The Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE) is offering the following courses:

Microscopy of Protective and Decorative Coatings - March 11-15, 2002
Identification and Care of Film-Based Materials - March 20, 2002
Practical Wood Anatomy in a Museum Environment - April 8-12, 2002
Keeping in Step: Prioritizing for Archival Preservation - April 19, 2002
History, Technology, and Preservation of Specialty Papers, Archives Materials, and Ephemera - May 6-10, 2002
Polarized Light Microscopy - Fundamentals and Applications - July 8-12, 2002
Enzymes and their Use in Conservation: A Lecture and Workshop Series for Mid-Career Conservators - July 23-25, 2002
Disaster Mitigation for Document Collections - August 7, 2002
Preservation Workshop - August 21, 2002
History, Technology, and Preservation of Paper-Based Artifacts - October 21-25, 2002

For more information, please see http://www.si.edu/scmre/courses_2002.html 

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