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AIC's 47th Annual Meeting

9:00am EDT

GC Lasers Systems - Live Laser Cleaning Demos Nipmuc Room 1

1:00pm EDT

Conservation Technology Showcase Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsCatherine Cooper • Xiaoning Qi • Michele Derrick • Jason Church • Dr. Chandra Reedy • Stephanie Spence • Beth A. Price • Mat Moschella • National Center for Preservation Training and Technology

2:00pm EDT

Scholarly Writing: Presentation to Publication Narragansett RoomJulio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez • Robin Hanson-[Fellow] • Ellen Pearlstein • Katelin Lee • Gregory Bailey • Paul Himmelstein

5:30pm EDT

HHIS Report / AIC Annual Awards Presentation Salon A & B, Uncas Ballroom

7:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall Salon C & D, Uncas BallroomUniversity Products

8:00pm EDT

ECPN Networking Happy Hour Earth Ballroom AAssociation of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation • The Getty Conservation Institute

9:00pm EDT

ANAGPIC Graduate Program Reunions Earth Ballroom B

8:20am EDT

(Opening Session) Welcome and Speaker Introductions Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomGoppion

8:40am EDT

(Opening Session) Conservation Is Not Neutral Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomFletcher Durant

9:00am EDT

(Opening Session) The Academy as Community: Leveraging Common Treatment to Expand Understanding and Audience Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomMark Aronson • Jessica J. David

9:15am EDT

(Opening Session) Lessons Learned from a Fishbowl: Preserving Nirvana Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomJacki Elgar

9:30am EDT

(Opening Session) Is Art like Language? Linguistic Approaches for the Future of Conservation Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomCybele Tom

10:00am EDT

Exhibit Hall - Break Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom

10:45am EDT

(Opening Session) Tactics "to preserve the art of art conservation itself" Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomJeanne Drewes

11:10am EDT

(Opening Session) The CoToCoCo Project : A Conceptual Toolkit for Contemporary Conservation Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomClaudine Houbart • Stéphane Dawans • Muriel Verbeeck

11:30am EDT

(Opening Session) Reframing Authenticity Salon A & B, Uncas BallroomSari K Uricheck

11:45am EDT

(Opening Session) Lessons from the Felt: Thoughts on Risk, Community, and Lifelong Learning from a Poker Player Turned Conservator Salon A & B, Uncas Ballroom

12:00pm EDT

ECPN Information Session Earth Ballroom B RATS Business Meeting Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsCorina E. Rogge CIPP Business Meeting & Luncheon Schaghticoke Room

12:45pm EDT

Archaeological Discussion Group (ADG) Business Meeting Shinnecock/Nipmuc RoomsFrancis Lukezic

2:00pm EDT

(Architecture) Mortar Mishaps: Testing the Freeze/Thaw Durability Of Common Restoration Repair Mortars Salon A1, Uncas BallroomStephanie M. Hoagland (Book and Paper) Select Tips and Tricks In Paper Conservation Earth Ballroom AJ Franklin Mowery (Collection Care) Remote Sensor Technology for Rodent Surveillance in Museums: Insights from Recent Trials at the AMNH Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJulia Sybalsky • Robert Corrigan • Lisa K. Elkin • Mike Freshour • Robert Hanson (Electronic Media) Revisiting Chemical Reconditioning Of Cellulose Acetate Motion Picture Films For Improved Digital Reformatting Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsJohn Baty • Diana Little • La Verne Lopes (Objects) Seeing Clearly: Casting Epoxy Fills for Glass Objects Using Transparent Molds Salon B1, Uncas BallroomKaren Stamm • Rebecca Gridley (Paintings) Technical Study and Treatment of Paintings by Clementine Hunter Salon B2, Uncas BallroomChristine Romano • Thomas Lam • Jia-sun Tsang (Research & Technical Studies) Understanding Air-Tight Case Environments at the National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution) by SPME-GC-MS Analysis Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsAlba Alvarez Martin • Rebecca Kaczkowski • Gwénaëlle Kavich • Cali Martin • Kelly McHugh (Textiles) Agarose-Alpha Amylase Application In Textile Conservation Oneida/Penobscot RoomsStaphany Cheng

