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MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Dates: Mar 5 - Apr 13, 2007
Location: http://www.museumclasses.org
Price: $425

Description:
Every museum needs to be prepared for fires, floods, chemical spills, tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters. But one recent survey found 80 percent lack emergency-preparedness plans for their collections, trained staff or both. Disaster Planning I covers the creation of disaster-preparedness teams, the importance of ongoing planning, employee safety, board participation and insurance. Participants will learn everything they need to draft their own disaster-preparedness plans.

Course Outline:
1. Introduction to Disaster Planning
2. Disaster Team
3. Risk Assessment and Management
4. Health and Safety
5. Insurance
6. Documentation
7. Prioritizing Collections
8. Conclusion

Logistics:
Participants in MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing work at their own pace through eight sections. Instructor Terri Schindel is available at scheduled times for email support. Opportunities for interaction include forums and scheduled online chats. Each section includes a written assignment that becomes support material for drafting an actual disaster-preparedness plan. Materials include online readings, lecture notes, links to relevant web sites and handouts. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Required Textbook:
Disaster Planning I uses the required textbook Steal This Handbook! A Template for Creating a Museum's Emergency Preparedness Plan, which is available for purchase at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html

MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing lasts six weeks. Please sign up at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble with either, please contact Helen Alten at helen@collectioncare.org

Student Comments:
"This course was a great motivator to get me to work on the disaster preparedness plan." - MS 205 Student

"The course exceeded my expectations … I am looking forward to developing a plan that will protect the collections. I really enjoyed the course and plan on taking additional courses in the future." - MS 205 Student

The Instructor:
Terri Schindel graduated from the Courtauld Art Institute, University of London with a concentration in textile conservation. She has assisted small and medium sized museums in writing disaster plans for more than a decade and helped develop national standards for disaster-preparedness materials. Ms. Schindel specializes in collection care and preventive conservation and works regularly with small, rural and tribal museums.

MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
(Mar 5 - Apr 13, 2007)
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