2022 Annual Meeting Schedule

  • All listed events are included in the meeting registration fee except those marked  “*Extra Fee“
  • All events will be livestreamed and available online for registered attendees unless listed otherwise

Monday, February 7

  • 8:30am to 5:30pm Wilderness First Aid (In-Person Only), Day 1 of 2, *Extra Fee 
  • 8:30am to 5:30pm Western Section Executive Board Meeting (Open to all Members)
  • 1:00pm to 5:00pm Symposium – Connecting People who Connect Wildlife: Crossings, Corridors and More, Day 1 of 2 (Virtual Only), *Extra Fee
  • 2:00pm to 5:00pm Registration Packet Production
  • 7:00pm to 9:00pm Symposium – Connecting People who Connect Wildlife, continues (Virtual Only)

Tuesday, February 8

  • 8:00am to 5:00pm R Bootcamp (In-Person Only), *Extra Fee 
  • 8:30am to 12:30pm Symposium – Connecting People who Connect Wildlife (Virtual Only), Day 2 of 2
  • 8:30am to 5:30pm Wilderness First Aid, Day 2 of 2
  • 9:00am to 7:00pm Registration & Help Desk 
  • 9:00am to 12:00pm Exhibit Hall Setup
  • 12:00pm to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall Open  
  • 1:00pm to 5:00pm Wildlife Biologist Construction Awareness Training – WildC.A.T.,*Extra Fee 
  • 1:00pm to 5:00pm Major Environmental Regulations: Practical Knowledge for Biologists, *Extra Fee
  • 1:00pm to 4:00pm CA Fisher Working Group Meeting
  • 4:00pm to 6:00pm Student Quiz Bowl, Preliminary Rounds (In-Person Competitors Only)
  • 4:00pm to 8:45pm No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch
  • 4:00pm to 5:00pm Retirees Meeting
  • 4:00pm to 5:00pm Diversity Committee Meeting
  • 5:00pm to 6:00pm Student Affairs Committee Meeting & Student Orientation to the Annual Meeting 
  • 6:00pm Official Meeting Opening
  • 6:00pm to 8:00pm Welcome Reception, Student-Professional Mixer & Wildlife T-Shirt Contest (Food Served 6-7pm, In-Person)
  • 6:00pm to 8:00pm Virtual Welcome Reception – with Open Forum Zoom Rooms (Virtual)
  • 8:00pm to 9:00pm Student Quiz Bowl Finals

Wednesday, February 9

  • 7:00am to 7:00pm Registration & Help Desk
  • 7:30am to 9:30am World Cafe Roundtable, Symbiosis Discussion (Virtual Only)
  • 8:00am to 10:00am Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher Working Group Meeting  
  • 8:30am to 10:30am Peer Review & Publishing Workshop (Virtual)
  • 8:30am to 9:30am Wildlife Society Certification – Application Guidance
  • 8:30am to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room 
  • 9:00am to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00am to 11:30am Keynote Address & Dialogue — Heather Reich, NDOW Bear Biologist
  • 11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch Break/Lunch Buffet (Pre-Purchase) *Extra Fee 
  • 11:30am to 1:00pm Chapter Officers Meeting
  • 11:30am to 1:00pm Professional Development Committee (PDC) Meeting
  • 11:30am to 1:00pm Conservation Affairs Committee (CAC) Meeting
  • 11:30am to 1:00pm Burrowing Owl Meet-Up
  • 12:00pm to 1:00pm BIPOC Meet-Up (Virtual Only)
  • 1:00pm to 5:40pm Scientific Concurrent Sessions with Interactive Q&A  
  • 2:00pm to 4:00pm Sierra Nevada Red Fox Working Group Meeting (All are welcome)
  • 3:05pm to 3:20pm Afternoon Break
  • 1:00pm to 3:00pm Poster Setup Hours
  • 3:00pm to 9:00pm Poster Viewing and Judging 
  • 5:00pm to 10:00pm No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch
  • 5:30pm to 6:30pm Humboldt Wildlife Alumni Meeting/Mixer 
  • 6:30pm to 8:30pm Poster Reception New day
  • 8:30pm to 10:30pm Chapter Meetings New day

Thursday, February 10

  • 7:00am to 5:00pm Registration & Help Desk
  • 9:00am to 10:30pm Exhibit Hall Open  
  • 7:00am to 7:00pm Poster Viewing and Judging 
  • 8:00am to 12:30pm Scientific Concurrent Sessions with Interactive Q&A  
  • 8:00am to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room
  • 9:30am to 11:00pm Sierra Nevada Red Fox Conservation Advisory Team 
  • 10:05am to 10:35am Morning Break
  • 12:30pm to 2:00pm Lunch Break/Lunch Buffet Ticket (Pre-Purchase Only) *Extra Fee 
  • 12:45pm to 1:50pm Lunch Room Options:
    • Lunch Roundtable Wildlife Discussion 
    • Horse Rich and Dirt Poor: Wildlife Film & Discussion – Hosted by Nevada CAC Committee 
    • Social Room – Meet-up with Wildlifers!
    • And More!
  • 2:00pm to 3:45pm Plenary Session — Symbiosis:  Rethinking relationships for ecological conservation. All actions we take have impacts on the world around us and show just how helpful our relationships can be.
    • Tiana Williams-Claussen, Yurok Tribe Wildlife Biologist;
    • Luka Zavas, Outreach Associate, American Bird Conservancy;
    • Marcus Blum, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Nevada, Reno; 
  • 3:45pm to 4:00pm Afternoon Break
  • 4:00pm to 6:00pm Members Town Hall and Western Section Awards Ceremony
  • 6:00pm to 8:00pm Western Wildlife Meeting
  • 8:00pm to 11:00pm No-Host Drink Station – Mingle and Munch
  • 8:30pm to 10:30pm Wildlife Trivia Round 1 – Bucket Raffle – Wildlife Trivia Round 2. Popcorn and More! New!

Friday, February 11

  • 7:00am to 8:00am Wildlife Conference Conversations
  • 7:00am to 11:00am Exhibit Hall Open  
  • 7:00am to 11:00am Registration & Help Desk
  • 8:00am to 10:45am Scientific Concurrent Sessions with Interactive Q&A  
  • 10:45am to 11:00am Morning Break
  • 11:00am to 12:30pm Capstone Session New— Schell Lab at UC Berkeley. These wildlife biologists not only do incredibly exciting research on urban carnivores, but are also experts in science communication and community outreach.
    • PI Dr. Chris Schell
    • post-doctoral researcher Dr. Christine Wilkinson
    • PhD student Tyus Williams.
  • 1:30pm to 2:30pm Meeting Planning Committee Wrap-Up Lunch (By invite. In-Person)