberts

10:50am EDT

(Electronic Media) First Look: Capturing Emerging Digital Art With Webrecorder Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsAmye McCarther

11:00am EDT

(Collection Care) Storing Systems for Mummy Bundles of Big Dimensions from Peru (11:10-11:20am) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomRubén Héctor Buitron Picharde (Collection Care) Three Part Storage/Handling Mount System (11:00-11:10am) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomT. "Ashley" McGrew (Architecture) A 20th Century Stained Glass Treatment Salon A1, Uncas BallroomMariana Wertheimer (Book and Paper) Repairing A 52-Pound Antiphonary At the University Of Chicago Earth Ballroom AAnn L. Lindsey • Melina Avery (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) Examining the Use Of Ozone Test Strips to Detect PVC Plastics In Museums Salon B1, Uncas BallroomMary Coughlin • Gwénaëlle Kavich • G. Asher Newsome • Qiuhui Wang (Paintings) Hazy Conditions: Revealing the Materials and Techniques of Edwin Austin Abbey's Efflorescing Oil Studies and Exploring New Approaches to Treatment Salon B2, Uncas BallroomKelsey Wingel • Aniko Bezur • Richard R. Hark • Pablo Londero • Katherine Schilling • Cynthia Schwarz (Photographic Materials) Specular Reflection FTIR for Chemical Analysis of Historic Photographs Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsArthur McClelland • Elena Bulat (Textiles) Pressed and Presented: Pressure Mounting Textiles, History and Current Practice Oneida/Penobscot RoomsCathleen Zaret (Wooden Artifacts) Characterizing Asian Lacquer Surfaces Using Surface Metrology and Multimodal Imaging Techniques: A New Approach Abenaki RoomPatrick Ravines • Marianne Webb • Jiuan Jiuan Chen • David Sheets

11:10am EDT

(Electronic Media) Archiving Complex Digital Artworks Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsAnnet Dekker • Julie Boschat Thorez • Dušan Barok • David Gauthier • Claudia Roeck

11:15am EDT

(Collection Care) Rehousing Jewelry and Novelty Items from the Gernsheim Collection (11:20-11:30am) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJill Morena

11:30am EDT

(Collection Care) Balancing Mass Production and Customization: Sink Mats for the David O. Selznick Storyboard Collection Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomGenevieve Pierce Kyle (Electronic Media) Virtual Reality As An Environment and Movement Documenting tool In Conservation Practice For Mechanical Kinetic Artwork Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsTzu-chuan Lin • Yu-Hsien Chen (Book and Paper) The Queen’s Bindery Apprenticeship Scheme: a new look at traditional craft training Earth Ballroom A (Objects and Research and Technical Studies) Emission of New Plasticizers From Polymers: Evaluation of the Degradation and Life-Time Prediction of Soft-PVC Objects In Museums Collections Salon B1, Uncas BallroomPatricia Schossler (Paintings) Experimenting with Agarose: New Methods for Cleaning Sensitive Modern and Contemporary Surfaces Salon B2, Uncas BallroomDiana Hartman • Laura Eva Hartman • Caroline Hoover (Textiles) Covering Up A Sticky Situation Oneida/Penobscot RoomsMorgan Blei Carbone • Camille Myers Breeze ASG Business Meeting Salon A1, Uncas Ballroom WAG Business Meeting Abenaki Room

12:00pm EDT

(Book and Paper) BPG Wiki Discussion Session Earth Ballroom ADenise Stockman • Katherine Kelly-[PA] • Diane E Knauf JAIC Editorial Board meeting Narragansett Room Objects Tips LunchTICKETED Earth Ballroom BBruker The Value of Conservation: Making the Case to New Constituencies, Donors, and Within Our Own InstitutionsTICKETED Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsLorraine Gilligan • Susan Mathisen • John Oddy • Kurt Hirschberg

1:00pm EDT

(Collection Care) Collection Care Network Idea Fair Uncas Ballroom FoyerTru Vue, Inc.

