Volunteer Opportunities

We are still seeking 2 members to fill a role in this new subcommittee.

Volunteers will provide support to new AIC members, to ensure they are acknowledged and made aware of both benefits and various opportunities in the organization, with a focus on enhancing the member experience. Alongside committee and staff members, you will encourage members to take on volunteer leadership roles, provide support to first-time volunteers, recognize the work of volunteers, and promote ongoing member engagement in AIC, including promotion of membership designations.

The Member Engagement Subcommittee carries out the following responsibilities:

• Create orientation materials to help familiarize new members with AIC and FAIC.
• Collaborate with the Equity & Inclusion Committee and Nominating Committee to promote a diverse AIC membership.
• Develop materials and communication strategies to ensure all members feel welcomed and supported.
• Create a plan to encourage members, particularly new members, to serve in a volunteer capacity for AIC.
• Develop materials and strategies to support volunteer leadership, particularly first-time volunteers.
• Create a plan for volunteer recognition.
• Collaborate with the Nominating Committee to create strategies to encourage participation in volunteer elections.
• Collaborate with the Membership Committee and AIC membership staff to promote membership designations.

The MES is a division of the Membership Committee. The subcommittee members represent, as well as possible at any one time, a variety of specialties, workplaces, and geographic locations, as well as gender and racial diversity. MES members are to have had at least one year of prior volunteer experience in AIC.

Members serve staggered two-year terms with an option to serve a second two-year term. The chair serves for one year with an option to renew for a second year.

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We are currently seeking one member of this working group. Two should be an AIC Fellow or PA. Members serve until their charge has been fulfilled, but not for more than one year. One member is selected by the AIC board to serve as chair.

The Community Guidelines and Conduct Working Group (CGCWG), working with the AIC Communications & Membership Director, will:

• Assess moderation needs across all AIC communities.
• Conduct a review of Codes of Conduct created by other associations.
• Define parameters for the tone and content of posts and interpersonal communication.
• Develop Codes of Conduct for member communication on digital platforms, interaction in professional settings, and interpersonal communications.
• Create procedures for moderation of digital platforms.
• Outline rules of enforcement.

We formed the Community Guidelines and Conduct Working Group of the Membership Committee in the summer of 2020.

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We are looking for a member to serve a three-year term beginning in May 2021. The Awards Committee has three members whose terms are staggered. Every year the committee selects a new member that the AIC Board then appoints. Each member becomes the chair in their third year.

The committee:

• maintains, monitors, and evaluates the awards selection and presentation process
• promotes the importance of the awards and invites nominations
• reviews nominations and presents recommendations to the Board of Directors
• gathers biographical information on recipients and assist with award presentations.   

Any member from any specialty can serve. However, we particularly encourage candidates from the US South or West and those in private practice to apply.   Interested individuals should submit their resume and a brief letter of interest at the button below or to awards@culturalheritage.org.

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The Book and Paper Group Publications Committee Co-Chair is a volunteer position that offers the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the BPG scholarly community by managing and shaping the future of BPG publications work, including the BPG Annual (AIC Annual Meeting postprints) and the BPG Wiki. The Co-Chair position is appointed by the BPG Executive Council, and reports to the BPG PubComm Chair. The BPG PubComm Co-Chair supports and assists the Chair while learning the operations of the Committee. The term of service is one year, after which the Co-Chair will serve an additional one-year term as Chair, for a two-year total term. 

Skills:  

To fulfill the demands of this position, the Co-Chair must have good interpersonal, communication, and project management skills as well as an interest in overarching publication and communication topics. The time commitment for this position varies throughout the calendar year with PubComm activities.

Responsibilities:

• Assists Chair in ensuring that the responsibilities of PubComm members are addressed in a timely manner. Each member is expected to organize their work, meet deadlines, and maintain schedules.
• Works with Chair to organize conference calls and in-person meetings at the AIC Annual Meeting, to develop and report on projects, and to address current and future BPG publication related issues.
• Ensures that summary notes from conference calls reflect the deliberation and reasoning behind actions taken by the committee.
• Runs meetings in the absence of the Chair.
• Assists Chair in managing documentation of PubComm decisions, activities, and other relevant information in the PubComm Online Community.
• Collaborates with the Chair and the Website Coordinator to ensure that summary minutes of the year’s activities (in-person or conference call meetings) are posted to the BPG website.
• Assists the Chair in preparing a report at the Book and Paper Group business meeting and contributes to the AIC Newsletter, AIC Board reports, and IAG annual report at direction of BPG Executive Council.

