Preservation Virginia's 25th Annual Conference is entitled Playing for Keeps: Challenges and Benefits of Heritage Stewardship and will be held in Hampton, VA at the Crowne Plaza Hotel with sessions at neighboring historic Fort Monroe. The conference will be September 20-21, 2010. Interactive workshops, breakout sessions, walking tours, and practical case studies are on the agenda.

Topics include: Preserving Our History While Leaving a Legacy of Ideas, Fort Monroe: Overview and Update, Civil War Heritage Preservation, Conflict Resolution for Cultural Resources: Best Practices for Community Engagement, Incorporating Archeology into Property Management Planning, Mowing the Roof: Green Roofs and Historic Structures, Sustainable Stewardship: Greening Historic Buildings, Saving the Recent Past, Archeology for Public Benefit, Caring for Historic Cemeteries and more.