Workshop Updates

Open Call for Abstract Submissions!

The Annual IEP Workshop will be held March 4-6, 2025 at the California Natural Resources Headquarters building at 715 P Street in Sacramento.

The workshop will be a free, hybrid event with up to 300 in-person attendees per day and presentations livestreamed on Zoom for virtual guests. Workshop registration opens early February 2025.

Abstract Submissions

We are now accepting abstract submissions. Participants wishing to present must submit an abstract (300 words or less) summarizing their contribution. We welcome submissions from all IEP member agencies, affiliates, and other stakeholders at all career levels, and preliminary work is welcome! Participants are limited to one abstract as presenting author but may be a contributing author on any number of others.

• Abstract Submission Form (Deadline for abstract submissions is November 15 at midnight.)

Make sure you and your colleagues are subscribed to receive future event announcements. Visit the subscription web page on the IEP website to sign up for the workshop listserv and other IEP listservs.

Please share this announcement with colleagues and others who may be interested.

More information on the annual workshop and past workshop events can be found on the Annual IEP Workshop web page.

Questions?

Contact workshop organizers Christine Joab (iep@wildlife.ca.gov) or Rosemary Hartman (Rosemary.Hartman@water.ca.gov).

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.
Join the meeting now(opens in new tab)
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 Science and Stakeholder Community Members,

Registration is now open for the upcoming free IEP training events!

Please review the flyer on the Fall 2022 In-Person Training Opportunities (PDF) and share the announcement with your staff and others who may be interested. Questions regarding the training can be sent directly to the instructor contact listed in the flyer.

September 20, 2022 IEP training events at Lake Natoma Inn

• Macrophyte Identification Training (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
• Intermediate R Training (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

October 28, 2022 IEP training events at Lake Natoma Inn

• Advanced R Training (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
• Science Communication Training (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

This announcement is being sent to multiple listservs, so we apologize if you receive cross-postings.
We hope you can join us.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Team

Save the Date! September 20, 2022

Aquatic Vegetation ID and Advanced R Training

The IEP Program Support Team is planning two in-person only training events for September 20, 2022 at the Lake Natoma Inn.

• Shruti Khanna and Daniel Ellis are coordinating an Aquatic Vegetation Identification training event (morning September 20).
• Jereme Gaeta is coordinating an Advanced R training event (afternoon September 20).

More details on the two events will be coming soon!

Registration will be required for each event.

Please share this announcement with others.

This announcement is being cross-posted to multiple IEP email campaigns. We apologize for any inconvenience if you receive multiple posts.

Kind regards,
The IEP Program Support Team