2025 Conference Sponsors
Annual Sponsors
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.
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
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2026 California Preservation Conference
Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, Calif. | May 6 to May 9, 2026
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 Riverside.
Conference Hotel and Room Rates
The Conference Hotel is the historic Mission Inn. 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
209.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book: Tuesday, April 5th, 2026
General Details
Your registration includes full access to our interactive conference mobile app.
As California faces rapid change, the past offers more than lessons—it offers possibility. Our 50th Annual Conference invites preservationists, planners, architects, advocates, and community leaders to explore how heritage conservation can drive creative, inclusive, and sustainable futures.
Through five interdisciplinary tracks—Reuse & Revitalization, Participation & Engagement, Tools & Technology, History & Heritage, and Preservation Planning & Practice—we’ll uncover bold ideas that expand preservation’s role in solving today’s most pressing challenges. From adaptive reuse and housing innovation to digital documentation, community empowerment, and policy reform, this year’s conference bridges past and future to reimagine what preservation can be—and who it serves.
- Over 40 in-classroom sessions at the Riverside Convention Center
- Discounted hotel room block available at the National Historic Landmark Mission Inn
- Off-site tours and mobile workshops
Network with friends and colleagues at special events and mixers
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Opening Reception at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture (5/6)
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Emerging Professionals Mixer
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President’s Circle Reception (5/7)
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2025 California Preservation Awards Reception & Ceremony (5/8)
Hotel Information and Discounted Rates for Conference Attendees
The Conference Hotel is the historic Mission Inn. 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
209.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book: Tuesday, April 5th, 2026
Conference Pricing & Ticket Options
Conference Registration
Conference Ticket Prices (2025)
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MEMBER Ticket |
Cost |
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Full Package (Includes Opening Reception and Awards Reception) – a 20% savings |
$580 |
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Regular Registration |
$360 |
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Single Day: Thursday Registration Member Rate |
$185 |
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Single Day: Friday Registration |
$185 |
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NON-MEMBER Ticket |
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Full Package (Includes Opening Reception and Awards Reception) – a 20% savings |
$625 |
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Regular Registration |
$390 |
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Single Day: Thursday Registration |
$200 |
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Single Day: Friday Registration |
$200 |
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Tickets for Students/Speakers/Moderators |
Cost |
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Student Registration (ID Required) |
$75 |
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Speakers & Moderators (All Conference Sessions – Special Events not Included) |
$75 |
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Special Events / Tours / Awards Programs |
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Advocacy Day |
Free |
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Housing Summit |
Free |
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Museum of Science and Curiosity / Powerhouse Tour |
$75 |
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California State Library Tour & Alfred Eichler Tour |
$40 |
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California State Parks Collection |
$75 |
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Railyards Tour (Starting Contruction Early May???) |
$40 |
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OPENING RECEPTION California State Railroad Museum |
$125 |
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Emerging Professionals – K Street Bar Crawl |
Free |
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Plenary Session, St Johns Lutheran Church |
Free |
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Planning for the Future: Sacramento Historic Districts Tour |
$40 |
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Building Inclusive Preservation Programs: Japantown to Chinatown Tour |
$40 |
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President’s Circle Reception – Leland Stanford Mansion |
Invite Only |
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R Street Bar Crawl |
Free |
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Housing & Heritage – Blast from the Past – Globe Mills / WAL – ADAPTIVE REUSE |
$75 |
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MOBILE WORKSHOP – Tech Forward California (Bateson Building) |
$40 |
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Preservation Design Awards – California State Museum |
$225 (discounted for conference registrants only) |
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Delta Tour |
$125 |
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Walking Tour of Lavender Library / Lavender Heights + LGBTQ+ Survey |
Free |
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Terra Cotta Tour |
$40 |
Conference Tracks
Our conference will include six thematic Tracks:
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Reuse & Revitalization — Exploring creative solutions for housing, density, and the reuse of historic buildings.
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Participation & Engagement — Strengthening partnerships with communities, advocates, and stakeholders to broaden preservation’s reach
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Tools & Technology — Harnessing new technologies and digital tools that transform how we document, interpret, and protect historic places.
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History & Heritage — Deepening our understanding of the diverse stories, people, and movements that shape California’s built environment.
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Preservation Planning & Practice — Advancing policy, planning, and professional standards to ensure preservation remains a vital part of community development.
Sponsorship
Interested in Becoming a Conference Sponsor?
Click Here for Benefits & Online Signup
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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.
