Events

Collaborate, learn, and network with your colleagues both in person and online. Attend our annual meeting, the largest conference in North America for conservation professionals.

Annual Meeting

Current Meeting

AIC's Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City

Conservation:
Reactive and Proactive

May 19-23, 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah

Schedule

Tues 5/19	Wed 5/20	Thurs 5/21

Tours, workshops, pre-sessions	Tours, workshops, pre-sessions	Opening general & specialty sessions

Fri 5/22	Sat 5/23	Sun 5/24+

Specialty & concurrent general sessions	Specialty sessions	Tours

Speakers

The Call for Submissions is open for general and specialty sessions, pre-sessions, and workshops. Submit by September 22, 2019.

Attendees

Spend the week in Salt Lake! We are planning tours, excursions, and workshops. Learn more about the region:
Sessions are at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Hotel rooms are across the street at Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Room block will open in August.

Exhibitors

Meeting Theme

“Conservation: Reactive and Proactive”

We work in a rapidly changing world. Globally, the economy is volatile, the marketplace demanding, and the negative impact of climate change looms large in conservation. Many collecting institutions have shifted their priorities to preventive conservation for collections and interactive learning in exhibitions, which can decrease emphasis on traditional conservation treatment and the supremacy of original display materials. Conservation professionals are drawing from a wide skill set to respond to these challenges in creative and productive ways. From offering conservation services that go beyond treatment, to focusing on sustainability, to utilizing materials science and technical art history in public education, our field is adapting and evolving. In 2020, we’ll explore ways we can anticipate and embrace change. How are you meeting your biggest challenges? Please join us to share your triumphs and reflect on areas for growth.