Kansas City, MO
During the AMM / MPMA Joint Museum Conference
This workshop will be taught by conservators and will include public health and FEMA officials.
Topics will include ones not always offered: infectious diseases and how to get your museum back up and running again.
When You Least Expect It:
A Disaster & Emergency Preparedness Workshop
This one-day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth overview of how to prepare for a disaster through disaster planning, post-disaster response, and recovery procedures. It will cover many aspects of disaster response in the critical 48 hours after a disaster occurs.
The workshop will focus on:
identifying hazards,
developing a disaster plan
risk assessment
response and recovery
health and safety
insurance
disaster response equipment
working with FEMA and local first responders
setting up a disaster response team
using a disaster preparedness plan
identifying local resources
It will also cover critical topics often left out of disaster workshops:
how to work with the media
how to prevent infectious disease outbreaks
how to deal with stress among employees.
Who should attend: The workshop is intended for any one who is a potential member of a museum's disaster team or any museum professional who wants to learn more about this important topic. A full workshop agenda is available on the
Presenters: This workshop is co-presented by the
To sign up, contact MPMA at [log in to unmask] or call us at 303-979-9358
303-979-9358 / fax 303-979-3553 http://www.mpma.net/
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MPMA is the professional service provider to museums in ten states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
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