Workshop Updates

Greetings IEP Workshop attendees,

Thanks to all who were able to join us for the 2024 IEP Workshop! We hope you enjoyed the event.

Workshop Feedback & Planning for 2025

We would like to get feedback from those who attended (either remotely or in-person) the workshop to help us gather information that will be used when planning next year's workshop. Please take a few moments to complete the online form. If you’d like to participate in the planning of the 2025 IEP Workshop, send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov. Planning will begin in the fall of 2024.

• 2024 IEP Workshop Feedback Form

Early Career Award Winners

Announcement from Ted Flynn (DWR) Early Career Award Organizing Chair

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winners for this year’s awards for Best Presentation by an Early Career Scientist. All posters and talks were judged by a volunteer panel of senior researchers and scientists in the IEP community. While the judges noted this year’s exceptional across-the-board excellence, the following presentations were found to be most outstanding.

This year’s winners for Best Poster are:

• First Place: Taryn Mitoma, UC Davis “2023 pilot experimental gillnet survey to inform an enhanced large fish study design”
• Second Place (tie): Kat Cone, USGS “This or SPATT? Designing a cyanotoxin monitoring program in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (PDF)”
• Second Place (tie): Brian Alper, UC Davis “Developing batch tagging techniques for cultured Delta Smelt (PDF)”

And the winners for Best Presentation are:

• First Place: Jackelyn Lang, UC Davis “An assessment of 6PPD-quinone acute and sublethal toxicity on San Francisco Bay Delta species of conservation concern”
• Second Place: Louise Cominassi, UC Davis “Sublethal exposures to the insecticides bifenthrin and fipronil impact the stress response and behavior of juvenile Chinook salmon”
• Third Place: Nicholas Hudson, UC Davis “Quantifying the stress response of an endangered fish species to support population supplementation”

Congratulations to the winners, all the early career presenters, and every IEP attendee for making our workshop such a welcoming environment for IEP scientists of all stripes to hone their skills.

POSTER FORUM AND WORKSHOP RECORDINGS

Don’t forget to visit the online Poster Forum, where you can view available posters. Recordings from the April 18 Data Training Course and the 3-day IEP Workshop will be available soon and shared on the CDFW YouTube site under the IEP Playlist.

See you next year!
IEP Workshop Planning Committee
Note: This announcement is being shared to multiple IEP listserv groups. Sorry for cross postings.

Greetings IEP Community Members,

Registration for In-Person Attendance

The 2024 IEP Annual Workshop is fast approaching. Don't forget to register soon as registration to attend the in-person 2024 IEP Annual Workshop closes Monday, April 8. We still have tickets available for all three days - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Visit the EventBrite IEP Workshop registration page to reserve your tickets!

Registration for Remote Attendance

For those attending the workshop remotely, the Zoom registration page will remain open until the end of the workshop. Visit the Zoom IEP Workshop registration page to make your remote reservation. There is only one Zoom link for the entire 3-day workshop.

Workshop Materials

Looking for information on session presentations, specific posters, where to park, etc.? Visit the IEP Annual Workshop web page for the program, abstract booklet, area guide, and FAQs document.

Call for Art

We are still looking for art to display at the workshop. Check out the Call for Art flyer (pdf) and if interested, contact Nicole Kwan (Nicole.Kwan@water.ca.gov).

Send any general workshop questions to Rosemary Hartman (Rosemary.Hartman@water.ca.gov) or iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

Greetings IEP Community Members,

Everyone has been waiting in anticipation for the 2024 IEP Annual Workshop. Registration opens this Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. PDT.

Registration Links

The registration links are posted on the IEP Annual Workshop web page. The workshop is a free, hybrid event that will be hosted at the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) building (715 P Street, Sacramento).

In-Person Registration

Want to attend the workshop in-person? Register on our EventBrite 2024 IEP Annual Workshop Registration page.  Registration opens March 15 at 7:00 a.m. PDT.

