Conferences
NATIONAL HERITAGE SUMMIT
Heritage Conservation in Canada: What’s Working? And What Needs to Change?
October 11 – 13, 2012
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
Montréal, Québec
HCF Annual Conference in cooperation with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP|ACECP), Canadian Forum for Public Research on Heritage, and Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage.
Be There, Pitch In and Take Action!
Join us in Montreal as we collectively chart the future of Canada’s heritage conservation sector.
2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a landmark agreement that set national benchmarks for heritage management. What better time to reflect on how far we’ve come as a movement, where we are now, and determine where we need to go. While economic circumstances and government priorities are changing dramatically, built, cultural and natural heritage is being embraced by increasing numbers of Canadians, many of whom do not self-identify as heritage supporters. The National Heritage Summit is an opportunity to take stock, “hit the reset button,” and set priorities for putting heritage on the local, provincial and national agenda.
To improve our ability to build vibrant communities and protect places that matter, we need to capitalize on our collective strength, and foster stronger working relationships with other sectors and new partners. We must also re-establish the social and economic relevance of heritage conservation for a new era and the next generation.
Summit 2012 will blend elements you’ve come to expect from HCF’s annual national conferences – well-crafted learning sessions, ample networking opportunities and special events, street-level workshops and tours– with working sessions that build a priority action plan for the heritage sector. Get inspired and empowered. Come join this nationally important conversation and explore beautiful, historic Montreal.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mark Kingwell is one of Canada's foremost public intellectuals and author of sixteen books, including Concrete Reveries: Consciousness and the City, Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams, and The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age. A contributing editor of Harper's Magazine and a former columnist for Adbusters, the National Post, and the Globe and Mail, his work has been translated into ten languages, and he has lectured to popular and academic audiences around the world. A Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto with research interests in social and political theory, as well as the philosophy of art, architecture and design, Dr. Kingwell's work has explored such questions as the role of empathy in creating social change, social obligation and citizenship in a democratic society, and the ethics and politics of the built environment.
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Our Partners:
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth: Our 2012 Conference Hotel
900 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montréal, QC
H3B 4A5
We have reserved a limited number of discounted hotel rooms at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. Please reserve quickly to take advantage of special rates of $199 + taxes.
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