and Iconnect, distributed internally to members Recent conference publications have included: Textile Group symposium and seminar post-prints Recent Advances in Glass and Ceramics Conservation 2019 Unexpected fame: Conservation approaches to the preparatory object 2018 Archaeological Archive Storage: Problems, Potentials and Solutions 2016 Adapt & Evolve: East Asian Materials and Techniques in Western Conservation 2015 Conservation of Feather and Gut Materials 2009 Furniture and Wooden Objects Group Symposium 2019 Special Interest Groups and Networks Icon supports Special Interest Groups and Networks which are the engine of professional engagement, offering programmes of conferences, workshops and other networking events. The special interest groups are Archaeology, Books and Paper, Care of Collections, Ceramics and Glass, Ethnography, Furniture and Wooden Objects, Gilding and Decorative Surfaces, Heritage Science, Historic Interiors, Metals, Paintings, Photographic Materials, Stained Glass, Stone and Wall Paintings and Textiles. Its Networks are Higher Education Institutions, Contemporary Art, Documentation, Dynamic Objects (including clocks), Emerging Professionals, Environmental Sustainability, Modern Materials and Pest Management. There are also Groups for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Icon has informal links with the National Heritage Ironwork Group. Cooperation Icon is a founding member of the National Heritage Science Forum and a member of the Heritage Alliance. It works with Historic England, and has links with Museums, Archives and Libraries Division of the Welsh Government and Historic Scotland. In 1991 (as UKIC and IPC), it was a founding member of the European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations, from which it withdrew in 2007. Icon contributes to the development of conservation standards under the auspices of the British Standards Institution. Icon also works in liaison with the International Institute for Conservation, also based in London, and its members contribute to the work of the Conservation Committee of the International Council of Museums. It works closely with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Registrations The Institute is a company limited by guarantee in England No 5201058 The Institute is a charity registered in England and Wales No 1108380 and Scotland SC039336 External links Conservation and restoration organizations Heritage organisations in the United Kingdom