If you have questions about the Co-Chair role or PubComm in general, please feel free to reach out to Brenna Campbell, BPG PubComm Chair, at brenna.campbell@princeton.edu.

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The BPG Art on Paper Discussion Group (APDG) seeks a volunteer to serve as co-chair with Linda Owen, for the 2022 AIC Annual Meeting in Los Angeles and the 2023 AIC Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. Together the co-chairs will select a topic and closely collaborate to develop a program with selected speakers. The APDG is a unique opportunity to focus on a relevant topic for conservators of works of art on paper and to create an open forum for discussion with colleagues.

Primary duties, shared between co-chairs, include:

• developing the discussion topic
• securing speakers
• coordinating and moderating the 2-hour session
• authoring the session summary for the BPG Annual
• contributing edits to the Book or Paper Wiki for an entry related to the session topic
• selecting an incoming APDG co-chair for the 2022 Annual Meeting

Please contact lowen@artbma.org for the full description of responsibilities and timeline of work.  Conservators at all stages of their career are encouraged to apply.

For a list of past APDG session topics, please see the AIC website at https://www.culturalheritage.org/membership/groups-and-networks/book-and-paper-group/bpg-annual-meeting/art-on-paper-discussion-group

Please send a brief statement of interest, with your CV, to lowen@artbma.org by March 31, 2021, or use the application below.

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COLLECTION CARE NETWORK

Position: Editor

Term: May 2021-May 2024 (3 years)

Areas of responsibility: Responsible for providing oversight on content produced by the network and works with other editors to ensure appropriate dissemination on organizational platforms, contributes regularly to member newsletter and organizes the network’s lead article (every few years).

Requirements: Extensive knowledge of the audience, purpose, and general outcomes for various social media platforms.

All applicants should have a strong interest in furthering preventive conservation and collection care. The CCN Officers meet once a month via online conferencing tools, as well as during the Annual Meeting.

As an AIC board-appointed network, CCN leadership selections must be approved by the AIC Board. Every effort is made to ensure that the CCN Officers are diverse including with respect to geographic locations and representation of various professional roles as conservators and allied preservation professionals at large and small museums and in private practice.

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COLLECTION CARE NETWORK

Position: Outreach Officer

Term: May 2021-May 2024 (3 years)

Areas of responsibility: Serves as point of contact for other groups in the organization and maintains connections to network initiatives such as the Materials Working Group (MWG) and Promoting Exhibit Access and Security (PEAS), helps cultivate external partnerships with allied professional groups through Annual Meeting programming resources, and social media.

All applicants should have a strong interest in furthering preventive conservation and collection care. The CCN Officers meet once a month via online conferencing tools, as well as during the Annual Meeting.

As an AIC board-appointed network, CCN leadership selections must be approved by the AIC Board. Every effort is made to ensure that the CCN Officers are diverse including with respect to geographic locations and representation of various professional roles as conservators and allied preservation professionals at large and small museums and in private practice.

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COLLECTION CARE NETWORK

Position: Program Chair

Term: May 2021-May 2024 (3 years)

Areas of responsibility: Responsible for network programming for the Annual Meeting: identifying themes, developing calls for papers, supervising the review of abstracts, attending planning sessions, identifying moderators, and organizing joint sessions and/or workshops.

All applicants should have a strong interest in furthering preventive conservation and collection care. The CCN Officers meet once a month via online conferencing tools, as well as during the Annual Meeting.

As an AIC board-appointed network, CCN leadership selections must be approved by the AIC Board. Every effort is made to ensure that the CCN Officers are diverse including with respect to geographic locations and representation of various professional roles as conservators and allied preservation professionals at large and small museums and in private practice.

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Position: Committee Member

Term: 2 years with possible renewal (up to six years total

Areas of responsibility:

• Commit to monthly calls.
• Provide input, ideas, and advice regarding workshop topics, speakers, and content.
• Contribute to special projects as assigned, including acting as the committee liaison for a workshop.

Experience with photographic materials. Interest in training and education, public engagement and outreach, or mentorship. Preference may be given to applicants whose geographic locations, employment type, professional background, or experience diversify the current committee demographics.

Read more about us here: culturalheritage.org/collaborative-workshops-in-photograph-conservation.

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EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Position: Communications Co-officer

Term: 2 years

Areas of responsibility: Act as the secretary and a lead editor, communicate with other AIC committees and specialty groups, and serve as ECPN liaison to AIC Publications Committee.

Applicants will be evaluated on their statement of interest, related experience, and the representation of underrepresented demographics.

