Society for Freshwater Science 2025 Annual Meeting

Sunday 18 May	Monday 19 May	Tuesday 20 May	Wednesday 21 May	Thursday 22 May
		06:15 - 08:00 5km Fun Run
	07:00 - 18:00 Registration Opens 07:00 - 08:30 Freshwater Science Editorial Meeting (by invite only) SRC Student Orientation Breakfast (ticketed event)			07:00 - 08:30 SFS New Board of Directors Breakfast (by invite only)
08:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Improving confidence with communicating and networking in professional settings Workshop: Professional Skills for Navigating your Early Career	08:00 - 18:00 Exhibition Opens	08:00 - 17:30 Registration Opens 08:00 - 17:00 Exhibition Opens	08:00 - 17:30 Registration Opens 08:00 - 17:00 Exhibition Opens	08:00 - 17:00 Registration Opens 08:00 - 14:00 Exhibition Opens
	08:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session 1 - Chris Patrick	08:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session 2 - Grizelle Gonzalez	08:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session 3 - Andrea C. Encalada	08:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session 4 - Ricardo Colon-Rivera
09:00 - 17:00 SFS Instars/NSF Emerge Orientation Workshop (by invite only) 09:00 - 12:00 Workshop: Introduction to Sparse Modeling in R				09:00 - 16:45 SFS Instars/NSF Emerge Closing Workshop (by invite only)
10:00 - 17:00 SFS Board of Directors Meeting (by invite only)
	10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break	10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break	10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break	10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee Break
	11:00 - 12:30 Biogeochemistry 1.0 Fish and other Aquatic Vertebrates 1.0 Food Webs 1.0 Special Session: AI in freshwater science: Transforming aquatic ecology and sustainability with artificial intelligence 1.0 Special Session: Flowing Through Space and Time: Examining different dimensions of scale and using multiscale approaches in stream ecology 1.0 Special Session: From the mountains to the seas: Expanding the sciences of non-perennial streams 1.0 Hydroecology 1.0 Invasive and Non-Native Species 1.0 Climate Change 1.0 Special Session: Uncovering the drivers and consequences or benthic harmful cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater ecosystems 1.0 Special Session: Advancing economic valuation and policy analysis of freshwaters via collaborations between ecologists, economists and policymakers 1.0	11:00 - 12:30 Biogeochemistry 3.0 Intermittent, Ephemeral Systems and Surfacewater-Groundwater Interactions 1.0 Restoration 1.0 Special Session: From the mountains to the seas: Expanding the sciences of non-perennial streams 3.0 Conservation 1.0 Special Session: From behavior and morphology to ecosystem services: a session in honor of Dr. Alan Covich 1.0 Urban Systems 1.0 Special Session: Lakes, ponds, and wetlands oh my! Drivers, feedbacks, and responses of the carbon cycle under a changing climate 2.0 Special Session: Addressing the Grand Challenges to Freshwater Biomonitoring 1.0 Special Session: Aquatic ecosystems under multiple stress: Bridging empirical and modeling approaches to assess the effects of climate change and other pressures 1.0 Eutrophication, Harmful Algae, Landuse and Non-Point Source Impacts 1.0	11:00 - 12:30 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 2.0 Special Session: Tides of stress - Physiological responses and resiliency of aquatic organisms to environmental stress across freshwater and coastal ecosystems 1.0 Special Session: Tropical Stream Biomonitoring & Bioassessment in the Anthropocene 1.0 Bioassessment 1.0 Invertebrates 1.0 Special Session: Expanding horizons by bridging the structural-functional divide: linking biodiversity and ecosystem function 1.0 Communities and Populations 1.0 Special Session: Hydrologic connectivity and watershed conservation: a session in honor of Dr. Cathy Pringle 1.0 Wetlands 1.0 Stress and disturbance in Freshwater Ecosystems 1.0 Special Session: Lakes to oceans and everywhere in between: using stable isotopes to reveal trophic bridges across ecosystems 1.0	11:00 - 12:30 Biogeochemistry 5.0 Special Session: Beyond button collecting: emerging applications of DNA-based tools in freshwater science 1.0 Special Session: Water quality patterns, trends, and drivers along land-river-estuary continuums: insights gained from large-scale monitoring and geospatial datasets 1.0 Special Session: Trash Talk 1.0 Special Session: Celebrating participatory science in freshwater research and monitoring 1.0 Special Session: Freshwater storytelling: collaborative approaches to science communication and community engagement 1.0 Special Session: Challenges, uncertainties, and strategies for continued improvement in methods for estimating stream metabolism 1.0 Algae and Plants 1.0 Biodiversity 1.0 Microbial Ecology 1.0
