20th Annual Preservation Conference
Beyond the Numbers: Specifying and Achieving an Efficient Preservation Environment
Conference Details
A PowerPoint link to each of the lecturer's presentations is provided below. Some lecturer's papers are also included.
If you are unable to view the PowerPoint presentation, please contact the Conference Coordinator at richard.schneider@nara.gov
PowerPoint Presentations
Session I: Understanding Preservation Requirements
Tracing the Evolution of Preservation Environments in Archives, Museums, and Libraries
- Nancy Davis; National Archives, National Preservation Program Officer (NWT)
Determining and Communicating Preservation Requirements
- Doris Hamburg; National Archives, Director, Preservation Programs (NWT)
Understanding Mechanical Systems that Support Preservation Environments
- Ernest Conrad; Principal, Landmark Facilities Group, Inc., Norwalk, CT
Session II: Optimizing a Preservation Environment
Making Sense of the Environmental Data
- Jim Reilly; Director, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester, NY
Providing Safe and Practical Environments for Cultural Properties in Historic Buildings and Beyond
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Paper
- Richard Kerschner; Director of Preservation and Conservation, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Optimizing Preservation and Energy Efficiency through Systems Review
- Peter Herzog; Principal, Herzog, Wheeler & Associates, St. Paul, MN
Session III: Designing Preservation Environments for New and Renovated Facilities
Managing a Successful Mechanical Systems Project - How to Spec a Project and Keep it Moving in the Right Direction:
- William Kline Presentation
William I. Kline; Vice President, The Smith Group, Inc., Washington, DC - Richard Judson Presentation
Richard P. Judson; National Archives, Project Manager, Space and Security Management Division (NAS) - Frank Quigley Presentation
Frank C. Quigley; National Archives, General Engineer, Space and Security Management Division (NAS) - William Harris Presentation
William A. Harris; National Archives, Director of Physical Infrastructure and Collection Support, Office of Presidential Libraries (NL)
Session IV: Recent Projects - Different Approaches
Weighing Alternative Solutions for Long-Term Preservation of Military / Civilian Records
- Linda Blaser; National Archives, National Preservation Program Officer (NWT) and Bryan K. McGraw; National Archives, Assistant Director for Archival Programs at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
Energy Savings Performance Contracts
- Ronald C. Noll; National Archives, Real Property Management Branch Chief, and Gary Simmons, Space and Security Management Division (NAS)
Additional Considerations: Underground, High Bay and Remote Storage Facilities
- Ann Seibert; National Archives, Preservation Projects Officer (NWT)
Designing the "Circle of Care" at the National Museum of the American Indian
- Gail Joice; Collections Manager and Emily Kaplan; Conservator, NMAI, Washington, DC
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