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Saturday, June 1, 2024

TIME SESSION
07:30 - 11:00
Birding Tour at the Discovery Center (Strawberry Mansion Preserve)
[Offsite]
07:30 - 17:00
Field Trips
[Offsite]
self guided
(any time/day)
Philly Murals Walking Tour
[Offsite]
Visit to Bartram's Garden
[Offsite]
08:30 - 14:30
Visit to Great Marsh Institute
[Offsite]
08:30 - 17:00
Hidden Gem Canoe Field Trip: Discover the Brandywine River
[Offsite]
10:00 - 12:30
Tour the Collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences: Track A
[Offsite]
Tour the Collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences: Track B
[Offsite]
13:00 - 17:00
Mussel Hatchery at Fairmount Water Works
[Offsite]

Sunday, June 2, 2024

TIME SESSION
07:00 - 09:00
SFS Finance Committee Meeting
[Franklin Room]
08:00 - 12:00
Decorator/Exhibit Company setup
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
Poster board set up by decorator
[Liberty Ballroom]
08:00 - 15:00
SRC Merchandise and Silent Auction setup
[Mezzanine Foyer]
08:00 - 18:00
Presentation ready room
[Salon 9]
Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised
[Parlor C & D]
09:00 - 13:00
Workshop: Getting Published: A Science Writing Workshop
[Salon 10]
09:00 - 16:00
Workshop: Ecological Apps of Bayesian Stats--with R and Stan
[Independence Ballroom B]
Workshop: Spatial Analysis & Stats Modeling with R & spmodel
[Salon 5/6]
SFS Board of Directors Meeting
[Horizons Rooftop]
09:00 - 17:00
EMERGE/INSTARS Orientation
[Independence Ballroom A]
12:00 - 15:00
Exhibitor setup
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
12:00 - 16:00
Workshop: NEON Aquatic Biodiversity Workshop
[Philly North/South]
12:30 - 16:00
Workshop: Intro to DIY Water Monitoring Technology
[Salon 3/4]
15:00 - 19:00
Registration and Exhibits open
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
16:00 - 17:00
Welcome Mixer/Reception [open]
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
17:00 - 18:30
SFS Meeting Opening- Welcome from President; Distinguished Service; Environmental Stewardship; Award of Excellence
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
18:30 - 20:00
Dinner on your own
18:30 - 20:30
SRC Trivia Session
[Horizons Rooftop]
20:00 - 23:00
Welcome Mixer/Reception [open]
[Liberty Ballroom ABC and Foyer]

Monday, June 3, 2024

TIME SESSION
07:00 - 08:30
FWS Editorial Board Committee Breakfast
[Franklin Room]
SRC Student Orientation Breakfast
[Horizons Rooftop]
08:00 - 18:00
Childcare - Supervised
[Parlor A & B]
Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised
[Parlor C & D]
Registration
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
08:00 - 19:00
Presentation ready room
[Salon 9]
08:00 - 22:00
Exhibits open
[Liberty Foyer]
Silent Auction and SRC Merchandise opens
[Mezzanine Foyer]
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome/Announcements; Land Acknowledgement
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary Session I: Erik L. Silldorff, Ph.D. "Aquatic Life in the Delaware River Basin: Our Unique History, Past Sucesses, and Persistent Challenges"
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
09:00 - 12:00
Taxonomic Certification Program (TCP) Test Session 1
[Seminar A]
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C37 Stoichiometry C02 Fish and Other Aquatic Vertebrates S15 Connecting the Disciplines of Disconnected, Non- Perennial Streams

Moderator: Michelle
Helper: Kaci
S07 Water Doesn't Always Flow Downhill! Dealing with Complex Hydrology and Water Management in Diverse Urban Contexts

Moderator: Liz Ortiz Munoz
C27 Landuse and Non-Point Source Impacts C03 Invertebrates C20 Climate Change S13 Insights of Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Systems Gained from Regional and National Monitoring Datasets

Moderator: Ryan Hill
C28 Land-Water Interfaces S19 Connecting to Foster Understanding and Conservation of Spring Ecosystems

