Agenda
Below is an agenda outline for each day of the event. For an in-depth breakdown of the session content, please refer to the Themes page
Day 1
Tuesday 4th November, 2025
Workshop Theme: Innovation in Sampling & Analysis
| Time | Duration | Session Title | Presenters / Leads |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | 30 min | Registration Opens | — |
| 08:30 – 09:15 | 45 min | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Workshop Co-Chairs |
| 09:15 – 09:25 | 10 min | Session 1 Introduction | Session Leads |
| 09:25 – 10:15 | 50 min | Lightning Talks – Samplers | Erin Fishell • Anastasia Zaiko • Alfredo Martin • Christina Pavloudi • Pac Craw |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | 30 min | Morning Break | — |
| 10:45 – 11:10 | 25 min | Lightning Talks – Analytical Systems | Yong Wang • Vincent Seiben |
| 11:10 – 12:25 | 75 min | Session 2 – Instrumentation Gaps & Priorities (Breakout) | Facilitated Groups |
| 12:25 – 13:25 | 60 min | Lunch Break | — |
| 13:00 – 13:25 (Lunch Overlap) | 25 min | Australian National Fish Collection Tour (Pre-registered Participants Only) | ANFC Staff |
| 13:25 – 14:50 | 85 min | Session 3 – Standardized Instrumentation Reporting & Validation (Breakout) | Group Facilitators |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | 30 min | Afternoon Break | — |
| 15:20 – 16:20 | 60 min | Session 4 – Challenges & Solutions to Instrumentation Uptake & Scaling (Panel) | Day 1 Chairs • Panelists: Shaun Wilkinson, Austen Thomas, Michael Marnane, Heather Robinson, Luka Gray, Ikelau Otto |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | 10 min | Wrap-Up & Adjourn | Workshop Co-Chairs |
| 17:30 – 20:00 | 150 min | Optional Social Dinner & Drinks (location TBD) | — |
Day 2
Wednesday 5th November, 2025
Workshop Theme: Advancing eDNA Applications & Global Coordination
| Time | Duration | Session Title | Presenters / Leads |
| 08:30 – 09:15 | 45 min | Arrival | — |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | 15 min | Welcome, Opening Remarks & Schedule | Jodie van de Kamp • Debany Fonseca Pereira Batista • Annette Govindarajan |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | 30 min | Keynote Presentation | Xavier Pochon |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | 30 min | Morning Break | — |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | 90 min | Lightning Talks | Ryan Kelly • Evandro Lopes • Ethan Edson • Annette Govindarajan • Mamie Souadou Diop • Shaun Wilkinson |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | 60 min | Lunch Break | — |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | 60 min | Breakout Session 1 | Group Facilitators |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | 30 min | Afternoon Break 1 | — |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | 60 min | Breakout Session 2 | Group Facilitators |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | 15 min | Afternoon Break 2 | — |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | 45 min | Synthesis Discussion | Day 2 Chairs |
| 16:30 – | — | Closing Remarks | Day 2 Chairs |
| 18:30 – 23:00 | 270 min | Peppermint Bay Cruise & Dinner 18:30 – Meet at Brooke Street Pier & begin boarding 18:45 – 19:45 – Cruise to Peppermint Bay Restaurant 20:00 – 22:00 – Dinner 22:00 – 23:00 – Boarding & return cruise | — |
Day 3
Thursday 6th November, 2025
Workshop Theme: Data, Integration & Decision-Making
| Time | Duration | Session Title | Presenters / Leads |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | 30 min | Arrival | — |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | 15 min | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Eily Allan |
| 09:15 – 10:45 | 90 min | Session 1: Panel – Operational Users/Applications for Dashboards | Moderator: Eric Raes |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | 15 min | Morning Break | — |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | 60 min | Session 2: Lightning Talks – Existing Dashboards | Moderator: Elif Demir-Hilton |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | 60 min | Lunch Break | — |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | 120 min | Session 3: Breakout Sessions | Session Moderators |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | 30 min | Afternoon Break 1 | — |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | 45 min | Session 3: Breakout Sessions Wrap Up | Session Moderators |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | 15 min | Afternoon Break 2 | — |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | 60 min | Whole Meeting Wrap Up & Adjourn | Moderators: Kevan Yamahara • Pascal Craw |
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Updated: 26th June 2025