[Preservenw] Are You Ready? September 17th Spokane WESTPAS Workshop

[cep6 at u.washington.edu]

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      cedeporter at msn.com

Thank you. Cindy Porter

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010, Gary Menges wrote:


> Are You Ready?

> Scenario Planning & Collaboration Among Libraries & Archives to Improve 

> Disaster Preparedness for Collections

>

> "Okay, now you have a plan, but do you know how well it will work in a real 

> disaster situation?

>

> This workshop will:

>

> * Help you assess your vulnerabilities

> * Test your plan using a scenario table top exercise

> * Explore how collaborations can help you respond to a disaster

> * Build a shared vision for disaster preparedness

>

> It's better we should find answers now than after a disaster has occurred!"

>

> Please plan to attend the workshop and encourage colleagues at nearby 

> institutions to do the same. We need to be able to count on our colleagues; 

> their capacity to respond effectively in an emergency will enhance the safety 

> of your own collections as well as their own. Your leadership to bring 

> disaster-alert colleagues together for this workshop will enhance disaster 

> preparedness in your region!

>

> Spokane: Friday, September 17, 2010 - Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 

> Gilkey Community Room, 2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201

> 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

>

> Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service 

> (WESTPAS)

>

> Workshop instructors:

>

> Seattle: Gary L. Menges, Preservation Administrator, University of Washington 

> Libraries and WESTPAS consultant/trainer.

>

> ************************************************************************

>

> Who should attend:

> When possible, send 2-3 participants from your library/archive/museum to work 

> together on disaster preparedness activities:

> 	* Staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness

> 	* Administrator and/or manager responsible for the

> 		building/collection

> 	* Key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for

> 		decision-making

>

> Requirements for attendance:

> 	* A written disaster plan that includes collections

> 		response/recovery This can be PreP Plan (Pocket Response

> 		Plan for Collections) developed in one of the WESTPAS

> 		disaster planning workshops or a more extensive plan.

> 	* A letter of institutional commitment to explore collaboration to

> 		optimize preparedness

> 	* A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment (distributed 3 weeks

> 		before workshop)

>

> Cost:    No fee; just your time, energy, and institutional commitment.

> Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and 

> co-sponsored by the Washington State Library & Washington State Archives.

>

> Registration:     Pre-registration required. To register go to 

> http://tiny.cc/ZePOL which will give you a calendar with a schedule of 

> WESTPAS workshops. Go to September 17 and click on the Spokane workshop. 

> (Note there is also a workshop in Helena, MT that day so be sure to click on 

> Spokane.)

>

> For registration assistance contact:  Kathy Krause krause at plsinfo.org

>

> For general & content information contact:  Gary Menges

>

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