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• National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week

  • Start
    03/03/2025
  • End
    03/06/2025
  • Location
    Washington, D.C.

  
  

  March 3-6, 2025
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  As many of you know, each year ACRA hosts CRM Day on the Hill for members. This event is a vital opportunity to meet with members of Congress to discuss issues important to the industry, and we are thrilled to announce a change for 2025!

  In 2025 ACRA will be joining forces with Preservation Action for National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week. Doing our yearly Capitol Hill visits as a part of this event will allow ACRA members to get even more out the the experience – events include in-depth preservation policy trainings and briefings, exciting tours, networking opportunities, and more!

  Registration is available here. Please select "General Registration" under the registration categories.

  A small room block is available at the Royal Sonesta, Capitol Hill at the nightly rate of $309. The room block is expected to fill in advance of the February 5th, 2025 booking deadline. Booking details are available on the registration page.

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• Designing a Mentoring Community/Program For Your Firm

  • When
    03/06/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Google Meet

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  UPDATE: Due to an unexpected change in the presenter's schedule, this session will now be held on March 6 (original date was February 27). If you have registered and can no longer attend on the updated date, please contact us.

  Join us on March 6 for the first of a two part series on effective mentoring programs. This session will focus on establishing a successful mentoring program for your organization and/or improving existing programs you may have in place.

  The goals of this webinar are to:

  • Facilitate a collaborative discussion on how to design a mentoring program tailored to the group’s professional needs.
  • Explore potential mentoring structures (e.g., by experience, specialty, region, or random pairing).
  • Engage participants in reflecting on what will make the program successful and valuable.
  • Encourage consensus-building and shared ownership of the mentoring initiative.

  
  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

  Presenter

  Angela Huntsman, Ph.D.
  Founder/CEO Humanyen
  Humanyen.com

  Angela is a consulting psychologist working in private, public and non-profit sectors developing individuals and teams.  She interviews executives in pre-hire assessments to evaluate fit potential between organization and candidate.

  Angela has published research and taught in university settings, specializing in the area of human motivation.

  
  

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• Being An Effective Mentor

  • When
    03/27/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Google Meet

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  Join us on March 27 for the second of a two part series on effective mentoring programs. This session will focus on being an effective mentor.

  The goals of this webinar are to:

  • Introduce mentoring as an effective tool for professional growth.
  • Equip participants with tools and strategies to be effective mentors.
  • Explore research on the benefits of mentoring in technical fields and community building.
  • Encourage reflection on personal mentoring styles and communication.

  
  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

  Presenter

  Angela Huntsman, Ph.D.
  Founder/CEO Humanyen
  Humanyen.com

  Angela is a consulting psychologist working in private, public and non-profit sectors developing individuals and teams.  She interviews executives in pre-hire assessments to evaluate fit potential between organization and candidate.

  Angela has published research and taught in university settings, specializing in the area of human motivation.

  
  

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• ACRA Webinar: Researching Historic Properties

  • When
    04/10/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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    245

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  “Hey, what can you tell me about this building?” is often a conversation opener when someone finds out you’re an architectural historian. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, it’s a building or an area you already know a lot about. Other times, however, and especially if you’re documenting a building as part of a survey or other documentation, you might be starting from scratch.

  This webinar will give CRM professionals a basis for understanding how to generate a research plan for a property, including questions to think about, likely repositories to use, including nationally available repositories, and types of sources to reference. The session will also cover: 

  • Common traps and pitfalls
  • Historic image use, including Creative Commons Licenses and what they mean
  • Data and bibliography management, including an overview of how to use the web-based bibliography software Zotero. 

  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

  Presenter

  Gretchen Pineo

  Ms. Pineo is a Senior Architectural Historian at the Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL), in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At PAL, she has been involved in training new Associate Architectural Historians in research methods as applicable to CRM projects, and has led Historic Preservation Team department-wide trainings in research methods. Additionally, she is adjunct faculty at the Boston Architectural College, where she teaches Research and Documentation for Historic Preservation.

  
  

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• 2025 ACRA/SAA CRM Expo

  • When
    04/26/2025
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    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Denver, Colorado
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  SAA 90th Annual Meeting
  April 23-27, 2025 • Denver, CO

  The ACRA/SAA CRM Expo is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Registration must be received by January 30, 2025 if you want your firm to be listed in the program. Registrations received after that date will not be listed in the program. There is an option to be placed on a waitlist if one becomes necessary. 

  Cancellations will be accepted until March 1, 2025. After that date no refunds will be provided.

  Contact ACRA Executive Director Amanda Stratton regarding registration.

  
  

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• ACRA Webinar: Defining the Area of Potential Effects

  • When
    06/12/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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    245

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  The Area of Potential Effects (APE) is the foundation of a federal agency’s efforts to identify historic properties in Section 106 review. Learn how APEs vary based on the nature of an undertaking, practice defining a preliminary APE in project scenarios, and explore best practices for documenting APEs.

