Thank you!
Thank for joining us! Mark your calendar for PastForward 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 16-18, 2025!
Continuing education credits (CEUs) are available from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Planning Association (APA) for most educational sessions, field studies, and workshops.
- Download the list of CEU offerings.
- Download the learning objectives for each session.
- APA members will need to self-report attendance directly through the APA website.
- AIA members must submit an attendance form to conference@savingplaces.org no later than Friday, November 8, 2024. The National Trust will report AIA members’ attendance within 10 business days. Certificates will be sent to the email address provided on the attendance form within 30 business days. Download the AIA Attendance Form.
Saving Places for 75 Years
Join us for the PastForward National Preservation Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-30, 2024.
PastForward 2024 will kick off a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the evolving practice of preservation in one of the country’s most historic cities.
Joining us will be the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans celebrating its 50th anniversary, Main Street Louisiana marking its 40th anniversary, and the National Center for Preservation Trades and Technology founded 30 years ago.
Conference Focus
Because preservation is an interconnected practice, PastForward 2024 sessions and speakers will address three of our nation’s biggest challenges: Creating Climate Resilience Through Historic Preservation, Ensuring a Representative Preservation Movement, and Encouraging Historic Preservation-Based Community Development. Learn more about this year's themes.
Sponsor PastForward
Learn more about partner opportunities at PastForward and beyond by reaching out to Chehana Samarawickreme, Associate Director of Corporate Relations, at csamarawickreme@savingplaces.org.
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National Preservation Awards
The National Preservation Awards are bestowed upon distinguished individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations whose skill and determination have given new meaning to their communities through preservation of our architectural and cultural heritage. The 2024 awards will be presented during PastForward.