Dear all,
We are happy to officially launch the Microfading Tester International Discussion Group (MFT-IDG), which can be accessed at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/5b6ash6n
Approved in 2024 by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and sponsored by AIC's Preventive Care Network (PCN), this community is open to all, only requiring the creation of a free login for the AIC website.
The microfading tester (MFT) was introduced in the mid-1990's by conservation scientist Paul Whitmore, and has become an important preventive conservation tool for assessing the light sensitivity of an object and supporting the development of evidence-based lighting policies.
The MFT-IDG aims to advance MFT practice and support a global network of MFT users. Our audience includes prospective, emerging, and expert MFT users, as well as allied colleagues interested in how MFT data can impact collection care.
The MFT-IDG maintains an online community with a discussion board and resource library; the latter includes the results of a needs assessment survey and a directory of MFT users and institutions with MFT. We are committed to continuing the development of an information repository (including the AIC Wiki) and in-person and virtual programming for professional exchange.
The MFT-IDG officers would like to thank everyone who helped us reach this point, including colleagues at AIC (Katelin Lee, Carmina Lemare-Bertrand, and Bonnie Naugle) and PCN (Priscilla Anderson, Kelly McCauley, and Samantha Springer), and our advisory board and organizing committee (listed below).
We hope you'll join us in building the MFT-IDG community!
Officers: Vincent Laudato Beltran (Chair), JP Brown (Vice-Chair), Rio Lopez (Secretary), Kirsten Dunne (Information Repository), Cindy Connelly Ryan (Programming)
Advisory Board: Grylle Beck Carstensen, Abed Haddad, Christel Pesme
Organizing Committee: Priscilla Anderson, Vincent Laudato Beltran, Mark Benson, JP Brown, Kirsten Dunne, Abed Haddad, Dawn Jaros, Rio Lopez, Laura Maccarelli, Cindy Connelly Ryan, Greg D. Smith
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Vincent Laudato Beltran
Scientist
Getty Conservation Institute
Los Angeles CA
vbeltran@getty.edu------------------------------