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ISO TC 349 Cultural Heritage Conservation Public Webinar

What You'll Want to Know!

NISO is pleased to invite members of the cultural heritage, museum, and conservation community to join a free public webinar on the formation of an accredited US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standards’ new Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Conservation (ISO TC 349). 

ISO formed TC 349 in 2024 to develop standards for terminology, technologies, and materials and equipment for the monitoring, evaluation, preservation, and restoration of cultural heritage. The committee’s work is focused specifically on the conservation of tangible objects and excludes the preservation of cinematography, photography, and content covered by the work of the ISO Technical Committee on Information and Documentation (ISO TC 46). NISO has now been appointed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to manage the US TAG to TC 349.

During this meeting, we will discuss NISO’s role in the ISO Standards development process and  opportunities to participate as members of the TAG, which will ensure that US perspectives are represented in discussions about setting world-recognized standards, from conservation terminology and basic principles to seismic protections and exhibition environments.

The ISO TC349 plan includes strategic objectives that will be addressed across working groups:

  • Cultural Heritage Conservation Terminology
  • Principles of Conservation
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Stone Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Murals
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Earth Sites
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Heritage
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Paper Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Metal Materials
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Ceramics
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Textiles
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Lacquerware
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Seismic Protection
  • Museum Showcases
  • Museum Collection Environments
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - IPM (Integrated Pest Control)
  • Cultural Heritage Conservation - Wooden Historic Buildings

The meeting is free and open to the public, and all members of the community engaged in the conservation and preservation of tangible cultural objects are encouraged to attend!

Event Sessions

Shared Resources

Speakers

ISO Strategy 2030 - ISO Strategy 2021-2030 sets out our vision (why we do what we do), our mission (what we do and how we do it), our goals (what we need to achieve to realize our mission and vision) and our priorities (where we need to focus our resources to make this happen). These priorities are designed to be regularly reviewed, and adjusted when needed, to respond to any changes in our external environment.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.

London Declaration: ISO commits to climate agenda - A game-changing moment for the environment could see a real acceleration in business and governments’ race to net zero. Launched today, the London Declaration is a push from ISO to transform the approach to climate action and advance international work to attain net-zero goals.

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Event Dates

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Fees

This event was free and open to the public, and all were welcome to participate by completing the webinar registration form.

Location

NISO uses the Zoom platform for the purpose of broadcasting live events. Zoom provides apps for a variety of computing devices (tablets, laptops, etc.) To view the broadcast, you need a device that supports the Zoom app. Attendees may also choose to listen to audio only on their phones (sign-on credentials include the necessary dial-in numbers).