WORKSHOP (26 – 27, and 30 September, 2017)

There will be a two-day workshop held at the HERCULES Lab on the practical applications of gas chromatographic analysis using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and pyrolysis for samples from cultural heritage objects. It will consist of lectures and hands-on use of the instrumentation using samples prepared by the HERCULES Lab and MaSC, as well as samples supplied by the participants. The two-day workshop will be limited to 12 participants owing to laboratory space constraints.

The morning of the third day of the workshop, which will be immediately after the MaSC meeting, is open to all and will describe the use of AMDIS for interpreting GCMS data. In the afternoon, the last session of the workshop will cover the use of the ESCAPE method for data analysis and will use the results collected during the hands-on session. ESCAPE (Expert System for Characterization using AMDIS Plus Excel) was developed in the Getty Conservation Institute’s lacquer research project to systematize identification of compounds and relate them to specific artists’ materials present, and to standardize the presentation of py-GC-MS results. The session is offered to the 12 participants of the full workshop but will be open to a limited number of additional participants with GCMS experience. Please express your interest in the form found in the registration page.

Workshop instructors will include Cristina Dias, Dora Teixeira and Ana Manhita (HERCULES Lab), Christopher Maines (National Gallery of Art), Michael Schilling (Getty Conservation Institute), Henk van Keulen (Cultural Heritage Institute of the Netherlands), and others to be announced.

MEETING (28 – 29 September, 2017)

The meeting will be held at the University of Évora and will comprise discussions and presentations on novel applications of chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques to the study of art and cultural artefacts.

IMPORTANT DATES
MEETING

until 30.06.2017	Abstract submission deadline
17.07.2017	Notification of abstract acceptance
starts 20.07.2017	Registration (open only after notification)
starts 20.07.2017 ends 18.08.2017	Early payment
07.09.2017	Payment ends

IMPORTANT DATES
WORKSHOP

30.06.2017	Expression of interest deadline
17.07.2017	Confirmation of participation
20.07.2017	Payment starts
07.09.2017	Payment ends