Combined OLA/WALPA Conference in Portland, OR
October 9-11, 2024
“Limnology – The Next Generation”
Registration and more details coming soon!
Wednesday and Thursday will be full days of learning sessions, starting each day with exciting plenary speakers. Wednesday evening will include a social event with poster presentations on research by students and others, and live and silent auctions to raise funds for student scholarships. Friday morning will be dedicated to half-day workshops and a field trip. Potential learning sessions include, but are not limited to:
- Novel lake monitoring technologies, including satellite-based and eDNA monitoring
- Exciting new lake management technologies
- Student research
- Climate change and adaptive management
- Nutrient pollution
- Harmful algal bloom (HAB) research
- Aquatic invasive species
- Algae and aquatic plant management
- Fish ecology
- Urban lakes
- Volunteer monitoring and citizen science
- Conservation of lake ecosystems
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BY AUGUST 1st!
Share your latest project or research by submitting an abstract for the conference. Abstracts may be submitted for oral presentations and posters.
Submit your abstracts here. Your submission should include:
- your presentation title,
- author(s), noting the lead presenter and any student authors,
- your preference for an oral or poster presentation,
- whether you prefer to present on Wednesday or Thursday,
- an abstract of 300 words/3,000 characters or less (.docx or .pdf format).
Please note that an abstract submittal does not register attendees for the meeting. Register with either organization. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Questions about abstract content? Contact Rob Zisette (WALPA)
Questions about abstract content? Contact Toni Pennington (OLA)
