Schedule at-a-Glance

The following schedule of events for the 111th Annual Meeting is subject to change (as of September 9, 2021); please check back for updates. Please note: all agenda items are listed in Eastern Time. Click on an AFWA committee meeting to learn more about the group and to access their agenda for this meeting.

Events are being offered virtually, in person in Providence, RI, and both at the same time. They are indicated below as "Virtual", "In Person", or "In Person & Virtual". Agenda items are color-coded based on this information as well. 

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Virtual Conference Help Desk Open	Virtual
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
8:00am - 10:00am	Virtual Conference Help Desk Open	Virtual
10:00 am – 10:30am	Welcome and Convocation Sara Parker Pauley, Director, Missouri Department of Conservation and President, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies; Jay Osenkowski, Deputy Chief, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; Shannon Estenoz, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Department of the Interior	Virtual
10:30am – 12:30pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Human Dimensions and Social Science Working Group Legislative Federal Budget Committee Meeting Private Lands Working Group Project WILD Subcommittee Meeting Science and Research Committee Meeting	Virtual
10:30am – 12:30pm	WAFWA Executive Committee Meeting	Virtual
1:00pm – 3:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings International Relations Committee Meeting Law Enforcement Business Meeting National Grants Committee Meeting Outreach Working Group Subcommittee on Water	Virtual
1:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Bird Conservation Committee Meeting Part 1 CRP Working Group Invasive Species Committee Meeting	Virtual
2:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Climate Adaptation Committee	Virtual
3:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Regional Coordinators Meeting	Virtual
3:15pm – 5:15pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Feral Swine Working Group Law Enforcement Committee Business Meeting Wildlife Viewing & Nature Tourism Working Group	Virtual
4:00pm – 5:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Climate Adaptation Leadership Awards Ceremony NCLI Alumni Meeting	Virtual
4:30pm – 5:30pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Harvest Information Program Working Group	Virtual
5:15pm – 6:15pm	Social Event	Virtual
Thursday, September 9, 2021
10:00am – 11:30am	AFWA Committee Meetings Ocean Resources Policy Committee Meeting	Virtual
10:00am – 1:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings EQIP/CSP Joint Working Group Fish & Wildlife Trust Funds Committee Legal Committee Business Meeting Sustainable Wildlife Use Waterfowl Working Group Wildlife Diversity Conservation and Funding Committee Meeting	Virtual
10:00am – 5:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings AFWA/NACLEC Law Enforcement Meeting	Virtual
11:00am – 1:00pm	Visit with sponsors in the Virtual Trade Show	Virtual
1:00pm – 2:30pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Joint Education, Outreach & Diversity Committee and Wildlife Diversity Conservation and Funding Working Group Migratory Shore & Upland Game Bird Working Group	Virtual
1:00pm – 3:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Bird Fish Conflict Working Group Farm Bill Easements Working Group Human Wildlife Conflict Working Group PIF/Shorebird/Waterbird Working Group Technology and Data Committee Meeting	Virtual
1:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Energy & Wildlife Policy Committee Meeting Hunting & Shooting Sports Participation Committee (1:00pm - 4:30pm) Resolutions Committee Meeting Sagebrush Executive Oversight Committee	Virtual
2:30pm – 5:15pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Diversity & Inclusion Working Group	Virtual
3:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings CANCELED: Lead and Fish & Wildlife Working Group	Virtual
3:15pm – 5:15pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Drug Approval Working Group (3:00pm - 5:00pm) Public Access Working Group	Virtual
5:15pm – 6:15pm	Women in Wildlife Conservation - all welcome to attend	Virtual
Friday, September 10, 2021
10:00am – 11:30am	AFWA Committee Meetings Resident Game Bird Working Group	Virtual
10:00am – 12:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Education Working Group Federal and Tribal Relations Committee Meeting Wildlife Resource Policy Committee Meeting	Virtual
