Here is a preliminary list of the lectures that will be presented in the frame of the BBinding conference and their authors. The exact programme will be published at the end of August 2014.

Theme 1: Bookbinding – now and before

Changing attitudes to craft bookbinding - Jeff Clements, Restorer and Bookbinder, Director of Restauratieatelier Meridiaan (The Netherlands)

Conservation of bindings and boards of historical books - Rumyana Decheva, Conservator-restorer, Centre for Slavo-Byzantine Studies “Prof. Ivan Dujcev” to the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria)

Theme 2: Paper, photography and books preservation in the libraries, museums, archives, private collections etc.

British Library conservation – a balance of preservation and access – Dr. Cordelia Rogerson, Head of Conservation, British Library (United Kingdom)

Restoration of old books from the Cologne catastrophe - Dr. Erna Pilch-Karrer, Restorer, Austrian State Archives (Austria)

Minimal intervention in book conservation - Dr. Patricia Engel, Researcher at University of Graz (Austria)

Ancient photographs and photo albums - Laura Masia, Freelance restorer (Italy)

From restoration to interactive presentation: how old photo’s get a new life… - Peer Boselie, Director of Euregionaal Historisch Centrum Sittard-Geleen (The Netherlands)

Theme 3: Education in the field of bookbinding and books, paper and photography preservation

The training and conservation projects about photographic materials: the experience of Alinari - Emanuela Sesti, Director of the Restoration and Conservation Department, Fratelli Alinari. Fondazione per la Storia della Fotografia (Italy)

The BBinding project – innovative training tools and materials for bookbinders – Dr. Rosen Petkov, Chairman of Student Computer Art Society (Bulgaria)