Understanding the U.S. History Sector: Core Issues Briefing Series Webinar: October 14
Using AASLH’s National Census of History Organizations as a primary foundation, attendees to this webinar will learn the ins and outs of the U.S. history sector—its parameters, key characteristics, and top pain points—as well as insights into audience trends. Register Here.

Getting Started in Local Advocacy Webinar: October 20
Building on AASLH’s new manual, Speak Up for History: Getting Started in Local Advocacy, this webinar will offer attendees a basic understanding of what local advocacy is and why it matters, ways to translate big ideas into practical and flexible techniques, and concrete examples and tools for getting started. Register Here.

Doing History in Polarized Times: Core Issues Briefing Series Webinar: October 21
Political and cultural divisions in America today pose great challenges to the history field. This webinar will explore recent research and tested strategies to help history practitioners work more effectively in today’s fractious discourse. Register Here.

NAGPRA Essentials for History Organizations Virtual Workshop: October 22

Feeling overwhelmed and underprepared to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? During this workshop, Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants will provide an overview of NAGPRA and the 2024 updated regulations as well as offer a roadmap to repatriation. Register Here.

 AASLH History Hour: Is This Place Haunted?: October 27

Join us for some spooky fun at October's History Hour, AASLH's free monthly online meet up. At this History Hour, there will be three rounds of breakout sessions. You'll meet a new set of peers during each round. Register Here.

Disaster Preparedness for History Organizations: Core Issues Briefing Series Webinar: October 28

While every history institution is susceptible to disasters of some kind, properly preparing for such events can promote more effective recovery. Attend this webinar to gain a deeper understanding of the risks an organization should consider and how to mitigate them. Register Here.

Understanding the U.S. History Workforce: Core Issues Briefing Series Webinar: November 4

Who works in the history field today? Attendees will learn about data and insights that can support making informed decisions, advocate for needed change, and building more sustainable institutions through this clearer, more complete picture of the people who power the history sector. Register Here.

Become an AASLH member and join a national community of history practitioners that support and learn from each other.

What If the Secret to Doing More… Is Doing Less?

We live and work in a business culture that constantly tells us to do more. More productivity. More sales. More innovation. More meetings. More customer contact. More products. More data. More goals. Many of us attend conferences, corporate events and strategy sessions specifically designed to help us figure out how to do more and do...

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When Resources Fall Short: Supporting Museum Security Teams Through Technology

When: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Webinar Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 Mountain Time / 2:00 PM - 2:45 Eastern Time (plus post-webinar Q&A)
Presented by: Ken Nielsen, Chief of Security at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and Carrie Heflin, Sales Manager at Art Sentry
Register at: https://ifcpp.org/event-6817683

Museum security teams must maintain consistent collection protection even when staffing and budgets are anything but consistent. Presented in partnership with Art Sentry and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, this practical case study will explore how technology can help museums address staffing gaps, difficult gallery sightlines, and visitor concerns about security interactions. 

Attendees will hear directly from museum representatives about their experience, lessons learned, and considerations for institutions seeking to strengthen security without compromising the visitor experience. Would you please share this opportunity with museum security professionals, colleagues, regional groups, and others in your network who may benefit? You’re welcome to forward this email or share the registration link through newsletters, message boards, and social media.

Check out our interview with Carrie Heflin of Art Sentry

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Reposted from Tim Richardson

Positive Expectancy: Finding the Opportunity on the Other Side of Adversity

Last week, like many people, I found myself thinking about September 11th: where I was, what I was feeling, how people around me responded, and the impact the attacks had on me personally and professionally.

The weeks that followed revealed something remarkable. Out of one of the most tragic experiences many of us have lived through came moments of immense good. It was a test of our ability to look deeply into something so awful and still find evidence of humanity, courage, and hope.

Shortly after 9/11, I asked an audience a question: What good came from something so horrible?

To my surprise, the group generated a list of more than a dozen answers. They spoke about things like stronger communities; people treating one another with greater kindness; renewed patriotism; deeper respect for those who serve selflessly; strengthened faith; and a renewed commitment to spending time with family.

None of those outcomes erased the tragedy. They did, however, show that even in the midst of great loss, people can choose to find connection, purpose, and a way forward.

The challenges we experience today may pale in comparison to that historic event, but they can still feel overwhelming. When something difficult happens around us, we need to look honestly at the negative and then ask what good might yet come from it.

I call that positive expectancy.

For leaders, this can be especially difficult. When results decline, priorities shift, budgets tighten, or uncertainty grows, it is natural to focus on what is broken. Yet it is critical to lead with positive expectancy, not shallow optimism, but a grounded belief that people can learn, adapt, and create something better.

It starts with a pause. Ask yourself: What good has come or could come from this life-changing or life-challenging event? What can we learn? What opportunity can we create?

I experienced this firsthand while working in 2001 with a luxury resort that was committed to elevating service delivery across every department. After 9/11, the tragedy initially took the wind out of our sails. Business declined sharply. The organization reduced its workforce, hourly employees’ schedules were cut, and morale suffered.

Yet something important emerged from that difficult season.

The organization created seven teams charged with significantly improving the guest experience from every angle. One team called itself the Spirit Team. Its members took responsibility for providing training, learning opportunities, and inspirational moments that could lift morale during an exceptionally challenging period.

While the organization was suffering externally and team members were hurting internally, the Spirit Team consistently created moments of reflection, encouragement, and connection. Their positive influence helped move people forward.

Combined with the work of the other teams, those efforts changed the organization’s direction. On the other side of 9/11, the resort achieved something it had pursued for more than 25 years: AAA’s coveted Five Diamond Award.

I am not suggesting that we need bad things to happen in order to accomplish something good. We do not. But when difficult things inevitably happen, we can choose to leverage every available resource to find opportunities for growth.

For years, one of my mantras has been: “On the other side of adversity is always something better.”

Positive expectancy is not pretending that adversity is good. It is refusing to let adversity have the final word. It means acknowledging what is hard, supporting one another through it, and asking, “What can we build from here?”

A current leadership lesson is the idea that hope must be paired with realism and action. Harvard Business Review describes effective leadership in uncertain conditions as grounding people in the present reality, setting an aspiration that feels credible, and giving people clear pathways to contribute. In other words, positive expectancy is not wishful thinking; it is a disciplined way of communicating, planning, and mobilizing people toward a better outcome.

Today’s strongest leaders model this same balance. They do not pretend uncertainty is easy or minimize what people are experiencing. Instead, they name the reality, clarify what matters most, invite people to contribute ideas, and create practical paths forward. That is what turns hope from a feeling into momentum, and positive expectancy from a slogan into a leadership practice.

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Reposted from TX-CERA

The Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance (TX-CERA) is hosting a free 1.5-hr webinar on October 8: "An Introduction to Tabletop Exercises for Cultural Heritage: Building Emergency Response Skills Through Scenario-Based Training."

The session will include the key components of an effective tabletop exercise, how to run a scene size-up and tactical 360, what information responders should gather when first assessing an incident, the basic elements of a safety briefing, how to think about command assignments and roles, and the fundamentals of developing an Incident Action Plan (IAP).

This introductory webinar is designed for museum, library, archive, historic site, and other cultural heritage professionals, including emergency preparedness coordinators, collections and facilities staff, administrators, educators, volunteers, and anyone interested in strengthening their organization’s emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

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Reposted from ASIS NYC

ASIS NYC membership includes local access through NYPD Shield. But did you know that your NYC Chapter's active support of the Global Shield Network and its Global Shield Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, extends that value far beyond New York City? Through Board-level involvement and ongoing collaboration, your NYC Chapter has built a direct bridge connecting local resources to a worldwide network of security professionals and law enforcement partners.

Here's what that means for you:

ON-DEMAND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
Need a trusted contact in London, Belgium, Australia, Canada or any of the 70+ international Shield partner programs? Simply reach out to a Chapter Board member. NYC Chapter Board ties enable fast, warm introductions to foreign law enforcement agencies and private-sector executive connections that go well beyond what standard local channels can offer.

