ORALS
SESSION:
GlassTueAM-R10
| Durán International Symposium on Sustainable Glass Processing and Applications |
| Tue. 28 Nov. 2023 / Room: Boardroom | |
| Session Chairs: Erik Muijsenberg; John Parker; Session Monitor: TBA |
12:00: [GlassTueAM02] OS
THE AGE OF GLASS Alicia Duran1 ;
John Parker2 ;
1Spanish Research Council CSIC, Madrid, Spain;
2University of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom;
Paper Id: 493
[Abstract] This dramatic 17 minute video recreates the atmosphere of last December’s Debriefing Session in New York at the UN Headquarters; it showcases many ‘International Year of Glass’ events, particularly ones that supported the UN 2030 Education and Equality Goals. A voiceover links amazing images and provides a context which makes the jigsaw whole. Along the video a summary of the most relevant events of IYOG2022 are presented with the aim of providing a roadmap to travel the Age of GlassThe video is designed and produced by the Executive committee of IYOG2022It is produced by Marco Demichelis.
SESSION:
GlassTuePM1-R10
| Durán International Symposium on Sustainable Glass Processing and Applications |
| Tue. 28 Nov. 2023 / Room: Boardroom | |
| Session Chairs: John Parker; Bertrand Cazes; Session Monitor: TBA |
14:05: [GlassTuePM105] OS Plenary
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABILITY John Parker1 ;
1University of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom;
Paper Id: 89
[Abstract] Sustainability in any area of human endeavour requires the involvement of the wider population through education that actively engages people’s interest and ensures that goals are both clearly understood and achievable. In turn this requires partnerships between government, industry, educational establishments from schools to academia, but critically with the communications media, whose messages are often transmitted ‘under the radar’.
A second aspect is how to fully understand and ensure the preservation of technologies, to allow reconstruction, repair, innovation… This requires an in-depth understanding of how things work, accurate and comprehensive recording, and the forward transmission across the generations of practical skills.
In reality, as industries come and go, so critical knowledge can be lost or may have to be relearned. This is where the museum community and libraries play such an important role – their activities should target many operational levels. Information storage too needs to be in many different forms from the written word to dynamic, 3D images via the skills of master craftsmen that we label as experience or even muscle memory.
This talk will highlight what organisations like the International Commission on Glass and ICOM with their broad international perspective are able to offer, the role they have in shaping the future of glass in Society and some specific outcomes of the 2022 International Year of Glass.
