{"id":2137,"date":"2024-11-15T21:30:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T02:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/va\/?page_id=2137"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:17:58","slug":"va_afs2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/va\/va_afs2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Annual Meeting Information Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2137\" class=\"elementor elementor-2137\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-427ad509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"427ad509\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef52eab\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3dc22d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3dc22d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2650be2\" data-id=\"2650be2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5e34b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd5e34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Joint annual meeting<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80f1a02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80f1a02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1257de3\" data-id=\"1257de3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7249a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec7249a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virginia Military Institute : Lexington, Virginia<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b8df7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b8df7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cef4141\" data-id=\"cef4141\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bade1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bade1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">march 9-11, 2026<br><br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2567e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f2567e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1bf6d7\" data-id=\"a1bf6d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90b5bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90b5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Professional: $80<\/p><p>Student: Free<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ffc592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ffc592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09cf367\" data-id=\"09cf367\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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Abstract<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bce63 elementor-align-center elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48bce63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2026-joint-annual-meeting-of-the-virginia-chapters-of-afs-and-tws-tickets-1982451092584?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c3c4cb\" data-id=\"3c3c4cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3401d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3401d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Presentation Options:<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a846724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a846724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>We are now accepting abstract submissions for the Joint Annual Meeting of AFS and TWS Virginia Chapters. Please submit an abstract (250 words) for the following:<\/b><ul><li><b>Oral Presentations (15 minute talks)<\/b><\/li><li><b>Lightning Talks (7 minutes)<\/b><\/li><li><b>Posters\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><b>In the Google form, please select the session that best suits your abstract when prompted: <\/b><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><ul><li><b>Joint Session: Fish and Wildlife Management and Conservation in Urban Settings<\/b><\/li><li><b>Joint Session: AI in Fisheries and Wildlife Research and Management<\/b><\/li><li><b>General sessions from each organization (i.e. General AFS &amp; General TWS). <\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec7b1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec7b1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63410ef\" data-id=\"63410ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343e3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"343e3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abstracts must be submitted by January 31, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d92c80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d92c80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c208689\" data-id=\"c208689\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f01d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f01d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lodging and Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ff467e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ff467e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c7e8c\" data-id=\"88c7e8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbe088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hampton inn &#8211; Historic district<\/h3><h3>Lexington, Virginia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d210a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d210a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Lodging Rate<\/strong>: $110 \/ night<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6564a2\" data-id=\"d6564a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4aa12e elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"d4aa12e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=hampton%20inn%20historic%20district%20lexington%20virginia&#038;t=m&#038;z=11&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"hampton inn historic district lexington virginia\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"hampton inn historic district lexington virginia\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf0ccf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf0ccf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d919bd\" data-id=\"5d919bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b3d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b3d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To reserve a room in this block, please reserve by phone (540-600-3410) or online.<\/p><p>If reserving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/lxtswhx-hampton-lexington-historic-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>, select \u201cSpecial Rates\u201d within the search box, and enter \u201cAFS\u201d under group code.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Group Block Code:<\/strong> AFS<\/p><p><strong>Group Name:<\/strong> American Fisheries<\/p><p>Rooms can be cancelled up to 72 hours prior to the reservation date without penalty.<\/p><p>Check-in after 3 PM and check out before 11 AM. Breakfast (6-10AM) is included.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bbb152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bbb152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c9c50\" data-id=\"61c9c50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b391f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b391f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tentative Meeting Schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc6be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc6be9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d96c3a\" data-id=\"9d96c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59274c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d59274c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/Schuedle-at-a-Glance-2026-Meeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Schedule at a Glance<\/a><\/p><p>Monday, March 9<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; Wednesday, March 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/p><p>Viginia Military Institute: 319 Letcher Ave, Lexington, VA 24450<\/p><p>Hampton Inn: 401 E Nelson St, Lexington, VA 24450<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Monday March 9<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>On-Site Registration Opens (12:00 pm)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Afternoon Workshops (1:00 \u2013 4:30 pm)<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em>Field Techniques and Tools (free)<\/em><\/p><p><em>eDNA Workshop (free)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Animal Movement Data Analysis (free)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Firearm Use and Safety Course (cost TBD)<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>Pizza Social and Posters Hampton Inn (6:00 \u2013 8:00 pm)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Tuesday March 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>On-Site Registration Opens (8:00 am)<\/p><p>Contributed Papers (8:30 am \u2013 9:50 am)<\/p><p>Break (9:50 \u2013 10:10 am)<\/p><p>Contributed Papers (10:10 \u2013 11:50 am)<\/p><p>Lunch at VMI (12:00 \u2013 1:00 pm)<\/p><p>Contributed Papers (1:20 \u2013 2:40 pm)<\/p><p>Break (2:40 \u2013 3:00 pm)<\/p><p>Contributed Papers (3:00 \u2013 4:00 pm)<\/p><p>Break (4:00 \u2013 4:15 pm)<\/p><p>Chapter Business Meetings (4:15 \u2013 5:15 pm)<\/p><p>Poster Session and Social, Hampton Inn (6:00 \u2013 7:00 pm)<\/p><p>Dinner and Raffle, Hampton Inn (7:00 &#8211; 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