From: David Liston To: i:"[log in to unmask]" Date: 1/28/96 7:12pm Subject: Security-protection conference Just a month from now, the security and protection needs of cultural institutions today will be addressed at the National Conference on Cultural Property Protection in the Washington, DC, area, February 26 through 29 of 1996, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Protection Services. The conference is given at the McLean Hilton, McLean, Virginia, about five miles from the National Mall. -serving museums, libraries, zoos, aquaria, and parks, with law enforcement, funding agencies, insurance underwriters, legal representatives; service and manufacturing representatives in a trade show. -a Proceedings of papers delivered, attendance lists, references, art theft reporting forms, and papers from international meetings. -standard issue group photograph, certificate, 1996 Cultural Property Contact List security phone directory, work aids, and motivational poster. -half of what you learn is from your peers informally, at Sunday organizational meetings, social, and exhibit preview; Monday luncheon-trade show and evening reception-trade show; Tuesday luncheon-trade show and Anniversary Night at Air and Space Museum; Wednesday law enforcement luncheon with author Nicholas Basbanes and law enforcement representatives and evening national cultural property achievement award; Thursday Honor's Breakfast and afternoon historic property protection site visit to Monticello; and Friday's all-day "What a Disaster" Workshop on Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery. -the lineup of the four days of sessions on that advance our ability to provide you protection: The Growing Importance of Library Security by the President of American Library Association At Disney, Visitors Are Guests, and Employees Are "the Cast" Decreasing Cultural Property Institution Exposure in Tort Law Making Your Security Force to Work For You Emerging Security Trends and Technology Affecting Us All Gang and Drug Influences--Among Visitors and Security Staff Violence in the Workplace: What is an Institution to Do? The Oklahoma City Library Experience Recovering from Disaster Lessons Learned from the Rutgers University Library Bombings Terrorism and Bombing Responses for Us The Siege of the U.S.S. Yorktown Museum July 4, 1995 Defusing Violent Confrontations Bomb Threat Assessment and Management Lessons Learned from the "Enola Gay" Opening Making Contract Security Work for You Volunteer Security Assistants Collection Management Transport Ethics Reinforcing Security Staff Training Book Lovers, Book Thieves, and We, the Guardians Saving $ in your HVAC Energy Bills A Reality Check on Guidelines Regarding Thefts in Libraries Is There Life Left in Federal Funding Assistance? Dealing with the Dark Side of Internet Practical Results from the Emergency Response National Summit Handling Monticello As a Popular Historic Property All-Day Disaster Preparedness Workshop No, we can't afford to send you everything without registering. YES, it's important to come and learn how to use what exists. No, the Proceedings are not electronically available. YES, excerpts will appear on Internet's LIBESAFE-L, ICOM-ANNOUNCE, MUSEUM-L, and possibly LSO-L. Federal government and weather interruptions here in Washington, DC, have made a few conference registrations still available at: $ 450 for four and one-half days, and $30 for the Friday workshop. Register at the hotel yourself, at the McLean Hilton, McLean, Virginia, near Tyson's Corner, half way between Dulles and National Airports, available by free shuttle to Metro. The McLean charges $103 single or double. Call 703-847-5000 or toll-free 1-800-445- 8667. Send this registration back to us by email and bring your registration money with you. Name: Title: Organization: Address: Name for Nametag: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Access Requirements: Dietary Requirements: Fees: US$450 after January 15 US$500 at the conference US$25 for conference luncheons and dinners for each guest accompanying a registrant US$15 for visit to Monticello, Thursday, February 29 US$25 for Disaster Preparedness Workshop, Friday, March 1 Checks and drafts should be made payable to The National Conference on Cultural Property Protection. Too late? Next year's conference on "Security Practices and Design for the 21st Century" will be in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 4 to 8. Please call us at 1.202.287-2585 if you have questions about the conference. Our business continues to be challenged by social trends that sooner or later will demand your attention to improving your own institution's security and protection. We hope to work with you.