2026 Oregon Chapter and Western Division AFS Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts

2026 Oregon Chapter and Western Division AFS Annual Meeting

Dates: May 4-7, 2026

Location: Holiday Inn Columbia Riverfront, Portland, Oregon

Call for Abstracts – Oral & Poster Presentations – Deadline 2/14/2026

The AFS Western Division and the Oregon Chapter are excited to host a joint annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, from May 4 to 7, 2026.  The theme of the meeting is “The Power of Perspective.” The Portland Program Committee invites abstracts for paper and poster presentations, particularly ones supporting the meeting theme and advancing the fisheries profession.

Meeting Website

The theme of the meeting is “The Power of Perspective.” The field of fisheries is a web of connections among humans, fish, and aquatic habitats, and no matter how you participate, you have a point of view. That view is shaped by the species and habitats you study, where you work, who you work with, your career stage, your personal background, and so much more. As we face unprecedented ecological, social, political, and economic stresses on our profession, how do we harness the power of our unique perspectives to move the field forward?  What relationships can we learn from, what knowledge can we provide, and what technologies have the potential to be transformative in building resilience, relevance, and respect in fisheries? For their 2026 joint annual meeting, the Oregon Chapter and Western Division AFS invite you to share your work and your perspective, because it matters.

Abstracts can be submitted for oral or poster presentations. We are accepting presentations addressing symposia topics or any fisheries-related subject (contributed papers and posters). Symposia descriptions are posted on the Symposia link on the meeting web site. Authors are encouraged to contact symposium organizers to determine if their presentation is suitable. Abstracts submitted to symposium sessions that are not selected for inclusion will be considered for inclusion in a contributed topic session.

Instructions

Please prepare abstracts to include the following:

1. Name of the presenter with affiliation and email address.
2. Names of all authors with affiliations and email addresses.
3. Symposium Choice- leave blank if a Contributed Presentation (note the submitted titles have been shortened to fit the 75 character limit of this form). You can find a description of the contributed symposia here – 2026 Symposia Info
4. Contributed Presentation type- oral or poster.
5. Student Presenter- yes or no.
6. Title (<150 characters, including spaces) do not use all caps when entering the title.
7. Abstract (2000 characters (~300) words or less).
8. Key words (3 to 5).

Submit abstracts at Call for Abstracts | WDAFS/ORAFS Annual Meeting 2026 | Whova. Please contact the Program Chairs Kelcee Smith (presidentelect@orafs.org) and Amber Steed (president-elect@wdafs.org) for questions about abstract submissions.