Weathering of a Lewisian Gneiss
monolith,Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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This website was developed in 2013 and includes information from an earlier website kindly hosted on behalf of the ISCS by le Laboratoire de recherche des monuments historiques (LRMH), Champs-sur-Marne, France.
This website was developed in 2013 and includes information from an earlier website kindly hosted on behalf of the ISCS by le Laboratoire de recherche des monuments historiques (LRMH), Champs-sur-Marne, France.
| ISCS and ISCEAH joint online meeting The following ISCS and ISCEAH joint meeting has been successfully completed The schedule is as follows： Impact and response to climate change of stone and earthen cultural heritage. The contents of the meeting (presentations, etc.) are shown in Past meetings. Prof. ISHIZAKI, Takeshi (President of ISCS) |
| ICOMOS ISCS online annual meeting The 28th ISCS annual meeting has been successfully completed with your help. The meeting was held with zoom online system. The schedule is as follows： ICOMOS ISCS online annual meeting. The contents of the general meeting (presentations, etc.) are shown in Past meetings. Prof. ISHIZAKI, Takeshi (President of ISCS) |
| ICOMOS ISCS MEETING The 27th ISCS meeting at KIK-IRPA in Belgium has been successfully completed with your warm cooperation. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated and the organizer in Belgium. The schedule is as follows： ICOMOS ISCS MEETING. The contents of the general meeting (presentations, etc.) are shown in Past meetings. Prof. ISHIZAKI, Takeshi (President of ISCS) |
| 14th International
Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of
Stone in Gottingen 7th-12th September 2020 The University of Gottingen and the University of Kassel are delighted to be hosting the 14th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone "MONUMENT FUTURE: DECAY AND CONSERVATION OF STONE", in Gottingen. The Congress is a quadrennial event that is the main networking and dissemination focus for practitioners and researchers who work on stone deterioration issues in cultural heritage conservation. It attracts around 300 delegates and publishes proceedings that contain over 150 contributions. It truly represents and captures the state-of-the-art in the field of stone conservation. Registration and the Call for Abstracts has opened. The deadline for abstract submission is 1st July 2019. Full details can be found at http://stone2020.uni-goettingen.de Any queries should be directed via the updated website or by contacting: Prof. S.Siegesmund: ssieges@gwdg.de |