The Association for Preservation Technology (APT), National Trust for Canada, the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP), and the Indigenous Heritage Circle will join forces in Montreal, Canada in 2024, to present a major international conference on heritage conservation entitled Building Bridges: Connecting Places, Cultures & Practices. The conference will seize upon Montreal’s exceptional blend of history, place, practice, and expertise for a truly inspiring event.

Registration Closed as of October 3

We wish to inform you that registration for the APT - National Trust for Canada Joint Conference Montreal 2024 is now closed, as we have reached capacity. We appreciate the interest in this event and encourage you to participate in other APT and National Trust for Canada programs. Thank you for your understanding.

Conference Website

For general conference information, program, schedule-at-a-glance, field sessions, workshops, and more, see the conference website.

Conference website

Hotel and Conference Venue

The Sheraton Hotel Reservation Block is open, but is nearly full.

Please make sure all hotel reservations are made through the link above or the button below to receive the best room rate. In the past, members have received hotel reservations from third parties. These are NOT authorized by APT and do not provide the negotiated block rates for you or APT.

Sheraton Reservations

To accomodate conference attendees when the Sheraton block is full, a special rate/block has been set up at the NOVOTEL Montreal Centre, a 3-minute walk from the Sheraton.

NOVOTEL Montreal Centre
1180, rue de la Montagne
H3G 1Z1 Montréal, Québec, Canada
novotelmontreal.com

Please call 514-871-2138 directly to the hotel or 866-861-6112 for central reservations. Callers must ask for the APT or National Trust for Canada block to receive the rate.

Please note: A one night non-refundable deposit is taken upon booking.

NOVOTEL Montreal Centre Rate details:

Standard Rooms: one king bed and pull-out couch. $189 s/d
Standard Novation Rooms: two double beds. $199 s/d
Executive Rooms: one king bed only. $224 s/d

Rate is guaranteed until October 11 but not necessarily hotel rooms.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Conference Sponsorship Prospectus available now.

Sponsorship, branding, exhibition, and donation opportunities are still open. Some items are limited. Don't miss your chance to support APT while engaging with our members and conference participants.

Sponsorship Prospectus--en français

Sponsorship Prospectus--English

Abstract Submission Guidelines

In early 2024, professionals and students were invited to propose a presentation abstract per the General and APT Student Abstract Submission Guidelines, respectively. Abstracts addressed the overarching conference theme and fit into one of the five broadly defined tracks below.

CONFERENCE TRACKS

Track 1: From the Drawing Board to the Worksite: Techniques, Materials and Practitioners
Track 2: Historic Structures Meeting Contemporary Requirements
Track 3: Climate Imperative and Historic Buildings and Places
Track 4: Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation
Track 5: Removing Systemic Barriers to Heritage-Led Reuse

Education & Student Program Donors

Thank you to the generous individual and foundation supporters of APT's student education programs at the Montreal conference, including the Preservation Education Technical Committee's Student Design-Build Competition:
The Rast Dumsick Family

Computers and Structures, Inc.	Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.
John G. Cook & Associates, Ltd.	Gretchen Snow
The Timber Framers Guild	Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc.
Vertical Access LLC	Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc.