Uskutoční sa vo Florencii v dňoch 24. – 27. februára 2005.
Do 30. júna 2004 je otvorená možnosť zaslaním krátkeho abstraktu prejaviť záujem o prednesenie referátu. Pre ostatných záujemcov o účasť, o prezentáciu posterov alebo svojich produktov a technológií je termín pre prihlásenie v novembri 2004.
Organizátormi konferencie sú:
Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana,
Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Firenze,
Dipartimento di Restauro e di Conservazione dei Beni Architettonici dell’Università di Firenze,
Fondazione Giordano.

Pracovnými jazykmi konferencie budú taliančina, angličtina a francúzština, so simultánnym tlmočením medzi týmito jazykmi.

ADRESA:
Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana
Via della Scala, 93
50123 FIRENZE
Tel.: +39.055.282362
Fax.: +39.055.219171
int.conference@collegioingegneri.toscana.it

The Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana, founded in 1876, is a non-profit Society of graduate Engineers which organizes technical and scientific events for the dissemination of technological culture.
Publishes monthly a magazine of Engineering and Architecture, the “Bollettino Ingegneri”, disseminated in Italy and foreign Countries.
Organized the First (1983) and the Second (1989) National Conferences on the Restoration of Wooden Structures.

CONSERVATION of HISTORIC WOODEN STRUCTURES

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT (2004, May)
CALL FOR PAPERS

Florence, 2005, February

AIMS of the CONFERENCE
Buildings and Structures in Wood are found all over the world and include both outstanding works as well as simple constructions of “vernacular architecture”. Besides it is interesting to note the increasingly frequent reference, in contemporary architecture, to the tree and to the forest as the primordial shelter of the man.

The continuous appraisal of interesting carpentries existing in the world in an extremely large variety, the generally poor condition in which they are usually to be found, the diffused idea that “new” materials like reinforced concrete, steel, titanium … are better and in general more reliable than wood, the alien techniques often used to “repair” them, the daily destruction of valuable specimens are a few of the reasons which require a full debate on the matter.

Some more specific subjects to debate are the increasing awareness that load bearing structures are essential components of Monuments and a significant part of our Heritage, and therefore embody special values like creativity, inventiveness and aesthetics as well as technological significance. On the other hand a large number of very ancient wood Structures perform very honourably.

Repair Principles are similar in the different Countries but the practice of replacement is still very diffused especially where wood and wood craftsmanship are cheaply and easily available.

Today newest technologies and materials like Wood Composites and Fibre Composites are extensively used for the repair of ancient structures but all the same the combined behaviour of wood and these composites is not completely understood.

After a few international Meetings on general topics such as the conservation of Load Bearing Wooden Structures, the Mexico City Document on Historic Wooden Structures, the Recommendations elaborated by the ICOMOS Committee ISCARSAH (International Scientific Committee for Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage), it appears to be time to call all specialists to share their reflections and experiences in order to enable the widest possible discussion.

With reference to the main subject of Wooden Historic Structures, the principal themes of the present Event are: Building Technology, Specimen Documentation, Degradation, Security Evaluation, Theory and Principles of Conservation, Propping, Repair Techniques, Calculations, Dimensioning of the Consolidation Devices and others.

ORGANIZING BODIES:
Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana and Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Firenze,
Dipartimento di Restauro e di Conservazione dei Beni Architettonici dell’Università di Firenze,
Fondazione Giordano.

ACTIVITIES:
Conference
Exhibition
Exposition of Products and Technologies

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
All the Members of the Collegio degli Ingegneri Board; Lucia Bottoni, Pietro Copani, Francesca Funis, Michela Semplici.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Gennaro Tampone, President, Franco Angotti, Edoardo Baez, Michel Bonnette, Antonio Borri, Piero Caliterna, Ario Ceccotti, Giorgio Croci, Giuseppe Cruciani Fabozzi, Michele D’Elia, Paolo Del Soldato, Marco Dezzi Bardeschi, Milos Drdacky, Francisco Gallego Roca, Natale Gucci, Francesco Gurrieri, Jacques Heymann, Daniela Lamberini, Knut E. Larsen, Paulo Lourenco, Giorgio Macchi, Rowland Mainstone, Andrea Margaritelli, Giancarlo Martarelli, David Michelmore, Enrique Nuere Matauco, Giampaolo Trotta, Andrea Vignoli, Mario F. Roggero, David Yeomans

SPONSORS:
Italian Committee of ICOMOS, IVALSA C.N.R
Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, LegnoPiù, Associazione Industriali, Margaritelli, Listone Giordano

VENUE:
Florence

DATE:
2005, February, 24 – 27

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:
SPEAKERS
Participants who intend to present a paper at the conference are invited to send a short abstract of a maximum of 200 words by June 30th 2004. Acceptation will be notified by July 2004.
The Proceedings of the Conference should be available at the opening of the Conference; therefore the complete paper should be received by the Organisers by October 1rst 2004.

EXHIBITORS
There will be an exhibition as well a projection (power point format) space available during the conference. Participants who wish to take advantage of this opportunity should inform the organisers by November 2004.

OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Conference participants who do not intend to present a paper or exhibit posters are invited send their application form by November 2004.

PARTICIPATION FEE:
300 EUR covering the cost of the publication, simultaneous translation facilities, participation in the field study trip.
The participation fee should be sent to the Collegio’s bank account by September 5th 2004.

TRANSLATION
Working languages are Italian, English and French; simultaneous translation will be provided.

CALL FOR PAPERS

KEY DEADLINES:
June 30th 2004 – presentation of abstracts
July 2004 – acceptance of abstracts
October 1rst 2004 – submission of complete paper
November 2004 – acceptance of papers
November 2004 – registration of exhibitors
November 2004 – administrative details and the preliminary programme of the conference

Zdroj: ICOMOS Slovensko