Call for papers - WOAM Greenville 2010
The 11th ICOM-CC WOAM (Wet Organic Archaeological Materials) WG conference in:
Greenville, North Carolina May 24 – May 28, 2010
The conference will be hosted jointly by:
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and East Carolina University
Local organizers:
Sarah Watkins-Kenney, NC Dept. Cultural Resources Queen Anne's Revenge and
Emily Williams, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
We invite you to give a presentation or present a poster at this conference.
The conference deals with all subjects concerning wet organic archaeological materials. During WOAM 2007 in Amsterdam we agreed to concentrate on the following main topics:
• In-situ preservation and reburial
• Degradation and conservation of leather and other organic materials
• Conservation of very large timbers
• Impregnation agents and drying methods
• Post conservation care, including problems of wood re-treatment – practicalities, ethics & risks
• Sulphur/iron acid formation in organic materials
• Analytical techniques for organic materials
• Reports on ongoing conservation projects
As in the 2007 WOAM conference, a distinction will be made between the peer reviewed and the other reviewed papers. Thus; there will be different deadlines for submission
Peer reviewed papers for WOAM 2010
Participants who want to have their papers peer reviewed (a requirement for some scientists) will need to send in an abstract first; a scientific committee will review this. The abstract should not exceed 800 words. After acceptance, the authors are required to submit a paper that will be peer reviewed and sent back to the authors with comments. Finally, the authors are required to send in their revised papers. These papers will be marked as “peer reviewed” in the conference proceedings. DEADLINE PASSED
Deadline for abstracts of peer reviewed papers: September 1, 2009
Deadline for submission of peer reviewed papers: January 1, 2010
Please indicate at the top: WOAM Peer Review
Other papers and poster presentations for WOAM 2010
Other participants that want to give a presentation or present a poster are also requested to submit an abstract. If accepted, they will need to submit their final paper 2 weeks before the conference starts. This will be published in the conference proceedings. If no copy is received before the conference starts, the paper will not be published in the conference proceedings.
Deadline for other abstracts of-papers/presentations/ posters: November 15, 2009 (extended from November 1) DEADLINE PASSED!
Deadline for other submissions of papers/presentations/ posters: May 14, 2010
Please indicate at the top: WOAM 2010 and Presentation or Poster
Send your abstract of 100- 300 words to the WOAM co-ordinator: Kristiane.straetkvern@natmus.dk.
We are looking forward to receiving your contributions and meeting you at the next WOAM conference.
Best regards, Sarah, Emily & Kristiane
The WOAM 2010 website (http://www.woam2010.com) is now fully online!
Visit the website and sign up for the conference. On the website you will find information on the conference programme, the tours and other events that will be arranged, the prices and the accomodation options.