Schedule

Schedule of Events

Monday, January 26
7:30am to 9:00am: Registration, Chalk Hill Foyer
8:30am to 5:30pm: Symposium: Owl versus Owl: The Conundrum of Managing Barred and Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest*, Alexander 1 Ballroom
9:45am to 10:00am: Refreshment Break
Noon to 6:00pm: Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher Working Group, Russian River Valley 2 Ballroom
1:00pm to 5:30pm: Technical Writing Workshop (Day 1 of 2)*, Sonoma Mountain Room
2:45pm to 3:00pm: Refreshment Break
7:00pm to 9:00pm: Registration Packet Production, Marriott Hotel Sonoma Ballroom
Tuesday, January 27
7:00am to 8:30am Registration, Chalk Hill Foyer
8:00am to 2:00pm: Watershed Restoration with Point Blue, Off-site – Meet in Hyatt Lobby (Advance Registration required)  Registration now closed – FULL!
8:30am to 5:30pm: Symposium: Marijuana Cultivation and its Impacts on Wildlife, Habitats, and the Wildlife Profession*, Alexander 1 Ballroom
8:00am to 5:30pm: Symposium: The Amargosa Vole: Emergency Conservation in an Era of Shifting Environmental & Biopolitical Climates*, Alexander 2 Ballroom (Postponed due to low enrollment)
8:30am to 5:30pm: Technical Writing Workshop (Day 2 of 2)*, Sonoma Mountain Room
9:00am to 5:00pm: Working Group: The Amargosa Vole,  Alexander 2 Ballroom
9:45am to 10:00am: Refreshment Break
10:00am to 4:00pm: Western Section Executive Board Meeting (all members welcome and encouraged to attend!), Green Valley Boardroom
1:00pm to 5:00pm: Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Working Group, Russian River Valley 2 Ballroom
2:45pm to 3:00pm: Refreshment Break
4:00pm to 6:00pm: Vendor Hall Setup, Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom
6:00pm to 9:00pm: Official Conference Opening. Registration & Vendor Hall, Chalk Hill Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom
7:00pm to 9:00pm: Welcome Reception/Photo Display/Nacho Bar with No-Host Bar *, Alexander Foyer/Dry Creek Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom (requires ticket or symbol on name badge indicating payment)
Wednesday, January 28
7:00am to 7:00pm: Registration & Vendor Hall, Chalk Hill Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom
7:30am: Breakfast Roundtable: Linking Research on Climate Change to On-the-Ground Management *, Russian River 1 & 2 Ballroom (requires ticket or symbol on name badge indicating payment)
8:00am to 10:00am: CA Fisher Working Group, Dry Creek 1 Ballroom
9:00am to 10:00am: Conservation Affairs Committee Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom
10:00am to 5:00pm: Speaker Practice Room, Green Valley Boardroom Room (get key at Registration)
10:00am to 11:30am: Keynote Address & Dialogue:  Ellie Cohen, President and CEO of Point Blue Conservation Science, Alexander 1 & 2 Ballroom
11:30am to 1:00pm: TWS-WS Retirees Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom (Bring your own lunch)
11:30am to 1:00pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
Noon to 2:00pm: Poster Setup, Russian River 1 & 2 Ballroom
1:00pm to 5:00pm: Concurrent Session:  Mesocarnivore Techniques & Ecology, Alexander 1 Ballroom
1:00pm to 5:00pm: Concurrent Session:  Ecology and Management of Birds, Alexander 2 Ballroom
1:00pm to 5:00pm: Concurrent Session:  Wildlife Techniques
& Wildlife Diseases, Dry Creek 1 & 2 Ballroom
2:00pm to 7:00pm: Poster Viewing & Student Poster Judging, Russian River 1 & 2 Ballroom
2:25pm to 2:40pm: Refreshment Break
3:00pm to 5:00pm: Resume Workshops for Undergrads, Sonoma Mountain Room
5:00pm to 6:00pm: Humboldt State Alumni Reception, Hospitality Suite #123
6:00pm to 7:00pm: No-host Cocktail Reception, Alexander Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom
7:00pm to 10:00pm: Member’s Banquet/Section Awards & Dutch Raffle*, Alexander 1 & 2 Ballroom NEW DATE! (requires ticket or symbol on name badge indicating payment)
Thursday, January 29
7:00am to 8:00pm: Registration & Vendor Hall, Chalk Hill Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballrooms
7:00am to 4:00pm: Poster Viewing & Student Poster Judging, Russian River 1 & 2  Ballroom
7:30am to 8:30am: Professional Development Committee Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom
7:30am to 8:30am: Western Wildlife Meeting, Sonoma Mountain Room
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Ecology and Management of Birds & Landbirds and Forest Management, Alexander 1 Ballroom NEW TIME!
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Ecology and Management of Reptiles and Amphibians, Alexander 2 Ballroom, NEW TIME!
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Ecology and Management of Mammals, Dry Creek 1 & 2 Ballroom, NEW TIME!
9:55am to 10:15am: Refreshment Break
10:00am to Noon: Resume Workshop for Undergrads (Repeat), Sonoma Mountain Room
11:00am to Noon: How Not to Give a Scientific Presentation, Green Valley Boardroom
11:30am to 12:30pm Molecular Ecology Working Group, Hospitality Suite 123
12:30 to 1:30pm: DFW Timber Program Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom
12:30 to 2:00pm: Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 to 2:00pm: DFW Science Institute Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom
2:00pm to 5:00pm: Plenary Session: Advancing Wildlife Conservation through Integration and Alignment in Planning, Alexander 1 & 2 Ballroom NEW TIME!
2:00 to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room, Green Valley Boardroom Room (get key at Registration)
3:30pm to 3:50pm: Refreshment Break
5:00pm to 6:00pm: Annual Member’s Meeting, Member’s Forum & Raffle, Alexander 1 & 2 Ballroom  NEW DATE!
6:00pm to 8:00pm: Poster Reception, Dry Creek Ballroom, Dry Creek Foyer/Alexander Foyer NEW DATE!
8:00pm to 9:30pm: Chapter Meetings –


