ISTS42 Program/Agenda

Session Overview
 
Date: Sunday, 24/Mar/2024
8:00am - 12:00pm4th International Workshop on Environmental Education Art as an Environmental Education Tool for Children in Sea Turtle Projects
Location: Dusit 2
8:00am - 12:00pm5th ISTS Drones and Turtles Workshop
Location: Dusit 14
8:00am - 12:00pmDecolonising Sea Turtle Conservation: Walking the Talk
Location: Dusit 11
8:00am - 12:00pmOvercoming Barriers to Knowledge: Sea Turtle Movement and Habitat Connectivity in Southeast Asia
Location: Dusit 6
8:00am - 12:00pmThe Global Male Sea Turtle Initiative: Next Steps
Location: Dusit 4
8:00am - 12:00pmBycatch Assessment and Mitigation in Developing World Fisheries: Current State of Affairs, Priorities, Opportunities, and Next Steps
Location: Napalai D
8:00am - 5:00pmOn-site Registration
Location: Conference Breezeway
8:00am - 5:00pmSea Turtle Rehabilitation and Medicine Workshop
Location: Napalai A
8:00am - 5:00pmGIS Workshop
Location: Napalai B
8:00am - 5:00pmDeveloping Behavior Change Campaigns for Sea Turtle Conservation
Location: Napalai C
8:00am - 5:00pmPhoto ID - Applications, Challenges and Technical Solutions
Location: Dusit 3
8:00am - 5:00pmTemperature-dependent Sex Determination
Location: Napalai E
9:00am - 5:00pmDrop-off Auction Items
Location: Dusit 1

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10:00am - 10:30amCoffee Break
12:00pm - 1:15pmLunch (included)
1:00pm - 2:00pmLotek Technologies: Talk and Q&A
Location: Napalai A
1:00pm - 5:00pmExcursion to Sattahip Turtle Center
1:00pm - 5:00pmStudent Workshop: Career Paths in Sea Turtle Conservation
Location: Dusit 14
1:00pm - 5:00pmGlobal Perspectives on Sea Turtle and Marine Conservation Education
Location: Dusit 6
1:00pm - 5:00pmPhoto-based Sea Turtle Citizen Science Projects: From Opportunistic Data Collection to Creating Impact
Location: Dusit 4
3:00pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break

 
Date: Monday, 25/Mar/2024
8:00am - 12:00pmRegional Meeting: Africa
Location: Napalai A
8:00am - 12:00pmRegional Meeting: East Asia
Location: Napalai B
8:00am - 12:00pmRegional Meeting: Thailand
Location: Dusit 1
8:00am - 12:00pmWestern Pacific Leatherback Turtle Meeting (invite only)
Location: Dusit 3
8:00am - 5:00pmOn-site Registration
Location: Conference Breezeway
8:00am - 5:00pmRegional Meeting: RETOMALA (Reunión de Especialistas sobre Tortugas Marinas en Latinoamérica)
Location: Napalai C
8:00am - 6:30pmExhibitor / Vendors Setup
Location: Napalai D & E
8:00am - 6:30pmPoster Setup
Location: Napalai D & E
9:00am - 5:00pmSilent Auction
Location: Dusit 1

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9:00am - 5:00pmSilent Auction / Drop-off Auction Items
Location: Dusit 1

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10:00am - 10:30amCoffee Break
12:00pm - 1:15pmLunch (included)
12:00pm - 1:15pmTravel Grant Chairs Lunch
12:00pm - 1:15pmVolunteer Training Meeting
1:00pm - 5:00pmRegional Meeting: Indian Ocean South East Asia (IOSEA)
Location: Napalai A
1:00pm - 5:00pmRegional Meeting: Oceania/Pacific Islands
Location: Napalai B
1:00pm - 5:00pmReunion: Mediterranean
Location: Dusit 3
3:00pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break
5:30pm - 6:30pmStudent Social Mixer
Location: Lagoon Pool Area, Dusit Thani Hotel

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6:30pm - 10:30pmWelcome Social / Cultural Night (with Dinner)
Location: Lagoon Pool Area, Dusit Thani Hotel

 
Date: Tuesday, 26/Mar/2024
7:00am - 9:00amPoster Setup
Location: Napalai D & E
8:00am - 5:00pmOn-site Registration
Location: Conference Breezeway
8:30am - 9:45amOpening Remarks / Ceremony
Location: Napalai A
9:00am - 5:00pmSilent Auction / Drop-off Auction Items
Location: Dusit 1