2:00pm EDT

(Imaging Tools/Techniques/& Tactics) Orthomosaics For Object Documentation Earth Ballroom AJP Brown (New Technologies Meet Timeless Conservation Problems) Smartsourced Conservation: Overcoming the Limitations of Smartphone Technologies Salon B1, Uncas BallroomLaura Chaillie (New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) High Acyl Gellan Gum in Parchment Conservation Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett Rooms (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) Pedal to the Metals: Preserving High-Polish Metals In A Racing Collection Salon A1, Uncas BallroomLisa Imamura • Roxine Dunbar (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) Revisiting the Decision-Making Model for the Conservation of Contemporary Art Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJulia Giebeler • Gunnar Heydenreich • Andrea Sartorius (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) The Dating Game: A New Diagnostic Marker for Dating and Provenancing of Titanium White Pigments Salon B2, Uncas BallroomCorina E. Rogge • Julie Arslanoglu

2:30pm EDT

(Imaging Tools/Techniques/& Tactics) Collaborating to Conserve Sound and Substrate of Rare Phonograph Cylinders from the Edison Laboratory Earth Ballroom AMary Wilcop • Peter Alyea • Earl Cornell (New Technologies Meet Timeless Conservation Problems) Collecting Contemporary Design: Planning For the Future Right Now Salon B1, Uncas BallroomJessica Walthew • Sarah Barack • Ben Fino-Radin (New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) Investigation into the Reduction of Foxing Stains in Paper Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsMadison Brockman • Emily Farek (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) Using Water Droplets to Rapidly Evaluate the Playability of Magnetic Tapes Salon A1, Uncas BallroomAndrew Davis (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) Seeking Balance: Conservation Values and the Artist’s Voice Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomMatthew Skopek • Margo Delidow-[PA] • Clara Rojas Sebesta (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) Use Of Er:Yag Laser Systems to Target Cleaning Challenges at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Salon B2, Uncas BallroomJessica Chloros • Holly Salmon • Gianfranco Pocobene • Ellen Promise

3:00pm EDT

(Imaging Tools/Techniques/& Tactics) Materials Characterization with Multiband Reflectance Image Subtraction At the Brooklyn Museum: A New Tool for the Multiband Imaging Kit Earth Ballroom ADawn Lohnas Kriss • Lauren Bradley • Elyse Driscoll • Jessica Ford • Victoria Schussler (New Technologies Meet Timeless Conservation Problems) Rapid Prototype Conservation: A Collaborative Approach Salon B1, Uncas BallroomCaitlin Richeson • Emily Hamilton-[PA] (New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) Gel as an Alternative to Immersion for Light Bleaching Works on Paper Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsMichelle Sullivan • Sarah Freeman • Anne Maheux (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) Thinking Outside the Box: Getting the Most Out of Scientific Research with Minimal Resources Salon A1, Uncas BallroomCaitlin R. O'Grady (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) The Museum as Production Studio - Thomas Hirschhorn’s Intensif-Station (2010) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomNina Quabeck (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) Self-Supporting Methylcellulose Meshes – An Innovative Bonding Tool Salon B2, Uncas BallroomMona Konietzny • Sonja Bretschneider • Natalie Ellwanger • Ursula Haller • Karolina Soppa

3:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall - Break Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom 01. Comparison of Image Processing Techniques to Evaluate the Cleaning Efficiency of Gecko Microdusters on Acrylic Paint Surfaces Uncas Ballroom FoyerGenevieve Antoine • Pablo Londero • Cynthia Schwarz 02. Defining Value: The Identification Processes for Religious Heritage Sites and the Case of La Candelaria, an Indigenous Church of Sabaya in Oruro, Bolivia Uncas Ballroom FoyerXimena Baldivieso 03. PL-FTIR Microscopy, an Essential Tool for the Cleaning of a Painting of Dubious Attribution Uncas Ballroom FoyerMariana Calderón • Noemi Elisa Mastrangelo • Dolores González Pondal 04. Characterizing Different UVA Lamps Uncas Ballroom FoyerJiuan Jiuan Chen • Anna Ersenkal • Grace Walters 05. Conservation and NAGPRA: Ongoing Developments and Suggestions Uncas Ballroom FoyerCatherine Cooper • Dr. Nancy Odegaard • Gina Marie Watkinson 06. Chemical Stability of 3D Printed Materials Uncas Ballroom FoyerJames Davis 07. Exploring New Materials for Compensation of Losses to Gilded Surfaces Uncas Ballroom FoyerHarral DeBauche 08. From Mangled to Bangle: Reconstructing a Pair of Etruscan Bracelets Uncas Ballroom FoyerKathryn G. Etre 09. The Night Mississippi Went Dry: Dissolving a Vinegar Mother in a Sealed Champagne Bottle Uncas Ballroom FoyerKathryn G. Etre 10. Cleaning Strategies and Techniques for Pre-Hispanic Funerary Bundles Uncas Ballroom FoyerSelene Figueroa 11. Partnering with Senior Engineering Students: Design and Prototype Building of Document Encapsulator Uncas Ballroom FoyerJeanne Goodman • Julie Mosbo 12. The Evolution of Multi-Disciplinary Training at the National School for Conservation, Restoration and Museography (ENCRyM-INAH) Uncas Ballroom FoyerEstibaliz Guzman 13. The Cantilever Test and Its Application in Libraries and Archives Uncas Ballroom FoyerAndrea KI Hall • Dr. Patricia McGuiggan • Alessandro Scola 14. A Local Mending Technique for a Japanese Screen Uncas Ballroom FoyerHeather Hendry • Juliet Baines • Jessica Silverman • Sigourney M. Smuts 15. The Leather Discussion Group: A Group Effort to Understand the Material Properties of All Leathers, Both Old and New Uncas Ballroom FoyerHolly Herro • Katharine Wagner • Kristi Wright 16. A Project with Potential: Evaluating a New Monitoring System for Artifacts Undergoing Electrochemical Treatment Uncas Ballroom FoyerWilliam Hoffman • Molly McGath 17. Know When to Say When: Who Am I to Represent for to Compensate the Void? Treatment and Remounting for a Chinese Qin Dynasty Ancestor Portrait Painting Uncas Ballroom FoyerYi-Hsia Hsiao 18. Antiphonary Refrain: A Responsory of Bibliography, Conservation, and Digital Scholarship Uncas Ballroom FoyerClara Huisman • Jiuan Jiuan Chen • Gary Frost • Aaron Shugar • Theresa J. Smith 19. Walcott House’s Social Impact on Saint Lucia Uncas Ballroom FoyerGermaine Joseph 20. Creative Approaches to Integrated Pest Management: Engaging Museum Staff and Creating Buy-In Uncas Ballroom FoyerAbbie Kundishora 21. A Simple Screen Printing Technique for Loss Compensation on Paper Objects and Bindings Uncas Ballroom FoyerKatherine Lechuga • Lindsey Zachman 22. New Fixation Methodologies for Severe Pictorial Detachments: ‘Storm’ of Pío Collivadino Uncas Ballroom FoyerPaola Rojo • Noemi Elisa Mastrangelo 23. ‘Los Olvidados’ between Preventive Conservation and Decision-Making Uncas Ballroom FoyerAna Lizeth Mata Delgado 24. Structural Conservation of a Late 16th-Early 17th Century Panel Attributed to Paul Brill Uncas Ballroom FoyerJen Munch • Fiona Beckett 25. Updating a Conservation Lab: Different Approaches to Redesign and Renovation Uncas Ballroom FoyerKim Knox Norman • Bryan L. W. Draper • L. Suzanne Kellerman • William Minter 26. Collection Care Solutions for Plastics in Library and Archival Collections Uncas Ballroom FoyerJessica L. Pace • Joy Bloser 27. Book Conservation Education in the US vs UK Uncas Ballroom FoyerHeather Parks 28. A Simple Detection Method Using Ultraviolet Radiation to Locate Copper (I) Cyanide Residues on Antiquity Bronze Uncas Ballroom FoyerJiuan Jiuan Chen • Nicole Passerotti • Rebecca Ploeger • Jonathan Thornton 29. PROfab Textile Paints: A Fabulous Alternative to Dyeing? Uncas Ballroom FoyerJacquelyn Peterson-Grace 30. In-Depth Technical Analysis and Treatment of a Floral Still Life Painting Uncas Ballroom FoyerElizabeth