BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:dca.georgia.gov VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8be3ec4b5424b6a99da5bfc8f9ce6082 DTSTAMP:20260613T033413Z SUMMARY:2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker \n\nWe are excited to welcome Christy S. Colem an\, Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation\, as the keyn ote speaker for the 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference. \n\n Christy S. Coleman is a tireless advocate for the power of museums and nar rative correction. She’s an innovator in the museum field having held le adership roles at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation\, the Wright Museum of African American History\, and the American Civil War Museum. She now serves as the Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. \n \nMs. Coleman is the recipient of numerous awards for her decades of impac t\, including four Honorary Doctorates. In 2018\, Time Magazine named her one of the 31 People Changing the South and in 2019\, Worth Magazine named her one of 29 Women Changing the World. In 2023\, she received the David McCullough Prize for Excellence in American Public History. \n\nShe’s a lso an accomplished public speaker and has appeared in award-winning docum entaries including Grant\, Abraham Lincoln\, Black Patriots: Civil War Her oes\, When the Monuments Came Down and Kevin Costner’s The West. In her spare time\, she’s a historical consultant for film and television. Most recently she’s worked on the award-winning film Harriett\, Showtime’ s miniseries Good Lord Bird\, and the upcoming miniseries\, The Gray House . Tours and Workshops \n\nJoin us for an exciting line up of tours on We dnesday\, November 4. Tours this year include:Cemetery Preservation Worksh op The Chapel on Sycamore\, Sycamore Building\, and High HouseDecatur in Detail: An Architectural Walking TourFem History of DecaturWaffle House Mu seum TourSycamore StreetOlmsted’s Druid Hills: Landscape\, Legacy\, and Stewardship Decatur CemeteryBrutalism in Decatur\n\nPlease note that many of these are walking tours outside. \n\nWe are also excited to bring bac k workshops led by HPD staff designed for advanced practitioners. Topics i nclude:“How Much is Enough?”: National Register 101 and Focus on Signi ficanceFrom Archives to Answers: Researching Historic Properties using Res ources at HPD Can’t escape the Landscape: The Effect of Geography on Ar chaeology in the Section 106 ProcessHistoric Rehabilitation Tax Incentiv es: An Advanced Look Workshop\n\nSign up for these optional tours and wor kshops when you register. Capacity is limited.Hotel Blocks \n\nRoom bloc ks have been arranged at the Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Downtown Decatu r/Emory. Please use the booking information at this link to secure your ro om for the conference. Availability is limited.\n\nIf you prefer to call t o make reservations\, please reference the "2026 Statewide Historic Preser vation Conference Room Block" to receive the conference rate.\n\n If you run into difficulties with booking the rooms\, please call the hotel at 40 4-371-0204. \n\nPlease note the hotel block closes for reservations on Oc tober 3!\n\nConference events will be held in several locations. Most spea ker sessions will be held at the Decatur Conference Center\, at the same l ocation as the Courtyard by Marriott\, 130 Clairemont Ave\, Decatur\, GA 3 0030.Poster Session\n\nThe Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Confer ence will host a poster session at the 2026 annual conference to showcase recently completed research and works-in-progress. We have updated the cr iteria this year and the subject of the proposal is no longer expected to be geographically based in Georgia. Topics must still have a historic pres ervation\, public history\, or related fields focus. The call is open to s tudents and recent graduates (no more than 5 years out). \n\nProposals sh ould include a title\, abstract (no more than 300 words)\, and a one-page resume or CV. If you have any questions about the poster session\, please contact committee chair Chad Keller ckeller@gsu.edu.\n\nPoster presente rs will need to register for the conference\, but admission will be compli mentary. The Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Conference is schedu led to be held November 4-6\,2026\, in Decatur\, GA. The conference brings together preservationists\, non-profits\, planners\, architects\, histori ans\, architectural historians\, archaeologists\, city and county administ rators\, historic preservation commission members and students from across Georgia.\n\nThe deadline to submit a proposal is August 1.\n\nFor informa tion on abstract and evaluation criteria\, please see the call for proposa ls.Schedule at a Glance\n\nTo assist in planning your trip to Decatur\, pl ease utilize this preliminary schedule at a glance. Note that times are su bject to change. An official program agenda will be released in the fall.C onference Sponsorships\n\nSponsorship opportunities are available for this year's conference! Various levels of sponsorship are available to organiz ations\, companies\, and individuals looking to support the 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference. \n\n2026 Statewide Historic Preservati on Conference Sponsorship Levels and Information\n\nTo inquire about spons orships\, contact Brynn Chanudet\, Senior Director of Development with the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation\, bchanudet@georgiatrust.org.Meet the 2026 Partners!Local Planning PartnersCity of DecaturDeKalb County Pla nning and SustainabilityDeKalb History CenterOrganizational PartnersGeorgi a African American Historic Preservation NetworkGeorgia Alliance of Preser vation CommissionsThank You to Our Sponsors  URL:https://dca.georgia.gov/events/2026-11-04/2026-statewide-historic-prese rvation-conference DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107 X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR