How can you prepare for a disaster?  What can go wrong?  What will you say to the press and public?  Will your staff be safe during recovery efforts?

 

Preparing for the Unexpected: Protecting Collections and Staff from Disaster

presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

 

October 27 & 28, 2008

Poughkeepsie, NY

 

For museums, libraries and archives collections care staff, including librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, conservators, and stewards of historic house museums, and for staff responsible for the safety of collections, such as site and facility managers and security and safety staff.

 

Register now at http://www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar.

 

Sessions:

·        Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness

·        Crisis Communication

·        Exercising the Plan (an interactive session)

·        Recovery of Paper-Based Collections (a hands-on interactive session)

·        Fire Safety: Risk Assessment, Detection, and Suppression

·        Ensuring Health and Human Safety in an Emergency

 

Speakers:

Nick Artim, Director, Heritage Protection Group

Susan Bing, Conservation Assistant, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency Programs, Heritage Preservation

Julie Page, Co-Coordinator, California Preservation Program (CPP) and User Services, Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS)

Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist, Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc. and Safety Officer, United Scenic Artist's, Local USA829, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)

Michael Smith, PhD, Director, Graduate Program in Professional Communication, Department of Communications, La Salle University

John (Jack) M. Watts, Jr., PhD, Director, Fire Safety Institute

 

The fee for this two-day program is $215 for both CCAHA and Lower Hudson Conference member institutions and $240 for non-members.  Lunch will be provided both days.  To encourage multiple staff members to attend, enjoy half-price registration for a second participant from the same institution!  Register now at http://www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar.

 

Cosponsored by the Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies & Museums, a Greater Hudson Heritage Network.

Hosted by the Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie, NY

 

For more information, contact the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts:  call 215-545-0613, email [log in to unmask] or visit www.ccaha.org.

 

 

 

Kim Andrews

Preservation Services Officer

CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA  19103

215-545-0613 (phone)

215-735-9313 (fax)

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www.ccaha.org

 

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