	12:30 - 14:00 SFS Committees Lunch Meeting	12:30 - 14:00 SFS Membership Business Lunch	12:30 - 14:00 Lunchtime Recruitment Mixer SRC Science Communication Workshop SFS 2026 Planning Committee Lunch (by invite only)	12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 17:00 Workshop: Github Workshop Workshop: Linking NEON aquatic observational and instrument data to answer critical questions in aquatic ecology at the continental state
	14:00 - 15:30 Biogeochemistry 2.0 Fish and other Aquatic Vertebrates 2.0 Food Webs 2.0 Special Session: AI in freshwater science: Transforming aquatic ecology and sustainability with artificial intelligence 2.0 Special Session: Flowing Through Space and Time: Examining different dimensions of scale and using multiscale approaches in stream ecology 2.0 Special Session: From the mountains to the seas: Expanding the sciences of non-perennial streams 2.0 Hydroecology 2.0 Invasive & Non-Invasive Species 2.0 Special Session: Ríos sin fronteras – honoring the boundless life and work of Dr. S. Mažeika Patricio Sulliván 1.0 Special Session: Beyond nitrogen and phosphorus: Assessing the role of other essential elements in freshwater ecosystems 1.0 Management and Policy 1.0	14:00 - 15:30 Biogeochemistry 4.0 Intermittent, Ephemeral Systems and Surfacewater-Groundwater Interactions 2.0 Restoration 2.0 Special Session: From the mountains to the seas: Expanding the sciences of non-perennial streams 4.0 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 1.0 Aquaculture and Fisheries 1.0 Urban Systems 2.0 Special Session: Lakes, ponds, and wetlands oh my! Drivers, feedbacks, and responses of the carbon cycle under a changing climate 3.0 Spanish-language Lightning Talks 2.0 Special Session: Aquatic ecosystems under multiple stress: Bridging empirical and modeling approaches to assess the effects of climate change and other pressures 2.0 Eutrophication, Harmful Algae, Landuse and Non-Point Source Impacts 2.0	14:00 - 15:30 Special Session: Contaminant Ecology 3.0 Special Session: Tides of stress - Physiological responses and resiliency of aquatic organisms to environmental stress across freshwater and coastal ecosystems 2.0 Special Session: Tropical Stream Biomonitoring & Bioassessment in the Anthropocene 2.0 Disturbance 1.0 Invertebrates 2.0 Special Session: Expanding horizons by bridging the structural-functional divide: linking biodiversity and ecosystem function 2.0 Communities and Populations 2.0 Special Session: Hydrologic connectivity and watershed conservation: a session in honor of Dr. Cathy Pringle 2.0 Wetlands 2.0 Restoration 3.0 Special Session: Lakes to oceans and everywhere in between: using stable isotopes to reveal trophic bridges across ecosystems 2.0	14:00 - 15:30 Biogeochemistry 6.0 Special Session: Beyond button collecting: emerging applications of DNA-based tools in freshwater science 2.0 Special Session: Freshwater storytelling: collaborative approaches to science communication and community engagement 2.0 Algae and Plants 2.0 Biodiversity 2.0 Microbial Ecology 2.0 14:00 - 14:30 Special Session: Trash Talk 2.0 Special Session: Challenges, uncertainties, and strategies for continued improvement in methods for estimating stream metabolism 2.0
				14:30 - 15:30 Special Session: From dead ends to discovery: Embracing failure as a pathway to scientific progress 1.0 Special Session: Responses of fluvial ecosystems to solute and particle point source inputs: Patterns from headwaters to river mouth 1.0
15:00 - 17:00 Workshop: Navigating Complexity: SETS-Inspired Strategies for Freshwater Ecosystems
	15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Coffee Break	15:30 - 17:30 Poster Session 1	15:30 - 17:00 Poster Session 2
	16:00 - 18:00 Spanish-language Lightning Talks 1.0 16:00 - 17:30 Fish and other Aquatic Vertebrates 3.0 Special Session: AI in freshwater science: Transforming aquatic ecology and sustainability with artificial intelligence 3.0 Special Session: Flowing Through Space and Time: Examining different dimensions of scale and using multiscale approaches in stream ecology 3.0 Special Session: Lakes, ponds, and wetlands oh my! Drivers, feedbacks, and responses of the carbon cycle under a changing climate 1.0 Unionids 1.0 Invasive & Non-Invasive Species 3.0 Special Session: Ríos sin fronteras – honoring the boundless life and work of Dr. S. Mažeika Patricio Sulliván 2.0 Special Session: Scholarship of teaching and learning in freshwater science 1.0 Science Communication - Education and Outreach 1.0			16:00 - 17:30 Conference Closing Session & SFS Town Hall Meeting
17:00 - 18:30 Conference Opening Session		17:00 - 18:30 Education & Diversity Mixer (ticketed event) Teaching Mixer (ticketed event)
			17:15 - 18:45 SRC Cross-Current Conversations: Story Circles for Inclusive Science (ticketed event)
	18:00 - 21:00 Student/Mentor Mixer (ticketed event)	18:00 - 20:00 SFS Endowment Reception (by invite only)
18:30 - 20:00 Welcome Reception International Student Mixer
			19:00 - 23:00 Evening Social
		20:00 - 22:00 SRC Live Auction & Bingo

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