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9:00am - 6:00pmExhibitor / Vendors
Location: Napalai D & E
9:00am - 6:00pmPoster Display
Location: Napalai D & E
9:45am - 10:15amCoffee Break
10:15am - 12:00pmKeynote Address
Location: Napalai A
12:00pm - 1:15pmLunch (included)
1:30pm - 3:00pmIn-water Biology (Behaviour, Ecology, Migration, Telemetry, and Foraging) #1
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Summer L. Martin
Session Chair: Matthew David Ramirez
Session Chair: Gabriela Manuela Velez-Rubio
Session Chair: Michael G White
1:30pm - 3:00pmAnatomy, Physiology and Health #1
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Sarah Milton
Session Chair: David William Owens
Session Chair: Justin Randall Perrault
Session Chair: Roldan Valverde
Session Chair: Jeanette Wyneken
1:30pm - 3:00pmConservation, Management and Policy #1
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma
Session Chair: Stacy Hargrove
Session Chair: Michael Joseph Liles
Session Chair: Mario Jorge Mota
Session Chair: Aliki Panagopoulou
3:00pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break
3:30pm - 4:30pmIn-water Biology (Behaviour, Ecology, Migration, Telemetry, and Foraging) #2
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Summer L. Martin
Session Chair: Matthew David Ramirez
Session Chair: Gabriela Manuela Velez-Rubio
Session Chair: Michael G White
3:30pm - 4:30pmAnatomy, Physiology and Health #2
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Sarah Milton
Session Chair: David William Owens
Session Chair: Justin Randall Perrault
Session Chair: Roldan Valverde
Session Chair: Jeanette Wyneken
3:30pm - 4:30pmPopulation Biology and Monitoring #1
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Tomoko Hamabata
Session Chair: Hielim KIM
Session Chair: Robin LeRoux
Session Chair: Erin McMichael
Session Chair: Claudio Quesada-Rodríguez
Session Chair: Ryan Welsh
4:30pm - 5:30pmMeet the Authors Poster Session 1
Location: Napalai D & E
5:30pm - 10:30pmBoard of Directors Meeting
Location: Dusit 2
6:00pm - 7:30pmSpeed Chatting with the Experts
Location: Napalai C

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6:00pm - 8:00pmMarine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG) Meeting
Location: Dusit 3
8:00pm - 11:00pmVideo Night
Location: Napalai C

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Date: Wednesday, 27/Mar/2024
8:00am - 5:00pmOn-site Registration
Location: Conference Breezeway
8:30am - 10:00amEducation, Outreach, and Advocacy #1
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Seh Ling Long
Session Chair: Sabrina Caitlin Mashburn
Session Chair: Kathy Zagzebski
8:30am - 10:00amIn-water Biology (Behaviour, Ecology, Migration, Telemetry, and Foraging) #3
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Summer L. Martin
Session Chair: Matthew David Ramirez
Session Chair: Gabriela Manuela Velez-Rubio
Session Chair: Michael G White
8:30am - 10:00amAnatomy, Physiology and Health #3
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Sarah Milton
Session Chair: David William Owens
Session Chair: Justin Randall Perrault
Session Chair: Roldan Valverde
Session Chair: Jeanette Wyneken
8:30am - 1:15pmSilent Auction
Location: Dusit 1

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9:00am - 6:00pmExhibitor / Vendors
Location: Napalai D & E
9:00am - 6:00pmPoster Display
Location: Napalai D & E
10:00am - 10:30amCoffee Break
10:30am - 12:00pmEducation, Outreach, and Advocacy #2 / Social, Economic, and Cultural Studies #1
Location: Napalai A
10:30am - 12:00pmIn-water Biology (Behaviour, Ecology, Migration, Telemetry, and Foraging) #4
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Summer L. Martin
Session Chair: Matthew David Ramirez
Session Chair: Gabriela Manuela Velez-Rubio
Session Chair: Michael G White
10:30am - 12:00pmFisheries and Threats #1
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Tina Fahy
Session Chair: Irene Kelly
Session Chair: Liyana Izwin Khalid
Session Chair: Tony (Michel Anthony) Nalovic
Session Chair: Nicolas Pilcher
Session Chair: Juan Manuel Rguez-Baron
12:00pm - 1:15pmLunch (included)
1:30pm - 3:00pmPopulation Biology and Monitoring #2
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Tomoko Hamabata
Session Chair: Hielim KIM
Session Chair: Robin LeRoux
Session Chair: Erin McMichael
Session Chair: Claudio Quesada-Rodríguez
Session Chair: Ryan Welsh
1:30pm - 3:00pmIn-water Biology (Behaviour, Ecology, Migration, Telemetry, and Foraging) #5
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Summer L. Martin
Session Chair: Matthew David Ramirez
Session Chair: Gabriela Manuela Velez-Rubio
Session Chair: Michael G White
1:30pm - 3:00pmFisheries and Threats #2
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Tina Fahy
Session Chair: Irene Kelly
Session Chair: Liyana Izwin Khalid
Session Chair: Tony (Michel Anthony) Nalovic
Session Chair: Nicolas Pilcher
Session Chair: Juan Manuel Rguez-Baron
3:00pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break
3:30pm - 4:30pmConservation, Management and Policy #2
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma
Session Chair: Stacy Hargrove
Session Chair: Michael Joseph Liles
Session Chair: Mario Jorge Mota
Session Chair: Aliki Panagopoulou
3:30pm - 4:30pmPopulation Biology and Monitoring #3
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Tomoko Hamabata
Session Chair: Hielim KIM
Session Chair: Robin LeRoux
Session Chair: Erin McMichael
Session Chair: Claudio Quesada-Rodríguez
Session Chair: Ryan Welsh
3:30pm - 4:30pmNesting Biology #1 / Education, Outreach, and Advocacy #1
Location: Napalai C
4:30pm - 5:30pmMeet the Authors Poster Session 2
Location: Napalai D & E
5:30pm - 7:00pmOrigin Stories / Stories from the Field
Location: Napalai B

