National Conferences of Interest to PPN Members
The calendar on this page provides a quick reference to annual conferences of interest to members. (While we encourage members to attend conferences of interest to them, please note that ASLA cannot fund registration or travel expenses.)
ASLA staff will periodically update the items of a wide-spread interest noted in BOLD, but we need help from PPNs to remain up-to-date with the others. If you have more current information about conference dates/proposal deadlines, please contact the chair of your PPN to update the item(s). If there are additional conferences that you feel should be on this list, please provide information to your PPN chair about these as well.
For schedules and other information about local or regional conferences, contact your ASLA chapter. Please also help keep your chapter's calendar complete and up-to-date by sharing your knowledge of local and regional events of interest to landscape architects.
Link to Event or Sponsor/ 2011
Event Date and Location / Deadline to submit session proposal / 2012
Event Date and Location / Deadline to submit session proposal /
Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation / April 6-9, 2011, Fort Worth, TX
Alternative Renewable Green Energy & Green Industries Conference / April 13-15, 2011, Washington, DC
American Concrete Pavement Association Annual Conference / November 29-December 2, 2011, Indian Wells, CA
American Institute of Architects / May 12-14, 2011, New Orleans, LA
American Planning Association / April 9-13, 2011, Boston, MA
American Public Gardens Association / June 21-25, 2011, Philadelphia, PA / (10-21-10)
American Public Health Association / October 29-Nov 2, Washington, DC
American Road and Transportation Builders Association / October 2-5, 2011, Monterey, CA
American Society for Horticultural Science / September 25-28, 2011, Waikoloa, HI
American Society of Consulting Arborists / November 30-December 3, 2011, Incline Village, NV
American Society of Irrigation Consultants / Series of regional meetings TBA
American Society of Landscape Architects / October 30-November 2, 2011, San Diego, CA / (1-21-11)
American Society of Mining and Reclamation / June 11-16, 2011, Bismarck, ND
American Water Works Association / June 12-16, 2011, Washington, DC / (9-13-10)
Annual Meeting of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America / October 16-19, 2011, San Antonio, TX
Association of Partners for Public Lands / March 5-8, 2012, Las Vegas, NV
Association of Professional Landscape Designers / June 13-17, 2011, Cleveland, OH
Environments for Aging Conference / March 20-22, 2011, Atlanta, GA / (7-1-10)
Center for Healthy Design (Healthcare Design Conference) / November 13-16, 2011, Nashville, TN / (1-21-11)
Congress for New Urbanism / June 1-4, 2011, Madison, WI
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture / March 30-April 2, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
Design Build Institute of America (Design Build for Water/Wastewater) / March 28-30, 2011, Kansas City, MO
Design Build Institute of America (Design Build in Transportation) / March 30-April 1, 2011, Kansas City, MO
Design Build Institute of America Conference and Expo / October 19-21, Orlando, FL
EcoBuild America Conference / December 5-9, 2011, Washington, DC / December 3-7, 2012, Washington, DC
Ecological Society of America / August 7-12, 2011, Austin, TX
Environmental Design Research Association / May 24-29, 2011, Chicago, IL / (10-1-2010)
Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium / August 26-29, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
7th Global Conference: Creative Engagements - Thinking with Children / July 4-6, Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Green Industry and Equipment Expo / October 28-30, 2011, Louisville, KY
Green Infrastructure Conference / TBA
Greening the Heartland Conference / June 20-22, 2011, Cincinnati, OH
Greenprints: Sustainable Communities by Design / March 14-15, 2011, Atlanta, GA
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (Green Roofs and Walls Conference) (Cities Alive) / November 2011 (Dates TBA) Philadelphia, PA
Hardscape North America / October 21-29, 2011, Louisville, KY
Healthcare Design Conference 2011 / November 13-16, 2011, Nashville, TN / (1-21-11)
Healthy Cities Conference / July 28-29, 2011, Noosaville, Australia
