[Nhcoll-l] FW: Workshop on pest management for collections in Indianapolis May 29

[Rachael Perkins Arenstein]

The IPM Workshop being presented at the upcoming AIC meeting is open to
non-meeting attendees.  This program is a result of collaboration between
the IPM Working Group (which has long-standing ties to SPNHC) and AIC's new
Collection Care Network.  Please forward to any colleagues that might be
interested.

Rachael Perkins Arenstein
A.M. Art Conservation, LLC
Conservation Treatment, Preservation Consulting & Collection Management
www.amartconservation.com
rachael at amartconservation.com
917-796-1764

-----Original Message-----

The following workshop might be of interest to those on this list - please
feel free to forward as appropriate.

Registration information can be found at www.conservation-us.org/meetings 


Integrated Pest Management for Collections J. W. Marriott Hotel,
Indianapolis, Indiana May 29, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., $139 (for those registered for conference or with
additional $100 day-rate for those attending only a workshop on May 29) 

Organized by AIC's Collections Care Network 

Pat Kelley, Vice president, Insects Limited 

Emily Kaplan, Conservator, Smithsonian National Museum of the American
Indian 

Rachael Perkins Arenstein, A.M. Art Conservation, LLC

Preventing damage from pests is an essential task in the responsible
management of all collections. Implementing an appropriate Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) plan is the best way to prevent infestations from taking
root and to deal with any problems in a safe and effective manner.
Participants will receive a basic introduction to IPM in order to be able to
assess appropriate options for their institutions and collections in areas
of policy and procedures, preventing infestations, trapping and monitoring,
and remedial treatment.  

Participants will learn to identify ways in which pests gain access to
collections, how a pest monitoring program can be implemented, how to
identify some of the most common and harmful museum pests, the pros and cons
of a range of remedial treatments, and how to develop IPM policies and
procedures for an institution. 

Eric Pourchot, Ph.D.
Institutional Advancement Director
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and
Artistic Works
1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC  20005
202-661-8061 (direct line)
202-452-9545 (main office line)
Fax:  202-452-9328
epourchot at conservation-us.org
www.conservation-us.org