9th Annual Historic Preservation Conference Scheduled For February '06

Colorado Preservation Inc.'s 9th annual historic preservation conference "Saving Places 2006: Building on the Past "will take place February 8-10, 2006, at the historic 1770 Sherman Street Event Complex in downtown Denver.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) October 6, 2005 -- Colorado Preservation Inc.'s 9th annual historic preservation conference "Saving Places 2006: Building on the Past" will take place February 8-10, 2006, at the historic 1770 Sherman Street Event Complex in downtown Denver. The program features 200 national and regional preservation experts discussing current preservation programs, projects, trends and technology, as well as educational sessions, workshops, tours, networking opportunities, and the only trade show of preservation goods, services and products in the Rocky Mountain region. Registration information is available at www.coloradopreservation.org, or contact Colorado Preservation at 303-893-4260 or info@coloradopreservation.org. Early bird registration starts at $130. Continuing education credits are available for realtors and architects.

One of the nation's premiere historic preservation education conferences, the event is expected to attract more than 1,000 attendees and includes the announcement of Colorado's 2006 Most Endangered Places, Colorado's Main Street and Preserve America communities, and the Colorado Historical Society Stephen Hart awards.

The 2006 program focuses on preservation's past, present and future as it recognizes the 100th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the 100th Anniversary of Mesa Verde National Park and the 40th Anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Past attendees have included architects, community leaders, contractors, planners, real estate professionals, landscape architects, preservationists, archaeologists, craftsmen, historic neighborhood groups, and other advocates of preserving American heritage.

The conference is funded, in part, by the Colorado State Historical Fund, a program of the Colorado Historical Society.

Contact:

Ann Pritzlaff

Phone: 303-893-4260 or 303-475-9403

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