Managing Preservation & Growth: Playing Well with Others
April 4, 2008 at 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Galveston Historical Foundation, 502 20th Street,
Galveston
The Houston-Galveston Education Council of Preservation Texas (PTEC) will present a full-day program on
Managing Preservation & Growth: Playing Well with Others. The program will focus on ways that cities and towns are managing growth within a historic context.
The program begins with an update on the new height and density regulations of Galveston presented by Lori Field Schwarz, Director of Historic Preservation for the City of Galveston. Following, Andrew Kaldis, Kaldis Development will discuss the renovation of the Panama Hotel into condominiums. Additional topics to be discussed include the renovation of buildings in the Strand Historic District, the future of the Strand by Bob Brown, Michael Gaertner Architects and Lesley Sommers, Historic Downtown Galveston Partnership, and dealing with structural issues of historic buildings in Galveston by Pat Sparks, P. E., Sparks Engineering. The seminar will conclude with a presentation by the company, As Is, on the use of laser scanning to document historic structures including a demonstration of a local landmark. The staff of the Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) will provide a tour of the Bishop’s Place afterwards.
This seminar will be held on Friday, April 4, 2004 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in Galveston, Texas in the second floor courtroom of the Galveston Custom House. Registration is $85 for non members; $75 for Preservation Texas members and $65 for BIC members
4th Annual Zedler Mill Classic
April 26, 2008, Luling
Canoe Races - Food - Music - Bathing Beauty Contest, Catfish Plate Lunches
$7 Advance $8 At The Event While They Last, Lunch Served 11:30-1:30.
Music From 11:00 Am - 1:00 Pm featuring The Fossils. Zedler Mill Community Park. Highway 80 and Laurel Street San Marcos River , Luling
Proceeds to Benefit the Zedler Mill Foundation www.zedlermill.com/
2008 Texas Historical Commission Annual Historic Preservation Conference
May 1 – 3, 2008, Corpus Christi
For more information please visit, www.thc.state.tx.us/annualconference/cof2008.shtml
Treasures of Texas Awards Dinner
6:30 – 9:00 pm, May 2, 2008, Omni Corpus Christi Bayfront Hotel
The Treasure of Texas award ceremony will be held in the Nueces Ballroom at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel during the annual historic preservation conference. The deadline for RSVP is April 21.
Section 106: An Introduction
May 20-22, 2008 Austin, TX
Presented by The National Preservation Institute in cooperation with the National Park Service, Intermountain Region, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the Texas Historical Commission
Learn the basics of project review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This seminar emphasizes practicalities-how to avoid pitfalls and victimization by myths. Discuss recent changes in regulations and procedures, with an emphasis on coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws. An agenda is available online at
www.npi.org.
Instructor. Allyson Brooks, Ph.D., Washington State Historic Preservation Officer; formerly worked for Minnesota DOT, the South Dakota Preservation Office, and the U.S. Forest Service; specializing in transportation issues, tribal concerns, Section 106, historical archaeology, and GIS.
A registration form is available online at www.npi.org/register.html. The advance registration rate is valid until April 8 — $525 (3 days). The regular registration rate after that date is $575.
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum 2008
July 10-13, 2008, New Orleans
For more information please visit the NAPC website www.uga.edu/napc
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