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Annual Conferences

Every year, usually in early May, hundreds of VAF members assemble somewhere on the continent for our annual conference.  We spend at least two days touring the area to learn first-hand about its architectural and landscape heritage.  On Saturday, a juried paper session provides attendees a forum to share their scholarship and field work.  In addition, workshops, board and committee meetings, special events, and excursions create an enjoyable and memorable event. Past meetings have been held throughout North America.

 

Upcoming Conferences

Housing Washington
VAF 2010, Washington DC
May 19-23, 2010

30th annual meeting! Join us in the nation’s capital for two days of in-depth tours that go beyond the usual tourist attractions to explore the urban and suburban neighborhoods of this robust metropolitan region.

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Falmouth, Jamaica houseVAF 2011, Falmouth, Jamaica
May 31-June 5, 2011

Explore creolized Georgians, early timber framing, free black landscapes, architectures of reclamation, historic preservation and the politics of heritage tourism—and the complex interactions among them.

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Recent Past Conferences

Mining Metropolis: An Island in a Stockgrower’s Paradise
VAF 2009, Butte, MT
June 10-13, 2009

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In the Garden of the Sun: California’s San Joaquin Valley
VAF 2008, Fresno CA
May 7-10, 2008

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All Past Conferences

VAF has met for an annual conference every year since 1980.

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