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The Board and Representatives

THE BOARD
The Board formulates the Centre’s scientific vision, provides management services to the Centre and ensures its economic well-being.

• Joseph Schirò, Heritage Malta

  Year of birth: 1952 Nationality: Maltese Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Heritage Malta Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• René Larsen, School of Conservation, Copenhagen
• Elissaveta Moussakova, Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia

  Year of birth: 1955 Nationality: Bulgarian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Institute of Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria, Professor, 2017-2020; retired December 2020 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• István Kecskeméti, State Archive, Helsinki

  Year of birth: 1961 Nationality: Finnish Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working National Archives of Finland, 2007 – present Director, collection management (conservation, preservation, digitization, metadata) Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Marianne Odlyha, Birkbeck University of London, London
• Marzenna Ciechanska, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw

  Nationality: Polish Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working head of the Department of Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration since 2020. Dean of the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art 2012- 2020, Professor since 2020, Professor of AFA 2011 -2020. Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Jedert Vodopivec Tomažic, University of Ljubljana and Alma Mater Europaea ECM, Ljubljana

  Year of birth: 1953 Nationality: Slovenian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana: chemist and conservator 1980-1990, Head of Book and Paper Conservation, 1990 – 2019, Retired since October 2019. Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Georgios Boudalis, Byzantine Museum, Thessaloniki

  Nationality: Greek Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Head of book and Paper Conservation Laboratory, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki, . Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Flavia Pinzari, Institute for Biological Systems (IBS), Council of National Research of Italy (CNR) Roma

  Year of birth: 1968 Nationality: Italian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Lead researcher at the “Institute of Biological Systems”, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Montelibretti, Rome, Italy [permanent position]. 03/06/2020 - present Scientific Associate, Botanical Diversity (Algae, Fund and Plant Division), Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum (London, UK). 2015-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Penelope Banou, State Archive Greece, Athens

  Year of birth: 1971 Nationality: Greek Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working General State Archives, Greece, Paper conservator, 2008-2020 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Cristina Carsote, National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest

  Year of birth: 1977 Nationality: Romanian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working National Museum of Romanian History, Romania researcher (chemist) from 2008 to present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Executive: Patricia Engel, European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, University for Continuing Education, Krems

REPRESENTATIVES
Besides the Board, there is a community of national representatives who maintain communication with the respective countries. At the moment, the Centre has representatives in the following countries:

• Armenia (Gayane Eliazyan,Susan Barseghyan, elgayane@yahoo.com)

  Nationality: Armenian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Matenadaran, Yerevan Head of Hygiene and Restoration Department Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Austria (Patricia Engel, patricia.engel@donau-uni.ac.at)

  Year of birth: 1961 Nationality: Austrian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation restoration at Zentrum für Kulturgüterschutz at Department für Bauen und Umwelt at University for Continuing Edication Krems, Austria Senior researcher freelancer (conservator) graphic art, books and document conservation Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Belgium (NN)
• Bulgaria (Roumiana Decheva, roumi_decheva@yahoo.com)

  Year of birth: 1963 Nationality: Bulgarian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Centre for Slavo-Byzantine Studies “Prof. Ivan Dujčev” to the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Croatia (Andreja Dragojević, adragojevic@arhiv.hr)

  Year of birth: 1967 Nationality: Croatian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Croatian State Archive, Croatia, head of Central Laboratory for Conservation and Restoration, 2015-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Czech Republic (Benjamin Bartl, benjamin.bartl@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1975 Nationality: Czech Republic Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Národní archiv, Czech Republic, head of the Department of Care for Physical Condition of the Records (2017–2021)

• Denmark (Mette Humle Jørgensen, Mette.Humle@natmus.dk)
• Estonia (Ruth Tiidor, ruth.tiidor@ra.ee) MuLiBiNe

  Year of birth: 1970 Nationality: Estonian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working National Archives of Estonia, head of preservation department, 1999-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Finland (Anna Aaltonen, anna.aaltonen@museoidenhankintakeskus.fi)
• France (Gwendoline Lemée, gwendoline.fleur.lemee@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1989 Nationality: French Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Freelancer in Brittany Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Germany (Marlen Börngen, marlen.boerngen@th-koeln.de)

