SJRRP Science Meeting
Los Banos, California
June 11-12, 2015
You are invited
The first San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) Science Meeting will be held from
June 11 - 12, 2015, in Los Banos, California. Through this meeting, we hope to connect those conducting
scientific research and monitoring to support the SJRRP, learn about preliminary findings from
monitoring and analysis efforts, and inform SJRRP management of scientific results. All parties funded by
the SJRRP are encouraged to present their findings at the meeting. Additionally, other programs or
efforts related to river restoration that may help inform SJRRP activities are also welcome to present.
The meeting is designed for a technical audience familiar with the SJRRP, but will be open to the public.
This is intended to be the first in a series of Annual SJRRP Science Meetings that will continue to report
the scientific findings of the SJRRP.
Date/Time
June 11 - 12, 2015
 Thursday, June 11, will be a full day of presentations, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
 Friday, June 12, will be a half day, from 8 a.m. – 12 noon. This is subject to change depending on
the number of abstracts received.
Location
The meeting will take place at the Los Banos Community Center, located at 645 7th Street, Los Banos.
Free parking is available on-site for attendees.
Several hotels are available near the Los Banos Community Center, including:
 Best Western Executive Inn, 301 W. Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos
 Vagabond Inn, 20 W. Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos
Hotels are also available in Santa Nella, which is approximately a 20 minute drive from the Los Banos
Community Center. As a note for Federal employees booking travel, this is not an official conference,
and therefore travel should be booked as mission-related.
Presentation Format
Presenters are able to submit abstracts for both oral and poster presentations. In the event that the
meeting is not able to accommodate all requests for oral presentations, priority will be given to studies
funded by the SJRRP Monitoring and Analysis Plan (MAP). Multiple MAP studies may be combined into a
single presentation or a single MAP study may be divided into multiple presentations as seen fit by the
Principal Investigator (PI). A diversity of presenters is desired; therefore, those involved in the project
other than the PI are also encouraged to present.
Presentations will occur in the Grand Room of the Los Banos Community Center. Oral presentations will
be given 15 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions. The poster session will formally run for one
hour, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday June 11, 2015; however, posters will remain on display for the
duration of the meeting.
SJRRP Science Meeting
Los Banos, California
June 11-12, 2015
The agenda is preliminarily divided into six sessions based on the small interdisciplinary groups formed
by the SJRRP, with the exception of Session 4, which was created to allow those with outside experience
to present at the meeting. The sessions are as follows:
Session 1:
Session 2:
Session 3:
Session 4:
Session 5:
Session 6:
Juvenile Chinook Survival: Rearing Habitat, Passage, and Predation
Spawning and Incubation
Adult Chinook Return: Migration Paths and Adult Passage
Case Studies from other restoration efforts
Fish Reintroduction
Restoration Flows: Conveyance, Scheduling, and Water Quality
An abstract submission form is included with this email. Please complete the form and return it
electronically to Emily Thomas ([email protected]) by April 30, 2015, if you would like to present at the
meeting. Note that this deadline has been extended from the original announcement.
Draft Agenda
Day 1
9 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
5 p.m.
6 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Session 1: Juvenile Chinook Survival
Morning Break
Session 2: Spawning and Incubation
Lunch
Session 3: Adult Chinook Return
Afternoon Break
Session 4: Case Studies from other restoration efforts
Poster Session
Unofficial Evening Activity (Dinner, etc.)
Day 2
8 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Noon
Day 2 Welcome
Session 5: Fish Reintroduction
Morning Break
Session 6: Restoration Flows
Wrap-Up and Awards
Meeting Ends
Updates
As the SJRRP Science Meeting approaches, additional information will be sent out to this distribution list.
A finalized schedule will be sent out in May. If you have any questions about the SJRRP Science Meeting,
please contact Emily Thomas at 916-978-5457 or [email protected].