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7:00pmLive Auction
Location: Napalai A

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Date: Thursday, 28/Mar/2024
8:00am - 5:00pmOn-site Registration
Location: Conference Breezeway
9:00am - 6:00pmExhibitor / Vendors
Location: Napalai D & E
9:00am - 6:00pmPoster Display
Location: Napalai D & E

*Denotes Archie Carr Student Award candidate; ^ Denotes Grassroots Award candidate; Presenting author is underlined

9:30am - 10:00amCoffee Break
10:00am - 12:00pmFisheries and Threats #3
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Tina Fahy
Session Chair: Irene Kelly
Session Chair: Liyana Izwin Khalid
Session Chair: Tony (Michel Anthony) Nalovic
Session Chair: Nicolas Pilcher
Session Chair: Juan Manuel Rguez-Baron
10:00am - 12:00pmNesting Biology #2
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Ray Carthy
Session Chair: Lalith Ekanayake
Session Chair: Jeanne A Mortimer
Session Chair: Ana Rita Patrício
10:00am - 12:00pmRehabilitation, Health, and Veterinary Care #1 / Technology and Sea Turtles #1
Location: Napalai C
11:30am - 1:00pmStudent Judges Lunch
12:00pm - 1:15pmLunch (included)
1:30pm - 3:00pmFisheries and Threats #4
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Tina Fahy
Session Chair: Irene Kelly
Session Chair: Liyana Izwin Khalid
Session Chair: Tony (Michel Anthony) Nalovic
Session Chair: Nicolas Pilcher
Session Chair: Juan Manuel Rguez-Baron
1:30pm - 3:00pmNesting Biology #3
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Ray Carthy
Session Chair: Lalith Ekanayake
Session Chair: Jeanne A Mortimer
Session Chair: Ana Rita Patrício
1:30pm - 3:00pmRehabilitation, Health, and Veterinary Care #2 / Technology and Sea Turtles #2
Location: Napalai C
3:00pm - 3:30pmCoffee Break
3:30pm - 4:30pmConservation, Management and Policy #3
Location: Napalai A
Session Chair: Heidrun Frisch-Nwakanma
Session Chair: Stacy Hargrove
Session Chair: Michael Joseph Liles
Session Chair: Mario Jorge Mota
Session Chair: Aliki Panagopoulou
3:30pm - 4:30pmPopulation Biology and Monitoring #4
Location: Napalai B
Session Chair: Tomoko Hamabata
Session Chair: Hielim KIM
Session Chair: Robin LeRoux
Session Chair: Erin McMichael
Session Chair: Claudio Quesada-Rodríguez
Session Chair: Ryan Welsh
3:30pm - 4:30pmRehabilitation, Health, and Veterinary Care #3
Location: Napalai C
Session Chair: Daniela Freggi
Session Chair: Annie Page-Karjian
Session Chair: Maria Luz Parga
Session Chair: Maximilian Polyak
4:30pm - 5:30pmMeet the Authors Poster Session 3 (not for student judging)
Location: Napalai D & E
5:30pm - 6:30pmTrading Post
Location: Napalai Foyer

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6:30pm - 11:30pmClosing Banquet / Awards Ceremony
Location: Napalai A

 
Date: Friday, 29/Mar/2024
8:00am - 10:00amExhibitor / Vendors
Location: Napalai D & E
9:00am - 10:00amClosing Remarks / Ceremony
Location: Napalai A
10:00am - 12:00pmISTS Business Plenary
Location: Napalai A
10:00am - 12:00pmExhibitor / Vendors Take-Down
Location: Napalai D & E
12:00pm - 12:30pmISTS Change of Presidency
Location: Napalai A