Moderator: Marco Cantonati, Douglas S. Glazier
S06 The Ecology of Aquatic Plants (Macroalgae Bryophytes, and Macrophytes) in Streams, Rivers, Wetlands, and Lakes
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch on your own
SFS Committees - Lunch Meeting
[Horizons Rooftop]
13:00 - 16:00
Taxonomic Certification Program (TCP) Test Session 2
[Seminar A]
13:30 - 15:00
SFS Science and Policy Committee event - 4 talks
[Salon 2]
13:30 - 15:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
S25 Advances in Watershed-scale Restoration Science and Monitoring

Moderator: John Jackson
C02 Fish and Other Aquatic Vertebrates S15 Connecting the Disciplines of Disconnected, Non- Perennial Streams

Moderator: Stephen
Helper: Michelle
S07 Water Doesn't Always Flow Downhill! Dealing with Complex Hydrology and Water Management in Diverse Urban Contexts

Moderator: Liz Ortiz Munoz
C27 Landuse and Non-Point Source Impacts C03 Invertebrates C20 Climate Change S13 Insights of Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Systems Gained from Regional and National Monitoring Datasets

Moderator: Samantha Rumschlag
C28 Land-Water Interfaces S19 Connecting to Foster Understanding and Conservation of Spring Ecosystems

Moderator: John D. Wehr
S06 The Ecology of Aquatic Plants (Macroalgae Bryophytes, and Macrophytes) in Streams, Rivers, Wetlands, and Lakes
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:00 - 17:00
Poster Session 1 of 2
[Liberty Ballroom D]
16:00 - 17:00
Taxonomic Certification Committee (TCC) Meeting
[Seminar A]
17:00 - 19:00
Dinner on your own
Dry Rivers RCN
[Franklin Room]
18:00 - 20:00
Endowment Board of Trustees committee
[Offsite]
18:30 - 20:00
SRC Student/Mentor Mixer
[Horizons Rooftop]
20:00 - 22:00
Live Auction/Bingo
[Liberty Ballroom ABC and Foyer]
21:00 -
SFS Members JAM session - all volunteer
[Horizons Rooftop]

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

TIME SESSION
07:00 - 08:30
Emerge+Instars+alumni mixing & networking breakfast
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
08:00 - 18:00
Childcare - Supervised
[Parlor A & B]
Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised
[Parlor C & D]
08:00 - 19:00
Registration
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
Presentation ready room
[Seminar A]
08:00 - 22:00
Silent Auction & Merchandise Sales
[Mezzanine Foyer]
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome/Announcements; Hynes Award
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary Session II: Seetha Coleman-Kammula, Ph.D. "Why is PFAS a wicked problem?"
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
S25 Advances in Watershed-scale Restoration Science and Monitoring

Moderator: Matt Ehrhart
C02 Fish and Other Aquatic Vertebrates S15 Connecting the Disciplines of Disconnected, Non- Perennial Streams

Moderator: Kaci, Helper: Sarah
S24 New Approaches and Methods for Understanding and Improving Urban Waterways: A Global Perspective

Moderator: Mateo Scoggins
S02 Ecology and Taxonomy of Chironomidae (Diptera): A Memorial Session to Honor Leonard C. Ferrington, Jr.

Moderator: Bouchard, Anderson
S14 Connecting Freshwaters to Coastal Waters: A Continuum of Emerging Issues, Monitoring Applications, and Management

Moderator: Sujay Kaushal
C10 Biogeochemistry S13 Insights of Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Systems Gained from Regional and National Monitoring Datasets

Moderator: Lara Jansen
S11 IIUCN SSC Task Force on Global Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Sampling Protocols (GLOSAM)

Moderator: Dave Penrose
S21 Hyporheic and Alluvial River Floodplain Ecology

Moderator: Rachel Malison, Amanda DelVecchia
S08 Algal taxonomic Data: Embracing New Protocols and Analyses

Moderator: Julianne Heinlein
12:00 - 13:30
SFS Membership Business Lunch
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
13:30 - 15:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
S25 Advances in Watershed-scale Restoration Science and Monitoring

Moderator: Melinda Daniels
C02 Fish and Other Aquatic Vertebrates S15 Connecting the Disciplines of Disconnected, Non- Perennial Streams

Moderator: Sarah, Helper: Stephen
S24 New Approaches and Methods for Understanding and Improving Urban Waterways: A Global Perspective

Moderator: Megan Fork
S02 Ecology and Taxonomy of Chironomidae (Diptera): A Memorial Session to Honor Leonard C. Ferrington, Jr.