Independent Garden Center Show / August 16-18, 2011, Chicago, IL
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) EXPO / November 14-18, 2011, Orlando, FL
International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering / TBA
2011 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation / August 21-25, 2011, Seattle, WA / 1-31-11
International Conference on Sustainable Concrete Pavements / July 8-12, 2011, Quebec, Canada / 4-30-11
International Downtown Association Conference
(IDA Downtown Institute) / September 22-27, 2011, Charlotte, NC
International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference / TBA
International Low Impact Development Conference
(American Society of Civil Engineers) / TBA
International Pool, Spa, and Patio Expo / November (Date TBA), 2011, Las Vegas, NV
International Society of Arboriculture / July 23-27, 2011, Sydney, Australia
4th International Urban Design Conference / September 22-23, 2011, Queensland, Australia / 4-30-11
The Irrigation Association Show / November 6-8, San Diego, CA
Land Trust Alliance: National Land Conservation Conference / October 12-16, 2011, Milwaukee, WI
Lightfair International Conference / May 15-17, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
Livable Cities (International Making Cities Livable Conference) / July 28-29, Noosa, Australia / 2-28-11
Municipal Forestry Institute (Society of Municipal Arborists) / TBA
National Association of Home Builders / February 8-11, 2012, Orlando, FL
NAHB Green Building Conference / May 1-3, 2011, Salt Lake City, UT
National Brownfields Conference / April 3-5, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
National Cohousing Conference / June 15-19, 2011, Washington, DC
National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration / August 1-5, 2011, Baltimore, MD
National Council for Science and the Environment / TBA
National Forest Recreation Association Conference / TBA
National Ground Water Association Conference and Expo / November 29-December 2, 2011, Las Vegas, NV
National Hardware Show / May 10-12, 2011, Las Vegas, NV
National Lawn and Garden Show / June 14-16, 2011, Chicago, IL
Natural Learning Initiative / TBA
National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation / March 16-18, 2011, Washington, DC
National Main Streets Conference / May 20-25, 2011, Des Moines, IA
National Recreation and Parks Association Congress and Exposition / November 1-4, 2011, Atlanta, GA
National Trust for Historic Preservation / October 18-22, 2011, Buffalo, NY / 2-18-11
National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting / April 14-16, 2011, Washington, DC
New Partners for Smart Growth / February 2-4, 2012, San Diego, CA
Partners in Community Forestry National Conference / November 15-17, 2011, Orlando, FL
Perennial Plant Symposium / July 17-22, 2011, Atlanta, GA
Pro Green Expo / TBA
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Green Industry Conference / October 26-28, 2011, Louisville, KY / (12-31-2010)
Public Lands Council Annual Meeting / September 12-15, 2011, Pendleton, OR
Society for College and University Planning / July 23-27, 2011, National Harbor, MD
Society for Conservation GIS / July 16-19, 2011, Big Bear Lake, CA
Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting / July 16-20, 2011, Washington, DC
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting / January 22-26, 2012, Washington, DC
Tree Care Industry Trade Show and Conference / November 3-5, 2011, Hartford, CT
U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites / Mar 4-6, 2011, Florence, Italy
Greenbuild Conference (United States Green Building Council) / October 4-7, Toronto, Canada / 1-14-11
US Composting Council Conference / January 23-26, 2011, Santa Clara, CA / (6-25-10)
United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology / April 3-7, 2011, Portland OR
Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting and Expo / October 26-28, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
Urban Waterfront Center's Annual International Conference / October 27-29, 2011, New York City, NY
Water Conservation and Xeriscape Conference / TBA
WaterSmart Innovations Conference / October 5-7, 2011, Las Vegas, NV / (1-17-11)
World Environmental Water & Resources Congress / May 22-26, 2011, Palm Springs, CA
Yard, Garden, and Patio Show / February 18-20, 2011, Portland, OR