Conference Proceedings of the Second International Conference on: Preservation and Conservation Issues Related to Digital Printing and Digital Photography

The research is in the field of conservation of digitally printed materials. In order to accurately edit these proceedings the editors required detailed knowledge in all research aspects covered during the conference.

The conference was held on 24th & 25th March 2003 at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh as part of the Institute of Physics Annual Physics Congress 2003. The conference was jointly organised by the Institute of Physics 3Ps Group and The London College of Printing, The London Institute. The conference was organised by Andrew Manning, Robert Thompson and Anthony Smith.

The conference proceedings were edited and compiled by Andrew Manning and Robert Thompson.

The conference was the second international event, the first being held in 2000. The conference was unique in attracting speakers from industry and academic institutions as well as standards organisations. There were four sessions; session one dealt with the concerns of the artists and printmakers, session two with materials, processes and permanence issues, session three dealt with standards and the last session with digital photography. At the end of each session there was a panel discussion, these has been reproduced in the proceedings. The second panel, which dealt with Materials, Processes and Permanence Issues, was chaired by the researcher. As well as the printed papers there is an accompanying CD showing additional material which again was compiled by the editors.

The proceedings are a unique collection of research papers and discussions on the topics of conservation and preservation of digitally produced material. They are to be found in many libraries throughout the world. The Institute of Physics were still reporting a demand for these proceedings in 2005, at the subsequent conference held in 2006 all the remaining copies were sold.