Sunday, May 15
By invitation only. Open to members of the 2021-2022 Society for Freshwater Science Board of Directors and invited guests.
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected]), Allison Roy ([email protected])
By invitation only. The program is open to students sponsored through SFS Instars or NSF Emerge Fellowships. At this orientation workshop, new Instars and Emerge Fellows will meet peers who have similar interests in the study of freshwaters, graduate student mentors, and faculty who will guide them through the meeting. We will introduce the themes of the meeting program and explore topics of common interest to participants. Instars and Emerge program participants will be encouraged to present results of research during the week of the meeting. Following the meeting, they will work as teams in professional development activities based on chosen themes explored at the meeting. Interested participants (undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals), as well as faculty supporting URM students are encouraged to contact members of the planning committee from each program to develop pre-meeting discussions and networking. Applications to participate in the program as either Instars or Emerge Fellows are typically due the first week of February; applications for Instars graduate mentors are typically due in March. Please visit the SFS website for more information: www.freshwater-science.org
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Checo Colon-Gaud ([email protected])/Amy Rosemond ([email protected])/Bre Ondich ([email protected])
Monday, May 16
Open to Student Members of the Society for Freshwater Science. Student members of the Society for Freshwater Science are invited to join the Student Resources Committee (SRC) for a Student Orientation and Breakfast. A light breakfast will be provided, and students can expect to receive helpful tips for making the most of the meeting and how to get involved with the SRC in the coming year. The orientation concludes with the nomination and election of SRC officers and subcommittee chairs.
Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Jonathan Lopez ([email protected], [email protected])
By invitation only. Open to members of the Freshwater Science Editorial Board (Editors and Associate Editors).
Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Chuck Hawkins ([email protected])
For preregistered participants only. The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program was implemented to certify that trained and skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate and diatom identifications in North America. The certification program tests a candidate’s knowledge and skills in aquatic invertebrate and diatom taxonomy and provides the successful applicant with a certificate of proficiency. The program also helps promote undergraduate and graduate training of new taxonomic experts, training of taxonomic technicians through workshops, development of new manuals for identifying aquatic invertebrates and algae, and taxonomic excellence in other disciplines and other parts of the world. The Taxonomic Certification Program is overseen by the Taxonomic Certification Committee, and administered by Stroud Water Research Center. The successful completion of the taxonomic certification process results in a certificate of proficiency in performing taxonomic identifications of freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. This process includes payment of a certification fee and passing an examination for a particular region and taxonomic group with a score of 95% or better. As part of this program, the certification credentials remain valid for a period of five years. For the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, the Society for Freshwater Science’s Taxonomic Certification Program hosts a series of order, family, and genus-level certification exams using both images and specimens for various aquatic macroinvertebrates, as well as a genus-level diatom certification exam. Visit www.stroudcenter.org/sfstcp for a complete list and to register.
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Michael Broomall ([email protected])
For preregistered participants only. The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program was implemented to certify that trained and skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate and diatom identifications in North America. The certification program tests a candidate’s knowledge and skills in aquatic invertebrate and diatom taxonomy and provides the successful applicant with a certificate of proficiency. The program also helps promote undergraduate and graduate training of new taxonomic experts, training of taxonomic technicians through workshops, development of new manuals for identifying aquatic invertebrates and algae, and taxonomic excellence in other disciplines and other parts of the world. The Taxonomic Certification Program is overseen by the Taxonomic Certification Committee, and administered by Stroud Water Research Center. The successful completion of the taxonomic certification process results in a certificate of proficiency in performing taxonomic identifications of freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates. This process includes payment of a certification fee and passing an examination for a particular region and taxonomic group with a score of 95% or better. As part of this program, the certification credentials remain valid for a period of five years. For the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, the Society for Freshwater Science’s Taxonomic Certification Program hosts a series of order, family, and genus-level certification exams using both images and specimens for various aquatic macroinvertebrates, as well as a genus-level diatom certification exam. Visit www.stroudcenter.org/sfstcp for a complete list and to register.
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Michael Broomall ([email protected])
Open to members of the standing and special committees of the Society for Freshwater Science and all those interested in SFS committee service. Committee members will gather for their annual planning meeting. Committees include: Board of Directors, Executive, Finance, Board of Trustees of the Endowment, Development, Journal Endowment, Elections and Place, Awards Selection, Long Range Planning, Annual Meeting, Publications, Public Information and Publicity, Constitutional Revision, Student Resources, Early Career, Taxonomic Certification, Technical Issues, Science and Policy, International Coordination, Conservation and Environmental Issues, Education and Diversity, and Membership and Data. The event also provides an opportunity for SFS members interested in committee service to learn about each committee’s work from SFS leadership and committee chairs and current members.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected]), Allison Roy ([email protected])
Open to all. The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Committee will meet from 4:00-5:00 p.m., following the conclusion of the Taxonomic Certification Program test sessions. All are welcome.
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: John Morse ([email protected])/Bern Sweeney ([email protected])/Michael Broomall ([email protected])
Tuesday, May 17
Open to all members of the Society for Freshwater Science. SFS leadership–including outgoing and incoming officers–will discuss the Society’s work over the past year. Other agenda items include approval of 2020 and 2021 business meeting minutes and membership votes.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected]), Allison Roy ([email protected])
By invitation only. Open to donors to the Society for Freshwater Science endowment and 2022 endowment award recipients.
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected])
Help show the students of SFS how much you’ve missed them by joining us for the SRC Live Auction featuring unique and creative donations provided by our generous members. Attendees can anticipate crowd favorite items and some new additions showcasing members’ quarantine hobbies. Plus, the return of the lip-sync battle! All proceeds directly benefit SFS students so expect some high-stake bidding wars as we try to reach our fundraising goal of $5,000. These funds directly support student research and travel to annual meetings and with the 2023 meeting in Brisbane, Australia on the horizon, we need your help to get our students down under. If you have items to donate or for additional information, please contact the Live Auction Coordinator, Emily Taylor at [email protected].
Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Emily Taylor ([email protected])
Wednesday, May 18
By invitation only. Open to members of the Annual Meeting Committee for the 2023 SFS/AFSS/NZFSS Joint Meeting in Brisbane, Australia.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected])
Open to all. The Society for Freshwater Science will honor its 2022 Career Awards recipients and Fellows of the Society for Freshwater Science.
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected]), Allison Roy ([email protected])
Thursday, May 19
By invitation only. Open to members of the 2022-2023 Society for Freshwater Science Board of Directors and invited guests.
Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
RSVP requested during registration: Yes
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected]), John Kominoski ([email protected])
By invitation only. The program is open to students sponsored through an SFS Instars or NSF Emerge Fellowship.
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Checo Colon-Gaud ([email protected])/Amy Rosemond ([email protected])/Bre Ondich ([email protected])
Come meet fellow members of your SFS regional chapter, learn what SFS chapters have been up to, or talk to the SFS chapter liaison about how to form a new regional chapter.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
RSVP requested during registration: No
Contact: Andreas Leidolf ([email protected])
About Instars/Emerge
Instars and Emerge are mentoring programs sponsored by the Society for Freshwater Science (Instars) and the National Science Foundation (Emerge) for undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals from under-represented groups interested in freshwater science. Both Instars and Emerge programs also provide opportunities for networking among participants and Society members hoping to encourage diversity in the freshwater discipline. The 2022 installment of the Instars and Emerge programs will take place at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, May 14-20, in Grand Rapids, MI, where the theme will be “Rapid Changes ~ Collaborative Solutions.”
Contact: Checo Colon-Gaud ([email protected])/Amy Rosemond ([email protected])/Bre Ondich ([email protected])