June 7, 2010: BACC is pleased to offer a workshop at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Western Museum Association in Portland, OR. The workshop Creating an Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan for Collections will be offered Sunday, October 17. Please contact BACC for additional information, or visit the WMA website to register.
April 19, 2010: In honor of MayDay 2010, BACC is making all five of our Guides to Emergency Preparedness Resources available as a free downloadable PDF to encourage and assist institutions in their efforts to better prepare for a disaster. Archives, libraries, museums, and historic preservation organizations across America are setting aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, a national effort to protect collections from disasters. More ideas and simple steps to help protect collections can be found through the Heritage Emergency National Task Force and the Society of American Archivists.
October 1, 2009: BACC’s Western Region Field Service Office has begun programming for 2009-2011 thanks to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more about services available through our Field Service Office and join our mailing list to receive announcements regarding upcoming training events!
