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Monday, October 13, 2025
6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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6:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-02: Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-02: Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Bob Brzuszek, ASLA
– Mississippi State University
Field Session Leader:
Hans C. Herrmann, ASLA-PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– SHM Architects
Field Session Presenter:
Robert F. Poore, FASLA
– Native Habitats, inc.
Field Session Presenter:
Anne Spafford, ASLA
– Mississippi State University
7:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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MON-FS-03: Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low-Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
7:45 AM - 11:00 AM
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MON-FS-03: Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low-Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader:
Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Toole Design Group
Field Session Leader:
Susannah S. Barton
– Toole Design
Field Session Presenter:
Jennifer Ruley, PE (she/her/hers)
– City of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter:
Allene La Spina (she/her/hers)
– Bike Easy
7:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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MON-FS-04: Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
7:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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MON-FS-04: Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP
– Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Leader:
Amy Norval, ASLA, PLA
– CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter:
Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter:
Amie L. Hebert, NGICP, CPSI
– City of Gretna
Field Session Presenter:
Keith A. Maung-Douglass, PLA
– CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter:
Madason JA Priore
– City of Gretna, LA
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Council of Fellows Business Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Council of Fellows Business Meeting
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-01: Land, Water & Art: Making NOMA’s Sculpture Garden within Historic City Park
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-01: Land, Water & Art: Making NOMA’s Sculpture Garden within Historic City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Lydia Gikas Cook, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Leader:
Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA
– Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Presenter:
Jim Remlin, LEED AP, PE
– Sherwood Design Engineers
Field Session Presenter:
Erin Comeaux
– RNGD Builders, LLC
Field Session Presenter:
Suzanne L. Turner, FASLA
– suzanneturnerassociates; Louisiana State University
Field Session Presenter:
Lee H. Ledbetter, FAIA
– Lee Ledbetter & Associates
8:15 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-05: Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous and Resilient Landscape in City Park
8:15 AM - 2:00 PM
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MON-FS-05: Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous and Resilient Landscape in City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Christian M. Runge, ASLA
– Mithun
Field Session Leader:
Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP
– Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Presenter:
Stephanie A. Aubert
– Louisiana Children's Museum
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A01: Community-Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A01: Community-Centered Design and Planning: Insights from Boston’s Urban Design Initiatives
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker:
Robert Ryan, FASLA
– University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker:
Anne N. Lin, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Grayscale Collaborative
Speaker:
Breeze Outlaw, ASLA (they/them/theirs)
– City of Boston Planning Department
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A02: Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-ecological Amenity
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A02: Flipping the Paradigm: Transforming a Neglected, Contested Landscape into a Social-ecological Amenity
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker:
Janet E. Simpson
– Jefferson County Greenways Foundation
Speaker:
Ingrid M. Kanics, Affil. ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Kanics Inclusive Design Services LLC
Speaker:
Matthew J. Macchietto, ASLA, PLA
– Hoerr Schaudt
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A03: From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A03: From Seed to Design: Enhancing Urban Biodiversity Through Local Networks
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R04-R05
Speaker:
Grant L. Thompson, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– RDG Planning & Design
Speaker:
Deb Hilbert (she/her/hers)
– SUNY-ESF
Speaker:
Suzette Lopane, ASLA, PLA
– Westchester County
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A04: Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A04: Lessons Learned: Cultural Landscapes that Honor African American Heritage and Legacy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker:
Emily R. McCoy, FASLA (she/her/hers)
– Design Workshop
Speaker:
Malcom Davis, AIA
– Perkins + Will
Speaker:
Burchell Pinnock, FAIA
– Baskervill
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A05: Mastering Plant Procurement: Bridging Gaps from Design to Delivery
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R02-R03
Speaker:
Thomas Rainer, ASLA
– Phyto Studio
Speaker:
Ruth Nervig, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)
– SiteWorks
Speaker:
Mary Alice Costich (she/her/hers)
– Kelco Construction,Inc.
