2024 Annual Meeting Schedule
All events are included in the meeting registration fee except those marked *Extra Fee
Monday, February 5 |
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| 9:00am to 10:00am | Western Section Executive Board Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00am to 5:30pm | Western Section Executive Board Meeting |
| 1:00pm to 5:30pm | Snake Symposium (Day 1 of 2), *Extra Fee |
| 4:00pm to 6:00pm | Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher Working Group |
| 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Registration Packet Production |
Tuesday, February 6 |
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| 8:00am to 5:00pm | Sonoma County Field Trips, *Extra Fee |
| 8:30am to 5:30pm | Snake Symposium (Day 2 of 2), *Extra Fee |
| 8:00am to 5:00pm | R Workshop, *Extra Fee |
| 3:00pm to 8:00pm | Registration & Help Desk |
| 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Exhibit Hall Setup |
| 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Wildlife Society Certification Application Workshop/Q&A |
| 1:00pm to 8:00pm | Study Lounge |
| 3:00pm to 9:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 4:00pm to 6:00pm | CA Bat Working Group Meeting |
| 4:00pm to 6:00pm | Student Quiz Bowl, Preliminary Rounds |
| 4:00pm to 5:30pm | Chapter Leaders Meeting |
| 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Family Room/Non-Gendered Bathroom |
| 5:00pm to 8:45pm | No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch |
| 6:00pm | Official Meeting Opening |
| 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Welcome Reception with Taco Bar & Wildlife Photo Slideshow, (Food Served 6-7:30pm) |
| 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Diversity Committee Meeting |
| 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Student Quiz Bowl Finals |
| 9:00pm to 11:00pm | Group Games – Make new friends and lasting memories! Join us for an evening of fun and games as students and professionals team together in rousing games of social deduction and charades that will leave everyone in stiches. |
Wednesday, February 7 |
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| 7:00am to 8:00am | Yoga, Stretch & Move! |
| 7:30am to 6:30pm | Registration & Help Desk |
| 8:00am to 9:45am | Breakfast Roundtable -Facilitated by Lisa Fields, Shay Zanetti, Wendy Loeffler & Thea Wang; *Extra Fee |
| 8:00am to 10:00am | Publishing and Peer-Reviewing Scholarly Papers: Process, Pitfalls, and Responsibilities |
| 8:00am to 10:00am | California Fisher Working Group |
| 8:00am to 5:00pm | Speaker Practice Room |
| 8:00am to 10:00am | Poster Setup Hours |
| 8:00am to 7:00pm | Study Lounge |
| 8:00am to 9:00pm | Family Room/Non-Gendered Bathroom |
| 8:30am to 7:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00am to 9:45am | Bird Walk led by the SF Bay Chapter of TWS - Crane Creek (Meet in hotel lobby to carpool) |
| 10:00am to 11:30am | Keynote Address & Dialogue – California’s Estuaries in the Face of Climate Change |
| 10:00am to 7:00pm | Poster Viewing and Judging |
| 11:30am to 1:00pm | Lunch Break, on your own |
| 11:30am to 1:00pm | Retirees Meeting |
| 11:30am to 12:30am | CDFW Sponsored Training - Practical Strategies to Embed Equity in Wildlife Management (Open to All) |
| 12:00pm to 1:00pm | Student Lunch, Offsite (RSVP, Limited Space) https://user.tws-west.org |
| 1:00pm to 5:30pm | Scientific Concurrent Sessions |
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Humboldt Marten Working Group Meeting |
| 1:30pm to 6:30pm | Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard Working Group Meeting |
| 3:00pm to 3:30pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:00pm to 4:30pm | Job Recruiters - Hiring Event |
| 3:10pm to 4:40pm | Info Session: Peace Corps Opportunities |
| 5:30pm to 6:30pm | California Wolf Update - What big population you have! - Kent Laudon, CDFW |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | HSU Alumni Meeting |
| 7:00pm to 9:30pm | Members Banquet & Awards Ceremony, *Extra Fee, Sold Out! |
| 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Wildlife Trivia – After Hours Social! |
Thursday, February 8 |
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| 7:00am to 8:00am | Yoga, Stretch & Move! |
| 7:30am to 7:00pm | Registration & Help Desk |
| 8:00am to 9:00pm | Poster Viewing and Judging |
| 8:00am to 12:00pm | Scientific Concurrent Sessions |
| 8:00am to 9:00pm | Family Room/Non-Gendered Bathroom |
| 8:00am to 7:00pm | Study Lounge |
| 8:30am to 9:30am | Breakout Session: Peace Corps for Mid-Career Professionals and Retirees |
| 9:00am to 12:00pm | Humboldt Marten Recovery Planning, by invite only |
| 9:30am to 8:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:00am to 10:30am | Morning Break |
| 10:30am to 11:30am | Breakout Session: Peace Corps for Students and Early Career Professionals |
| 12:00pm to 1:30pm | Lunch break, on your own |
| 12:00pm to 5:00pm | Speaker Practice Room |
| 12:00pm to 1:30pm | Wildlife Acoustics Lunch & Learn - Turning Sound into Discovery (FREE Lunch, Sign-Up HERE) |
| 12:15pm to 12:45pm | Raffle Drawing! |
| 12:30pm to 1:15pm | TWS-WS Conservation Affairs Committee Meeting |
| 1:30pm to 3:00pm | Plenary Session |
| 3:00pm to 3:30pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:00pm to 4:30pm | Job Recruiters -- Hiring Event |
| 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Sierra Nevada Red Fox Working Group Meeting |
| 3:30pm to 4:30pm | Members Town Hall |
| 3:30pm to 5:30pm | CA Bat Working Group Working Session |
| 4:30pm to 6:00pm | Student/ECP Mixer with Wildlife Professionals- Speed Networking Event |
| 4:30pm to 5:30pm | TWS-WS Professional Development Committee Meeting |
| 4:30pm to 5:30pm | TWS-WS Western Wildlife Committee Meeting |
| 5:00pm to 9:00pm | No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch |
| 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Poster Session Reception & Hors d’oeuvres (Food Served 6-7:30pm) |
| 8:00pm to 9:30pm | Chapter Meetings |
| 9:30pm to 11:30pm | Karaoke – After Hours Social! |
Friday, February 9 |
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| 7:30am to 1:00pm | Registration & Help Desk |
| 7:30am to 11:00am | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00am to 10:30am | Scientific Concurrent Sessions |
| 8:00am to 1:00pm | Study Lounge |
| 8:00am to 11:00am | Family Room/Non-Gendered Bathroom |
| 9:30am to 11:00am | Peace Corps Office Hours |
| 10:30am to 11:00am | Morning Break |
| 11:00am to 12:30pm | Capstone Presentation Kim Stanley Robinson |
| 1:30pm to 3:00pm | Meeting Planning Committee Wrap-Up Lunch (By Invite) |
