SPNHC Annual Meeting

SPNHC 2004
Strategies for Emergency Response and Salvage
19th annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural
    History Collections
New York
May 11-16, 2004

This spring the American Museum of Natural History will host the
19th annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural
History Collections May 11-16, 2004. The theme of the meeting is
Museum SOS: Strategies for Emergency Response and Salvage and as
part of this year's activity we will be devoting one day of the
conference's technical sessions to talks focusing on issues relating
to emergency preparedness and response.  The International Society
for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) will join
SPNHC and organize a specialty session covering issues related to
biomaterials and setting up tissue repositories.

A one-day workshop that deals with practical issues encountered in
responding to the first 24 hours after a disaster, the most critical
time period, will follow the meeting. In addition the we will hold a
banquet aboard the World Yacht's MV Empress, so come along and enjoy
the views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty.

Deadlines to remember:

    Abstract submission: February 18, 2004
    Early Registration: March 15, 2004
    SPNHC 2004 Meeting: May 11-16, 2004

Information on abstract submission, registration and housing is
available on the SPNHC 2004 web site and remember to make your hotel
reservations early. <URL:http://www.spnhc.org>

For more information, visit <URL:http://www.spnhc.org> and follow
the links to SPNHC 2004, or contact

    Chris Norris
    Department of Paleontology
    American Museum of Natural History
    Central Park West at 79th Street
    New York NY 10024
    norris [at] amnh__org

We hope to see you this May.

Rachael Perkins Arenstein
Conservator
National Museum of the American Indian
Research Branch
3401 Bruckner Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10461
212-514-3971
Fax: 212-514-3816


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