2024 Annual Meeting 

Virginia Chapter of 

The Wildlife Society

March 19-21, 2024

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Front Royal, Virginia

The 2024 VATWS meeting will be held March 19-21, 2024 with both virtual and in-person options. Talks will be held at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. 

The Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society's Annual Meeting follows the conduct policy of The Wildlife Society, which can be viewed here.


We encourage participants to contact us regarding any special accommodations they require.  if you would like to request special accommodations, please email vatwsidea@gmail.com 

A detailed schedule is now available. The meeting schedule can be found here.

The VATWS IDEA Committee is presenting a workshop entitled Field Inclusive Social Field Safety. This workshop will be held Thursday after lunch (included) and is free. Please register via the Eventbrite site! Questions can be directed to Angela Larson-Gray.

Lodging Information

Lodging for the 2024 meeting will be at the Doubletree by Hilton Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows. You can reserve your room by calling the hotel directly (540-631-3050). Please note that this is the location of our poster session and dinner on Wednesday March 20th.


Registration 

Registration is CLOSED. 

We appreciate the support from our meeting sponsors...

Gold

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation - Virginia Tech

https://fishwild.vt.edu/

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

http://dwr.virginia.gov

Bronze

Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech