Saving Places Conference

2012 Saving Places

February 1st – 3rd

at the Colorado Convention Center

The annual Saving Places Conference is the second largest preservation conference in the Nation. Each year the Saving Places conference features workshops, educational sessions and special forums that address current and future trends in historic preservation as well as provide continuing education and networking opportunities.

2012 Theme

The theme for the 2012 Saving Places Conference, The Power of Heritage and Place celebrates the newly established statewide preservation plan, The Power of Heritage and Place: A 2020 Action Plan to Advance Preservation in Colorado. The plan explores the fundamentals of historic preservation and what it means to identify, protect and interpret the places that collectively comprise our rich and diverse heritage through education, collaboration, and communication. The general and educational sessions presented at this year’s conference center around the key goals identified in the Plan:

Goal A: Preserving the Places that Matter
Goal B: Strengthening and Connecting the Colorado Preservation Network
Goal C: Shaping the Preservation Message
Goad D: Publicizing the Benefits of Preservation
Goal E: Weaving Preservation Throughout Education
Goal F: Advancing Preservation Practices

In addition, Saving Places hosts the Preservation Marketplace which is the largest exhibit of preservation related products, services, and trades in the Rocky Mountain region. Exhibitors include commercial, craftsmen, nonprofit, and government agencies.

Who should attend?

Local government officials, historical commission members, preservationist, community activists, students, teachers and anyone interested in historic preservation.