2016 Upper Columbia Science Conference – Call for Abstracts

The Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board (UCSRB) will be hosting its 2^nd bi-annual regional salmon recovery science conference on January 27 & 28, 2016 in Wenatchee, WA. Fisheries and natural resources professionals are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations that address the meeting’s theme or that are relevant to other issues and subjects pertinent to salmon recovery. We encourage participation of fisheries and salmon recovery professionals from academia (professors and especially students), from all levels of government, from tribes, and from the private sector. The goal of the conference is to inform and support salmon and steelhead recovery. The conference will be a great opportunity to highlight your work and network with other professionals.

• All abstracts must be submitted electronically by Friday, November 13th at 5pm online through our online submission form at ww.ucsrb.org or by CLICKING HERE.
• Notifications of acceptance and assignment to specific sessions will be sent out by December 11^th.
• Accepted speakers must register, confirm their attendance, and finalize their abstract by December 23^rd. Registration to the event is FREE.
• Contact Greer Maier (maier@ucsrb.org) if you have questions about this event or about submitting an abstract.

Background

The 2016 Upper Columbia Science Conference is based on the theme of “working together to create our future”  because 2016 represents a key time in the upper Columbia region when we are evaluating our success and providing direction for salmon recovery in the future. The 2016 conference will be held in conjunction with the region’s 2^nd Adaptive Management Workshop in which UCSRB and its partners evaluate progress toward recovery as part of the region’s recovery plan adaptive management strategy. The workshop will follow shortly after the conference and will use the information presented to guide recovery strategy and implementation for the next 5 years.

The conference is intended for a variety of audiences including monitoring and research professionals, project sponsors, contractors, regional technical team members, elected officials, agency representatives, academics, and the public. The four objectives for the conference are to (1) connect science with future direction, (2) share and discuss information about listed species in the Upper Columbia and their habitat, (3) bring experts from outside the region to share ideas, and (4) provide participants the opportunity to network and interact with others working on salmon recovery throughout the region.

More information about the conference can be found at www.ucsrb.org.