All interested researchers in the fields of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage are invited to participate in the III Symposium of Advanced Techniques for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage that will be held in Olinda, Brazil.

Dates: from 14 to 18 of March of 2006.

Place: Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Brazil owns a considerable historical patrimony that needs to be studied and that requires constant monitoring and conservation in order to be preserved for future generations. Arqueometry is a relatively recent field in science that combines knowledge from the physical, mathematical and biological sciences (hard sciences) with the humanistic fields to fosters new conservation, preservation, and restoration methods of cultural heritage. Brazil possesses unique climatic, historical, and cultural issues that demand appropriate and unique solutions to current preservation of heritage problems.

The City of Olinda is a prime example of the Brazilian expressive artistic heritage, and in 2006, Olinda will celebrate its Title as the FIRST BRAZILIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, and its 24th. anniversary of its designation as a CITY PATRIMONY OF HUMANITY by UNESCO. The realization of the Symposium in Olinda at this time will help to create the necessary environment that will bring the urgent preservation issues to the tables of discussion with public officials and institutions.

Activities

General plenary addresses, oral and panel sections, and local visits for case studies in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Subjects of Interest to the III Symposium

• Science and technology applied to stones and stone origins, ceramics, pigments, metal, glasses (and on all other non organic artistic materials.)
• Methods of scientific analyses of materials and dating of works of cultural interest.
• Biomaterials as woods, fibers, textiles, (all other organic artistic materials.)
• Field Archaeology, traditional and new methods, preservation of the sites, and their use for fostering local economic growth.
• Sciences of Conservation and Restoration.
• Works on conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.
• Problems in the conservation of works on paper.
• Climate control for the preservation of collections.
• The preservation of architectural structures and the use of historical sites for fostering local economic growth.

Participants are urged to present papers on case studies, general technology, and on their institutional resource structure, facilities, and strengths. This will foster the creation of cooperative networks.

Foreign Participants Confirmed to come to Olinda:

• Simone Colalucci, Italy
• Phoebe Dent Weil, USA

The Symposium Organization Committee has secured financial arrangements to bring these and other leading researchers to Olinda.

Brazilian Researchers Invited so far:

• Aparecida Resende - UFMG
• Maria Luiza Soares - LACRE - Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Pérside Omena - Griffus-PE
• Ricardo Tadeu Lopes-COPPE-UFRJ
• Rosa Scorzelli CBPF - RJ
• Saulo Guths - UFSC
• Sérgio Burge - Inst. Moreira Sales
• Shigueo Watanabe - IF USP
• Adriana Cox Hollós - Arquivo Nacional, RJ
• Mário de Oliveira - UFBA
• Marcos Albuquerque - UFPE
• Frederico Almeida - IPHAN - PE
• Oswaldo Baffa - USP-RP
• Geraldo Gomes - UFPE - PE
• Plínio Santos Filho, AERPA - Recife-Olinda
• Carlos Roberto Appoloni - UEL
• Luiz Souza - UFMG
• Dalva Lúcia Faria - IQ - USP
• Cláudio Cruz - AFM - PE

Submission of Abstracts and Final Papers

DEADLINES: All abstracts invited speakers or freely submitted shall be sent by e-mail until February 6, 2006. Final papers are due on February 17, 2006. All late works will be shown in the panel sections.

The is limit on the number of papers presented by one author is three (3), but the Symposium Organization Committee reserves the right to request that works are to be presented in either oral or poster format. Indicate your choice as described below.

The Symposium Organization Committee will inform all authors about the acceptance of their abstracts as soon as possible after they are submitted. The instructions on the format of the final papers is found HERE. All abstracts and final Symposium papers will be published on CD-ROM, paper, and the Internet, that might also include selected presentations in multimedia format. A publishing and copyright agreement will be signed by all participating authors, that by submitting an abstract already agree on the scientific and professional use of their works for the Symposium Annals.

Notes on the Presentation of Papers:

Oral Sections: oral presentations are reserved mainly for completed works and general interest. The invited presentations will run for 25 minutes and will have 5 minutes for discussions at the end. Other selected oral presentations will run for 12 minutes, and will have a 3 minute discussion time at the end.

Poster Sections: These sections will be used to foster networking amongst the participants and their institutions, and for the presentation of scientific works within the topics of interest to the Symposium. Each participant with papers in the poster sections will have a panel measuring 1,96 m (length) and 1,2 m (height).

Example of Abstract and Final Paper template to be attached into the submission e-mail is downloadeble HERE.

Registration is done by simply copying and answering to the items below, and sending them in the text of an e-mail to AERPA.

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To the Organization Committee of the III Symposium,

I would like to be registered to participate in the III Simpósio de Técnicas Avançadas em Conservação de Bens Culturais, to be held in Olinda, from 14 to 18 of March of 2006. My personal and institutional information is written below.

A. PERSONAL INFORMATION

1) Title (Mr., Mrs., Miss., Dr.., Dr., Prof.., Prof., etc.)

2) Complete name.

3) Institution of origin.

4) Department (if there is one).

5) Function or Job.

6) Address for correspondence (especially if it is home or work.)

7) City.

8) State.

9) Country.

10) ZIP code (addressing mail code.)

11) Telephone during work hours (please include all numbers: country, state, city code numbers.)

12) Cell phone number (please include all numbers: country, state, city code numbers.)

13) Fax number (if there is one, please include all numbers: country, state, city code numbers.)

14) All e-mail (please write all your e-mail in here.)

B. INFORMATION AS A PARTICIPANT OF THE III SYMPOSIUM

1) INDICATE IF YOU ARE PRESENTING A PAPER: YES or NO (if YES, indicate your choice of oral or poster section.)

2) Indicate your area of expertise so that your paper can be properly placed in the right section.

2) Title of your paper and presentation (they should be the same.)

3) Name of the first author.

4) Name of the institution of origin.

3) All e-mail (please write all your e-mail in here.)

4) Telephone during work hours (please include all numbers: country, state, city code numbers.)

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The Registration Fee is the equivalent of U$150.00 (one hundred and fifty American dollars) converted to the Brazilian currency at the time of the Symposium. Registration will be held at the site of the event, but please confirm your participation and let us know of your travel arrangements.

Hotel accommodation will be indicated but we need to know of your travel plans in detail. Send us an e-mail with all your travel details, indicating which kind of accommodation will best suit you. We will arrange for your pickup at Recife International Airport (about 20 Km from Olinda.) A flat fee will be charged for this local transportation service that will take you directly to your hotel.

Please send abstracts to : aerpa@terra.com.br

• Plínio Santos-Filho, Recife - Olinda
• Luiz Souza, UFMG
• Carlos Appoloni, UEL

To receive further information, including the Symposium poster, please send your full name, profession/occupation, and institutional complete address to the Symposium Organization Committee at the link below:

e-mail: aerpa@terra.com.br

AERPA - Agência de Estudos e Restauro do Patrimônio, a NPO dedicated to fostering the preservation of cultural heritage in Brazil.

Supported by: IEA-USP-SC, USP-RP, UEL, UFPE, IPHAN, MinC, ICTP and CECOR.

Sponsored by: FINEP and UNESCO.