2025 California Preservation Conference

Building an Inclusive Future | Housing & Heritage

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. 

Interested in Becoming a Conference Sponsor?

Click Here for Benefits & Online Signup

Click Here to Download the Brochure

Annual Sponsors

WJE
Spectra Company
Architectural Resources Group & ARG Conservation
Page & Turnbull
California Office of Historic Preservation
CAW Architects, Inc.
Environmental Science Associates
Evergreene
Historic Resources Group
IS Architecture
Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.
Napa Design Partners
Rainbow Waterproofing & Restoration
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Tef Design
TreanorHL
ZFA Structural Engineers
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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

  • Opening Reception (5/29) at the Julia Morgan-designed Herald Examiner Building, now the Arizona State University California Center Broadway

  • “Ghosts from Preservation Stories Past” (5/29) at the Golden Gopher, following the Opening Reception (capacity limited, register early)

  • Emerging Professionals Mixer (5/30) at Cole’s French Dip – a Los Angeles Monument & Legacy Bar (capacity limited, register early)

  • President’s Circle Reception (5/30) – At the Art Deco wonder of the Oviatt Building

Celebrate the best in California Preservation

  • 2024 California Preservation Awards Reception & Ceremony (5/31) at the Gold and Emerald ballrooms of the Millenium Biltmore Hotel

Conference Registration

  • General conference registration is now open and available by visiting the link here. 
  • If you want to purchase tickets (already registered for the conferenc), then Click Here

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.

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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

You must book by Friday, May 3, 2024 and identify yourself as part of the Group.

Conference Pricing & Ticket Options

Conference Registration

Full registration details and pricing posted by January, 2025!

Conference Tracks

Our conference will include five thematic Tracks:

  1. Planning for the Future
  2. Housing & Heritage
  3. Tech Forward California
  4. The Stories We Tell
  5. Central Valley Visions
Sponsorship
As a Conference Sponsor you will have access to widespread opportunities to promote your products and services to preservation professionals from across the country and internationally. Our reach extends to all 50 states and 14 countries. Sponsorship levels start at $500 for non-profit organizations and $1500 for commercial partners and are available for the California Preservation Conference starting in December 2022. Questions about Sponsorship? Contact us at cpf@californiapreservation.org or call 415.495.0349. 
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. 

Volunteer for the Annual Preservation Conference

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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.

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2024 Conference Details
2023 Conference Details
2022 Online Conference Details
2021 Online Conference Details
2020 Online Conference Details
2019 Palm Springs Conference Details
2018 Palo Alto Conference Details