What Are Groups?

And how to be involved

Groups are run by members, for members and the public.

An Icon Group focuses on a specific subject area or material (for example, Book and Paper Group), or location (e.g. Scotland Group). These Groups are established to convene Icon members with special interests or shared regional links.
Groups agree to operate under the policies and guidelines established by Icon, with support from Icon’s business infrastructure and internal teams.
Groups help to support members and interested parties in their professional development and working practice by organising talks, demonstrations, workshops and networking opportunities. Some Groups may deliver additional advocacy and engagement activities.
Groups also play a fundamental part of Icon’s organisational structure, helping to deliver Icon’s strategic aims, advocate for the value of conservation and cultural heritage, and disseminating knowledge and good practice.

Choosing Your Groups

All Icon members select two Groups in which they have full voting rights (for use in elections, AGMs, etc) when they set up their account on the website.
Any member with an address in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland is automatically considered to be a full voting member of their national Group.
Group voting rights and communication preferences can be altered at any time by logging in to the ‘My Account’ area of the website.
Any Icon member or member of the public can choose to opt-in to receive email communications from other Groups, but this does not mean they have voting rights.