On 28 November, the CHARTER Alliance will host its final conference in Barcelona, presenting key findings and unveiling recommendations for the cultural heritage sector. Due to the high level of interest in the conference, a live stream will be available to participate remotely and follow the discussions online.
This event marks the culmination of four years of intensive collaboration, research, and dialogue. Hosted by the University of Barcelona, the conference invites all cultural heritage stakeholders to engage with the project’s outcomes and explore its future implications.
With a program featuring expert panels, dialogues, and keynote sessions, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities in education, training, and workforce development for the heritage sector.
Make sure not to miss the live stream which can be viewed afterwards on youtube. CHARTER Final Conference. Future Horizons of Professional Skills and Training in the Heritage Sector 

Dec 6, 2024

Our colleagues from ARP, the portuguese Professional Association of Conservator-Restorers have shared with us their latest news on the very important amendment to Decree-Law No. 140/2009.
Following approval by the Council of Ministers on October 9, 2024, the new version of Decree-Law 140/2009 was published today in the Official Gazette, introducing a set of important changes related to conservation and restoration interventions on movable, integrated movable and immovable heritage.
With the previous version contemplating the presence of the conservator-restorer only in the preparation of preliminary reports within the scope of conservation and restoration interventions on movable assets, as well as in the coordination of works and interventions involving this category of heritage, the new version establishes the presence of the conservator-restorer in the various phases of conservation and restoration interventions (preliminary report, execution and coordination), and in the different types of heritage (movable, integrated movable and immovable heritage). In addition to this aspect, it defines, for the first time, the qualifications that conservators-restorers must possess, following the guidelines defined by ARP, ECCO and ENCORE.
This new legislative framework is the result of several years of work by the ARP, and of a series of initiatives and negotiation processes, which since 2019 have involved multiple meetings with three government executives, two complaints to the ombudsman, a public petition and parliamentary hearings and meetings with several political parties.
It is another important step in the process of recognition of the profession, which comes on top of recent achievements, namely the introduction of the role of the Conservator-Restorer in the Individual Income Tax Codes, in 2022, and the introduction of an Economic Activity Code exclusively for Conservation and Restoration companies, which will be in force from 1 January 2025.
For the full text (in portuguese) follow the link.
Text:
November 22, 2024 by Luis Pereira, ARP

Här finner ni E.C.C.O. Short News för juli 2016.

Här finner E.C.C.O. Short News för november 2015. 

Konservatorer har på europeisk nivå fått ytterligare erkännande och ökade möjligheter att genom E.C.C.O. påverka europolitiska beslut. Den europeiska paraplyorganisationen för de nationella konservatorsförbunden inom EU och EFTA, E.C.C.O. fick i juni 2015 observationsstatus i Europarådets styrkommitté för kultur, kulturarv och landskap (CDCPP).  

E.C.C.O. har nu möjligheten att närvara vid beslutsprocesser i CDCPP och med expertis påverka beslut genom att bidra med ”interventions”, argument som framförs i talform. Rösträtt ingår inte i observationsstatusen.

Läs även: Meeting Report, 4th meeting Strasbourg, 1-3 June 2015, Steering Commitee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) Citat ur: Meeting Report (point 8, page 6): "Moreover, the Committee decided to grant observer status to the European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers’ Organisations (ECCO).“

E.C.C.O. strategiska dokument är uppdelat i två separata dokument: Goals och Strategy implementation plan. I första dokumentet beskrivs de långsiktiga målen för organisationen, i det andra dokumentet kan man läsa om de aktiviteter som leder till uppfyllandet av de långsiktiga målen. 
Goals
E.C.C.O. Strategy Implementation Plan

Nedan hittar du länken till E.C.C.O. short news från januari 2015. Här kan du läsa om den senaste utvecklingen i organisationens arbete som rör den strategiska planen samt "Letter for mutual recognition".  
E.C.C.O. Short News 2015
Letter for mutual recognition

E.C.C.O. Short News 2014