tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post7504115496611579299..comments2024-02-21T04:51:49.170-08:00Comments on Emerging Conservation Professionals Network: Other Emerging Leader GroupsAIChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957395638908671119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post-8367039155399357152008-07-23T08:12:00.000-07:002008-07-23T08:12:00.000-07:00I am hoping that a certification program, among ot...I am hoping that a certification program, among other benefits like being a huge boost to conservators in private practice, will also consolidate the AIC's standing in the museum/cultural heritage community in order to facilitate better advocacy for conservation. <BR/><BR/>In the UK, there are already minimum salary guidelines. Perhaps with a greater voice the AIC could organize our field better. Think about if we convince AMA to include a requirement that an institution needed to have a conservation employee/ consultant to recieve accreditadation... that would be a boon to our industry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post-52209546383783724332008-07-21T14:38:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:38:00.000-07:00The issue of certification is something that is ve...The issue of certification is something that is very important to me, and hopefully to you, as an emerging conservator, since it will greatly effect the future of this profession. The newly released survey is very important as to whether the discussion about certification will continue in the next few years, or be put on the shelf. Although I have been hearing about certification for a number of years, I still don't really feel like I have a good grasp on what it is, how it will benefit me (or not), and whether I should vote to for the discussion to continue. <BR/><BR/>Amber, Rachel and I are trying to organize an online discussion for emerging conservators, and we are hoping to also have someone from the certification committee be available to answer some of our questions. Or at least to gather some questions and see if we can't get them answered. Please contact us at art.conservation.nation@gmail.com if you have questions, would like to participate in the online discussion, or would like to help in setting it up. If you have access to one of the committee members, we encourage you to encourage them, to be part of the discussion. Unfortunately we don't have very much time before the survey closes, but there is no rush to get it done before the 29th. So if you haven't filed out our survey yet, you might want to consider waiting until you have some more information.<BR/><BR/>There are several points that repeatedly come up in discussions of certification: Why such a long waiting period before we are eligible to take the exam? What really are the benefits of certification, and are the costs associated with development and implementation worth it? Wouldn't money and time be better spent on increasing public outreach and awareness of the field? <BR/><BR/>It was also not until recently that I learned that we are not the first country to try certification- Canada and the UK already have accreditation in place. See the websites of the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators, and ICON for more information about accreditation in those countries. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I would also like to comment on Chris' suggestion of pooling resources with the Canadian Group. I think that this is a really great idea. I am fully supportive of the AIC group, but it will be limited only to AIC members. We may want to consider a more flexible, independent, and perhaps international group, in addition to the formation of the AIC group. <BR/><BR/>As of right now, I think that AIC is looking over the survey that we all took about the emerging leaders group. I have no idea what the results are from the group, but hopefully they will be letting us know what is happening soon. The last I heard, there will be some kind of conference call between them and interested emerging conservators sometime in July (maybe August at this point). AIC is launching its new website sometime in the fall, so maybe we will have more resources available to us at that point. <BR/><BR/>If we are successful in organizing an online discussion we will post the information about it here as soon as we can. We will also try to send something out through email.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>Lauraart.conservation.nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947275574568461751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post-14769974493368892142008-07-15T19:19:00.000-07:002008-07-15T19:19:00.000-07:00I am definitely interested in seeing a discussion ...I am definitely interested in seeing a discussion of the AIC certification program, especially as we have all just received the new proposed program. <BR/><BR/>I'm not convinced certification is the way to go at this point. It is a very costly and time-consuming process for something that seems to only hold value when compared to non-certified conservators. We know the value of our knowledge. Most of us went into debt to obtain it. <BR/><BR/>Have I completely missed something? What is the point of this certification?enunanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298021533164384312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post-42150667835384118512008-07-01T08:08:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:08:00.000-07:00Also, why aren't more people posting comments? Thi...Also, why aren't more people posting comments? This is only going to be a meaningful forum if people actively participate.Chris Wattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307218184442610740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402822483309261908.post-21285695128663322842008-07-01T08:05:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:05:00.000-07:00So it looks like the Candian group is focused on m...So it looks like the Candian group is focused on making a dedicated website for their group... I wonder if it would be possible to combine resources and have a central website community... <BR/><BR/>Perhaps something akin to Facebook for young conservators... it could have forums that are strictly professional discussions as well as, being a social/networking tool?Chris Wattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307218184442610740noreply@blogger.com