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State Historic Preservation Officers

2026 National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week!

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March 2-5, 2026 | Washington, DC

Monday | Invite-only meetings, Including NCSHPO Annual Meeting

Tuesday | Main programming sessions

Wednesday | Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

Thursday | TBD

REGISTRATION

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EVENT INFORMATION

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  • Program Schedule
  • 2026 Advocacy Week FAQs
  • Advocacy Guide

ONE PAGERS

Available 1-2 weeks prior to AW

Reminder: state coordinators/advocates should plan to print any one-pagers you wish to leave behind in Congressional offices. Upon arrival in DC, Advocacy Week attendees will be given a master copy of the above materials

Questions on this years advocacy? SHPO staff may connect with Christina Hingle at NCSHPO (hingle@ncshpo.org); others should contact Rob Naylor at Preservation Action (rnaylor@preservationaction.org).

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