International Seminar: Conservation of glazed ceramic tiles

LISBON - April 15-16 2009

The aim of this seminar is discussing glazed ceramic tiles of historic interest manufactured and applied anywhere in the world, their decay and their conservation as well as the pathologies of their insertion as architectural finishes. Main themes to be addressed are:

* historical context of manufacturing tecnologies and materials;
* decay and its causes;
* conservation and restoration methods and materials;
* intervention cases and lessons learnt therefrom;
* research results and research needs in the field.

Other themes relevant to the object of the event may be considered- please contact the organizers.

The event will include lectures by specialists from several countries with relevant activity in the field, as well as communications by researchers and practitioners.

The seminar is organized as a networking activity of the 6th Framework Program Project Eu-ARTECH.

Contributions on the seminar themes are welcome.Some will be selected for oral presentation and the
remaining may be presented as posters. Regardless of how they are presented all accepted papers will be included in the seminar proceedings.

Extended abstracts of typically four to ten A4 pages shall be submitted by February 28, 2009 by e-mail to azulejos@lnec.pt. These will be peer judged and reviewed within 10 days of receipt. The final corrected text in standardized format must arrive by March 31 and will be published in a CD. A post-seminar volume will be published at a later date with extended versions of selected contributions.

Information: azulejos.lnec.pt