Agenda at-a-glance

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Time	Event
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Conference Registration Desk Open
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Exhibitor Set-up
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Welcome & Icebreaker Social

Monday, September 28, 2026

Time	Event
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Conference Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Attendee Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Plenary Session: Welcome, Keynote Presentation & State of the States. Keynote: Wildlife Connectivity and Human Connectivity – How To Work Together to Restore Wildlife Connections by Dr. Patricia Cramer
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Attendee Lunch & State of the State Achievement Awards
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Break & Visit with Exhibitors
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Poster Session & Tradeshow Social
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Networking Dinner

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Time	Event
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Conference Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Attendee Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Welcome Remarks & Overview of Field Trip Logistics
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	Grab-and-Go Lunch / Board Buses for Afternoon Excursions
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Field Trips
Evening	Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Time	Event
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Conference Registration Desk Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Attendee Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Visit with Exhibitors & Sponsors
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	AASHTO-sponsored session on Road Ecology: Making Regional Connections Please join us for engaging, small group discussions with an opportunity to meet your state counterparts, collaborate, and build connections! This session will emphasize the importance of building collaboration between state Natural Resource Agencies and state DOTs through a series of roundtable breakout discussions. Potential topics: shared resources, trainings, and tools; developing lines of communication & best practices; data and info sharing among others. This session is open to all conference registrants.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	Conclusion & Wrap Up
12:30 PM	Conference Adjourns