[PADG:2106] Portland Workshops Deadline Approaching

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October 2 -3, 2003 - Portland, OR

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and the Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) are presenting two workshops on protecting cultural collections from mold and pests to be held in Portland, OR on October 2-3, 2003.  Co-sponsored by OCLC Western Service Center, Orbis Cascade Alliance, and PORTALS (Portland Area Library System), the workshops are partially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).


Controlling Pests: Where Eating Is Not Permitted
Thursday, October 2, 2003 

This workshop is designed as an introduction to integrated pest management (IPM) for cultural institutions.  The IPM approach to preventing and managing insect infestation relies on regular monitoring, documentation, and primarily non-chemical prevention.  The workshop will include information on developing an IPM program, and a review of pests most often found in cultural collections.

Workshop Location & Time:
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Union (Student Union)
1825 SW Broadway - Room 296
Portland, OR 
Registration: 9:00 am
Workshop: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm


Be Prepared...Managing A Mold Invasion 
Friday, October 3, 2003

This workshop provides an understanding of how and why mold blooms occur and gives strategies for prevention.  The immediate responses to inactivate an outbreak will be reviewed in addition to follow-up procedures to prevent future outbreaks.  The safety and health hazards will also be underscored.  

Workshop Location & Time:
Multnomah County Central Library
US Bank Room
801 S.W. 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 
Registration: 9:00 am
Workshop: 9:30 am - 3:45 pm


Note:  Attending both workshops is recommended but not required.  


Speaker: 
Dr. Thomas Parker, President and entomologist for Pest Control Services, Inc., Lansdowne, PA.  Dr. Parker attended the University of Delaware School of Agriculture and Purdue University.  In 1975, he founded Pest Control Services, Inc., a consulting firm that develops and implements integrated pest management programs for museums, historic structures, libraries, and collections.

He often works professionally as an expert witness in litigation matters, primarily involved with wood-destroying organisms.  Dr. Parker has worked with collections and buildings threatened by mold, insects, birds, bats, and rodents throughout the United States and some foreign countries.  He has frequently lectured about recovery from mold outbreaks and about integrated pest management programs for cultural institutions.


Registration Fee:
$60.00 per workshop.
$50.00 for members of CCAHA, Balboa Art Conservation Center, OCLC Western Service Center, Orbis Cascade Alliance, and PORTALS (Portland Area Library System).  

Registration Deadline:
September 18, 2003


Workshop registration forms are available on our Web site:
http://www.ccaha.org


For additional information, workshop registration forms, or information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please contact us:

Preservation Services Office
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Tel: (215) 545-0613
Fax: (215) 735-9313
Email: ccaha@xxxxxxxxx
WWW Site: http://www.ccaha.org