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Celebrate the power of place, at PastForward. Join thousands of preservationists and preservation lovers at the nation’s premier conference for those who work to save, sustain, and interpret historic places.
PastForward 2021 is scheduled to take place November 2-6, 2021.
From town hall meetings to happy hour events, you’ll have the chance to connect with others on topics that matter to you. Advocates and architects, city planners and historic site directors, students and elected officials, commissioners and main street directors—if you have a role in preserving the places that made America and sustain its people, you’ll find a home at PastForward.
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Share your session ideas and spotlight new partnerships, technology and methods at the annual PastForward conference, happening from November 2-6, 2021. Submit your proposal by February 1, 2021.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for PastForward Online 2020, the first virtual National Preservation Conference! If you missed a session, recorded sessions are now available to registrants via the virtual platform.
A selection of recordings is also available without registration on our YouTube channel.
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View select conference programming on the National Trust's YouTube channel playlists.
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