In addition to Dr. Beth Bowers’ special lecture and workshops on new R packages, this year’s meeting features a swag raffle to support student travel. We’re also collecting unused or retired tagging equipment (receivers, acoustic tags, dart tags) for an artist creating a catalog of animal movement tools. Don’t miss this exciting mix of science, creativity, and community! Registration deadline is Feb 1st 2025. *Please note virtual conferencing will be limited.

Tentative Agenda

Detailed agenda to come. Draft agenda is below, days and categories are subject to change.

Day 1, February 11th, 12pm – 4pm:

• Workshop on Sporag and OTNDC lead by the Ocean Tracking Network – learn the coding behind the scientific lecture by Beth Bowers.

After the Fact social, brought to you by the Ocean Tracking Network

Day 2, February 12th, 9:00am – 4pm:

• Guest Scientific Lecture by Dr. Beth Bowers
• Student Scientific Talks
• Equipment symposium- Innovasea, Thelma Biotel
• Raffle!

After the Fact social, brought to you by Innovasea

Day 3, February 13th, 9:00am – 4pm:

• FACT Business
• Project Updates
• Partner Networks
• Professional Scientific Talks

No host social

After registering, use this link to apply for a student travel award! We’re excited to offer up to three awards of $250 each. Applications are due by February 1st, and awardees will be notified by February 6th.

Student Travel Award Application

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