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