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I am re-posting the following updated course announcement. I'd like to let everyone know, following several calls, that the preventive conservation course is not a strict pre-requisite for the advanced course, particularly for people with a background in conservation. As the advanced course is scheduled for the week immediately preceding AIC, also in San Diego, this concern has been brought up several times lately. We hope to see you out here. Cheers, Sally Shelton Director, Collections Care and Conservation Please forward or distribute as appropriate. GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION COURSES--1997 All USA sites *Preventive Conservation of Geological Materials: May 27-30 San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California *Advanced Conservation of Geological Materials: June 1-5 San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California *Identification of Geological Materials: Sept. 16-19 Denver Natural History Museum, Denver, Colorado *Conservation and Interpretation of Geological Sites: early 1998 Utah Field House of Natural History, Vernal, Utah, and Dinosaur National Monument, Jensen, Utah Geological-origin specimens and objects in museums are subject to a wide range of problems causing damage and deterioration. These courses provide an integrated overview of the nature, prevention and treatment of deterioration of geological materials, including collections in archaeology, paleontology, petrology, mineralogy, meteoritics, architecture, and sculpture. *Preventive Conservation of Geological Materials* focuses on recognizing, monitoring, and preventing the causes of damage to geological materials in collections. This course is designed for conservators and collections professionals who need information in preventive conservation techniques and collections management principles as applied to the particular problems of geological materials. *Advanced Conservation of Geological Materials* allows participants to complete an intensive lab-based course in the techniques used to repair or stabilize damaged or deteriorating geological materials, based on current research. *Identification of Geological Materials* provides a range of references and techniques for identifying different types of geological materials in collections and exhibits. This course is designed for conservation professionals who work with a range of geological-origin materials and need more information on their identification and nature. *Conservation and Interpretation of Geological Sites* surveys the unique problems faced when geological materials are managed or exhibited in situ. This course is designed for all museum and conservation professionals managing scientific or interpretive sites, as well as those managing outdoor exhibits or structures of geological-origin materials with no protection from weathering. The concerns and effects of tourism and other economic factors are discussed as well. Each course lasts for four days and includes both lecture and practical sessions. Course handouts, manuals, and recommended reading lists will be provided on the first day. Fees include the costs of all lab chemicals and supplies. Information on lodging, transportation, and meals wills be sent to registrants. These costs are not included in the registration fee. Instructors: Chris Collins, Conservator, Geological Conservation Unit, Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge. Mr. Collins heads the Geological Conservation Unit and was chair of the 1996 Second World Congress on Natural History Collections. He has taught the only post-graduate diploma course in geological conservation. Sally Shelton, Director, Collections Care and Conservation, San Diego Natural History Museum. Ms. Shelton specializes in natural history conservation and is a graduate of the Cambridge course. She is the president-elect of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. Each course will also feature regional experts as co-instructors. Course fees are $300 for one course; $575 for two; $850 for three; and $1100 for four. International Academic Projects is committed to providing high-level professional short courses to the museum and conservation communities. For a complete catalogue, please contact: Jim Black, International Academic Projects 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY UK phone (171) 387 9651; FAX (171) 388 0283 email james.black@ucl.ac.uk web site http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~tcfa313 For more information on the geological conservation courses, please contact Sally Shelton at the address below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | San Diego Natural History Museum | | P. O. Box 1390 | | San Diego, California 92112 USA | | phone (619) 232-3821, x226; FAX (619) 232-0248 | | email LIBSDNHM@CLASS.ORG | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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