SUMMARY OF SESSIONS:
Cultural Resource Stewardship
Monday, Sept 11 (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm)
C-02b -- Authenticity: Real -- or 'So What?' -- (Continued from Session C-02a); Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 276; Summary: The NPS prides itself on authenticity, but is authenticity all it is cracked up to be? Can a reproduction or an interpretation be just as (or even more) appealing to the public? Are we overly concerned about the wrong thing?
C-06b -- Using Historic Preservation to Promote Urban Vitality -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 40; Summary: This bus tour will include discussions enroute and stops to disembark and see historic places in downtown St. Louis to examine challenges faced by and benefits offered through the presence of the NPS and the use of NPS partnership programs.
C-11r -- Natural/Cultural -- Nature/Human History: Is It All One? -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 280; Summary: Explore various management decisions and philosophies on what has become two separate tracks of resource management -- natural and cultural -- and how we might better manage all resources by converging the two. (Repeated as C-10r)
C-14 -- Places of the Spirit: Can Sacred Sites Survive Our Good Intentions? -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 280; Summary: Historic preservationists must actively consider the possibility that what they do to save a sacred place in the name of historic preservation might have just the opposite effect from the perspective of those who treasure it.
C-17r -- Evolving the National Park: Mutations in the Management Model -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 72; Summary: The Service must become comfortable and adept with, and accommodating of a broad range of management models for places where we have responsibility but not necessarily ownership. (Repeated as C-15r and C-16r)
C-20r -- Sprawl and Local Conservation: Is it Worth Our Time? -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 70; Summary: Can robust, close-to-home preservation, recreation development, and land conservation activities ultimately develop stronger constituencies for national preservation and land and water conservation efforts? (Repeated as C-18r and C-19r)
C-23 -- Collections: We've Supported Them for a Long Time -- But Can We Make Them Work Better for Us? -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 36; Summary: Collections are perhaps the National Park Services most underutilized resources, despite significant public investment in their conservation and management. Should we change that? Can our collections better benefit the parks and the public?
C-24c -- Whose Archeology Is It, Anyway? -- (Continued from Session C-24b); Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 141; Summary: As public stewards of archaeological sites, the National Park Service must better address multiple and often conflicting values that all Americans derive from the archaeological record. How should we do this? Are we listening to the right people?
C-26r -- DNA Technology -- Curse, or Blessing? -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 140; Summary: Led by an ethicist, this session explores the complexities of the issues surrounding human DNA research, particularly as it affects ancient human remains in the United States. (Repeated as C-25r)
C-27r -- How We Learn From Experience -- The Model Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 20; Summary: The NPS Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program is a successful model of joint State/Federal program administration, self examination, and growth. Can other Service programs replicate this success? (Repeated as C-28r)
C-28r -- How We Learn From Experience -- The Model Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 20; Summary: The NPS Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program is a successful model of joint State/Federal program administration, self examination, and growth. Can other Service programs replicate this success? (Repeated as C-27r)
C-31 -- Keep the Torch Burning Bright: Personal Reflections on Cultural Resource Stewardship -- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm; Capacity: 20; Summary: Take time for thoughtful conversation with your colleagues, personal reflection, and journal writing. Join nationally acclaimed writers and peers to examine how we draw inspiration from places, people, and experiences to sustain our energy and leadership.
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