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Guidelines

The award recognizes an extraordinary contribution to the field in any of the following activities:

• Education
• Mentoring or fostering emerging professionals
• Advocacy, outreach and fundraising 
• Presentations, workshops, lectures, service to AIC and to a broader community
• Publishing
• Innovation in conservation practices (documentation, treatment, monitoring, storage, exhibition)
• Tools and resources for the preservation of photographic collections
• Scientific research and material analysis
• Emergency response and salvage of photographic collections

Criteria

• AIC and PMG membership is not required.
• Nominees must have a record of exemplary contributions to the field of photograph conservation in areas such as: education and fostering emerging professionals, advocacy and outreach, publishing, treatment and analysis, or other contribution to the evolution of the field.
• Consideration should be given to conservators in private practice, smaller or private institutions, or in underrepresented social and geographic areas.
• The award recipient can be working in any country (not necessarily in the US).
• Members currently serving on AIC Boards/Committees may not receive awards during their tenure.

Review Committee

• The committee comprises the current PMG Officers (Chair, Secretary/ Treasurer, Program Chair and Assistant Program Chair) and the Chair Emeritus/a.
• They are responsible for selecting awardees that have shown dedication, commitment, leadership and continuous contribution to the field of Photograph Conservation.
• Committee members are not eligible for nomination themselves.

Questions about the award process can be directed to group chair at chair.pmg@gmail.com.

Recipients

• 2016 – Peter Adelstein
• 2013 – Mogens S. Koch
• 2001 – Peter Krause
• 1991 – Klaus B. Hendriks