<div dir="ltr"><p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">ARE<span class=""> </span><span class="">YOU</span><span class=""> </span>READY?</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Testing Your Disaster Plan & Furthering
Collaboration Among Heritage Institutions To Improve Disaster Preparedness for
Collections</span> <br>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Portland,
Oregon, Friday, April 8, 2016, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Oregon
Historical Society, 1200 SW Park, Ave., Portland, Oregon</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation
Assistance Service (</span><span class="" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WESTPAS</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Workshop instructor: Kris Kern, Fine and Performing Arts
Librarian, Portland State University</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">*************************************************************************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
<span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Okay, now<span class=""> </span><span class="">you</span><span class=""> </span>have a disaster plan, but do<span class=""> </span><span class="">you</span><span class=""> </span>know how well it will work in a real
disaster situation? It's better to find answers now than after a disaster has
occurred! Attend this workshop to help heritage institutions - libraries,
archives, museums, historical societies, etc. - improve disaster preparedness
and response for collections.</span><br>
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THIS WORKSHOP WILL: <br>
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* Help you assess your vulnerabilities <br>
* Test your plan using a scenario table top exercise <br>
* Explore how collaborations can help you respond to a disaster <br>
* Build a shared vision for disaster preparedness <br>
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">When possible,
send 2-3 participants from your library/archive/museum to work together on
disaster preparedness activities: <br>
* Staff member(s) responsible for emergency
preparedness <br>
* Administrator and/or manager responsible for the <br>
building/collection <br>
* Key members of the emergency/disaster team
responsible for <br>
decision-making <br>
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Please plan to attend the workshop and encourage colleagues at nearby
institutions to do the same. <span class=""><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Together<span class=""> </span><span class="">you</span><span class=""> </span>can enhance disaster preparedness in
your area!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">REQUIREMENTS
FOR ATTENDANCE: </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> *
A written disaster plan that includes collections response/recovery. Don’t
worry about </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> having the perfect plan – the table top
exercise will provide a chance to discover gaps </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> * A letter of institutional commitment
to explore collaboration to <br>
optimize preparedness <br>
* A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment
(distributed 3 weeks before workshop)<br>
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</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">COST:
No fee; just your time, energy, and institutional commitment. <br>
Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">REGISTRATION:
Pre-registration required. To register go to </span><a href="http://tiny.cc/ZePOL"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://tiny.cc/ZePOL</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> and click on the workshop date: April
8.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">For registration assistance contact: Alexandra Gingerich<span class=""> </span></span><a href="mailto:gingerich@plsinfo.org"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">gingerich@plsinfo.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For general &
content information contact: Kris Kern </span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><kernk@pdx.edu></span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <br>
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</span><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kristen Kern<br>Fine and Performing Arts Librarian<div>Portland State Library<br>503-725-5218<br><a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu" target="_blank">kernk@pdx.edu</a><br></div></div></div>
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