2026 SOUTHERN ROOTS CONFERENCE & AWARDS

April 17th

VULCAN PARK + MUSEUM

7 CEUS

TO INCLUDE THE 2026 ALABAMA ASLA AWARDS CEREMONY AT A
MID-DAY LUNCHEON

FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: ASLA.ALCHAPTER@GMAIL.COM

conference schedule

THURSDAY APRIL 16TH

CITYWALK

4-5 PM: SITE TOUR

5-7 PM: WELCOME RECEPTION

FRIDAY APRIL 17TH

VULCAN PARK + MUSEUM

8:30 AM: VISIT WITH VENDORS + BREAKFAST

9 AM: CONFERENCE BEGINS

9:30 AM: KEYNOTE SPEAKER- GRETCHEN WILSON, PLA, LEED AP, WEDG, NATIONAL ASLA PRESIDENT-ELECT
CURRENT TRENDS IN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION

10:30: J. HARVEY COTTEN JR, GARDEN WRITER/DESIGNER/CONSULTANT, HUNTSVILLE, AL
GO NATIVE, BUT HOW DO I GET THERE?

VENDOR BREAK

11:30AM: TAZE FULFORD AND SIMON POWNEY-PROFESSORS, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
AI + DESIGN

VENDOR BREAK

1-2:30 PM: AWARDS CEREMONY + LUNCHEON

VENDOR BREAK

2:30 PM: SCOT DUNCAN, PHD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALABAMA AUDUBON SOCIETY
SOUTHERN RIVERS

3:30 PM: BOB BRZUSEK, PROFESSOR, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
MAKING JOURNEYS: CREATING NOVEL PATHWAY EXPERIENCES

4:30 PM: ROB HOLMES, AUBURN PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR-LANDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN LAB
PRESENTATION FORTHCOMING

VENDOR BREAK

6 PM: CONFERENCE WRAP-UP