BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:dca.georgia.gov VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:211b506295e6cbe86c4186ff80bd696d DTSTAMP:20260727T031451Z 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 . Session List \n\nA session list is available indicating the session ti tles and speakers. Sessions will take place at Decatur Conference Center\, 130 Clairemont Ave\, Decatur\, GA 30030.\n\nPlease note this is a prelimi nary session list. Session dates/times/presenters subject to change.\n\nRe ad the Session List Here!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n Tours and Workshops \n\n Join us for an exciting line up of tours on Wednesday\, November 4. Tours this year include:Cemetery Preservation Workshop The Chapel on Sycamore\, Sycamore Building\, and High HouseDecatur in Detail: An Architectural Wal king TourFem History of DecaturWaffle House Museum TourSycamore StreetOlms ted’s Druid Hills: Landscape\, Legacy\, and Stewardship Decatur Cemeter yBrutalism in Decatur\n\nPlease note that many of these are walking tours outside. \n\nWe are also excited to bring back workshops led by HPD staff designed for advanced practitioners. Topics include:“How Much is Enough ?”: National Register 101 and Focus on SignificanceFrom Archives to Answ ers: Researching Historic Properties using Resources at HPD Can’t escap e the Landscape: The Effect of Geography on Archaeology in the Section 106 ProcessHistoric Rehabilitation Tax Incentives: An Advanced Look Worksh op\n\nSign up for these optional tours and workshops when you register. Ca pacity is limited.Hotel Blocks \n\nRoom blocks have been arranged at the Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Downtown Decatur/Emory. Please use the book ing information at this link to secure your room for the conference. Avail ability is limited.\n\nIf you prefer to call to make reservations\, please reference the "2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference Room Block " to receive the conference rate.\n\n If you run into difficulties with b ooking the rooms\, please call the hotel at 404-371-0204. \n\nPlease note the hotel block closes for reservations on October 3!\n\nConference event s will be held in several locations. Most speaker sessions will be held at the Decatur Conference Center\, at the same location as the Courtyard by Marriott\, 130 Clairemont Ave\, Decatur\, GA 30030.Poster Session\n\nThe G eorgia Statewide Historic Preservation Conference will host a poster ses sion at the 2026 annual conference to showcase recently completed research and works-in-progress. We have updated the criteria this year and the sub ject of the proposal is no longer expected to be geographically based in G eorgia. Topics must still have a historic preservation\, public history\, or related fields focus. The call is open to students and recent graduates (no more than 5 years out). \n\nProposals should include a title\, abstr act (no more than 300 words)\, and a one-page resume or CV. If you have an y questions about the poster session\, please contact committee chair Ch ad Keller ckeller@gsu.edu.\n\nPoster presenters will need to register for the conference\, but admission will be complimentary. The Georgia Statewi de Historic Preservation Conference is scheduled to be held November 4-6\ ,2026\, in Decatur\, GA. The conference brings together preservationists\, non-profits\, planners\, architects\, historians\, architectural historia ns\, archaeologists\, city and county administrators\, historic preservati on commission members and students from across Georgia.\n\nThe deadline to submit a proposal is August 1.\n\nFor information on abstract and evaluat ion criteria\, please see the call for proposals.Schedule at a Glance\n\nT o assist in planning your trip to Decatur\, please utilize this preliminar y schedule at a glance. Note that times are subject to change. An official program agenda will be released in the fall.Conference Sponsorships\n\nSp onsorship opportunities are available for this year's conference! Various levels of sponsorship are available to organizations\, companies\, and ind ividuals looking to support the 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Confe rence. \n\n2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference Sponsorship Le vels and Information\n\nTo inquire about sponsorships\, contact Brynn Chan udet\, Senior Director of Development with the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation\, bchanudet@georgiatrust.org.Meet the 2026 Partners!Local Pla nning PartnersCity of DecaturDeKalb County Planning and SustainabilityDeKa lb History CenterOrganizational PartnersGeorgia African American Historic Preservation NetworkGeorgia Alliance of Preservation 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