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Territories</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Preservation
Assistance Service</span></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt"><font face="Times New Roman">ARE YOU READY?</font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Testing Disaster Preparedness & Collaboration Among Heritage Institutions to Improve Disaster
Preparedness for Collections</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Salem, Oregon: Friday, October 5, 2012 – Oregon State
Library – 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation
Assistance Service (WESTPAS)</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Co-sponsored by the Oregon State Library</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Workshop instructor: Kristen Kern, Fine & Performing
Arts Librarian, Portland State University</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">************************************************************************</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Okay, now you have a plan, but do you know how well it will
work in a real disaster situation?</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">It's better to find answers now than after a disaster has
occurred!</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">This workshop will:</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Help you assess your vulnerabilities</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Test your plan using a scenario table top exercise</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Explore how collaborations can help you respond to a
disaster</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Build a shared vision for regional disaster preparedness</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Who should attend:</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">When possible, send 2-3 participants from your institution
to work together on disaster</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">preparedness activities:</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Administrator and/or manager responsible for the
building/collection</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• Key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for
decision-making</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Requirements for attendance:</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• A written disaster plan (draft okay) that includes
collections response/recovery</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• A letter of institutional commitment to explore
collaboration to optimize preparedness</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">• A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment (distributed 3
weeks before workshop)</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Cost: No fee; just your time, energy, and institutional
commitment.</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Funding provided by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Registration: Pre-registration required. Register online at:
WESTPAS workshop:</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">For registration assistance contact: Alexandra Gingerich </font><a href="mailto:gingerich@plsinfo.org"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">gingerich@plsinfo.org</font></a></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">For general & content information contact: Kristen Kern </font><a href="mailto:kkern@westpas.org"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">kkern@westpas.org</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p>
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</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kristen Kern<br>Fine and Performing Arts Librarian<br>Portland State Library<br><a href="tel:503-725-5218" target="_blank" value="+15037255218">503-725-5218</a><br><a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu" target="_blank">kernk@pdx.edu</a><br>
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