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Conference, Exhibition, and Tour

November 3, 4 and 5, 2006

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Metropolitan Community College
South Omaha Campus

Register before October 23 and SAVE!

Friday, November 3, 2006 – Opening Reception
Joslyn Castle – 3902 Davenport St.

7 – 10 p.m.

Meet the speakers and exhibitors while viewing one of Omaha's architectural gems.

Reception sponsored by the B. G. Peterson Co., Dundee Bank and the Nebraska State Historical Society

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – Conference
University of Nebraska at Omaha's Milo Bail Student Center at 62nd and Dodge Streets

8:00 a.m. Registration. Exhibits, Bookstore and Tool area open.

9:00 a.m. Bob Yapp, Keynote Address Turning Historic Neighborhoods Around

Nationally known preservation consultant and PBS television host of About Your House with Bob Yapp Imagine families of all income levels living side-by-side as they did when their neighborhoods originally developed; old houses brought back to life with all their visible character; walk able tree lined streets; neighbors having spontaneous porch parties; children safely playing outdoors & the epitome of good design that improves the quality of life. Bob will address these realities while discussing a step-by-step process that can help make historic neighborhoods diverse, friendly, rewarding and safe places to live.

Yapp's visit made possible by a grant from the Charles Evan Hughes Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and funding from the Nebraska Humanities Council.

10:30 – 12:30 – Exhibits and Bookstore and Tool Areas Open.

Lunch Available for Purchase in the Cafeteria

Ask An Expert
John Leeke 10:30 – 11:30
Bob Yapp 11:30 – 12:30
Have a question about restoring your older home and you don't know where to go for help? Ask Bob Yapp and John Leeke. Pick their brains for solutions and resources. No questions? Pull up a chair anyway while we all learn.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Breakout Session 1

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Breakout Session 2

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session 3

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Breakout Session 4

Breakout Sessions sponsored in part by AIA Omaha.

Morning and afternoon breaks sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – Hands-on-workshops
Metropolitan Community College South Omaha Campus Industrial Training Center

Just off Kennedy Freeway at 27 and Q Streets
Intensive hands-on workshops to learn how to fix common old-home problems.

The hands-on workshops are sponsored by Friends of Joslyn Castle through a grant they received from the Mutual of Omaha Foundation.

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – Midtown Neighborhood Tours

1 – 5 p.m. Organized by Landmarks Inc.

Tour Cost $5

Tour sponsored by the Bemis Park and Joslyn Castle Neighborhood Associations through grants from the Omaha Community Foundation's Neighborhood Grant Program provided by the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation.