Next Meeting—Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Topic: Disaster Recovery

 

Learn about archive and document recovery, pre-disaster planning, what to do in the immediate aftermath of an event and how to mitigate damages.

Speaker: Steve Brien, President and CEO of EnviroCare 

EnviroCare is an environmental services company specializing in science-based disaster response for commercial and municipal buildings & their contents. EnviroCare is the largest document recovery company in the U.S. by volume of work. They work closely with clients to cost-effectively restore criminal evidence and case files, adoption records, historic documents, and more for the FBI, U.S. Navy, city and state governments, corporations and universities.

After the catastrophic flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008, EnviroCare successfully executed the largest document recovery project ever attempted in the United States.  Following Hurricane Katrina, EnviroCare was assigned the monumental task of recovering Jefferson parish’s 21 public libraries. They triaged each library and established a scope of work for recovery.  Baselines were provided for restoration through microscopic airflow testing and the recovery process was monitored. EnviroCare also evaluated all parish archives, establishing the level of restoration necessary and writing protocols for recovery.  

When: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

11:00am-Board of Directors Meeting

11:45 - Registration & Networking

12:00 - Presentation & Lunch

 

Where: One Shell Square, 701 Poydras, New Orleans, LA

Meeting will be in the OSS Annex Auditorium, located on the 2nd floor (Use the elevators just inside the Carondelet Street entrance).

 

Cost: $15 for GNO-ARMA Chapter Members, $20 for Non-Members

Lunch is Included. Pay by cash/check at meeting.

 

Parking: Metered parking is available on Carondelet and Poydras streets

 

RSVP by Monday, August 8 to dhoneman@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Regrets 24 hours please.