ACCESS TO BROADER INTELLIGENCE & INSIGHTS
Through the Global Shield Network, members can tap into expanded threat information, cross-border best practices, and emerging international trends. Chapter Board engagement ensures you receive timely, actionable intelligence on issues affecting your operations, supply chains, or travel—insights that aren't always available through local resources alone.

PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR YOUR INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES
Is your organization navigating a cross-border security issue, coordinating with international vendors, or managing global expansion? The NYC Chapter Board serves as your direct connection point to the full Global Shield Network, helping you accelerate solutions and forge collaborations that would otherwise require slow, cold outreach.

CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leverage these global relationships for international benchmarking, joint projects, speaking opportunities, and worldwide networking. Your ASIS NYC membership carries added weight as a recognized partner across borders, strengthening your professional profile with meaningful public-private security exposure on a global scale.

MISSION-DRIVEN IMPACT

By supporting the Global Shield Foundation through chapter initiatives, we collectively contribute to sustaining and expanding the Network, while reinforcing our chapter's reputation as a committed leader in global security partnerships.

The bottom line: If you’re responsible for protecting people, assets, or operations within your organization, staying connected isn’t optional, it’s critical. The NYC Chapters support of the Global Shield Network transforms your membership into a personal global resource. When your security needs extend beyond New York, connect with a Board member—the Global Shield Network is ready to help you succeed.

Thank you,

ASIS International – New York City Chapter

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Reposted from Majestic Collaborations

READYWHEN NYC

THE CITY BECOMES THE CLASSROOM

October 29–30 | New York City

REAL PLACES. REAL SYSTEMS. PRACTICAL SKILLS.

ReadyWhen is coming to New York for a two-day Foundations Field Intensive presented in partnership with OPERA America. We’ll move between learning sessions, hands-on skills, working cultural spaces, and scenario-based exercises — learning with people who operate these systems every day.

OPERA America’s National Opera Center will serve as our home base, with additional NYC learning sites and practitioners to be announced as the cohort comes together.

Arts and cultural organizations already know how to gather people, operate complex spaces, communicate under pressure, and care for communities. ReadyWhen takes that existing capacity seriously and gives people a chance to practice, test, and connect those skills before something goes wrong.
WHO IT’S FOR

Arts and cultural leaders, venue and event operators, administrators, emerging leaders, emergency management and public-agency partners, funders, and others responsible for the people, places, and systems communities rely on.

Small, cross-functional groups from each organization are encouraged to participate and maximize the benefits of the interactive exercises.

Made possible through underwriting from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

Learning cohort limited to 50

TWO DAYS

PART OF A 15-HOUR CERTIFICATE

The NYC Field Intensive is eligible for the in-person practicum for the ReadyWhen Foundations Certificate in Event & Emergency Operations. Participants pursuing the full certificate can combine approximately seven hours of this in-person opportunity with approximately eight hours of online coursework, micro-certifications, and final assessment through IFCPP — 15 hours in total.
The online learning includes the ReadyWhen operational framework, water, sanitation, radios, power and electrical systems, and accessibility, alongside micro-certifications in ICS-100, Temporary & Emergency Power, Mass Care & Emergency Assistance, Community Lifelines, Safe Food Handling, and Crowd Manager Training.

 THE COMPLETE PATHWAY

NYC Field Intensive: $250, including meals

Online certificate component through IFCPP: $150

Total for complete 15-hour certificate pathway: $400

Questions?
Contact Matthew Kowal at matthew@majesticcollaborations.com.

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FALL REGISTRATION BONUS CONTINUED
Register for the IFCPP 28th Annual Conference, Seminar & Exhibits by October 15, 2026, and receive a $100 credit toward any IFCPP training or certification course!

Use your credit toward:

• Any existing IFCPP online training or certification
• CIPM — Certified Institutional Protection Manager at the 2027 conference
• CIPE — Certified Institutional Protection Executive at the 2027 conference

Conference: April 10–14, 2027
Baltimore, Maryland
Hosted by the Maryland Center for History & Culture, Walters Art Museum & Baltimore Museum of Art

Strengthen your professional skills while saving on your next IFCPP educational opportunity. Register by October 15 to take advantage of this limited-time bonus!

