SERCA Annual Meeting

5th Annual SERCA Meeting
Weatherspoon Art Museum
Spring Garden and Tate Streets
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170
Saturday, March 23-24, 2002

The SERCA Board gratefully acknowledges a grant from the Foundation
of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC) for supporting the
program. Tru-Vue and Purafil have also made valuable contributions
to the Annual Meeting.

Registration:  Saturday, March 23, 2002, 8:30 am Advance
registration is $35 for AIC members;  $50 for non-AIC members or
Site registration.  Student registration is $10.

Saturday, March 23, 2002, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

9-10
    Lecture "Microclimate Housings for Works of Art" by Hugh Phibbs,
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.

10-noon
    Hands-on workshop on fabricating housings for those bringing
    their own tacking irons to be conducted by Hugh Phibbs.

Noon-1:30
    Lunch on your own at local restaurants

1:30-2:30
    Lecture "Practical Applications of Reactivity Monitoring in
    Museums and Archives"  by Chris Muller, Technical Services
    Manager, Purafil, Inc., Doraville, GA.

2:30-3
    Break, refreshments courtesy of Etherington Conservation Center

3-4
    Lecture "Microclimate Enclosure for the Declaration of
    Independence"  by Don Etherington, Etherington Conservation
    Center, Greensboro, NC.

6:30-8
    Reception at Photography Studio of Scott Crowder, 515 South Elm
    St., Greensboro (local conservators will provide carpooling from
    the Fairfield Inn)

Sunday, March 24, 2002, 9 am - 12:30 pm

9-9:30
    SERCA Business meeting

9:30-10
    Review of the Disaster Response Workshop held at Fort Bragg

10:30-11
    Break, refreshments courtesy of Etherington Conservation Center

11-11:30
    Lecture  "The Florence Flood in Retrospect" by Don Etherington

11:30-12:30
    Lecture  "How to Develop an Emergency Recovery Business"  by
    Gordon A. Lewis, Jr., The Fine Arts Conservancy, West Palm
    Beach, FL.

Hotels: A block of rooms is being held for SERCA at the Fairfield
Inn ( I-40 and Highpoint Rd), 2003 Athena Court, Greensboro, NC
27407. 336-665-6523, ask for Joanna Harris.  Meeting rate is $59.00
single/double plus tax; the cut-off date for the guaranteed rate is
March 1, 2002.

A reception packet with restaurant information, etc. will be
available at check-in.

Other hotels are the Comfort Inn 336-294-6220, and the O. Henry
Hotel 336-854-2000.

There is no cab service at the airport.  Airport Express runs a
shuttle from the airport to local hotels.  Fare: $18.  Return trip
reservations can be made.  Airport Express' telephone number is
336-668-0164.  Cars also can be rented at the airport.

Hilary A. Kaplan
Conservator
Georgia Department of Archives and History
330 Capitol Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-3554
Fax: 404-651-8471



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