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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Registration OPEN for 2020 Oregon Heritage Conference!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">2020 Oregon Heritage Conference – Harness the Power of Heritage!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">April 22-24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Corvallis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx">Register Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join us for three days of workshops, tours, sessions, keynotes, and conversations that help conference attendees realize the power of heritage and find ways to harness that power to engage
with their communities! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Who should attend?<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Heritage superheroes (yes, that means you!) working or volunteering in all areas of heritage preservation in Oregon including historic preservation, museums, historical societies, commissions,
main streets, archaeology, historic cemeteries, and more. Whether you want to strengthen your organization, identify tools and resources for your efforts, engage with the community, advocate for support, or create new appreciation for Oregon heritage in its
many forms, you will want to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Conference highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Two Keynote Speakers will inspire us with their stories, methods, and tools that emphasize the value of heritage:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Barbara Minguez Garcia</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> is a World Bank consultant on disaster risk management
and cultural heritage, with a focus on the Resilient Cultural Heritage Program at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. She collaborated in the joint World Bank-UNESCO position paper on
<a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000265981"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Culture in City Reconstruction and Recovery (CURE)</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Trina Michelle Robinson</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> will share the story that she told when touring
the country with The Moth Mainstage: her exploration of her family’s enslaved ancestry, their liberation and migration to Chicago. Her mission is to help people of all backgrounds connect to one another through storytelling, with the hope we can see ourselves
in each other. She will also discuss the research behind her story, how she has processed what she has learned through storytelling and her commitment to raising the voices of marginalized people everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A pre-conference networking event focused on Latinx heritage preservation
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">3 workshops, 7 tours, 2 Keynotes, and 15 sessions providing tools, case studies, and inspiration for those doing heritage preservation
work across the spectrum<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Inspiration from the 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards event!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Film screening opportunity for “Samurai in the Oregon Sky” at the Whiteside Theater<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Conference headquarters is in the brand-new, gorgeous Benton County Historical Society – Corvallis Museum in downtown Corvallis<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/heritageconference.aspx">
Conference website</a> includes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Preliminary schedule<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Preliminary session descriptions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Registration information & instructions (fair warning, registration is a little complicated BUT we have step-by-step instructions for
you)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hotel & venue information<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Early Bird Registration ends March 25 so be sure to register now to get the best rate! There will be a first-come, first-serve scholarship opportunity for those traveling 200 miles or more
for the conference. Contact Kuri Gill for more information, <a href="mailto:kuri.gill@oregon.gov">
kuri.gill@oregon.gov</a> or (503) 986-0685.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have questions about the Conference events or the Heritage Excellence Awards, contact Beth Dehn,
<a href="mailto:beth.dehn@oregon.gov">beth.dehn@oregon.gov</a> or (503) 986-0696.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A big thank you to the 2020 Oregon Heritage Conference & Heritage Excellence Awards Sponsors:
<a href="https://www.grandronde.org/">The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde</a>,
<a href="http://www.ohs.org/">Oregon Historical Society</a>, and <a href="https://restoreoregon.org/">
Restore Oregon</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#595959">Katie Henry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#595959">Heritage Outreach Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#595959">Oregon Heritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#595959">Oregon Main Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#595959">Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT Condensed",sans-serif;color:#595959">(503) 986-0671<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT Condensed",sans-serif;color:#595959">725 Summer St NE, Ste C - Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.oregonheritage.org</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="www.oregonmainstreet.org"><span style="color:blue">www.oregonmainstreet.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage"><span style="color:blue">www.facebook.com/OregonHeritage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://oregonheritage.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon Heritage Exchange Blog</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/Heritage"><span style="color:blue">weekly Heritage News Listserv</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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