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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/Conference.aspx"><span style="color:#2585B2">Oregon Heritage Conference</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, May 4-7, includes workshops, tours,
and breakout sessions that are equal parts innovation and practical advice. </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#444444">The conference's early bird registration rates end this week, so now is the best time to register and assure your spot!
<a href="https://store.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=event.eventMain">https://store.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=event.eventMain</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preliminary descriptions of each session are now available at the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/Conference.aspx">conference website</a>. The conference theme is “16 Going on 20, 50, 100: Reflecting on the Past, Capitolizing on the Present and Building the Future.” The theme highlights several major heritage
anniversaries, including the 20th anniversary of the first meeting of the Oregon Heritage Commission and the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition to conference sessions, there are three pre-conference workshops on May 4 that will be of interest to our main street folks on historic building redevelopment, advocacy, and tourism. People can
attend the workshops concurrently with the conference or separately. Here are descriptions of the workshops:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Developer for a Day</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. In this crash course on adaptive re-use, you are going to roll up your sleeves and take a 7,000 square-foot building on a 40,000-square foot
lot and envision how to turn it into a micro enterprise ecosystem serving low-income entrepreneurs. And while making this plan, you will learn the basics of redevelopment that every jurisdiction needs to know to leverage their existing historic infrastructure
to create stronger towns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Advocacy: Local and Beyond</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. Join this interactive and hands-on workshop to help you build public support, identify priority issues and develop strategies to communicate
effectively. Public officials and veteran advocates will present their experiences and tips about advocacy. You will leave knowing basic things you can do to be an advocate every day and to balance advocacy with nonprofit status. The workshop includes both
morning and afternoon sessions. People may attend one or both portions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Heritage Tourism: Making your organization part of the draw.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This interactive workshop will help you identify the opportunities you have and provide real-life examples of success heritage tourism projects. Representatives from Travel Oregon, Oregon Travel Experience and other
organizations will also give information about heritage programs and grants available to communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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