Schedule
| Monday: February 5 | |
| 8:00am to 5:30pm | Extinction or management of owls: the dilemma of the barred owl invasion in California* (Alexander 1) |
| 1:00pm to 9:30pm | Wilderness First Aid with Foster Calm* (Russian River Ballroom) (1-hour dinner break, on your own) |
| 2:00pm to 5:00pm | Registration Packet Production (Sonoma Mountain) New Time! |
| Tuesday: February 6 | |
| 7:00am to 8:00pm | Registration/Office (Sonoma Mountain) |
| 8:00am to 3:00pm | CA Bat Working Group (Alexander 2) |
| 8:00am to 6:00pm | Wilderness First Aid with Foster Calm* (Concludes) (Russian River Ballroom) (One-hour lunch break, on your own) |
| 8:00am to 2:00pm | Watershed Restoration Day with the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation* (Offsite) |
| 8:00am to 2:00pm | Western Section Executive Board Meeting (All members welcome) (Green Valley Boardroom) |
| 8:30am to 5:00pm | 4C’s: Cannabis Culture and Compliance in California * (Alexander 1) |
| Noon to 2:00pm | Exhibit Hall Setup (Alexander 3/4) |
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Wildlife Biologist Construction Awareness Training (WildC.A.T.)* (Chalk Hill) |
| 2:00pm to 5:30pm | Story Circles Narrative Training DEMO DAY with Randy Olson * (Dry Creek Ballroom) |
| 2:00pm to 8:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open (Alexander 3/4) |
| 4:30pm to 6:00pm | U.S. Forest Service Biologists & Researchers Reception (Hospitality Suite #123) |
| 6:00pm | Official Annual Meeting Opening |
| 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Welcome Reception, Exhibit Hall, Photo Display (no-host bars open at 6pm, food served from 6:15-7:45pm) * (Alexander 2-3-4-Foyers) |
| Wednesday: February 7 | |
| 7:00am to 6:30pm | Registration/Office (Sonoma Mountain) |
| 7:30am to 9:30am | Breakfast Roundtable Discussion* (Breakfast served promptly at 7:30am) (Russian River Ballroom) |
| 8:00am to 7:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open (Alexander 3/4) |
| 8:00am to 5:00pm | Hot Drinks (Alexander 3/4) |
| 8:00am to 10:00am | Publishing and Peer-Reviewing Scholarly Papers: Process, Pitfalls, and Responsibilities (Dry Creek Ballroom) New! |
| 8:00am to 10:00am | California Fisher Working Group Meeting (Chalk Hill) |
| 10:00am to 1:00pm | Northern Spotted Owl Interagency Working Group (CALFIRE, USFWS and CDFW staff only) (Green Valley Boardroom) |
| 10:00am to 11:30am | Keynote Address & Dialogue (Alexander 1-2) |
| 11:30am to 1:00pm | Lunch break (on your own) |
| 11:30am to 12:30pm | Retirees Meeting, Bring Your Own Lunch (Hospitality Room 123) |
| Noon to 2:00pm | Poster Setup – Student Posters (Russian River Ballroom) |
| 12:40pm to 6:10pm | Scientific Concurrent Sessions: – Alexander 1 – Alexander 2 – Dry Creek Ballroom |
| 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Speaker Practice Room (Green Valley Boardroom) |
| 1:00pm to 2:00pm | How *Not* to Give a Scientific Presentation (Chalk Hill) |
| 2:00pm to 7:00pm | Student Poster Viewing and Judging (Russian River Ballroom) |
| 2:45pm to 3:05pm | Afternoon Break (coffee/drinks and light snacks provided) (Alexander 3/4 & Foyer) |
| 5:30pm to 6:30pm | HSU Reunion (Hospitality Suite 123) |
| 6:00pm to 7:00pm | No-Host Cocktail Reception (Foyers) |
| 7:00pm to 10:00pm | Annual Members Banquet, Awards Ceremony, and Bucket Raffle* (Alexander 1-2) Note: Those not registered for the banquet dinner may join us at 8pm for the Presentation, Awards Ceremony and Raffle Program. |
| Thursday: February 8 | |
| 7:00am to 8:00pm | Registration/Office (Sonoma Mountain Room) |
| 7:00am to 8:00pm | Exhibit Hall (Alexander 3-4) |
| 7:00am to 2:00pm | Hot Drinks (Alexander 3-4) |
| 7:00am to 8:30am | Coffee and Snacks with Student Poster Presenters (Russian River Ballroom) New! |
