San Francisco, CA (April 9, 2012) – The California Preservation Foundation (CPF) will host its 37th Annual California Preservation Conference – Old Roots, New Growth: Cultivating Communities – May 3-6, 2012, in Oakland.

The California Preservation Conference provides a once-a-year opportunity for professionals and grass-roots community organizers to learn about new and on-going preservation initiatives and activities throughout the state. Participants enjoy an opportunity to network, while sponsors and volunteers benefit from contributing to the success of this not-to-be-missed statewide historic preservation event.

Of special interest to the Alameda community are three local study tours scheduled May 3rd that include Alameda locations. Alameda Theater is featured in a tour called “From Fox to Pfluegar: Golden Age of Theaters”. The Meyers House is included in”Ground-breaking Women at Three Restored East Bay Historic Houses”. “WWII to Present: Reusing Structures of the Past” will be a combination bus, home and walking tour narrated by Dick Rutter at Alameda Naval Air Station. Participants may select either a visit to The Hornet or a wine tasting tour at Rock Wall. All three tours will cost $40 each and registration for the conference is not required.

For more information about the Conference, Study Tours and other events that may be attended by paying individual admission fees, please visit CPF’s website at www.californiapreservation.org or call at (415) 495-0349. Registration is closing soon so it is
recommended that interested individuals take action quickly.

Registration brochure:

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May 17, 2012
6:30 pm

To be held in the grand Art Deco venue

Auctions by the Bay Theater
2700 Saratoga Street
Alameda, California 94501

2 scholarships are available to current AAPS members who will write up sessions they
attend on Thursday, May 3rd for 1 of the following:

• Is Newer Better? Using Substitute Materials in Historic Preservation Projects from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Successful Rehabilitation Tax Credit Applications: Advice and Examples – from 1:30-5:00 p.m.

1 scholarship available for all day Friday May 4th to a current AAPS member who will write up sessions attended which must include:

A. Beginner Preservationist:

1. Preservation 101 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2. Cultural and Ethnic Significance from 2:00-3:30 p.m.

B. Advanced Preservationist – 1 of the following:

1. Tool Shed: Virtual Building Blocks for Historic Preservation from 3:45-5:15 p.m.
2. Pruning a Hospital to Grow Apartments at the Presidio from 3:45-5:15 p.m.
3. Transforming Big Industrial Buildings for 21st Century Uses – 3:45-5:15 p.m.

1 Scholarship available to attend evening event:

• Three Minute Success Stories from 8:00-10:30 p.m.

2 scholarships for all day Saturday, May 5th to a current AAPS member who will write up
sessions attended which must include:

1. New Tools in the Shed: Form Based Codes and Community Character from 10:45-12:15 p.m.
2. What’s Next for Redevelopment Agencies in CA from 10:45-12:15 p.m.
3. Mixed Uses Fabricated for Industrial Sites from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
4. Learning from Viagra: Affecting the Supply and Demand Cycle in Favor of Reuse from 3:45-5:15 p.m.
5. Evaluating Contemporary Additions from 3:45-5:15 p.m.

2 scholarships to current AAPS members who will write up Saturday Mobile Sessions they attend. Mobile Sessions available for scholarship are:

1. Affordable Housing: Successfully Combining HPTC and LIHTC from 9:00-12:15 p.m.
2. Industrial Waterfront Parks: Turning Grit into Green from 9:00-12:15 a.m.
3. Water and Wood as Frenemies from 9:00-12:15 a.m.

Download the application form below and submit by March 16 for priority consideration.
AAPS Scholarship Application Form

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