AIC + CAC-ACCR Call for Papers: Propose a presentation, workshop, or symposium by September 30, 2025
Our 2026 joint conference will be held at the Palais des congrès in beautiful Montréal, Québec, Canada, from Tuesday, April 28, through Saturday, May 2. The portal is open and accepting submissions in both English and French for presentations, posters, pre-conference (workshops, symposia, sessions) and luncheon programming, and networking events. The proposal forms are linked below. You will need to create an account to begin your submission:
Submit your abstract or proposal by September 30! Read the conference theme, then visit our website for an exploration of these ideas and the full text of each concurrent or general session’s call for abstracts.
Call for Submissions Information
On our Call for Submission page, we include:
- List of specialty or interest topics
- Concurrent and General Session calls
- Luncheon calls
- Full conference theme in English and French
- Guides to preparing an abstract in English, Spanish, and Arabic
- Funding opportunities for speakers
Speaker Funding Opportunities
FAIC and AIC offer four (4) scholarship/stipend programs that can provide partial funding to a limited number of individuals. As you submit your abstract, simply check the box of any funding opportunities you qualify for and would like to apply for. We offer Kress International Scholar funding, Stout funding for students and post-grads, and specialty group stipends.
New this year is our Tier 3 Nation Presenter Support. We will support attendance for one presenter from a country classified as Tier 3 by the World Bank. The stipend will include registration with one ticketed event, 4 nights at the host hotel (or equivalent), economy air transportation, and airport transfers in Montreal. Participant will be responsible for visa costs, meals, and any additional travel costs. CAC-ACCR also offers limiting funding for its members. That application will be available this winter.
Browse our Proposed Session Topics
In addition to our full list of specialty and interest topics in our open call for papers and posters, we also have the following narrower or themed sessions proposed:
- “Neutrality” and Censorship as Barriers to Practice in Conservation
- AI and Conservation: Current Uses and Future Directions
- Challenges in the Care and Preservation of Conservators
- Challenges to Specializations and Cross-Collaborative Approaches to Integrative Conservation Practice
- Colonization and Broader Values That Inform the Management of Zoological Collections
- Community Consensus: Understanding and Implementing Fire Safety
- Contemporary Art: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone - Electronic Media and Paintings
- Coping with Loss in Conservation and Collection Care
- Creating Multiple, Amazing Conservation Education Pathways
- Cross-Specialty Conversations About Mold: Culturing a Community of Practice
- Fire-Retardant Coatings and Artwork
- From the Kitchen to the Lab: Interdisciplinary Research on the Edible Materials (luncheon session)
- Giving and Receiving Feedback: from Peer Review to IRL
- Laser Cleaning Applications for Conservation
- Lead: A Collection Component - Hazard, Handling, Access, and Remediation
- Looking Back to Move Forward: Revisiting and Rethinking Past Treatments
- More than Two Hands: Storage Solutions
- National Heritage Responders: Communication, Connection, & Collaboration in Disaster Recovery
- Preservation of Archaeological Wooden Artifacts
- Power, Authority, and Control: Aligning practice and policy with the evolving care of cultural heritage
- Shifting Perspectives on Damage, Change, and Value
- Small Tips, Big Helps: General Tips Session
- Tools, Tips, and Trade-Offs: Analytical and interpretation solutions for traditional lab settings and resource-limited environments
- To Sample or Not to Sample: Navigating Ethics, Context, and Scientific Needs
We look forward to an amazing conference with our Canadian partners this spring!