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7:30am EDT

AIC Member Business Meeting Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom

10:00am EDT

(Architecture) Preparing For the “Dilbit” Disaster: New Techniques For Oil Spill Response At Cultural Heritage Sites Salon A1, Uncas BallroomElizabeth Salmon • Jason Church • Mary F. Striegel (Book and Paper) Use Of Heat and Solvent Set Repair Tissues Earth Ballroom AKatherine Kelly-[PA] • Lauren M. Varga (Collection Care) A Preliminary Study on the Use of a NASA-Developed Coatings Technology for Protecting Natural Science Collections from Molecular Contaminants Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomNithin S. Abraham • Jennifer Domanowski • Leslie Hale • Catharine Hawks • Doris E. Jallice (Objects) Traditional Conservation and New Technology: The Preservation of Three Assyrian Reliefs Salon B1, Uncas BallroomKelly Caldwell • Silvia Callegari • Mark Rabinowitz (Paintings) Cadmium-Containing Corrosion Products on ICA Stretcher Bars – Identification and Abatement Salon B2, Uncas BallroomHeidi Sobol • Aaron Shugar (Research & Technical Studies) Challenges in the Detection and Identification of Proteins in Paintings and Works-Of-Arts and Archaeological Objects Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsIlaria Bonaduce • Maria Perla Colombini • Anna Lluveras-Tenorio • Sibilla Orsini (Sustainability) Returning to a Small Island: Implementing Interdisciplinary Preservation and Sustainability Strategies Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsJeremy Linden • Jennifer Pye • Scott D Fitch • Ronald Harvey (Textiles) Conserving America’s Pastime: the Treatment Of Baseball Jerseys Oneida/Penobscot RoomsMeredith Wilcox-Levine (Wooden Artifacts) Art Shapes: An Investigation of Hans Arp’s Constellations II Abenaki RoomMadeline Corona • Angela Chang, [PA] • Georgina M. Rayner • Melissa Venator (Contemporary Art) New Tactics Panel - The Evolving Influence of the Conservator of Contemporary Art Earth Ballroom BMareike Opeña • Glenn Wharton • Miroslaw Wachowiak • Zoe Miller • Marta García Celma • Nora W. Kennedy • Alexandra Nichols

10:30am EDT

(Textiles) TIPS Session: "2D" Ethafoam Forms for Exhibiting Costumes Oneida/Penobscot RoomsTae Smith (Architecture) The Life and Death Of Cast Stone Salon A1, Uncas BallroomJennifer Pont (Collection Care) The Polymuse Online Heritage Resource Manager (OHRM): An Australia-Wide Polymer Database for the Museum Industry Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJulianne Bell • Alice Cannon • Gavan McCarthy • Petronella Nel • Karina Palmer • Ailie Smith (Objects) When and Why You Might Consider Separating Collection Containers From their Original Contents Salon B1, Uncas BallroomThomas J. Braun (Paintings) An Evaluation of Evolon CR for the Cleaning of Gilded Surfaces Salon B2, Uncas BallroomMatt Cushman (Research & Technical Studies) Proteomics Characterization of Organic Metal Threads Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsCaroline Solazzo • Kira Eng-Wilmot • Cristina Scibè (Sustainability) Life Cycle Assessment: A New Tool for Cultural Heritage Preservation Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsSarah Nunberg • Matthew Eckelman (Wooden Artifacts) Archaeometric Study of a Gilded Wooden Statue from the Ottoman Period Abenaki RoomM. Moustafa • Naglaa Gomaa • Mohamed Soliman Book and Paper Tips Session Earth Ballroom A

10:45am EDT

(Textiles) TIPS Session: Fosshape Limbs for Mannequins Oneida/Penobscot RoomsLaura Mina-[PA] • William Donnelly • Lisa Ann Stockebrand

11:00am EDT

(Architecture) Approaches to Conserving Uncoated Metals Salon A1, Uncas BallroomAmy Elizabeth Uebel (Collection Care) Application of Silver Nanoparticle Sensors for Silver Objects and Photography Collection Storage Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomRui Chen • Elena Torok • Paul Whitmore (Objects) Technical and Traditional Approaches to the Conservation of Two Zulu Beaded Ensembles Salon B1, Uncas BallroomKathryn Brugioni Gabrielli (Paintings) New Approaches to Varnish Removal on Paintings: Non-Traditional Methods vs Solvents Salon B2, Uncas BallroomLuciana Murcia • Marcela Lydia Cedrola (Research & Technical Studies) Normalized Peak Area Distributions with HPLC-DAD-MS as a Tool for Differentiating Madder and Cochineal Lakes in Easel Paintings Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsJing Han • Beatriz Fonseca • Monica Ganio • Douglas MacLennan • Michael R. Schilling (Sustainability) A Case For A New Case Paper: From Farm to Table to Desk to Bench Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsQuinn Morgan Ferris • Jennifer Hain Teper • Eric Benson (Textiles) TIPS Session: An Inexpensive, Disassemblable Wash Table For the Small Textile Lab Oneida/Penobscot RoomsJennifer L. Cruise (Wooden Artifacts) Making Excellent Thin Sections for Wood Identification: A Quick and Easy Method Abenaki RoomRian M. H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson • Randy S. Wilkinson

