New Editorial Team Member I would like to say a big welcome from the AICCM National Council and membership to Rose Maurice, our new editor of the E-News! Rose is currently studying the Masters of Cultural Material Conservation at the University of Melbourne and has experience writing for publications such as Beat magazine. We look
I remember the moment I agreed to take on the Newsletter. It was at the National Council Face-to-Face meeting in 2012. Fiona Tennant from ICS had been editing the Newsletter for a long time (and doing a brilliant job!) and felt it was time to pass it on – new blood, new perspective and all
What first attracted you to conservation as a profession and how did you get started in the field? I was really interested in archaeology as a child, but ended up with an ‘adult’ job. Something like conservation was always in the back of my mind. The decision to study conservation was crystallised for me when
Welcome to the first E-News of 2018. National Council has been busy preparing reports and brainstorming ideas for the Face to Face meeting held in Sydney at the National Maritime Museum in early March. It’s our chance to focus on our Business Plan, scrutinise the budget and share ideas and thoughts for improving and meeting
In the last month, two significant events have occurred. First, Australians voted in favour of equality in the form of the same sex marriage survey. Besides being an historical occasion, there is a lesson we can learn from this outcome. It shows that it is possible to engage the people in issues through the sharing
AICCM held the 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 3 November 2017. As part of AGM proceedings officer bearers for the coming year were elected. Nominations for all positions were received this year and AICCM would like to extend a big welcome to the 2017-2018 National Council President: Jennifer O’ConnellVice President: Alice CannonSecretary: Nick
Set in Katoomba in the picturesque Blue Mountains, this year’s National Conference theme ‘Collaborate, Connect, Conserve’, was eagerly embraced by presenters and delegates alike. A range of attendees were present; students, conservation professionals, those outside of the profession and sponsors. Surrounded by like-minded people, I was captivated by presentations about activating collections, working with communities,
The aim of conservation is to make cultural heritage accessible today and into the future. If it is to effectively carry out this task into the coming decades, centuries and perhaps even millennia, it must do so with greater awareness of the economic, environmental and social impact of practice. The AICCM Sustainable Collections Committee (SCC)
After a busy conference year in 2017 with the AICCM National Conference ‘Collaborate Connect Conserve’ in November and the Joint AICCM Electron and Objects Special Interest Group Conference ‘Shock of the New: Modern Materials, Media and Methods’ in February, the AICCM Bulletin will publish two special volumes on these themes in 2018. Thesespecial themed volumes
The winners of the 2017 AICCM Awards were announced at during the National Conference in Katoomba last month. Congratulations to all the winners and our thanks to everyone who nominated an extraordinary conservation professional they know for recognition in these awards. Student of the Year (University of Melbourne), supported by ADFAS Robyn Ho The Grimwade