2:30pm EDT

(Architecture) Let the Stones Keep Talking: The Conservation of Monuments Sculpted in Piedras Negras, Guatemala Salon A1, Uncas BallroomGriselda Pérez-Robles • Juan Carlos Pérez Calderón • James Doyle • Carlos Rodríguez Navarro • Edwin Rolando Pérez Robles • Mónica Urquizú (Book and Paper) Unconventional Uses Of Conventional Treatments: Three Case Studies In Paper Conservation Earth Ballroom AKyla Ubbink (Collection Care) Pigeon - Friend or Foe? Threatening Artworks Worldwide Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomTanushree Gupta • Gabriela Krist (Electronic Media) TBC Under Control: Suggestion For A New Documentation Method For the Digitization Of Analog Video Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsAgathe Jarczyk • Sophie Bunz (Objects) Supporting Silicified “Glass” Insect Macrofossils for Repair with Self-Releasing Bandages and Foam Support Systems Salon B1, Uncas BallroomMarina B. Gibbons (Paintings) Turmoil, Ruination, and the Sea: Technical Study of Werner Heldt’s "Still Life At the Window" Salon B2, Uncas BallroomAnne Schaffer • Georgina M. Rayner • Kate Smith (Photographic Materials) A Context-Based Approach to Conserving Photographs On Textiles Earth Ballroom BAnnaick Parker • Shannon A. Brogdon-Grantham • Miriam Doutriaux • Gwénaëlle Kavich • Thomas Lam (Research & Technical Studies) Hyperspectral Imaging on the Microscopic Scale: Challenges and Successes of Instrument Design for Materials Characterization Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsLindsay Oakley • Victoria Cooley • Marc Sebastian Walton (Textiles) Dewdrops on an Iris: Using Gels and a Crepeline Lining to Treat an Early 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting Oneida/Penobscot RoomsTanya Uyeda

3:00pm EDT

(Architecture) Anticipating Patina In Building Stone Salon A1, Uncas BallroomHeather Hartshorn (Book and Paper) It All Comes out in the Wash, or Does It? A Comparative Study of Washing Treatments on a Group of 18th-Century Engravings Earth Ballroom AGrace Walters • Sylvia Albro-[PA] • Julie Biggs • Claire Dekle • Claire Valero • Tana Villafana (Collection Care) The Peabody Museum Moth Mitigation Project: Approaches to the Preservation of Ethnographic Objects in the Aftermath of a Webbing Clothes Moth Infestation Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomCassy Cutulle • Matthew F. Vigneau • Mollie Denhard • Lindsay Koso • Khanh Nguyen (Electronic Media) Restoring the Residents: Correcting Fixed and Variable Speed Changes In Video Recordings Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsBill Seery • Maurice Schechter (Objects) Micromosaics from the Sir Arthur Gilbert Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London Salon B1, Uncas BallroomMariam Saskia Sonntag (Paintings) An Investigation into Florine Stettheimer's Materials and Techniques Salon B2, Uncas BallroomFiona Rutka • Kate Duffy (Photographic Materials) The Expansion of the Cold and Cool Storage Vaults at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art Earth Ballroom BFernanda Valverde (Research & Technical Studies) Glass Analysis Combining Elemental Imaging from Nanometer to Centimeter Scale With Quantitative Bulk Analysis: Characterizing a Carchesium with Silver Stain Enamel Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsPablo Londero • Aniko Bezur • Nicholas Bigelow • Patrick Degryse • Brian McIntyre • Elena Torok • Ralph Wiegandt (Textiles) Erasing a Problematic Past: A New Application of Paper Conservation Expertise in the Corrective Treatment of a 17th-Century Chinese Tapestry Oneida/Penobscot RoomsMinsun Hwang

3:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall - Break Salon C & D, Uncas Ballroom

4:00pm EDT

Intro to the Collection Care Tips Session Salon A2-A3, Uncas Ballroom (Architecture) Monitoring the Stone Degradation in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven Salon A1, Uncas BallroomK. Goze Akoglu • Stefan Simon (Book and Paper) Legacy vs. Losses in Hedda Sterne’s Complex Monotypes Earth Ballroom ARachel Mochon (Electronic Media) And there Was Light: Restoring the Notman & Son Neon Sign Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsSonia Kata (Objects) Making It Stick: Challenges with the Re-Coating of Miró's Outdoor Bronze Sculpture Entitled Personnage Salon B1, Uncas BallroomJessica Chasen • Arlen Heginbotham • Herant Khanjian • Julie Wolfe (Paintings) Joining Skills: A Collaboration Between Painting and Furniture Specialties to Treat Panel Paintings Salon B2, Uncas BallroomLucia Bay • Gert van Gerven (Photographic Materials) 19th Century Glass Manufacture and Its Relevance to Photographic Glass Stability Earth Ballroom BLynn Brostoff • Kate Fogle (Research & Technical Studies) Examination of Metal Soap Efflorescence on Selected Oil-On-Canvas Studies by Edwin Austin Abbey Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsRichard R. Hark • Aniko Bezur • Pablo Londero • Katherine Schilling • Cynthia Schwarz • Kelsey Wingel (Textiles) Taking Cues and Measuring Hues: Using Paper Conservation Methodology In the Light Bleaching Of Textiles Oneida/Penobscot RoomsCaitlyn Picard • Renée Dancause • Crystal Maitland • Season Tse • Janet Wagner

