2025 Western Division and Colorado/Wyoming AFS Annual Meeting
Dates: May 11-15, 2025
Location: Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado
Theme: Building Resilience: Investments in Fish Passage, Habitat Restoration, and Hatchery Modernization
Call for Proposals – Symposia and Continuing Education Workshops
– Deadline 12/23/2024
Theme: Building Resilience: Investments in Fish Passage, Habitat Restoration, and Hatchery Modernization
Substantial resources, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and other funding initiatives, are being allocated in the US and Canada to enhance fish passage and
habitat restoration projects in an effort to increase resilience in fish populations and their ecosystems. Concurrently, both public agencies and private aquaculture are focusing on modernizing existing hatcheries and designing new facilities to withstand future climate challenges. We invite submissions for symposia that align with this theme and invite other sessions that look to advance the fisheries profession.
The AFS Western Division and the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter are excited to host a joint annual meeting in Westminster, Colorado, from May 11 to 15, 2025. The theme of the meeting is Building Resilience: Investments in Fish Passage, Habitat Restoration, and Hatchery Modernization. The Westminster Program Committee invites proposals for symposia, continuing education workshops or courses, and innovative sessions supporting the meeting theme and advancing the fisheries profession. Please be aware that this meeting is being planned as in-person only.
Symposium Proposals
An organized symposium will contain a series of integrated presentations organized around a single topic or theme. These sessions provide a forum for focused discussions on new and emerging topics or innovative applications of established approaches. Although not required, symposia proposals are encouraged to address the meeting theme. Innovative Session Proposals will also be accepted. Creative proposals for sessions that use engaging design, approaches, and formats. These proposals could include panel discussions, lightning/speed presentations, slam sessions, or other interactive and non-traditional sessions.
Workshop/Continuing Education Course Proposals
Pre-conference workshops and continuing education courses will be offered onsite as half-day or full-day sessions on May 12th, 2025. Courses should be designed to offer in-depth professional development to students, professionals, or specific audiences.
Please Submit Symposia, Innovative Sessions, and Continuing Education/Workshop Proposals by copying and pasting: https://forms.gle/NfWuvhuhuKom6GWd9