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1874 Episcopal Church Laser Scanned in Belton, Texas
January 2012
A team from the CHC, including Director Robert Warden, Lonnie Champagne, graduate student Angela Mellow, and PhD researchers Carolina Manrique and Alessia Blanca. More information or to support the restoration of the historic church can be found through the 1874Church group.

CHC Director to speak at the 23rd International CIPA Symposium, September 12, 2011
Director Robert Warden will present on the topic of Practical Recording Issues at small and large scales in Maya Archaeology in Belize at the International CIPA Symposium this Monday, September 12, 2011 in Praque, Czech Republic.
Symposium information can be found here.

A Team From the CHC Left This Week to Spend a Week in Belize
Director Robert Warden, Dr. Julie Rogers, and associate Lonnie Champagne left earlier this week to continue the laser scanning and documentation work in Belize.
Check out our previous years' work here.

Images Posted from the CHC's April Trip to San Miguel de Allende
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A CHC team, including Director Robert Warden, Dr. Julie Rogers, Lonnie Champagne, and graduate student Andrew Pipkin traveled to Mexico to begin documentation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Take a look at the project page for more information and images.

La Belle Laser Scanned at Riverside Campus, College Station, Texas
Thursday, June16, 2011
A team from the CHC consisting of Director Robert Warden, Dr. Julie Rogers, Lonnie Champagne, graduate student Meredith Butler and recent graduate Jenny Whisenhunt worked in the hot Texas summer sun to complete the scanning. The subject was La Belle, a French ship which sunk in Matagorda Bay in 1686.
Check out the project page for more information

CHC Team Leaves Today for Alcatraz Island
Monday, June 6, 2011
Director Robert Warden, Dr. Julie Rogers, and long-time associate Lonnie Champagne are heading to San Francisco this evening to begin documentation of the historic prison on Alcatraz Island. Their work will include photographing and laser-scanning the structure.
Check out the project page for more information.

Events

11 Most Endangered Nominations Deadline
Friday, February 17, 2012
The National Trust is preparing its 25th annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, and we need your help. Over the last quarter century, this list has emerged as a powerful tool to save some of our nation’s most important—and threatened—historic places. From New York’s Ellis Island National Monument to Los Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridor in Texas to the Native American traditional cultural properties throughout the Southwest, this list has helped save places that reflect the full richness and diversity of the American story. More information and applications can be found here.

6th Annual Race for Preservation, Historic Savannah Foundation
Savannah, GA
February 25, 2012
The Seacrest Partners Race for Preservation is just around the corner and is the perfect opportunity to see Savannah and the work of Historic Savannah Foundation in action. The 10k (6.2 mile) course winds its way through 5 distinct historic districts and the 5k (3.1 mile) course touches 4 districts and features many streets lined with moss-covered oaks and blooming azaleas. More information can be found here or here.

13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium, Texas A&M Univeristy, College Station, TX
February 24-25, 2012
The Center for Heritage Conservation's 13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium is set for February 24 and 25, 2012 at the Langford Architecture Complex's Preston Geren Auditorium.
Symposium webpage

Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day at Fort Concho, San Angelo, Texas
February 26, 2012
Join the Fort Concho Buffalo Soldier Living History Unit as we celebrate the history and heritage of the African-American Soldiers who served at Fort Concho and other forts across the United States. The event will have education programs and living history demonstrations. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. For more information, please call Paul Cook, Fort Concho Staff, at (325) 657-4440 or visit their website.

ICCROM 4th Training Course on Conservation of Built Heritage, Rome, Italy
March 2-April 22, 2012
The course aims at serving a wide range of conservation practitioners and decision makers by placing technical issues within the broader conservation context in order to link them to planning and management concerns. The first part of the course will consist of an overview of the current practices of defining heritage, evolution of different concepts and key approaches currently used in built heritage conservation. The second part of the course will focus on the planning and management issues pertaining to the conservation decision making process. The third part of the course will focus more closely on technical issues including documentation, conditions assessments and various treatments plus interpretation and public access. A special module on 'Sustainable Development and World Heritage' will be included during the last week of For more information, email: builtheritage2012@iccrom.org

2012 Texas Preservation Summit in Austin
March 22-23, 2012
Get ready for the next Texas Preservation Summit! Preserving Texas' historic and cultural past is a continuous challenge. Taking place every two years, Preservation Texas will host a summit for interested individuals and organizations from across the state. The Preservation Summit is an opportunity to identify issues related to the preservation of the historic built environment, develop strategic approaches and solutions to the issues, and to cultivate partnerships across the state. The Summit is not a conference with presentations and question/answer sessions; it is a dynamic format that is to be inclusive, to promote the exchange of preservation experiences, and is result based.
Summit webpage.

Wood in the 21st Century: Design & Preservation of Contemporary & Historic Architecture MIT, Cambridge, MA; March 24-25, 2012
This important symposium will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Speakers include over 30 noted architects, engineers, conservators, and researchers. Continuing education credits will be available 16 HSW/SD units for the March 24-25 program and 6 additional HSW/SD units for the optional March 26 program (offered at no additional charge to conference attendees). Organized by " Technology & Conservation " MIT Department of Architecture's Building Technology Program " Boston Society of Architects/AIA's Historic Resources Committee For more information, contact Susan E. Schur, Conference Organizer, at Tel: 1-617-623-4488 or by email : ses_tec_con@msn.com.

4th International Congress on Construction History - Call for Abstracts, Paris, France
July 3-7, 2012
We invite researchers from all disciplines concerned with the history of construction - whether they be historians or experts, experienced or young researchers - to submit 20-minute paper abstracts for the 4th International Congress on Construction History. Abstracts are due April 15, 2011.
http://www.icch-paris2012.fr/