Support for Meeting and Workshop on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Salvage in Natural History Collections to be held in May, 2004

在诺里斯博士的指导下，向美国自然历史博物馆提供了一笔赠款，以支持一次特别技术会议和有关自然历史收藏品的应急准备、反应和抢救的附带讲习班。总体目标是帮助博物馆工作人员，特别是收藏工作人员，制定应对可能影响其负责的科学收藏的任何规模的灾难的战略。技术会议和讲习班是作为保护自然历史收藏学会（SPNHC）第19届年会的一部分举行的，该年会将于2004年5月由AMNH主办。为期一天的“特别技术会议”，邀请演讲者，重点是在机构，城市和全国范围的事件背景下的准备和反应。在介绍了纽约和华盛顿的文化机构和应对2001年9月11日事件的人员的经验之后，上午的会议将集中讨论其他面临自然和人为灾害的国家和国际机构的案例研究。 下午的会议将涵盖制定应急计划时所需的最佳做法。伴随的为期一天的研讨会将处理在灾难发生后的第一个48小时内遇到的实际问题，这是救援工作最关键的时期。 将向参加者提供可用于在其所在机构制定应急准备、反应和救助计划的材料。与技术会议一样，研讨会将针对自然历史收藏的具体需求进行调整。会议的更广泛影响将是提高美国和其他自然历史博物馆工作人员应对影响其藏品的紧急情况的能力。2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击和2003年8月14日至15日的大面积停电等近期事件突出表明了应急计划在保护博物馆收藏的文化遗产方面的至关重要性。自然历史收藏品构成了生命科学基础研究的知识基础，包括系统分类学，分类学，生态学，地理学和古生物学。SPNHC的第19次会议提供了最好的机会，通知，教育和更新那些负责照顾这些收藏品，无论是在美国和国际。NSF提供的资金将有助于通过降低注册成本来提高出席率，支持强大的专家演讲者计划，并提供基于网络的资源，使本次会议的影响远远超出实际能够参加的人数。

A grant has been awarded to the American Museum of Natural History, under the direction of Dr. Norris, to provide support for a special technical session and accompanying workshop on emergency preparedness, response, and salvage in natural history collections. The overall objective is to help museum personnel, specifically collections staff, develop strategies for dealing with disasters of any scale that may affect the scientific collections in their charge. The technical session and workshop are being held as part of the 19th annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), which is being hosted by the AMNH in May 2004. The day-long 'Special Technical Session', featuring invited speakers, focuses on preparedness and response in the context of institution, city and nation-wide events. Following presentations on experiences of New York and Washington cultural institutions and response personnel to the events of September 11, 2001, the morning session will concentrate on case studies from other national and international institutions that have faced natural and man-made disasters. The afternoon session will cover the best practices necessary when developing an emergency plan. The accompanying one-day workshop will deal with the practical issues encountered in responding to the first 48 hours after a disaster; the most critical time period for salvage efforts. Participants will be provided with materials that can be used to develop Emergency Preparedness, Response and Salvage Plans at their home institutions. As with the technical session, the workshop will be tailored to address the specific needs of natural history collections. The broader impact of the meeting will be an improvement in the ability of staff in U.S. and other natural history museums to respond to emergencies affecting their collections. Recent events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the widespread power failures of 14-15 August 2003 have highlighted the crucial importance of emergency planning in protecting cultural heritage in museum collections. Natural history collections constitute the basis of knowledge for a wide range of studies fundamental to the life sciences, including systematics, taxonomy, ecology, biogeography, and paleontology. The 19th meeting of SPNHC provides the best opportunity to inform, educate, and update those responsible for the care of these collections, both in the U.S.A and internationally. The funds provided by NSF will help to increase attendance by lowering registration costs, support a strong program of expert speakers, and provide web-based resources that will enable the impact of this meeting to extend far beyond the number of people who are actually able to attend.