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The Texas Historical Commission is accepting session and workshop proposals through August 11.
Real Places: Preserving Historic Texas
April 3-5, 2024
Renaissance Austin Hotel
Real Places is the state's premier historic preservation conference, bringing together a diverse body of professionals to share, learn, and inspire innovative approaches to the preservation of Texas history. It is hosted by the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission in partnership with Phoenix I Restoration and Construction, LLC. To craft this uniquely multidisciplinary learning experience, we curate a wide range of conference sessions.
Each year, Real Places welcomes a wide variety of professionals and volunteers whose work involves the preservation, interpretation, and engagement of Texas heritage. We primarily serve the following: practitioners in the preservation, restoration, and museum fields; state, county, and city government employees who oversee local preservation efforts; tourism and Main Street professionals interested in developing their local heritage tourism; and engaged citizens, such as volunteer members of local historical societies or avocational public historians, who take an active part in the preservation of their community?s history.
Both introductory and advanced topics are part of the session offerings, ensuring that, from veterans in the field to emerging professionals, all attendees will find content that suits their level of experience and expands their body of knowledge. We are seeking both breakout session and workshop proposals.
Workshops at Real Places are longer and more interactive than sessions. They take place on Day 1 of the conference, may cost an additional fee to attend, and are 4-6 hours in length. Conversely, breakout sessions take place concurrently on Days 2 and 3 of the conference, are included in the registration price, and are 1 hour and 15 minutes in length. Breakout sessions feature presentations or talks that are characteristic of a conference or classroom-style lecture.
We are particularly interested in breakout sessions and case studies that address the following themes:
- Reaching New Audiences
- Community Resources and How to Find Them
- Crossovers and Connections among Preservation-, History-, and Archeology-Related Groups
- Technical advice on design guidelines, historical surveys, narrative-based planning, building materials, museum practices, and other preservation-related topics.
Please email [email protected] with questions.
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