53rd Annual Meeting Mississippi River Research Consortium April 20-22, 2022 DATES: The 53rd meeting of the Mississippi River Research Consortium will be held April 20-22, 2022. The meeting will begin with the registration table opening at 4:00pm Wednesday, April 20th at the Radisson Center Ballroom in La Crosse, WI followed by the Welcoming Address at 6:00pm. ___________ Proceedings for 2022 Consortium Available Now! ___________ Nominee for Consortium Vice President Kathi Jo Jankowski ___________ Nominee for Consortium Secretary Jeremy King ___________ Proposed Revisions to Consortium Bylaws These revisions will be discussed and addressed during the 2022 Annual Meeting ___________ REGISTRATION: All attendes or those wishing to simply pay their annual dues need to visit the online registration page: ABSTRACTS: Individuals wishing to present a poster or an oral presentation must also submit an abstract: STUDENT TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS: As many as six student travel scholarships ($200 each) are available for the 2022 conference. 2022 Student Travel Scholarship Information LOCATION: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Center Ballroom, 300 Front St. South, La Crosse, WI, 54601. The Radisson Center Ballroom and the Radisson Hotel are 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 20-21, 2022, at a state government rate of $96.00 for single occupancy or $116.00 for double occupancy per night plus taxes (13.5%) if reservations are made by April 1, 2022. 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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2022 Keynote Speaker Dr. Rob Colombo
Rob Colombo Ph.D. is the Professor of Fisheries Ecology, Director of the Center for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Coordinator of the Environmental Biology program and Eastern Illinois University. His research focuses on the anthropogenic impacts on lotic fish communities. As an undergraduate at the State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry he had his first opportunity to study riverine fisheries biology assessing the population demographics of the Lake Sturgeon in the St. Lawrence River. After graduating ESF, he worked for LMS Engineering studying fish communities in the lower Hudson River Estuary. In 1998 he moved to Chicago where he was the quarantine aquarist at the John G. Shedd Aquarium. |