Schedule

2027 Annual Meeting Schedule

All scheduled events are included in the Annual Meeting registration fee, except those marked *Extra Fee

Monday, February 1

  
8:00am to 5:30pm : Symposium: Wolf Recovery in Working Landscapes – Science for Conservation and Management, Day 1 of 2 *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:30pm Western Section Executive Board Meeting
8:00am to 5:30pm Working Group Meetings – Reach out to us to schedule
7:00pm to 9:00pm An Evening with Doug Smith – Yellowstone Wolf Project, Included for Wolf Symposium Attendees, *Extra Fee for Others
7:30pm to 9:30pm Packet Production & Poster Board Assembly Party
   

Tuesday, February 2 

  
8:00am to 5:30pm Symposium: Wolf Recovery in Working Landscapes – Science for Conservation and Management, Day 2 of 2 *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm ArcGIS Pro and Online Workshop, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 12:30pm WildCAT — Construction Awareness Training for Biologists Workshop, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:30pm Pre-Conference Workshops, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm Local Field Trips *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room
8:00am to 5:00pm Working Group Meetings – Reach out to us to schedule
1:00pm to 3:00pm Exhibitor Booth Setup
1:30pm to 5:30pm High Speed Rail Jobs Workshop, *Extra Fee
1:00pm to 3:00pm Wildlife Society Certification Application Workshop/Q&A
1:30pm to 3:30pm Chapter Leaders Meeting
3:00pm to 8:00pm Annual Meeting Registration Open
3:00pm to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
3:30pm to 4:30pm Speed Networking Mixer for All
6:00pm to 8:00pm Annual Meeting Opens – Welcome Reception & Taco Bar –  Wear your favorite wildlife t-shirt!
9:00pm to 11:00pm Wildlife Trivia
   

Wednesday, February 3

  
6:45am to 8:00am Local Birding and Conservation Advocacy Meet-Up
7:00am to 8:00am Stretch & Move Yoga
7:30am to 8:00pm Annual Meeting Registration
7:30am to 9:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:30pm to 9:00am Poster Setup
8:00am to 9:30am Breakfast Roundtable, *Extra Fee
8:00am to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room
8:00am to 9:45am Working Group Meetings – Reach out to us to schedule
8:00am to 10:00am Mohave Ground Squirrel Working Group Meeting
9:00am to 9:00pm Poster Viewing and Judging
10:00am to 11:30am Keynote Address & Dialogue – Matthew Kauffman, the Wyoming Migration Initiative/USGS & University of Wyoming
11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch on Your Own
12:00pm to 1:00pm BIPOC Lunch, pre-registration required
12:00pm to 1:00pm Student Pizza Lunch, pre-registration required
12:00pm to 1:00pm Retirees Meeting
1:00pm to 5:40pm Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions 
6:00pm to 7:00pm Poster Session A & Reception with Lite Bites
7:00pm to 8:00pm Poster Session B & Reception with Lite Bites
8:00pm to 10:00pm Chapter Meetings
9:30pm to 11:45pm Karaoke!
   

Thursday, February 4

  
6:45am to 8:00am Local Birding and Conservation Advocacy Meet-Up
7:00am to 8:00am Stretch & Move Yoga
7:30am to 3:30pm Annual Meeting Registration
7:30am to 3:30pm/8pm to 10:30pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am to 1:30pm Poster Viewing and Judging
8:00am to 12:00pm Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions  
8:00am to 5:00pm Speaker Practice Room
12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch on Your Own
12:00pm to 12:15pm Raffle Tickets Due!  Silent Auction Closes!
12:30pm to 1:30pm HSU Alumni Meeting
12:30pm to 1:30pm Poster Removal
1:30pm to 4:30pm Concurrent Scientific Technical Sessions
4:30pm to 5:30pm Student/ECP Speed Networking with Wildlife Professionals, pre-registration required
6:30pm to 9:30pm Member Awards Banquet with Raffle and Band, *Extra Fee
9:30pm to 11:45pm Karaoke!
   

Friday, February 5

  
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 
10:30am to 12:00pm Capstone/Plenary Presentation – Corina Newsome, Conservation Scientist at National Wildlife Federation & Science Communicator
12:30pm to 5:30pm Wildlife Tracking Training Field Day, *Extra Fee
2:00pm to 3:00pm Planning Committee Wrap-Up Meeting (By Invite)
   

Saturday, February 6

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