Schedule at-a-Glance

The following schedule is from the 2017 AFWA Annual Meeting. A preliminary schedule for the 2018 Annual Meeting will be posted here soon; please check back for updates. 

Saturday, September 9, 2017
4:00pm – 7:00pm	Conference Registration Desk Open	Atrium Overlook
Sunday, September 10, 2017
3:45am – 4:00pm	Directors' Retreat (invitation only) Lunch Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation	Offsite: Wolf Creek Ranch
7:00am – 5:00pm	Conference Registration Desk, Business Center & Internet Café Open	Atrium Overlook / Red Pine
8:00am – 5:00pm	Law Enforcement Committee	Offsite: Antelope Island State Park
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Drug Approval Working Group	Maybird
2:00pm – 5:00pm	Exhibitor Set-up	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
2:00pm – 5:00pm	NAWMP Revision Implementation	Superior A
4:00pm – 6:00pm	Women in Conservation Hike and Social Hour Join us for a moderate hike followed by cocktail and social hour! All welcome to attend. Sponsored by Merck Animal Health 4:00 PM – Meet at Cliff Lodge Valet on Lower Level B 4:15 PM – Depart Cliff Lodge for moderate hike along Creek Road to the Barrier Free Trail observation desk and surrounding; then back to the Snowbird Center. Those who wish can continue along the Creek Road to the Mid-Gad base or take the Dick Bass Highway to the Wilbur Chairlift or beyond; turning back to the Snowbird Center. View map. 5:00 PM – Group to gather casually for cocktails and appetizers at the Tram Club on Level 1 of the Snowbird Center. All guests will be on own for payment.	Offsite: Meet at Cliff Lodge Valet, Lower Level B. Social Hour at the Tram Club.
6:00pm – 8:00pm	Directors’ Reception & Dinner (invitation only) Sponsored by Brandt Information Services and Ducks Unlimited	Offsite
6:00pm – 8:00pm	Young Guns 9th Annual Happy Hour Don’t let the name fool you, YOUNG GUNS is for everyone attending the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ Annual Meeting. Come hang out with AFWA staff at our 9th Annual Happy Hour!	El Chanate Bar, Cliff Lodge, Lower Level
8:30pm - 10:00pm	NCLI Alumni Reception	Lodge at Snowbird
Monday, September 11, 2017
7:00am - 8:00am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
7:00am - 8:00am	Directors' Breakfast (invitation only) Sponsored by Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
7:00am - 5:00pm	Conference Registration Desk, Business Center & Internet Café Open	Atrium Overlook / Red Pine
7:00am - 5:00pm	Exhibits Open — Stop by and show your support!	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
8:00am	Guest Gathering	Atrium
8:00am - 10:00am	Committee & Working Group Meetings Education, Outreach & Diversity Finance Committee (8:00am - 8:30am)	Primrose B White Pine
8:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Bird Conservation Committee Meeting Part 1 CRP Working Group Executive Committee (8:30am start time) Invasive Species Law Enforcement Business Meeting Legal Committee Business Meeting	Maybird Superior A Primrose A Wasatch B Magpie B Wasatch A
9:30am - 10:30am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
10:00am - 3:00pm	Guest Activity: Antelope Island State Park (View Flyer) (Additional Fee: $20, includes lunch)	Offsite
10:00am - 12:00pm	National Wildlife Health Initiative (invitation only)	Magpie A
10:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Science & Research Subcommittee on Water Wildlife Viewing & Nature Tourism Working Group	Superior B White Pine Primrose
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Directors' Lunch (invitation only) Sponsored by Archery Trade Association	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
1:00pm - 3:00pm	Welcome and Plenary Session: Through the Looking Glass (learn more)	Ballroom 1, 2, 3
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Cool Tools for Your Hot Topics: USGS Science Applications for Fish and Wildlife Management (View Flyer)	Primrose B
3:00pm - 5:00pm	WAFWA Executive Committee (invitation only)	Primrose A
3:00pm - 5:00pm	National Conservation Outreach Planning Committee (invitation only)	Eagles Nest
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Bioenergy Working Group Climate Change Committee Harvest Information Program Working Group Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Working Group Legislative & Federal Budget National Grants Committee Partners in Flight/Shorebird/Waterbird Working Group Meeting	Superior A Wasatch A Cirque Board Room Magpie B Little Pine Room Wasatch B Maybird
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Steering Committee for the National Cooperators' Coalition	Magpie A
3:00pm - 6:00pm	National Deer Alliance Board Meeting (invitation only)	White Pine
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Forest Service Partners Meeting	Superior B
6:00pm - 9:00pm	Oktoberfest Celebration - Voted one of America's top 10 Oktoberfests! Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops	Oktoberfest Tent
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
7:00am - 8:00am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
7:00am - 8:00am	Directors' Breakfast (invitation only) Sponsored by Fresh Air Educators	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
7:00am - 8:00am	Monarch Regional Representatives Meeting (invitation only)	Superior A
