Editor and writer Garland Pollard speaks regularly to conferences, benevolent associations, schools, universities, business groups and historical societies. While he is comfortable addressing subjects including historic preservation, land use, architecture, urban design and branding, he has a number of talks already prepared. Talks and themes available include:

• New theories in tourism development
  
• Launching the new statewide magazine Virginia Living
  
• The preservation of historic brands
• The self-inflicted decline of downtown Richmond
  
• Trends in United States tourism
• The state of historic preservation in Virginia
• Landmarks of modern Richmond/Virginia architecture
• Legacy of Thomas T. Waterman, colonial revival architect
• Urban planning in Richmond, post World War II

In addition to keynote and single speaking engagements, he is a regular panelist for writing, tourism and public relations groups. Recent panelist engagements include Washington Independent Writers, James River Writers Festival, Virginia Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus and College Communicators Association of Virginia.

Contact him about upcoming speaker dates at garlandpollard @ yahoo.com.