Call for Presentations Abstracts - Now Open

All individual presentations within a symposium will be submitted via the Call for Abstracts. Symposium organizers will build their session agenda from these submitted abstracts, some of which may be invited.
Symposium organizers will be responsible for reminding invited speakers to submit their abstracts, reviewing abstracts submitted to their symposium, and organizing moderators for their symposium.

​Presentation Options:

• Oral Presentation- General Contributed Track. Individual 20-minute presentations will be grouped to form thematic sessions, based on selected disciplines: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Human Dimensions/Outreach/Public Engagement.
• Oral Presentation – Part of Symposium. An individual presentation to be included as part of an Organized Symposium, which is subject to approval by organizer.
• Poster Presentation – printed poster showcased as part of the Poster Session on Tuesday evening.

 
The Online Form will prompt for the following details:

• Presentation Title
• Presentation Type (oral or poster)
• Presentation Track (general or symposium)
• Tags (key words that best describe presentation topic)
• Co-Authors (full names and affiliations of all authors in the order you would like them to appear in the program)
• Abstract (300 word limit)

 
All abstracts must be submitted online by the deadline of Friday, October 9th. Please submit an abstract only if you plan to attend the meeting. All presenters, whether presenting in a symposium, oral, or poster session, are required to register and pay the applicable fees.

SUBMIT ABSTRACT ONLINE

Call for Related Meetings - Now Open

Related meeting requests are now being accepted for committees and working groups, universities, organizations, agencies, and others interested in holding a meeting or social function in association with the 86th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference.  

Requests for meeting space will be handled in the order they are received. First-choice options for date and time may not always be possible. Please indicate a “second choice” in the space provided on the form.

Please also note that all related meeting participants must pre-register for the Conference, which will be available online via the website, starting in November. Please inform all meeting/function members of this policy.

RELATED MEETINGS REQUEST FORM

MEETING REQUEST FORM INSTRUCTIONS

Call for Symposia - Now Closed

An Organized Symposium is a set of presentations organized around a particular theme.  We encourage symposium submissions that will be of broad interest, as well as focus on engaging design, approaches, and/or formats. These sessions could include panel discussions, interactive approaches, and non-traditional engagement strategies, or non-traditional attendee types. 

Conference organizers received a great response to the Call for Symposia, and are pleased to announce that 24 special symposia have been selected for inclusion in the program. Read the overviews HERE

Call for Workshops- Now Closed

Proposals are now being considered from those interested in holding a workshop in conjunction with the 86th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference. Workshops offer training in a specific skill, technique, or process, often led by one or more instructors. Workshops should emphasize learning through participation, discussion, and “hands-on” activities. Anyone interested in coordinating a workshop must submit a proposal using the online form by Friday, October 2nd.

More details regarding information needed in the workshop proposal request online form can be found at the link below.

Attendance at workshops will be by advance registration only, and a fee will be charged