56th Annual Meeting Mississippi River Research Consortium Tuesday-Thursday, April 15-17, 2025 DATES: The 56th meeting of the Mississippi River Research Consortium will be held April 15-17, 2025. The meeting will begin with the registration table opening at 4:00pm Tuesday, April 15th at the Radisson Hotel Ballroom in La Crosse, WI followed by the Welcoming Address at 6:00pm. ______________ REGISTRATION: All attendes or those wishing to simply pay their annual dues need to visit the online registration page: 2025 Annual Meeting Registration
ABSTRACTS: Individuals wishing to present a poster or an oral presentation must also submit an abstract (Abstract sumbmission deadline has been extended to Friday March 7):
POSTERS: Poster size will be limited to 36" x 48" STUDENT TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS: As many as six student travel scholarships ($200 each) are available for the 2025 conference (Student application deadline is March 7): 2025 Student Travel Scholarship Information LOCATION: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Ballroom, 200 Second Street South, La Crosse, WI, 54601. The Radisson Hotel is located in the heart of historic downtown La Crosse and overlooks the scenic Mississippi River. Featured in the hotel are a restaurant, lounge, and indoor pool/whirlpool. LODGING: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Radisson Hotel, 200 Second Street South, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI, 54601, for the nights of April 15-17, 2025, at a state government rate of $107.00 for single occupancy or $137.00 for double occupancy per night plus taxes (13.5%) if reservations are made by March 29, 2025. The Radisson Hotel telephone number is 608-784-6680. Please mention that you are with the Mississippi River Research Consortium. AWARDS: Judging for the Best Paper and Best Poster Awards will take place for student presentations only. If you are willing to serve as a judge, please indicate during your registration.
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2025 Keynote Speaker Dr. Lise Comte 
Lise Comte is a Lead Scientist at Conservation Science Partners, a non-profit organization established to support the needs of diverse stakeholders in conservation projects where she pursues her effort to advance the science of freshwater conservation and provide improved frameworks to understand biodiversity responses to global changes. She earned her PhD from the University of Toulouse in France before moving to the U.S. She was previously a faculty member at Illinois State University.
2025 Special Presentation A Visit From Will Dilg
Steven Marking plays environmental leader Will Dilg, sharing the story of grass roots activism that led to the protection of America’s first Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Steven Marking, graduate of Viterbo University and the Peabody Institute at John’s Hopkins in Baltimore brings four decades of performance experience and a lifetime of conservation work to his latest production, A Visit From Will Dilg. This 50 minute show reveals how our modern conservation movement started, and how one man led the battle to stop wetland reclamation. The call to action reminds us all to speak up for fish and wildlife, and for the restoration of their habitat.
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