Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Meeting
Hosted by the EFI Research Coordination Network and the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting
When: May 19-22, 2025
Where: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Virginia
Individuals are invited from academia, government agencies, industry and the non-profit sectors to come together in person to share cutting-edge research and applications in ecological forecasting broadly. There will be four days with keynote addresses, short research presentations, panel sessions, a poster session, open time for networking, and a field trip into the mountains. The fourth day will be time for working group activities and training workshops. Virginia is beautiful in late May!
We are now accepting submissions!
Submissions for Abstracts, Workshops, and Working Group activities, Travel scholarship applications, and requests for visa support letters are now open. Go to https://bit.ly/efi2025 to get links for submitting materials.
The deadline for the submissions and applications is January 22, 2025.
We will send notifications about the submissions and applications by February 14, 2025 at which time early bird registration will open.
Important Dates
| November 7, 2024 | Abstract, Workshop, & Working Group submission opens, Travel Scholarship & Visa request opens |
| January 22, 2025 | Abstract, Workshop, & Working Group submission closes, Travel Scholarship & Visa request closes |
| February 14, 2025 | Abstract, Workshop, & Working Group submission acceptance and Travel Scholarship notifications go out |
| February 14, 2025 | Registration and late breaking poster abstract submissions opens |
| March 14, 2025 | Early bird Registration closes |
| April 14, 2025 | Late breaking poster abstract submissions + Full Registration closes |
| April 15, 2025 | Refunds for cancellations are available until this date |
| April 21, 2025 | Hotel booking closes for those using the Conference block at The Inn at Virginia Tech |
| May 19-22, 2025 | The Conference! |
