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WHAT IS APT?

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Membership in APT provides exceptional opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas.

APT members, who hail from more than 30 countries, include preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, developers, educators, historians, landscape architects, students, technicians, and other persons directly involved in the application of methods and materials to maintain, conserve, and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation.

The international, interdisciplinary character of APT - with its outstanding publications, conferences, training courses, awards, student scholarships, regional chapters, and technical committees - makes it the premier worldwide network for anyone involved in the field of historic preservation.

      
APT LA 2009: November 2-6, 2009

Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
Preservation in the City Without Limits
Call for Papers — applications available January 2009
Call for Student Papers — applications available February 2009
Registration information — open for registration May 2009

The Preservation Technology Primer

The Preservation Technology Primer is a new guide to preservation practice with articles of cutting-edge technologies, preservation theory, and innovative solutions from leading international practitioners. The Primer brings together 52 of the best articles that have been published over the past 40 years in the APT Bulletin, the leading technical journal for professionals in historic preservation. This new publication is an important ready reference for those entering the field and provides a much-needed text for preservation-technology courses in academic programs and in training and education programs for crafts and trades.
To order a copy of the Preservation Technology Primer, download the order form now.


    
The Preservation Technology Primer

January 26, 2009
PTN Issues Call for Papers.

PTN is soliciting session proposals for its 3rd International Trades Education Symposium, "Finding Common Ground," scheduled for August 25-29, 2009 in Leadville, CO. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2009. A submission form and the selection criteria are posted at www.iptw.org/ites09-proposal.htm.
 APT Bulletin articles showcase cutting-edge preservation techniques, as well as innovative applications of established restoration technologies. Communiqué, APT's electronic newsletter, enables APT members to exchange preservation information, publicize their news and awards, share project experience with colleagues, post calls for papers, and submit preservation queries to the readership. Click here for the latest available positions posted on apti.org.


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