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. 

Continuing education credits (CEUs) will be available from The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Planning Association (APA). Visit the Conference Details page for more information.

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Time Session Type Name Price
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMField StudyLearning Capital Ideas in Madison$95.00
9:00 AM - 6:00 PMField StudySeeing Wright's Vision for Taliesin$140.00
Time Session Type Name Price
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneralCafecito & Conservation: A Conversation on Latinx Historic Preservation 
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneralCoffee Discussion—Legacy Business Program Convening 
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneralBrewing Solutions: Coffee & Connections for Historic Projects 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMGeneralMorning Welcome and National Preservation Awards 
10:30 AM - 12:30 PMField StudyTackling a Major Restoration as a Nonprofit$45.00
10:30 AM - 3:30 PMField StudyConserving Sacred Spaces for Modern Use$100.00
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalBuilding a Digital Story Archive 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalShaping Policy, Saving Places: Grassroots Advocacy for Preservation 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMEducationalOpening the Doors to Your City 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMEducational18th Annual African American Preservation Meeting 
10:45 AM - 1:15 PMField StudyTransforming the Warner Theater$55.00
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch On Your Own 
12:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyUnderstanding Wright's Vision for American Homes$95.00
12:30 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyA Redevelopment Masterclass with Developer Kendall Breunig$95.00
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalUnderrepresented Communities Survey in Madison, WI 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalFunding the Future: Securing Resources for Preservation 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalBuilding on the Past: Municipal Success with Historic Tax Credit Redevelopment 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PMEducationalHow Public Art Expands the American Narrative 
1:00 PM - 3:30 PMField StudyExploring Milwaukee (Overview Tour)$75.00
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Coffee Break in the Salon 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMEducationalCreating Affordable Housing with Historic Tax Credits  
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMEducationalUpdate to the APA’s 1997 Policy on Historic & Cultural Resources 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMEducationalAdaptive Reuse and LEED 
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMEducationalSHPO Open Mic 
4:00 PM - 5:30 PMGeneralOpening Plenary with Author Clint Smith 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PMGeneralOpening Reception 
Time Session Type Name Price
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneralCoffee Talk: Building the Future of Preservation Trades 
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneral Coffee Discussion: Preservation in Practice—Listening to the Field, Shaping the Future 
7:45 AM - 8:45 AMGeneralCoffee Discussion—State of Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMGeneralGeneral Session 
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Coffee Break in the Salon 
10:00 AM - 12:30 PMField StudyUniting to Preserve a Greenbelt Community$75.00
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMEducationalInnovative Approaches to Preservation Trades Training 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMEducationalUsing GIS for Historic Preservation and Community Storytelling 
10:15 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalUsing Ancestry’s New Tools for Preservation 
10:15 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalAncient Dugout Canoes of Wisconsin 
10:15 AM - 12:15 PMField StudyReclaiming Queer Spaces$80.00
10:15 AM - 12:30 PMField StudyExploring Milwaukee (Overview Tour)$75.00
10:15 AM - 4:15 PMField StudyConducting a Historic Building Assessment$120.00
10:15 AM - 4:15 PMField StudyWright and Beyond: Racine's Innovations$115.00
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalPrimer: Building Performance Standards and Historic Buildings 
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMEducationalLiving Heritage Trades Academy 
11:15 AM - 4:00 PMField StudySeeing Milwaukee's Extraordinary Historic Landscapes$95.00
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch On Your Own 
12:45 PM - 4:00 PMField Study11 Most Successes: Milwaukee Domes & Soldiers Home$80.00
1:00 PM - 1:30 PMEducationalJumpstart Your Preservation Project Using Digital Documentation 
1:00 PM - 2:15 PMEducationalBringing the Outsiders In: Reimagining the Commemorative Landscape for All 
1:00 PM - 2:15 PMEducationalHistoric Homes Go Electric: Energy Retrofit Guidance for Historic Homeowners 
1:00 PM - 4:00 PMField StudyBringing the Dead to Life$85.00
1:45 PM - 2:15 PMEducationalGet Noticed! Marketing and Promotion for Preservationists 
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Coffee Break in the Salon 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMEducationalAlonzo Robinson, Wisconsin’s First Black Architect 
2:30 PM - 3:45 PMEducationalPublic Engagement in Disaster Adaptation & Recovery 
2:30 PM - 3:45 PMEducationalAdvancing Innovation through Preservation Law 
2:30 PM - 3:45 PMEducationalOld Buildings, New Tricks, Cooler Planet 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMEducationalThey Tell Me I Need a Mobile App…Do I? 
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Shuttle Service Begins for Beyond Beer Event 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMEducational ActivityBeyond Beer: Milwaukee’s Beer Culture and the Built Environment 
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Take advantage of additional networking opportunities offered by other preservation organizations while attending PastForward.