7:00am - 5:00pm	Conference Registration Desk, Business Center & Internet Café Open	Atrium Overlook / Red Pine
7:00am - 5:00pm	Exhibits Open — Stop by and show your support!	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
8:00am	Guest Gathering	Atrium
8:00am - 10:00am	Committee & Working Group Meetings Education Working Group Forestry Working Group	Magpie A Magpie B
8:00am - 10:00am	National Pheasant Plan Management Board Meeting	Cottonwood B
8:00am - 10:00am	Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative Council Executive Session (invitation only)	Primrose B
8:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Committee Federal & Tribal Relations Committee Fish & Wildlife Trust Funds Committee Legal Committee Working Group Sagebrush Executive Oversight Committee Waterfowl Working Group Wildlife Diversity Conservation and Funding Committee (formerly Teaming with Wildlife)	Wasatch B Primrose A Superior B Wasatch A Ballroom 1 Ballroom 3 Cottonwood A
8:00am - 12:00pm	AFWA Law Enforcement/NACLEC	Cottonwood C
9:00am - 10:00am	Regional Coordinators Meeting	White Pine
9:30am - 10:30am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
10:00am - 11:00am	Board of Directors Mid-America Monarch Conservation Meeting	Superior A
10:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Farm Bill Easements Working Group Human Wildlife Conflict Working Group Ocean Resources Policy Outreach Working Group	Magpie B Maybird Cottonwood D Magpie A
10:00am - 12:00pm	Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan Update	Primrose B
10:00am - 12:00pm	NBCI Management Board Meeting	Cottonwood B
10:00am - 3:00pm	Guest Activity: Park City Shopping (View Flyer) (Additional Fee: $20, lunch is on your own)	Offsite
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Directors' Lunch (invitation only) Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
12:30pm - 3:00pm	National Conservation Outreach Planning Committee (invitation only)	Cirque Board Room
1:00pm - 3:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings AFWA Bird Conservation Committee Grassland Working Group (2:15pm - 3:30pm) Feral and Free-Ranging Cat Working Group Joint Meeting of the EQIP/CSP Working Group Migratory Shorebird & Upland Game Bird Working Group (1:00pm - 2:15pm) Technology & Data Committee	Ballroom 3 Cottonwood B Magpie B Ballroom 3 White Pine
1:00pm - 5:00pm	AFWA Law Enforcement/NACLEC	Cottonwood C
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Energy & Wildlife Policy Executive Committee (1:30pm start time) Fisheries & Water Resources Policy Hunting & Shooting Sports Participation CANCELLED: Lead and Fish & Wildlife Working Group Resolutions Committee Sustainable Use of Wildlife (2:00pm start time)	Maybird Primrose A Primrose B Wasatch B Cottonwood A Wasatch A Cottonwood D
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Diversity Working Group Partners in Flight Council Public Access Working Group Resident Game Bird Working Group (3:30pm start time)	Magpie A White Pine Magpie B Ballroom 3
5:00pm - 6:00pm	Recovering America's Wildlife Act Briefing	Superior B
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Drug Approval Working Group	Superior A
6:00pm - 7:00pm	Reception with Exhibitors Sponsored by Kalkomey Enterprises	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
7:00pm - 9:00pm	Annual Awards Banquet	Ballroom 1, 2, 3
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
7:00am - 8:00am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
7:00am - 8:00am	Directors' Breakfast (invitation only) Sponsored by American Sportfishing Association	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
7:00am - 10:30am	Exhibits Open — Stop by and show your support!	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
7:00am - 2:30pm	Conference Registration Desk, Business Center & Internet Café Open	Atrium Overlook / Red Pine
8:00am	Guest Gathering	Atrium
8:00am - 10:00am	Committee & Working Group Meetings Bird Conservation Committee Part 2 Leadership & Professional Development (10:30 end time)	Magpie A Wasatch B
8:00am - 10:00am	MAFWA Executive Committee	Cirque Board Room
8:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings Agricultural Conservation Committee Part 1 & 2 Angler & Boating Participation Committee (9:00am start time) Fish & Wildlife Health Committee (9:00am start time) Threatened & Endangered Species Policy Committee	Primrose B Primrose A Superior A & B Ballroom 1
9:30am - 10:30am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors	Ballroom Lobby and Mezzanine
10:00am - 12:00pm	Committee & Working Group Meetings International Relations Wildlife Resource Policy Project WILD Subcommittee Meeting	Magpie A Wasatch A Magpie B
10:30am - 11:30am	NCLI Business Meeting	Wasatch B
10:30am - 12:00pm	Association of Joint Venture Management Boards Meeting	Maybird
11:00am - 12:00pm	Council to Advance Hunting and Shooting Sports Meeting (invitation only)	White Pine
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Directors' Lunch (invitation only) Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops	Golden Cliff / Eagle’s Nest
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Coffee Break	Ballroom
1:30pm - 5:00pm	AFWA Business Meeting	Ballroom 2, 3
6:00pm - 7:30pm	President's Reception Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops and Boone and Crockett Club	Conference Center Terrace