Register today: IFCPP - IFCPP 2027 Annual Conference, Seminar, Exhibits at the Maryland Center for History & Culture and contact us at office@ifcpp.org to claim your $100 training credit!

The Foundation's 2027 conference will be held at MCHC and Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown in the heart of the "Monumental City's" arts and cultural district. This not-to-be missed in-person gathering will include all-new conference sessions presented by industry leaders and local experts, security manager and director certification and re-certification, pre-conference workshops, library protection track, excursions to several world-renowned cultural institutions, group meals, industry exhibits, out-of-the-classroom educational and networking events at host institutions, and our traditional lineup of outstanding presenters, timely topics, and networking activities. 

Session Preview and Schedule-At-A-Glance
Initial topics for next year's program include:
Benchmarking Security Training
Controversial Collections
Crisis Communications
Fire Protection Design & Insurance Risk Management
Impact of Large Community Events
Preparing for Protests and Civil Unrest
ReadyWhen Foundations in Event & Emergency Management
Special Events Considerations 
New Trends in Leadership and Security Managment

Check out the preliminary agenda at: Annual Conference Schedule at a Glance

Sponsor Spotlight: Imperial Surveillance, Inc.

IFCPP extends our sincere appreciation to Imperial Surveillance, Inc. for sponsoring the 2027 IFCPP Annual Conference in Baltimore!

Imperial Surveillance designs, installs, and supports integrated security solutions that help museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and other cultural institutions protect their collections, people, and facilities—while maintaining a welcoming visitor experience.

As a Genetec Certified Partner with a BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) on staff, Imperial offers expertise in:

• Video surveillance
• Access control
• Intrusion detection
• Live video monitoring
• System service and maintenance
• People counting and occupancy management

By integrating people-counting technology with video surveillance and access-control platforms, Imperial can also help institutions better understand visitor traffic, monitor occupancy, and support informed operational planning.

Imperial works closely with each organization to develop security strategies suited to its buildings, sensitive spaces, daily operations, and incident-response needs. Its internal support team continues assisting clients after installation, helping ensure that systems remain dependable and effective.

We are grateful for Imperial Surveillance’s commitment to the cultural-property protection community and look forward to welcoming their team to Baltimore!

Learn more: www.imperialcctv.com
Follow Imperial Surveillance on Facebook: facebook.com/ImperialCCTV

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Reposted from SafeHaven Security

PREVENTION STARTS BEFORE AN INCIDENT

Concerning behavior often provides opportunities to intervene before it escalates.

In a recent client situation, repeated unwanted contact toward an employee eventually began spilling over into the workplace. SafeHaven's Behavioral Threat Assessment team evaluated the situation and recommended protective measures ranging from coordination with law enforcement and employee safety planning to parking escorts, schedule adjustments and increased staff awareness.

The situation ultimately stabilized without further incidents—a powerful example of why recognizing and addressing warning signs early matters.

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SAVE THE DATE

Violence Prevention Conference of Mid-America

Join us October 20–21 in Rogers, Arkansas for two days of practical strategies and real-world insight on preventing violence before it happens — built for HR professionals, security leaders, educators, and law enforcement. Seats are limited.

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Reposted from ArtSentry

How the Dallas Museum of Art Is Using Technology to Transform Collection Protection

How can museums strengthen collection protection without simply adding more guards? In this Texas Association of Museums webinar recap, see how the Dallas Museum of Art is using technology to extend its security team’s reach, identify previously unseen object interactions, provide valuable insights to conservation teams, and support more positive visitor experiences.

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Field Trip Season Is Here: Protecting Collections While Keeping Students Engaged

School field trips bring excitement, curiosity, and plenty of energy into museum galleries. Explore seven practical ways to set clear expectations, encourage positive visitor behavior, and protect your collection—without taking away from the discovery and exploration that make museum field trips memorable.

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