Opening message from the IIC Congress Team

We’re delighted to see you online and in-person!

On behalf of IIC Council and New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Material: Pū Maanaki Kahurangi, we are delighted that the congress is taking a hybrid format this year, promoting a more sustainable and ‘climate friendly’ event.

Our aim is also to make the congress an accessible and inclusive event for all through online international programming, including through our 5 regional live hubs offering simultaneous translation of live sessions into 20+ languages, a first for IIC. We are also looking forward to the Keck Award celebrations and Forbes Prize lecture, the IIC Dialogue, special tours and local in-person events, online meetings, and networking – all whilst celebrating and sharing in the unique culture and heritage that Aotearoa New Zealand has to offer.

We want to extend a heart-felt and special thank you to Tru Vue Inc. as headline sponsors of the Congress and to the Getty Foundation for their continued support of IIC and funding for the IIC Congress Scholars programme. Our thanks also to our local sponsors for their support. This Congress is again a testament to the support and commitment of a truly remarkable group of people and organisations. Without your unwavering support this congress would not have been possible.

On behalf of the local organising committee, we look forward to sharing some very stimulating and interesting days together.

Nyssa Mildwaters

Chair of Local Organising Committee 2022 President of NZCCM - New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Material: Pū Maanaki Kahurangi

Sarah Stannage

IIC Executive Director