(As a proactive measure against the COVID-19 virus, this event has been postponed until Sept. 18.)

The 2020 East Tennessee Preservation Conference will highlight local preservation stories and strategies and dig deeper into preservation topics using the places of East Knoxville as the foundation for conversations. The keynote speaker will be Ethiel Garlington of the Historic Macon Foundation in Macon, Georgia. Attendees include preservation professionals, architects, planners, tourism professionals, government and community leaders, economic developers, real estate professionals. The event starts at 8:30 a.m.