Schedule-at-a-Glance

Last update: August 13, 2015. Download a PDF version here.

HHD = Hilton Hotel Downtown; DTH = DoubleTree Hotel; OCC = Oregon Convention Center; PSU = Portland State Univ.; CE = Continuing Education Workshops

 

Friday August 14

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
8:00 AM 12:00 PM AFS Officer’s Meeting (Invitation Only) HH D Presidential Suite
1:00 PM 5:00 PM Management Committee-Budget Review Meeting HH D Forum Suite

Saturday August 15

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
7:00 AM 6:00 PM CE: Large Wood, Partnerships, and Lessons Learned Field
Sites
Salmon River & Still Creek
8:00 AM 4:00 PM USGS Working Group Meeting HH D Cabinet Suite
8:00 AM 4:30 PM CE: A Brief and Gentle Introduction to Program MARK for Fisheries Biologists HH D Broadway II
8:00 AM 5:00 PM CE: Bayesian I: Introduction to BUGS for Fish Biologists HH D Studio Suite
8:00 AM 5:00 PM CE: Beginning/Intermediate GIS for Fisheries Scientists Off-site Portland State Univ. GIS Lab
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Governing Board Meeting HH D Pavilion East
8:00 AM 5:00 PM CE: Decision Support Tools for Adaptive Management HH D Broadway III
8:30 AM 5:00 PM CE: Analyzing Fish Diets to Assess Trophic Status HH D Directors Suite
10:00 AM 5:00 PM American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (AIFRB), Board of Control Meeting HH D Skyline III
12:00 PM 5:00 PM Registration HH D Plaza Foyer
5:00 PM 7:00 PM Governing Board Reception (Board Members Only) HH D Skyline II

Sunday August 16

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours Press Room OCC A-103
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
7:00 AM 5:00 PM US Forest Service National Fish Meeting DT H Mt Hood
8:00 AM 12:00 PM CE: Leading at All Levels in AFS HH D Galleria North
8:00 AM 4:00 PM USGS Working Group Meeting HH D Cabinet Suite
8:00 AM 5:00 PM CE: Age and Growth Analyses with R HH D Galleria South
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration HH D Plaza Foyer
12:00 PM 6:00 PM AV Loading OCC D-129
8:00 AM 5:00 PM CE: Bayesian II: Intermediate BUGS for Fish Biologists HH D Studio Suite
9:00 AM 12:00 PM NOAA Fisheries Quest Meeting HH D Council Suite
9:00 AM 2:00 PM American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (AIFRB), Board of Control Meeting HH D Skyline III
9:00 AM 4:00 PM Helping Fisheries in Developing Countries: A Crash Course on Fisheries Improvement Projects HH D Forum Suite
9:00 AM 5:00 PM WDAFS Executive Committee Meeting HET Salon I & II
12:00 PM 2:30 PM Journal Editors Luncheon HH D Skyline II
12:00 PM 4:00 PM Monsters of Stock Assessment Meeting HH D Broadway I-IV
1:00 PM 2:30 PM Fisheries Administration Section Meeting HH D Galleria North (Galleria II and III)
2:00 PM 4:00 PM Biologically-Based Design and Evaluation Initiative for Hydropower HH D Council Suite
2:00 PM 6:00 PM Trade Show Exhibitor Move-in OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
2:30 PM 3:30 PM Fisheries Administration & Fisheries Management Joint Section Meeting HH D Galleria North (Galleria II and III)
3:30 PM 5:00 PM Fisheries Management Section Meeting HH D Galleria North (Galleria II and III)
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Estuaries and Marine Fisheries Joint Section Business Meeting HH D Skyline II
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Poster Set-up OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
5:00 PM 7:00 PM Education Section – Business Meeting HH D Broadway I & II
6:30 PM 9:00 PM Welcome Networking Event HH D Galleria (Galleria I, II, and III)

Monday August 17

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours Press Room OCC A-103
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office OCC D-134
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
6:30 AM 8:00 AM Inland Lakes Habitat Management Meeting OCC C-128
7:00 AM 8:00 AM Plenary Speakers Breakfast OCC D-131
7:00 AM 6:00 PM AV Loading OCC D-129
7:00 AM 6:00 PM Registration OCC  
7:45 AM 8:00 AM Volunteer Briefing OCC E-147
8:00 AM 8:30 PM Mothers Room OCC C-127
8:00 AM 4:00 PM Daycare OCC D-132
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Plenary Session OCC Oregon Ballroom 201, 202, 203, & 204
9:00 AM 11:00 AM Trade Show Exhibitor Move In OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
11:30 AM 8:30 PM Trade Show Open & Cyber Cafe OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
11:30 AM 6:00 PM Poster Set-up OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
12:00 PM 2:30 PM Plenary Speakers and Awards Luncheon DT H Holladay
1:20 PM 5:20 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions OCC  
1:30 PM 3:30 PM Fisheries Information and Technology Section – Annual Business Meeting OCC E-147
3:30 PM 5:30 PM Journal Editorial Board Meeting HH D Council Suite
4:00 PM 5:00 PM Hutton Committee Meeting HH D Directors Suite
5:00 PM 6:00 PM Introduced Fish Section Meeting OCC B-110
5:00 PM 7:00 PM Fish Culture Section Business Meeting OCC A-106
5:00 PM 11:00 PM University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science Reunion HH D Skyline II
5:30 PM 6:30 PM ASCE and AFS Joint Committee Meeting on Fish Passage OCC C-128
5:30 PM 6:30 PM Oregon Chapter Awards Ceremony HH D Skyline I
5:30 PM 6:30 PM Genetics Section – Business Meeting OCC E-147
5:30 PM 7:00 PM MSU Fisheries and Wildlife: Alumni and Friends OCC D-131
6:00 PM 8:30 PM Trade Show and Poster Networking Event OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
8:00 PM 11:00 PM OSU Alumni and Friends Reunion Off-site Widmer Brewing

