DISASTER MITIGATION FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS: 
RISK ASSESSMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION
Friday, October 8, 2004
Portland, OR

In this Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a vulnerability analysis and risk assessment to evaluate the types of emergencies that might affect their institution and its collections.  This evaluation will help institutions develop effective strategies to minimize the likelihood of a disaster.  A crisis communications expert will address public relations strategies for emergency situations.

The workshop is intended for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for the safety of collections including librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house museums, site and facility managers, and security and safety staff.  Sending more than one person from an institution is encouraged, because disaster planning encompasses all facets of an institution's operations and requires the involvement of all staff.

This is the first workshop in Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) Disaster Recovery Group's comprehensive preservation program called From Vulnerable to Vigilant!  To learn about future programming, visit PORTALS Web site http://www.portals.org. 


SPEAKERS:

Julie Page is the Head of the Preservation Department for the University of California, San Diego Libraries.  Julie is coordinator for the statewide California Preservation Program and SILDRN (San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network).  She is a trainer for the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC) NEH-funded Emergency Response for Cultural Institutions program and has presented workshops for the American Library Association (ALA), Special Libraries Association, California Libraries Association, International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection, and the Heritage Emergency National Task Force.

Michael Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication, La Salle University, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public relations, organizational communication, and conflict.  He is the Director of LaSalle's Professional Communication graduate programs in Philadelphia and Prague, Czech Republic.  


COSPONSORS:  

Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) is a multi-type library consortium committed to meeting the research and educational needs of people in the greater Portland area through cooperative and creative access to information resources and services.  http://www.portals.org

OCLC Western Service Center, Digital & Preservation Services Program, http://www.oclc.org/western/services/dpr/default.htm.  Contact Gayle Palmer, [log in to unmask], for more information.


LOCATION & TIME:

US Bank Room
Central Library 
Multnomah County Library 
801 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

8:30 A.M.  Registration and Coffee
9:15 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.  Workshop


Registration Fee: $90.00 Nonmembers ($80.00 Members of PORTALS or OCLC)

Registrations must be postmarked by September 20, 2004.


NOTES:
- Lunch is not provided - there are many local restaurants.

- Refunds will be given until two weeks prior to the workshop date.

- If you are a person who has special needs, CCAHA must be notified three weeks ahead of the program.


For additional information, workshop registration forms, information about CCAHA and its programs and services, please visit our Web site at http://www.ccaha.org or contact CCAHA's Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613 or [log in to unmask]


The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is a non-profit regional conservation laboratory serving other non-profit cultural, educational, and research institutions, as well as private individuals and organizations throughout the United States.  Founded in 1977, CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works of art and historic artifacts on paper, such as prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, manuscripts, and related materials, such as parchment and papyrus.  It also offers on-site consultation services; educational programs and seminars; emergency assistance; and internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships. 

264 South 23rd Street 
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA 
Tel.: 215.545.0613
Fax: 215.735.9313
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.ccaha.org

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