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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Kate Montlack <ConnectWithICA@ica-artconservation.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 6, 2026 11:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] ICA Webinar (May 13): When the Ground Won’t Take Anymore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spring flooding across Ohio is becoming more intense, more unpredictable, and more likely to move quickly from outside our buildings to inside our storage rooms, galleries,
and mechanical spaces. Saturated soils, aging storm infrastructure, and heavier rainfall are changing how cultural institutions experience flood risk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On May 13 at 10:30 AM (ET), ICA-Art Conservation and the Alliance for Response Ohio (AR-OH) will host a special interactive webinar designed specifically for museums,
archives, libraries, colleges, and theaters across the state: </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When the Ground Won’t Take Anymore</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This session is a virtual tabletop emergency exercise built around a realistic Northeast Ohio flooding scenario. Rather than focusing on technical salvage methods, the exercise
centers on what institutions often find most challenging during an unfolding event: decision-making under pressure, communication across roles, authority and access constraints, and how to prioritize when you simply cannot stop the water.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participants will work through a sequence many of us recognize—from a Flash Flood Watch to interior water intrusion, access restrictions, and the first 48 hours after the water
recedes—exploring:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Who monitors weather and initiates early actions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How staff and volunteers receive and respond to alerts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What to prioritize when only part of a building is affected<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When not to attempt salvage<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What documentation matters most in the first hours and days<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How to communicate with volunteers, donors, insurers, and the public<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Practical improvements that can be implemented immediately and over time<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The exercise will be facilitated by Holly Witchey, Executive Director of ICA Art Conservation, and Wendy Partridge, Senior Paintings Conservator and National Heritage Responder,
who bring extensive experience helping institutions prepare for and respond to disasters affecting collections and historic buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Whether your institution has a formal emergency plan or is just beginning to think about flood preparedness, this program will help you identify realistic, actionable steps
to strengthen resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register here:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<a href="https://go.levitate.ai/meeting/register/XXVDyVDlQRiVZqtJpEbLgA?t=74b0d703041949ff94727a0d19b3c315">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XXVDyVDlQRiVZqtJpEbLgA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We hope you and members of your staff and volunteer teams will join us for this timely and practical session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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