Does Designation Work?
Heritage Conservation Symposium, St. Brigids Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa
Hosted by: Heritage Conservation, School of Canadian Studies, Carleton University

Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Registration begins at 8:30am (coffee available)

For information or to register please visit: http://www2.carleton.ca/heritage-conservation-symposium/ or contact thinkheritage@gmail.com
Provisional Agenda
9:00-9:10 Welcome address
9:10-9:30 Keynote speaker

Julian Smith, Executive Director, Willowbank School of Restorative Arts
9:30-10:45 PANEL 1: Designation from Different Viewpoints

Katherine Arkay and Gail McEachern, New Edinburgh Community Alliance
The New Edinburgh HCD Experience: Benefits, Risks and Action Critically Needed

Andrew Jeanes, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Cultural Heritage Designations in Ontario: Plaques to Protection to Planning

10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:0012:15 REPORTS

Katherine Charbonneau, MA Candidate Heritage Conservation programme, Carleton University School of Canadian Studies, Designating a Modern Heritage Conservation District

Mehdi Gafouri, Designation in the Province of Quebec

Dr. Robert Shipley and Kayla Jones, Heritage Resource Centre, University of Waterloo, Case studies from Heritage Conservation Districts Work

12:15-1:30 LUNCH (provided)
1:30-2:45 PANEL 2: Thinking about Heritage Outside the Exterior

John Ward and James Bourdeau, Canadian Conservation Institute, Designation of Heritage Interiors

Douglas Beaton, Louise Fox and Connie Higginson-Murray, The Impact of Designation of the
Diefenbunker, Canadas Cold War Museum and National Historic Site of Canada

Mark Thompson Brandt, MTBA & Associates, Mélange à Quatre: Stick-handling the OP,
Zoning, Design Guidelines and the HCD Plan

Julie Harris, Contentworks, Thinking About Alternatives to Designation: Arctic Cultural Heritage

2:45-3:00 Coffee break

3:00-4:15 PANEL 3: The Limits and Future of Designation

Natalie Bull, Executive Director, Heritage Canada Foundation, Designation Case Studies from Across Canada

Chris Andreae, Senior Built Heritage Specialist, Golder Associates, Provincial Designation and Land Use Planning

Rowena Cooper, Chair, Heritage North Grenville, The Rideau Canal Corridor: Designation Within a World Heritage Site

4:15-4:30 CLOSING REMARKS

Brian Osborne, Professor Emeritus Queens University Adjunct, Carleton and Curtin Universities

4:30-5:30 RECEPTION

For more information and to register please visit our webpage:
http://www2.carleton.ca/heritage-conservation-symposium/

Unfortunately our venue is not universally accessible. Please contact the organisers at thinkheritage@gmail.com and we would be happy to make accommodations.