Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to see James Reilly, founder and director of The Image Permanence Institute (IPI), in San Diego to present Sustainable Preservation Practices for Managing Storage Environments, October 9 -10 in Balboa Park. This two-day workshop is designed to enable staff in cultural institutions to avoid risks to collections while they support sustainability efforts and pursue opportunities for energy cost reduction.

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 21, 2012

 

The workshop will introduce participants to:

- Recent developments in the tools and techniques to sustainably manage the storage environment

- Basic mechanical system functions, the energy consuming elements of mechanical systems, and how to identify where responsible energy savings are possible

- A methodology for defining and achieving optimal and sustainable preservation storage climates

- Guidelines for risk management of changes in T and RH settings that affect collections

- How facilities and collections staff can best work together

 

Who should attend?

- Facilities administrators and HVAC technicians

- Collections care professionals

- Directors, curators, and librarians

 

Fees:

This workshop is designed for both facilities administrators and collections care professionals. To encourage cross-department participation, a discount is available for dual registration.

Single registration - $50; dual registration for staff from the same institution - $75

 

Each participant will receive a copy of IPI’s new publication, “Guide to Sustainable Preservation Practices for Managing Storage Environments” – a

$25 value!!!

 

See http://www.bacc.org/pdfs/IPI_SD_InfoFlyer.pdf for more information or email [log in to unmask] to register.

 

 

 

Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC)
Western Region Field Service Office
Kara West, Assistant Director
Operations / Field Services
mailing address: PO Box 3755, San Diego, CA 92163
phone: 619-236-9702    fax: 619-236-0141
BACC website:  www.bacc.org