🍂 FALL AWARDS banquet

  • Event Date: November 5th

  • Location: Des Moines Heritage Center

  • Parking and Location Information: South Lot and East Lot across E. 5th St (signs will be located at appropriate lots during event)

  • CEU / Speaker Info:

    • Michael Grove, FASLA, PLA (Sasaki)

    • This session will explore the importance of climate-responsive and socially equitable design in rural contexts to protect vulnerable populations, reduce environmental risks, and prevent adverse health outcomes while establishing how different toolkits can be used to educate our communities and clients.

    • CEU/HSWs TBA

  • Event Schedule:

    • 4 - 4:45pm: Check-in / Cocktail Hour w/ Hors D’oevres

    • 4:45 - 5pm: President’s Welcome

    • 5 - 5:45pm: Dinner Served

    • 5:45 - 6:45pm: Keynote Speaker

    • 6:45 - 7pm: Break

    • 7 - 7:45pm: Awards Presentation

    • 7:45 - 8pm: Closing Remarks

  • Dinner Menu:

    * Salad and dessert included with plated dinner *

    • Sirloin Steak (Butter Sauce) with Mashed Potatoes and Winter Vegetables

    • Chicken Saltimbocca (Prosciutto & Fontina w/ White Wine Cream Sauce) and Parmesan Couscous

    • Gnocchi Primavera with Sundried Tomato Cream Sauce

We hope you can join us for the 2026 Fall Awards Banquet! For information on awards and registration, please see below.

Register Here!

Registration Closes: October 20th

AWARDS

  • Professional Award Registration/Payment Deadline: Friday, August 28th @ 5pm

  • Student Award Registration/Payment Deadline: Friday, September 4th @ 5pm

  • Award Submission Deadline: Friday, September 4th @ 5pm (Students may send award submissions to Awards@iaasla.org)

  • Award Winners Notified: October 9th

AWARD REGISTRATION + MORE INFO HERE

Upon receiving registration information / payment and after the registration deadline, an email will be sent with your Submission Number and a Google Drive Link where you will submit your project(s).

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