Schedule & Program

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Conference Registration

Conference registration includes admission to all of the conference’s non-ticketed sessions and special events: Opening Plenary, education sessions, “Conversation Starter Sessions, special lectures, Exhibit Hall, and Opening Reception. There is an additional fee for field sessions/tours and many of the Affiliate Events. Events that list a price require a ticket, these events are not included in the registration fee.

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Schedule At A Glance

Tuesday, October 30

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Project: A Rare Tour Inside Hanford’s B Reactor

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (2 Days)
Washington Wines, Farm Country & Historic Places

8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Section 106 Essentials (Part 1 of 2)

8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Hot Dam! The Grand Coulee from Ice Age Floods to Brutalism

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Main Street Coordinators
Revolving Fund Training

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Historic Preservation Fund Grant
Manager Training for SHPOs and THPOs

2:30–5:30 p.m.
Big Cities Meeting

3:00–6:00 p.m.
Partners Downtown Walking Tour

6:00–8:00 p.m.
Preservation Partners Meet-Up

Wednesday, October 31

8:00 a.m.–Noon
A Coyote in the Hen House? New Partnerships for Tribal Interpretations
A Halloween Trip to the Cemeteries
Spokane Falls, the Gathering Place

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Conducting Historic Building Assessments
Revolving Fund Convening
Sandpoint, Idaho: Trains, Theatre and Timber!
The Kalispel Tribe Then and Now

8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Section 106 Essentials (Part 2 of 2)

8:30–11:30 a.m.
NAPC Board of Directors Meeting

8:30 a.m.–Noon
The Dynamics of Change

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
National Trust Historic Sites Directors Meeting

10:00 a.m.–Noon
African American Preservationists Meeting

10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Green Bluff Orchards—Alpaca, Farm Lunch and Pumpkins!

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Department of the Interior’s American Latino Heritage Initiative
Noon–2:00 p.m.
Underground Railroad National Group Luncheon Meeting (Part 1)
Noon–4:00 p.m.
Kirtland Cutter and Spokane’s Age of Elegance
Spokane Overview Tour

12:15–1:45 p.m.
Preservation Partners Luncheon

12:30–3:00 p.m.
CLG Coordinators Convene!

1:00–3:00 p.m.
Historic Communities and Tourism Economics
Warehouse to Residences

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Diversity Scholarship Program Opening

2:00–4:00 p.m.
Architecture from the Ashes in Downtown Spokane

2:00–4:15 p.m.
Best Practices and Solutions

3:30–4:30 p.m.
Certified Lively Gathering—CLG!

5:00–7:00 p.m.
Opening Plenary

7:00–8:00 p.m.
Forum Member-Only VIP Reception

7:30–9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception

9:00–11:00 p.m.
Partners in Preservation

Thursday, November 1

7:00–8:00 a.m.
Industrial Heritage Breakfast
Underground Railroad National Group Meeting (Part 2)

7:30–8:30 a.m.
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Preservation Law Breakfast

7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Cataldo Mission and Coeur D’Alene Tribal Traditions

8:00–8:18 a.m.
This Conference is for You

8:00 a.m.–Noon
Diamonds in the Rough: Spokane’s Brownfields Renewed

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Sustainability in Action

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Farming the Palouse: Exploring the Rich Agricultural History of the Inland Empire

8:30–9:45 a.m.
You Say Wilderness, I Say Preservation!

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Biking the Centennial Trail

9:00–11:00 a.m.
Architecture from the Ashes in Downtown Spokane

10:15–11:45 a.m.
A World without Tax Credits
Agriculture on Main Street
Archaeological Preservation Perspectives in the Southwest
Connecting Cultures: Fresh Perspectives from Young Voices
Garden Apartments: Community, Change, and the Preservation of a Place
Innovative Historic Research Surveys and Predictive Modeling
Planning Short Course: A Powerful Preservation Tool
Rural Landscapes: Capturing their Significance
Understanding Preservation Issues within Wilderness Areas

Noon–1:00 p.m.
Partners in Policy Luncheon
Preservation Speed Networking Salon
Historic Sites Luncheon

Noon–5:30 p.m.
Power Sessions in the Exhibit Hall

1:00–5:00 p.m.
The Olmsted Brothers Great Gorge Park and the Power of Public Landscapes
By the Bootstraps: Revitalization in Three Commercial Districts
Spokane’s Diversity: People, Culture and Neighborhoods
Spokane Overview Tour

1:15–2:45 p.m.
Adventures in Advocacy: Advice and Examples from Washington State (Part 1)
Confluence: Places, People, Time and Risk
Preservation Partnerships for Open Space and Cultural Resource
Happy Trails! Going to Great Lengths to Preserve National Historic Trails
Legal & Political Tools for Bridging the Gap Between Preservation & Environmentalism
Planning Successful Tax Credit Rehabilitations: Part One
Modern, Massive, and Multicultural: A Minnesota Housing Rehab Story
Reimagining Historic Sites On Public Lands: The Case of the Chatham Beach Camps
Rightsizing and Preservation: Continuing the Conversation
Towards a New Preservation Easement: Addressing the Challenges of Protecting Mid-Century Modern

3:00–4:30 p.m.
Adventures in Advocacy: Advice and Examples from Washington State (Part 2)
Interpreting History of the Atomic Age
Is It Easy to Be Green?
Kalispel Tribe Language Preservation
Partnerships in Action
Planning Successful Tax Credit Rehabilitations (Part 2)
Preparing For The Worst: Protecting Resources Before Disaster Strikes
Preservation and Use of Historic Sites Through Innovative Business Models
Preserving Asian Pacific Islander American Stories and the Endangered Historic Sites that Tell Them
Learning from the Preservation of Sand Point Naval Air Station
When Demolition is the Only Option

