PSG 2021 Annual Meeting Tentative Schedule

The PSG 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting February 22-26^th is just around the corner and the schedule is shaping up! Soon we will open up the WHOVA virtual meeting platform so that you can get familiar with it in advance of the meeting. Registered attendees, please keep your eyes open for emails with a link to access the WHOVA site. Through WHOVA, you will be able to view schedules and content, create your own meeting agenda, and develop your personal profile for the meeting. Through WHOVA, you will be able to catch up with colleagues and friends you look forward to seeing at PSG Meetings. Schedule your own virtual social events for weeks before and after the event. Take advantage of all of these great capabilities to get the most out of the WHOVA platform.

Below is a sneak peek of our developing schedule. The core Scientific Program will run from 9 am to 3pm Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8), February 24^th to 26^th, with activities before and after those times on some days.  Tuesday February 23^rd is chock full of Committee Meetings, and Monday Feb 22^nd is reserved for the Annual ExCo Meeting.

PSG 2021 Annual Meeting Tentative Schedule: All activities are virtual and subject to change. Times are in Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8).

Monday 22 February
9:00 am – 6:00 pm          ExCo meeting  

Tuesday 23 February
8:00 am – 5:00 pm          Committee Meetings
** Happy Hour: Welcome to PSG 2021!! ** 

Wednesday 24 February
8:30 am                              Virtual Field Trip – Guano Islands of Peru
9:00-9:45 am                    Welcome & Plenary
10:00 am-12 pm              Concurrent Paper Sessions
12:00                                  Lunch/Conservation Meeting
1:00 pm-3 pm                   Concurrent Sessions
3:00-5 pm                          Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Seabird Science Workshop 
5:00-6 pm                          Student Mentor Session
5:00 pm                              Virtual Field Trip – Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
5:30 pm                              Virtual Field Trip – Aiktak Island, Alaska 

Thursday 25 February
8:30 am                              Virtual Field Trip – Atacama Desert, Chile
9:00 am                              Plenary
9:30-11 am                        Concurrent Sessions
11:00 am-Noon                PSG Members meeting
1:00-1:30 pm                    Plenary
1:30 – 3:00 pm                 Concurrent Sessions
4:00-5:00 pm                    Poster Session
6:00 pm                              Virtual Field Trip – Kaminoseki, Japan
6:30 pm                              Virtual Field Trip – Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines 

Friday 26 February
8:30 am                              Virtual Field Trip – Natividad Islands and Espiritu Santo, Mexico
9:00 am                              Plenary
9:30-11:15 am                  Concurrent Sessions
11:15 am                             Field Fails
Noon                                   Lunch/Early Scientist Panel/Past Chairs Lunch
1:00 pm                              Plenary
1:30-2:30                            Concurrent Sessions
2:30                                     Hot Topics Lightening Round (tentative timing)
3:30-4:00                            Virtual Field Trip, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
4:00-4:30                            Virtual Field Trip, Newport, Oregon
4:30 pm                              Closing & Awards Ceremony
**Closing Happy Hour: See you in 2022!** 

https://pacificseabirdgroup.org/annual-meeting/2021-annual-meeting/

Roberta Swift
48th Annual Meeting Scientific Program Chair
programchair@pacificseabirdgroup.org