CONFERENCE AGENDA FEBRUARY 25, 2015 Subject to change CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION UP TO 6.5 CLE CREDIT HOURS (BASED ON A 60-MINUTE CREDIT HOUR) AVAILABLE, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL 2.0 CLE CREDIT HOURS FOR OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE WEBINAR REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE 8:25 am−Welcome William Treanor, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center Paul Edmondson, General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation 8:30 am−Introduction Tom Mayes, Deputy General Counsel, 2013 Rome Prize Recipient Topic: Why Preserve? 9:00 am−Preservation on the Federal Level John Fowler, Executive Director ACHP Topic: National Trends and ACHP Engagement; Rightsizing Betsy Merritt, Deputy General Counsel, NTHP Will Cook, Associate General Counsel, NTHP Topic: The National Trust and Section 106 Advocacy Andrea Ferster, Esq. Topic: Litigating a Section 106 Case from Start to Finish 10:00 am−Preserving America’s Cities Moderator: Tersh Boasberg, Georgetown Law Center Panelists: Peter Byrne, Georgetown Law Center Topic: DC’s Special Merit Exception Mark Silberman, Counsel, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Topic: Enforcement & Demolition by Neglect Ingrid Gould Ellen, NYU Wagner School of Public Policy Topic: Historic Districts and Urban Economics National Preservation Law Conference 1 11:00 am−Break 11:15 am−Preservation Economics and Financial Incentives Tax Credits John Leith-Tetrault, National Trust Community Investment Corporation Topic: Economic Benefits of the National Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Curtis Wilson, Associate Chief Counsel, IRS Topic: Recent IRS Guidance: What it Means to be a “Partner” for Tax Credit Allocation Purposes Preservation Easements Ross Bradford, Sr. Associate General Counsel, NTHP Topic: Recent Easement Challenges Jess Phelps, USDA Office of General Counsel, Natural Resources and Environment Division Topic: Preservation Easements & Historic Religious Architecture 12: 45 pm−Lunch Donovan Rypkema, Principal, PlaceEconomics Topic: Preservation and Economics: Recent Lessons and Recent Challenges 1:45 pm−Legal Framework for Protecting Traditional Cultural Properties Eden Burgess, Cultural Heritage Partners Topic: Shale Gas Development and Cultural Resources Matt Adams, SNR Denton Topic: Using State and Federal Law to Protect Native Hawaiian Burials Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian Topic: TBD 2:45 pm−International Cultural Heritage Moderator: Andrew Potts, U.S. ICOMOS Panelists: Tess Davis, University of Glascow Topic: Auction Houses & the Repatriation of Cultural Property Tom Kline, Andrews Kurth Topic: Resolving Repatriation Claims in the Museum World: Statutes of Limitations and Beyond. Anne-Marie Carstens, Georgetown Law Center Topic: Threats to World Heritage Sites: From Machu Picchu to Syria National Preservation Law Conference 2 3:45 pm−Break 4:00 pm−New Legal Tools for Sustainable Communities Jim Lindberg, Preservation Green Lab Topic: Measuring How the Character of Buildings & Blocks Influence Urban Vitality Ryan Rowberry, Georgia State University College of Law Topic: Historic Preservation and Environmental Change Sara C. Bronin, University of Connecticut School of Law Topic: Regenerative Cities and The Law 5:00 pm−Conclusion Randall Mason, University of Pennsylvania Topic: Challenges Facing Preservation 6:00 pm−Reception National Preservation Law Conference 3 .