4:30–5:30 p.m.
Forum Reception in the Exhibit Hall

5:00–7:00 p.m.
First National Preservation Conference Powwow

7:00–10:00 p.m.
Sparkling Masterpieces: Spokane’s Candlelight Tour of Historic Homes

7:30–9:00 p.m.
Diversity Scholarship Program Mixer

7:30–9:30 p.m.
Cornell University Alumni Reception

8:00–10:00 p.m.
Young Preservationists

Friday, November 2

7:30–8:30 a.m.
US/ICOMOS International Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–Noon
Spokane Overview Tour
Tax Credits at Work in Downtown Spokane

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Big Burn and Idaho’s Silver Valley

8:00 a.m.–5:0 p.m.
The Spokane River: Powering the Story of People, Place, and Revitalization

8:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Thoroughly Modern Spokane

8:15 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Reading, Writing, and Restoring Sustainability in Action

8:30–9:45 a.m.
Telling Richer Stories of Place

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Biking the Centennial Trail

10:15–11:45 a.m.
Mitigation Matters: Getting Creative
Enlivening Historic Sites with the Arts
Indigenous Cultural Landscapes: New Ideas on Place
Greening Your Guidelines: When, Where, Why, and How!
Industrial Preservation: Northwest Perspectives
Innovative Approaches to Saving Places of Diversity
People and Place: Isle Royale and the Preservation of Culture
Preservation Field School: New Forms of Community
Real Estate Learning Lab Involvement I: Project Development
Strategies for Adding Value to Places of Diversity
Something Old, Something New: Innovative Retrofits and Reuse

Noon–1:15 p.m.
Gathering of Native Nations

Noon–1:30 p.m.
AIA Historic Resources Committee Luncheon
Noon–5:30 p.m.
Power Sessions in the Exhibit Hall

1:00–3:00 p.m.
Architecture from the Ashes in Downtown Spokane

1:00–5:00 p.m.
Military History, Posts, and Preservation in the Inland Northwest
Spokane’s Diversity: People, Culture and Neighborhoods
Marion Dean Ross Society of Architectural Historians Meeting
Spokane Falls, the Gathering Place

1:15–2:45 p.m.
Preservation Action Member Meeting
When Worlds Collide: Loaded Agenda, Competing Resources, and Historic Bridges
Beyond the Boundaries: Historic Preservation Commissions Potential
Cultural Respect and Negotiation: Native Americans and Environmental Stewardship
Federally Speaking—the History and Future of our most important Historic Preservation Laws
Greening the Town: Success Stories of Sustainable Preservation
Quantifying the Carbon Footprint Benefits of Historic Preservation
Real Estate Learning Lab 2: Beyond Traditional Tax Credits
Reimagining Old MacDonald: Interpreting Agricultural History and Farm Buildings at Historic Sites
Washington’s Maritime Heritage

3:00–4:30 p.m.
Protecting Historic Places on Public Lands: The Case for Removing the Elwha River Dams
Connecting Town & Trail for Maximum Impact
How to Add Density without Destroying Character
Landmarks of the Future: The Heritage, Legacy and Promise of World’s Fairs
Sustainable and the Ordinance: Mock Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Partnerships in Action: A look at Federal Green Preservation Efforts
Preservation in Action: Best Practices in Window Conservation
Real Estate Learning Lab 3: Project Management
Documenting the Recent Past: Stories from Seattle’s Most Diverse Neighborhood

3:30–5:00 p.m.
Spokane Vintage Fashion Collection Show and Tea

4:00–6:00 p.m.
Underground Railroad National Group Reception (Part 3)

4:30–5:30 p.m.
Preservation Action Reception Closing and Reception
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Legacy Circle Recognition

5:00–7:00 p.m.
Friends of Preservation Idaho Reception

6:00–7:00 p.m.
Richard H. Driehaus National Preservation Awards

7:30–11:00 p.m.
Live Auction and Party for Preservation

Saturday, November 3

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Project: A Rare Tour Inside Hanford B Reactor

8:00 a.m.–Noon
Bungalows, Bluffs and Boulevards
Learning from Fort Spokane: Interpreting Native American Boarding Schools
Spokane Overview Tour

8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Hot Dam! The Grand Coulee from Ice Age Floods to Brutalism

8:30–9:45 a.m.
Beyond LEED: A Candid Conversation about Green Building Standards and Preservation

10:00–11:30 a.m.
America’s Historic Hotels—Community Anchors & National Treasures
Deep Energy Savings: New Life for Old Buildings
Mission 66 Architecture: Design in the Clouds, Preservation on the Ground
Nuestra Herencia Americana: Preservation Challenges in Latino Communities
Perspectives on National Heritage Areas
Perceptions of Place: Preservation in a Changing America
Real Estate Learning Lab 4: Working with Local Governments
Addressing Threats at Historic Seaports
Taking it to the Next Level: Using Social Media to Connect with Local Preservatonists
Urbanism and Preservation: Creating Sustainable Design Guidelines for Older Neighborhoods

10:00 a.m.–Noon
Architecture from the Ashes in Downtown Spokane
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Closing Plenary Luncheon with “Mossback”

1:00–5:00 p.m.
Spokane Winery Tour

1:15–2:30 p.m.
The National Register and Traditional Cultural Places/Native American Landscapes

2:30–4:00 p.m.
Tribal Cultural Preservation: How the National Park Service Can Help