We Just Don't Have the Money!  Best Practices for Improving Security and Protecting Visitors, Staff & Collections w/ Reduced Staff & Budgets

Hosted by the New England Museum Association in Springfield, MA

Register at: http://www.nemanet.org/conf10/index.htm

The story is the same across the country - budget cuts, reduced staff, hiring freezes, and yet the duty to protect has not gone away.  In fact, it has been elevated because of heightened fears and escalated threats to public safety.  So how does the astute administrator balance the need to provide a safe environment with a lack of funds and personnel?   This session, presented by a nationally recognized authority on the protection of cultural institutions, walks the audience through reasonable, practical, cost-effective steps to improve the institution's protection, make better spending decisions, and meet the demands of our ever-changing national environment.  Attendees will learn how to develop a realistic protection plan based on available staff and budget.  Emergency response planning is included.  Necessary improvements based on actual threat to patrons, assets/collections and staff will be outlined in detail. This includes the need to handle crises of varying proportions.