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*Posted on behalf of PAIG Co-Chair Laura McCann* The Preservation Administrators Interest Group (PAIG) Saturday, January 9th, 8:30 – 11:30am. Co-Chairs: Laura McCann & Kate Contakos Location: Boston Convention & Exhibit Center Room 160AB Schedule: 8:30 – 8:35 – Welcome 8:35 – 8:45 - Annie Peterson -Preservation Services Librarian, Lyrasis – PARS Chair Report 8:45 – 9:00 - Jeanne Drewes - Chief, Binding & Collections Care Division/ Deacidification Program; Acting Director, Preservation Directorate – Update from the Library of Congress & Report on Standards 9:00 – 10:00 Digital Preservation Projects and Initiatives Project Updates from the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) Program in Boston Alexandra Curran, Jeffrey Erickson, Alice Prael, Stefanie Ramsay, Julie Seifert- National Digital Stewardship Residents Dodging the Memory Hole: Saving News (Savenews.org) Liz Bishoff - owner and principal consultant for The Bishoff Group - Discussion/Questions 10:00 – 10:10 Break 10:10 – 10:25 - Highlighting Local Preservation Initiatives: Boston Area Outreach at the Boston Athenæum Dawn Walus - Chief Conservator at the Boston Athenæum The Medford Historical Society Civil War Photographs Digitization Project Jay Hurd - Educator/Interpreter - Concord Museum 10:25 – 11:25 Disaster Preparedness & Response Initiatives The Current State of Cultural Heritage Emergency Networks Lori Foley- Emergency Management Specialist - FEMA/Smithsonian Institution Outreach for Emergency Preparedness: Harvard Library’s Reactive and Proactive Strategies Priscilla Anderson and Theresa Smith - Harvard Library Preservation Services Discussion 11:25 – 11:30 Announcements Kate Contakos: PAIG is seeking a new co-chair for 2017 -- Kimberly Tarr Head, Media Preservation Unit New York University Libraries