[PADG:1871] IFLA Preconference

["Charles Wilt" <cwilt@xxxxxxx>]

FYI

From: 

Johanna Wellheiser
Manager,  Preservation and Digitization Services
Toronto Public Library
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario  M4W 2G8
Tel: 416-393-7128   Fax. 416-393-7147
Email: jwellheiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 


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Preliminary Announcement:  Disaster Management Pre-Conference, IFLA
Berlin 2003

Plan now to attend the pre-conference to the 69th International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) General
Conference and Council, organized by the IFLA Preservation and
Conservation Section.   "Preparing for the Worst, Planning for the Best:
Protecting our Cultural Heritage from Disaster", will be held July 30 to
August 1, 2003 in Berlin.

The intensive 2-1/2 day program is designed to inform and enable
library and archives administrators effectively to prepare for, react
and respond to, and recover from disasters, both natural and man-made. 
Will cover traditional and contemporary materials - books, paper,
photographs, film, tape and disks.

- Learn about national policy planning
- Hear about plans in action
- Listen to lessons learned
- Explore priorities for salvage
- Discover new recovery technologies

Further information soon to be available on the IFLA website
<http://www.ifla.org> 
Registration will be available at http://kb.nl/iflapreconf/index.html 

Contact:
Johanna Wellheiser
Information Coordinator
IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section
<http://www.ifla.org/VII/s19/sconsv.htm>
Email: jwellheiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx