

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Great Plains Futures conference
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: The annual Center for Great Plains Studies conference looks to examine the future of the region.About this EventFor 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. As we look to explore the future of the region, keynotes and panels will focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures, re-imagining the rural, Indigenous futures, and demographic change and migration.This conference is meant for a wide audience and welcomes the general public, scholars, students, business owners, community leaders, and lifelong learners.Partners and supporters:E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues, UNL Department of Sociology, UNL Office of Research and Innovation, UNL School of Global Integrative Studies, UNL Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering, UNL Dean of Engineering, UNL School of Natural Resources, Humanities Nebraska, Editor World LLCPresented in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis.Locations:March 31: E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues, Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N 12th St, Lincoln, NE 68508April 1: Nebraska Innovation Campus and the Sheldon Museum of ArtApril 2: Nebraska Innovation Campus and The Ross theaterContact us at cgps@unl.edu with questions.UNL students use code GPstudent at checkout for $25 conference ticket.See the add-ons page to grab a 50th Anniversary T-shirt.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/5fbc9ee0-00df-11f1-afad-03ec0bb94416-rimg-w1200-h303-dcfffefe-gmir.jpg Panel topics:50 years of the Chicano MovementFrom Parallel to Interwoven: Building Interdisciplinary Art and Science CollaborationsImagining Futures Together through Games and ScenariosThe Future of Indigenous Entrepreneurship on the Great PlainsAsian American Histories of Nebraska: Pasts and Presents in ConversationFutures in Rural Health: Digital Apps + Multicultural Humans = Tomorrow's Route to AccessThe Future of Great Plains Regional StudiesJoining Forces: Working across organizations to benefit Nebraska’s Conservation Mentorship NetworkIndigenous Language Futures on the Great PlainsGreat Plains Energy FuturesBeyond the Company Town: Reimagining RuralGovernance and Politics in Nebraska and the Great PlainsCreative Conservation for the FutureGrowing Farmers, Growing CommunityEnvisioning the Future of Indigenous Reconnections to Ancestral Lands: The Walking in the Footsteps ProjectFuturing Methods WorkshopStories from the Rural Past for a Resilient Great Plains FutureMarch 31🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PMShaylyn Romney Garrett at the E.N. Thompson ForumHost: Lied CenterInfo: The Center is teaming up with the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues for the opening keynote. Romney Garrett is a social entrepreneur and coauthor of "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again." Separate free tickets required. https://enthompson.unl.edu/shaylyn-romney-garrett/April 1🕑: 08:00 AMCheck in open, NIC Conference CenterInfo: Check in on the second floor of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMKeynote: Ness Sándoval (open to non registrants)Info: "Demography as an Analytic Lens: Latino Population Growth and the Demographic Transformation of the Midwest." This talk explores how Latino population growth is reshaping the social, economic, and political landscape of the Midwest. By examining historical settlement patterns, contemporary demographic shifts, and projected trends, it highlights how Latindad has become an essential force driving regional transformation.🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent session 1A🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent session 1B🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:30 PMKeynote &amp; lunch: Danielle BoyerInfo: "From Bytes to Bright Futures: Meet the SkoBots." Join Anishinaabe (Sault Tribe) youth robotics inventor Danielle Boyer as she explores how culturally grounded technology can reshape education, empower communities, and revitalize languages. Growing up under the poverty line and witnessing firsthand the barriers to technical education, Danielle created the SkoBots, wearable, personal language-learning robots to teach Anishinaabemowin. Built with affordability, sustainability, and cultural relevance in mind, her robots cost less than $100 to produce and are distributed free to Indigenous youth.🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PMConcurrent session 2A🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PMConcurrent session 2B🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PMConcurrent session 3A🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PMConcurrent session 3B🕑: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PMTeach in with the Otoe-Missouria TribeHost: Sheldon Museum of ArtApril 2🕑: 08:00 AMCheck in open,  NIC Conference CenterInfo: Check in on the second floor of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMKeynote: Neil Linscheid (open to non registrants)Info: "Community Usability: Designing Communities for People (and not the other way around)." What makes a community truly work for the people who live there? Across the Midwest and beyond, communities are moving past simply collecting data about newcomers, residents, and entrepreneurs. They're using that information to fundamentally redesign how their towns and cities function. This talk examines what's working, what's not, and what we can learn from communities that are getting it right.🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent session 4A🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AMConcurrent session 4B🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:30 PMKeynote &amp; lunch: Carol GrahamInfo: "Success in Conservation; Partnering with Producers and Private Landowners." Manitoba Habitat Conservancy (MHC) has been delivering conservation programs on private lands across southern Manitoba for 40 years. Enhancing habitat for species at risk and managing wetlands for waterfowl has required partnerships with producers, landowners, and industry. An emphasis on a collaborative approach has resulted in successful securement, enhancement, and mitigation of wildlife habitats in Manitoba.🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PMConcurrent session 5A🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PMConcurrent session 5B🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PMConcurrent session 6A🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:30 PMConcurrent session 6B🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PMPoster session and closing reception🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PMOptional film with Vision Maker MediaHost: The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts CenterInfo: "Oyate Woyaka" tells the story of the Lakota language history, loss and revitalization. The film touches on the deep history and spirituality of the language, the shocking history that caused Lakota to be on the verge of extinction and the modern efforts being made to bring language back to life and the immense challenges this effort faces.
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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 100, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lincoln
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC)
- **lat**: 40.833254
- **long**: -96.69299459999999
- **full address**: Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC), 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Center for Great Plains Studies (https://allevents.in/org/center-for-great-plains-studies/23598712)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC), 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 25 up to 100 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Center for Great Plains Studies
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, conferences, art, entertainment, workshops, performances, health-wellness, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Great Plains Futures conference ?
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