1.
Cynhadledd/ Conference:
"Things that Move: The Material Worlds of Tourism and Travel 19 -23 July
2007, Leeds
...we seek to explore the multi-faceted relationships between tourism and
material culture - the built environment, infrastuctures, consumer and
household goods, art, souvenirs, ephemera and landscapes. As in previous
events, the conference aims to provoke critical dialogue beyond
disciplinary boundaries and epistemologies...
Themes the conference is going to address include:
Distance, Enchantment and the Power of 'Exotic' Objects
Tourism Souvenirs, Acting Objects and Commodity Fetishism
Tourism Liturgy, 'Relics', and Pilgrimage Shrines in Late Modernity
The Tourist Object as Metaphor and Memory
Built Environments, Spatial Design and Architecture for Tourism
Art, Display and Museographic Elevation in the Posrcolonial Era
Curating for Tourism - Collecting the Worlds of the Tourist
Asserting Meaning to, Translating and Contesting Objects in Tourism
Settings and Performances
Overcoming the Materila through the Virtual"
Manylion pellach/further details: http://www.tourism-
culture.com/Conference.php?cid=1
2.
PACR (Professional Accreditation Conservators/Restorers)
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Apologies for cross-posting
Cddi Wrth Debby Rohan/From Debby Rohan:
PACR Review 2007
Consultation with PACR accredited conservators
PACR has now been in operation for seven years. The 2003 review focused on
the professional standards and how PACR worked in practice. Four years on
PACR is well established and there is a different set of questions to
address. In addition to this internal consultation we will be seeking the
views of a much wider circle of stakeholders including educators,
employers, commissioners and related professional bodies.
Your input is valuable to this review to help the PACR Management Board
identify the future developments of PACR for the next five years.
Please consider the questions below and return the form as a Word document
attachment to Susan Bradshaw, Accreditation Manager by email
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Q1. What did you think you would gain from being PACR accredited?
Q2. To what extent have your expectations been met?
Q3 Do you think being an ACR adds value to your professional standing?
Why/ Why not?
Q4. Do you feel the PACR brand is strong enough and widely-enough known
that it would be disadvantageous to change it?
Q5a. Do you think the public would feel the marque ‘accredited conservation
professional’ might offer a higher degree of assurance than ‘accredited
conservator-restorer’? Do you think other stakeholders (e.g. employers,
funders) would find the concept of ACP easier than ACR to grasp?
Q5b. Have you any alternative suggestions?
Q6 What three things do you think would improve PACR?
Thank you for your time
June 2007
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