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Thursday, Oct 26th
1:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Sketch Minneapolis Student Walkabout
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Friday, Oct 27th
9:00am – 10:30am CT
FRI-A06: Drone Technology and Landscape Architecture: Strategies for Integrated Workflows and Climate Action
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101FG
Lead Speaker: Arturo Merino, ASLA – Westwind Landscape Construction/ The University of New Mexico
Speaker: Anthony Fettes, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – University of New Mexico
Friday, Oct 27th
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
FRI-B02: Facing Imposter Syndrome: Providing Mental Health Tools for Practitioners, Students, and Firms
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: Maci Nelson, ASLA (she/her/hers) – The Landscape Nerd Podcast
Speaker: Myron Nelson (he/him/his) – Black Tie Therapy
Friday, Oct 27th
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
FRI-B09: Preservation vs. Resilience at the Tidal Basin: Do We Have to Choose?
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200ABC
Lead Speaker: Sarah W. Astheimer, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Speaker: Eric F. Kramer, FASLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Speaker: Alma L. Du Solier, ASLA – Hood Design Studio
Friday, Oct 27th
1:30pm – 3:00pm CT
FRI-C03: Behind the Curtain: Storytelling and Design Process of Residential Landscapes
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101ABC
Lead Speaker: Mike Albert, FASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.
Speaker: Wanjing Ji, ASLA – Coen+Partners
Speaker: Christopher LaGuardia, FASLA – LaGuardia Design Group
Friday, Oct 27th
1:30pm – 3:00pm CT
FRI-C08: Making the Most of Leftover Land
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200DE
Lead Speaker: Woody Hanson, LEED Green Associate (he/him/his) – SITELAB urban studio
Speaker: Luke Spray – San Francisco Parks Alliance
Speaker: Angela Matt (she/her/hers) – Retired
Friday, Oct 27th
1:30pm – 3:00pm CT
FRI-C09: Reimagining Mentorship for a New Generation
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101FG
Lead Speaker: Jessica Pilon, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – SmithGroup
Speaker: Magdalena A. Aravena, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Studio Siembra
Speaker: Alex Fenech, ASLA – Hitchcock Design Group
Friday, Oct 27th
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
FRI-D02: Creating Culture: Studio Perspectives
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200ABC
Lead Speaker: Tiffany Beamer, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN
Speaker: Benjamin F. Niefield, ASLA – Design Workshop, Inc.
Speaker: Kona A. Gray, FASLA – EDSA, Inc.
Friday, Oct 27th
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
FRI-D03: Decarbonizing Details: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Site Construction
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Lead Speaker: Meg Calkins, FASLA, SITES AP – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Christopher R. Hardy, ASLA, LEED AP – Sasaki
Speaker: Corbett Belcher, ASLA (he/him/his) – CMG
Friday, Oct 27th
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
FRI-D04: Bucking the Trend: Fighting Sameness in Landscape Architectural Aesthetics and Representation
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200DE
Lead Speaker: Steven T. Lee, ASLA (he/him/his) – SWA/Balsley
Speaker: Matthew Gindlesperger, ASLA – Martha Schwartz Partners
Speaker: Donna Bridgeman, ASLA – West 8
Friday, Oct 27th
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
FRI-D08: Capturing the Landscape: Producing Authentic Photographic Narratives
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 3
Lead Speaker: Barrett Doherty, ASLA (he/him/his) – Barrett Doherty Images
Speaker: Naomi Drucker, ASLA – RKLA Studio Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Brooke Dexter (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Friday, Oct 27th
6:00pm – 7:30pm CT
LAMMY's By Invitation Only
Friday, Oct 27th
7:00pm – 10:00pm CT
LAF's 38th Annual Benefit
Location: University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center
Saturday, Oct 28th
9:30am – 6:00pm CT
JobLink Live
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, JobLink Live (EXPO)
Saturday, Oct 28th
9:45am – 10:15am CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Cameron A. Berglund, ASLA – University of Georgia, College of Environment and Design
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Saturday, Oct 28th
10:00am – 3:15pm CT
Portfolio Review at JobLink Live
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, JobLink Live (EXPO)
Saturday, Oct 28th
10:30am – 11:00am CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
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Saturday, Oct 28th
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
SAT-A01: Inside the LA Studio—MnDOT
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Andrea S. Weber, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – MnDOT
Guest Speaker: Carol Zoff, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Transportation
Guest Speaker: Ashley C. Zidon, ASLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – MnDOT
Guest Speaker: April D. Lucas (she/her/hers) – MN DOT
Moderator: Nissa Tupper (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Transportation
Saturday, Oct 28th
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
SAT-A09: Climate Change and the Racialized Landscape: Fighting the Impacts of Racist Policy
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 211CD
Lead Speaker: Charles A. Cross, ASLA (he/him/his) – Detroit Collaborative Design Center, School of Architecture and Community Development, University of Detroit Mercy
Speaker: Stephanie I. Onwenu, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
Saturday, Oct 28th
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Carlos Flores, ASLA – National Park Service
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Saturday, Oct 28th
1:15pm – 1:45pm CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
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Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B01: Inside the LA Studio—Coen+Partners
