Society for Freshwater Science 2026 Annual Meeting

Sunday 17 May	Monday 18 May	Tuesday 19 May	Wednesday 20 May	Thursday 21 May
07:00 - 19:00 Registration Open	07:00 - 08:30 Freshwater Science Editorial Meeting (by invite only) SRC Student Orientation Breakfast (ticketed event)	07:00 - 08:30 5km Fun Run - Ticketed Event		07:00 - 08:30 SFS Board of Directors Breakfast (by invitation only)
	07:30 - 17:00 Registration Open	07:30 - 17:30 Registration Open		07:30 - 16:00 Registration Open
08:00 - 17:00 SFS Instars/NSF Emerge Orientation Workshop (by invite only) 08:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Stream Resilience in Focus: Hands-On with NEON Macroinvertebrate, Water Quality & Sensor Data Workshop: Professional skills for navigating your early career			08:00 - 17:30 Registration Open
	08:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session 1 - Desiree Tullos, Conor Giorgi & Dave Upthegrove 08:30 - 12:00 Taxonomic Testing Session 1	08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 2 - Caj Mathesson & Laura Laumatia	08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 3 - Angus McIntosh & Faith Kearns	08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 4 - Will Clements
09:00 - 17:00 Workshop: Connecting Taxonomists: Training with the Diatoms of North American Platform				09:00 - 16:00 SFS Instars/NSF Emerge Closing Workshop (by invite only)
10:00 - 17:00 SFS Board of Directors Meeting (by invite only)	10:00 - 17:30 Exhibition Open 10:00 - 17:00 Poster Viewing Open	10:00 - 17:00 Poster Viewing Open 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee Break	10:00 - 17:30 Poster Viewing Open 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee Break	10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee Break
	10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break First-Time SFS Attendee Meetup	10:30 - 12:00 Special Session: Sym-Poff-ium: A celebration of and reflection on the impact of N. LeRoy Poff’s career in riverine ecology science and practice 1.0 Land-Water Connections 1.0 Biogeochemistry 1.0 Special Session: Biogeochemical Perspectives on Resilience in Agriculturally Influenced Freshwater Systems 1.0 Special Session: Zoogeochemistry in freshwaters: Integrating animal conservation with biogeochemistry 1.0 Special Session & Workshop: Indigenous leadership and collaborative partnerships advancing freshwater science 1.0 Bioassessment 1.0 Special Session: Non-perennial freshwater ecosystems: Resilience in a drying world 1.0 Communities & Populations 1.0 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 4.0 Special Session: Assessment and management of wastewater in urban and suburban streams 1.0	10:30 - 12:00 Special Session: Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities: Insights from Europe and North America 1.0 Hydrology, Geomorphology, & Ecohydrology 1.0 Ecosystem Metabolism 1.0 Special Session: Advances in freshwater biogeochemistry using open data across networks of sites 1.0 Special Session: Beavers and Beyond: Patterns and Processes Driven by Ecosystem Engineers 1.0 Special Session: The other half of the river: elevating non-academic contributions to freshwater science 1.0 Biodiversity 1.0 Special Session: Non-perennial freshwater ecosystems: Resilience in a drying world 3.0 Food Webs 1.0 Landuse & Non-Point Source Impacts 1.0 Urban Systems 1.0	10:30 - 12:00 Restoration 1.0 Special Session: Unraveling wetland invertebrate dynamics: Connecting small-scale responses to landscape-level influences 1.0 Biogeochemistry 3.0 Special Session: Lakes, ponds, reservoirs and wetlands oh my! Drivers, feedbacks, and responses of the carbon cycle under changing climate and anthropogenic stressors 1.0 Special Session: Claws and effect: the role of crayfish across ecosystems 1.0 Fish & other Vertebrates 1.0 Management & Policy 1.0 Special Session: Advancing environmental flow management: Holistic approaches for sustaining aquatic ecosystems 1.0 Science Communication & Outreach 1.0 Special Session: Positive biotic interactions in freshwater; importance, prevalence, and drivers. 1.0
11:00 - 16:00 Offsite Workshop: Exploring streams together: using macroinvertebrates to assess local water quality	11:00 - 12:30 Special Session: The past, present, and future of freshwater invasion ecology and management: A career retrospective for David M. Lodge 1.0 Special Session: Across ecosystem linkages: quantifying aquatic-terrestrial reciprocal connections to support resilient watersheds 1.0 Special Session: Biogeochemical cycling in human-made freshwaters 1.0 Special Session: The fire’s leading edge: Exploring the paradoxical effects of fire on freshwater ecosystems to support more resilient watersheds and communities 1.0 Microbial Ecology 1.0 Special Session: Chew on This: The Role of Beavers in Building Resilient Landscapes 1.0 Invertebrates 1.0 Remote Sensing & Sensor Technology 1.0 Special Session: The Changing Cryosphere and Its Impacts on Downstream Freshwaters 1.0 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 1.0 Special Session: Building Resilience in Large Rivers of the Northwest 1.0
12:00 - 16:00 Offsite Workshop: River kayaking safety and navigation for river researchers		12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on Your Own Ask Me Anything with SFS Executive Director Andy Leidolf	12:00 - 14:00 Lunch on Your Own 12:00 - 13:30 Nonperennial Ecosystem Chapter Mixer	12:00 - 14:00 Lunch on Your Own
12:30 - 16:30 CANCELLED - Workshop: WikiWatershed open source ecosystem for monitoring, data telemetry, and modeling	12:30 - 14:00 Lunch on Your Own SFS Committees Lunch Meeting (RSVP Required)		12:30 - 14:00 SFS Fellows Meeting (by invitation only) Lunch & Learn Session - Dr Robyn Smyth, U.S. National Science Foundation
