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: | |
| 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
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| 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: | |
| Saturday and Sunday | Student Weekend continues* – (Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes, CA) (Requires pre-registration) |
* Requires separate registration fee