PAWV Requests Proposals for Presenters for 2020 West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference

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The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) is now accepting proposals for its West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference on April 30 – May 2, 2020.  It will be held in Mercer County and will be split between three locations: Bramwell on Thursday, Princeton on Friday, and Bluefield on Saturday.
 
Conference proposals should fit into at least one of three tracks (download the guidelines for more information):
 

1. Site Development, Revitalization, and Interpretation;
2. Industrial & Labor History Sites and Architecture;
3. Hands-on & Technical Preservation Skills.

 
This is a request for knowledgeable professionals willing to lead one or more of the following:
 

• Keynote & plenary speaker
• Three full-day hands-on historic preservation workshops
• Historic preservation workshop for legal professionals
• Educational walking or driving tours in all three local communities
• Educational sessions
• Roundtable discussions
• Multi-presenter, panel presentations
• Poster session for students and AmeriCorps members

 
For more information on each of these positions, necessary qualifications, and the application process, please see the guidelines (download .MSDOCX).
 
Submit proposals via email to Danielle Parker at [email protected] by 5 pm EST on January 24, 2020.    
 
This RFP does not indicate any promise to follow through and implement any proposals.  We reserve the right to select different trainers for workshops, sessions, etc. We reserve the right to accept late proposals if insufficient or inadequate proposals for all slots are not received by the deadline. We may suggest revisions to your proposals for your consideration.  PAWV staff will organize and direct all events and will have final approval of content.
 
This conference receives Federal funds from the National Park Service as administered by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination departmental Federally Assisted Programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.