[BCMA] Registration Deadline: AABC workshop "Bugs & Boxes: Preventative Conservation" (May 12, 2026 Kelowna)

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Colleagues,

This is a final registration reminder for the upcoming in-person workshop:
“Bugs and Boxes: Preventative Conservation” that will be held in Kelowna,
BC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

The AABC is pleased to partner with the talented Conservation team from the
Okanagan Heritage Museum who will lead this 1-day hands-on workshop that
will enhance your preventative conservation skills. Participants will learn
about pests and preventative measures, and how to create custom boxes,
4-flap folders, and safely encapsulate items. The workshop will also
include a discussion forum where participants can share conservation
concerns and questions related to the storage and care of archival
materials in their holdings. This learning opportunity is perfect for those
working in archives, libraries, and museums with archival materials.
Participants will bring home enclosure samples.

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm PST
Location: Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y
6S7

Cost: AABC members: $180.00 CAD; Non-members: $270.00 CAD
*Registration deadline: May 6, 2026 (5:00pm)*
Max registration: 24 participants

To learn more about this event and register, please visit:
https://aaobc.wildapricot.org/Workshops


Regards,

Lisa

Lisa Glandt, MAS
Education and Advisory Services (EAS) Coordinator
Archives Association of British Columbia
email: aabc.advisor at aabc.ca
website: aabc.ca

I respectfully acknowledge that I work on the unceded, traditional and
ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh
(Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
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