| 7:00am to 4:00pm | Student Poster Viewing and Judging (Russian River Ballroom) |
| 7:30am to 8:30am | Western Wildlife Planning Meeting (Chalk Hill) |
| 8:10am to 12:20pm | Scientific Concurrent Sessions: – Alexander 1 – Alexander 2 – Dry Creek Ballroom |
| 9:00am to 5:30pm | Speaker Practice Room (Green Valley Boardroom) |
| 10:15am to 10:35am | Morning Break (includes hot drinks and light snacks) (Alexander 3/4) |
| 10:30am to 12:30pm | Resume Workshop: A Beginner’s Guide: The Basics of a Resume, C.V., and Interview Skills (Chalk Hill) |
| Noon to 1:30pm | Lunch break (on your own) |
| 12:20pm to 1:00pm | CDFW Ecoregional Climate Adaptation Strategies (current CDFW staff only) (Green Valley Board Room) |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm | Chapter Leaders Meeting (For up to two designated Board Members from each TWS-WS Student and Professional Chapter) (Chalk Hill) |
| 1:30pm to 3:00pm | Plenary Session: Communicating Science (Alexander 1-2) The plenary session lineup includes former bio prof turned filmmaker turned science communicator Randy Olson, retired CSU Chico professor and science presentation guru Jon Hooper, UC Davis post-doc vlogger and YouTuber Mike Gil, and doctoral candidate in Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley Sara ElShafie. |
| 1:30pm to 3:30pm | Resume Critiques (By appointment, Hospitality Suite 123) |
| 3:00pm to 3:15pm | Afternoon break (Coffee/tea provided) (Alexander 1-2) |
| 3:15pm to 4:15pm | Member Engagement Committee Meetings (Alexander 1-2) New! – Diversity Committee – Conservation Affairs Committee – Student Affairs Committee – Mentoring Committee – Professional Development Committee – Member Communications Committee |
| 3:15pm to 5:45pm | Southern Sierra Fisher Working Group Meeting (Chalk Hill) |
| 4:15pm to 4:30pm | Snack Break (Dry Creek Ballroom) |
| 4:30pm to 6:00pm | Annual Business Meeting and Members Forum (Dry Creek Ballroom) — Mariah Simmons, Unit Services Coordinator, The Wildlife Society |
| 5:30pm to 6:00pm | Poster Setup (Alexander Ballroom) |
| 6:00pm to 8:00pm | Professional and Student Poster Reception (and Silent Auction, which ends at 7pm New Time! (Light hors d’oeuvres provided to all meeting registrants) (Alexander Ballroom, Foyers) |
| 8:00pm | Exhibit Hall Closes New Time! |
| 8:00pm to 9:30pm | Chapter Meetings (students, please attend your local Professional Chapter meeting) – CA Central Coast, Chalk Hill – Hawaii, Alexander Foyer – Nevada, Alexander Foyer – North Coast, Russian River Ballroom – Sac-Shasta, Dry Creek 2 – SF Bay Area, Dry Creek 1 – San Joaquin, Hospitality Suite 123 – Southern CA, Green Valley Boardroom |
| Friday: February 9 | |
| 7:00am to 12:30pm | Registration/Office (Sonoma Mountain Room) |
| 7:00am to 11:00am | Hot Drinks (Alexander Foyer) |
| 7:00am to 8:30am | Student-Professional Mixer and Breakfast (advance signup required) (Dry Creek Ballroom) New Time! |
| 8:10am to 1:00pm | Scientific Concurrent Sessions: – Alexander 1 – Alexander 2 – Alexander 3-4 |
| 8:40am to 9:30am | Elevator Speech Training (Dry Creek Ballroom) New! |
| 8:30am to 11:00am | Wildlife Career Symposium and Graduate Student Speed Round w/ Elevator Speeches (Russian River Ballroom) New! |
| 8:30am to 10:30am | Resume Workshop: Advanced Resume, C.V., and Interview Skills (Chalk Hill) |
| 8:30am to 11:30am | Career Fair and Recruiters (Dry Creek Foyer) |
| 10:15am to 10:35am | Morning Break (hot drinks and light snacks provided) (Alexander Foyer) |
| 11:00am to 12:00pm | Job Interview Panel (Chalk Hill) |
| 11:30am to 2:00pm | Resume Critiques (By appointment, Hospitality Suite 123) |
| 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Sierra Nevada Red Fox Working Group (Chalk Hill) |
| 1:00pm to 2:00pm | Meeting Planning Committee Wrap-Up (Green Valley Boardroom) |