13:00 - 16:00 Workshop: Coding Best Practices: Git and Version Control Workshop: Integrating science and policy in a changing climate	13:00 - 15:30 Taxonomic Testing Session 2		13:00 - 14:00 Queer Social	13:00 - 14:00 Undergraduate Education and Research Chapter Get Together
		13:30 - 15:00 Special Session: Sym-Poff-ium: A celebration of and reflection on the impact of N. LeRoy Poff’s career in riverine ecology science and practice 2.0 Land-Water Connections 2.0 Biogeochemistry 2.0 Special Session: Biogeochemical Perspectives on Resilience in Agriculturally Influenced Freshwater Systems 2.0 Special Session: Zoogeochemistry in freshwaters: Integrating animal conservation with biogeochemistry 2.0 Special Session & Workshop: Indigenous leadership and collaborative partnerships advancing freshwater science 2.0 Bioassessment 2.0 Special Session: Non-perennial freshwater ecosystems: Resilience in a drying world 2.0 Communities & Populations 2.0 Plastics 1.0 Special Session: Practical Tools for Urban Waterway Management 1.0
14:00 - 16:00 Offsite River Clean-Up	14:00 - 15:30 Special Session: The past, present, and future of freshwater invasion ecology and management: A career retrospective for David M. Lodge 2.0 Special Session: Across ecosystem linkages: quantifying aquatic-terrestrial reciprocal connections to support resilient watersheds 2.0 Special Session: Biogeochemical cycling in human-made freshwaters 2.0 Special Session: The fire’s leading edge: Exploring the paradoxical effects of fire on freshwater ecosystems to support more resilient watersheds and communities 2.0 Molecular Ecology 1.0 Special Session: Swimming together: Successful freshwater collaborations across multiple organizations to generate actionable science 1.0 Invertebrates 2.0 Special Session: Operationalizing remote sensing for water security and freshwater ecosystem integrity in dryland regions 1.0 Special Session: The Changing Cryosphere and Its Impacts on Downstream Freshwaters 2.0 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 2.0 Large Rivers 1.0		14:00 - 15:30 Special Session: Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities: Insights from Europe and North America 2.0 Hyporheic Processes 1.0 Ecosystem Metabolism 2.0 Special Session: Advances in freshwater biogeochemistry using open data across networks of sites 2.0 Special Session: Beavers and Beyond: Patterns and Processes Driven by Ecosystem Engineers 2.0 Special Session: The other half of the river: elevating non-academic contributions to freshwater science 2.0 Special Session: Non-perennial freshwater ecosystems: Resilience in a drying world 4.0 Food Webs 2.0 Eutrophication & Harmful Algae 1.0 Special Session: The ecology and diversity of our unprotected waters 1.0 14:00 - 15:00 Conservation 1.0	14:00 - 15:30 Restoration 2.0 Climate Change 1.0 Biogeochemistry 4.0 Special Session: Lakes, ponds, reservoirs and wetlands oh my! Drivers, feedbacks, and responses of the carbon cycle under changing climate and anthropogenic stressors 2.0 Special Session: Claws and effect: the role of crayfish across ecosystems 2.0 Fish & other Vertebrates 2.0 Special Session: Advancing environmental flow management: Holistic approaches for sustaining aquatic ecosystems 2.0 Special Session: Scholarship of teaching and learning in freshwater science 1.0 Special Session: The fluvial pharmacy: Pharmaceuticals and their residuals in freshwater ecosystems 1.0 14:00 - 15:45 Special Session: From Dead Ends to Discovery: Embracing Failure as a Pathway to Scientific Progress 1.0
		15:00 - 17:00 SFS Membership Business Meeting & Endowment Awards Presentation (RSVP Required, all members welcome)	15:00 - 15:45 Special Session: Mining and Stream: Best practices and impacts on stream food webs and water quality 1.0
	15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Coffee Break		15:30 - 17:30 Poster Session & Taxonomic Fair (Coffee & Light Catering Provided)
	16:00 - 17:00 SFS TCP Meeting (by invite only) 16:00 - 17:30 Freshwater-Marine Connections & Estuaries 1.0 Invasive & Non-Native Species 1.0 Special Session: Across ecosystem linkages: quantifying aquatic-terrestrial reciprocal connections to support resilient watersheds 3.0 Organic Matter Processing 1.0 Algae & Aquatic Plants 1.0 Molecular Ecology 2.0 Special Session: Swimming together: Successful freshwater collaborations across multiple organizations to generate actionable science 2.0 Freshwater Mussels 1.0 Intermittent and Ephemeral Systems 1.0 Special Session: The Changing Cryosphere and Its Impacts on Downstream Freshwaters 3.0 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 3.0 Special Session: State of the science of the Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer and its watershed 1.0			16:00 - 17:00 Conference Closing Session
17:00 - 18:30 Annual Meeting Conference Opening & Award Presentations		17:00 - 18:30 Early-Career Networking Mixer & Professional Development Panel 1 - Job Search (ticketed event) Early-Career Networking Mixer & Professional Development Panel 2 - Discussion with Early Career Professionals (ticketed event) Charcuterie with a Scientist 17:00 - 18:00 Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) Mixer	17:00 - 18:30 BIPOC Talking Circle
	18:00 - 20:30 Student/Mentor Mixer (ticketed event)
18:30 - 20:00 Welcome Reception Global Connections International Mixer Undergraduate Mixer
		19:00 - 21:00 Freshwaters Illustrated, Rios to Rivers, and the Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program present: An evening of Tribal water storytelling.	19:00 - 22:00 Off-site Evening Social (ticketed event)
	20:30 - 22:30 SRC Live Auction & Bingo

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