Our Annual Statewide Conference
PLACES is Washington’s annual statewide conference focused on the continued care of place through historic preservation, placemaking, and economic vitality, brought to you by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. The PLACES Conference allows preservationists, planners, downtown development professionals, and anyone who cares about place to dive deep into creative ideas, build their network, and inspire new solutions.
Save the Date!
PLACES 2025 will be held on October 8-10, 2025! As we bring PLACES to Gig Harbor for the first time ever in collaboration with the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance, we’re excited to feature the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area throughout the conference through:
- Engaging panels and speakers
- Mobile tours featuring inspiring projects throughout Gig Harbor and beyond
- Excellence on Main Awards Celebration
- Networking opportunities with peers and partners
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Revisit the Highlights | PLACES 2024 in Walla Walla
Thank you, Walla Walla, and thanks to all of you who joined us for PLACES 2024! Walla Walla is always a delight (“so nice they named it twice” didn’t come from nowhere, after all), but sharing it with all of you was truly something special—not to mention, it’s not every day that an ice creamery makes a special 40th birthday flavor just for you!
Fortylicious aside, if you’re looking to revisit the highlights of the 2024 conference, you can find the conference program and our photo album below.
Belonging and Accessibility at PLACES
We are dedicated to building a welcoming environment at PLACES! We are making concrete efforts to achieve this, including establishing community norms, detailing physical accessibility elements, and providing an easy maps. Learn more about belonging and accessibility at PLACES 2024 here:
Why “PLACES”?
After over a decade of hosting this conference under the name RevitalizeWA, we’ve decided that it’s time to rebrand. We chose the name “PLACES” to represent the wide array of contexts already included in our learning experiences together. From historic districts to cultural spaces, rural communities to urban neighborhoods, preservationists to entrepreneurs, we’re all here for the same reason—our shared love of places.
Great places don’t just happen, and the PLACES Conference will continue to bring people together every year to learn, explore, and take action together. We commit to continuing to host a unique place-based conference and we know that Walla Walla will be the perfect place to lean into this new name in 2024. See you there!
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