Conference registration is required for participation. All times listed below are Central time and subject to change. Additional event details will be added to the schedule as they become available.

There is an additional cost for participation in most field studies, which will be added to your registration fee. Please note the price for each field study in the descriptions. 

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Time Session Type Name
8:00 AM - 3:30 PMGeneralThe Salon (in Napolean D)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMGeneralOpening Session and National Preservation Awards
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMGeneralAsk Me Anything: Effective Advocacy with Decisionmakers
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalReclaiming as Resistance: Black Descendants Own More Than Just the Narrative
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalPreserving a Sustainable Future: The Role of Passive House Principals in Reclaiming Vintage Structures
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalInsurance and Risk Management Concepts for Historic Properties
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMEducationalPrecious Work: Brainstorming with Legendary New Orleans Master Craftsmen
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMEducationalIntegrity and Inclusion: Cultivating Community
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMEducationalClimate-Smart Land Management at Historic Properties
11:45 AM - 12:15 PMEducationalMaking History Visible: The Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMEducationalJobs Fair
1:00 PM - 3:45 PMField StudyHistoric French Quarter Building as Client: Discovery, Design, and Audience
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalPreserving Route 66 for the 2026 Centennial Anniversary + the Next Century
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMEducationalWhen Section 106 Works: The Story of the West Bank of St. John’s Parish
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMEducationalRadical Reconciliation: Disabled Rights Activism and the Classical Campus
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMEducationalAfrican American Preservation Meeting
1:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyInto the Streets! An Antiracist, Feminist, Queer French Quarter walking tour
1:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudySettling St. Malo: Walking hiSTORY Tour of Filipino American Historic Places in New Orleans
1:30 PM - 3:45 PMField StudyThe Rich History of Longue Vue
1:30 PM - 3:45 PMField StudyOverview Tour: Architecture, History, and Geography: The Development and Preservation of New Orleans
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: GIS in Preservation "Mappy Hour"
2:15 PM - 2:45 PMEducationalRadical Communication as Interpretive Practice: The Prison Reimagined Project
2:15 PM - 2:45 PMEducationalProject Examples: How The National Park Service is Approaching Representation in the Preservation Movement
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: Data Usage in Historic Preservation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMGeneralChartres Street Stroll (On Your Own)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMGeneralRebirth and Resilience: The Power of Preservation, the Power of Place
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMGeneralConference Welcome Reception and 75th Anniversary Celebration
Time Session Type Name
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMEducationalLocal Preservation Dialogues Over Breakfast: Climate Resilience
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMEducationalThe Hardest Part - Case Studies in Easement Enforcement (Breakfast)
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMEducationalPreservation Power Breakfast: Historic Site Executives Share Insights and Innovations
8:00 AM - 4:15 PMGeneralThe Salon (in Napolean D)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMGeneralPreservation, Politics, and Promise with Wendell Pierce
9:00 AM - 4:00 PMField StudyExploring New Orleans’ Bayou St. John and Pitot House as Cultural Landscapes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMGeneralAsk Me Anything: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
10:00 AM - 1:00 PMField StudyTax Credits at Work in New Orleans – Revitalizing the O.C. Haley Boulevard Corridor
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMField StudyConducting a Historical Building Assessment
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMEducationalExpanding the Circle: "Annunciating" a Community-Driven Preservation Platform with the Friends of the Tanner House
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMEducationalTaking Historic Preservation to the Next Level of Energy Efficiency
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMEducationalWays of Knowing: A Navajo Story of Healing from Environmental Trauma
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMEducationalDollars and 'Sense' of Historic Real Estate Finance
10:30 AM - 12:30 PMField StudyPreservation Projects at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
10:30 AM - 1:30 PMField StudyExcellence of African American History and Culture: Dillard University and Pontchartrain Park
11:15 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalHigh Water in the Holy City: Dutch Dialogues® and Climate Change Adaptation in Charleston, South Carolina
11:15 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalWanted: Grant Applicants Seeking African American Historic Preservation Funding
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: Preservation Priorities Infographics
12:00 PM - 3:45 PMField StudySee On-The-Ground Impacts of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMEducationalBrown Bag Lunch: Understanding the Regulatory Work Benefitting New Orleans’ Culture and Economy in Historic Gallier Hall
1:00 PM - 1:30 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: National Trust Grant Funding
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMField StudyTradition, Culture, and the Trades that Built New Orleans’ St. Louis Cemetery No. 2
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalDeconstruction and Reuse Is Preservation
1:30 PM - 2:45 PMEducational"This is, was, will be Chinatown": Preservation of Cultural Communities in the United States
1:30 PM - 2:45 PMEducationalWe See Value Here – Community Led Historic Tax Credit Investing
1:30 PM - 2:45 PMEducationalIncentives for Historic Preservation: Supporting Women Who Lead the Way
1:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyInto the Streets! An Antiracist, Feminist, Queer French Quarter Walking Tour
1:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyDiscovering Spanish New Orleans and Its Connections to the Caribbean
1:30 PM - 3:45 PMField StudyOverview Tour: Architecture, History, and Geography: The Development and Preservation of New Orleans
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: Preserve Route 66 Initiative
2:15 PM - 2:45 PMEducationalEmbracing Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ Context Statement
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMGeneralAsk Me Anything: National Trust's Chinatowns Initiative
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEducationalDecoding Narratives: Historical Interpretation, Media Literacy, and Transformative Engagement
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEducationalCreative Partnerships as a Resiliency Planning Tool for Preservation
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEducationalIt Takes a Garden: Lessons from North Lawndale
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMEducationalConverting and Preserving to Address Housing Shortage
4:15 PM - 5:15 PMGeneralHeritage in Harmony: Preserving Musical Traditions - A Live Performance
5:30 PM - 7:30 PMGeneralNight at the French Quarter Museums
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