Seminar on disaster management

The Management of Disaster Management
Organised by the National Preservation Office in conjunction with
the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries
Conference Centre, British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
May 23, 2000

The aim of this seminar is to look at different ways of approaching
disaster management, focusing on cooperative and cross-sectoral
management of resources. Increasingly, institutions are planning in
collaboration, whether regionally, nationally or internationally.
These programmes are supported by a wealth of shared information
which is frequently web based. This approach will be highlighted at
this seminar through the M25 consortium.

10 am   Registration and Coffee
10:30   Introduction : John McIntyre (Chair)
10:45   M25 : cooperative approaches to disaster planning. The
        Development of the M25 Web site
        Sarah Gerrard, Royal Holloway College

        Mutual Support Agreements
        Anne Bell, King's College, London and
        Glyn Price, London School of Economics
11:45   International Committee of the Blueshield
        George Mackenzie, National Archives of Scotland
12:30   Lunch
1:30    Institutional Approaches:
        1.  Disaster management as part of preservation management
            Edward Adcock, Bodleian Library
2:15    2.  Training:  the British Library experience
            Theresa Mowah, British Library
2:45    Tea
3:15    Cross-sectoral experiences :
        1.  Getting outside help: the second stage of recovery for
            water-damaged paper based collections
            Ylva Player-Dahnsjo and Vanessa Charles
            Dundee University Library Conservation Unit
3:45    2.  REDS (Regional Emergencies and Disaster Squad)
            Lesley Colsell, East Midlands Museums Service
4:15    Discussion and questions
4:45    Close

Cost including lunch : UKP35 plus VAT (UKP41.12).  Applications
should be sent to:

    Belinda Sanderson
    Information Officer
    National Preservation Office
    The British Library
    96 Euston Road
    London  NW1 2DB
    +44 20 7412 7724
    Fax: +44 20 7412 7796
    belinda.sanderson [at] bl__uk

Please do not enclose payment at this stage. We will send you an
invoice once your application has been received.

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