At the IIC Annual General Meeting (AGM) - The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between IIC and ICOM-CC was signed by Sarah Staniforth, President IIC and Kristiane Strætkvern, Chair ICOM-CC: Memorandum of Understanding between the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC) is an independent international organisation supported by individual and institutional members. It serves as a forum among professionals with responsibility for the preservation of cultural heritage. It advances knowledge, practice and standards for the conservation of historic and artistic works through its publications and conferences. It promotes professional excellence and public awareness through its awards and scholarships. The Institute is a learned society, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (No. 481522) and a registered charity (No. 209677). IIC is registered for VAT (No. GB 241 0811 10). The International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) is an International Committee of ICOM with members from every branch of the museum and conservation profession. ICOM-CC promotes the investigation, analysis and conservation of culturally and historically significant works and furthers the goals of the conservation profession. ICOM-CC conducts its work through specialty Working Groups, which provide means for communication among their members about conservation issues, and organize professional meetings, culminating in its Triennial Congress. Through the ICOM network, ICOM-CC partners with the established museum community throughout the world. We recognize our longstanding cooperation and affirm our mutual goal of advancing the conservation field internationally through exploration of collaboration in a variety of programming efforts. The goal of this exploration will be to cooperate in ventures including, but not limited to, jointly organised seminars, training programmes, workshops, etc., as well as exploring the possibility of combining our main conferences in 2020.We will continue to work together on environmental guidelines for museums and collections, initiated with the work leading to the IIC and ICOM-CC Declaration and collaborate in other initiatives of mutual interest. In recognition of this MoU each party will reciprocally extend an invitation to the President/Chair (or a designated officer) as an observer at their main conferences in the form of guest registration, and to IIC AGM and Council meetings and ICOM-CC Directory Board meetings upon invitation to discuss issues of common interest. This MoU may be amended and/or further developed by the two parties. The amendment(s) shall enter into force after their approval by the two bodies. This MoU shall enter into force immediately upon signature and will be in effect until 31 December 2017. _______________________ _________________________ Sarah Staniforth Kristiane Strætkvern President, IIC Chair, ICOM-CC 20 January 2015
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