The Icon Photographic Materials Group is delighted to announce that our fourth Round Table discussion will be happening online this year. We have decided to move our event to a virtual format, hopefully allowing more people to attend nationally and internationally.

As in previous years, the event will consist of a series of five-minute presentations followed by questions and discussion. As always the event is welcome to anyone with an interest in the care and preservation of photographic materials.

We invite abstract submissions from conservators and non-conservators, whether you work in public institutions, private practice or education. Subjects could include (but are not limited to) treatment practices, preventive conservation, scientific research, education, outreach and funding.

If you’d like to give a five-minute presentation, please send a titled abstract (c.100 words) with your name and affiliation to phmgicon@gmail.com by the 30th November. Presentations should include around five PowerPoint slides, which should be illustrative rather than textual. Please get in touch as soon as possible for further details or to discuss your idea.

The Round Table event will be followed by a brief update from the group committee.

A Zoom link and details about the programme of the event will be emailed to attendees closer to the date.

We look forward to continuing the discussion for another year.