The Kansas Preservation Alliance hosts an annual preservation conference that brings current issues and topics in preservation to architects, historians, preservationists and any history enthusiast. These conferences count as AIA continuing ed credits.
The 2017 Kansas Preservation Conference
Creating Urban Historic Redevelopment, September 28th and 29th in Wichita, KS
Registration and more information coming this summer.
The 2016 Kansas Preservation Conference
The Preservation Trail, September 28th and 29th in Abilene, KS
The two-day conference will provide tours of Abilene and presentations. Keynote speakers Donovan Rypkema, preservation economist, will speak about The Preservation Trail. Educational sessions will cover a range of topics from experts in the field.
Sessions will include:
-Updates on Historic Preservation Issues in Kansas
-Historic Structure Reports
-Historic Surveys
-Opera Houses of Kansas
-The Preservation Trail
-Interactive Q&A Session
Conference program can be found here
Sessions and starts times information can be found here: 2016-kansas-preservation-conf
Registration for the 2016 Preservation Conference
More information on accomdations in Abilene can he found here
Past Conferences:
– 2012 in Leavenworth, Kansas
– 2013 in Salina, Kansas
– 2014 in Emporia, Kansas