Symposia and Workshops
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APT DC Chapter Spring 2013 Symposium
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for Cultural Resources
The APT DC 2013 symposium will be discussing Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for Cultural Resources. We are looking forward to featuring eleven papers and more than twenty speakers for a full-day of presentations and ample time for discussion, debate, and collaboration.
Anticipated schedule of speakers and titles (abstracts & bios will be posted soon):
Session 1 - Planning, Implementation, and Practice
Paper 1: John Fidler, RESURGAM: Lessons from Cultural Heritage Disasters in the United Kingdom
Paper 2: Jen Wellock & Jenifer Eggleston, Preservation Preparedness: Integrating Historic Preservation with Disaster Planning
Paper 3: Jon Tung & Matt Farmer, Engineering Response and Recovery for Cultural Resources after the Mineral, VA Earthquake
Session 2 - Fire
Paper 4: Chris Marrion, Protecting Cultural Heritage from Fire & Disasters: The Need to Promote Prevention Over Recovery
Paper 5: Thomas Jester & Tina Roach, The Fire at Eastern Market - Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Session 3 - Technology
Paper 6: Yvonne Zhang, Greg Rutledge & Mike Taylor, BIM Software Offers Superior Historic Resource and Archival Documentation
Paper 7: Aliya Turner, Preparing Historic Properties for Natural Disasters Through the Use of Advanced Engineering Software: The Role of Finite Element Analysis
Paper 8: Michael Raphael & Joseph Nicoli, 3D Laser Scanning and Cultural Resource Management
Session 4 - Earthquakes
Paper 9: Matt Daw, Jon Tung & Craig Swift, A Case Study of Post-Earthquake Structural Engineering in Haiti
Paper 10: Carrie Barton, David Brooks, James Thompson & Craig Swift, Earthquake Response and Recovery for a National Historic Landmark: Sherman Building, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington
Paper 11: Bryan Fisher & Sharon Park, Case Study: Homestead House Seismic Remediation
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
APT DC Member ($125)
Non-Member Registration ($150) - includes registration and APT DC membership for 2013
Student/Intern Registration ($50) - includes registration and APT DC membership for 2013
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas Company
National Park Service
Stay tuned for more information on our Spring 2013 Symposium - "Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for Cultural Resources". Contact us at info@aptdc.org if you would like to participate.