Live presentations will be given in the CNRA auditorium (1st floor), and posters will be showcased on the 2nd floor (rooms 2-221B+C). Seating is limited in the auditorium for the live presentations, so reservations are required. Tickets for the in-person event will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Once seating capacity in the auditorium is reached for each day, then only remote attendance will be available for that day.

The building is open to the public, so no reservations are required to see the posters on the 2nd floor. An overflow seating area is located in room 2-221 A next to the poster session, where ~30 participants can watch the live stream of the presentations in the auditorium.

Remote Attendance Registration

For those who cannot come in-person, they can watch the live stream of the presentations on Zoom. Registration for Zoom remote attendance is also posted on the IEP Annual Workshop web page.

April 18 Remote Data Training Course & Registration

A remote Data Training Course is being offered on April 18. Check out the Data Training Course flyer (pdf) for more information.

Complete the IEP Data Training Course Registration Form to secure your spot!

Workshop Program, Abstract Booklet, and Area Guide

• Workshop Program (pdf)
• Abstract Booklet (pdf)
• Area Guide (pdf) 

Transportation & Parking

The California Natural Resources Building (CNRA) is in downtown Sacramento. Parking is available on the street, in parking garages and lots located nearby. The Sacramento Regional Transit has bus and light rail stations also located near the CNRA building. Review the Area Guide for information on parking and transportation options.

Food

The California Natural Resources Building does not allow any food or drink inside the auditorium.

A food vendor (Jesse’s Getaway Café) is located inside the building on the first floor and there are additional food establishments within walking distance of the building. Review the Area Guide for information on available food options nearby.

Accommodation Needs

Do you have an accommodation need while in-person at the workshop? For example, the need of a hearing assistive device in the auditorium, elevator access to the 2nd floor poster session, or the use of a lactation room at the CNRA Building? If so, send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov prior to the workshop.

Workshop Posters and Workshop Recordings

Poster abstracts and images will be shared later on the IEP online Poster Discussion Forum after the workshop. The presentations in the auditorium will be recorded and made available after the workshop under the IEP Workshops Playlist on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife YouTube channel.

Any other questions on the workshop and registration can be sent to iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

The Interagency Ecological Program wants to display your artistic talents at the 2024 IEP Annual Workshop!

We are now accepting proposals for both physical and digital art pieces relevant to the theme of ecology.

See the Call for Art Flyer (pdf) for more information. Proposals are due by April 1.

If interested, send your proposal and any questions to Nicole.Kwan@water.ca.gov.

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Registration for the 2024 IEP Workshop and the April 18 Data Training Course Opens March 15!

The registration links will be posted to the IEP Annual Workshop web page AND sent via this listserv. So make sure to mark your calendar so you don't miss out.

Hello IEP community,

This year, the IEP workshop is offering both in-person and virtual mentoring luncheons!  Both the in-person and virtual luncheons will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, as part of this year's IEP workshop. The luncheon is aimed at connecting early career and new professionals working on the Bay-Delta with professionals who are more familiar with the community of researchers, managers, and conservation/natural resource practitioners who are more familiar with the issues, priorities, and professional opportunities. We encourage attendance by mentors and mentees with a wide range of interests, expertise, and experiences.

Registration

If you are interested in attending the luncheon as either a mentor or mentee, please complete this Registration Questionnaire (MS Form) by Monday, March 4. Both the virtual and in-person luncheon will be limited to 25-30 people (mentees and mentors), with participation based on the order in which people sign up.

The in-person luncheon will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the California Natural Resources Building in Room 2-301. Lunch will be provided by the building's Getaway Café. The virtual luncheon will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Mentors and mentees will be placed in separate breakout rooms to facilitate conversation, with mentees having the opportunity to move to other rooms.

Thank you to the State Water Contractors for sponsoring the in-person luncheon!

Please contact Kristi Arend (karend@usbr.gov) with any questions.

Thanks,
Kristi Arend
IEP Workshop Committee, Luncheon Chair