<div dir="ltr">Don't miss this final FREE disaster preparedness workshop to help better
prepare your institution to respond to and recover from a
collections-related emergency. This is the last time this WESTPAS
workshop will be offered in the State of Oregon. Register now through the link at the bottom of this announcement.<br clear="all"><br>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Protecting Cultural Collections: </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Disaster Prevention, Preparedness,
Response & Recovery</span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b>Part 1: <span> </span>ON-LINE WEBINARS</b> - Prevention &
Preparedness (archived 2½ hours total)</p>
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<b>Part 2:<span>
</span>IN-PERSON WORKSHOP </b>- Response & Recovery </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">The Dalles,
Oregon - Saturday, December 9, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – The Dalles-Wasco
County Library, The Dalles, Oregon</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">The workshop is FREE. Participation in the in-person workshop requires viewing the
archived Part 1 webinars BEFORE attending the Part 2 in-person workshop AND
completing the workshop assignments. Any exception requires the permission of
the instructor. </p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation
Assistance Service (WESTPAS); The Dalles-Wasco County Library; and the Oregon
State Library</p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">Instructor: Kris Kern, Librarian Emerita, Portland State
University, WESTPAS trainer</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">The “Protecting Cultural Collections” training is presented
in a sequence of two archived webinars plus one in-person workshop to produce
the following outcomes:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="gmail-MsoNormal">Complete
a disaster response & collection salvage plan</li><li class="gmail-MsoNormal">Learn
how to train staff to implement your plan effectively </li><li class="gmail-MsoNormal">Set
pre- and post-disaster action priorities for your collections </li><li class="gmail-MsoNormal">Understand
practical decision-making skills needed during an emergency </li><li class="gmail-MsoNormal">Experience
salvage procedures for books, documents, photos & objects</li></ul>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">The webinar sessions and the in-person workshop are
scheduled to enable participants to prepare short assignments between sessions,
resulting in a completed disaster plan. Participating institutions will be
invited to join an informal network of WESTPAS trained personnel to provide
mutual aid in the event of emergencies involving collections in your region.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b>Who should attend</b>:<span> </span>Administrators and staff responsible for
emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of cultural
institutions. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to
supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's disaster preparedness
goals. When possible, please commit two attendees so they can work together on
the disaster preparedness activities.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b>Cost</b>: No
charge to the institution.<span> </span>Funding
provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. </p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><b>Registration</b>: <span> </span> Pre-registration required. Register
online for an IN-PERSON session at: <a class="gmail-m_-828716932545845561gmail-m_8549883491850246867OWAAutoLink" id="gmail-m_-828716932545845561gmail-m_8549883491850246867LPlnk304039" href="http://host7.evanced.info/pls/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=674" target="_blank">http://host7.evanced.info/pls/<wbr>lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=674</a></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal"><br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoNormal">For registration assistance contact: Wendy Cao:
<a href="mailto:caow@plsinfo.org" target="_blank">caow@plsinfo.org</a></p>
For general & content information contact Kris Kern:
<a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu" target="_blank">kernk@pdx.edu</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Kristen Kern<br>Professor, Retired<br><div>Portland State Library<br><a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu" target="_blank">kernk@pdx.edu</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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