2026 Joint APS AZNPS Annual Meeting Schedule
Updated 4/8/2026
Schedule subject to change. Check back regularly for updates!
Friday (June 12, 2026)
11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm – Garden Tour by Seth Watkins (see field trips page)
3:30 pm – APS Board Meeting (APS Board members)
5:00 pm – Registration and social hour. Hors d'oeuvres served. (Elks Lodge No. 499, 2101 N. San Franciso St., Flagstaff, AZ)
6:00 pm – Brief APS annual business meeting (Elks Lodge)
6:15 pm – Keynote speaker discussing penstemons of Arizona
7:30 pm – Field trip summary, information for Saturday.
Saturday (June 13, 2026)
7:30-11:30 am – Several field trip options (see field trips page)
12:00 pm – Registration and light refreshements and beverages (coffee, tea, lemonade) served (Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Rd. Flagstaff AZ)
1:00 pm – Oral Presentations (15-30 minutes each)
- Volunteer speakers to date (check back for updates and schedule):
- Frank Reichenberger, Arizona State University
- Mikel Stevens, American Penstemon Society, Retired professor - Brigham Young University
- Stephen Love, American Penstemon Society, Retired professor - University of Idaho
- Conor Flynn and Alexandra Permar, Tucson
- Glenn Rink, Arizona Native Plant Society, Associate Curator - NAU Deaver Herbarium
- Donnie Barnett, co-author of Penstemon of Southeastern Colorado (co-author with his father Don Barnett)
3:00 pm – Break and poster viewing
3:30 pm – Oral Presentations
6:00 pm – Buffet dinner with vegetarian options and beverages (coffee, tea, lemonade). Poster viewing
7:00 pm – After dinner speaker
8:00-11:00 pm – Visit Lowell Observatory and Museum Displays
Sunday (June 14, 2026)
8:00 am – Field trips (see field trips page)
Monday (June 15, 2025)
8:00 am – Optional field trip (see field trips page)
Participants may terminate the Monday field trip at their own convenience