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A06: Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A06: Shaping the Future of Landscape Architecture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker:
SADIK C. ARTUNC, FASLA (he/him/his)
– Mississippi State University
Speaker:
FREDERICK R. STEINER, FASLA (he/him/his)
– University of Pennsylvania
Speaker:
Michael Grove, FASLA
– SASAKI
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A07: Landscape Architecture 2040: The New ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
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MON-A07: Landscape Architecture 2040: The New ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Guest Speaker:
Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA (she/her/hers)
– North Carolina State University
Guest Speaker:
Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– LPA Design Studios
Guest Speaker:
Diane J. Allen, FASLA
– UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Guest Speaker:
Mariana Ricker, ASLA, PLA
– SWA Group
Guest Speaker:
Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Biohabitats Inc.
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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MON-DD-01: Nature as Client: Co-creating with More-than-Human Species
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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MON-DD-01: Nature as Client: Co-creating with More-than-Human Species
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 338-339
Speaker:
MaFe Gonzalez, Assoc. ASLA
– BASE Landscape Architecture
Speaker:
Keith Bowers, FASLA, PLA
– Biohabitats, Inc.
Speaker:
Nathaniel Willing, Student Affil. ASLA
– MIG INC
Speaker:
Pamela Martin
– Coastal Carolina University/ RISE Center, a United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development
Speaker:
Britt Gondolfi
– Bioneers
8:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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MON-FS-06: Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
8:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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MON-FS-06: Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Rashida Ferdinand
– Sankofa CDC
Field Session Leader:
Russell Clark, ASLA
– National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
Field Session Presenter:
Robert R. Lange, PhD
– Comite Resources
8:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafitte Greenway
8:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafitte Greenway
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Jason Neville
– Lafitte Greenway Partnership
Field Session Leader:
Dana N. Brown, FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED AP, GIP, QSM
– Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter:
Mina Seck
– Sprout
Field Session Presenter:
Ryan Mattingly
– Louisiana Green Corps
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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MON-FS-08: Into the Streets—Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans’ French Quarter
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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MON-FS-08: Into the Streets—Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Chris Daemmrich, NOMA (he/him/his)
– Collaborative School of Design
Field Session Leader:
Tanner J. Perrin, ASLA, PLA
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Presenter:
Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Spackman Mossop Michaels
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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MON-FS-09: Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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MON-FS-09: Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader:
Lenora Costa
– Longue Vue House and Gardens
Field Session Leader:
Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA
– Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter:
Stella B. Landis
– Longue Vue House and Gardens
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B01: Beyond Last Century’s Tools: Innovation in Firm and Project Management
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 209-210
Speaker:
Sara Tie
– Connect One Design
Speaker:
Susannah Ross, ASLA
– Agency Landscape + Planning
Speaker:
Maura M. Rockcastle, ASLA
– TEN x TEN
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B02: Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B02: Experiment, Play, Innovate: Fostering Curiosity in Firm Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 211-213
Speaker:
Margaret Plumb, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Design Workshop
Speaker:
Chelsea DeWitt, ASLA
– Plural Studio
Speaker:
Casey L. Nelson, AIA (she/her/hers)
– Lake Flato
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resilience Strategy for Los Angeles
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B03: Heat, Flood, Fire, Drought: Integrated Regional Landscape Resilience Strategy for Los Angeles
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R06-R07
Speaker:
Mia Lehrer, FASLA
– Studio-MLA
Speaker:
Josiah Cain, ASLA
– Design Ecology
Speaker:
Hunter Merritt (he/him/his)
– California State University Sacramento
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room R08-R09
Speaker:
Laura G. Marett, ASLA
– SCAPE
Speaker:
Marissa Cheng, AICP (she/her/hers)
– University of California at Berkeley
Speaker:
Lydia Woltjer, UCB (she/her/hers)
– University of California at Berkeley
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B05: Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B05: Scaling Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Growing, Sustaining a Small Landscape Architecture Firm
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 217-219
Speaker:
Haig Seferian, FASLA
– SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Brad Smith, ASLA
– SDG Landscape Architects
Speaker:
Mark J. Stewart
– Wentworth Strategy Group
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B06: Shape the Future—One Schoolyard at a Time
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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MON-B06: Shape the Future—One Schoolyard at a Time
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 206-207
Speaker:
Julie W. Gawendo, ASLA
– SITELAB urban studio
Speaker:
Danielle Denk, ASLA (she/her/hers)
– Trust for Public Land
Speaker:
Jennifer Santry
– Trust for Public Land
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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President's Lunch, Honors and Awards, Installation of Officers
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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President's Lunch, Honors and Awards, Installation of Officers
Location: Hilton Riverside Grand Ballroom
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