This year’s conference has a student-friendly schedule, with all student-related events held from Saturday to Tuesday, limiting your time away from school! If you're wondering what other students who attended the Annual Conference are saying, read this story .
Enjoy the beauty and diversity of California’s coastal environment while networking and gaining valuable field experience duringSaturday’s student-only field trip (the first of its kind for TWS). Our day exploring California’s central coast will combine the excitement of wildlife viewing, stimulating interactions with local researchers (including professionals working with California condor reintroduction), and an introduction to several field techniques from local field biologists. [Saturday, 19 Sept. 7:00-21:00]
There will be a plethora of other conference activities aimed at students’ professional development, including events to meet professionals, learn how to find wildlife jobs, and socialize with other students.
Student Activities at the Conference
Career Fair - bring your resume and professional attire. Employers from local and national agencies, from government to non-profits, will be accepting resumes and discussing career options with students. Mentors will be present to help with the Wildlife Certification process, a valuable tool and resume builder.[Monday 21 Sept, 8:30-12:00]
Student-Professional Mixer - students can interact with hundreds of professionals that work throughout North America. This beachside event is a valuable opportunity for networking and meeting potential employers (plus there will food!) [Offsite: Adventures by the Sea. Monday 21 Sept, 6:00 – 11:00 pm]
Student Mentor Session - Meet your mentor Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m in Ironwood Hall to learn more about the wildlife profession. This session also includes four discussions, each in different groups. There will be reserved time for the entire group to network at the end. Although students are welcome to attend the session without previous enrollment, it is preferred that all participants sign up before September 14 with
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Student Leaders Breakfast -Four members from each school will have a catered breakfast, complete with entertainment! This breakfast provides a way for TWS to disseminate information to all student chapters and then allows for a discussion both on the topic presented and chapter’s struggles and successes. This year’s focus is the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Guest speakers: Paul Krausman, elected Vice President of TWS, John Organ, Past President of TWS, and Bob Brown, North Carolina University [Tuesday, 22 Sept., 8-10 am. Ironwood. Contact
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Student Research-in-Progress Poster Session - allows both finished and in-progress research to be presented to peers and professionals for advice and recognition (deadline for submission is 09 June). [Tuesday, 22 Sept., 4:30 – 7:00 pm. Contact:
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Awards for Best Student Presentation and Best Student Poster will recognize two student presenters - one from each category. The deadline is 21 August, contact
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Quiz Bowl (the wildlife version of jeopardy) - a fun and exciting event where you can watch schools compete in wildlife trivia. If your team would like to test your skills this year, please contact
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Student/Professional Working Group meeting- we need your advice to make TWS beneficial for students in future years at both the national conference and local settings. Consider joining the working group ($5 membership fee) and your opinions will be represented at the national level. Come to this meeting to learn about upcoming plans. [Contact:
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Volunteering - volunteers are needed to assist at the registration desk, operating PowerPoint and related equipment during presentations, runners during special events, etc. Volunteers will be compensated for offering their time and services to this conference. [Contact
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In addition to these opportunities, there are 4 days of contributed papers, posters, and field trips.
Room and Ride share
We have created a TWS Annual Conference Facebook Group. Room share and ride share information is available on the Discussion Board. Please join this Facebook group to locate room and ride share information. To join this Facebook Group you will need a Facebook account.
If you are not able to make it to California this year, consider attending your local chapter or Section’s Annual Meeting. In 2010, the national conference will be in Snowbird, Utah. Please consider submitting a poster and getting more involved, we’ll send a reminder! For all other student-related activities contact
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