The 5th Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology (SR2A2012) (6/5/2012 - 6/8/2012)

Conference organised by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University, the Winterthur Museum, Cornell University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
Place:  New York City, USA
Address:  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street), New York, NY 10028, USA

The 5th Conference on Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology, SR2A,  will be held on June 5-8, 2012, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.
The central theme of the SR2A series of conferences is the innovative use of methods employing synchrotron radiation (and/or related types of radiation) for the (non-destructive) investigation of artistic and archaeological materials and artifacts.
Since the first edition of the conference (Grenoble, FR, 2005), SR2A has become a forum for discussion and presentation of up-to-date activities regarding the use of penetrating forms of radiation for non-invasive inspection and analysis of precious materials from the past. The emphasis of the fifth edition will be placed on the manner in which synchrotron radiation and other types of penetrating radiations (THz, neutrons, ...) can be used together to characterize artists' materials and archaeological artifacts.
Contributions will focus on the exploration of new analytical frontiers, and will also address research challenges of curators, conservators and other professionals working in the cultural heritage field.
The conference is open to all interested professionals, including conservators, conservation scientists, scientists with experience utilizing large-scale research facilities and other analytical techniques, curators, cultural heritage managers, art historians, students, potential users of synchrotrons, etc. The venue is intended to provide an unprecedented opportunity for professionals from America and world-wide to meet and share their expertise and experience.
Texts of the oral presentations and summaries of the poster presentations will be published as post-prints in a peer-reviewed Journal.

Futher information
Conference agenda and important Dates, as well as details of registration are available at the event website.
Registration opens on December 1, 2011 and is limited to 125 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 15, 2012.