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Shane Coen, FASLA – Coen+Partners
Guest Speaker: McKenzie Wilhelm, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Guest Speaker: Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Coen+Partners
Moderator: Doretta Bevilacqua Gilkes (she/her/hers) – Foster+Partners
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B02: The Overlooked Role of Residential Landscapes in Addressing the Biodiversity Loss Crisis
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 3
Lead Speaker: Christopher Ramage, Associate ASLA (he/him/his) – Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC
Speaker: Kat Wyatt, Associate ASLA (she/her/hers) – Living Habitats
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B04: Trickle-Up Research: Inquiry and Curiosity in Design Practice
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101ABC
Lead Speaker: Allyson Mendenhall, FASLA, LEED Green Associate – Sasaki
Speaker: Anya Domlesky, ASLA – SWA Group
Speaker: Rebecca S. Popowsky, ASLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – OLIN
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B06: Recent Progress in Big Data and Landscape Architecture: Applications through Crowd-Sourced Information
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 211AB
Lead Speaker: Bo Zhang, ASLA, LEED AP – Oklahoma State University
Speaker: Jessica E. Fernandez, PhD, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP ND (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Speaker: Xiwei Shen, PhD, ASLA – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B08: Sharing Landscape: Telling the Story of Your Work in the Media
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101HIJ
Lead Speaker: Jack Murphy – The Architect's Newspaper
Speaker: Brooke Dexter (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Speaker: Barrett Doherty, ASLA (he/him/his) – Barrett Doherty Images
Saturday, Oct 28th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: Sydney C. Shea, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Speaker: Greg Donofrio (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Speaker: Ernest L. Lloyd (he/him/his) – A Public History of 35W
Saturday, Oct 28th
3:45pm – 5:00pm CT
SAT-C01: Inside the LA Studio—Kounkuey Design Initiative
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Chelina Odbert, Hon. ASLA (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Guest Speaker: Adriana Carias (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Guest Speaker: Lauren Elachi, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Guest Speaker: Christian Rodriguez – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Moderator: Gina Ford, FASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Saturday, Oct 28th
3:45pm – 5:00pm CT
SAT-C03: Cultivating Climate Justice: New Frameworks for Rural Resilience
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200ABC
Lead Speaker: Forbes Lipschitz, ASLA – The Ohio State University
Speaker: Alison B. Hirsch, ASLA (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California (USC)
Speaker: Thomas Woltz, FASLA – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Saturday, Oct 28th
3:45pm – 5:00pm CT
SAT-C04: Tactical Recreation—Activating Urban Spaces through Recreation
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: Mark W. van der Zalm, ASLA – VDZ+A Landscape Architects
Speaker: Michelle Larigakis, BLA (she/her/hers) – Vancouver Park Board, City of Vancouver
Speaker: Kanten Russell – New Line Skateparks
Saturday, Oct 28th
4:30pm – 6:00pm CT
LABash Block Party
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, EXPO
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Sunday, Oct 29th
9:00am – 10:00am CT
SUN-A01: Grand Junction: Climate-Crisis Resiliency, Stormwater Management, Riparian Corridor Reparation, meets Social Overlay
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: David A. Rubin, FASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Speaker: Philip Tevis – FlatLand Resources, LLC
Speaker: Andy Cook (he/him/his) – City of Westfield
Sunday, Oct 29th
9:00am – 10:00am CT
SUN-A05: A Future of Computational Collaborators: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Landscape Architecture
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101HIJ
Lead Speaker: Bradley Cantrell, ASLA – University of Virginia
Speaker: Adam Mekies, ASLA, PLA – Sherwood Design Engineers
Speaker: Anya Domlesky, ASLA – SWA Group
Sunday, Oct 29th
9:00am – 10:00am CT
SUN-A08: “What Revolution Do You Want To Lead?” And Other Essential Startup Questions
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 211AB
Lead Speaker: Brice Maryman, FASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – MxM Landscape Architecture LLC
Speaker: Ashley Ludwig, ASLA (she/her/hers) – ABLE
Speaker: Lauren Cantrell, ASLA (she/her/hers) – DELINEATOR
Sunday, Oct 29th
9:00am – 10:00am CT
SUN-A09: Democracy is Messy, and Getting Messier....
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 3
Lead Speaker: Charles Neer, ASLA – WRT
Speaker: Allison Schapker, LEED AP – Fairmount Park Conservancy
Speaker: Claire E. Hempel, ASLA, AICP, LEED Green Associate (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.
Sunday, Oct 29th
10:00am – 1:00pm CT
Portfolio Review at JobLink Live
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, JobLink Live (EXPO)
Sunday, Oct 29th
10:00am – 2:00pm CT
JobLink Live
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, JobLink Live (EXPO)
Sunday, Oct 29th
10:15am – 10:45am CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – University of California, Berkeley
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Sunday, Oct 29th
10:15am – 11:15am CT
LL-010: BIM Beyond Buildings - Digital Practice for Landscape Architects
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)
Learning Lab Presenter: Mark Schmieding, FAIA (he/him/his) – DPI
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Sunday, Oct 29th
11:25am – 11:45am CT
TB-001: Exploring Vectorworks' Nomad App: Photogrammetry and Point Cloud Possibilities
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)
Instructor: Tony Kostreski, PLA, ASLA, Prof Member APLD – Vectorworks, Inc.
