Registration

Opening mid-November 2025

Special session submission details

We are excited to announce the call for Special Session Proposals and Workshop Proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science.

We invite you to propose Special Sessions related to the meeting theme “Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities” or other emerging topics related to freshwater science. Special Sessions will complement contributed sessions, which cover major topics in freshwater sciences, including biogeochemistry; microbial, molecular, invertebrate, and fish ecology; hydrology and geomorphology; ecosystem dynamics and restoration; and climate change and biodiversity.

FAQS

  • Means of Submission - Online

    By clicking on the submission link, you will be taken to a web page where you can cut and paste your Special Session proposal in several simple steps. You will be able to:

    • Preview a summary of your submission and make modifications to your satisfaction until reviewing commences.

    • Index all organizers in the proposal listing, including highlighting the nominated lead organizers.

    • Add relevant references.

    You will receive an immediate email notification confirming your submission has been sent for review (please check your junk email if not received shortly after finalizing your online submission).

    Dashboard- Currinda

    Currinda is the registration and abstract submission system in use for SFS 2026.

    If you have not used Currinda before, you will be required to create a new account. You will need to provide the below information to create your account: 

    • Email address 

    • Password 

    • Full name 

    • Organization 

    • Position 

    • Country 

    • Work phone number 

    • Mobile number 

    The registration system will not let you proceed until you have completed each of these fields and will prompt you to complete them if they are missed in the initial process. 

    Once you have created an account, you will be able to continue with your special session submission. 

    • You will be required to agree to the submission guidelines – please read these carefully at the start of your submission after you’ve logged in. 

    • You will be asked to select a presentation preference and provide any keywords or phrases to assist with categorizing your session.

    • If you decide to withdraw your submission, this is where you can login and do so. 

    • You will be asked to provide session organizer names and email addresses.

    • Please note that the session organizer(s) must be registered for the meeting in order for the submission to be considered. 

    • Once submitted, you will be able to login to make edits to your submission until October 15, 2025.

  • As long as you have entered the correct email address, you will get an immediate confirmation of your abstract being submitted.

    Should you wish to make changes to your Special Session proposal after you have submitted it, please log back in to your online registration dashboard. Click the “manage” button. Under the Special Session abstract heading you will be able to view, edit or submit a new abstract.

    Note: Once the submission deadline has passed and reviewing has commenced, no changes are permitted.

  • Once the Special Session proposal submission deadline passes, the Annual Meeting Program Committee and Subcommittee chairs responsible for special sessions will review all submissions. Once review has been completed, notification of programming decisions will come from the ASN Events Team. This is a reminder that organizers in the accepted Special Session must submit their abstracts following the standard procedure through the online registration dashboard.

  • Final acceptance into the program is conditional on all organizers having valid SFS 2026 registrations.

  • The SFS 2026 Annual Meeting proceedings will be published in the online meeting program and app.