PARS Cooperative Preservation Programs Discussion Group agenda

The Cooperative Preservation Programs Discussion Group will meet on
Friday, 27 June from 9:30-12:30 in the Yorkshire Room of the Westin
St. Francis Hotel.

George Farr (Division of Preservation and Access, NEH) will announce
the latest round of NEH grant awards, and also discuss the NEH's
involvement in the development and publication and the National Task
Force on Emergency Response's Disaster Recovery Wheel. A Task Force
representative will then discuss the Cooperative Preservation
Programs role in disseminating the wheel and in serving as an
information resource.

Christine Wiseman (SOLINET) and Steve Smith (AMIGOS) will discuss
the Regional Alliance for Preservation - a new initiative involving
the AMIGOS, CCAHA, National Park Services, NEDCC, SOLINET, and the
Upper Midwest Conservation Association facilitated by the Commission
on Preservation and Access - publication and web site.

Jeanne Drewes (Johns Hopkins) will discuss a proposal for distance
education on preservation via the Internet and World Wide Web.

Richard Boyden (NARA-Pacific Region & BAPNet Chair) will discuss
recent activities of the Bay Area Preservation Network.

The session will end with a round-robin where representatives from
each cooperative program can discuss recent activities and
distribute their latest publications and educational materials.

Steven D. Smith
Preservation Service Field Services Officer
AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc.
12200 Park Central Dr., Suite 500
Dallas, TX  75251-2104
800-843-8482 or 972-851-8000
Fax: 972-991-6061

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 11:3
                   Distributed: Monday, June 23, 1997
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