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The charge of the committee to promote awareness and increase knowledge of the AIC membership in the areas of emergency preparedness, response and recovery for cultural heritage by: contributing to the production of articles (published or web-based), brochures and handouts which provide pertinent educational and technical information; organizing and developing lectures and workshops that provide for a foundation of understanding and the skill sets/tools needed for this type of work; supporting the function and role of the National Heritage Responders; working with other AIC Committees and Specialty Groups to most completely and accurately disseminate information; partnering with other collection-based institutions or organizations to develop broad-reaching educational training tools.

Committee Leadership

	Ms. Katie C. Wagner (Chair) Book Conservator Smithsonian Institution Libraries Washington, DC United States
	Ms. Susan Duhl (Member) Conservator/Collections Consultant Art Conservation/Collections Consultation Severna Park, MD United States
	Ms. Holly Herro (Member) Conservator National Library of Medicine (NIH) Bethesda, MD United States
	Mr. Andrew Huot (Member) Conservator Big River Bindery Norcross, GA United States
	Ms. Maria Lyratzi (Member) Student Pedagogical Institute Athens, Greece
	Ms. Julie Newton (Member) Library Coordinator, Conservation Robert W. Woodruff Library Atlanta, GA United States
	Ms Malia Van Heukelem (Member) Preservation Specialist University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Kaneohe, HI United States
	Anna M Weiss-Pfau (Member) Conservator, Collection Manager Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago Clarendon Hills, IL United States
	Ms. Emily Farek (Student Member) Graduate Fellow Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation Wilmington, DE United States
	Mr. Thomas J. Braun (Board Liaison) Senior Objects Conservator Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul, MN United States
	Ms Jessica Unger (Staff Liaison) Emergency Programs Coordinator Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation Washington, DC United States