NOVEMBER 2017 » VOL 42:6 INSIDE Contract Culture: From the Boar d President, 5 AIC News, 10 Inspiring Skills for Success Annual Meeting News, 14 By Kerith Koss Schrager, for CIPP FAIC News, 15 hose of us who work as conservators in private practice reevaluate our COLUMN BY CONSERVATORS IN Emergency Programs, 15 Tprofessional skills and selves with every new client: what are our obliga- tions, what is our time and experience worth, what skills do we provide, and PRIVATE PRACTICE CAP Updates, 16 what are our limitations? With experience, we learn to ask these questions Grants/Scholarships, 17 regularly and to understand that the answers will vary depending on the Courses, 18 projects and changing needs of our business structures. While private conservators must do this regularly to be successful, learning to consider our skills and professional JAIC News, 19 worth in various situations is an essential skill that every conservator needs to master. For conservators in private practice, the external and physical manifestation of this Allied Organizations, 20 internal discourse is the contract. A well-written and negotiated contract sets the tone for professional endeavors and relationships. Defining roles and responsibilities through Health & Safety, 23 contracts is such an important part of conservation practice that the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice addresses the value of contracts, whether in the context of New Publications, 26 working day-to-day with a new client or with your full-time employer (AIC 2001: 4c). It is inevitable that conservators will have to navigate contractual relationships during People, 28 various career stages, particularly as the job market and workforce evolve. Evidence of changes in workforce economies are demonstrated in the Freelancing in America 2017 In Memoriam, 29 report, which states that 36% of American workers are freelance, and that a majority freelance workforce is only a decade away (Upwork Global Inc. 2017). The 2014 AIC/FAIC Grants & Fellowships, 30 compensation survey revealed that among conservators this number is even higher: 30% of conservators are solely in private practice and 48% of museum-employed Conservation Training conservators conduct private work with another 20% considering it (FAIC 2015). Programs, 31 Writing and understanding contracts can be one of the most overwhelming aspects Specialty Group Columns, 33 of private work. With this in mind, CIPP created and provides a contract template for member use (CIPP and Darraby). But beyond legality, what can we learn from contracts Network Columns, 36 other than about the language they contain? 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