The show will be co-located with the Great Neighborhood Sellabration, sponsored by one of the region's most important preservation organizations, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (PRC). Consistent with the objectives of the PRC, whose Sellabration event features historic properties for sale within the city's 15 historic districts, R&R/New Orleans will have as its theme: "Neighborhoods and Downtowns: Revitalization Through Preservation." The highly acclaimed R&R conference program will focus on the economic benefits of cultural tourism that can be derived from preserving historic neighborhoods and commercial centers.

"While most people are familiar with the famous French Quarter, New Orleans offers a wide assortment of historic neighborhoods that provide a veritable 'real life' laboratory for the study of preservation practices. This will be a real draw and benefit for our R&R showgoers," says Restore Media's Managing Director, Ellen Glew. "A visit to the Warehouse District, for example, is the best way for preservation professionals to see the results of adaptive re-use. Here, old cotton warehouses have been converted into lofts, hotels, shops, galleries, restaurants and even an operating glassblowing factory."