Colorado Preservation Inc.
333 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: 303-893-4260
Fax: 303-893-4333  

NEWS RELEASE  
FOR RELEASE November 13, 2006
CPI CONTACT: Ann Pritzlaff, 303-893-4260, apritzlaff@coloradopreservation.org
MEDIA CONTACT: Cary Baird, 303-883-0797, cary.baird@att.net

10th Annual Historic Preservation Conference Scheduled For February ‘07  

Denver (Nov. 13, 2006): Colorado Preservation Inc.’s 10th annual historic preservation conference Saving Places 2007: Planning, Growth and Preservation will take place February 7-9, 2007, at the historic 1770 Sherman Street Event Complex in downtown Denver.  The program features 180 national and regional preservation experts profiling current trends, technologies, programs, and projects that address not just buildings, but landscapes, communities, archaeological resources, and financial and management tools.

Registration information is available at www.coloradopreservation.org, or contact Colorado Preservation at 303-893-4260 or info@coloradopreservation.org.  Continuing education credits are available for realtors and architects. One of the nation’s premiere historic preservation education conferences, the event attracts more than 1,200 attendees from throughout the country and includes the announcement of Colorado’s 2007 Most Endangered Places, Preserve America communities, the Governor’s Award for historic preservation and the Colorado Historical Society’s Stephen Hart awards.

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Colorado Preservation, Inc. was founded in 1984 to promote historic preservation in Colorado by providing information, education, training, expertise and advocacy to Colorado communities. Funded through memberships, private donations, event proceeds and grants, Colorado Preservation, Inc administers Colorado's Most Endangered Places Program, presents the annual Saving Places Conference, hosts the Dana Crawford Awards, , which recognizes excellence in historic preservation, maintains an active presence in the state legislature and conducts surveys of historic areas. Colorado Preservation, Inc. assists in grant administration, project management and undertakes rehabilitation and adaptive use projects that serve as models for preservation statewide.    

The Saving Places conference is funded in part by the State Historical Fund, a program of the Colorado Historical Society, the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado and  other sponsors including federal, state and local agencies, private foundations, corporations and individuals.