(Programme
We are happy to present to you the programme for the conference IPM 2019. (updated 14 May 2019)
Download the final programme as a pdf.
Tuesday, 21 May
1st day’s theme: Communicating IPM
Raising awareness of IPM is perhaps the most important single factor for reducing pest problems. The session explores innovative and creative ways of teaching, training, explaining and implementing IPM in museum, libraries, archives and historic houses.
08:30–10:00 | Registration and coffee
10:00–10:15 | Conference opening
Chaired by Lisa Nilsen
Welcoming address
Britt-Inger Andersson, R&D strategist, Swedish National Heritage Board
10:15–10:45 | Introduction
Introduction: IPM – International Pest Management?
David Pinniger
10:50–12:10 | Session 1
Chaired by Jane Thompson-Webb
Are we really integrating pest management: Reducing pest risk at a large national museum
Fabiana Portoni, Adrian Doyle & Julianne Phippard
Train the trainer: Newhailes, a moth case history
Mel Houston
Building a team: Establishing and leveraging a preservation liaison system at Princeton University Library
Brenna Campbell
Social butterflies: Social media as a tool for promoting IPM education
Matthew A Mickletz & Rachael Perkins Arenstein
12:10–13:30 | Lunch
Will be served in the Banquet Hall at the conference venue.
13:30–14:50 | Session 2
Chaired by Thea Winther
Standardizing and communicating IPM data
Jane Henderson, Christian Baars & Sally Hopkins
Novel ways of communicating museum pest monitoring data: practical implementation
Christian Baars & Jane Henderson
An Elephant walks into a Room – Population models to teach IPM
Tom Strang
We have an IPM standard – now what?
Lisa Nilsen
14:50–15:30 | Coffee break and poster session
15:30–17:00 | Session 3
Chaired by Armando Mendez
Webbing clothes moth Tineola bisselliella and the risk to historic collections in England
Amber Xavier-Rowe, Paul Lankester, Dave Pinniger & Dee Lauder
Bringing IPM to historic ships in the UK
Diana Davis
Pesticides and their heritage
Robert Child
Socializing Integrated Pest Management
Georgia Miller
19:00–21:00 | Reception at the Stockholm City Hall
Hosted by the City of Stockholm.
Wednesday, 22 May
2nd day’s theme: IPM in the era of globalisation
How can we deal with the pest problem as the world becomes smaller? This session highlights how the cultural heritage community is responding: researching treatment methods, finding innovative solutions to detect, identify and treat species formerly unknown, prioritising risk assessments and organising IPM in their institutions.
09:00–10:20 | Session 4
Chaired by Niklas Apelqvist
Handling the increasing problem with grey silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) in archives
Johan Mattsson & Kolbjørn Mohn Jenssen
Ctenolepisma longicaudata (grey silverfish): occurrence and behavior in UK heritage organisations
Abby Moore, Rachel Chapman, Kate Perks, Frances Cooper & Letitia Steer
Remote sensor technology for rodent surveillance in museums: Trial program at the American Museum of Natural History
Julia Sybalsky, Robert Corrigan, Robert Hanson, Lisa Elkin & Michael Freshour
Long lasting insecticidal netting as a potential form of museum pest control: Effectiveness and safety of alphacypermethrin impregnated polyethylene mosquito netting for pest management of clothes moths (Tineidae) and carpet beetles (Dermestidae)
Adam Osgood, Patrick Kelley, Eric Breitung & Megan Creamer
10:20–11:00 | Coffee break
11:00–12:00 | Session 5
Chaired by Amber Xavier-Rowe
Management of an infestation at the National Library of France: the role of the IPM team
Caroline Laffont & Simona Drago
Practical emergency plans in the case of pest infestations in museums
Stephan Biebl
Neuronic™ system – a professional tool to recognize and classify insect species
Bartłomiej Pankowski, Jarosław Pawlowicz & Maria Dutkowska
12:00–13:20 | Lunch
Will be served in the Banquet Hall at the conference venue.
13:20–14:40 | Session 6
Chaired by Jaap van der Burg
Sniffing dogs in the detection of biscuit beetle (Stegobium paniceum) infestations in historic libraries
Gabriele Sauseng & Pascal Querner
Anoxic treatment or freezing? Consider your options
Kilian Anheuser
Killing me softly… – Adaptive freezing as object-friendly and efficient pest control method
Maruchi Yoshida
The challenge of combining contemporary art and IPM at Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Katarina Havermark
14:40–15:20 | Coffee and poster session
15:20–16:30 | Session 7
Chaired by Christian Baars, Pascal Querner & Charlotta Bylund Melin
Capability and limitations of anoxic treatments for protecting museum collections
Bill Landsberger, Harro Frauendorf, Cornel Adler & Rudy Plarre
European restriction of using nitrogen in anoxic pest treatments – open discussion
with an introduction by Christian Baars & Pascal Querner
Information about the Nationalmuseum and the Conference reception
Charlotta Bylund Melin & Anne-Grete Slettemoen
16:30–19:00 | Intermission
Rest at your hotel and/or visit the exhibitions at Nationalmuseum. The museum is open until 19.00.
19:00–21:00 | Conference reception at the Nationalmuseum
Thursday, 23 May
3rd day’s theme: IPM in a changing climate
Mean temperatures are rising. How can the cultural heritage community meet the challenges posed by elevated temperatures, fluctuating humidity and other changing environmental factors? How do we deal with insect pests and mould growth that are adapting fast to a changing climate? This session demonstrates some approaches such as increased monitoring and management.
09:00–10:20 | Session 8
Chaired by Ann Hallström
A call for systematic monitoring: exploring the link between monitoring and management of cultural heritage in times of climate change
Gustaf Leijonhufvud & Tor Broström
Better safe than sorry? – Climate control for mould prevention
Tor Broström, Magnus Wessberg & Gustaf Leijonhufvud
Ecclesiastical textiles and mold – strategies for prevention
Rebecka Karlsdotter
Application of humidified warm-air treatment to entire historic wooden buildings at Nikko World Heritage site to control insect attack
Yoshihisa Fujii, Masahiko Harada, Hiroyuki Kitahara, Yuko Fujiwara, Rika Kigawa, Yoshinori Sato, Yukio Komine, Masahide Inuzuka, Tomoko Kotajima, Shingo Hidaka, Akiko Saito & Tadashi Fukoka
10:20–11:00 | Coffee break
11:00–11:40 | Session 9
Chaired by Patrick Kelley
House Longhorn Beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) in historic buildings – The importance of microclimate
Johan Mattsson & Ole Martin Stensil
Beetles Behaving Badly – Control of furniture beetle Anobium punctatum outbreak in wooden storage pallets
Sophie Downes, Paul Lankester, Sarah Lambarth, Caroline Rawson, David Thickett, David Pinniger & Amber Xavier-Rowe
11:40–12:00 | Closure
Communicating and teaching IPM
Pascal Querner
12:00–12:30 | Final session: the way forward
Recapitulation of the conference with Lisa Nilsen.
12:30–13:45 | Lunch
Will be served in the Banquet Hall at the conference venue.
13:45–14:30 | Time for getting to excursions
14:30–16:00 | Excursions
Choose between six different excursion options.
Read more about the different excursions here.
Vasa Museum
Swedish National Archives
Swedish Museum of Natural History
National Library of Sweden
Hallwyl Museum
Nordic Museum
The Royal Palace and The Royal Collections Department
16:00 | End of the conference
Friday, 24 May
08:00–16:00 | Extra one-day excursion to Skokloster Castle
An extra one-day excursion to Skokloster Castle. Only reservation in advance.
Read more about this extra excursions here.