Given the risk of a federal government shutdown after the Continuing Resolution expires on January 30 and the difficulties that rescheduling would cause, the Sucker Technical Symposium Coordination Team has decided to move the symposium to Thursday, January 22nd 2026.
The symposium will be at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon with in-person and virtual options available. A Teams link and call in number will be provided. A detailed email with the Symposium’s agenda, directions, and related information will be sent in early January. If there are others who wish to attend and have not been sent this invite, please reach out to McKenzie Wasley, mckenzie_wasley@fws.gov.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – For those interested in presenting – please provide a title and abstract by COB on Friday December 12th, sent to McKenzie Wasley, Josh Gondek, Rodger G, and Jane Spangler (mckenzie_wasley@fws.gov, Joshua_gondek@fws.gov, Rodger_gwiazdowski@fws.gov, sarah_spangler@fws.gov). Time slots range from 5 to 15 minutes. We welcome a diversity of voices, and know many projects are starting, or in-progress. If you have information to share under 15 minutes, please indicate this on the abstract you submit so we can incorporate it in the symposium’s last session as Lightning Talks.
Please RSVP (if possible) by COB on January 12th so we can plan accordingly for in-person/hybrid participation.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to anyone on the coordination team, McKenzie Wasley, Josh Gondek, Rodger Gwiazdowski, and Jane Spangler (mckenzie_wasley@fws.gov, Joshua_gondek@fws.gov, Rodger_gwiazdowski@fws.gov, sarah_spangler@fws.gov) if you have questions, concerns, or have thoughts to share.