Disaster Preparedness and Response Program in May 2008 – Philadelphia, PA

 

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.

Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency Programs, Heritage Preservation

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

 

To encourage institutions to send collections care, safety and security staff to this program, CCAHA is offering half-price registration for a second participant from the same institution!  The fee for the first registrant of this two-day program is $185 for CCAHA member institutions and $210 for non-members.  The fee for the second registrant is $92.50 for CCAHA members and $105.00 for non-members.

 

Download a brochure and register now at http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php. 

 

For more information, contact the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts:  call 215-545-0613, email [log in to unmask] or visit www.ccaha.org.

 

Major funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities with additional funding from the Independence Foundation, the Claneil Foundation, the Sand Dollar Fund, BELFOR USA, and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

 

 

 

Kim Andrews

Preservation Services Officer

CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA  19103

215-545-0613 (phone)

215-735-9313 (fax)

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www.ccaha.org

 

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