VAWS will be voting on a new vice president at this year's Winter Conference during the short business meeting. How to be nominated or nominate someone else:  No later than 7 days before the Annual meeting (March 20, 2025), members may submit written nominations to the Board of Directors on behalf of themselves or other qualified candidates with the consent of the nominee, signed by at least 5 members of good standing, for upcoming vacancies.

VAWS issues A Call for Presentations for the 2025 Winter Conference 

Theme: Innovations in Wetland Science:  VAWS is now inviting submission of abstracts for the 3rd Annual Winter Conference, to be held March 20, 2025 at the Equinox Hotel in Manchester, VT.

FREE Attendance to the full day conference provided to all selected presenters.

We are currently accepting potential presentation topics for selection to provide a combination of engaging material that covers a variety of wetland oriented innovations, including:

• Unique project case studies

• Innovation/Industry advancements

• Permitting/Regulatory updates

Examples of potential “wetland” innovative topics could include: overviews of new guidance documents, approaches to restoration, updates on new legislation, Living Shorelines/Riparian areas, approaches to flood resilience, new technologies or techniques, RTE information/protection, wildlife relationships/inventories, how we connect with communities (education/outreach). Be creative and let's share information!

Proposal submissions are due on January 15, 2025. 

Submissions are invited from employees at the state, federal, and municipal level, as well as from the private sector, watershed and other related organizations, tribes and nations, and academia, student presentations are encouraged. 

In order to determine which presentations will be selected for the upcoming Conference, we request that short abstracts (1/2 page) be submitted which summarize the key aspects of the presentation and who will be presenting. Please provide enough information for the review committee to be able to evaluate amongst a potentially wide range of topics.  New this year, we are offering both 20-minute and 45-minute presentation options with Q&A time within 30-minute and 60-minute sessions. Please indicate if your abstract is being submitted for a 20 or 45-minute presentation. We may choose to run presentations concurrently in breakout rooms. If you are proposing a panel discussion, please confirm with all potential participants their attendance at the conference prior to submission.

•  Please submit these candidate abstracts to admin@vermontwetlandscience.org  by January 15, 2025.

• The review committee plans to have presentations selected and notifications sent to respondents by February 15, 2025.

•  The conference is open to all registrants, with registration opening in January 15-Feb 15 for Early Bird registration and discounted cost. 

•  For any specific questions, please email: secretary@vermontwetlandscience.org