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Registration will be open until 6:00 pm, Monday, July 22 for FEDLINK Safety Net Training. To register, click here<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZXTMM3M>. Getting Your Feet Wet: Emergency Planning and Disaster Response (View the meeting announcement<http://www.loc.gov/flicc/meeting_announcements/2013/ma201311.pdf>.) Wednesday July 24, 2013 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, the FEDLINK Preservation Working Group, and the Federal Library Safety Net, a voluntary federal library network for disaster response, are collaborating to present a hands-on disaster planning and response workshop. This workshop will introduce federal library staff to the topics of risk assessment, emergency preparedness, and disaster response through discussion, case studies, and hands-on exercise. During the morning, Library of Congress Preservation Directorate Staff will present best practices for planning and damage mitigation. The program will focus on the damaging effects of water on the various types of collections materials (both print and non-print) found in most libraries and archives, as well as the recommended types of supplies most useful during a disaster. In the afternoon, attendees will participate in a guided hands-on water salvage session. The Safety Net Charter of Federal Library Mutual Disaster Assistance is available here: http://www.loc.gov/flicc/publications/ safetycharter/safetynetscroll_062508.pdf. We invite all federal agencies to become members of the Safety Net and hope you will consider making the Safety Net part of your disaster planning tool kit. Date Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Time 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place Mumford Room 6th Floor, Madison Building Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540 Metro and Directions Blue & Orange Lines, Capitol South Sponsor FEDLINK Preservation Working Group Information For more information, please contact Anne Harrison on [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (202) 707-4834. TTY (202) 707-4995 Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Registration This event is free but registration is required. To register, click here<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZXTMM3M>. Cancellations Please notify FEDLINK at (202) 707-4834 if you cannot attend to allow those on the waiting list an opportunity to register. Anne Harrison Librarian/Network Program Specialist Library of Congress/FEDLINK [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | 202-707-4834 | http://www.loc.gov/flicc