{"id":596,"date":"2021-11-02T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:29:03","slug":"save-the-date-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/save-the-date-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Date: Feb 24-26, 2026<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/2026-MNAFS-program-FINAL.pdf\">Final Program 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/02\/26-Joint-Meet-abstract-book-FINAL-003.pdf\">Abstract Book 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Location: <b>Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth MN<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Join us for a combined meeting with MINNESOTA chapters of&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The American Fisheries Society<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Society of American Foresters<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Wildlife Society<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cConservation and Collaboration: Interdisciplinary Management of Natural Resources\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plenary speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Strommen, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ed Arnett, Chief Executive Officer of The Wildlife Society and host of \u201cThis American Land\u201d TV series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Registration and abstract submission will open 1 December 2025\u00a0(Abstract submission closes 16 January)<\/p>\n<p>Steep discounts for student registration<\/p>\n<p>Scientific presentations will be comprised of a poster session, contributed sessions, and theme sessions such as \u201cHealth and Disease\u201d, \u201cClimate resilience\u201d, and \u201cInterdisciplinary Collaboration\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many meetings activities: registration includes social, lunch, and banquet; you can also participate in chapter fundraisers including cornhole tournament, silent auction, and raffle drawings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Continuing Education Classe<\/strong>s (for an additional fee)<\/p>\n<p>Fish Identification Workshop<\/p>\n<p>Aquatic Invertebrate Identification Workshop<\/p>\n<p>Monoprinting in Science<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lodging<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blocks of rooms are available at the Inn on Lake Superior, Lift Bridge Lodge, Canal Park Lodge, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Hampton Inn \u2013 Canal Park, <\/span>and Radisson Harbor View<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register for the meeting here (now closed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Late registration accepted through 16 February (a hard deadline due to food orders) at this website:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/joint-organized-by-mn-saf-afs-tws-120965072421. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2026-minnesota-saf-afs-tws-joint-meeting-registration-1982294757983?aff=oddtdtcreator\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/joint-organized-by-mn-saf-afs-tws-120965072421<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">If you have any questions or issues with late registration please contact\u00a0Josh Obermeyer at\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:jobermeyer@minnetonkamn.gov\" href=\"mailto:jobermeyer@minnetonkamn.gov\" data-linkindex=\"1\">jobermeyer@minnetonkamn.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit an abstract here (now closed)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Abstract submission closes 16 January)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Feb 24-26, 2026 Final Program 2026 Abstract Book 2026 Location: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth MN Join us for a combined meeting with MINNESOTA chapters of&#8230; The American Fisheries Society Society of American Foresters The Wildlife Society Conference theme: \u201cConservation and Collaboration: Interdisciplinary Management of Natural Resources\u201d Plenary speakers: Sarah Strommen, Commissioner of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd","first-child","last-child"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":966,"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions\/966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}