4:15pm EDT

(Collection Care) Survey Says…: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Streamlining Collections Assessments Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomLesley Haines • Hannah Fleming

4:30pm EDT

(Collection Care) Born Digital: Techniques, Advice, and Limitations of Digital Condition Reporting Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomKatrina Rush-[PA] (Architecture) Dilatation of Stone Upon Exposure to Water: Know Your Stone and Its Environment Salon A1, Uncas BallroomGeorge Wheeler (Book and Paper) The Conservator In The Age Of Digital Reproduction: Color Matching and Digital Fills For A Matte Screenprint Earth Ballroom ACarolyn Burns • Jiuan Jiuan Chen • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Theresa J. Smith (Electronic Media) The Use Of Technology For The Preservation Of Light-Kinetic Art: The Conservation Treatment On Three Strutturazioni Ritmiche By Gianni Colombo Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsMaria Cristina Lanza (Objects) Maintenance: An Old Tactic for Evolving Treatments Salon B1, Uncas BallroomHoward Wellman • Ronald Harvey • Nancy Kurtz (Paintings) The Conservation History and Treatment of Three Large-Scale Paintings by Joan Miró: Releaving Canvas Distortions in Highly Reactive Paintings with a Gliding Elastic Tensioning System Salon B2, Uncas BallroomAntonio Iaccarino Idelson • Ana Alba • Luca Bonetti • Moriah Evans • Carlo Serino (Photographic Materials) Blue Pigment Inclusions In Salted Paper Prints Earth Ballroom BLisa Barro • Silvia Centeno (Research & Technical Studies) Effects of Binder Layer and Bath pH on Pt-Ag Replacement Reactions as Applied to Photographic Toning Practices Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsJoan M. Walker • Alline Myers • Ronel YL Namde • Keana Scott (Textiles) Treating Iron Degradation In Textiles: the Application Of A Paper Conservation Method Oneida/Penobscot RoomsAlison Castaneda • Callie O'Connor

4:45pm EDT

(Collection Care) Revolutionary Way to Measure Artifacts Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomJun Yin Hsiao

5:00pm EDT

(Collection Care) Using Web-based eClimateNotebook to Virtually Monitor, Manage, and Evaluate Alternative Environmental Control Strategies for Museums in Historic Buildings Salon A2-A3, Uncas BallroomRichard Kerschner (Book and Paper) A New Tool For Managing Cumulative Light Exposure Earth Ballroom AJordan Ferraro (Electronic Media) A Race Against Time: Preserving iOS App-Based Artworks Passamaquoddy/Brothertown RoomsJoseph G Heinen Jr. • Flaminia Fortunato • Morgan Kessler (Objects) An Unconventional Use of Conventional Materials: Conserving Barbara Neijna's Hand-Painted "Sunrest" Salon B1, Uncas BallroomRosa Lowinger-[Fellow] (Paintings) The Lining of Canvas Paintings onto Aluminum Sheet Interleafs: History and Approaches for their Reversal Salon B2, Uncas BallroomCourtney Books • Corrine Long • Gianfranco Pocobene (Photographic Materials) Pictorialist Experiments of Karl Struss Earth Ballroom BSarah Casto (Research & Technical Studies) The Application of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and Gel-Sampling to Identify Synthetic Dyes Used on Hand-Colored Photographs Nehantic/Pequot/Paugussett RoomsHan Neevel • Veronica Biolcati • Katrien Keune • Inez van der Werf (Textiles) It's a Cover Up!: The Use of Japanese Tissue Paper in the Conservation of the Embellished Hangings from the Spangled Bed c.1621 Oneida/Penobscot RoomsYoko Hanegreefs • Rosamund Weatherall ACR

6:30pm EDT

Opening Reception Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research CenterHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency, Inc. • University Products

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 • Dr. 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 BallroomJ P. 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

11:30am EDT

(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 APhilippa Räder-[PA] (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

12:00pm EDT

(Book and Paper) BPG Wiki Discussion Session Earth Ballroom ADenise Stockman • Katherine Kelly-[PA] • Diane E Knauf

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 AJ P. 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

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 P. 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

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

(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 • Dr 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

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-[Fellow] • 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

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 AJennifer Hunt Johnson • Eliza Spaulding • Sarah Reidell-[Fellow]

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