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CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS

 

 ARE YOU READY?

Testing Your Diaster Plan
 
Will your disaster plan work in a real disaster situation?  It's better to find answers now than after a disaster has occurred! Attend this scenario-based and collaboration workshop to help heritage institutions – libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, etc. – improve disaster preparedness and response for collections.
 
 
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 regional disaster preparedness
 
Who should attend:
When possible, send 2-3 participants from your institution 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 (draft okay) that includes collections response/recovery
  • A letter of institutional commitment to explore collaboration to optimize preparedness
  • A simple vulnerability assessment (distributed 3 weeks before workshop)
 
 
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
One Day Scenario Planning Workshop - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
 
More coming soon!
 
 
PAST WORKSHOPS
San Marino
April 17, 2013
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
 
Pomona
December 6, 2012
Cal Poly Pomona University Library 
 
Los Angeles
December 7, 2012
Autry National Center

Sonora
October 19, 2012
Tuolumne County Library

Monterey
September 21, 2012
Monterey Public Library
 
San Francisco
September 24, 2012
California Historical Society
 
Palm Desert
June 7, 2011
The Living Desert
 
 
INSTRUCTORS
Julie Page is the Co-Coordinator of the California Preservation Program.
 
 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
When possible, send 2-3 participants from your institution to work together on disaster preparedness activities: staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness; administrator and/or manager responsible for the building/collection; and key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for decision-making.
 
 
COST
These workshops are FREE to the individual and the organization. Funding for 2013-2015 workshops is provided by the The Getty Foundation.
 
 
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration required. Click on the link above to register for your preferred location. 
 
For more information or registration assistance contact: Sarah Sagouspe at admin@calmuseums.org.  
 

About the Californian Connecting to Collections Project (C3): This statewide preservation project will provide information, education, and training to California heritage institutions. For additional information, see the Californian Connecting to Collections webpage.
 
 
Partners include: California Association of Museums, California Historical Society, California Library Association, California State Archives, California State Library, California State Parks. With assistance from: California Preservation Program, Balboa Art Conservation Center, and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service.
 
 
 
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