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Program

Meeting Theme

"Conservation at the Intersection of Innovation and Tradition” 

« Conservation et restauration : entre innovation et 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. 

Session Types

General Sessions

Opening Session

We host an opening session that welcomes all attendees to reflect on topics of interest to the field.

Concurrent Sessions

We will have concurrent sessions that bring together topics across specialties.

Special Topic & Closing Sessions

We often host one 2-3 hour session that features discussion and presentations on one topic that has no concurrent programming. The closing session brings together everyone to celebrate the closing of our meeting.

Pre/Post Sessions

  • Pre-meeting sessions, symposia, workshops, tours
  • Post-meeting sessions
Pre-session events are targeted sessions that cover a specific topic in a lecture or panel format scheduled for a 1-hour session, 2 to 5-hour half-day session, or a full-day session before or after the main meeting. We make efforts to offer these at no additional cost to attendees, but we may need to charge a nominal fee beyond the base registration for these sessions. Symposia may be a half day or daylong event before the opening of the main meeting days. Workshops and tours are offered through paid tickets/registrations to attendees.

Lunch Sessions

These are targeted sessions that cover a specific topic in a lecture or panel format.

  • Sessions that begin at noon are ticketed to cover the cost of lunch. 
  • Lunch will be 30 minutes and the session may start before lunch or after.
  • Programing will not exceed 90 minutes.

Specialty Sessions

Specialty Session program committees sometimes plan programs that sometimes differ from the meeting theme.