The National Archives and Records Administration, Mid Atlantic Region is pleased to offer a special two day class at the Pennsylvania State Records Center in Harrisburg.

Disaster Preparedness and Response
Date:  5/3/05-5/4/05
Time:  9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost:  $300.00
Location:  The State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103

The two-day workshop will prepare you to participate fully in your agency's Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning program. Every agency is required by law to have a working COOP plan that is tested periodically. Records managers and vital records programs have a critical role to play in disaster preparedness to ensure the records your agency needs remain available under the worst of circumstances.  The workshop provides practical advice on developing a workable recovery plan. Find out what you need to do to be a key player if you are not already.

A "mini-disaster" is staged a on the second day to give participants a hands-on recovery experience.  Casual dress, especially on the second day, is strongly recommended!

Topics:
"       Identifying vital records
"       Planning a vital records program
"       Writing a COOP or disaster plan
"       Handling minor as well as major disasters
"       Salvaging damaged records
"       Preserving your agency's permanent records

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone involved with the development or implementation of a disaster plan including administrative staff wanting to know how to identify and minimize risk.

Reserve your space early, as the class is limited to 20 people. To attend this workshop, please contact Dana Keene Sloan at 215-305-2008 or by email at [log in to unmask] For directions to the State Records Center Building, go to www.archives.gov/midatlantic/fed_agency_services/records_management/training_locations.html#harrisburg

Please note: registration closes ten days prior to the class.

To see our complete listing of workshops, dates and locations, visit our web site at http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/fed_agency_services/records_management/training.html.

If you have any questions, please contact Lee Webster by phone at 215-305-2024 or by email at [log in to unmask]  We look forward to seeing you there.

Is your office prepared?


Lee G. Webster
National Archives & Records Administration
Mid Atlantic Region
Phone: 215-305-2024
www.archives.gov/midatlantic

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