  Year of birth: 1985 Nationality: German Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working University of Applied Sciences Cologne (TH Köln), Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS), Germany, Academic Associate, 2018 till present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Greece (Angeliki Stassinou, astassinou@yahoo.com) Others' events

  Year of birth: 1969 Nationality: Greek Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working General State Archives, Greece, Paper conservator, 2004-today

• Hungary (Katalin Orosz, oroszkata.rest2@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1968 Nationality: Hungarian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Hungarian National Museum Centre for Conservation and Conservation Training, Hungary, senior conservator, conservation teacher 2009- 2020 Head of the Applied Arts Conservation Specializations, Hungarian University of Fine Arts 2016-2020 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Ireland (Sarah Graham, sarah.graham@communities-ni.gov.uk)

  Year of birth: 1988 Nationality: Irish Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Public Record Office, Northern Ireland, Head of Conservation, 2019 to present. Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Italy (Chiara Senfett, chiara.senfett@bpmi.it)

  Year of birth: 1980 Nationality: Italian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working BPMI, Italy European Project Consultant-Cultural Heritage , From 2013 to 2020 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Kosovo (Bedrije Mekolli, bedrije_mekolli@hotmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1967 Nationality: Kosovar Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working The National Library of Kosovo “Pjetër Bogdani” , Pristina, Head of Special Collections, from 2012- till now Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Latvia (Inta Kiriloviča, inta.kirilovica@arhivi.gov.lv)
• Lithuania (Birute Giedraitiene, birute.giedraitiene@mab.lt) MuLiBiNe

  Year of birth: 1955 Nationality: Lithuanian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Lithuania Head of Documents Conservation and Restoration Department From 2011 to present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Netherlands (Herre de Vries)
• Norway (Linda Barone, fifekat2@yahoo.com)

  Nationality: American Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Freelance, Norway, Book Conservator, 2014-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Poland (Justyna Król-Próba, j.krol@bn.org.pl)
• Portugal (Inês Correia, ines.icplanet@gmail.com) Others' events,  MuLiBiNe

  Year of birth: 1972 Nationality: Portuguese Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working National Archives Torre do Tombo, Portugal, Book Conservator from 1997 - 2018 MUDE, Design Museum, Portugal, Head Conservator 2018 - Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Romania (Cristina Cimpianu, mmcc78@yahoo.co.uk)

  Year of birth: 1978 Nationality: Romanian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Vaslui County Museum "Stefan cel Mare", Romania, book and paper restorer, 2017-2021 The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Bucharest, Romania, book and paper restorer, 2021 to present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Russia (Maria Dmitrieva, biorest.maria@gmail.com) Periodical, MuLiBiNe and (Mariia Kolpakova, vaporous.land@gmail.com)

  Maria Dmitrieva Year of birth: 1961 Nationality: Russian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working State Research Institute for Restoration, Russia, senior scientist, 1985-till now. Biography, projects, publications, etc.

  Mariia Kolpakova Year of birth: 1991 Nationality: Russian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working M.I. Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Head of the Sector for the International Experience Study and Methodological Development 2015-till now. Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Serbia (Tanja Lošić, crnikvadrat@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1986 Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working National Library of Serbia, Serbia, Conservator, 2011- present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Slovakia (Katarina Vizarova, katarina.vizarova@stuba.sk)
• Slovenia (Lucija Planinc, Lucija.Planinc@gov.si) MuLiBiNe

  Year of birth: 1969 Nationality: Slovenian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Ministry of Culture, Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, SLovenia, Paper Conservator, from 1.10. 1993 to present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Spain (María Dolores Díaz-Miranda Macías, mddiazmiranda@hotmail.com)

  Nationality: Spanish Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Ducal House of Medinaceli foundation (Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli), Toledo, Spain, Director, Studio Laboratory of Restoration of Graphic Document Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Sweden (Mariateresa Pullano, mariateresa.pullano@kultur.goteborg.se)

  Year of birth: 1975 Nationality: Italian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden, Paper Conservator, from 2014-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Switzerland (Edith Joseph, edith.joseph@unine.ch)

