ARCA will host its fourth annual conference in Amelia to promote the protection of art and cultural heritage.

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4TH ANNUAL ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO CRIMES AGAINST ART CONFERENCE

About ARCA
In order to encourage continued awareness of the growing eld of art crime and cultural heritage protection ARCA will host its fourth-annual conference in Amelia. The interdisciplinary event brings together those who have an interest in the responsible stewardship of our collective cultural heritage. Presenters will discuss topics including: the display and sale of looted objects; strategies to combat the illicit trade in cultural property; current law enforcement investigations; and the problem of art fraud and forgery. The conference will take place beside Amelias Archaeological Museum in Sala Boccarini. ARCAs annual conference is held at the seat of our Postgraduate Certicate Program, in Amelia each summer. (Association for Research into Crimes against Art) A 501 (c)(3) non-prot charitable organization, ARCA works to promote research and study of art crime and cultural heritage protection. ARCA aims to bridge the gap between the practical and theoretical by fostering collaboration between foreign and domestic law enforcement ofcials, security consultants, academics, lawyers, archaeologists, insurance specialists, criminologists, art historians, conservationists, and others. We aspire to raise awareness and work to better preserve our collective cultural heritage.

Amelia, Italy June 23-24 2012

2012 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
6 pm Welcome Event: Cocktails at Palazzo Farrattini

4. 15 pm

ARCA Award Ceremony, presented by ARCA founder Noah Charney

9.20 am

LEGAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEIZURE AND WARTIME LOOTING

AWARD WINNERS
Ernst Schller Award for Art Policing and Recovery Karl von Habsburg and Joris Kila Award for Art Protection and Security Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino Vallombroso Award for Art Crime Scholarship George H. O. Abungu Award for Lifetime Achievement in Defense of Art

Leila Amineddoleh - The Ka Nefer Nefer Scandal Cinnamon Stephens - Arab Spring: Birth of a Model for Dealing with the Illicit Trade in Antiquities Laurie Rush - Working with the Military and Prevention of Wartime Looting; a Glass Half Full 10.45 am 11 am Coffee Break FORGERY, FRAUD AND MENTAL ILLNESS

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 (Sala Boccarrini)

8:45 am 9:30 am Welcome Coffee/Registration Conference Opening, Derek Fincham, ARCA Academic Director Fabio Isman Recent Events in the Illicit Antiquities Trade

10 am

Thierry Lenain - Forgery Tales. The Historiographical Perspective on Art Forgery Frans Koenraadt - On forgery and destruction in art, crime and mental illness Saskia Hufnagel - Beltracchi et al.: Major Art Fraud Cases in Comparative International Perspective 12.30 am Saturday Evening Conference Dinner 1.30 pm Keynote Speaker Paolo Giorgio Ferri The Illicit Antiquities Trade: Penal procedures, foreign exportation laws, and seizures Conference closing

11 am 1 pm DECORATING, DISPLAY, AND RESCUE Kathryn J. McDonnell - Decorating with Spolia: the American Market in Ancient Architecture Holly Flora - Complicated Contexts: Museums and the Display of Repatriated Art Krysia Spirydowicz - Art Under Fire: The Role Of The MFA&A In The Rescue And Return of Cultural Property 1 pm Lunch Break and Snacks in the Cloister

2 pm 4 pm STRATEGIES FOR COMBATTING THE ILLEGAL HERITAGE TRADE Bill Wei - Fingerprinting objects for the control of illegal trafcking Rebekah Junkermeier - People, Not Stones Marc Balcells - Plundering boys: On how cultural criminology can assess the power of culture in the justications of plunder Coffee Break

Presenters have been asked to limit their presentations to 20 minutes. There will be an opportunity for audience questions during each panel.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24
8.30 am EARLY CAREER PANEL

Contact To RSVP or if you have any enquiry about the conference, please contact Derek Fincham (derek.ncham@artcrimeresearch.org) For Travel information please contact ARCAs Social Director, Monica DiStefano (monica.di.stefano@artcrimeresearch.org)

Meg Lambert - Shipwrecked: Private Feuds and Public Consequences Aaron Haines - Turkeys Position on the Repatriation of Cultural Artifacts in the 21st Century