2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures

Date/Time
3/31/2026 - 4/2/2026
March 31st-April 2; see website for full details
Event Description

March 31-April 2, 2025, Lincoln, NE

For five decades, the Center for Great Plains Studies has elevated the region as a place worthy of study, appreciation, and conservation. For our 50th anniversary, the annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This conference invites us to dream big about the future of people and land in our region. Join us for an interdisciplinary conference featuring keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events in Lincoln, Neb. 
 

Details

Locations:

  • March 31: Shaylyn Romney Garrett at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues
  • April 1-2: Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Dr.

Full schedule coming soon.

NU students will use code GPstudent when registration site is live for $25 conference ticket.

Parking

March 31: Use garage parking downtown like the Que Place or Larson garages.
April 1-2: Conference parking is available in the lot north of Transformation Drive in Zone 9900 and is paid through the Passport Parking app.
 

Location
See conference for details


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