You’ll enjoy the distinctive Canadian landscape as you learn about cultural resources and heritage conservation in Canada. Victoria has an exceptionally well-preserved historic downtown core on a spectacular harbour on the coast of Vancouver Island. Rich neighbourhoods with Arts and Crafts, Victorian and Edwardian houses are set in a beautiful west coast landscape. The perfect setting for the APT Victoria 2011 Conference!

You’ll benefit from numerous career-building opportunities as you network with the best professionals in our field who share your passion for the conservation of valuable cultural and historic resources. Network with peers and experts in the field of conservation from an international level.

Through hands-on activities and real life studies, you’ll learn valuable knowledge that you can use in your professional practice.  You will earn continuing education credits to fulfill professional accreditation requirements for architects (US and Canadian), engineers and landscape architects.

APT Victoria 2011 promises to be an exceptional event, one that you will appreciate for years to come. During the conference, many of our attendees will reunite with friends and colleagues from around the country, the continent and the world.

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APT Victoria 2011 and its Theme
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APT Victoria 2011 and its Theme

Heritage on the Edge: Sustaining Buildings, Landscapes and Communities

With better understanding of the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability there is broader recognition of the contribution of heritage conservation to sustaining buildings, landscapes and communities.

With increased concern for the immediate impacts of climate change, there is also recognition that the stewards and inhabitants of threatened environments, such as coastal regions, will need to equip themselves with new strategies to assess and manage their built and natural heritage, yet guard against reflex responses that do not adequately consider the protection of heritage values.

Victoria, in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, is on the western edge of the continent and is the inspiration for a theme intended to evoke all ways that heritage finds itself on the edge, both physically and symbolically.

Sitting on the edge of the Cascadia fault, the Pacific Northwest region is threatened by earthquakes, faced with stormy rains and winds, and the ever-present moisture and salt laden atmosphere. In this context, protecting and rehabilitating historic places associated with communities that have settled in this region—from First Nations, to Europeans to the more recent cultural communities—requires us to learn from regional traditions while developing new ideas and techniques that respond to changing environments across North America.

The Conference will also continue the APT tradition of setting the standard for preservation ideologies, to present the most current technologies to assist the preservation process, and to give voice to the international community for preservation findings. It is from this foundation that the ongoing discussion will continue on how to successfully link preservation and sustainability during the age of rapid climate change.

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available. Click here for details.

About APT
The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Membership in APT provides exceptional opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas.

APT members, who hail from more than 30 countries, include preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, tradespeople, curators, developers, educators, historians, landscape architects, students, technicians, and other persons directly involved in the application of methods and materials to maintain, conserve, and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation.

The international, interdisciplinary character of APT—with its outstanding publications, conferences, training courses, awards, student scholarships, regional chapters, and technical committees—makes it the premier worldwide network for anyone involved in the field of historic preservation.

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For more Information about APT, visit www.apti.org.

For more Information on the conference, please contact:
Registration: Tamiko Kinkade, Registrar, registrar@apti.org
Conference: Dana Saal, Conference Manager, dana@apti.org
Getty Bursary Recipient Information: Andrés Gaviria, Getty Bursary Liaison, gettyliaison@apti.org
Exhibits and Sponsorships: Elizabeth Fogt, Conference Assistant, exhibits@apti.org
Hotel: Dana Saal, Conference Manager, dana@apti.org
Membership: Nathela Chatara, APT Administrative Director, info@apti.org