2008 Session Proposals
All proposals for Education, Field and Poster Sessions were due Friday, January 18, 2008. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal. Questions? Please contact conference@nthp.org.
Important dates to remember for the submission process are:
Friday, January 18 |
Proposal submission deadline |
| February | National Trust reviews, refines and/or combines session proposals |
| Friday, February 22 | Affinity event application deadline |
| Week of March 10 | National Trust notifies applicants of acceptance or rejection of proposal |
| March 10-18 | National Trust revises session description for inclusion in Preliminary Program |
| Monday, April 7 | Session managers receive budget and speaker paperwork |
| Friday, April 25 | Session budget and final speaker information due |
| Monday, June 2 | National Trust mails Preliminary Program to session manager, moderator, and speakers with taping authorization and audio-visual equipment request forms |
| Wednesday, July 30 | Recording authorization forms due |
| October 21-25 | National Preservation Conference 2008 |
| Monday, December 1 | Expense reimbursement requests due |
To print the instructions on developing, submitting, and managing Education Sessions or Field Sessions, click below:
| Education Session Proposals | Field Session Proposals |
We are particularly interested in proposals dealing with the following focus areas:
- Green Building. Existing buildings contain embodied energy and other environmental advantages that are important in sustainable communities. What are models for combining green building and preservation? What potential synergies and issues should be addressed? How can both USGBC's LEED point system and preservation standards help realize these potentials?
- Recent Past and Modernism. Why are these resources important? What are the trends, challenges, and opportunities for attracting support for their preservation? What are successful community strategies and models to do this?
- Teardowns and McMansions in Older and Historic Neighborhoods. What are the pros and cons of teardowns? How does a neighborhood determine the vision for its future and craft and implement strategies to achieve that vision? What are the most effective models for neighborhood action when faced with teardowns?
- Urban Revitalization and Adaptive Use. What are the advantages and challenges of a preservation approach to urban revitalization? What strategies and models work best for mid-sized cities? For major urban areas?
- Rural Revitalization. How can preservation strategies gain broader support in rural economic development and farmland preservation programs? What innovative models involve using cultural heritage tourism to the economic benefit of rural areas?
- Historic House Museums. What current trends affect visitation at historic sites? What creative strategies can attract more visitors or identify alternative uses for historic sites?
- Historic Roads and Scenic Byways. What are we learning about ways to promote protection and continued use of historic roads like Route 66? What lessons can we learn from the growing support for scenic byways?
Questions? Please contact conference@nthp.org.
