The American Institute for Conservation will hold a presession workshop at
the 24th annual meeting in Norfolk, Virginia on June 10-11, 1996--

PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS: ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND
MITIGATION STRATEGIES

This session will use the experiences and technical information gained by
the
field during general facility surveys to forge a consensus among
conservators and
collections managers as to the most cost-effective ways of preserving
cultural materials ata collections level.  Technical information articles
from each speaker will be provided to session participants; verbal
presentations will be directed at stimulating exchange between speakers
and audience during discussion periods for each topic.  The first day will
feature technical information and discussion; the second half-day will
consist of exhibitions of effective approaches to housing and moving
collections and packing strategies.

The program is planned as follows:

June 10, 1996

9:00 am:        Introduction to Program by Catharine Hawks, Private
Conservator
        and Miranda Martin, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas

SESSION 1

Chair:  Chandra Reedy, University of Delaware

9:15 am:        "Preventive Conservation Planning for Large and Diverse
Collections"
                Robert Waller, Canadian Museum of Nature

9:40 am:        "Preservation Needs Assessment for Large Collections: the
                         Library/Archive Model" Jan Merrill-Oldham,
Harvard University Libraries

10:00 am:Break

10:20 am:"Realistic Expectations and Usable Results for Environmental
Monitoring"
        Robert Herskovitz, Minnesota Historical Society

10:35 am:"Environmental Monitoring as a Diagnostic Tool in HVAC Systems"
        Ernest Conrad, Landmark Facilities Group

10:50 am:"Monitoring Contaminants: Methods and Survey Goals"
        Cecily Gryzwacz, Getty Conservation Institute
        Norman Tennent, University of Strathclyde

11:20 am:"Environmental Standards: Defining Norms for Large and Varied
Collections"
        Stefan Michalski, Canadian Conservation Institute
        James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute

12:10 pm:Panel and audience discussion

12:30 pm:Lunch (Catered for all participants)

SESSION 2: EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES

Chair:  David Goist, Goist Conservation

1:30 pm:        "Evaluating Data and Setting Priorities"
        Meg Loew Craft, ACTS
        Lisa Mibach, The Conservation Associates

2:00 pm:        "Long-term Implications of Building and Environmental
Control Options"
        U. Vincent Wilcox, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian Institution

2:20 pm:        "Mitigating the Impact of Environmental Control on
Building Fabric"
        Thomas H. Taylor, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

2:40 pm:        "Environmental Control Options: Evaluating Macro, Micro,
Active, and     Passive Methods"
        Arthur Beale, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

3:00 pm:        Break

3:20 pm:        "Mitigating the Effects of Gaseous Contamination with
Building Systems"
        William Lull, Garrison/Lull, Inc.

3:40 pm:        "Mitigating the Effects of Shock and Vibration"
        Paul Marcon, Canadian Conservation Institution

4:00 pm:        "Mitigating the Effects of Internally-Generated
Pollutants"
        Pamela Hatchfield, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

4:20 pm:        Panel and Audience Discussion

4:50 pm:        Introduction to workshop and demonstrations for following
day
        Jessica Johnson, Texas Memorial Museum

June 11, 1996

9:00 am - 12 noon:      Demonstrations and presentations of storage design
techniques.

For registration information, contact: AIC, 1717 K St., NW, Ste. 301,
Washington, DC 20006; (202) 452-9545; fax: (202) 452-9328; [log in to unmask]