ETC
Education and Training Committee Introduces the Foundational Skills Workshop Series
By Margaret Wessling, Eve Mayberger, Céline Wachsmuth, Jennifer McGough for the Education and Training Committee (ETC)
The Education and Training Committee (ETC) is charged with reviewing and evaluating workshop proposals and has recently noticed an increase in proposals and requests for training focusing on foundational skills, or “soft” skills. Often these programs require bringing in professionals from outside the conservation field and can require larger budgets. In response to this, the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) has committed funding from its Professional Development Endowment to work with ETC to offer a Foundational Skills Workshop Series from 2025 to 2027 focusing on themes that support AIC’s strategic goals and the areas of development identified in the Held in Trust initiative. In particular, the series will focus on:
- Welcoming, valuing, and supporting members at all career stages;
- Strengthening communication; and
- Promoting and investing in diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
In envisioning the series, ETC seeks to strike a balance between offering live programs with an immediate impact and asynchronous digital resources that can be accessed widely. A key priority is to offer the programs and resources at no charge to AIC members.
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PSG
History and Significance of the PMG Winter Meeting
By Gary E. Albright and Thomas M. Edmondson for the Photographic Materials Group (PMG)
Editors’ Note
We congratulate PMG on their 25th Winter Meeting happening early next month! This article is a welcome history of this event, and we appreciate the authors for providing background and context in light of this anniversary.
—Lissa and Lisa
The PMG Winter Meeting began in 1981 and, with the upcoming 2025 Winter Meeting, has been held 25 times. It was an annual event until 1987 when it shifted to a biennial schedule, with the next meeting in 1989. The authors attended most of these gatherings, missing no more than four. Their reflections on the purpose and significance of these meetings illustrate how these meetings shaped the field of photograph conservation. Recognizing this history is essential for guiding and sustaining its future. [Timeline at the end of this article. See also the pdf.]
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