Workshop Updates

Invitation for IEP Workshop Planning Participants

• Are you interested in helping draft the 2025 IEP Workshop program?
• Do you have an idea for a specific workshop session and session speakers?
• Want to organize the poster session?
• Want to bring more art into the world of science?

The 2025 IEP Workshop Planning kick-off meeting will be held (virtually) September 24, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The Workshop Organizing Chair (Rosemary Hartman, DWR) and new co-Chair (Adam Nanninga, USFWS) will discuss the planning process and expectations, roles and responsibilities, timelines and then we’ll dive right into the brainstorming process.

To make the workshop a success, we need session moderators and chairs to help organize the poster session, the mentor luncheon, the early career awards, volunteers, and art exhibits.

Are you interested in participating, but cannot make the kick-off meeting? Don’t worry, you can still participate!
Send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov and cc Rosemary.Hartman@water.ca.gov and Adam_Nanninga@fws.gov and we’ll add you to the work group.

Mark your Calendar!
Microsoft Teams – IEP Workshop Kick-off Planning Meeting
9/24/2024 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Meeting ID: 231 202 008 861 Passcode: 9EAVbk 
Phone: +1 916-535-0984,,228549938#
Phone conference ID: 228 549 938#

Who can participate in the planning work group?

• IEP member agencies, IEP partner organizations (including students from partnering academic institutions), and IEP stakeholders.
• Early career staff are encouraged to participate with the approval of their supervisor.

What is the time investment for participating on the planning work group?

• This is an active work group with planning deadlines. Be prepared to actively participate in developing the program.
• Attend about 5 to 7, ~1-hour meetings between September and January to develop agenda. (Calendar will be developed at kick-off meeting).
• Come prepared with your ideas and your can-do spirit!
• We always need an army of volunteers at the workshop! Consider being a session moderator or chair a task.

Background materials:

• Principles of Organization for the Annual Workshop (pdf)(opens in new tab)
• IEP Workshop Planning Work Group Roles and Responsibilities (pdf)(opens in new tab)

Feel free to share this invitation with others.

This invitation will be cross posted for wide distribution.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support

Greetings IEP Community Members,

We are happy to announce that the recordings from the 2024 IEP Annual Workshop are now available online. You can find the recordings on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's YouTube Channel under the IEP playlist. This includes the recording of the IEP Data Management Training from April 18.

Please share this announcement with others.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support

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.