Preservation Georgia online, Dec. 10-16, 2007

Preservation Georgia Online December 10-16, 2007 In this issue: State Stewardship Awards Program seeks nominations Statewide press release announces 1,000 tag orders Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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State Stewardship Awards Program seeks nominations
HPD seeks nominations for our annual state stewardship awards program whose purpose is to recognize outstanding leadership and achievement in historic preservation stewardship of state-owned or administered properties.
Nominees must be current state employee(s) who have made significant contributions to the identification, evaluation and preservation of historic properties either owned or otherwise administered by the state or affected by state projects. The nominees' contributions may be local, regional or statewide in scope. Significant contributions may include, but are not limited to: rehabilitation of historic buildings, survey and research, preservation plans, maintenance and upkeep of historic properties, publicity and outreach programs, education and interpretive displays, publications, etc. The focus of the awards is to honor the achievements of state employee(s) in furthering the preservation of Georgia's historic properties.
Applications deadline is February 19, 2008. For more information and to request a nomination form, please contact Karen Anderson-Cordova at Karen.AndersonCordova@dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-6461, or visit our website at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=316
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Statewide press release announces 1,000 tag orders
HPD sent out a statewide press release this week announcing that the 1,000th order had been placed insuring the manufacture of the preservation license plate. The press release is available on our tag Web page at http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=327 Please feel free to us it in your organization's newsletters. You can also see a photo of HPD director Ray Luce with tag supporters from Monticello, Jasper County, where the 1,000th tag order was made. As of December 14, 1,021 tags have been ordered. Thanks again for everyone's support!

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Preservation events calendar
Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals.
Submit your listings to: helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
This week's new listings Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
Nothing new this week.
National and state conferences and meetings (previously listed)Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
2008
January 3-6 - Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America Chicago - www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10096
January 9-11 - 14th Annual Tax Credit Developers Conference - Miami www.novoco.com/events/index.php
January 9-13 - The Public Benefits of Historical Archaeology: Society of Historical Archaeology 2008 Conference - Albuquerque, NM www.sha.org/about/conferences/2008.html
January 12 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - lecture by Charles O. Walker - Jasper - contact Linda Baker at 770-704-6338
January 17-19 - Third International Architectural Paint Research Conference New York - www.aprconference.us
January 26 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Atlanta contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
February 7 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and

the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - St Marys http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
February 7-9 7th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference Washington DC www.newpartners.org
February 28-29 - The Atlantic World and African American Life and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry, 18th to 20th Century - A Symposium - Savannah www.ossabawisland.org.
March 4 Form-Based Development Codes for Cultural Heritage Tourism Districts training workshop - Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Washington, Ga. http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/UserFiles/File/CulturalHeritageOrdinance.pdf or Cindy Eidson at ceidson@dca.state.ga.us or 404-679-3101.
March 12-16- American Society for Environmental History 2008 Annual Meeting "Agents of Change: People, Climate, and Places through Time" - Boise, Idaho www.aseh.net
March 12-14 - Main Street 101 Training and Development Conference Department of Community Affairs Statesboro contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
March 26-30 - Society for American Archaeology 73rd Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada - www.saa.org
March 30-April 2 National Main Streets Conference National Main Street Center Philadelphia, PA http://conference.mainstreet.org
April 10-13 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting: Public Histories of Unity and Division Louisville, KY www.ncph.org
April 23-27 - 2008 Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting - Cincinnati, Ohio - http://www.forum.nthp.org/default.asp
May 7-10 - VAF 2008 Annual Meeting - "In the Garden of the Sun: California`s San Joaquin Valley" - Fresno, CA - http://vernaculararchitectureforum.org
June 21 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Savannah contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us

June 21-24 Georgia Municipal Association's Annual Convention Savannah http://www.gmanet.com/annual_convention/
July 10-13, 2008 - National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 6th biennial forum New Orleans - napc@uga.edu.
July 16-19 Thinking outside the Fox: League of Historic American Theatres 32nd annual meeting Atlanta www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org/
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