  Nationality: Swiss Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Full professor at the Haute Ecole Arc Conservation Restauration, University of Applied Sciences and Arts HES-SO Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Türkiye (Nil Baydar, nbaydar@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1973 Nationality: Turkish Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Ministery of Culture and Tourism, Chairmanship of Manuscritps in Turkiye , Head of Department of Conservation and Archive 2012-today Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Ukraine - Kazhakstan (Tatiana Krupa, tatiana.krupa@mail.ru)

  Year of birth: 1969 Nationality: Ukrainian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Pavlodar (Kazakhstan), Pavlodar State Pedagogical University, researcher in Research Laboratory of Experimental Archeology, head of the International Research Laboratory “YMAI” since 2019 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Egypt (Sherif Afifi, Sherif.Afifi@bibalex.org)

  Year of birth: 1976 Nationality: Egyptian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, Head of rare books conservation and restoration unit, 2007 till present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• India (Namita Jaspal, namitajaspal72@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1972 Nationality: Indian Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Dada Bhagwan foundation, India, Conservation Consultant, from 2015 to present Dev Samaj Managing Council, India, Conservation consultant, from 2017 to present National Rail Museum, India, consulting conservator, from 2012 to present Department of culture, museums and archives, Punjab, India, consulting independent Conservator, from 2015 to present Kanya Mahavidyalaya, India, consulting conservator, 2017-2018 Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Indonesia (NN)
• Mexico (Martha Romero, maromirez@hotmail.com) MuLiBiNe

  Year of birth: 1965 Nationality: Mexican Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliogáficas, Biblioteca y Hemeroteca Nacionales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIB-BNM-HNM, UNAM). Mexico City, México, from 2012 to present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• New Zealand (Anna Whitehead, Anna.Whitehead@dia.govt.nz)

  Nationality: New Zealand, Swedish/British Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Archives New Zealand, Conservator, 2015-present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• Sri Lanka (Udaya Cabral, ucabral@ymail.com)

  Year of birth: 1978 Nationality: Sri Lankan Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Assistant Director (Conservation) of the National Library of Sri Lanka, 2008 –present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

• United States of America (Katherine Parks, katherinedparks@gmail.com)

  Year of birth: 1993 Nationality: American Email Recent affiliation/freelancer recent area of working Columbia University Libraries, USA, Contract Conservator, 2020 –present Biography, projects, publications, etc.

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We thank our previous team members for all their effort and input:
Pramono Bambang, Julia Bispinck-Rossbacher, Cristina Carsote, Nina Hesselberg-Wang, Maja Kostadinovska, Agata Lipińska, Davine Maesen, Zeljko Mladicevic, Kathleen Mühlen, Anne Nadolny, Zoë Reid, Pascual Ruiz Segura, Karin Scheper, Femke Segers, Petra Vávrová.

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Why become a representative of ERC and what are the requirements?

• The strongest argument in favor of becoming a representative of ERC is that you become a member of a lively and supportive worldwide community.
• The second good reason for joining us is that all your ideas concerning improving the Centre and its tool are discussed in our community and most of them – or even all of them – are taken up and implemented. After all, it is our own Centre that should serve our interdisciplinary needs.
• The third valid argument is that your work becomes widely visible for a large community.

Requirements:

• You must be an expert in one of the relevant professions such as conservation, biology, chemistry, history, etc.
• You must be able to speak and write English.
• Your work is voluntary, you only take up as much as you can take.

Work to be done:

• The core activity is building and running a nationwide network of conservators, archivists, librarians and other specialists involved in written and graphic art preservation and interested in the results of our work.
• Furthermore you are expected to run a vital communication with these colleagues, collecting their suggestions and forwarding them to us and vice versa, as well as disseminating information coming from the Centre, which might involve in some cases its translation into local languages, where necessary.
• You are invited to take over further work to the degree you are prepared – for example, contributing to our MuLiBiNe, getting involved in our publishing activities In particular the “Conservation Update” as editor or peer reviewer, our awards, keeping our webpage up to date, handing in research projects, etc.

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Emanuel Wenger webmaster and MuLiBiNe
Oleg Philippov, Moscow, translations and proofreading Russian and English
All the work is done voluntarily.

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