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PL1: Special Plenary - Transforming Heritage: Implementing Historic Preservation Change in a Time of Social Upheaval

Saturday, November 16, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST
CE: 1.5
National Trust or CAHP Members Only /Pour membres ACECP ou Fiducie Nationale seulement General Admission/Adminsion générale In English/En anglais Simultaneous Interpretation Available/Interprétation simultanée disponible AIA CES Approved
This session has qualified for 1.5 LU Credits

This facilitated discussion will explore the evolving work and significance of heritage conservation today, focusing on how we can adjust its mission amid rapid social change and implement it effectively. The historic preservation movement is at a critical juncture, necessitating real-time adaptation and transformation in response to a range of unprecedented challenges. As our planet confronts catastrophic climate change and escalating social, class, and racial tensions, the need to decolonize heritage processes and practices has become increasingly urgent. Panelists from academia, industry, and community-based work will share practical approaches for the preservation sector to actively shape the future of heritage conservation in the face of these multifaceted crises.

Learning Objectives:

  • Demonstrate the current challenges facing the meaning and value of historic preservation given the dramatic global social changes.
  • Evaluate opportunities to initiate and sustain change in facets of the heritage conservation process and practice.
  • Identify ways to expand the relevance of heritage conservation initiatives with new stakeholders and at all project levels.
  • Demonstrate how a nuanced approach to and an understanding of EDI and Reconciliation initiatives foster a broader preservation ethos and refined advocacy.
  • Examine case studies and examples from current practice that demonstrate how heritage conservation initiatives are successfully implemented in response to these challenges.