Abstracts for proposed poster presentations and research papers (20 minutes) on these themes will be accepted until November 13, 2009. Authors whose papers or posters are selected will be notified mid January 2010.  Final written and electronic papers must be received by US/ICOMOS one month prior to the Symposium.

Instructions for Submitting an Abstract (please read carefully)

• Abstracts must be received in US/ICOMOS by Friday, November 13, 2009.
• Maximum text of 250 words in English. Please indicate whether the submission is for a paper or a poster.
• US/ICOMOS will accept electronic (Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf files only) abstracts sent by email to  don.jones@usicomos.org
• The page with the abstracts must contain AT THE TOP the title of the proposed paper, the name of the author(s), and contact information (institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number and email address).

A committee of distinguished preservationists will evaluate all abstracts.  Authors selected for paper presentations will be notified by mid-January 2010. 

Note:  In previous years, US/ICOMOS has been able to secure grants and monetary contributions to help defray travel, lodging, and registration costs for international speakers selected to present papers.  In the changed financial environment of today, US/ICOMOS cannot guarantee that such funding will be available in 2010.