SHPC2026 - Save the Date
Public Notice
2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference
November 4 to 6, 2026
The 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, hosted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Historic Preservation Division and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, will be held in Decatur, Georgia on November 4-6, 2026.
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Session Proposals - NOW OPEN
The Georgia Historic Preservation Division (HPD) and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation currently accepting proposals for speaker sessions and speaker nominations for the 2026 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference. The conference will take place in Decatur, GA from November 4-6, 2026.
The statewide preservation conference brings together preservationists, preservation professionals, preservation non-profit members, board members, planners, architects, architectural historians, archaeologists, city and county administrators, city and county council members, city and county attorneys, landscape architects, historic preservation commission members, genealogists, historians, and planning and preservation students from across Georgia. All sessions will be open to all attendees.
Sessions should highlight current Georgia preservation, architectural history, archeology, cultural landscapes, landscape architecture, preservation law, and other closely related topics. The conference session committee desires sessions that will be interactive, engage the audience, present fresh approaches, and be easily applicable to a variety of participants from all over Georgia.
Please submit your proposal via this form by Friday, May 1, 2026. Multiple proposals may be submitted, but please limit one session proposal per submission form. Applicants will be notified by email in July. Questions may be submitted to [email protected].
Conference Sponsorships
We are opening sponsorship opportunities! Various levels of sponsorship are available to organizations, companies, and individuals looking to support the 2025 Statewide Historic Preservation Conference.
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Statewide Historic Preservation Conference Sponsorship Levels and Information
To inquire about sponsorships, contact Brynn Chanudet, Senior Director of Development with the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, [email protected].