[NHCOLL-L:5795] New CCN

[CAHawks at aol.com]

The founding members of the American Institute for Conservation Collections 
 Care Network (CCN) are excited to announce the network has been approved 
by the  AIC Board of Directors. Now we are beginning the work to create a 
voice for  collections care, preventive conservation, and all of its 
practitioners. On  January 31, founding committee members will meet to begin planning 
how we will  best encourage and implement the ideas voiced in the Charge 
prepared for the CCN  by the AIC Board of Directors and included in full below. 
We want to add your  ideas and concerns to that discussion. Please contact 
Rebecca Fifield at _Rebecca.fifield at metmuseum.org_ 
(mailto:Rebecca.fifield at metmuseum.org)  ,  no later than January 30 with any comments, ideas or 
issues you would like the  committee members to consider at the Jan 31 meeting or 
in the coming  months.
 



AIC Collection Care Network Charge


Purpose

The AIC Collection Care Network (CCN) was created in recognition of “the  
critical importance of preventive conservation as the most effective means of 
 promoting the long-term preservation of cultural property” (Guidelines for 
 Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic &  
Artistic Works, #20) and to support the growing number of conservators and  
collections care professionals with strong preventive responsibilities and  
interests. Its purpose is to:


· Create awareness of preventive care

· Identify and develop standards and best practices, training, and other  
projects to advance preventive care in institutions of all types and sizes,  
locally, nationally, and globally

· Provide resources to support collection care and conservation  
professionals

· Work with related groups to reach and support key collections care  
constituents



The Collection Care Network is a Division of the American Institute for  
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and is therefore bound by 
the  Bylaws of the AIC and policies set by the AIC Board of Directors. Any 
revisions  to the CCN Charge require written approval by the AIC Board of 
Directors.


Composition

The initial officers of the CCN are chosen by the organizing committee, in  
staggered terms, and presented to the AIC Board of Directors for approval.  
Thereafter, candidates for open positions are prepared by the CCN officers 
for  approval by the AIC Board of Directors. All officers must be current 
members of  AIC. Officers include a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, 
communications  and outreach officer, editor, and chair emeritus. Terms of 
office are three  years with an option to serve a second term if other 
officers approve. The Board  liaison to the CCN is the Board Director for 
Committees & Task Forces; the  staff liaison is the Membership Director.
 


Standing Charge

· Create a network of collections and conservation professionals committed  
to the preventive care of collections. The network will support current AIC 
 members and work to encourage non-member collections care professionals to 
 become AIC members.

· Advance the understanding that preventive care preserves our cultural  
heritage in a way that post-damage, interventive treatment cannot restore.

· Advocate for professional recognition of all collections care  
professionals and support the development of the role they play in institutional  
preservation planning.

· Encourage collections and conservation professionals to exchange  
preservation information, ideas, and research.

· Provide preventive care programs and resources that will be of interest  
to the broad spectrum of constituents the CCN intends to serve.

· Network with related collections and conservation organizations to better 
 support shared goals.


 
Catharine  Hawks
Conservator, NMNH
(h) 703.876.9176
(o) 202.633.0835
mobile  703.200.4370
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