- Date:
- Thursday, 1 January 1970
- Number:
- 140
In early August, I escaped the Canberra winter and headed for sunny Los Angeles to attend a 5 day course at the Getty Villa on colour photography. I have done similar training in the past, but thought it was time for a refresher, and was lucky enough to be offered a place. Sylvie Pénichon was […]
In October, the Tasmanian Division held the AGM in Launceston. A new committee has been elected with David Thurrowgood as President, Stephanie McDonald, Secretary, Erica Burgess Treasurer and Nikki King Smith Public Officer. Following the meeting, we were guided through The First Tasmanians: Our Story, exhibition by the Curator Jon Addison.
Vic Division held their AGM on 16th October 2017. The committee would like to thank Ren Gregoric, Briony Pemberton and Irene Finkelde, who stepped down from the committee, and to welcome Laura Gransbury, Alexis Townsend and Mar Cruz, who joined as Ordinary Members. We would also like to extend our thanks to everyone who has […]
At the 2017 AICCM National Conference I presented a paper on advocacy in conservation[1] that sums up my observations and thoughts following my time as AICCM President. The paper outlined the history of conservation advocacy in Australia arguing that historical support for conservation was largely a result of federal and government initiatives responding to the […]
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 […]
What first attracted you to conservation as a profession and how did you get started in the field? I was backpacking around Europe in 2001-2003 and at some point I visited an exhibition, I think it was in the Netherlands somewhere, which had a conservation focus; X-rays of Rembrandts and photomicrographs of the paint surfaces etc.. that sort […]