Robson • Fiona Beckett • Jiuan Jiuan Chen • Aaron Shugar 31. Advocating/Engaging: Unpacking Public Outreach and Participation in Conservation Practice Uncas Ballroom FoyerNetanya Shephard Schiff 32. A Case Study for the Practical Considerations of an Affordable Infrared Camera Conversion Uncas Ballroom FoyerPaige Schmidt • Molly McGath 33. Developing a ‘Low Tech’ Methodology for Digital Image Correlation Analysis of Textile Samples Uncas Ballroom FoyerHannah Sutherland 34. Remaining Flexible: Managing and Monitoring Elastomers Within a Contemporary Collection Uncas Ballroom FoyerClaire Taggart • Briana Feston-Brunet 35. The Bindings of the Rare and Special Books Collection from the Oswaldo Cruz’s House: A Study for Its Preservation Uncas Ballroom FoyerAna Roberta Tartaglia 36. Medical Equipment for Safety Purposes in a Conservation Center Uncas Ballroom FoyerViviana van Vliet 37. An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Agar Gel as a Cleaning Method for Ceramic Objects Uncas Ballroom FoyerPingfang Wang 38. Renovation of a Historic Alcohol House Uncas Ballroom FoyerGretchen Anderson 39. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a Minimally Invasive Method for Definitive Identification of Organic Colorants on Paper Uncas Ballroom FoyerLyndsay N Kissell • Samantha Springer 40. Final Pieces of the Ptolemy Puzzle Uncas Ballroom FoyerSylvia Albro-[PA] • John Bertonaschi • Cindy Connelly Ryan 41. Characterization of Four Modern Papers Uncas Ballroom FoyerCarolyn Burns • Jiuan Jiuan Chen • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Theresa J. Smith 41. Characterization of Four Modern Tracing ‘Papers’ Uncas Ballroom FoyerCarolyn Burns 42. Building Structural Issues and the Complexities of Moving a Bibliographic and Record Collection at Instituto Moreira Salles Uncas Ballroom FoyerEllen R. Ferrando 43. Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Heritage of Several Caribbean Islands Uncas Ballroom FoyerValerie Martens-Monier 44. It Works! First Steps Towards a New Gel Based Treatment for Salt Extraction in Archaeological Pottery Uncas Ballroom FoyerMichele Dinator 45. Maria Augusta Rui Barbosa’s Kimonos: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration as a Form of Preservation Uncas Ballroom FoyerGabriela Lúcio de Sousa 46. Flying over the Walls of Resistance: About Virtualization Strategies, Conservation and Memories of the Borgoño Quarter Uncas Ballroom FoyerDaniela Bracchitta 47. The Impact of MMT Clay Nanoparticle on the Treatment of Historical Textile Using Paraloid B-72 Uncas Ballroom FoyerProf. Dr. Harby Ezzeldeen Ahmed 48. Traditional Infilling Methods for a 16th-century Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Uncas Ballroom FoyerZhichao Lyu • Xiangmei Gu 49. An Evaluation of Damage to a Variety of Paper due to Gamma Irradiation Followed by Natural Aging Uncas Ballroom FoyerDr. Louise Pasternack • Andrea KI Hall • Nancy Mccall • Dr. Patricia McGuiggan 50. Color and Material Appearance Imaging and Archiving Using a Sony α7R III Camera Uncas Ballroom FoyerOlivia Kuzio • Prof. Roy S. Berns 50. Color and Material-Appearance Imaging and Archiving Using a Sony Alpha a7R III Camera Uncas Ballroom FoyerOlivia Kuzio • Prof. Roy S. Berns 51. Using Inkjet Printing out Copy Technology to Restore and Conserve the Cover of the Photograph Albums Uncas Ballroom FoyerSu-Yuan Cheng • Hsuan-Yu Chen 52. Reconsidering of Preventive Conservation Guidelines in a University Museum: A Case Study from China Uncas Ballroom FoyerDr. Nan Feng 54. Use of Analytical Techniques for the Study of Archaeological Objects of the Ethnographic Museum ‘Juan B. Ambrosetti’ Uncas Ballroom FoyerGabriela Ammirati 55. Working within the Melting Pot: Art/Artists/Curators/Conservators Uncas Ballroom FoyerViviana Dominguez • Dimitra Pantoulia 56. Repairing Archives – Does It Do Good or Harm? Uncas Ballroom FoyerAngela Wai-sum Liu 57. Introducing the CAN Project: Cellulose Acetate & Nitrate Management, Analysis and Preservation Uncas Ballroom FoyerLucilla Ronai • Dr. Elizabeth Carter • Nicholas Flood • Agata Rostek-Robak 58. Varnished Wall Maps: Attempt If You Dare Uncas Ballroom FoyerJohanna Pinney • Abby Schleicher 61. Life in Beads: Conservation of North-American Clothing Uncas Ballroom FoyerRicardo Reis Vieira 63. Going Green: Using Nontoxic Catechin to Treat Denaturation in Leather and Skin Materials Uncas Ballroom FoyerMari Hagemeyer

