From: Susan Garbarino (susang@are.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 11 2004 - 08:39:52 PST
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20040311083928.01ecc1d8@are.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:39:52 -0800 From: Susan Garbarino <susang@are.berkeley.edu> Subject: Disaster Mitigation for Cultural Collections -- April 19-21,2004 -- San Francisco
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>
>DISASTER MITIGATION FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS
>April 19-21, 2004
>San Francisco, CA
>
>Collecting institutions have a responsibility to ensure that their
>collections are preserved for future generations. The importance of
>this mission can sometimes get lost in the shuffle of day-to-day tasks.
>However, an unanticipated disaster can quickly remind us how vulnerable
>these collections are to damage.
>
>Disaster planning prepares institutions to respond quickly to
>emergencies. Disaster mitigation, or the ability to identify risks and
>halt some emergencies from happening, should always play a key role in
>an institution's emergency preparedness and planning effort. In
>addition to large-scale emergencies, institutions should also be aware
>of the danger to their collections from roof leaks, pest infestation,
>mold blooms, theft, and fire.
>
>The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifact's disaster
>mitigation workshop series will provide tools for assessing an
>institution's vulnerability to disaster; evaluating fire prevention,
>detection, and suppression strategies; determining security risks; and
>assessing health and safety factors related to disaster.
>
>The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections
>care activities or have responsibility for the safety of collections.
>They are appropriate for librarians, archivists, curators, collections
>managers, stewards of historic house museums, site and facilities
>managers, and security and safety staff.
>
>Each workshop will cover a significantly different topic applicable to
>most collecting institutions. Individually, the workshops will provide
>valuable information, but the full value of the series will be best
>obtained by attending all three workshops. Through their examination of
>key issues, these workshops work together to offer a framework for the
>development of effective and comprehensive disaster mitigation
>strategies.
>
>The National Endowment for the Humanities and the California
>Preservation Program have provided subsidies for this workshop. The
>sponsors of this series are the Conservation Center for Art and Historic
>Artifacts (CCAHA) and the California Preservation Program (CPP).
>
>
>
>WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS
>
>Assessing Vulnerability and Identifying Risks
>Monday, April 19, 2004
>In this workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a
>vulnerability analysis and risk assessment to evaluate the types of
>emergencies that might affect their institution and its collections.
>This evaluation will help institutions develop effective strategies to
>minimize the likelihood of a disaster. A crisis communications expert
>will address public relations strategies for emergency situations.
>Speakers:
>Julie Page, Preservation Librarian, University of California, San Diego
>and AIC/FAIC Emergency Response for Cultural Institutions Trainer
>Dr. Michael Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication,
>LaSalle University
>
>
>Fire Safety, Detection, and Suppression
>Tuesday, April 20, 2004
>The assessment and analysis of the hazards and risks faced by an
>institution are critical to the selection of an appropriate fire
>protection and suppression system. This workshop will focus on the need
>to review current fire protection procedures and systems in historic and
>cultural institutions. The workshop will equip participants with the
>up-to-date information needed to make informed decisions about fire
>suppression systems.
>
>Speakers:
>Dr. Jack Watts, Director, Fire Safety Institute
>Nicholas Artim, Director, Fire Safety Network
>
>
>Understanding Health, Safety and Security Risks
>Wednesday, April 21, 2004
>This workshop will alert participants to the health and safety risks
>present at the time of an emergency, including air quality, fire safety,
>electrical hazards, structural instability, chemical and biological
>hazards (mold, lead, asbestos, contaminated water and soil), pests, and
>those hazards inherent in collections themselves (arsenic,
>formaldehyde). Cultural institutions also face risks to their staff and
>collections if they do not have the proper security procedures and
>systems in place. The workshop will provide participants with tools to
>evaluate their security risks.
>
>Speakers:
>Monona Rossol, President, Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety, Inc.
>(ACTS)
>Wilbur C. Faulk, Executive Vice President, Cultural Property Protection
>Division, Contemporary Services Corporation
>
>
>Workshops Time & Location:
>
>8:30 A.M. Registration and Coffee
>9:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop
>
>San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
>Wattis Theater
>151 Third Street
>(between Mission and Howard Street)
>San Francisco, CA
>http://www.sfmoma.org
>
>
>REGISTRATION FEE:
>
>1 workshop: $ 90.00
>2 workshops: $170.00
>All 3 workshops $240.00
>
>
>Registrations must be postmarked April 5, 2004.
>
>
>
>For additional information, workshop registration forms, information
>about CCAHA and its programs and services, please visit our Web site at
>http://www.ccaha.org
>or contact CCAHA's Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613 or
>ccaha@ccaha.org
>
>
>
>Located in Philadelphia, the Conservation Center for Art and Historic
>Artifacts (CCAHA) is a non-profit regional conservation laboratory that
>serves the Mid-Atlantic area's museums, libraries and historic sites, as
>well as corporations and private individuals. CCAHA specializes in the
>treatment of works of art and artifacts on paper, such as prints, maps,
>posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks,
>manuscripts, parchment, and papyrus. The Conservation Center also
>offers on-site consultation services, educational programs and seminars,
>internships, and emergency conservation services.
>
>
>The California Preservation Program (CPP), an initiative of the
>California State Library, is supported by IMLS through LSTA funding.
>The mission of the program is to assist information agencies of all
>types and sizes with: identifying and preserving important archival and
>library materials in California to ensure continuing public access;
>developing and providing a broad program of education and training in
>preservation; developing and implementing preservation programs; and
>promoting cooperative and coordinated statewide preservation efforts.
>The CPP supports the California Preservation Clearinghouse
>(cpc.stanford.edu), an online information resource for the staff of
>libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions.
Susan Garbarino
Head Librarian
Giannini Foundation of
Agricultural Economics Library
248 Giannini Hall #3310
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3310
Tel: (510) 643-5412
Fax: (510) 643-8911
E-mail: susang@are.berkeley.edu
Library URL: http://are.berkeley.edu/library
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