PastForward Virtual Viewing Kit
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE
For those who cannot make it to DC for PastForward, TrustLive is a way for people to attend virtually.
New this year, virtual attendees will be able to participate in part of the 2015 PastForward Diversity
Summit.
The Virtual Viewing Kit provides virtual attendees with the resources to not only attend, but participate
in the discussions with others around the country, and world.
What’s included in this kit:
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Content Overview – Title with description, date and time, and participant information (pg. 1)
Logistics – General information about live-streaming (pg. 3)
Engage – Ways to spread the word about your participation in TrustLive (pg. 3)
Join – Ways to use social media to participate in TrustLive (pg. 4)
Official Hashtags and Handles (pg. 4)
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING: CONTENT OVERVIEW
All times are Eastern Standard Time
TrustLive Presentations
Marquee presentations including a talk by thought leaders and new voices followed by a TalkBack
segment with additional topic experts contributing their ideas and experiences and engaging attendees.
preservationFUTURE – Wed., Nov. 4, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Plan for the next 50 years, including how preservation changes, adapts and grows to meet the changing
landscape of the movement. Speaker is Stephanie K. Meeks, National Trust for Historic
Preservation. Sponsored by Preservation Leadership Forum.
preservationVOICES – Thurs., Nov. 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Hear from those using place to seek justice, foster inclusivity and tell the full American story. Main
speaker is Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative. Sponsored by the
National Park Service and the Kellogg Foundation
preservationURBAN – Thurs., Nov. 5, 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Explore the tools and solutions that take preservation to scale in our downtown communities. Main
speaker is Mary Rowe, Executive Vice President, Municipal Art Society of New York. Sponsored by The
1772 Foundation.
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preservationINNOVATION – Fri., Nov. 14., 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Learn from Federal Agencies tackling challenges and seeking opportunities on the front lines of
preservation. Main speaker is Marion Mollegen McFadden, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant
Programs, US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sponsored by the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, the General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
2015 PastForward Diversity Summit
Conversation and Executive Panel Discussion on Organizational Leadership and National Partnerships
– Wed., Nov. 4, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Leaders of national organizations representing diverse constituencies will join the preservation
community to discuss ways to work together to engage more people of color, women and the LGBT
community to preserve the places that tell the full American story. Sponsored by the National Park
Service and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture
HOW TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY
Virtual participation during TrustLive and the Diversity Summit Panel is free and all are encouraged to
attend all five programs. We request that participants sign up in advance under “Virtual Attendee” on
www.PastForwardConference.org. TrustLive will be live-streamed directly from the “Virtual Attendee”
section of the PastForward website. To live-stream you will need to be connected to the internet via
laptop, tablet, smartphone … any device connected to the internet.
ENGAGE YOUR MEMBERS, PEERS, COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS
Spread the word about your virtual attendance during TrustLive and invite others to attend. Or host a
Virtual Viewing, and lead the discussion and pose questions with your members, peers, colleagues, etc.
You may want to create your own sign up form, in which case we suggest you include a spot where
people include their twitter handle.
SAMPLE EMAIL/E-NEWSLETTER BLURB:
Subject/Title: PastForward Conference: Virtually Attend. Join in the Twitter Discussion.
If you can’t make the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual conference, PastForward, Nov. 36 in Washington, DC, join me as a virtual attendee [http://pastforwardconference.org/virtual-attendee/]
so we can join in the discussions via social media. Live streaming at PastForward is FREE and open to
anyone with an interest in historic preservation.
This year’s live streaming programming will focus on urban strategies, federal innovation, telling a more
inclusive story, and launching a rich discussion about the future.
Follow me on Twitter [enter twitter handle you’ll be using] so we can participate in the dialogues taking
place during PastForward live-streaming, posing questions and commenting live on the action at the
conference in DC.
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Virtually attend one or all of the following:
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TrustLive: preservationFUTURE: Wed., Nov. 4, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
TrustLive: preservationVOICES: Thurs., Nov. 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
TrustLive: preservationURBAN: Thurs., Nov. 5, 2:15 -3:15 p.m.
TrustLive: preservationINNOVATION: Fri., Nov. 6, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
PastForward Diversity Summit: Wed., Nov. 4, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
All times above are Eastern Standard Time.
PastForward is the premier educational and networking event for those in the business of saving places
and live streaming takes place Wed., Nov. 4-Fri., Nov. 6. For more information, visit
www.PastForwardConference.org.
SAMPLE FACEBOOK POST:
I’ll be virtually attending [insert the specific program you’ll viewing along with date and time or just
PastForward 2015 in general]. Join me, along with others around the country and world, as we
participate in the preservation conference online and via social media. Follow me at [enter twitter
handle you’ll be using]. Sign up as a free virtual attendee at www.PastForwardConference.org.
SAMPLE TWEET:
Join the virtual dialogue on [insert the TrustLive you’ll viewing along with date and time] #pastforward
#trustlive www.PastForwardConference.org
Join the (Inter)National Discussion Around TrustLive Topics
People will be live-streaming TrustLive in groups, as well as on their own. We encourage everyone to
join in the discussion, ask questions and share experiences related to the topics with their peers,
colleagues and social networks via Twitter.
OFFICIAL TWITTER HANDLE:
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@SavePlacesLive
OFFICIAL HASHTAGS:
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#PastForward
#TrustLive
#SaveDiversePlaces
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