An excerpt from the December 2009 NPS Archeology E-Gram:

National Preservation Institute Offers Training
The National Preservation Institute (NPI), a nonprofit organization founded
in 1980, offers training in the management, preservation, and stewardship
of our cultural heritage. NPI, in cooperation with the Alexandria
Archaeology Museum, Alexandria, Virginia; Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona; Public History Program, Department of History, Arizona State
University; Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and; Arizona State
Parks is offering two training session in March 2010.

Conservation Strategies for Archeologists Tucson, AZ - March 15-16, 2010
This course will review the role of archeological conservation in the field
and in the laboratory; discuss planning and preparation for the care of
excavated materials, and potential conditions of materials upon excavation
and “first aid” packing and transport methods for artifacts from both dry
and waterlogged contexts. Participants will examine artifact preservation
and methods to facilitate interpretation and learn how to perform simple
stabilization techniques such as dewatering waterlogged bone, removing
chlorides from objects, consolidating highly degraded glass, and mending
vessels.

Archeological Curation and Collections Management Tucson, AZ - March 17-19,
2010
Become familiar with principles and methods for curation and management of
archeological collections. Topics will include responsibilities under
Federal regulations (36 CFR Part 79) and the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); archeological standards;
collections policies; costs of curation; storage facilities; proper housing
of collections; archeological laboratory procedures; cataloguing systems
and; educating the public with archeological collections.

Agendas are available online at www.npi.org. For further information and to
register, go to www.npi.org/register.html. The 2009/2010 NPI News Release
includes the calendar and seminar descriptions
www.npi.org/NewsRelease2009/10.pdf.