From: "Hopley, Sarah D - WHS" <Sarah.Hopley@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 15:40:42 -0600 Subject: Disaster Planning and Response Workshops - call for participants! Message-ID: <4BC1749FB6E9D843898DA6E1B7EB91780451F3E8A3@MEWMAD0P1701.accounts.wistate.us>
Invitation to Participate:
We are looking for individuals who are interested in attending three disast
er planning and response workshops presented by the Midwest Art Conservatio
n Center (MACC) as part of the Wisconsin IMLS Connecting to Collections Imp
lementation Grant. While the cost to attend this training would typically b
e $425 per person, grant funding has made it possible to offer these worksh
ops free of charge to all participants. These workshops are open to any col
lecting cultural institution (museums, historical societies, archives, libr
aries) in Wisconsin.
About the Workshops:
Participants of these workshops will craft a disaster plan for their instit
ution and gain hands-on experience in disaster response and salvage. Partic
ipants will also take part in regional networking to assist local peers in
disaster planning and implementation, and should consider their ability to
commit to fielding questions from regional peer institutions who are drafti
ng plans and the ability to share the expertise gained from this training o
n site for peers in the event of an emergency. Attendees are expected to s
hare their questions and disaster planning and response experiences by mean
s of participation in the newly-created Wisconsin Cultural Heritage Emergen
cies & Disaster Response listserv.
Dates and content for the workshops are:
Workshop 1: Conducting a Risk Assessment
A 1-day workshop on how to conduct an institutional and collections risk an
alysis for both natural and man-made disasters, and how to mitigate risks t
o collections
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire - Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Prairie du Chien City Hall, Prairie du Chien - Wednesday, May 21, 2014
UW-Parkside, Kenosha - Thursday, May 22, 2014
UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh - Friday, May 23, 2014
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland - Monday, June 16, 2014
Workshop 2: Writing a Disaster Plan
A 1-day workshop on how to write a Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Resp
onse Plan, including incorporating the concepts and completed risk assessme
nt from the previous Conducting a Risk Assessment workshop. Attendees will
leave with a draft plan ready for final completion and adoption at their ow
n institution.
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland - Monday, August 4, 2014
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Prairie du Chien City Hall, Prairie du Chien - Wednesday, August 6, 2014
UW-Parkside, Kenosha - Thursday, August 7, 2014
UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh - Friday, August 8, 2014
Workshop 3: Disaster Response: The Critical First 48 Hours
A 1-day workshop on how to respond to a disaster during the first 48 hours.
This will cover such topics as: implementing the institution's disaster pl
an; documenting a disaster; staff safety versus collections salvage; and re
sponding to and informing the public.
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland - Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire - Wednesday, October 22, 2014
UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh - Thursday, October 23, 2014
UW-Parkside, Kenosha - Monday, October 27,2014
Prairie du Chien City Hall, Prairie du Chien - Tuesday, October 28, 2014
How to Apply:
If you are would like to participate, please prepare a brief email addressi
ng the following: your ability and commitment to attend all three workshops
in your area, what your institution's disaster planning needs are, and how
you or your institution might be able to assist other cultural institution
s in your area with disaster planning and response. This information should
be sent to WHSC2C@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:WHSC2C@wisconsinhistory.org>
by Wednesday, March 19th.
Please contact the Grant Coordinator, Sarah Hopley, with any questions at W
HSC2C@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:WHSC2C@wisconsinhistory.org> or 608-264-6
407.
Sarah Hopley
Grant Coordinator
Connecting to Collections
Library-Archives
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706-1482
PH: 608-264-6407
Sarah.Hopley@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:Sarah.Hopley@wisconsinhistory.org>
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