Monday, February 8, 2010

Workshop - DISASTER PLANNING FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS

Preparing for the Unexpected:
DISASTER PLANNING FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS
Presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

March 24, 2010
Charlottesville, VA

Hosted and cosponsored by Ash Lawn-Highland, Home of President James Monroe

Sessions Include:
* Before Disaster Strikes: Assessing Vulnerability
* Crisis Communication
* Staff Training and Exercising the Plan
* Disaster Scenario Exercise
* Practical Decision-Making

Speakers:
Julie Page, Co-Coordinator, California Preservation Program (CPP) and Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS)
Michael Smith, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication, La Salle University

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), the professional certifying organization for the archives field, will award 5 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this program.

For more information and to register online, click here, or cut and paste the following link:
http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S%2cM3%2c10ac9c28-3893-44dc-bdd4-c3d003218f40

If you have additional questions, contact CCAHA at 215-545-0613 or pso@ccaha.org.



ORELIA DANN
PRESERVATION SERVICES ASSISTANT
264 S. 23RD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
t 215.545.0613 f 215.735.9313
e ODANN@CCAHA.ORG