IIC’s fourth Student & Emerging Conservator Conference will be held in Bern on the 12th & 13th October 2017.
Following on from the successful 2015 (Warsaw), 2013 (Copenhagen) and 2011 (London) Student & Emerging Conservator Conferences this conference will allow those at the start of their professional journeys the chance to discuss and explore the way ahead. The title of the 2017 conference is inspired by the Swiss educational philosopher Joachim Pestalozzi, whose credo of ‘Learning with Head, Heart, and Hands’ is also very applicable to the conservation profession.
The current plans for the two days are:
Thursday 12 October, Session 1:
- Head – Scientific Research / Conservation Science and its Application
- How are scientific research and conservation science applied to the profession and how do they support conservation and restoration practice?
Friday 13 October, Session 2:
- Hands – Conservation / Restoration in Practice
- The development of practical and theoretical skills during a career and opportunities and perspectives on specialisation in conservation and in related fields
Friday 13 October, Session 3:
- Heart – Passion and Communication in Conservation
- How does one communicate with an employer, how does one work in a team, what are the responsibilities? Self-confidence for an emerging conservator – and the question of appropriate salary
To allow a wide, international community of speakers and participants to take part in the conference, the sessions will also be available online as livestream broadcasts.
As with all of IIC’s Student & Emerging Conservator Conferences, this event will aim to offer an international perspective and to facilitate communication between student/emerging conservators on the one hand, and professionals active in the field of conservation, in national institutions and museums as well as in the private sector. The conference aims to create a platform where the discussion of current needs in conservation and the relationship between expectations and reality can be discussed.
Plus studio visits, a social programme …
The themes discussed will be supported by organised visits to some of Bern’s major conservation studios. There will also be a chance to socialise at the evening receptions on the Thursday and Friday, and lunch is included for the Friday.
The presentations will be held in the form of collaborative Web Broadcasts, which will allow an international community of speakers and participants to take join the conference, either in person or online. There will also be dialogue between the speakers and the audience, including those attending via the web. Conservation professionals active in the private sector as well as in museums/institutions will discuss their experience and address the concerns raised, will give their views on the future of the profession, and the evolution of conservators’ responsibilities. Experienced conservators will address the issues of presentation skills, portfolio creation and use and language skills, as well as getting started in a career and the international aspects of conservation work.
The conference will provide an excellent platform for the exchange of ideas among those studying conservation, archaeology, art history, heritage studies and related disciplines, people who are soon to share the professional responsibility for a wide array of heritage-related issues.
The conference has the very generous support of Bern University of the Arts (HKB)
For registration and more details please go to https://www.iiconservation.org/node/7059 or https://www.iicbern2017.ch