METRO Conservation Forum

METRO Conservation Forum Series: 1993-1994

METRO's (New York Metropolitan Reference and Research LIbrary Agency)
Conservation/Preservation Advisory Council (CPAC) has been awarded New
York State Conservation/Preservation discretionary funds to restore the
region's Conservation Forum Series.  The seminars will take place in the
Fall 1993 - Spring 1994 academic year as a first-year stimulus to
rekindle interest and participation among the regional
conservation/preservation community.

The series will focus on disaster preparedness and emergency realities.
The seminar topics, speakers and dates are:

    October 14, 1993.  Safety Issues and Hazardous Materials, by Monona
        Rossol.

    November 18, 1993.  Chicago Historical Society's Flood Recovery, by
        Carol Turchan

    January 20, 1994.  Panel on Disasters.  Flooding and Resultant Mold,
        by Barbra Higginbotham.  Shelving Collapse, by Janet Gertz.
        Asbestos in Bindings, by Sara Polirer and Miller Suter.

    March 24, 1994.  Leaf Casting Process Demonstration, by Virginia
        Buchan and Nora Ligorano.

All seminars will be held at METRO headquarters, 57E. 11th St., 4th
Floor, New York, NY from 4-6 P.M., with the exception of the March Leaf
Casting demonstration, which will be held at the Municipal Archives, 31
Chambers St., Suite 101 in Manhattan.

Save the Dates and watch this space for registration specifics as they
occur. The sessions will be lively and provocative of discussion.
Follow-up reports will be disseminated not only to participants, but to
the regional conservation/preservation community at large.

For further information, call Pam Daniels at METRO 212-228-2320

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