4:00pm EDT

(New Technologies Meet Timeless Conservation Problems) Broken into Fragments: Analysis, Stabilization, and Conservation of the Maya Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala Salon B1, Uncas BallroomHeather Hurst • Angelyn Bass (New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) Teaching an Old Lab New Tricks: Introducing Gels to an Archaeological and Ethnographic Collection Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsJulia Commander • Tessa de Alarcon • Emily Brown-[PA] • Jessica Byler • Molly Gleeson-[PA] • Julia Lawson-[PA] • Alexis North • Nina Owczarek-[Fellow] (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) In-Situ Measurements of the Burial Environment Provide a Key to Conservation Treatment and Management Options of the Archaeological Heritage Salon A1, Uncas BallroomAlice Boccia Paterakis (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) Art that Lives and Breathes: Conserving Creatures in Contemporary Art Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomPamela Johnson (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) Kill-Or-Cure Remedy and Authenticity of Condition: From Weathered Paintings by Edvard Munch to Ephemeral Contemporary Art Salon B2, Uncas BallroomNina M. Olsson • Tomas Markevicius (Imaging Tools/Techniques/& Tactics) Imaging Tools, Techniques, and Tactics Panel Earth Ballroom AJiuan Jiuan Chen • Mary Elizabeth Haude • Scott Geffert • Dale Kronkright

4:30pm EDT

(New Technologies Meet Timeless Conservation Problems) Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Smith Collection of Globes for Preservation and Access Salon B1, Uncas BallroomMatthew Edney • Deborah LaCamera-[PA] • Lorraine Bigrigg-[PA] • Ian Fowler • TK McClintock • David Neikirk (New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) Removing Non-Original Film-Forming Substances from Mural Painting Surfaces: The Use of Micro-Fragmented Agar Gels Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsRosa Senserrich-Espuñes • Lídia Font-Pagès (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) Minimally Invasive Quantitative Field Analysis for Coating Consolidation Evaluation Salon A1, Uncas BallroomMelissa McGrew (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) Creating, Implementing, and Actualising Katie Paterson's “Future Library” (2014–2114) Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomBrian Castriota (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) How to Take Care of the Tarot Garden by Niki the Saint Phalle? Guiding "Her Team" to a More Conservative and Methodical Approach and to an Interdisciplinary Collaboration Salon B2, Uncas BallroomSerena Vella

5:00pm EDT

(New Tools and Techniques: Let’s Talk about Gels!) Using Polymeric Emulsion Stabilizers Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsChris Stavroudis (Practical Approaches to Technical Research in Low-Tech Settings) Small Museum Research Strategies in Alaska Salon A1, Uncas BallroomEllen M. Carrlee (The Evolving Role of the Conservator of Contemporary Art) From Prism to Kaleidoscope: Metamorphosis of Contemporary Conservator's tools Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomMuriel Verbeeck (Tough Challenges Need New Techniques) Passive Conditioning in Extreme Conditions Salon B2, Uncas BallroomTara Hornung • Christopher Cameron • Kelly McCauley Krish • Troy Schaum

5:15pm EDT

VIP Tour of Mystic SeaportTICKETED Mystic Seaport Museum

5:30pm EDT

Contemporary Art Network Happy Hour Abenaki Room

6:00pm EDT

Specialty Group Receptions - A Mystic Seaport Experience Mystic Seaport MuseumBruker • Dorfman Museum Figures • Atlas Preservation Inc. • Hollinger Metal Edge Inc. • G.C. Laser Systems, Inc. • T and D US, LLC • Foster + Freeman USA, Inc.

6:30pm EDT

Tour of Mystic SeaportTICKETED Mystic Seaport Museum Paintings Group ReceptionTICKETED Lyman Allyn Art MuseumKremer Pigments Inc.