Lynn Campbell obtained a Fine Arts degree and studied for a post graduate qualification in the conservation of paper in the UK. She taught conservation in Zanzibar, East Africa to students from East African countries and worked at the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh before returning to Newcastle upon Tyne to teach conservation. She worked at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery (now Christchurch Art Gallery) in New Zealand for 28 years. Lynn was one of the first conservators to travel to Antarctica to undertake conservation surveys of the three historic hunts as McMurdo, Evens and Royd’s. Lynn did this for three summers. She was also at research scholar at the Getty Conservation Institute in 2012 where she undertook research into earthquake preparedness for cultural institutions and took part in a course in China in 2015 (organised by the International Institute of Conservation and the Royal Historic Palaces in Beijing) on new scientific approaches to preventive conservation. Lynn returned to the UK in 2017 where she undertook research into the conservation of heritage wallpapers. This was generously funded by a Winston Churchill Fellowship. She also travelled to Iceland in 2018 where she gave a paper at the XXI International NKF Congress 26th - 28th of September 2018. Lynn has also spoken at a digital conference in Croatia in March 2021, Lynn has been co-ordinator of the Canterbury Disaster Salvage Team since 1987 www.disalteam.co.nz and is now a freelance paper conservator – www.campbellconservation.co.nz

Pedro Máximo Rocha is a Senior Conservation Scientist at The National Archives (TNA) in the UK, where he leads projects in preservation and environmental monitoring for archival collections. With a multidisciplinary background in engineering and heritage science, he holds MAs in both Heritage Science and Civil Engineering and most recently a PhD from UCL’s EPICentre, focusing on environmental impact on strain behaviour in historic tapestries. Pedro has extensive experience in the integration of technology and sustainability within cultural heritage. At TNA, he has lead on the implementation of advanced LoRaWAN IoT environmental sensors, enhancing preservation strategies whilst reducing energy consumption. His expertise includes environmental modelling, risk assessment, and the optimisation of monitoring workflows. Notable achievements include securing funding and overseeing the deployment of over 400 sensors across repositories, fostering inter-institutional collaborations, and promoting the adoption of standardized environmental data practices across the heritage sector. Beyond his institutional role, Pedro is an active advocate for heritage recovery and preservation. He has previously worked as a member of the Scientific Committee of RestART Beirut, and as a member of Rekrei, an initiative dedicated to endangered heritage documentation. Passionate about bridging technology, science, heritage and preservation, Pedro is dedicated to fostering innovation in the field.

Biography Richard Aitken ACR, Senior Conservator, High Life Highland Archive Service My training began with bookbinding, studying Fine Bookbinding and Conservation at Guildford College. I went on to study archive conservation on the Archives & Records Association (ARA) Certificate in Archive Conservation, whilst working at West Yorkshire Archives in Wakefield. I began working for the Highland Archive Service in 2009. In 2010 I was awarded accreditation status, became an instructor on the ARA Conservation Training Scheme on map & plan conservation and in 2013 I completed a Masters in Preventive Conservation with Northumbria University. I thoroughly enjoy my job at the Highland Archive Service helping look after an extensive collection covering the whole of the Highland region. Richard Aitken Senior Conservator High Life Highland

An accredited conservator in archive and book conservation, I am currently responsible for collections care development at Gloucestershire Archives. I started at Warwickshire County Record Office in 1984, completed the Society of Archivists training in archive conservation, and moved to The Wellcome Library at the Wellcome Trust in London in 1988. In 1990-1992 I studied the conservation of books and manuscripts at West Dean under Chris Clarkson and David Dorning and then returned to the Wellcome Trust. In 2003 I started at Gloucestershire Archives in a part-time post managing the conservation section after becoming a mum for the first time. As a trustee for the Institute of Paper Conservation (1996-1999), I was a member of the accreditation scheme working group at the set-up of the scheme, I then became a specialist accreditation assessor in Books and Archives and now have over 20 years’ experience. I also chaired the meetings sub-committee of the IPC and organised a 2-day book conservation conference at the Wellcome Library. In 2006 I participated in the Future Leaders Programme for Archives. Subjects I have given talks on include accreditation, CPD, book conservation, risk management, collections care training for volunteers and reducing reliance on HVAC systems for environmental control. At Gloucestershire Archives we also provide Collections Care advice for private individuals, heritage organisations and community groups. I completed Carbon Literacy training in February 2024.