The CSLA-OALA Congress Planning Committee will be offering the 2021 Congress via an online platform for the first time in the history of the Congress. We are excited to plan an accessible online program that will offer education, engagement and networking to landscape architects all across the country! Save the travel time and accommodation costs, and still gain all the benefits of this exciting annual event.

This CSLA event is eligible for continuing education credits. Please refer to your component association’s continuing education guides to determine the number of credits that you can obtain via this event.

The theme of the Congress is Nature-Based Solutions: The Green Recovery that Ensures a Great Recoveryand will feature keynote speakers: Martha Schwartz and Maude Barlow.

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
4-5 pm, Official Opening
5-6 pm, Virtual Field Sessions
6-7 pm, College of Fellows Investiture Ceremony
7 pm onwards, Networking Event

Friday, May 28th and Saturday, May 29th, 2021

12-1 pm, Keynote Speaker Martha Schwartz (on Friday) and Maude Barlow (on Saturday)
1-3:15 pm, Educational Sessions
3:15-4pm, Trade Show Visits
4pm, Yoga, break and Urban Canopy Workgroup Session on Champion, Climate-Resilient Trees (on Friday)
5-6pm, Field Sessions
6-7 pm, Awards Events (OALA on Friday and CSLA on Saturday)
7 pm onwards, Networking Events