The Annual Conference
The year's centerpiece.
Several days of demonstrations, member presentations, side trips, the SAPFM annual meeting, and the presentation of the Cartouche Award — the fellowship that makes the rest of the year cohere. Location and timing rotate; once known informally as the "mid-year," the Conference now floats — spring, summer, or fall — depending on the host venue and program.
Most Recent
2025 Annual Conference
October 10–13, 2025
Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
Cartouche Recipient: Bess Naylor
View the program →Colonial Williamsburg — Working Wood in the 18th Century
SAPFM has a long association with Colonial Williamsburg's annual Working Wood conference each January. The Society was founded there in 1999, and many SAPFM members attend each year. SAPFM sponsors and supports elements of the program, but Working Wood is run by Colonial Williamsburg — it is no longer the venue for SAPFM's official annual meeting or events.