Moderator: Hayford, Bouchard
S14 Connecting Freshwaters to Coastal Waters: A Continuum of Emerging Issues, Monitoring Applications, and Management

Moderator: Sydney Shelton
C10 Biogeochemistry S13 Insights of Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Systems Gained from Regional and National Monitoring Datasets

Moderator: Ryan Hill
S12 Exploring Nitrogen Fixation along the Freshwater- Marine Continuum: A Joint ASLO-SFS Endeavor

Moderator: Julianne Heinlein
S20 Exploring the Interactions Between Biogeochemistry and Biota in the Hyporheic Zone
&
S21 Hyporheic and Alluvial River Floodplain Ecology


Moderator: Deb Finn, Alba Algerich
S08 Algal taxonomic Data: Embracing New Protocols and Analyses

Moderator: Julianne Heinlein
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
S25 Advances in Watershed-scale Restoration Science and Monitoring

Moderator: Diana Oviedo
S04 Contaminant Ecology of Freshwaters

Moderator: Austin Gray, Arial Shogren, Jess Brandt
C36 Water Resource Management S24 New Approaches and Methods for Understanding and Improving Urban Waterways: A Global Perspective

Moderator: Kate Macneale
S02 Ecology and Taxonomy of Chironomidae (Diptera): A Memorial Session to Honor Leonard C. Ferrington, Jr.

Moderator: Anderson, Nyquist
S14 Connecting Freshwaters to Coastal Waters: A Continuum of Emerging Issues, Monitoring Applications, and Management

Moderator: Jenna Reimer
C10 Biogeochemistry S13 Insights of Patterns and Drivers of Freshwater Systems Gained from Regional and National Monitoring Datasets

Moderator: Darin Kopp
S12 Exploring Nitrogen Fixation along the Freshwater- Marine Continuum: A Joint ASLO-SFS Endeavor S20 Exploring the Interactions Between Biogeochemistry and Biota in the Hyporheic Zone
&
S21 Hyporheic and Alluvial River Floodplain Ecology


Moderator: Deb Finn, Alba Algerich
C01 Algae
16:30 - 18:00
Fun Run
[Offsite]
18:00 - 19:00
Mid-Atlantic SFS Chapter Mixer
[Franklin Room]
19:00 - 20:00
DEI Mixer
[Liberty Ballroom]
19:00 - 21:00
SFS Endowment Reception
[Horizons Rooftop]
19:00 -
Dinner on your own

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

TIME SESSION
08:00 - 13:00
Taxonomy Fair Set-Up
[Liberty Foyer]
08:00 - 16:00
Silent Auction (closes Wed evening)
[Liberty Foyer]
Exhibits open
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
Presentation ready room
[Salon 9]
Registration
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
08:00 - 18:00
Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised
[Parlor C & D]
Childcare - Supervised
[Parlor A & B]
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome/Announcements; 2024 Fellows Awards
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary Session III: Alison M. Meadow, Ph.D., "Engaged Research and Societal Impact: Linking Research and Evaluation to Engaged Research and Societal Impact to Improve Practice and Outcomes"
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00
Emerge fellows interviews by SEI
[Seminar C & D]
10:30 - 12:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C26 Invasive Species S04 Contaminant Ecology of Freshwaters

Moderator: Austin Gray, Arial Shogren, Jess Brandt
C36 Water Resource Management S24 New Approaches and Methods for Understanding and Improving Urban Waterways: A Global Perspective

Moderator: Allison Roy
C16 Restoration Ecology C03 Invertebrates C10 Biogeochemistry S22 Leveraging the Whole Ecosystem Approach to Studying Freshwater Ecosystems: Celebrating the Career of Bill McDowell

Moderator: Sujay Kaushal
C09 Wetland Ecology S03 From Individuals to Ecosystems: A Size-Based Understanding of Freshwaters

Moderator: Taylor Woods
C01 Algae
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch on your own
SFS Fellows Meeting
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
SRC Grad Student Workshop: CV/Resume Review
[Horizons Rooftop]
13:30 - 15:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C26 Invasive Species S04 Contaminant Ecology of Freshwaters

Moderator: Austin Gray, Arial Shogren, Jess Brandt
C36 Water Resource Management C08 Urban Ecology C16 Restoration Ecology C03 Invertebrates C10 Biogeochemistry S22 Leveraging the Whole Ecosystem Approach to Studying Freshwater Ecosystems: Celebrating the Career of Bill McDowell

