Save the Date!  CCAHA Disaster, Protection and Security Program in May 2008

 

PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED:

PROTECTION AND SECURITY FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS

Presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

 

May 12 and 13, 2008

Philadelphia, PA

 

Cosponsored and Hosted by:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

 

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: Detection, and Suppression

Understanding Security Risks

 

Speakers:

 

Nick Artim, Director, Heritage Protection Group

Abby Haywood, Book Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

Steven R. Keller, CCP, Principal Consultant; Steve Keller & Associates, Inc.

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

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 $185 for CCAHA member institutions and $210 for non-members.  A second registrant from the same institution, registering at the same time, can register for $92.50/CCAHA members, $105/non-members.  Registration begins immediately. Program and registration information for this program are available on CCAHA’s website at: http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php.

 

For more information, contact the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts:  call 215-545-0163, email [log in to unmask] or visit www.ccaha.org.

 

 

Kim Andrews
Preservation Services Officer
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Phone: 215.545.0613
Fax: 215.735.9313
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