2026 CALL FOR SPEAKERS

The Modern Living: Inside Outdoor Spaces Symposium focuses on residential design and landscape architecture. It aims to provide an interdisciplinary audience of landscape architects, architects, and custom builders with relevant data and innovative tools to work as a team.

In 2026, the Symposium will focus on the following topics as they pertain to Custom Residential projects:

Sustainability
Land Stewardship
Workforce
Technology

Professionals are invited to share their knowledge via a seminar, a panel discussion, a hands-on demonstration (dubbed Learning Lab), or educational tours of nearby Cape Cod sites.

Panels and workshops that involve speakers and themes from multiple perspectives, backgrounds, and sectors are encouraged (e.g., architects, builders, landscape architects, engineers, biologists, horticulturists, etc.).

The intention is education. Proposals must not promote specific companies, products, or proprietary technologies.

All presentations will be submitted by the organizers of the Symposium for AIA or LACES accreditation, if credits do not already exist.

Please, no phone calls or emails. Only online submissions will be considered.

DEADLINE: Friday, August 01, 2025

Speaker Name *

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Additional Speaker 1 (if any)

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Last Name

Additional Speaker 2 (if any)

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Speaker Email *

Speaker Phone *

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Speaker Address *

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Speaker Affiliation *

Speaker Bio *

Limit 300 words

Name of Speech or Topic of Content *

Date(s) Available to Present *

Check all that apply.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Both

Session Type *

Check all that apply.

Local Pre-Symposium Tour

Keynote Speaker

Lecture

Panel

Learning Lab (Hands On Demonstration)

Resolution Workshops (Roundtable Discussions)

What is the Audience Experience Level for your presentation? *

Who is your presentation designed for? *

Check all that apply for PROFESSIONALS in the CUSTOM HOME industry.

Architect

Landscape Architect

Builder

Presentation Abstract/Description *

Maximum 300 Words

How do you tie your presentation content to the Symposium theme? *

List four (4) objectives your audience will learn. *

List presentation requirements *

Audio/Visual; PowerPoint, Microphone, Wipe Erase Board, Outdoor Classroom, etc.

Has this presentation been presented before? (If yes, where and when) *

Provide link to presentation or relevant video(s) (if available)

Please add briefly any info that you think is pertinent to your participation or presentation.

Thank you for your submission. We will contact you if your submission is added to our short list for consideration.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Speakers will be chosen and confirmed only by the Modern Living Symposium Planning Council. If your proposal is accepted, you will be notified via email by September 30, 2025, and you must confirm your participation by October 14, 2025.

The Modern Living Symposium Planning Council reserves the right to combine speakers, presentations, and/or request modifications to help shape the overall program.

With the exception of keynote speakers, presenter expenses, such as travel, per diem, or honoraria, are not covered or paid by the Modern Living Symposium.

All presenters will receive a complimentary two-day conference pass, private on-site accommodation, and conference meals.

Speakers agree to have their session(s) recorded. Select sessions and/or slides may be made available online at modernlivingsymposium.org.

Once the conference program is selected, no speaker substitutions, additions, or changes may be made without the prior written consent of the Modern Living Symposium Planning Council.

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The BSLA is the Massachusetts and Maine chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the first local chapter of ASLA. From Portland to Provincetown, the Berkshires to Bar Harbor to New Bedford to Boston, BSLA connects, convenes, and celebrates landscape architects and the greater design community as we strive to advance the profession of landscape architecture, and support the creation of extraordinary – resilient, equitable, beautiful – environments throughout the region and the world. Today, BSLA includes approximately 200 student members and 500 professional members at every stage of their careers.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.

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