ARCS is pleased to announce the East Coast iteration of the ARCS Workshop: Photo Synthesis: What You Need to Know About Photographs Description: This one-day workshop, designed to address concerns of staff who care for various types of photography collections, will cover identification and description of photographs, copyright, framing and mounting, display, storage, installation and packing. Attend this workshop to strengthen your knowledge of photographic registration and preventive conservation. A buffet lunch is included. Speakers: Jed Bark, Bark Frame Works John ffrench, Director of Visual Resources, Yale University Art Gallery Nora Kennedy, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Photography Conservation, Metropolitan Museum of Art Peter Mustardo, Director/Co-Founder, The Better Image Wyatt Nash, Chief Preparator, International Center for Photography Date: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017, 9:00 am – 5:pm Location: Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Ave Astoria, NY 11106 Registration: Members: $125 Non members: $150 Early registration is now open on the ARCS website ( https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-photography-workshop). Program schedule, accommodation suggestions and directions will be announced shortly. News Flash from a Member We are pleased to let everyone know that the White House has announced President Obama’s intent to appoint ARCS member Dorit Straus to a key administration post as a Member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. One of seven appointees to various Boards and Committees, Dorit is an Art and Insurance Advisor for Art and Insurance Advisory Services Inc., a position she has held since 2013. She was previously Vice President Worldwide Specialty Fine Art Manager for Chubb & Son, where she held various management positions from 1982 to 2013. She has been a Visiting Lecturer at the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art since 2009 and was an Art Culture and Entertainment Manager at ACE USA from 1998 to 2000. She has also worked as a Curatorial Researcher at the Jewish Museum from 1981 to 1982, an Assistant Collection Manager at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography at Harvard University from 1978 to 1981, and an Assistant Registrar at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts from 1976 to 1978. She serves on the Board of Directors of AXA Art Americas Corporation, and the International Foundation for Art Research. Ms. Straus received a B.A. from The City University of New York. For more information, please see the White House press release: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/15/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts Congratulations Dorit! ========================================================= 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).