BRIEF SCHEDULE

all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) [GMT-4]

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026  

5:00pm - 6:00 pm EDT

FIRST TIME ATTENDEES WELCOME EVENT

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026    times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) [GMT-4]

1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT	COFFEE CHAT
1:30pm - 1:45pm	CONFERENCE WELCOME : AALA President Sara Schumacher
1:45pm - 2:45pm	PRESENTATION SESSION 1 : Instruction Partnerships
2:45pm - 3:00pm	DIGITAL POSTER 1 + Q&A : Duck Hunt
3:00pm - 3:15pm	break
3:15pm - 4:15pm	PRESENTATION SESSION 2 : Research Methodologies & Scholarship
4:15pm - 4:45pm	DIGITAL POSTER 2 + Q&A : Page to Structured Knowledge
4:45pm - 5:00pm	Pre-lecture preview : Great Diverse Designers Library + Beyond the Built Environment
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm EDT	KEYNOTE TALK : PASCALE SABLAN on the theme of counter|balance  Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP is the Chief Executive Officer of Adjaye Associates’ New York Studio and a globally recognized architect, author, and advocate advancing equity in the built environment. With more than 18 years of experience leading and contributing to award-winning projects around the world, she brings visionary leadership grounded in design excellence and social impact.
6:15pm - 7:00pm EDT	Daily wrap-up and Social Event (Visual Stories + Collage Time)

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026      times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) [GMT-4]

11:00am-11:30am EDT	COFFEE CHAT
11:30am-12:30pm	PANEL : Tactile Approaches to Architecture and Design Education
12:30pm-12:45pm	DIGITAL POSTER 3 + Q&A : Queerscape
12:45pm-1:00pm	break
1:00pm-2:00pm	PRESENTATION SESSION 3 : Visual
2:00pm-2:15pm	DIGITAL POSTER 4 + Q&A : Counterbalancing Speed and Stillness
2:15pm-2:30pm	sponsorship video break
2:30pm-3:30pm	VIRTUAL TOURS - Group 1
3:30pm-4:15pm	Workshop : Architecture On View
4:15pm-5:15pm	DISCUSSION SECTION : Topic-Driven Participatory Chat Sessions [Research ; Collections ; Instruction]
5:15pm-6:00pm	Daily wrap-up and Social Event (Blank Slate: Architecture Edition)

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026   times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) [GMT-4]

10:30am–11:00am EDT	COFFEE CHAT
11:00am–12:15pm	KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: on the theme of counter|balance in architectural archives Saman Quraishi - Archivist + Assistant Professor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Santiago Arboleda Orozco - Archival Coordinator + Museographic Assistant, Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia Katie Pierce Meyer - Head of Architectural Collections at the University of Texas at Austin
12:15pm-12:30pm	DIGITAL POSTER 5 + Q&A : Visualizing Power: Reassessing Colonial Library Architecture and Its Imperial Legacy
12:30pm-2:00pm	PRESENTATION SESSION 4 : Archives
2:00pm-2:15pm	break
2:15pm-3:15pm	PANEL : Collections in Unique Times: The Changing Landscape of Architecture Collection Development
3:15pm-3:30pm	DIGITAL POSTER 6 + Q&A : Alternative Approaches to Materials Libraries
3:30pm-4:15pm	VIRTUAL TOURS - Group 2
4:15pm-4:30pm	CLOSING REMARKS
4:30pm–5:15pm	Closing Social Event (Architecture Mad Libs + Open Chat)