Dear Fish Passage Community,
The organizers are looking forward to welcoming you to the International Fish Passage Conference 2026. Please note that regular registration closes on April 4th — after that, fees will go up.
Regular registration closes April 4th.
- A limited number of registration fee waivers have generously been offered through a sponsorship from the International Fisheries Section of the American Fisheries Society. If you wish to learn more, click here.
- The organizers are excited to welcome the Plenary Speakers.
- Don’t forget to pack your running shoes so you can join us for the IFPC 2026 5K Fun Run/Walk along the Putah Creek Bike Trail. This is a free fun run/walk event. There will be a fun award and conference bragging rights for first-place male and female finishers. The race starts on Wednesday, May 6th at 7 am on the bike trail. Contact Stacie Fejtek Smith at sfsmith@blm.gov to sign up.
- The Welcome Reception and Banquet are both included in the registration.
- The conference event app WHOVA will be available as we close in.
Conference Program Overview
The conference organizers have developed an exciting program of workshops, plenary talks, concurrent technical sessions, a poster session, field trips, and social events.
The first day, May 4th, will include several workshops with an evening welcome reception at Ruhstaller Farm. Over the following three days, May 5th — 7th, the conference will feature keynote addresses in the plenary session, five concurrent technical sessions facilitating up to 160 oral presentations, exhibitors, an evening poster session, a fun run/walk, and a banquet at the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento. There will be long breaks between sessions to enable networking opportunities.
Two awards will be bestowed at the conference: one for “Career Achievement” and another for a “Distinguished Fish Passage Project”.
The last day, May 8th, includes several field trips to tour featured regional fish passage projects.
Full registration includes the welcome reception, poster session refreshments, lunch and break refreshments each day, and a banquet dinner ticket. Registration is available here.