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Monday, July 11, 2016
| John Stuart Rogers Faculty Development Center, Room 118 | |
| 13:00 | Registration Desk Open |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Icebreaker Party |
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
| 7:00 | Registration Desk Open |
| Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science, Room 101 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Opening with Welcome Address of WLC or ganizers; Dean, Provost, and University President; WLS President and LSG Chairman. |
| Plenary Lecture Chair: Patrick KELLY |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 | Constance MILLAR: The American pika (Ochotona princeps): How does a small lagomorph encounter climate? |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Coffee Break & Posters |
| 10:00 - 11:45 | Session A: Lagomorphs and Climate Change Chair: Klaus HACKLÄNDER |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Session B: Ecology, Behavior, Management, and Conservation I Chair: Andrew SMITH |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break & Posters |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Session C: Ecology, Behavior, Management, and Conservation II Chair: Janet RACHLOW |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Stanislaus State Art Space on Main, Downtown Turlock Lagomorph Art by Stanislaus State Biology students. Appetizers and drinks will be served. This is also an opportunity to visit downtown restaurants. |
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
| 8:00 | Registration Desk Open |
| Nora & Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science, Room 1 | |
| 8:15 | Announcements |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Plenary Lecture Chair: Andrew SMITH |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Coffee Break & Posters |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Session D: Evolution I Chair: Luis Ruedas |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Session E: Ecology, Behavior, Manadement, and Conservation III Chair: Brian COOKE |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break & Posters |
| Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science, Room 101 | |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Workshop 1 - Lagomorph Systematics and "LaGomiCs" - Open Discussion Leader: Paulo ALVES Science 1, Room 135 |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Workshop 2 - Population Trends and Management of Lagomorphs in Western North America Leaders: David BROWN and Andrew SMITH Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science, Room 101 |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | General Assembly of the World Lagomorph Society (WLS) |
Thursday, July 14, 2016
| 8:00 | Registration Desk Open |
| Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science, Room 101 | |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Announcements |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Session F: Morphology and Physiology Chair: Mark GROBNER |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Coffee Break & Posters (w. authors) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Session G: Ecology, Behavior, Management, and Conservation IV Chair: Heiko RÖDEL |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | Session H: Diseases Chair: Antonio LAVAZZA |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Special Presentation Ken HICKMAN: Up close and personal with wild pygmies and pikas: How advances in camera trap technology are expanding wild lagomorph research capabilities |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Lagamorph Specialist Group |
| John Stuart Rogers Faculty Development Center, Room 118 | |
| 18:00 | Western BBQ, Group Photo, and Closing Ceremony |
Friday, July 15, 2016
| 8:00 - 18:00 | Post-conference excursion to Yosemite National Park |
Excursion to Yosemite National Park: US$60
This is an all-day excursion. The estimated cost per person is $60, including admission to Yosemite National Park. However, the excursion may cost less depending on the number of people who sign up for the excursion. Lunch will not be provided, but lunch and snacks can be purchased at a number of locations in Yosemite Village. The bus will depart campus at 8:00 a.m. and will return by 6:00 p.m. Email reservations to WLC5@csustan.edu. Payment can be made at the conference registration desk between July 11 and July 13.