Please find the preliminary program of the IAQ2006 meeting below. The meeting dates are November 15-17, 2006, at the Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute (WKI), Braunschweig, Germany.



Please visit http://www.wki.fraunhofer.de/english/IAQ2006-e.html for all information, including registration form, hotels in Braunschweig, and a more detailed program.



Regards

Morten Ryhl-Svendsen



School of Conservation DK / National Museum of Denmark









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Wednesday, 15th November





Plenary session:



P. Brimblecombe, University of East Anglia, Norwich / UK:

Composition and chemistry of museum air





Sessions on chemical analysis:



V. Costa et al., IRRAP, Compiegne / France:

Evaluation of the environmental impact on metal artefacts using electrochemistry and grazing incidence XRD



T. Prosek et al., Institut de la Corrosion, Brest / France:

Automated corrosion sensors for on-line real time monitoring of indoor atmospheres



M. Ryhl-Svendsen, School of Conservation, Copenhagen / Denmark:

An elastomer dosimeter for monitoring ozone exposures in museum storage rooms



M. Butsugan et al., Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd., Ibaraki / Japan:

Measurement of volatile organic compounds in indoor air of museums by serially connected passive samplers



Ch. A. Maines, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. /USA:

Rapid assessment of exhibition materials using solid phase microextraction (SPME) with on-fiber derivatization



M. Ormsby, National Archives, College Park / USA:

Pollutant monitoring in archival storage areas using a modified SPME Fiber



H. Abdul Aziz et al., TNO Built Environment & Geosciences, Delft /The Netherlands:

The development of a diagnostic tool in order to contain the Vinegar Syndrome by effective collection management



E. Dahlin et al. Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU),Kjeller / Norway:

An early warning dosimeter for organic museum objects





Sessions on dust / particles:



W. Wei et al., Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, Amsterdam / The Netherlands:

Experience with dust measurements in three Dutch museums



J. Holmberg et al., Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm / Sweden:

Airborn particles in a large portrait collection



K. Hallett et al., Conservation and Collections Care, Historic Royal Palaces, Surrey / UK:

Visitor responses to conservation of historic interiors



M. Ryhl-Svendsen et al., School of Conservation, Copenhagen / Denmark:

Indoor air pollution from wood burning in 18th and 19th century Danish kitchens: Carbon monoxide and fine particle concentrations measured at the open air museum of Lejre Experimental Centre





Session on biocides



T. Salthammer et al., Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI), Braunschweig / Germany:

Biocides in the museum environment



S. Krug et al., Berlin / Germany:

Biocide determination in ethnological collections - a methodological approach





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Thursday, 16th November



Plenary session:



Y. Sekine, School of Science, Tokai University. Kanagawa / Japan, and S. F. Watts Oxford Brookes University, Oxford / UK:

Indoor air standards in Japan for healthy living environment





Session on monitoring:



Ch. Muller, Purafil, Inc., Georgia / USA:

Air Quality Monitoring in European Museums: 2000 to present



J. Havermans, TNO Built Environment & Geosciences, Delft / The Netherlands:

EU COST Action D42 - Chemical interactions between cultural artefacts and indoor environment (EnviArt)



L. de Santoli et al., Universit… di Roma "La Sapienza", Rome / Italy:

Long term prediction of marble erosion for the conservation of the statue of David of Michelangelo





Sessions on corrosion:



M. Saheb et al., Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Mus‚es de France, Paris / France:

Corrosivity assessment in museums and archives: standards and recommendations



L. Xiyun, The Research Laboratory for Conservation and Archaeology, Shanghai Museum,

Shanghai / China:

A preliminary studies on tracing the cause of silver coins tarnishing or darken in museum showcases



T. P. Nguyen et al., Bibliotheque nationale de France, Marne-la-Vall‚e Cedex / France:

Indoor air pollution in the new building's storage areas of the French national Library: effects on the corrosion of copper and silver and on the paper cellulose - I. First results



M. Dubus et al., Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Mus‚es de France, Paris / France:

The dependance of the corrosion of silver collections on the nature of showcases textiles



B. Schotte et al., Ghent University, Ghent / Belgium:

Stabilization of corroded lead artefacts in museums: Insights into the effects of electrolytic reduction as a treatment





Session on show cases



O. Hahn et al., Bundeanstalt fur Materialforschung und -prufung (BAM), Berlin / Germany:

Indoor air quality in show cases - an attempt to standardise emission measurements



A. Schieweck et al., Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI), Braunschweig / Germany:

Chemical substances in newly constructed showcases



V. Costa et al., IRRAP, Compiegne / France:

Assessing environmental conditions of different showcases in the Musical Instruments Museum, Brussels



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Friday, 17th November:

Post Conference Tour to the Imperial Palace of Goslar (UNESCO World Heritage Site)



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Note: Preliminary program, data might change.