[NHCOLL-L:5631] Fwd: Hotline: News Roundup

Tue Sep 6 19:01:31 EDT 2011

Catharine  Hawks
Conservator, NMNH
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(o) 202.633.0835
mobile  703.200.4370
moblile 202.701.8458

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Hurricane Irene: Heritage  Preservation's Preparation and  Response
In late August Hurricane  Irene swept up the East Coast, assailing states 
with  flooding rains and strong winds. New York, New Jersey, and  Vermont 
suffered the worst damage from flooding following  the storm, with some areas 
of Vermont remaining isolated by  flood waters for several days. On August 
31, Heritage  Preservation convened a conference call on behalf of the  
Heritage Emergency National Task Force to share information  and known damage 
reports in all of the East Coast  states affected by the storm. Over 80 
participants  joined the call, with representatives from the Task Force  joined by 
East Coast state cultural and emergency management  leaders. A summary of the 
conference call has been posted on  Heritage Preservation’s _Information on 
Major Disasters Web  Page_ 
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>From the call, Heritage Preservation  was able to learn that despite many 
fallen trees and power  outages, cultural heritage institutions in most 
states fared  well in the storm. Public libraries in many communities  jumped 
into action, providing much-needed power, Internet  access, and a sense of 
normalcy to their constituents.  Heritage Preservation’s local _Alliance  for 
Response networks_ 
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preparing for the  storm. The New York City Alliance network joined in the  
city’s Office of Emergency Management pre- and post-storm  conference calls. 
Vermont’s Cultural Heritage and Art  Recovery Team (VCHART), an outgrowth 
of Vermont Alliance for  Response, is acting as an information gathering and 
sharing  resource by working with the Vermont Preservation Trust,  Vermont 
Division for Historic Preservation, Vermont State  Archives and Public 
Records, Vermont Historical Society,  Vermont Department of Libraries, Vermont 
Emergency  Management, and AIC-CERT to carry out damage assessments and  offer 
advice on the salvage of  collections. 

Mid-September Changes to NEH Grants  for Sustainable Preservation Strategies
NEH is announcing new guidelines and  some changes this year to its 
_Sustaining  Cultural Heritage Collections_ 
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)  grant program.  To enhance the outcomes of planning grants and to  
encourage incremental improvements in the care of  collections, applicants for 
planning projects may request up  to an additional $10,000 to carry out one or 
more  recommendations made by the interdisciplinary planning team  during 
the course of the project. Such work could help  demonstrate the benefits of 
sustainable preservation  strategies or lead to new information or changes 
in  conditions that would influence "next steps." For such  planning 
projects, the maximum award would be $50,000.  The deadline for applications will be 
December 1,  2011. The new guidelines should be posted _here_ 
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d=da2669da8c&e=2209f40f73)  around  September 15 and will contain a more 
detailed description of  planning projects and the range of activities that 
are  eligible for support.  

AIC Call for Abstracts for  2012 Conference - Deadline:  September  20
The American Institute for  Conservation of Art and Historic Artifacts 
(AIC) is seeking  submissions of abstracts for its 2012 conference "Connecting  
to Conservation:  Outreach and Advocacy."  The  conference will be held in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, May  8-11, 2012. Click _here_ 
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38a&e=2209f40f73)  to  learn more about the conference and how to submit 
your  ideas.

2011 AASLH  Online Conference - September 14-16
The  American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is  providing 
access to this year's annual meeting in Richmond,  Virginia, online, 
including live presentations of six topic  sessions.  Click _here_ 
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