The AIC Imaging Working Group (IWG) is an international community of conservators, photographers, scientists, and others with the shared interested of conservation imaging. We prioritize communication, connection, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to develop and share resources, projects, and solutions. Our first major effort has been to develop an Imaging Wiki on the AIC Wiki platform (www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Imaging) as a dynamic online resource for the community. The IWG is partnered with the AIC Research and Technical Studies (RATS) Specialty Group.
All roles require demonstrated interest in imaging and in networking with other imaging, conservation, and allied professionals. Please reach out to Chair E. Keats Webb (webbekeats@si.edu) if you have any questions about the positions.
Vice Chair
- One appointed position, 1-year term that transitions into 1-year term as Chair, ~5 hrs/month
- Responsibilities include:
- Attending IWG meetings and Leadership Team meetings (~2hrs/month)
- Supporting IWG Chair and IWG Secretary (~1-2hrs/month)
- Learning/training while providing support to the Chair (~1hr/month)
Secretary
- One appointed position, 2-year term, ~7hrs/month
- Responsibilities include:
- Working with IWG Chair on agenda and circulating agenda (~0.5hr/month)
- Taking notes of meetings (leadership meetings, full membership meetings, team leads meetings, etc.) (~2hrs/month)
- Getting meetings notes to Wiki and Community Lead for posting on Wiki and in the IWG Community (~ 0.5hr/month)
- Responsible for recorded meeting content and prepping it to go on Wiki (this is dependent on whether content is recorded, ~1-2hrs when content is recorded)
- Internal communications and sending emails to IWG from IWG gmail account including meeting announcements and agendas (~1hr/month)
- Working with Wiki and Community Lead on general and external communication including IWG, AIC Communities and social media (~0.5-1hr/month)
Wiki and Community Lead
- One appointed position, 2-year term, ~6 hrs/month
- Responsibilities include:
- Attending IWG meetings and Leadership Team meetings (~2hrs/month)
- Wiki editing for Leadership Team and working closely with Secretary on this (~0.5hr/month)
- Posting meetings notes to Wiki and Community (~0.5hr/month)
- Posting recorded meeting content on Wiki (~0.5hr/month)
- Keeping track of wiki development, general communication with team leads and wiki editors, and progress of topic groups (some of this may fall to the Chair especially when the communication falls into the overview of the IWG) (~1-1.5hrs/month)
- General communication and external communication and working closely with Secretary on this (~0.5-1hr/month)
- Announcement and communications on IWG, AIC Communities, and social media and working closely with Secretary on this (~0.5-1hr/month)
AIC Annual Meeting Program Chair
- One appointed position, normally 2-year term but with first year option for 1-year or 3-years, time commitment varies
- Time commitment: ~5-10hrs/month for the busiest months which will be Sept-Oct for the abstract review process and April-May for the session preparation and the Annual Meeting; ~3-4 hrs/month for the less busy times.
- Requirement: demonstrated interest in imaging and in networking with other imaging, conservation, and allied professionals.
- Responsibilities include:
- Attending IWG meetings and Leadership Team meetings
- Drafting call for RATS/IWG session
- Advertising call for presentations
- Reviewing abstracts and attending meetings as part of the review process
- Meetings with AIC and RATS to prepare for conference
- Corresponding with presenters
- Moderating session at AIC Annual Meeting
- Planning IWG Social at Annual Meeting
Diversity statement: IWG is committed to creating a diverse leadership team. Special consideration may be given to individuals from underrepresented groups such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and differently abled communities. Applicants' personal backgrounds, characteristics, and lived experiences will be considered to ensure that the members of the IWG leadership team are diverse, represent a variety of specializations, geographic locations, work environments, and include individuals from allied professions.
AIC members are preferred for the leadership positions, but we can be flexible.
Application: submit a statement with the position you are interested in and why you are interested in it along with your CV. Applications will be assessed based on statement of interest, skills and experience (both imaging and non-imaging), and contribution to an inclusive community.
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