2025 Annual Meeting

The WRP is proudly holding their 2025 Annual Meeting in Kansas. The meeting will be held jointly with the Mississippi River Basin Panel and is hosted by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Please check this page frequently as new information will be posted as it becomes available. 

AGENDA

Day 1 and Day 2 are filled with presentations, group discussions, committee progress updates, business meeting and more. The agenda is subject to change. 
Conference Agenda is available here. 

REMOTE PARTICIPATION

Remote participation will be possible on both days of the conference. Participants will join via Zoom Webinar and may listen in on sessions. Questions from the remote audience will not be possible. If remote participants have specific questions for speakers, we encourage you to contact the speaker directly. 

REGISTRATION

Registration will open in Summer 2025. There is no cost to attend the annual meeting. However, for planning purposes all attendees must register for the event. If you will not attend in person, see information below about virtual participation. Registration for the event includes multiple refreshment breaks. 

The field trip will be limited to the first 50 registrants for participation. Participants should plan for rain or shine conditions. 

Virtual participation will be available. A join link will be shared on this page to join the meeting prior to the meeting. All virtual participants will join in listen only mode. Q&A with speakers will be limited to directly emailing participants with your question. 

If you have questions about attending, please email Leah at leah@conservationcollaborations.com

AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE

Pre-meetings – tentative individual meetings among state partners (time/location TBD), and federal partners
Day 1 – 8am-5pm agenda with multiple presentations, discussions and opportunities to network
Day 2 – 8am-5pm agenda with multiple presentations, business meeting, committee meetings, discussions and opportunities to network
Day 3 – 8am-1pm field trip to nearby AIS management locations

MEETING LOCATION

The planning team is working to finalize the meeting location and venue. Information will be available in early 2025. 

HOST HOTELS

The planning team is working to finalize the meeting location and venue. Information will be available for booking in early 2025.  

SUPPORT THE MEETING

If you would like to sponsor the meeting – check out the details here.

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION

Virtual participation for the 2025 Annual Meeting will be limited.  The WRP-MRBP will have a virtual platform to join the meeting, however there will be limited ability to interact with the speakers and audience.  We encourage you to participate in person. If you have any questions or comments regarding virtual participation – please reach out. 

PLANNING YOUR TRIP 

Fly: The Kansas City International Airport is serviced by multiple large carrier airlines and many with direct flight options.