Monday, May 3, 2010

RCWR to host AAM /Disaster Preparedness webinar: Honolulu site added

Join your Colleagues and attend this webinar for free! Bring your lunch and questions - it's a great chance for us to get together and learn! Your attendance sponsored by the Registrars' Committee Western Region.

To attend please contact the local RCWR representative directly listed below.

If your city is not hosting this webinar this time and you would like your local state representative to host an upcoming webinar please contact your RCWR state representative. Their contact information can be found on the website at www.rcwr.org.

Honolulu Academy of Arts
MLC Lecture Hall, Basement level
Parking at Linekona Art Center
Enter through Ward Avenue Gate
Contact: Cynthia Low
Telephone: 532-8752

Disaster Preparedness: Water and Works on Paper
May 5
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Organized by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and LearningTimes for AAM.


In this 90-minute webinar, we'll explore the importance of the first 24-28 hours in responding to water emergencies that impact works on paper, including the benefits and implications of a variety of responses (keeping objects wet, air drying, freezing, etc.). Presenters will share real-life examples of water emergencies, responses taken, lessons learned, and tips for next steps beyond the 24-48 hour response period. This webinar will focus on paper (archival collections, books, photographs, but NOT paintings, drawings, etc.)
Outcomes:After participating in this webinar, attendees will be better able to:

  • Plan for a variety of water emergencies
  • Respond quickly and strategically in caring for works on paper in the first 24-48 hours after the emergency
  • Ensure that post-emergency actions are conducted with the best care of the particular objects in mind
  • Use emergency response actions as important and meaningful steps toward subsequent and successful conservation efforts
Presenters
Julie Page
, co-coordinator of the California Preservation Program (CPP), and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS), San Diego, CA

Theresa Anne Voellinger
, Paper/Photograph Conservator, National Park Service Harper's Ferry Center-Conservation, Harper's Ferry, WV
Ellen Carrlee, Conservator, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK
Mary Morganti, Archivist, California Historical Society, San Francisco

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