NPPN Fall Convening and National Preservation Easement Summit
Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 18-19, 2025
Register Today for NPPN’s Fall Convening and/or National Preservation Easement Summit!
NPPN Fall Convening
September 18th and 19th
NPPN members will gather at the Fall Convening for meetings, tours and networking events in downtown Milwaukee. It’s the perfect opportunity to reconnect with colleagues from across the country and get the latest information on what’s happening in the field of preservation.
Registration Fee:
$200 – NPPN Members / $250 Non-Members
Register HERE.
National Preservation Easement Summit
September 18th
Organizations that hold preservation easements or would like to start an easement program will hear from national experts and connect with colleagues for a full day of specialized programming.
Registration Fee: $150
Register HERE.
NPPN Fall Convening AND
Preservation Easement Summit Registration
Planning to attend both events?
Registration Fee: $300
Register HERE.
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NPPN Fall Convening Schedule
September 18 – 19
Thursday, September 18th
Downtown Milwaukee Conference Center
161 West Wisconsin Avenue
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Partners Lunch – Featuring Topic Tables
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Affinity Group Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Federal Advocacy Update: The Road Ahead
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Networking Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Tour of 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
National Preservation Award Winner: Journal Square
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Cocktail Supper Reception in the Starlight Room
(3rd Street Market Hall – 275 W. Wisconsin Avenue)
Friday, September 19th
Downtown Milwaukee Conference Center
161 West Wisconsin Avenue
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Gathering & Continental Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – NPPN Meeting
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Education Session: Place Economics
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch – Featuring Topic Tables
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Workforce Development: Preservation Trades – Revolution Workshop
2:20 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Messaging the Current Moment: Making the Case for Your Work
3:45 p.m. -4:15 p.m. – Wrap Up Session
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Happy Hour Meet-Up
*Registration includes two lunches, breakfast, tour &
Cocktail Supper Reception*
More educational session details coming soon!
National Preservation Easement Summit Schedule
September 18th
509 W. Wisconsin Avenue
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – National Trust PastForward Session:
Easements Roundtable – Surviving Extreme Weather Events
Downtown Milwaukee Conference Center
161 West Wisconsin Avenue
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Education Session
-Developing Program Policies & Procedures
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Education Session
-Baseline Development and Monitoring and How They Inform Each Other
-Design Review and Requests for Alterations
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Preservation Easement Summit Lunch – Featuring Topic Tables
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Education Session
-How to Promote and Talk About Your Easement Program
-Legal Hot Points
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Education Session
-Owner Interface and Communications
– Strategies for Addressing Violations
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Networking Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Tour of Journal Square
2024 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award Winner
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Cocktail Supper Reception
(3rd Street Market Hall – 275 W. Wisconsin Avenue)
*Registration includes lunch, tour and Cocktail Supper Reception*
More educational session details coming soon!
Cocktail Supper Reception Guests
Guests of attendees are welcome to attend the Thursday evening Cocktail Supper Reception at 3rd Street Market Hall’s Starlight Room for an additional fee. Subject to availability. Purchase tickets HERE.
Hotel Block
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has reserved a block of rooms September 14 – September 19 for PastForward attendees at the Hilton Milwaukee – 509 W. Wisconsin Avenue. You can request the conference rate for Friday night as well, but it will be subject to availability.
Find more information on conference hotel reservations HERE.
Not a member yet? Learn more about the benefits of NPPN membership and how your organization can become a NPPN member HERE.