Friday, September 27, 2024

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8:00am - 9:00am        BREAKFAST & NETWORKING

9:00am - 9:15am        WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

9:15am - 10:00am      KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bonnie McDonald, Landmarks Illinois

        Tell Me a Story: Narrative’s Universal Value

10:15am - 11:45am    SESSION 1

1A: Telling Your Story: Funding Your Project & Sustaining Your Site

​1B: Preservation in a Changing Climate: Salem's Collaborative Approach to Preservation          Planning for Climate Impacts

1C: Historic Tax Credits

1D: Deconstruction

1E: TOUR: Worcester's Salisbury Mansion & Salisbury House​

1F: TOUR: Worcester's Rural Cemetery​

11:45am - 1:00pm      LUNCH & NETWORKING​

1:00pm - 2:30pm        SESSION 2

2A: Regional Approaches to Historic Preservation Planning​

2B: Advancing Inclusive Narratives: Insights on Interpreting Enslavement and Freedom​

2C: Keep the Lights On! Saving & Restoring Historic Theaters​

2D: Preservation & the Housing Crisis​

2E: TOUR: Worcester Courthouse Lofts ​

2F: TOUR: Worcester Memorial Auditorium​

2:30pm - 3:00pm        BREAK

3:00pm - 4:30pm        SESSION 3

3A: Preservation Commiseration: Sharing Local Experiences ​

3B: From Bylaw to Action: Understanding Demolition Delay Implementation​

3C: How to Save a Historic Property: Preservation Restrictions​

3D: Archaeological Site Preservation: Case Studies in Protecting Massachusetts’                      Archaeological Heritage for Future Generations ​

3E: TOUR: Central Building Residences, 332 Main Street​

3F: TOUR: Worcester Wander, History of Enslavement and Freedom in Downtown                   Worcester ​

4:30pm - 6:00pm        CLOSING RECEPTION