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THURS. / July 16
THURS. / July 16
Executive Committee Meeting
Noon - 1:00PMExecutive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Strategic Session
1:00 - 5:00PMExecutive Committee Strategic Session
Interstate Engineering Conference Room
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FRI. / July 17
FRI. / July 17
Exhibitor Setup
7:00 - 9:00AMExhibitor Setup
Registration & Breakfast
7:30 - 9:00AMRegistration & Breakfast
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Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:15AMOpening Remarks
Welcome to NDC ASLA Chapter Conference 2026!
Gordon Lemmel, NDC Chapter PresidentWelcome to NDC ASLA Chapter Conference 2026!
Session 1
9:15 - 10:15AMSession 1
State of ASLA
Speaker: Brad McCauley, ASLA National President(Credits: 1.0)State of ASLA
EXPO Break
10:15 - 10:45AMEXPO Break
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Session 2
10:45 - 11:45AMSession 2
TBD
Speakers: Patty Ressler, Executive Director(Credits: 1.0)TBD
Lunch (Provided)
11:45AM - 12:45PMLunch (Provided)
Session 3
12:45PM - 2:15PMSession 3
Land-Based Peoples, Land-Based Profession
Speakers: Eirik Heikes, Jeremiah Bergstrom, Bobbie Koch(Credits: 1.5)Land-Based Peoples, Land-Based Profession
EXPO Break
2:15 - 3:00PMEXPO Break
Session 4
3:00 - 4:00PMSession 4
Designing for All Ages: Emerging Trends in Inclusive & Intergenerational Play and Recreation
Speaker: Victoria Babb(Credits: 1.0)Designing for All Ages: Emerging Trends in Inclusive & Intergenerational Play and Recreation
Session 5
4:00 - 5:00PMSession 5
Safety as a Design Responsibility
Speakers: Gordon Lemmel(Credits: 1.0)Safety as a Design Responsibility
Chapter Awards
6:30 - 7:30PMPresenters: Gordon Lemmel, Chapter President, Sam Howland, Chapter President-Elect & Brad McCauley, National PresidentChapter Awards
Sat. / July 18
Sat. / July 18
Pastries, Coffer & Buses
7:30 - 8:00AMPastries, Coffer & Buses
Field Trip 1
8:15 - 9:15AMField Trip 1
Where the Prairie Meets the Tropics: A Designer's Walk through Reptile Gardens
Speaker: David Yahne, Curator of Horticulture(Credits: 1.0)Where the Prairie Meets the Tropics: A Designer's Walk through Reptile Gardens
Field Trip 2
9:30 - 10:30AMField Trip 2
Dinosaur Park Accessibility Improvements: Elevating Accessibility at a Historic Icon
Speakers: Matt Fridell, Melissa Petersen & Mike Bender(Credits: 1.0)Dinosaur Park Accessibility Improvements: Elevating Accessibility at a Historic Icon
Field Trip 3
10:45 - 11:45AMField Trip 3
Remembering the Children Memorial
Leaders: Eirik Heikes & Bobbie Koch(Credits: 1.0)Remembering the Children Memorial
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