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2024

Speakers

Sam Snell

Collections Management Specialist, Smithsonian National Collections Program

Samantha Snell is the Collections Management Specialist for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Collections Program (NCP). In this position, she works to improve Smithsonian-wide collections emergency management and collections professional development. She is the chair of the first central collections emergency response team for the Smithsonian’s Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies. Prior to joining NCP in 2016, Sam had a 15-year career at the Smithsonian’s National Air  and  Space Museum’s (NASM) collections department. During her tenure at NASM, she worked on numerous projects that spanned various units within the Museum, including documentation, transportation, handling, and installation of artifacts. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Moravian University and is a member of the American Institute for Conservation’s Emergency Committee, C2C Care Outreach Advisory Group, and the Heritage Emergency National Task Force.    

EVENTS

Day 1

Meet Your Moderators Alia Davis Ronald Gaskins Terrell Wilson

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

May Day! Wet Books Workshop Robert (Bob) Combs Sam Snell Melissa Miller Andrew Robb

8:50 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Welcome Mark Wallace

All Conference

Conference Moderators Sgt. Alia Davis Sgt. Ronald Gaskins Adam Bartelt

8:50 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Welcome Mark Wallace
Photos + Videos
Photos

Day 2

Meet Your Moderators Nikkia Morgan Bertha Ellis Terrell Wilson

8:45 – 9 a.m.

Welcome Mark E. Wallace Vernon Rapley Ron Cortez

8:45 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome Joanne Heyler Jason Heberlein Mark E. Wallace

Track 1

Track 1: LACMA, Petersen Automotive Museum, and Academy Museum

8:55 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Introduction Meroë Park

11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Welcome

9 – 9:45 a.m.

Cultural Property Protection: The Year in Review Bob Combs

11 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Welcome

10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP) Workshop Darielle Pasquito Mark Gonzales

9 – 9:30 a.m.

Protests in Museums, an Age-Old Problem! Vernon Rapley Remigiusz Plath

8:55 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Introduction Ron Cortez

Track 2

Track 2: Norton Simon Museum , The Huntington, and the Autry Museum of the American West
Recordings

All Conference

Official Conference Photographers Charlotta Magruder Sgt. Will Palenscar Theodore Ellis Angie Kerns

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Keynote: Why the Museum Matters Daniel H. Weiss

11:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Introduction by Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III

9:00 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.

Cultural Heritage Anti-trafficking Training for Federal Law Enforcement Dawn V. Rogala

10:15 – 10:50 a.m.

Identity War in Ukraine: Culture and Heritage on the Battlefield Ihor Poshyvailo

Track 3

Track 3: Museum of Tolerance, The Grammy Museum, and MOCA

11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

The Museum: A Short History of Crisis and Resilience Samuel J. Redman
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

9:50 – 10:15 a.m.

Emerging Threats in Cultural Property Protection Tess Davis

9:35 – 10:20 a.m.

Climate Activism – The Aftermath, Response, and Recovery Genia Reaves Frank W. Sulzer Steven Hellman

9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.

HSI’s Role in Protecting Cultural Property Michelle Bednar

11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

The Fire at Notre Dame: A Chronicle of the Restoration Process Francesco Bandarin

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Getty Security and Visitor Services Training Team: Supporting Team Success Through Onboarding and Refresher Training Isabel Yao Evelyn Chicas Deanna Arisdakessian

10:35 – 11:35 a.m.

Heritage Site Protection and Global Access: Case Studies of Kenya and Saudi Arabia Joyce Kabacho-Kinyanjui Joseph Trindal

12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE): The Smithsonian’s First Central Collections Emergency Response Team

10:05 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

FBI Art Crime Team’s Update Kristin Koch

12:25 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Crime Deterrence and Forensic Traceable Liquids: Impacting Illicit Antiquities Trade Alesia Koush

10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Assistance to Ukraine – Response and Rescue Katelynn Averyt Katharyn Hanson

11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Cultural Property Protection Structure and Fundamentals Glenn Dowd Breh Franky

11:45 – 12:45 p.m.

Security Meets Hospitality: Crime Prevention Through Collaboration With Staff and Visitors Jennefer Vargas Darryl Bell Kim Covent Kevin Hull Gilbert A. Luna

1:10 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.

Vulnerability Assessment Results and Risk Management Resources Daniel (Dan) Genua Michael Stewart

12:05 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Local, Federal, and International Crimes Against Art: Resources and Response Allen Grove

2 – 2:30 p.m.

Leading, Growing, and Enhancing the Visitor Experience Michael Donnelly

1:25 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Locked Up With Art. How to Keep Your Visitors, Staff, and Collection Safe During a Lockdown Kim Covent Wesley De Smet

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Beyond the Vault: Technical Security Strategies for Protecting Cultural Assets Jonathan Silva Dan Bailey Jenn Stringer

11:25 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Emergency Communications Coordination Les Borsay Ramon Davis Melinda Machado Linda St. Thomas

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Activists and Art: Protecting Our Cultural Heritage Genia Reaves Steven Hellman Christopher Singh Lambert Fernando Lance Chwan LJ Hartman John Carter Michael Thornton

2:10 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Lightning Round: Technology, Machine Learning, Evolv, and Employee Screening Adrienne Jordan Kevin Roby Charlotte Whitacre Patrick Blasiol Steven Fischer

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Conservation and Exhibit of Stolen Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” Olivia Miller Ulrich Birkmaier

2:10 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Working With a Barrier Model in Our Fight Against Art Crime Ibrahim Bulut Wesley De Smet

2:35 – 3:05 p.m.

International Travel Risk Management Marie Morse Frank W. Sulzer

3:20 – 3:50 p.m.

Preventing Insider Threat Through Access Control and Employee Screening Kevin Roby

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Video Analytics Panel Dan Bailey Mario Piccolino

4:35 p.m.– 5:20 p.m.

Year in Review Robert (Bob) Combs

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

PANOPTIKUM – Safe, Green, and Cost-effective Answer to Storage and Conservation Challenges of Polish Museums & Much More Paulina Florjanowicz

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

New Directions in Fish and Wildlife Service Cultural Site Monitoring and Protection Carla D. Burnside Kimberly L. Fondren

3:20 – 3:50 p.m.

TIEM @ 20: Assessing After 20 Years the Innovative Framework of the First Teamwork for Integrated Emergency Management for Asia Pacific Heritage Conservators, Organized by the Getty, ICOM, and ICCROM Ana Maria Theresa Labrador

3:45 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Case Study: The MoMA Incident and Staff Wellness and Safety Michelle Reugebrink Amanda Jones Tunji Adeniji Danny Platt

5:10 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Closing

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Building a Culture of Care at the National Gallery of Art: New Approaches to Engaging Front-Facing Staff Mikka Gee Conway Haywood Turnipseed Jr. David Lee Jeannette Ibarra Shindell Eric Bruce

4:35-5:05  p.m.

The Museum at the Frontier: The Challenges of Armenian Border Museums in Post-War Nzhdeh Yeranyan

4:25 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Year in Review

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Reception Anthea M. Hartig Mark Wallace

5:10 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Closing

5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Virtual Networking

3:55 – 4:35 p.m.

Converged Security Metrics – Cultural Property Edition Jim McConnell

5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Virtual Networking

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