Welcome to the first AICCM e-News for 2023, which is also the year of AICCM’s 50th anniversary. The Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (ICCM, later AICCM) first met in Perth in 1973. Attendees came from across Australia and from as far afield as Dunedin, New Zealand, and Port Moresby in Papua New
It has been a busy few months since the last e-News. We’ve had the national AGM, the launch of the 2023 Disaster Preparedness Calendar, three Exhibitions SIG webinars, the Preventive SIG workshop ‘Communicating Conservation’, and the announcement of the AICCM Awards and the ADFAS mid-career scholarships. You can read more about our wonderful award
The wattles have started flowering around Melbourne, marking the start of ‘yellow season’ and reminding us that spring is not far away now. This will hopefully bring some relief from the winter progression of colds, flu and COVID-19; I hope you have all been keeping safe and well. In May we announced our AICCM Anniversary
Welcome to the first eNews for 2022! The new year unfortunately didn’t waste any time throwing new challenges at us all, with the Omicron COVID-19 surge after Christmas and then the floods in NSW and Queensland. Many AICCM members, including members of the Disaster Preparedness Committee and the NSW and Qld Divisions, have been working
Somehow, it’s nearly the end of 2021! And despite everything (ongoing global pandemics, etc.) it’s also been an amazingly productive year, with AICCM members organising and participating in a multitude of programs and events. Channelling some Christmas spirit, here are 12 of my favourites (partridges in pear trees and golden rings notwithstanding, and in
2021 has turned out to be just as strange as 2020, with much of Australia in lockdown right now. Despite this, AICCM members have continued to amaze me with their enthusiasm, creativity and resourcefulness. Members have planned THREE events for next month, centred around the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October. In
Welcome to the first eNews of 2021, which coincides with the beginning of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program. State divisions were already able to meet up in person for end-of-year events; the vaccine program lends further hope to those of us missing in-person conferences and workshops! [...]
‘We hope this message finds you well, in these unprecedented times …’ is by now a well-worn cliche, but still very true! This is my first eNews update as AICCM National President and I hope your lives are returning to some semblance of normal as 2020 draws to a close. I’d like to express my
At the annual Face-to-Face meeting (this year held virtually), the AICCM National Council finalised the 2020–2025 Strategic Plan. This document has been a year in the making with much of the content originating from the Collections Future Workshop, which was hosted by Foresight Consultant Jose Ramos last year ...
I would like to take this opportunity to thank AICCM community members who have demonstrated the ability to respond efficiently and effectively to a rapidly changing situation. AICCM consultants have maintained services under unprecedented circumstances and our members have volunteered their time and expertise for the benefit of the heritage collections community, worldwide. Membership Renewal
