The 11th ICOM-CC WOAM (Wet Organic Archaeological Materials) working group conference in: Greenville, North Carolina

Conference period: May 24 – May 28, 2010

The conference will be hosted jointly by: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and
East Carolina University

Local organizers: Sarah Watkins-Kenney, NC Dept. Cultural Resources Queen Anne's Revenge

Emily Williams, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

We invite you to give a presentation or present a poster at this conference.

The conference deals with all subjects concerning wet organic archaeological materials. During WOAM 2007 in Amsterdam we agreed to concentrate on the following main topics:

• In-situ preservation and reburial
• Degradation and conservation of leather and other organic materials
• Conservation of very large timbers
• Impregnation agents and drying methods
• Post conservation care, including problems of wood re-treatment – practicalities, ethics & risks
• Sulphur/iron acid formation in organic materials
• Analytical techniques for organic materials
• Reports on ongoing conservation projects

As in the 2007 conference, a distinction will be made between reviewed and non-reviewed papers thus; there will be different deadlines for submission:

Reviewed papers for WOAM
Participants who want to have their papers reviewed (a requirement for some scientists) will need to send in an abstract first; a scientific committee will review this. The abstract should not exceed 800 words. After acceptance, the authors are required to submit a paper that will be reviewed and sent back to the authors with comments. Finally, the authors are required to send in their revised papers. These papers will be published in a separate “reviewed” section in the conference proceedings.

Deadline for abstracts of reviewed papers: September 1, 2009
Deadline for submission of reviewed papers: January 1, 2010

Please indicate at the top: WOAM Review

Non-reviewed papers and poster presentations
Other participants that want to give a presentation or present a poster are also requested to submit an abstract. If accepted, they will need to submit their paper 2 weeks before the conference starts. This will be published in the conference proceedings. If no copy is received before the conference starts, the paper will not be published in the conference proceedings.

Deadline for abstracts of non-reviewed papers/ posters: November 1, 2009
Deadline for submissions of non reviewed papers/ posters: May 15, 2010

Please indicate at the top: WOAM Non-review and Paper or Poster

Send your abstract to the WOAM co-ordinator: Kristiane Straetkvern (Kristiane.straetkvern@natmus.dk)

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions and meeting your at the next WOAM conference.

Best regards

Sarah, Emily & Kristiane

Please note: Apart from sending in an abstract, you will also need to register in order to participate in the conference!