Dear Colleagues, NATCC (North American Textile Conservation Conference) is a not-for-profit (501(c)3 organization that was formed to improve the quality of textile conservation by sponsoring biennial conferences and publishing the papers from those conferences. Currently, we have two board positions open and we are inviting applications from our North American colleagues to join the 12-member board of NATCC.
As specified in the NATCC Bylaws, new Directors are elected by a majority of the Board to serve a 4-year term. Board members, who must be practicing textile conservators, curators, or scientists, are responsible for the organization of the biennial conferences. The NATCC Board meets twice per year, once during the AIC Annual Meeting and once at another time and place agreed upon by the Board. During a biennial conference year, the second meeting generally occurs on the day after the conference. The language of business for the Board is English. NATCC is unable to reimburse Board members for travel expenses associated with attending Board meetings. We are especially interested in bringing our meetings to a wider geographic area, which requires regional board members to serve as the nucleus for the local committee. With that in mind, we would like to hear from our colleagues throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Among the qualifications that the NATCC Board is seeking are - a proven ability to work collaboratively, fluency in Spanish and/or French, South/Central American affiliations, institutional support, and/or previous Board experience. Those interested in serving on this congenial Board should write a letter describing their experience, qualification and statement of interest. Please send this letter and curriculum vitae to: Christine Giuntini, NATCC Secretary, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Letters are due by September 9, 2019; the Board will announce its decision by October 1, 2019. We invite you to contact any current Board member for more information: Caterina Florio, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Christine Giuntini, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Amanda Holden, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Iliana López, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Esther Méthé, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Hector Meneses, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Denise Migdail, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Lorena Román, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Elizabeth Shaeffer, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Sarah Stevens, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Howard Sutcliffe, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Joel Thompson, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Please share this message with textile conservation colleagues who may not subscribe to this list. Thank you. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