Tuesday August 18

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office OCC D-134
24 Hours Press Room OCC A-103
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
7:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration OCC  
7:00 AM 6:00 PM AV Loading OCC D-129
7:45 AM 8:00 AM Volunteer Briefing OCC E-147
8:00 AM 11:00 AM NWFSC Observer Program – Staff Meeting (Invitation Only) OCC D-131
8:00 AM 4:00 PM Daycare OCC D-132
8:00 AM 5:20 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions OCC  
8:00 AM 6:00 PM Trade Show Open & Cyber Cafe OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
8:00 AM 7:30 PM Mothers Room OCC C-127
12:00 PM 1:30 PM WDAFS Business Meeting OCC Portland Ballroom 251
12:00 PM 1:30 PM Lamprey Lunch OCC D-131
12:00 PM 2:00 PM Best Student Presentation Judges Luncheon HH D Studio Suite
12:00 PM 2:00 PM Student-Mentor Lunch and Career Fair OCC Portland Ballroom 252
12:00 PM 2:00 PM Past Presidents’ Luncheon HH D Directors Suite
2:00 PM 3:00 PM Student Subsection of the Education Section – Business Meeting OCC E-147
2:30 PM 3:30 PM Book Editorial Advisory Meeting HH D Boardroom East
5:00 PM 7:00 PM University of Idaho, Alumni Reception HH D Skyline I
5:00 PM 7:00 PM Socioeconomics Section – Business Meeting OCC E-147
5:30 PM 6:30 PM International Fisheries Section Meeting OCC C-126
5:30 PM 6:30 PM Western Native Fishes Committee Meeting OCC B-116
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Water Quality Section Annual Membership Meeting OCC A-108
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Electronic Services Advisory Board Meeting OCC B-118
5:30 PM 7:30 PM VEMCO Networking Event OCC D-131
5:30 PM 7:30 PM Bioengineering Section Annual Business Meeting OCC D-135
6:00 PM 7:30 PM Fish Habitat Section Meeting Off-site Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub
6:30 PM 9:30 PM Student Networking Event Portland Spirit  

Wednesday August 19

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office OCC D-134
24 Hours Press Room OCC A-103
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
7:00 AM 9:00 AM Spawning Run and Carcass Crawl Waterfront Park
7:00 AM 9:30 AM Fisheries Magazine Meeting HH D Cabinet Suite
7:00 AM 6:00 PM AV Loading OCC D-129
7:45 AM 8:00 AM Volunteer Briefing OCC E-147
8:00 AM 2:00 PM Trade Show Open & Cyber Cafe OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
8:00 AM 5:30 PM Mothers Room OCC C-127
8:00 AM 4:00 PM Daycare OCC D-132
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration OCC  
8:00 AM 5:00 PM Taxonomy and Evolutionary Biology of Cutthroat Trout Panel (Invitation Only) DT H 3 Sisters
8:00 AM 5:20 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions OCC  
11:00 AM 1:00 PM Poster Take-down OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
12:00 PM 2:00 PM Equal Opportunities Section – Business Meeting and Luncheon OCC D-131
12:00 PM 2:00 PM World Council of Fisheries Societies Luncheon (Invitation Only) DT H Hawthorne/ Sellwood
2:00 PM 4:00 PM Trade Show Take-down OCC Exhibit Hall B and C
4:10 PM 5:30 PM AFS Business Meeting OCC Oregon Ballroom 203
6:00 PM 10:00 PM Grand Networking Event South Park Blocks

 


Thursday August 20

Time Event Location Room
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office OCC D-134
24 Hours Media Room HH D Senate Suite
24 Hours Press Room OCC A-103
24 Hours AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office HH D Boardroom West
24 Hours AFS Free WiFi Zone HH D Plaza Foyer
7:00 AM 8:30 AM Incoming Governing Board Breakfast HH D Broadway I & II
7:00 AM 5:00 PM AV Loading OCC D-129
8:00 AM 5:30 PM Mothers Room OCC C-127
8:00 AM 4:00 PM Daycare OCC D-132
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Registration OCC  
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Taxonomy and Evolutionary Biology of Cutthroat Trout Panel (Invitation Only) OCC D-131
8:00 AM 5:20 PM Concurrent Technical Sessions OCC  
12:00 PM 2:00 PM Portland-Kansas City Handoff Luncheon (Invitation Only) Off-site Spirit of 77
5:30 PM 7:00 PM Closing Networking Event HH D Pavilion East and West

Friday August 21

Time Event Location Room
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Beaver Restoration Workshop (separate registration required) http://bit.ly/1HP6tAb DT H Oregon
8:00 AM 4:00 PM White Salmon River Dam Removal and Yakama Nation Tribal Fishery on the Klickitat River (separate registration required) http://bit.ly/1VppXpn Field Site White Salmon River, Klickitat River
8:30 AM 3:00 PM Urban Stream Restoration – Johnson Creek and Crystal Springs (separate registration required) http://bit.ly/1VppXpn Field Site Johnson Creek and Crystal Springs