May 25–29, 2026
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA
Joint Conference

Program

What's in store for the 2026 IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA joint conference?

The conference will offer engaging speakers, networking opportunities, and four days of science centered around the theme Connected Waters: Bridging Communities & Ideas.

Monday, May 25
8–5

IAGLR Board Meeting

Networking Workshop

Hosted by FISHCAST and IAGLR's Student and Early Career Committee.

4–5

SCAS Board Meeting

Exhibits

Say hello to our Exhibitors.

6–9

Welcome Mixer

Come join us to kick off the conference, say hello to old friends, and meet new ones.

Tuesday, May 26

Exhibits

8–11 Breakout Rooms

Concurrent Sessions

11:00–11:30

Opening Remarks

11:30–12:30

Plenary

12:30–1:30

Buffet Lunch

1:40-6 Breakout Rooms

Concurrent Sessions

5:30-7

Editor's Reception

6–8

Poster Session

8–10 King Head's Pub

Student Social

Join your fellow students for the student-only mixer at King Head's Pub at 120 King Street.

Wednesday, May 27

Exhibits

8–11 Breakout Rooms

Concurrent Sessions

11:00–11:30

Opening Remarks

11:30–12:30

Plenary

Field Trips & Workshops

6:30–9 Wednesday, May 27

I Am The River, The River Is Me Film Screening

Join us for this film about the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person, as a living and indivisible being. The film captures a canoe trip down the river, led by a Māori elder, awakening spiritual belief and practice and becoming a call to action to draw closer to nature and fight climate change through a fundamental value shift. 

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film starts at 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 28

Exhibits

8–11 Breakout Rooms

Concurrent Sessions

11:00–11:30

Opening Remarks

11:30–12:30

Plenary

12:30–1:30 Breakout Rooms

Lunch on your own

1:40-6

Concurrent Sessions

5:40–6:30

IAGLR Business Meeting

5:40–6:30

SCAS Business Meeting

6:45–9

Banquet

Friday, May 29

Exhibits

8–12:20 Breakout Rooms

Concurrent Sessions

Contacts

Please see the people listed on Contacts page if you have any questions.

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