The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May 2014 (Timetable)

The Institute of Archaeology Annual Conference 2014, titled 'The impact of cross-disciplinary conservation on social development' has now released a tentative timetable.  

The conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 16 & 17 May 2014, at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in Lecture Theatre G6 from 8:30 to 18:00.  Conference posters will be on display all day Friday in room 612.

You can book your tickets here!

Please note that this is a tentative timetable. Details may change without prior notice. 

Friday                                         16th May 2014 Day 1
8.30-9.30	Registration
Session 1
9.30-9.40	Conference Opening
9.40-10.05	M Clavir. Conservation and collaboration: a discussion
10.10-10.30	A M Deisser. The nature of culture and culture of nature: conservation perspectives
10.35-10.55	E W Wahome & Mugwima B. Njuguna. Conserving for whom? Sociological impediments in heritage conservation in Kenya.
11.55-11.25	Break
11.25-11.30	Opening
11.30-11.50	C Collins. Conservation as a support for grief and expression
11.55-12.15	A Guy. Engaging the public with landscape scale conservation
12.15-12.45	Discussion
12.45-1415	Lunch (not provided)
13.05-14.05	Open Lab
Session 2
14.15-14.20	Opening
14.20-14.40	N Arafat. Restoration in a crisis area: a struggle towards development
14.45-15.05	J Butterworth. The Endangered Archives Programme (EAP): a global approach to saving vulnerable material
15.10-15.30	D Goodburn-Brown. Conservation as a retail opportunity
15.30-16.00	Break
16.05-16.10
16.10-16.30	C Magee.The Washoe People at Lake Tahoe: the reciprocal relationship of tourism and cultural heritage preservation
16.35-16.55	R Peters. Conservation and engagement
16.55-17.25	Discussion
17.30-20.00	Reception
18.00-19.30	Poster session
Saturday                                     17th May 2014 Day 2
Session 3
9.30-9.50		Registration
10.00-10.10		Opening
10.10-10.30		E Pye. Conservation and wellbeing
10.35-10.55		C Spence: Open lab project: successfully addressing the skills deficit of volunteer community archaeologists in Lincolnshire
11.00-11.20		F Ravaioli. Selecting locally accessible materials for use in preventive conservation
11.20-11.50		Break
11.50-11.55
11.55-12.15		D Eastop. Learning from archives: integrating preservation and access
12.40-13.00		J Johnson et al. The role of conservation education in reconciliation: the example of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage.
13.00-13.30		Discussion
13.30-14.30		Lunch (not provided)
Session 4
14.30-14.35		Opening
14.35-14.55		D Sully. Creating conservation communities
15.00-15.20		P Greaves et al. The Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Programme and the Mercian Trail: reaffirming regional pride in our Anglo-Saxon past
15.25-15.45		A T Ronchi. Community involvement in built heritage conservation: a learning tool for local development
15.45-16.15		Break
16.15-16.20
16.20-16.40		G K Wafula. Archaeological heritage and public benefits: effectiveness of Kenya’s legal administrative and policy framework
16.45-17.05		M Sibanda. Contesting power and knowledge in conservation: a case of Sengwe in Zimbabwe
17.05-17.35		Discussion
17.35-17.45		Closing