forwarded from Marion Werkheiser
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I'm writing as a member of the board of the Gas and Preservation 
Partnership (GAPP), a collaboration between the energy industry and the 
historic preservation community to protect historic and cultural sites 
and encourage shale gas development (www.gasandpreservation.org) 
<http://www.gasandpreservation.org/>. We are developing voluntary 
practices with the industry that more effectively balance development 
and preservation concerns in the absence of federal and state 
regulations, and are gearing up for our first annual conference.

I would like to inviteyou to attend our conference at the *Fairmont 
Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA on March 21, 
2014* (http://gasandpreservation.org/events/). Our goals for the meeting 
are to 1) launch efforts to develop model voluntary practices and 
technology that will help companies manage risk and protect significant 
and historic sites, 2) learn from each other about the importance of our 
cultural resources and of energy development and independence, and 3) 
celebrate industry and preservation leaders who have taken creative 
action to address some of these challenges.  The conference will feature 
a keynote address from Rio Tinto about their voluntary efforts to 
balance development and cultural heritage in their projects around the 
world.

We hope to see you on March 21st!  If you have any questions or would 
like more information about the conference, please email Marion 
Werkheiser, at [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Thank you very much.