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Upcoming Meeting (2026)

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Join us in gorgeous, historic Montreal, Canada, for our 54th Annual Meeting, held jointly with the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC-ACCR) from April 28 - May 2, 2026. We held our first joint meeting with CAC-ACCR in Montreal in 2016 and are thrilled to collaborate with them again. 

Conference Dates

  • Pre-session: April 28-29 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
  • Main sessions: April 30-May 2 (Thursday through Saturday)

We are excited to host this conference at the city's convention center, Palais des congrès de Montréal. 


Program

Conference Theme: Conservation at the Intersection of Innovation and Tradition

In the face of shifting political, social, ecological, economic, and technological landscapes, we find ourselves expanding the disciplinary boundaries of conservation in search of radical reinvention and clarity of purpose. For this meeting, we aim to create a generative space for exchange between the past and the future, acknowledging that continuity is not static, and bold and grounded experimentation is at the heart of honoring inherited legacies, which is essential for the sustainability of our field. We invite proposals for concurrent general sessions that explore how conservation practices can thrive at the edge of progress, experimentation, and reinvention with a through line of continuity, legacy, and community.  

Face à l'évolution des paysages politiques, sociaux, écologiques, économiques et technologiques, nous nous trouvons amenés à élargir les frontières disciplinaires de la conservation et la restauration à la recherche d'une réinvention radicale et d'une clarification de nos objectifs. Pour cette assemblée, nous souhaitons créer un espace propice aux échanges entre le passé et l'avenir, en reconnaissant que la continuité n'est pas statique et que l'expérimentation audacieuse et réfléchie est au cœur du respect de l'héritage transmis, ce qui est essentiel pour la durabilité de notre discipline. Nous invitons les propositions de sessions générales concomitantes qui explorent comment les pratiques de conservation et restauration peuvent prospérer à la pointe du progrès, de l'expérimentation et de la réinvention, tout en conservant une ligne directrice de continuité, d'héritage et de communauté. 

Call for Paper and Sessions

The 2026 call for concurrent session themes is open now. The Call for Papers and sessions will be shared around September 1. 

General Timeline:

  • July 22 to August 21 - submit ideas for concurrent session themes
  • September 1- 30 - abstract portal open
  • October/November - decisions shared and invitations to present sent out
  • December - travel scholarship application deadlines

 

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