2026 Annual Meeting Schedule in Development

Monday, February 2

8:00am to 5:30pm……….Western Section Executive Board Meeting
8:00am to 5:30pm……….Working Group Meetings – Reach out to us to schedule
8:30am to 5:00pm……….R Workshop: Non-linear regression techniques for modeling wildlife habitat in R, *Extra Fee
7:30pm to 9:30pm……….Registration Packet Production and Poster Board Assembly

8:00am to 5:00pm……….Local Field Trips, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm……….Speaker Practice Room
8:00am to 12:00pm……..High Speed Rail Training, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 12:00pm……..Motus: Using Cellular Tracking Technology Nodes for Data Gathering Training, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm……….Working Group Meetings – Reach out to us to schedule
8:30am to 5:00pm……….Symposium – Ecology and Management of Ungulates in a Changing World, *Extra Fee
1:00pm to 3:00pm……….Exhibitor Booth Setup, *Extra Fee
1:00pm to 5:30pm……….Construction Awareness Training for Biologists Workshop (WildCAT), *Extra Fee
1:00pm to 3:00pm……….Wildlife Society Certification Application Workshop/Q&A
3:30pm to 5:30pm……….Chapter Leaders Meeting
2:00pm to 6:00pm……….Monterey Bay Aquarium Meet-Up, *Extra Fee
3:00pm to 8:00pm……….Annual Meeting Registration
3:00pm to 9:00pm……….Exhibit Hall Open
4:00pm to 5:30pm……….Speed Networking Mixer for All
6:00pm to 8:00pm……….Welcome Reception & Lite Bites Taco Bar – Wear your favorite wildlife t-shirt!
8:00pm to 9:30pm……….Student Team Trivia – Come cheer on the students!
8:00pm to 11:45pm……..Karaoke!

7:00am to 8:00am……….Stretch & Move Yoga
7:30am to 8:00pm……….Annual Meeting Registration
7:30am to 9:00pm……….Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am to 9:30am……….Poster Setup Hours
8:00am to 9:30am……….Breakfast Roundtable, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 9:45am……….Workshop – Publishing and Peer-Reviewing Scholarly Papers: Process, Pitfalls, and Responsibilities
8:00am to 5:00pm……….Speaker Practice Room
8:00am to 9:45am……….Working Group Meetings
10:00am to 11:30am……Keynote Address & Dialogue – Dr. Carol Chambers, What will your Legacy Be?
10:00am to 9:00pm……..Poster Viewing and Judging
11:30am to 1:00pm……..Lunch on Your Own
11:30am to 12:30pm……Pickup Pre-Paid Box Lunches, *Extra Fee
12:00pm to 1:00pm……..Student Pizza Lunch
1:00pm to 5:40pm……….Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions
6:00pm to 8:00pm……….Poster Session & Reception with Lite Bites Pasta Bar & Vegetable Crudité Now on Wednesday!
8:00pm to 10:00pm……..Chapter Meetings Now on Wednesday!

7:00am to 8:00am………Stretch & Move Yoga
7:30am to 6:00pm………Annual Meeting Registration
7:30am-6:00pm………….Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am-6:00pm………….Poster Viewing and Judging
8:00am to 12:00pm……Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions
8:00am to 3:30pm………North American Pika Consortium Working Group Meeting
8:00am to 5:00pm………Speaker Practice Room
12:00pm to 1:30pm…….Lunch on Your Own
12:00pm to 1:30pm…….Cornhole Tournament
12:00pm to 1:00pm…….Pickup Pre-Paid Box Lunches, *Extra Fee
1:30pm……………………….Turn in raffle tickets by 1:30pm for raffle drawing!
1:30pm-3:10pm………….Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions
3:15pm……………………….Online Auction Bidding Closes
3:30pm to 4:30pm………Members Town Hall
4:30pm to 6:00pm………Student/ECP Speed Networking Mixer with Wildlife Professionals
4:30pm to 6:00pm.……..Humboldt Alumni Meeting
6:30pm to 8:30pm………Member Awards, Raffle and Banquet with Lite Bites Soup, Salad & Charcuterie Buffet Now on Thursday!
8:30pm-10:30pm………..Exhibit Hall Open
8:30pm to 9:00pm………Student Team Trivia Finals
9:00pm to 10:30pm…….Wildlife Trivia!

7:30am to 10:30am……….Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am to 10:30am……….Annual Meeting Registration
8:00am to 10:05am……….Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions
8:00am to 10:00am……….Speaker Practice Room
8:00am to 10:30am……….Poster Removal
10:30am to 12:00pm……..Capstone/Plenary Presentation & Book Signing – Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Success: A Journey, Not a Destination
12:30pm to 5:30pm………Wildlife Tracking Training Field Day, *Extra Fee
2:00pm to 3:00pm………..Planning Committee Wrap-Up Meeting (By Invite)
2:00pm to 6:00pm………..Monterey Bay Aquarium Meet-Up, *Extra Fee

8:00am to 4:00pm……….One-Day Certification with CyberTracker Conservation, *Extra Fee