10:00am – 1:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Committee Meeting Fisheries & Water Resources Policy	Virtual
10:45am – 12:15pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Bird Conservation Committee Grassland Working Group	Virtual
11:00am – 1:00pm	Visit with sponsors in the Virtual Trade Show	Virtual
1:00pm – 3:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Bird Conservation Committee Meeting Part 2 Education, Outreach & Diversity Committee Meeting	Virtual
1:00pm – 4:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Agricultural Conservation Committee Meeting (Part 1 & 2) Angler & Boater R3 Committee Fish & Wildlife Health Committee Meeting Legal Committee Meeting Threatened & Endangered Species Policy Committee Meeting	Virtual
3:00pm – 5:00pm	AFWA Committee Meetings Leadership and Professional Development Committee Meeting	Virtual
Saturday, September 11, 2021
2:00pm - 6:00pm	In Person Conference Registration Desk Open	In Person Main Hotel Lobby
4:00pm – 9:00pm	Partner with a Payer Presentation, Dinner, and Fireside Chat with Chip Roberston (Invitation Only) Sponsored by National Shooting Sports Foundation and Wildlife Management Institute	In Person
Sunday, September 12, 2021
8:00am - 4:00pm	In Person Conference Registration Desk Open	In Person 2nd Floor; Waterplace Prefunction Area
9:00am – 10:00am	Sponsored Breakfast hosted by National Wild Turkey Federation (State Directors Only)	In Person
10:00am – 12:30pm	Directors Forum I (Invitation Only)	In Person & Virtual
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch - all welcome to attend	In Person
1:30pm – 4:30pm	Directors Forum II (Invitation Only)	In Person & Virtual
4:30pm – TBD	Offsite Event and Dinner hosted by Brandt and Ducks Unlimited (Invitation Only)	In Person
Monday, September 13, 2021
7:00am - 5:00pm	In Person Conference Registration Desk Open	In Person 1st Floor; Narragansett Ballroom Foyer
8:00am – 9:00am	Sponsored Breakfast hosted by Brandt - all welcome to attend	In Person
8:30am – 10:00am	MAFWA Executive Committee	Virtual
10:00am – 11:30am	AFWA Plenary Session: Learning Organizations: The Intentionality of Being Uncomfortable	In Person & Virtual
12:00pm – 1:00pm	Sponsored Lunch hosted by Archery Trade Association - all welcome to attend	In Person
11:00am – 1:00pm	Visit with sponsors in the Virtual Trade Show	Virtual
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Workshops Click on a workshop title from the list below to read the description. Advances in CWD Surveillance and Data Management – The Need for Enhanced Collaboration (1:00pm - 4:00pm) Becoming More Effective: Practical Tools for Individuals and Agencies (1:00pm - 3:00pm) - AT CAPACITY Creating a Culture that Truly Engages Employees and Support Learning (1:00pm - 5:00pm) - AT CAPACITY	Virtual
1:30pm – 4:30pm	Executive Committee	In Person & Virtual
5:00pm – 6:00pm	Awards Ceremony Fallen Heroes President’s Award Special Recognition Awards Conservation Law Enforcement Award Stephen Kellert Award Private Lands Stewardship Award Mark J. Reeff Memorial Award Boone and Crockett Award Ernest Thompson Seton Award John L. Morris Award Seth Gordon Award	In Person & Virtual
6:30pm	Sponsored Dinner hosted by Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation - all welcome to attend	In Person
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
7:30am - 3:00pm	In Person Conference Registration Desk Open	In Person 1st Floor; Narragansett Ballroom Foyer
8:00am – 9:00am	Sponsored Breakfast hosted by National Archery in the Schools Program - all welcome to attend	In Person
9:00am – 10:00am	National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative Steering Committee Meeting - invitation only	Virtual
9:30am – 12:00pm	Executive Committee	In Person & Virtual
10:00am – 12:00pm	USDA Forest Service Partners Meeting	Virtual
10:00am – 12:00pm	Workshops Click on a workshop title from the list below to read the description. The importance of being a learning organization in a VUCA world (10:00am - 1:00pm) - AT CAPACITY Regenerative Leadership Primer (10:00am - 12:00pm) - AT CAPACITY	Virtual
10:00am – 12:00pm	Forest Service Partners Meeting	Virtual
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Sponsored Lunch hosted by Bass Pro Shops - all welcome to attend	In Person
1:30pm – 4:30pm	AFWA Business Meeting - all welcome to attend	In Person & Virtual
6:00pm – 7:00pm	Presidents Reception hosted by Bass Pro Shops and Boone & Crockett Club - all welcome to attend	In Person & Virtual

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