Adhesives for Paleontology Collections

Advanced Professional Development Workshop
October 16–17, 2006

In conjunction with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2006 Annual Conference in Ottawa, the Canadian Conservation Institute is offering a two-day workshop on adhesives for paleontology collections.

Format:

This 2-day workshop will combine scientific lectures on various adhesives of interest to the paleontology community with practical hands-on sessions. The workshop will be held at Parks Canada, 1800 Walkley Road.

Lecture topics:

• an introduction to adhesives and bonding
• properties of a good adhesive for conservation with specific reference to paleontology collections
• CCI research on the degradation of cyanoacrylate adhesives in the presence and absence of fossil material; on poly(vinyl acetate) and acrylic adhesives; and on epoxy resin adhesives
• an overview of poly(vinyl butyral)s

Practical hands-on sessions:

• comparing various adhesives (i.e. cyanoacrylates, PVACs, acrylics, epoxy resins and PVBs) on fossil (and other) material
• measuring the pH of fossil material
• calculating the force on a bond
• examining various adhesive additives

Instructor:

Jane Down, Senior Conservation Scientist, CCI’s expert on adhesives

Registration:

Enrollment is limited (minimum 30 and maximum 45 participants). Language of instruction will be English. CCI reserves the right to cancel this workshop 1 month prior to presentation in the event of insufficient registration, and make program changes and/or substitute instructors as deemed necessary.

Registration fee (includes all workshop materials, manual, lunches, breaks, and transportation between the conference hotel and workshop venue):
CAN$300 for Canadian participants
US$265 for all others

Application procedure:

Download the Registration Form and Pre-workshop Questionnaire, and forward the completed forms to CCI by mail, fax, or e-mail:

Sales and Distribution Coordinator
Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Road
Ottawa ON K1A 0M5
Canada
Tel.: 613-998-3721 or 1-866-998-3721
Fax: 613-998-4721
E-mail: cci-workshop.atelier-icc@pch.gc.ca

Deadline for registration is September 7, 2006.