Read more about us here: https://www.culturalheritage.org/ecpn.

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EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Position: Digital Platforms Co-officer

Term: 2 years

Areas of responsibility: Oversee updates across all ECPN web-based platforms, create a network digital archive, manage the ECPN Wiki, and coordinate and develop at least 2 webinars or web-based programs per year.

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EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Position: Outreach Co-officer

Term: 2 years

Areas of responsibility: Oversee ECPN Liaison Program, raise awareness of ECPN to attract new, active membership, write blog posts, and encourage dialogue about the profession on social media.

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EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Position: Professional Education and Training Co-officer

Term: 2 years

Areas of responsibility: Advocate for support of career development initiatives for emerging conservation professionals, help to develop a diverse programing that addresses each demographic of the Network, including pre-program, graduate student, and early-career professional, manage ongoing blogpost interview series.

Applicants will be evaluated on their statement of interest, related experience, and the representation of underrepresented demographics.

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EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

Position: Vice Chair

Term: 1 year, then rotates into Chair position for 1 year term

Areas of responsibility: Propose and support ECPN projects, develop and coordinate ECPN programming at AIC Annual Meeting, serve as chair following vice chair term for a total of a two-year commitment.

Applicants will be evaluated on their statement of interest, related experience, and the representation of underrepresented demographics.

Read more about us here: https://www.culturalheritage.org/ecpn.

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EMERGENCY COMMITTEE 

Position: Committee Member (3 available)

Term: 3 years with possible 1-year renewal

Areas of responsibility: Serve on a subcommittee (Programming, Annual Meeting, Social Media, AIC News, Wiki) with a fellow committee member. Report out on progress during monthly calls.

Read more about us here: culturalheritage.org/emergency-committee.

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EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

Position: Committee Member

Term: 3 years

Areas of responsibility: Review documents/guidelines for other AIC committees with an inclusive lens. Members also serve as leaders of projects and help plan programming.

Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in conservation. We are particularly looking for members with a diverse background or experience to complement the current committee members.

Read more about us here: culturalheritage.org/equity-and-inclusion.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMITTEE

Position: Committee Member

Term: 3 years with possible 2-year renewal

Areas of responsibility:

• Commit to monthly calls.
• Review scholarship and grant applications at least one cycle each year.
• Evaluate and comment on workshop topics and proposals.
• Contribute to special projects as assigned.

Preference may be given to applicants whose professional background or experience diversify the current committee demographics. Applicants from book and paper, research and technical studies, textile, or photographic material specialties. People who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+ are encouraged to apply.

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• Imaging technologies
• Archaeology/stone/site conservation
• Electronic media conservation
• Time-based media and conceptual artwork conservation
• Book and/or paper conservation
• Photography conservation/conservation science

Serving as an Associate Editor takes dedication, a drive to enhance our common knowledge, and a willingness to dive into research and push for excellence. The time commitment is typically a few hours per month unless a special issue requires more intensive attention.

Your contribution/role
An Associate Editor is responsible for:

• Reviewing papers, offering feedback, and monitoring the progress of reviewers.
• Managing a specialized peer-reviewing team and finding new reviewers as needed.
• Helping encourage high-quality submissions, at times through special issues.
• Improve our editorial guidelines as needed.
• Participating in two annual conference calls, an in-person business luncheon at AIC’s annual meeting (when in-person meetings resume) and may share expertise at our annual meeting publication pre-session (virtual format for the year 2021).

Board members should meet the following criteria:

• Be (or become) a member of AIC, with preference for members with peer-reviewed designation.
• Have research interests in common with the Aims & Scope of JAIC.
• Desire to be involved with journal activities and drive the publication forward, including willingness to mentor writers.
• Have published in peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent command of the English language and familiarity with scholarly article structure and style.

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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 

Position: Committee Member (3 available) 

Term: 2 years with possible 1-year renewal 

Areas of responsibility: Responsibilities are largely framed by the projects being undertaken by the committee and by each member’s interests. Responsibilities could include: 

• Creating content to promote awareness around sustainable practices
• Creating and hosting events to create community around combating the climate crisis
• Collating resources on sustainability and conservation
• Creating social media content
• Networking with other organizations
• Helping to produce the Sustainability Now eblast, and helping to plan the AIC annual meeting.

We are particularly interested in applications from people with experience caring for cultural heritage that is threatened by the climate crisis, members who work in historic preservation, members with an interest in environmental justice, and people with skills in video editing, Wiki editing, and social media.

Read more about us here: culturalheritage.org/membership/committees/sustainability 

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