Fifty individuals from various nations of the Pacific Rim participated in the symposium. In addition to speeches, general discussions, and workshops, the symposium included visits to selected sites. Because of the considerable interest in the material and ideas offered at the symposium, a publication including the presentations, commissioned papers, and summaries of the participants' discussions is now being prepared.
Publication is anticipated later in the year.
The conference specifically addressed conservation treatment, technology, and examination of metallic objects, rather than concentrating on archaeometallurgy or the extraction of metals, which have been the subjects of conferences held elsewhere. Approximately 180 participants heard a wide variety of papers delivered by prominent conservators and conservation scientists from Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, England, Italy, Switzerland, and the United States. In his opening remarks to the gathering, Harold Williams, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, welcomed the participants and spoke about the importance of such prorams for the advancement of conservation.