The league tried this out last year by inviting board members from the 26 neighborhoods it represents, and the conference was such a hit that the league decided to do it again, this time inviting any residents of its member neighborhoods. Best of all, the whole three hours — including lunch — is free.

The point of the conference is simply to inform Oak Cliff residents about issues such as recycling, preservation, etc. in a how-to format. The guest speakers include representatives from Dallas code compliance and police department; someone from Preservation Dallas; Kevin Acosta, the city’s southwest sector liaison, who will discuss community outreach; Eric Griffin, who will discuss Dallas’ newer recycling programs and how each neighborhood can get involved; city plan commissioner James Protho, who will talk about the differences between historic, conservation and overlay districts, and how to decide which one might be right for your neighborhood.

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New this year from Winnetka Heights resident and OOCCL vice president of neighborhoods Vicki Fitzgerald is a session on how to research the history of your home. "Everybody always calls me about their house, so I thought, why don’t I just do it in a seminar?" Fitzgerald tells me.

The conference takes place next Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.