Seminar and preliminary workshop on Care of Outdoor Exhibits of Petrified Wood Da Giovedė 26 Dicembre 2013 a Martedė 31 Dicembre 2013
Programma
08.30 - 09.00 Registration
09.00 Opening ceremony by Assistant Professor Dr.Pratueng Jintasakul, Director of the Northeastern Research Institute of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources (NRIPM)
09.00 - 09.30 Seminar "Petrified wood: the story behind the beauty and conservation of petrified wood around the world" speakers: Asst. Prof. Dr. Pratueng Jintasakul, director, and Dr. Nareerat Boonchai, paleobotanist of NRIPM
09.30 - 09.40 Discussion
09.40 - 10.20 Seminar "Preservation and conservation of the Bukkabrany fossil forest in Hungary" by Prof. Miklos Kazmer, Department of Palaeontology, Eotvos University, Hungary
10.20 - 10.30 Discussion
10.30 - 10.40 Coffee break
10.40 - 11.50 Introductory Short Course "Pathology of in situ exhibits of petrified trees; necessary actions for protection and conservation" by Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc - adj. lecturer at the School of Technological Applications, Department of Environment Technology, Direction of Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of the Ionian Islands, Greece
11.50 - 12.00 Discussion
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.00 Visiting the museum exhibitions and outdoor exhibits of petrified wood
14.00 - 15.00 Workshop on the care of outdoor exhibits of petrified wood I: "Pyritised plant fossil conservation methodology PART I: documentation, preparation of materials, health and safety issues" by Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc
15.00 - 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 - 16.30 Workshop II: "Pyritised plant fossil conservation methodology PART II: cleaning, consolidation, adhesion, filling, water-proofing -application of conservation methods" by Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc
27 December 2013
09.00 - 10.30 Workshop part III: Hands-on experience with outdoor petrified wood exhibits in the in the Mun-Chi River Basin garden area (leading conservator: Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc)
10.10 - 10.20 Coffee break
10.20 - 10.40 Seminar "Fossil wood identification, care of outdoor garden exhibits and the botanical garden management" by Dr. Pramook Benyasutra, deputy director of the Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Chiangmai Province
10.40 - 10.50 Discussion
10.50 - 11.00 Seminar "Identification results of the giant petrified trees and geological information of the sites in the Petrified Forest Park, Tak Province, Northern Thailand" by Dr.Wickanet Songtham, vice director of NRIPM
11.00 - 11.10 Discussion
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.20 Seminar "The discovery of some of the world's longest petrified trees in the Petrified Forest Park, Tak province, Thailand and the problems in their conservation" by Mr. Surapon Gawee, director of the Petrified Forest Park, Tak province.
13.20 - 13.30 Discussion
13.30 - 14. 20 Workshop part IV: Care of outdoor exhibits of in situ petrified wood
(leading conservator: Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc)
14.20 - 14.30 Coffee break
14.30 - 15.30 Workshop part V: Care of outdoor exhibits of petrified wood in the garden (leading conservator: Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc)
15.30 - 16.30 Discussion and Summary of the seminar and workshop
16.30 Closing seminar and workshop
Excursion: Petrified Forest Park, Thailand 28-31 December 2013 (Tentative plan)
28 Dec 2013 Departure from the Northeastern Research Institute of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources (NRIPM), Nakhon Ratchasima Province to the Petrified Forest Park, Tak province, northwestern Thailand (about 8 hr drive)
29-31 Dec 2013 Visit some of the world's largest petrified trees, close examination and recording of their preservation state to estimate the type and quantity of chemicals and materials needed for their conservation. Examination of other fossil trees which are partially exposed but still unexcavated in the forest. Additionally, visit other geological sites or forest parks nearby may be visited, in order to estimate the possibility of setting up a Geopark. Time allowing, visit Taksin Maharat National Park to see Thailand's largest Anisoptera costata(Dipterocarpacecae), a 700-year oldtree measuring 50 meters (160 feet) in height and 16 meters (52 feet) in circumference and other trees with the large buttress in the national park.
For more information please contact: +66 843540432 bantakpetrifiedforest@gmail.com
Luogo : Thailand Location: The Northeastern Research Institute of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources (NRIPM) |