The 4th annual International Preservation Trades Workshop (IPTW 2000) will be
held November 13-15, 2000 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

IPTW 2000 will explore the theme "Convergence: Architecture and Craft"
through demonstrations, presentations and round-table discussions.
Preservation trades people will demonstrate a variety of skills and
traditional crafts as well as the application of new techniques and
technologies in the preservation of historic structures.  Other presentations
will focus on training for the preservation trades and how those engaged in
the preservation trades can work more as a partner with those in the design
professions.  What makes IPTW unique and different from other preservation
conferences is the opportunity to see, and interactively participate in,
actual hands-on demonstrations of preservation crafts and trades.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is hosting IPTW 2000 in
conjunction with the Preservation Trades Network of the Association for
Preservation Technology International.  A local organizing committee has been
working since September to make IPTW 2000 the best such event ever.  The
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will be holding its annual
maintenance conference in conjunction with IPTW 2000.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex offers an exciting new venue for the IPTW.
 With 16 acres under roof and 60 acres of parking, it is one of the largest
exhibition facilities in the east.  The 28,000 square foot Large Arena will
be the home of IPTW 2000 that will provide ample room for the dozens of
demonstrations and presentations as well as many exhibitors of products and
tools of interest to those in the preservation industry.

RV hook-ups are available on site at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and
blocks of rooms have been reserved at several area motels and hotels.  The
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex's location offers excellent accessibility by
car, bus, train or plane.  It is located near exit 23 of interstate 81 and is
just minutes from the Harrisburg Transportation Center which offers Amtrak
train service and Trailways bus service, and is a short drive from the
Harrisburg International Airport.

The opening reception is planned for November 13, 2000 in the rotunda of the
Pennsylvania State Capitol building.  Considered one of the most beautiful
capitol buildings in America, the Pennsylvania Capitol has been undergoing a
series of restoration and preservation projects for the past several years.
Work will be underway on additional projects during the IPTW 2000 and the
reception will include tours of current and past restoration efforts.  An
evening at the Appalachian Brewing Company, a large capacity microbrewery and
full service brew pub in a renovated 1915 warehouse, is planned for November
14 which will include appetizers, a cash bar, tours of the brewing process
and entertainment.  Dinner can also be purchased on your own.

Optional seminars will be offered on November 16, 2000 for those wishing to
extend their stay in central Pennsylvania.  These will include a timber
framing and log repair workshop at Landis Valley Museum near Lancaster,
Pennsylvania and an integrated pest management seminar.

More information on IPTW 2000 will soon be available at their web site at
www.iptw.org.  Or you can contact the Preservation Trades Network, 1323
Shepard Drive, Suite D, Sterling, VA 20164-4428, 703-406-8319, 703-450-0119
(fax), or [log in to unmask] (email).