REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Access to the welcome reception, opening and closing ceremonies, presentations by award winners, all the excellent session presentations (including >240 contributed) and poster sessions (>45 posters).

• Appetizers during the opening mixer Wednesday evening (includes coffee/tea/juice/pop; cash bar available).

• Continental breakfast including coffee/tea/juice Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings before the sessions start.

• Coffee/tea/juice/pop and snacks during coffee breaks.

• Snacks during the two poster socials (pizza Thursday night; includes coffee/tea/juice/pop; cash bar available).

• Friday night banquet (includes buffet dinner, coffee/tea/juice/pop, poster and oral student presentation awards, prizes, viewing of short version of film "All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes"; cash bar available).

• Snacks are a variety of fruit platters, cookies, danishes, and cakes.

• Water and whole fruit will be available all day during the session days on both floors. Water stations will have disposable cups and reusable glassware. 

• Coffee/tea stations will have disposable cups.

• We encourage you to bring a water bottle and/or mug for drinks.

All refund requests must be received in writing by email or regular mail.

Cancellation on or before December 20: full refund, less a cancellation fee of:

$100 for regular registrations. 

$50 for student registrations.

After December 20: No refunds for cancellations or failure to attend can be made.

Abstact submission deadline (and early fees) is November 7, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST. Last day for late registration is February 7, 2025.

It is your responsibility to book accommodation. Please see hotel information for discounted SCAS rates.

Registration Fees (note: these do not include tax, which is calculated at check-out)

Members	Early	Late
Students	$423	$503
Regular	$608	$688
Non-Members
Students	$523	$603
Regular	$838	$918

REGISTRATION & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

You may register without submitting an abstract to attend without presenting, but to submit an abstract you first must register (pay).

Registration Process

1) Register online (pay fees).

Abstract submission (this is separate from registration).

If you intend to also present:

1) Submit your abstract.
Please submit your abstract including title, list of authors, 300-word summary, whether you prefer an oral or poster presentation, and which would be your top 2 preferred sessions.

We especially encourage submissions from Indigenous, racialized, and equity-deserving peoples and colleagues, students, and early-career practitioners.

NOTE: You may be eligible for travel support! Please see the Clemens-Rigler Travel Fund page for more information.

NOTE: You may be eligible for a registration waiver! SCAS is offering waivers for registration for those that self-identify as Indigenous and REQUIRE financial assistance to cover the cost of registration. If this applies to you, please select the 'waiver' option during registration.

NOTE: SCAS is offering two new awards this year - best student oral presentation and best student poster presentation. The Best Student Oral Presentation Award will recognize a Ph.D. student who has demonstrated excellence in scientific research and communication demonstrated through a conference talk. The Best Student Poster Presentation Award will recognize a M.Sc. student who has demonstrated excellence in scientific research and communication demonstrated through a poster presentation. Students MUST check the box during abstract submission, or they will not be considered. Oral presentation applications must submit the full application by October 31, 2024. Poster presentation applications must submit the full application by February 5, 2025. Oral finalists (5) will be notified one month prior to the conference, and poster finalists (10) will be notified just prior to the conference. Winners will be announced at the conference and receive free registration to the following year's conference and a waived open-access article processing charge from Canadian Science Publishing. See full details here.

NOTE: FishCAST Mentoring and Networking Workshop - Interest Survey. FishCAST is hosting a workshop that will focus on mentoring and networking with researchers across all stages of their profession and practice. You can choose to attend as a mentor, mentee, or both. A workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 12-3 pm, and other activities will be scheduled during the conference as well. The location of these events are TBD at this time. Please contact Kendra at fishcast@uwindsor.ca if you are interested in the workshop or need more information.

REGISTER NOW!

Should you encounter any difficulties, please contact Josh Thienpont: jthienpo@yorku.ca.