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Dear IAQ-list, I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, Somerset NJ, USA, on November 16-19 2009. http://www.eas.org/ Pls. see details below Regards, Morten Ryhl-Svendsen National Museum of Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - During EAS there will be several technical sessions about "art conservation": * Vibrational Spectroscopy - Art & Forensic Analysis (11/16; AM) * Monitoring & Modeling of the Heritage Environment (11/16; AM; and 11/16; PM) * Terahertz Technology for Cultural Heritage Conservation (11/17; AM and 11/17; PM) * Analysis and Corrosion Protection of Cultural Heritage (11/18; AM) * X-Ray Spectroscopies and TeraHz Spectroscopies (11/19; PM) Full program at http://www.eas.org/pdfs/2009JunePrelim.pdf (3.5 Mb pdf) Of special interest for our IAQ list are the two sessions on Monitoring and Modeling of the Heritage Environment, which contains the following presentations: November 16 (AM): Monitoring and Modeling of the Heritage Environment I, produced in conjunction with the New York Conservation Foundation Chair: Matija Strlic, University College London 9:00 Introduction, Matija Strlic, University College London 9:10 Environmental Monitoring to Preserve Cultural Heritage: What is Appropriate?, Cecily Grzywacz, Getty Conservation Institute 9:40 The Use of Dosimetry and Modeling to Evaluate Air Pollutant Effects on Cultural Heritage Objects in Indoor Environments, Terje Grøntoft, NILU Norway 10:10 VOC Measurements in Indoor Air: Possible Inferential Indicators of Material Deterioration, Lorraine Gibson, University of Strathclyde 10:40 Break 11:00 A New Innovative Device to Detect the Changing Weathering of the Outdoor Surfaces (EU-TeACH Project), Adriana Bernardi, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate National Research Council, IT 11:30 Intelligent Wireless Sensors Networks for Monitoring of the Heritage Environment, Matija Strlic, University College London November 16 (PM): Monitoring and Modeling of the Heritage Environment II, produced in conjunction with the New York Conservation Foundation Chair: Matija Strlic, University College London 2:00 Welcome, Matija Strlic, University College London 2:10 Long Term Modeling of the External Heritage Environment, Peter Brimblecombe, University of East Anglia 2:40 The Application of Simulation Tools to Model Environmental Conditions in the Built Environment, Ian Ridley, University College London 3:10 Break 3:30 Visualizing Environmental Performance of Archival Environments: An Architectural Perspective, Jae D. Chang, University of Kansas 4:00 Use of Steady-State Mass Balances for Modeling Cultural Heritage Environments, Morten Ryhl-Svendsen, National Museum of Denmark 4:30 Monitoring of Cultural Heritage Visual Storage Environments, Fenella G. France, Library of Congress, US Nyt museum/New museum: BREDE VÆRK. Museum for Industrikultur BREDE WORKS. Museum of Industrial Culture www.natmus.dk