  This webinar was designed and developed by the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, which is an independent federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.
  

  
  

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• ACRA Webinar: Lasers and Photogrammetry: They’re Not Just Mitigation

  • When
    09/25/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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  Photogrammetry and laser scanning have been present in the field of cultural resource management (CRM) for decades and are leveraged more each year. However, many CRM professionals view photogrammetry and laser scanning as primarily mitigation and, worse yet, just “fancy add-ons.” Such perspectives ignore the benefits these technologies offer during earlier project stages. This webinar examines how digital heritage technologies can benefit a project earlier in its lifecycle and set up later stages for success.

  Attendees will: 

  • Understand how to incorporate scanning technologies throughout a project lifespan
  • Understand how to incorporate scanning technologies in a way that benefits you and your client
  • Understand the limitations of scanning technologies
  • Learn how to market scanning technologies to clients

  
  

  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

  Presenters

  Bryan Herling

  Bryan Herling leads SEARCH’s Digital Heritage services. Mr. Herling has experience with laser scanning and photogrammetry as well as the preparation of 3D models and measured drawings, including drawings for Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation. His undergraduate degree in Anthropology with a minor in Architectural History was completed at Pennsylvania State University in 2012, followed by a master’s degree in Archaeology of Buildings from the University of York in 2014, and a master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Boston Architectural College in 2018.

  Matthew Piscitelli

  Matthew Piscitelli is a Lead Principal Investigator and Marketing Manager at SEARCH as well as a Research Associate at The Field Museum in Chicago. He has over 14 years of experience in archaeology, museum services, and grant administration. Prior to SEARCH, Matthew served as a Program Officer at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. As Program Officer, he oversaw grantmaking in archaeology and advised print, digital, and television teams on the topic. Matthew has led archaeological projects in Peru, Bolivia, Greece, and the U.S. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Archaeology from Boston University in 2007 and both a master’s degree and doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Matthew is both a Registered Professional Archaeologist and a National Geographic explorer.

  
  

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• ACRA Webinar: Cultural Asset Mapping – An Intersectional Research Journey Applying Art, Science, and Technology to Contested Spaces and Places

  • When
    10/23/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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  Cultural Asset Mapping blends traditional knowledge with contemporary insights, providing a framework to reimagine sustainability and resilience. By integrating art, science, and technology through mapmaking, storytelling, and community-engaged design, this approach fosters a more equitable and inclusive mindset in the redevelopment of communities to transform cultural narratives and build resilient futures for communities. 

  Attendees will be introduced to the concept of cultural asset mapping and its role in CRM. The session will cover how technologies like ArcGIS StoryMaps and drones can be used to document and interpret cultural assets.

  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

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  David Senk

  
  

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• ACRA Webinar: Acquisition v. Retention: Strengthening the Firm-Client Relationship

  • When
    10/23/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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  The interactions between a CRM firm and its clients aren’t just one-time business transactions - they are an ongoing relationship that must be established, cultivated, and maintained. CRM firms tend to place far more emphasis on client acquisition rather than on client retention—and this is generally a business mistake. Find out why, and how to extend the “lifetime” of your clients. Learn how to calculate the cost of acquisition, cost of retention, customer lifetime value, and the amount you should be investing in your customers to increase your profitability and value. Learn how to identify at-risk clients before it is too late and learn some things you can do to win back client that do leave your firm.

  Note: This webinar will occur on Eastern Time

  Presenter

  Dr. Christopher Dore

  Dr. Dore is a consultant with Heritage Business International, a social enterprise venture that works to strengthen the value, sustainability, and impact of heritage organizations. While starting his career as an archaeological technician, he has since served as an executive and senior manager at some of the largest heritage and environmental firms in the world. He is one of the few archaeologists holding a Ph.D. and an M.B.A. He is currently the President of the Society for American Archaeology, and had also served as the President of the American Cultural Resources Association and President of the Register of Professional Archaeologists. He teaches students about heritage business management, geospatial technologies, and Maya settlement organization as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona and Simon Fraser University. Dr. Dore is always excited about opportunities, like this ACRA webinar, for increasing the business knowledge of heritage professionals!

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• ACRA Webinar: So You Think You Need a PA?

  • When
    12/11/2025
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GotoWebinar
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  A Programmatic Agreement (PA) can be a powerful tool for agencies and consulting parties to tailor the Section 106 review process for federal property management and statewide assistance programs. Join ACHP staff to learn more about PAs, explore how they are developed and implemented, and practice evaluating the pros and cons of a proposed PA in real-world scenarios.

  This webinar was designed and developed by the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, which is an independent federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.
  

  
  

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