2025 California Preservation Conference
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, Calif. | May 6 to May 10, 2025
Join your colleagues at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sheraton Grand Sacramento, and other sites across the region for insight, enlightenment, and new innovative ideas to build an inclusive future in the nexus between housing and heritage.
The California Preservation Conference brings more than 600 participants from across the state to learn, network, and share successes. The conference will include over 40 sessions, special events, networking activities, and site tours in and around Sacramento.
Why attend?
- Obtain Continuing Education Units available for all educational programs at no additional cost (CEUs not available for Doors Open events)
- Network with friends and colleagues across the country and internationally in our unique online, interactive events.
- Keep up with the latest research and scholarship in historic preservation, city planning, equity issues, design, archaeology, and architecture.
- Gain unique and unparalleled access to California’s hidden histories and masterworks of design.
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Special Conference Program You Can’t Miss!
Building on History: A Summit for Housing Solutions – Part 2
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | More Details Posted Soon
This summit features speakers representing expertise from architecture and development to government and preservation advocacy. Prepare for a forum marked by insightful dialogue, rigorous debate, and actionable insights to help shape the future of housing in our communities.
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Annual Sponsors
General Details
Your registration includes full access to our interactive conference mobile app.
Heritage conservation and preservation advocacy play a key role in important and pressing societal challenges, including housing, sustainability, community cohesion, and economic development. Through five tracks, and our special focus theme, “Loving Los Angeles,” we will learn why Los Angeles is a preservation power-house and the nation’s leader in adaptive reuse.
- Over 40 in-classroom sessions and off-site tours and mobile workshops
Network with friends and colleagues at special events and mixers
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Opening Reception (5/7)
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Emerging Professionals Mixer
- President’s Circle Reception (5/8)
Celebrate the best in California Preservation
- 2025 California Preservation Awards Reception & Ceremony (5/9) at the California Museum
Conference Registration
- Conference registration will open in January 2025. Details will be posted here as soon as registration goes live.
Continuing Education
All live programs qualify for continuing education units through the AIA, AICP, ASLA and CLG. All attendees can take advantage of our continuing education program at no additional cost. Many sessions qualify for Health, Safety, and Welfare units (HSW). Some sessions will qualify for AICP legal and ethics credits.
For More Information
- Call us at 415-495-0349
- Email at cpf@californiapreservation.org
Hotel Information and Discounted Rates for Conference Attendees
The Conference Hotel is the Sheraton Grand, Sacramento. We have reserved room blocks available at discounted rates for all conference attendees. Room reservations will be required.
Book your group rate for California Preservation Foundation
Event Summary:
California Preservation Foundation
225.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Book your group rate for California Preservation Foundation
Conference Pricing & Ticket Options
Conference Registration
Full registration details and pricing posted by January, 2025!
Conference Tracks
Our conference will include six thematic Tracks:
- Planning for the Future
- Housing & Heritage
- Tech Forward California
- Building Inclusive Preservation Programs
- Central Valley Visions
- Advocacy
Sponsorship
Interested in Becoming a Conference Sponsor?
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Volunteer Application
Volunteers receive complimentary access for the same amount of time they volunteer. A full volunteer information packet is available for download here.
All interested volunteers must submit a volunteer application on the form below.
Past Conference Programs
Interested in Our Past Programs?
Click the year of the program below for all the fun details from the last three years at the CPF Annual Conference.
