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

[Gary Menges]

There are still spaces in this workshop if haven't already registered. 
Gary

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 instructor:

Gary L. Menges, Preservation Administrator, University of Washington 
Libraries and WESTPAS consultant/trainer.

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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