Newsletter Issue Number:
AICCM National Newsletter No 138 June 2017
Author:
Bronwyn Cosgrove

We all know someone amazing in conservation—now is your chance to celebrate that person’s talents and contributions by nominating them for an award.  This year AICCM will be accepting nominations for six awards:


The AICCM Medal

This award, previously known as the AICCM Hall of Fame recognises career long contributors to Conservation and acknowledges skills sharing across levels of seniority ensuring that skills are not lost from the profession.

Download the AICCM Medal nomination form and selection criteria here.

Conservator of the Year

This award recognises and rewards individuals whose extraordinary efforts have directly contributed to the raising of standards in their workplace or within their conservation field. It is also awarded to people who have worked to promote the profession of conservation and its activities to the wider community and who have encouraged membership of the AICCM.

Download the Conservator of the Year nomination form and selection criteria here.

Outstanding Conservation Treatment of the Year

This new award recognises a conservator, or group of conservators who have undertaken a conservation treatment that has significantly contributed to the conservation field, nationally or internationally and promoted the profession of conservation and its activities to the wider community.

Download the Outstanding Conservation Treatment of the Year form and selection criteria here.

Outstanding Research in the Field of Materials Conservation

This award is to acknowledge an AICCM member or research team who has undertaken substantial research in the field of material conservation, and who has shared this information within the national and/or international material conservation profession via the AICCM Bulletin.

Download the Outstanding Research in the Field of Materials Conservation nomination form and selection criteria here.

Outstanding Service to the Profession

This award recognises an AICCM member or institutional member who has contributed to the profession either over the long term or a single project by active involvement in delivering conservation seminars, workshops and other educational/learning opportunities; mentoring of other conservators; promotion of conservators and/or conservation within and beyond the profession by working with allied professions and the public.

Download the Outstanding Service to the Profession nomination form and selection criteria here.

Outstanding Conservation Volunteer

This award acknowledges conservation volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation of Australia’s cultural heritage.

Download the Outstanding Conservation Volunteer nomination form and selection criteria here.


Recipients will receive their awards at the AICCM National Conference in November.

Nominations close on August 1, 2017

Please direct queries to the AICCM Membership Officer

bronwyn.Cosgrove@ngv.vic.gov.au

Tel: 03 8620 2106