Improving Security with Reduced Staff & Budgets

Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums in Philadelphia, PA

Register at: http://www.midatlanticmuseums.org/annualmeeting.html

This session will provide practical, timely, best practice strategies for improving any security program at minimal costs (with limited resources).  A nationally recognized cultural property protection authority offers guidelines for museums and cultural institutions of ALL size and scope.  Strategies address a broad spectrum of security concerns, including policies, procedures, emergency preparedness, loss prevention, violence prevention, facility & collections protection, physical & electronic security measures, and staffing.

Attendees will learn how to develop a realistic protection plan based on available staff and budget.  Emergency response planning is includes.  Necessary improvements based on actual threats to patrons, assets/collections, and staff will be outlined in detail.  This includes the need to handle crises of varying proportions.

Presenters:

Stevan P. Layne, CPP, CIPM, CIPI

Richard Somers, CIPM II