Meeting Schedule

Saturday, June 1
Time Event—Field Trips Location
Self-guided Philly Murals Walking Tour Offsite
(any time/day)
Self-guided Visit to Bartram's Garden Offsite
(any time/day)
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM Birding Tour at the Discovery Center (Strawberry Mansion Preserve) Offsite
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Visit to Great Marsh Institute Offsite
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Hidden Gem Canoe Field Trip: Discover the Brandywine River Offsite
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Tour the Collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences: Track A Offsite
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Tour the Collections at the Academy of Natural Sciences: Track B Offsite
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Mussel Hatchery at Fairmount Water Works Offsite

Sunday, June 2
Time Event Location in Sheraton
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Nursing/family private space - Unsupervised Parlor C & D
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Workshop: Getting Published: A Science Writing Workshop Salon 10
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Workshop: Spatial Analysis & Stats Modeling with R & spmodel Salon 5-6
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Workshop: Ecological Apps of Bayesian Stats--with R and Stan Independence Ballroom B

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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Orientation for EMERGE/INSTARS fellows Independence Ballroom A
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM SFS Board of Directors Meeting Horizons Rooftop
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Exhibitor setup Liberty Ballroom Foyer
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM SRC Merchandise and Silent Auction setup Mezzanine Foyer
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Presentation ready room Salon 9
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Workshop: NEON Aquatic Biodiversity Workshop Philly North/South
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM Workshop: Intro to DIY Water Monitoring Technology Salon 3-4
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration and Exhibits open Liberty Ballroom Foyer
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Welcome Mixer/Reception [open] Liberty Ballroom Foyer
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM SFS Meeting Opening: Land Acknowledgement; Welcome from Presi- Liberty Ballroom ABC
dent; Awards for Distinguished Service, Environmental Stewardship,
Leadership; Presentation by Award of Excellence winner
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Dinner on your own Offsite
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM SRC Trivia Session [open] Horizons Rooftop
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Welcome Mixer/Reception/Ice Cream Social [open] Liberty Ballroom ABC and Foyer

Monday, June 3
Time Event Location in Sheraton
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Freshwater Science Editorial Board Breakfast Seminar C
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM SRC Student Orientation Breakfast Horizons Rooftop
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Presentation ready room Salon 9
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration Libery Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Exhibits Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 6:00PM Nursing/family private space Parlor C & D
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Silent Auction bidding and SRC Merchandise for sale Mezzanine Foyer
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome/Announcements; Short video - Judy’s Creek; Plenary Liberty Ballroom ABC
Session I: Erik L. Silldorff, Ph.D. “Aquatic Life in the Delaware
River Basin: Our Unique History, Past Successes, and Persistent
Challenges”
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Taxonomic Certification Program (TCP) Test Session 1 Seminar A
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers

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 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on your own Offsite
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM SFS Committees - Lunch Meeting Horizons Rooftop
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Taxonomic Certification Program (TCP) Test Session 2 Seminar A
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Extra session - SFS Science & Policy, 4 presentations Salon 2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Poster Session (#1) view poster instructions below Liberty Ballroom D
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Taxonomic Certification Committee (TCC) Meeting [open] Seminar A
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Dinner on your own Offsite
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Dry Rivers RCN meeting Offsite
6:00PM - 8:00 PM Endowment Committee Meeting Offsite
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM SRC Student/Mentor Mixer Liberty Ballroom ABC
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Live Auction/Bingo to benefit SRC [open] Liberty Ballroom and Foyer
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM SFS Members JAM session - all volunteer [open] Horizons Rootop

Tuesday, June 4
Time Event Location in Sheraton
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM EMERGE+INSTARS+alumni mixing & networking breakfast Horizons
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Presentation ready room Salon 9
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Nursing/family private space Parlor C & D

8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Silent Auction bidding Mezzanine Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Exhibits Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome/Announcements; Hynes Award; Plenary Session II: Seetha Liberty Ballroom ABC
Coleman-Kammula, Ph.D. “Why is PFAS a wicked problem?”
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM SFS Membership Business Lunch [open] Liberty Ballroom ABC
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Fun Run Offsite
6:00 PM Dinner on your own Offsite
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM LGBTQ+ mixer [open] Independence A
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Early Career mixer [open] Offsite - Uptown Beer Garden
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM SFS Endowment Reception Horizons Rooftop

Wednesday, June 5
Time Event Location in Sheraton
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Presentation ready room Salon 9
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Nursing/family private space Parlor C & D
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Taxonomy Fair Set-Up Liberty Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM Exhibits Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Silent Auction bidding - closes Wed evening Mezzanine Foyer
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome/Announcements; 2024 Fellows Awards; Plenary Session Liberty Ballroom ABC
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"
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EMERGE fellows interviews by SEI Seminar Rooms C & D

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 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM SRC Grad Student Workshop: CV/Resume Review Horizons Rootop
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM SFS Fellows Meeting Liberty Ballroom ABC
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on your own Offsite
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EMERGE fellows interviews by SEI Seminar Room C & D
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Taxonomy Fair Liberty Ballroom Foyer
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Poster Session (#2) view poster instructions below Liberty Ballroom D
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Informational Booth- SFS Chapters and Committees Liberty Ballroom ABC
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Urban River Chapter meeting Ballroom A
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Taxonomy Fair tear down Liberty Ballroom Foyer
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM SFS Social Event at Brooklyn Bowl Offsite- Brooklyn Bowl, 1009
Canal Street
Buses will be looping continually beginning at 6:00pm at Sheraton with last
bus departing Brooklyn Bowl at 10:15pm

Thursday, June 6
Time Event Location in Sheraton
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM SFS New Board of Directors Breakfast Horizons Rooftop
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Presentation ready room Salon 9

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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Nursing/family private space Parlor C & D
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Exhibits open Liberty Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Silent Auction pickup, Registration Desk Liberty Ballroom Foyer
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EMERGE & INSTARS Closing Workshop Horizons Rooftop
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome/Announcements; Presentation of HLA certificates; Plenary Liberty Ballroom ABC
Session IV: Multiple presenters.”From a Ripple to a River: At the
Confluence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in SFS. An invitation to
learn about and engage with SFS’s current and future DEI initiatives.”
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Posters and Exhibits tear down Liberty Ballroom D
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on your own Offsite
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EMERGE Steering Committee Franklin Room
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break Liberty and Mezzanine Foyers
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Various
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EMERGE fellows interviews by SEI Seminar Rooms C & D
5:00 PM Conference closes; Dinner on your own Offsite
5:30 PM Bench Buddy - informal meet up for dinner planning Liberty Ballroom Foyer
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Happy hour - no host Offsite - City Tap Logan Square,
100 N 18th St.

Poster Instructions
Please avoid installing or taking down posters during Plenary sessions. If that cannot be avoided, please do it quietly.

For those presenting their poster on Monday from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM:

Posters can be installed starting Sunday, posters must be taken down by Tuesday 3:00 PM. During the Tuesday 3:00 to 3:30 PM coffee break, a
group of volunteers will take down any remaining poster from Monday's session and set it aside for later pick up.

For those presenting their poster on Wednesday from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM:

Posters can be installed starting Tuesday 3:30 PM, posters must be taken down by Thursday noon.

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