11:30am EDT

(Architecture) Climate Change and Building Gutters Salon A1, Uncas BallroomBenjamin Haavik (Collection Care) Leakage Detection For Microclimate Enclosures: Simplifying the Task Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomSteven Weintraub (Objects) Conserving 25 Jaki-Ed, Marshallese Dress Mats, at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Salon B1, Uncas BallroomRebecca Summerour • Gwénaëlle Kavich • G. Asher Newsome • Ingrid Ahlgren PhD (Paintings) New Advanced Chemical Hydrogel and Organogel for Cultural Heritage Cleaning Salon B2, Uncas BallroomPiero Baglioni (Research & Technical Studies) Protein Identification in the Technical Analysis of African Art: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsCasey Mallinckrodt • Kathryn Brugioni Gabrielli • Ainslie Harrison-[Fellow] • Kristina T. Nelson PhD (Sustainability) How Preservation and Access Go Together in Collection Care: Valuable to the Community Rather Than Forgotten Forever - a Case Study Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsJohanna Runkel (Wooden Artifacts) Separating the Three Species of Swietenia spp. in Rhode Island Furniture Using Direct Analysis in Real Time – Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Abenaki RoomRandy S. Wilkinson • Edgard Espinoza

12:00pm EDT

A Failure Shared is Not a Failure: Learning from Our MistakesTICKETED Salon C & D, Uncas BallroomRebecca Gridley • Anthony Sigel • Bruker

2:00pm EDT

(Collection Care) Harmonizing Wants, Needs and Limits in the Construction of a Specialized Musical Instrument Vault Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomNancy Lev-Alexander (Electronic Media) From Immersion to Acquisition: An Overview Of Virtual Reality For Time Based Media Conservators Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsSavannah Campbell • Mark Hellar (Objects) An Innovative Technique for Reforming Cellulose Acetate in an Architectural Model of Rockefeller Plaza and the Challenges of Preserving Modern, Unstable Restorations Salon B1, Uncas BallroomChristina Krumrine (Paintings) The Role of Nonpolar Solvents During Re-Adhesion of Absorbing Substrates with Acrylic Dispersions – New Insights on an Old Technique Salon B2, Uncas BallroomKarolina Soppa (Research & Technical Studies) Wood You Rather? Exploring the Complementarity of Chemotaxonomic Approaches to Mahogany Identification Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsKatherine Schilling • Richard R. Hark • Arlen Heginbotham • Michael R. Schilling • Edward R. Sisco • Randy S. Wilkinson Discussing BPG Discussion Groups - Updates from our Discussion Group Merger Survey Earth Ballroom AJen Hunt Johnson • Eliza Spaulding • Sarah Reidell

2:30pm EDT

(Collection Care) Rear Window: Peering into the Building and the Collection Environment Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomWilliam Jarema (Electronic Media) Monuments in Time: An Analysis of Conceptual Tensions in Media Installations Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsDaniel Finn (Paintings) Study of New Materials for Non-Contact Consolidation of Unprotected Matte Paint Media: Coupling Ultra-Low Viscosity Cellulose Ethers with Ultrasonic Misting Technique Salon B2, Uncas BallroomDr. Lora Angelova • Tomas Markevicius • Dr. Lucia Pereira Pardo (Research & Technical Studies) Effects of Relative Humidity and Temperature on Morphology and Chemical Composition of Debarked Maize Stems, a Material of Lightweight Sculptures Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsAlfredo Adolfo Ortega-Ordaz • Emanuel Bojóquez-Quintal • Carlos Cruz-Cárdenas • Ángela Ku-González • Luis Rojas-Abarca • Esteban Sánchez-Rodríguez Archives Conservation Discussion Group (BPG ACDG) Earth Ballroom BLiz Dube • Alison Reppert Gerber • Sue Donovan • Allison McGuire Olson Art on Paper Discussion Group Earth Ballroom AJoseph G. Barabe • Margaret Holben Ellis • Michelle Facini-[Fellow] • Amanda Hunter Johnson • Marjorie Shelley • Jodie Lee Utter

3:00pm EDT

(Collection Care) Sustainable Storage: Reducing Energy, Protecting Culture, and Saving Money Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJesse Kraft (Electronic Media) Decentralized Digital Collections Storage Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsBen Fino-Radin • Erin Barsan (Objects) Kapow! the Use Of Cosplay Materials In Museum Display Mounting Salon B1, Uncas BallroomAlexis North

3:30pm EDT

(Collection Care) The Folger Sustainable Preservation Environment Project Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomAdrienne Bell • Dustin Humbert • Jeremy Linden (Electronic Media) Promoting Digital Media Stewardship In Art Museums Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsJean Moylan (Objects) An Exploration into the Conservation of Chris Burden’s Metropolis II Salon B1, Uncas BallroomAlison Walker • Rich Sandomeno (Research & Technical Studies) Acoustic Emission Analysis of Humidity-Induced Damage to Model Wood Structures Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsEric Hagan

4:00pm EDT

(Electronic Media) Conservators In “the Wild”: Collaboration With Art Studios, Galleries and Collectors Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsRachel M. Ward (Objects) Deteriorating Elastomers: New Options for Treatment Salon B1, Uncas BallroomKate Wight Tyler (Research & Technical Studies) Biological Mortar Application for Micro-Crack Remediation in Travertines of Historic Monuments Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsElif Sırt Çıplak • K. Goze Akoglu • Kivanc Bilecen • Neriman Sahin Guchan

4:30pm EDT

Untold Stories 2019: Indigenous Futures and Collaborative Conservation Salon C & D, Uncas BallroomTamia Anaya • Sanchita Balachandran-[Fellow] • Jason Mancini • Chris Newell • Nicole Passerotti • endawnis Spears