24th IPW Agenda
Dive Deep into Scallop Science: Workshop Agenda
IPW remains a traditional conference with a single main hall and no parallel sessions. The main aim of the Workshop is to bring together researchers, industry professionals and students for networking and the dissemination of research and best practices.
Please stay tuned and revisit this page as we flesh out the details of the agenda as abstracts and other details become available.
Wednesday 4/22 – Arrival
Registration usually opens in late afternoon with a Welcome reception with nibbles and drinks in the evening.
Thursday 4/23 – Presentations
Registration opens early, with Welcom and morning Keynote follwed by presentations all day, Usually having a Poster session and Happy hour at the end of the business day.
Friday 4/23 – Presentations
Once again registration opens early, with Keynote and presentations all day, with poster session and happy hour starting usually around 4:30 or 5pm
Saturday 4/25 – Industry Day
In the morning we will begin Industry Day with a possible local scalloping related local tour in the afternoon and free time to explore Historic New Bedford in the late afternoon.
Sunday 4/26 – Field Trip
Included in your registration is a fieldtrip to Newport Rhode Island with tour of one or more of the Historic Mansions
Monday 4/27 – Presentations + Banquet
Keynotess, presentations, Poster Happy Hour and a special Local fare Banquet
Tuesday 4/28 – Wrap-up & Farewell
Final keynote, a few last presentations and closing remarks, the day usually ends in early to mid afternoon.
Workshop Agenda PDF
As soon s we have it ready you can download the full Workshop Program as PDF using the button below. If the button is Solid Blue with White text the program is ready to download. Expect it in early 2026.
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