NATIONAL TRUST
50th Anniversary
CONFERENCE 2023
 

Canada’s heritage conservation movement is transforming itself to meet new needs in society. Are you on board? Advancing decolonization and anti-racism, leading climate action, and supporting the efforts of grassroots organizations, governments, and the private sector and to address socio-economic challenges are front and centre in our communities. At this watershed moment, the heritage sector has the opportunity to accelerate our benefit to society through transformational changes to our mission and practice, based on a shared vision.

 

The National Trust’s 50th anniversary conference is a fitting heritage milestone to seize on lessons from the movement’s many dramatic or gradual transformations over time as a compass for the future. Together, how will we shape the next 50 years, addressing pressing issues like reconciliation, affordable housing, accessibility, climate change, social justice, and economic resiliency? 

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Conference Tracks:

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1. Social-Cultural Reset – Activating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Confronting Exclusion, and Transforming Practice

2. Environmental Reset – Championing Heritage Conservation as Climate Action

3. Economic Reset – Removing Systemic Barriers to Reuse & Empowering Conservation

 

For more detail on conference themes, please see the Call for Presentations

 

Transforming Heritage will bring together 500+ participants from a diverse range of backgrounds – from professionals (emerging and established), craftspeople, and advocates, to developers, planners, heritage site operators, academics, students, and volunteers. The event will feature challenging and inspiring case studies and lessons from heritage practice, communities, and industry, along with productive, goal-setting discussions where conference delegates will refine a shared vision for the future of our work.

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Conference Agreement:

In order to attend the National Trust Conference 2023 (with CAHP and Indigenous Heritage Circle), conference attendees are asked to accept the following terms:​

• Any registration cancellations must be done at least 2 weeks before the conference, on October 12th, 2023 in order to receive a refund on your registration. Cancellations prior to October 12th will be refunded 80%.​​

• The Conference schedule and program are subject to change up until the time of the conference. Conference organizers cannot guarantee any of the presentations that are on the current draft of the schedule.