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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE UPDATES & CHANGES: As a result of the prolonged government shutdown, we experienced a number of cancellations and changes to the schedule. Cancellations and changes are listed here (as of January 26, 2019). 

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Sunday, January 27
 

9:00am EST

(WORKSHOP) How To Provide a Great Peer-Review CENTER STREET ROOM D

12:00pm EST

Speaker Ready Room CLEVELAND NOW BOARDROOM

6:00pm EST

Featured Event! Welcome to Ohio Social - Sponsored by Mossy Oak, National Shooting Sports Foundation, and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D
 
Monday, January 28
 

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

7:15am EST

Moderator Training Session CENTER STREET ROOM D

8:00am EST

Plenary Session I: Welcome, Posting of Colors, and Introductory Comments - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:15am EST

Plenary Session I: Moving Science to Action: Strategic Conservation in a Changing World - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EAmanda Rodewald

9:15am EST

AWARDS PRESENTATION: Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award, The Wildlife Society Awards, and North Central Division - American Fisheries Society Awards - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(WILDLIFE: WETLAND CONSERVATION) Multi-scale Habitat Associations with Marshbird Occupancy and Abundance in the Great Lakes Region CENTER STREET ROOM D

10:40am EST

(WILDLIFE: WETLAND CONSERVATION) Marsh Bird Use of Wetlands Managed for Waterfowl in Illinois CENTER STREET ROOM D

11:00am EST

(WILDLIFE: WETLAND CONSERVATION) Habitat Relationships of Virginia Rails and Soras in Impounded Marshes Within the Western Lake Erie Basin of Ohio CENTER STREET ROOM D

11:20am EST

(WILDLIFE: WETLAND CONSERVATION) The Influence of Impoundment Management on Whooping and Sandhill Crane Colt Survival at Necedah NWR CENTER STREET ROOM D

11:40am EST

(WILDLIFE: WETLAND CONSERVATION) A Field Study Assessing Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides to Aquatic Invertebrates: Implications for Wetland-Dependent Taxa CENTER STREET ROOM D

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) It Takes a Village: A Collaborative Approach to Bird Conservation VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

1:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) The Effect of Weather on Bird-building Collisions in Downtown Minneapolis VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

2:00pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Using Citizen Scientist Data to Elucidate Drivers of Urban Bird-window Collisions VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

2:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Lights out Cleveland: Methodology and Collision Patterns VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

2:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Opening the Black Box of Post Bird-window Collision Survival and Behavior with New Technology, Citizen Scientists, and Diverse Collaborations VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Forty Years of Bird-building Collisions Shed Light on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Bird Migration in a Rapidly Changing World VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

3:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) “Big Data” Approach to Understanding Wildlife Collision Risk at Wind Farms VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

4:00pm EST

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-05) Is Mortality Data Proprietary? Accessing Bird and Bat Collision Data from Wind Projects VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

4:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Regulation of Single Turbines and Small-Scale Wind Facilities in Ohio VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

4:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-05) Discussion VETERANS MEETING ROOM C/D

5:00pm EST

Student / Professional Networking Mixer Trivia Night! - Hosted by the University of Toledo's Rocket Student Subunit of the AFS HOPE BALLROOM D/E
 
Tuesday, January 29
 

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

8:00am EST

Plenary Session II: Welcome - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:10am EST

Plenary Session II: Communicating the Science and Engaging the Angling Public and Policy Makers: Examples from Fisheries Management in Minnesota - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EDon Pereira

9:10am EST

Plenary Session II: Ignite Session - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EKent Bekker • Jen Brumfield • Johanna Dart • Alia Dietsch • Greg Lipps • Jeffrey Reutter

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Wetland Habitat and Bird Population Changes over Time: the Dynamics of Coastal Wetlands HOPE BALLROOM B

10:40am EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Evolution of Wetland Conservation and Policy: Developing Programs and Partnerships HOPE BALLROOM B

11:00am EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Synthesizing the Science to Support Management of Invasive Plants HOPE BALLROOM B

11:20am EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Great Black Swamp Region of Northwestern Ohio HOPE BALLROOM B

11:40am EST

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-08) A Decade of Privately Owned Wetland Restorations in the Lake Erie Marsh Focus Area HOPE BALLROOM B

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Waterfowl Ecology and Management in the Lower Great Lakes HOPE BALLROOM B

1:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Recent Advancements in Our Understanding of Secretive Marshbirds in the Lower Great Lakes HOPE BALLROOM B

2:00pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Ecology and Management of Fall and Spring Migrating Shorebirds in the Western Basin of Lake Erie HOPE BALLROOM B

2:20pm EST

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-08) Great Lakes Shorelines: Influence on Landbird Distribution HOPE BALLROOM B

2:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) Full Annual Cycle Ecology and Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Lower Great Lakes HOPE BALLROOM B

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-08) The Effect of Hydrological Restoration on Nutrient Concentrations and Macroinvertebrate Communities in Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands HOPE BALLROOM B

3:40pm EST

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-08) Prioritizing Regional Landscapes to Achieve Biological and Social Objectives Through Wetland Bird Habitat Conservation HOPE BALLROOM B
 
Wednesday, January 30
 

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(CANCELLED) (WILDLIFE: AVIAN) Partners in Flight: Landbird Conservation Planning Tools for the Midwest CENTER STREET ROOM C

10:40am EST

(WILDLIFE: AVIAN) Post-Fledgling Habitat Selection of an Endangered Species in Texas CENTER STREET ROOM C

11:00am EST

(WILDLIFE: AVIAN) Species Discrimination and Habitat Selection in Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers CENTER STREET ROOM C

11:20am EST

(WILDLIFE: AVIAN) Bald Eagle Nest-site Selection Along the Upper Mississippi River, 1990-2012 CENTER STREET ROOM C

11:40am EST

(WILDLIFE: AVIAN) Estimating Shorebird Abundance and Distribution Through Aerial Surveys in the Illinois River Valley CENTER STREET ROOM C

12:30pm EST

Time & Place Meeting - Debrief for 2019 and 2020 Committee Chairs CENTER STREET ROOM D