SF Bay Area – Courtyard Marriott, Sonoma 1 & 2 Ballrooms

Central Coast – Hyatt, Hospitality Suite #123

Hawaii – Hyatt, Alexander Foyer

Nevada – Hyatt, Alexander Foyer

North Coast – Courtyard Marriott, Sonoma 3 Ballroom

Sac-Shasta – Courtyard Marriott, Santa Rosa Room

San Joaquin – Hyatt, Sonoma Mountain Room

So Calif – Hyatt, Green Valley Boardroom

Friday, January 30
7:00am to 12:30pm: Registration & Vendor Hall Open, Chalk Hill Foyer/Alexander 3 & 4 Ballroom
8:00am to 10:00am: Resume Workshop for MS/PhD Students, Sonoma Mountain Room
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Climate Adaptation Strategies & Effects of Drought on Wildlife, Alexander 1 Ballroom
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Collaboration in Support of Wildlife Conservation & Linking Research to Policy and Management, Alexander 2 Ballroom
8:30am to 12:30pm: Concurrent Session:  Grasslands and Wildlife Conservation, Dry Creek 1 & 2 Ballroom
9:55am to 10:15am: Refreshment Break & Silent Auction Closes
10:00am to 11:00am: Job Interview Panel, Russian River Valley 2 Ballroom
10:00am to 12:30pm: Career Fair, Alexander Foyer
10:30am to 12:30pm: Resume Critique w/ Barbara Peters (required appointment), Sonoma Mountain Room
1:00pm to 2:00pm: Annual Meeting Planning Committee Wrap-Up Meeting, Green Valley Boardroom
2:00 pm and on Student Weekend* – (Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes, CA)
Saturday and Sunday January 31 – February 1, 2015
8:00am to 5:00pm each day: Wilderness First Aid * – (Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes, CA) (requires pre-registration) cancelled due to low enrollment
Saturday and Sunday Student Weekend continues* –  (Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes, CA) (Requires pre-registration)

* Requires separate registration fee