Conference Announcement**************************** Dear Colleagues: As some of you might know, the Smithsonian Institution's "National Conference On Cultural Property Protection," established in 1977, is the major annual event held anywhere in the world which addresses the concerns of all types of cultural and educational institutions in the areas of Security, Fire Protection, Safety, Facilities Management and Emergency-Disaster Planning-Preparedness. For 2001, this conference will be held in Washington, D.C. the 4th through the 8th of February, 2001. Please visit the conference web site at: http://natconf.si.edu for registration details. This Conference makes a concerted effort to reach out to and include the protection concerns of all cultural and public institutions within the scope of its wide-ranging operations; Museums, Libraries, Science Centers, Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Theme Parks, Open-Air Museums, Zoological Parks (where the public and staff must be protected "from the collection") and Historic Houses. In conjunction with this Conference, MSI will again organize a Trade Show of products and services which are applicable to the functions of protecting cultural property from various types of threats in these areas. If we may be of some assistance to you with additional information, please contact us. Kind Regards Roger Wulff Trade Show Manager ********************************************* Visit our NEW "ONLINE" MUSEUM BOOKSTORE AND TREAT YOURSELF TO A BOOK - VISIT OUR NEW "ONLINE" INTERNATIONAL CRAFT SHOP AND ASSIST THE CULTURES WHICH PRODUCED THOSE OBJECTS at: http://www.MuseumServicesIntl.org Museum Services International is a non-profit organization which provides services in all areas of the planning and development of cultural institutions and museums - especially in the new area of "Economuseology." ********************************************** ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).