Moderator: Adam Wymore
C09 Wetland Ecology S03 From Individuals to Ecosystems: A Size-Based Understanding of Freshwaters

Moderator: Justin Pomeranz
S09 Challenges and Opportunities in eDNA

Moderator: Tanya
13:30 - 15:00
Emerge fellows interviews by SEI
[Seminar C & D]
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:00 - 17:00
Poster Session 2 of 2
[Liberty Ballroom]
Taxonomy Fair
[Liberty Foyer]
16:00 - 17:00
Chapter Information Session
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
17:00 - 18:00
Taxonomy Fair tear down
[Liberty Foyer]
18:30 - 22:30
Offsite Social Event - Brooklyn Bowl
[Offsite - Brooklyn Bowl Philly]

Thursday, June 6, 2024

TIME SESSION
07:00 - 08:30
New Board of Directors Breakfast
[Horizons Rooftop]
08:00 - 17:00
Silent Auction pickup
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
Exhibits open
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
Presentation ready room
[Salon 9]
Registration
[Liberty Ballroom Foyer]
08:00 - 18:00
Childcare - Supervised
[Parlor A & B]
Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised
[Parlor C & D]
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome/Announcements; 2024 Fellows Awards
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary Session IV: Panel presentation and discussion about JEDI Initiatives and SFS
[Liberty Ballroom ABC]
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:00 - 12:30
Poster tear down by presenters
[Liberty Ballroom]
Emerge & Instars Closing Workshop
[Horizons Rooftop]
10:30 - 12:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C06 Large River Ecology S04 Contaminant Ecology of Freshwaters

Moderator: Austin Gray, Arial Shogren, Jess Brandt
C36 Water Resource Management C08 Urban Ecology C11 Community Ecology S16 Trash Talk: Ecology of Anthropogenic Materials in Freshwaters
&
S26 Transport and Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystems


Moderator: Lisa, Jon
C25 Food Webs S22 Leveraging the Whole Ecosystem Approach to Studying Freshwater Ecosystems: Celebrating the Career of Bill McDowell

Moderator: Sujay Kaushal
C17 Bioassessment S18 Freshwater Mussels: Connectivity and Conservation Concerns

Moderator: David Perkins
S09 Challenges and Opportunities in eDNA
10:30 - 18:00
Exhibit tear down
[Liberty Foyer]
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch on your own
13:30 - 15:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C06 Large River Ecology S05 Contaminant and Trace Element Biogeochemical Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems

Moderator: Jacqueline Gerson
C36 Water Resource Management C31 Organic Matter Processing C11 Community Ecology S16 Trash Talk: Ecology of Anthropogenic Materials in Freshwaters
&
S26 Transport and Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystems


Moderator: Rae, Tim
C25 Food Webs S22 Leveraging the Whole Ecosystem Approach to Studying Freshwater Ecosystems: Celebrating the Career of Bill McDowell

Moderator: Adam Wymore
C17 Bioassessment S18 Freshwater Mussels: Connectivity and Conservation Concerns S10 Environmental DNA as a Tool for Understanding Connections

Moderator: Erik Pilgrim
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00
Freedom Ballroom E Freedom Ballroom F Freedom Ballroom H/G Independence Ballroom A Independence Ballroom B Independence Ballroom C Independence Ballroom D Philadelphia Ballroom Salon 10 Salon 3/4 Salon 5/6
C06 Large River Ecology S05 Contaminant and Trace Element Biogeochemical Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems

Moderator: Jacqueline Gerson
C36 Water Resource Management S17 Quantifying Rare Invasive and Threatened/ Endangered Aquatic Species: Different Goals, but the Same Analysis Problem

Moderator: Song Quian
C11 Community Ecology S16 Trash Talk: Ecology of Anthropogenic Materials in Freshwaters
&
S26 Transport and Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystems


Moderator: Rae, Tim
C25 Food Webs S22 Leveraging the Whole Ecosystem Approach to Studying Freshwater Ecosystems: Celebrating the Career of Bill McDowell

Moderator: Adam Wymore
C17 Bioassessment S18 Freshwater Mussels: Connectivity and Conservation Concerns

Moderator: Jill Fedarick
C12 Conservation Ecology
17:00 - 18:30
Conference closes; Dinner on your own