Program

Episode I: The Diversity Awakens

Date: Monday, 09/03/26

Session Time Topic Presenters
W1 9am-11am Harnessing Genomic Resources for Conservation of Biodiversity Laura Bertola & Kate Rick
W2 11:30am-1pm Awakening the dartR Force: Data & Filters Arthur Georges, Ching-Ching Lau & Diana Robledo
W3 2pm-3:30pm Use the Filter, Luke: Identifying, Removing, and Using Sex-Linked SNPs Diana Robledo & Floriaan Devloo-Delva

Episode II: The Bottleneck Strikes Back

Date: Tuesday, 10/03/26

Session Time Topic Presenters
W4 9am-11am Subdivisions, Biological and Administrative: Their Importance for Management Bill Sherwin, Floriaan Devloo-Delva & Laura Bertola
W5 11:30am-1pm These Are Not The SNPs You’re Looking For: How Study Design Impacts Population Genetic Assessments Renee Catullo
W6 2pm-3:30pm Extinct They Must Not Become: Managing Small Populations Peter Unmack & Diana Robledo

Episode III: The Attack of the Clades

Date: Wednesday, 11/03/26

Session Time Topic Presenters
W7 9am-11am Size Matters Not… Or Does It? The Mystery of Effective Population Size Robin Waples, Luis Mijangos & Bernd Gruber
W8 11:30am-1pm Genetic Structure of Wild Populations to Inform Management Craig Moritz, Arthur Georges & Peter Unmack
W9 2pm-3:30pm Inside the Jedi Archives: Hidden dartR Powers Bernd Gruber, Arthur Georges, Luis Mijangos & Ethan Halford

Episode IV: A New Flow

Date: Thursday, 12/03/26

Session Time Topic Presenters
W10 9am-11am Natural Selection: Identifying Environmental Effects on Genomic Variation Luciano Beheregaray & Chris Brauer
W11 11:30am-1pm How Landscapes Shape the Genetic Force Robyn Shaw, Cynthia Riginos & Zoe Meziere
W12 2pm-3:30pm The Droid You’re Looking For: AI’s Role in Population Genetics Jonathan Ting, Darya Vanichkina & Celine Frere

Episode V: The Return of the Scientist

Date: Friday, 13/03/26

Session Time Topic Presenters
W13 9am-9:30am Efficient Genomics: New Tools for Genotyping & Analysis Andrzej Kilian & Luis Mijangos
W14 9:30-11am Simulating the Galaxy: When the Force Runs on Code Bernd Gruber & Luis Mijangos
W15 11:30am-1pm SNPs that Matter Elise Furlan
W16 2pm-3pm I Am Your Father: Estimating Kinship and Relatedness Ethan Halford & Luis Mijangos
W17 3pm-4pm OneDArT: Turning Genomic Data into Conservation Insight Reuben Durham, Taylor Politch, Jason Dobry