Call for papers: Icon Conference 2016

Icon's third triennial conference will ask the conservation profession to consider its place in a challenging cultural and economic climate.

Icon Conference 2016: Turn and Face the Change: Conservation in the 21st Century will take place from 15-17 June 2016 at Aston University Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Papers for both the plenary and group sessions are invited to address the following themes:

• How can the profession get ahead of the curve and influence decision-making?
• Is the conservation profession keeping up with changing trends?
• What will the conservation profession of the future look like?
• What are the factors affecting emerging professionals?
• Is conservation in fashion?
• Is conservation relevant in today's digital world or how do we make it relevant?
• Does conservation need to challenge the established perception of the profession?
• What does a modern conservator look like? Have we progressed or gone full circle?
• What is the changing shape of conservation in the cultural sector?
• What are the current treatment trends?
• How is the profession using new technologies, techniques and science?
• How will the relationship between conservation and craft evolve?
• What are the current trends in education and training?

Booking for Icon 2016 opens in November 2015.

Deadlines

Send plenary session abstracts to conference@icon.org.uk by 31 October 2015

Send Group submissions to your Group Chair by 31 October 2015

Send abstracts for the Emerging Professionals and Education & Training sessions to Susan Bradshaw by 31 October 2015

Papers will be selected by 30 November 2015

Abstracts should be 150 words and include title, names, addresses and email addresses of all authors and indicate author for correspondence.

For more information, please visit: http://icon.org.uk/events/icon-conference-2016-turn-and-face-change