Newsflash May 2010
1. The date of the General Assembly of E.C.C.O. has been postponed: new date Sunday, 13th June 2010, 9:00-17:00
Flight Disruptions due to Volcano Eruption in Island made it necessary to postpone the GA of E.C.C.O.
2. CHARISMA "Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures"
For the period from March, 2009 through July, 2013, CHARISMA
provides opportunities to research teams from European Member States or
Associated States, to conduct their research, thereby providing
transnational access to 11 of the most advanced European facilities
centres currently operating, including neutron to synchrotron and ion
beam methods, micro-focussed spectroscopy, and multispectral
high-resolution imaging. These are offered via three defined access
programs (ARCHLAB, FIXLAB and MOLAB). For more information and
application modalities see: http://www.charismaproject.eu
3. "European Conservator-restorers Open Platform" (ECROP) will be
installed as a result of the E.C.C.O. Meeting in Sofia (2009) together
with professional organisations from the area of Council of Europe
ECROP will be open to all the professional organisations wishing to
participate in forming a common platform to promote a closer exchange
of information and experiences. Improved communication will enhance,
for example, the ability of individual organisations to argue for
upgrading their legal status and improving the quality management of
the profession within their countries.
4. "Competences for access to the Conservation-restoration profession" will be presented at the E.C.C.O. General Assembly 2010
This document arises from a mandate given by the E.C.C.O. committee
at the General Assembly held in March 2008 to propose entry level
competences and the proficiency of a person qualifying to use the title
of Conservator-Restorer. It corresponds to the Descriptors given in the
European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 7, which equates to a
postgraduate academic Master degree in accordance with E.C.C.O./ENCoRE
guidelines. The work supports the delivery of the professional
Conservator-Restorer qualification through an academic route but it is
acknowledged that there are other routes into the profession that
provide a similar level of skills, knowledge and competence.
5. Florence declaration – recommendation for the preservation of analogue photo archives 31st October 2009
The main role of photo archives, like that of every archive, is to guarantee the conservation and future accessibility of documents from the past for their possible future
use for research purposes. The introduction of digital technologies has
made new, powerful tools available for conservation and access
requirements. However, the debates on digitalization imply that once
digitally reproduced, the original artefacts can be removed from
consultation or even dispensed with altogether. The Kunsthistorisches
Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut on the other hand, supported
by the other subscribers to these recommendations, believes that it is
essential for the future of studies in historic, human and social
sciences to generate a greater understanding of the inescapable value
of photographs and analogue archives.
For more information read the document (link) and to subsribe the declaration write an email to:
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2010 General Assembly: new date |
Latest Update!
Due to major problems with the European air traffic, the General
Assembly was postponed to 13th June 2010. Please update your calendar.
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E.C.C.O. is happy to announce its newest member associations as voted in the General Assembly that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, in March 31, 2009.
The new members are: MRE, the Association of the Hungarian Restorers, accepted as Full Member, and AMG-KKR, the Czech Association of Museum and Galleries - Commission of Conservator-Restorers, accepted as Associated Member.
Welcome aboard!
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First results of the EQF Working Group |
First results of the EQF Working Group have been presented to ENCORE and circulated to Member Organisations
The results of the current meetings describing proposed levels of
Knowledge, Skills and Competences to address levels 6, 7 and 8 of the
EQF have been written up and circulated to Member Organisations. Feed
back has been sought till beginning of January. A final document is to
be prepared for circulation before the GA in March 2009. Read the
document.
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Letter to ICOM-CC in reaction to the vote on the proposed changes
of the umbrella-term "Conservation-restoration" into "Conservation"
A working group on Terminology in ICOM-CC have been exploring the
terminology used in the conservation-restoration profession to initiate
concordance and arrive at a standard for common usage. It is proposed
that the umbrella-term "conservation-restoration" is expressed simply
as "conservation". Read the document and the letters of ECCO to
ICOM-CC.
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