Activities

COST D42 AGENDA 2008

COST D42 workshop in conjunction with ART2008

Following the ART2008 conference, COST D42 organizes a one day workshop on May 29 with the topic:

“Information Preservation for the 21st Century”.

Speakers are coming from the COST D42 network and will present their vision and results dedicated to the topic. The venue is Beit Belgia, Campus Givat Ram, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, (Jerusalem, Israel). This workshop will start at 9:00AM and will end at 17:30h.

The COST workshop is open to the public, however due to the venue location, participation is limited. A small fee is required to cover additional costs.

Prospective guests should send an e-mail to rabin@fhi-berlin.mpg.de with the subject line: COST registration.

Organizers

John Havermans

Piotr Swiatek

Ira Rabin (local organizer)

An International Workshop on

IN SITU MONITORING OF MONUMENTAL SURFACES - SMW08

Firenze 27-29 October 2008

The aim of the Workshop is to illustrate the ultimate state of the art of portable diagnostic technologies for monitoring cultural heritage andtheir general and specific uses. The Conference will provide a forum for scientists, technicians and experts in the field scheduled maintenance, in conjunction with representatives of SMEs producing and/or trading diagnostic portable devices. As the number of oral speakers is limited we highly suggest you to pre-register yourself and submit, as soon as possible, the Abstract Form to the Scientific Secretariat. Remember that deadline for the submission of the abstract is February 15th 2008.

Further info.

In situ Monitoring of Monumental Surfaces - SMW08
Istituto per la Conservazione e la Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali - CNV

Via Madonna del Piano, 10
50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Phone: 39 055 5225484
http://www.surfacemonitor.eu/

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.

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT