Schedule-At-A-Glance

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Schedule is subject to change.

  Sunday, February 22, 2026
8:15 am - 3:45 pm Optional Field Trip: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - Sold Out!
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm  PLA Registration Desk Open at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront (A valid photo ID is required to pick up your badge)
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm  How to PLA! Tips & Tricks for Making the Most of Your Convention and Trade Show Experience (first time attendees and exhibitors are encouraged to attend this event)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm  Opening Reception at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront, Sponsored by Florida National Parks Association and Sticker Pack

  Monday, February 23, 2026
7:30 am - 6:00 pm  PLA Registration Desk Open at the Ocean Center Convention Center
7:30 am - 6:00 pm  Food Concession Stand Open at the Ocean Center (credit/debit cards only)
8:00 am - 8:30 am  Welcome Coffee Sponsored by Deneen Pottery
8:30 am - 9:45 am  Opening General Session - United We Stand: How collaborative conservation is connecting Florida. Mallory Dimmitt, CEO, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation. Sponsored by Western National Parks
9:45 am - 10:00 am  Networking Beverage Break
10:00 am - 11:00 am  Education Session 1 & Buyer Vendor Forum 
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Partnership Award Ceremony. Sponsored by Mount Rushmore Society and Eagle River Designs
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm  Exhibitor Set-up
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm  Lunch Break - On your own  (concessions available - credit/debit card only)
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm  Education Session 2 - Roundtables
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm  Education Session 3
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm  Networking Beverage Break Sponsored by National Parks Conservation Association
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Education Session 4
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm  Thank You Reception (invitation only)

  Tuesday, February 24, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am   Reciprocity RxTM: Mindful Mornings on the Beach with Sydney Williams
8:00 am - 6:30 pm  PLA Registration Desk Open at the Ocean Center Convention Center
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

 Food Concession Stand Open at the Ocean Center (credit/debit cards only)
8:30 am - 9:30 am

 General Session - Leadership Perspectives Amid Change and Shifting Public Lands Priorities. Sponsored by Infinite Giving
 9:30 am - 6:30 pm  Trade Show and Silent Auction Open
 9:30 am - 10:00 am   Networking Beverage Break inside the Exhibit Hall. Sponsored by Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association
 10:30 am - 11:00 am   Sponsored Session: More Than Marketing Sponsored by Wondery Outdoors
11:00 am - 1:00 pm  Lunch Break (Box lunches for attendees Sponsored by Impact Photographics)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm   Education Session 5
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm  Networking Break inside the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Craters of the Moon Natural History Association
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  Education Session 6
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm   Education Session 7
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm  Trade Show Mixer (bar service - credit/debit cards only) Sponsored by National Geographic

  Wednesday, February 25, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am  Reciprocity RxTM: Mindful Mornings on the Beach with Sydney Williams
8:00 am - 5:30 pm  PLA Registration Desk Open at the Ocean Center Convention Center
8:00 am - 9:00 pm  Food Concession Stand Open at the Ocean Center (credit/debit cards only)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm  Trade Show Open
8:30 am - 12:00 pm  Silent Auction Open
10:30 am - 11:30 am   Education Session 8
11:00 am - 1:00 pm  Lunch Break (Box lunches available for attendees)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm  Education Session 9
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm   Networking Break inside the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Visit Bellevue
 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Exhibitor Tear Down
 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm  Education Session 10
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Closing General Session - Dudley Edmondson. Sponsored by Lantern Press
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

 Public Lands Film Festival
 (bar and snack service available - credit/debit cards only)

  Thursday, February 26, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am  Reciprocity RxTM: Mindful Mornings on the Beach with Sydney Williams
8:00 am - 2:30 pm   Optional Field Trip: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge - Sold Out!
8:30 am - 3:00 pm  Optional Field Trip: Canaveral National Seashore

  Optional

Saturday, February 28 - Monday, March 2, 2026
 Wellness in the Wilderness retreat hosted by Florida National Park Association

  Optional