Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 31 January 2008
The Symposium will include invited lectures and paper or poster
presentations by symposium attendants. Lectures will be followed
by discussion. The lecturers are international experts in the field,
coming from well-known institutions in Europe and the United States.
The major topics of consolidation (basic research on products,
lab and field testing, effectiveness, application, harmfulness,
durability and long term behaviour) will be addressed from different
points of view. The Symposium will conclude with a panel session
that will provide an opportunity of interaction between experts
and audience. Contributions from practicing conservators will be
an essential dialogue of the Symposium and therefore they are more
than welcome.
The Symposium will deal with the following main themes:
- Basic principles in stone consolidation ;
- Consolidation products: research and practice;
- Inorganic consolidants ;
- Consolidation of very porous limestones;
- Consolidation in the presence of salts;
- Durability and long term harmful behaviour;
- Application techniques;
- Parameters, technology and methods for performance assessment;
- Are there successful past treatments?
- Novel products and experimental setups;
- From the laboratory to the site: the practitioners view;
- Case-studies;
- Any other relevant issues.
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