2026 IEP Workshop

The 2026 IEP Workshop is a FREE, hybrid event (in-person and remote). Live presentations will be in the auditorium (1st floor) and posters on the 2nd floor (Rooms 2-221 B+C) of the CNRA building. An overflow room next to the poster rooms on the 2nd floor is also available for watching the livestream. Registration is required for both in-person and remote attendance.

 Short Program (PDF)
 Icebreaker Activity (PDF)
 After Hours Event (PDF)
 Area Guide (PDF)
 Feedback Survey

Early Career Award Winners

Best Oral Presentation Winners

  • Elsie Platzer (UC Davis)
  • Kimberly Evans (UC Davis)
  • Nicholas Framsted (USGS)

Best Poster Presentation Winners

  • Pachia Lee (DWR)
  • Lalayna Hablutzel (CDFW)
  • Andres Mendoza (USFWS)

2026 Workshop Posters

Several of the poster authors have agreed to share their poster and abstract for those who were unable to attend the workshop in person. For those who did not share their poster, contact the author using the contact information in the Abstract Booklet.

Workshop Recording

The 2026 IEP Annual Workshop presentations that were recorded (excluding presentations of presenters who did not provide permission for recording) are now available on YouTube under the IEP 2026 Workshop playlist. Please note the Poetry Slam was not recorded. However, Levi Lewis (UC Davis) did provide us the lyrics for his rap "Purple Fish in Flow" (PDF).

If interested in all of the IEP videos (workshop, training, etc.) you can find them on the IEP Master List on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's YouTube Channel (videos).

Workshop Registration

In-Person Registration (EventBrite)

  • In-person registration is now closed.
  • In-person registration will be administered through EventBrite.
  • Registration opens February 2 and closes March 6 (or when tickets are gone). Tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • Register for each day of the workshop you want to attend.

Remote-Only Registration (Zoom)

  • Remote only registration opens February 2 and stays open through the end of the workshop.
  • This registration is only to watch the livestream on Zoom.
  • One-time registration as the link is good for the entire 3-day workshop.
  • Links are specific to the registrant, so don't share your registered link with others.

Workshop Program

Workshop Program   Abstract Booklet

We have three plenary talks this year on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the sciences. Dr. Carl Boettiger from U.C. Berkeley will be our invited primary plenary speaker and IEP researchers Trinh Nguyen (CDFW), Joe Merz (Cramer Fish Sciences) and Ted Flynn (DWR) will speak to staff and managers on the use of AI in work we do in the San Francisco Estuary.

Volunteers

Volunteer Signup Volunteer Signup is now closed.

We need volunteers to be mic runners and timekeepers. Minimum commitment is 1/2 day.

  • Volunteers are automatically registered for the day they volunteer!
  • Contact the Volunteer Chair, Timothy Malinich (CDFW), with questions.

Early Career Award Judges

Contact the Award Chair, Ted Flynn (DWR), for information.

Workshop Questions

Contact the workshop organizing chair, Adam Nanninga, and IEP Program Support.