45th Annual Meeting
45th Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
La Crosse, Wisconsin – February 17-19, 2016
COMING SOON – Look for these documents to be posted the week of January 25th, 2016. Once posted, please print prior to the meeting to save on printing costs. We will have a limited number available at the conference.
Please plan to join the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Fisheries Society at our annual meeting to be held February 17-19, 2016 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. We will be gathering at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse (200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, Phone: 608-784-6680)
Lodging: Blocks of rooms have been reserved for the nights of February 17 and 18 at the
Radisson Hotel http://www.radisson.com/lacrossewi
and the nearby Holiday Inn & Suites http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/lacrosse/lsewi/hoteldetail
Rates for the Radisson Hotel http://www.radisson.com/lacrossewi are $83.00 (Standard One King) and $129.00 (Standard Two Queen). Reservations for the Radisson Hotel can be made by calling (608)-784-6680 or (800)-333-3333 and specifying the WI Chapter of the American Fisheries Society rate. Reservations at the Radisson Hotel must be made by January 17, 2016 and Wisconsin state employees should bring a copy of their state tax exempt form with them when checking in.
Rates for the Holiday Inn & Suites are $82.00 (Standard One King) and $82.00 (Standard Two Queen). Reservations for the Holiday Inn & Suites can be made by calling (608)-784-4444 or (800)-HOLIDAY or online at http://www.holidayinn.com/lacrossewi and specifying the WAF group code. Reservations at the Holiday Inn & Suites must be made by January 17, 2016 and Wisconsin state employees should bring a copy of their state tax exempt form with them when checking in.
Registration for the meeting will start in early December with more detailed information on the program coming in January. Registration for the meeting is mandatory and will be $75 plus $10 annual dues. Registration and membership dues will be done online. Students will be offered a discounted rate of $50 which includes membership. Registration costs include a Wednesday evening reception, dinner on Thursday, lunch on both Thursday and Friday as well as food and refreshments for all breaks. Early registration will conclude by the end of business on January 29, 2016. After that date the fee will increase by $20, so make sure your registration is on time
Second call for papers: Submissions for oral and poster presentations from all areas of fisheries and aquatic biology are welcome.
This year, we will again have “speed” presentations using a 10 minute time format (rather than 20 minutes) intended for folks looking to share a brief overview of novel field techniques, “works in progress”, graduate student proposals, or future research projects. If you have something interesting to share, but worried you may not have enough to fill the typical 20 minute time slot, please consider submitting a speed presentation. The traditional 20 minute time slots will be available for presenters as well.
The submission deadline for oral and poster presentation abstracts is January 15th, 2016.
If you have any questions please contact Greg Sass (gregory.sass@wisconsin.gov)