[MSN] Germany. Call for papers--Conference on risk management

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Subject: Call for papers--Conference on risk management

Risk Assessment - Management Strategies
Aschaffenburg/Germany, Stadthalle am Schloss February 14-16, 2008

International Conference of the Restorers Association of Germany (VDR -
Verband der Restauratoren e.V.)

Working Group Preventive Conservation

Natural disasters as flood disasters or burnings clarify the difficulties to
prevent cultural heritage from such risks and to act in case of an emergency
in a time-efficient way. Besides these disastrous catastrophes it is
necessary for every museum institution in terms of different risks and
threats to minimize cases of damage or loss by cautious risk assessment and
to act on cost-efficient and time-effective management strategies.
Protections should therefore include e.g. fire control, natural disasters,
anti-theft devices and vandalism as well as war and terrorism. Management
strategies have to apply both for smaller emergencies and for big disasters.

This international conference is to set the state-of-the-art in the field of
risk assessment and management strategies. Participants are invited to an
all-embracing exchange of experience and to discuss patterns of behaviour in
emergencies, cost-efficient and time-efficient safety concepts as well as
responsibilities and information management. Due to the complexity of this
topic, papers from different fields are requested.

The official languages of the conference are German and English (no
simultaneous translation). Accepted papers are included in the conference
materials, publication in a reviewed journal is foreseen.

Conference Deadlines:

The organizers invite you to contribute posters and papers in German and/or
English on your latest work to the mentioned subject areas.
Please use the abstract template which is available online at

    http://www.restauratoren.de/index.php?id=240 

and send your abstract by e-mail to the organization committee at
FG-PraeventiveKonservierung [at] gmx__net

Abstracts deadline is September 1,  2007.

The program will be available after review of all contributions.

Information: Details and further information (conference deadlines, fees,
accommodation etc.) are available under URL above.

For questions please do not hesitate to contact FG-PraeventiveKonservierung
[at] gmx__net

Alexandra Schieweck
Coordinator
Verband der Restauratoren e.V. (VDR)
Working Group Preventive Conservation
FG-PraeventiveKonservierung [at] gmx__net
+49 531 2155 924
Fax: +49 531 2155 905


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