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Sunday, Oct 29th
11:45am – 12:15pm CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
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Sunday, Oct 29th
12:30pm – 1:15pm CT
Sketch Demo
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, SKETCH! Studio (EXPO)
Instructor: Dean Chambers, ASLA – Lōkahi
Instructor: Christopher Kent, ASLA, LEED AP – PGAdesign
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Sunday, Oct 29th
1:10pm – 1:50pm CT
TB-002: Revit Revealed: How to Transition within Landscape Architecture
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Learning Lab 2 (EXPO)
Instructor: Aaron Maller
Instructor: Lauren Schmidt, PLA, ASLA – Parallax Team
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Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B01: Inside the LA Studio - TenxTen
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Guest Speaker: Ross B. Altheimer, ASLA, FAAR (he/him/his) – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA – TEN x TEN
Guest Speaker: Satoko Muratake, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Ten x Ten
Guest Speaker: Erica J. Christenson, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP (she/her/hers) – TEN x TEN
Moderator: Julie Bargmann, ASLA – Professor Emerita / University of Virginia School of Architecture
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B04: Reconciliation in Practice: Decolonizing Landscape Architecture
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 200ABC
Lead Speaker: Grant Fahlgren (he/him/his) – PFS Studio / Canadian Society Landscape Architects Reconciliation Advisory Committee
Speaker: Michelle J. Delk, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Snohetta
Speaker: Kelty M. McKinnon, ASLA (she/her/hers) – PFS Studio
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B06: Design, Construction, Occupancy, Repeat: the High Line’s Fifteen Years of Development
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101HIJ
Lead Speaker: Isabel Castilla, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Field Operations
Speaker: Patrick Hazari, AIA (he/him/his) – Friends of the High Line
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B07: Find Your Voice: Asian Immigrants Explore the Journey to Design Leadership
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 211CD
Lead Speaker: Wanjing Ji, ASLA – Coen+Partners
Speaker: Han Zhang, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C (she/her/hers) – O2 Design
Speaker: Haemee Han, ASLA – Jaemee Studio
Sunday, Oct 29th
2:00pm – 3:15pm CT
SUN-B08: Alternative Business Ownership Models
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101FG
Lead Speaker: Patricia Algara, ASLA – BASE Landscape Architecture Inc.
Speaker: Cinda Gilliland, ASLA (she/her/hers) – re:public
Speaker: Keith Bowers, FASLA – Biohabitats, Inc.
Sunday, Oct 29th
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
SUN-C02: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academia: Through the Students’ Lens
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101DE
Lead Speaker: Andrea Melissa Manjarrez Dominguez, Student ASLA (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Amira Slocum, Student ASLA (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Kofi M. Boone, FASLA (he/him/his) – NC State University
Sunday, Oct 29th
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
SUN-C03: Gather Here: Reinvigorating Iconic Spaces for Celebration, Protest and Community in Boston
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Auditorium 1
Lead Speaker: Kate Tooke, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Agency Landscape and Planning
Speaker: Cheri Ruane, FASLA (she/her/hers) – Weston & Sampson Design Studio
Speaker: Diana Fernandez, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Boston Planning and Development Agency
Sunday, Oct 29th
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
SUN-C04: Pregnancy, Parenting, and Practice—Let's Talk About It
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101ABC
Lead Speaker: Jennifer Ng, ASLA – Klopfer Martin Design Group
Speaker: Anna Cawrse, ASLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Julie W. Gawendo, ASLA – re:public
Sunday, Oct 29th
3:45pm – 4:45pm CT
SUN-C09: Repositioning Campus Landscapes: Can Engaging Native Nations Promote Social and Environmental Resilience?
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101FG
Lead Speaker: Manisha Kaul, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – Design Workshop, Inc.
Speaker: Jenny L. Davis (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Lauren A. Leighty, ASLA, LEED AP (she/her/hers) – SmithGroup
Monday, Oct 30th
9:00am – 10:30am CT
MON-A01: Time for Action: Advancing Biodiversity through Policy and Practice
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101HIJ
Lead Speaker: Danielle Pieranunzi, SITES AP, LEED AP – Green Business Certification Inc.
Speaker: Keith Bowers, FASLA – Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker: Brandon Hartz, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, SITES AP – General Services Administration (GSA)
Monday, Oct 30th
9:00am – 10:30am CT
MON-A02: When Communities are Patrons of Design
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 101ABC
Lead Speaker: Deb Guenther, FASLA – Mithun
Speaker: Alexa Bush, ASLA (she/her/hers) – The Kresge Foundation
Speaker: Tim Duggan, ASLA – Phronesis