ICOM 23rd General Conference Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

View from Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro (image by R Peters)

The following text is an excerpt from  the ICOM-CC website:

Conservation departments in museums, government ministries, and universities are everywhere under scrutiny by administrators seeking to cut costs by reducing, reorganizing, or completely eliminating them. This session will focus on the value of conservation to society–how it is perceived and measured and how conservation professionals can influence public perception of conservation through their actions and through better communication. 



Papers will be sought which explore this topic by addressing the following questions:

What is the perceived value of conservation to society?
What effect does the conservation of cultural heritage have on society at large?
What standards or benchmarks can be used to measure the value of conservation to society?
How much are governments/the public willing to spend on the conservation of cultural heritage and why? What can conservation professionals do to increase investment in the conservation of cultural heritage?

Stairs to Santa Teresa Convent, Rio de Janeiro (image by R Peters)

In what ways can conservation professionals affect the perceived value of conservation through communication with our peers and/or public outreach? How can conservation research assist in better understanding the value of conservation?
A call for papers for ICOM-CC’s session will be issued in early 2013.  Details about the General Conference, including registration information will be available soon on a dedicated web site with links from ICOM’s and ICOM-CC’s web sites.


See more here:
http://www.icom-cc.org/257/conferences/icom-general-conferences/icom-23rd-general-conference-rio-de-janeiro,-brazil/#.UFMcMUI2_zI