NALMS 2025 – Program – North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)

All time EST.
Program subject to change.
Updated 12 June 2025

Preliminary Agenda (subject to change)

Tuesday, November 4

Time	Event
7:00 am	Workshop & Field Trip Registration Opens
8:00 am – 12:00 pm	Workshop: Algae and Cyanobacteria Blooms: Track, Identify and Predict Workshop: Aquatic Plant Ecology and Identification Workshop: Ecology and Life of Cyanobacteria Workshop: Ecology of Cyanobacteria Workshop: Identification, Ecology, and Control of Algae Workshop: Internal Phosphorus Loading and Cyanobacteria Workshop: Introduction to R for Aquatic Research Workshop: Lake and NOW FISH MAPPING with Consumer Sonar and BioBase: Features, Methods, and Field Demo Workshop: Sediment Phosphorus Inactivation in Lakes and Ponds
8:00 am – 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Waccamaw Coastal Research Boat
9:00 am – 2:00 pm	Field Trip: Waties Island
9:15 am – 12:00 pm	Field Trip: Marsh Seine Netting
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Workshop Lunch
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Field Trip: Brookgreen Gardens Exhibition and Poster Set Up
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Workshop: Applications of R for Aquatic Plant Data Workshop: Aquatic Plant Ecology and Identification (cont.) Workshop: Ecology of Cyanobacteria (cont.) Workshop: Identification, Ecology, and Control of Algae (cont.) Workshop: Internal Phosphorus Loading and Cyanobacteria (cont.) Workshop: The Role of Aeration and Oxygenation in Lake and Reservoir Management Workshop: Sediment Phosphorus Inactivation in Lakes and Ponds (cont.) Workshop: Stormwater Management for Lake Managers
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm	NALMS New Member Welcome Reception
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm	Welcome Event

Wednesday, November 5

Time	Event
7:00 am	Registration Opens
7:00 am – 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am – 10:00 am	Opening Plenary Session
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Refreshment Break Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Concurrent Session A A1: Lake Management 1: Nutrient Dynamics A2: Data and Information Dashboards A3: Drinking Water A4: Fisheries A5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 1
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Student Luncheon Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Concurrent Session B B1: Lake Management 2: Nutrient Dynamics B2: Modeling 1 B3: Reservoir Management 1 B4: Aquatic Plant Assessments B5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 2
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Refreshment Break Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Concurrent Session C C1: Lake Management 3: Aluminum C2: Modeling 2 C3: Reservoir Management 2 C4: AIS Animals C5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 3
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm	NALMS Membership Meeting
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Exhibitors’ Reception and Poster Session
7:30 pm	Hospitality

Thursday, November 6

Time	Event
7:00 am	Registration Opens
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:00 am	NALMS Awards Plenary
9:00 am – 10:30 am	Concurrent Session D D1: Lake Management 4: Lanthanum 1 D2: HABs 1: Drivers of Blooms D3: AIS Spread Prevention D4: Water Quality 1
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Refreshment Break Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Concurrent Session E E1: Lake Management 5: Lanthanum 2 E2: HABs 2: Reservoir HABs E3: AIS Control 1: Connecticut River Hydrilla E4: Water Quality 2
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Lunch Professional Certification Program Luncheon Exhibits Open Poster Viewing Clean Lakes Classic
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Concurrent Session F F1: Lake Management 6: Alternative Approaches F2: HABs 3: Control F3: AIS Control 2 F4: Water Quality 3
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Refreshment Break Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Concurrent Session G G1: Lake Management 7: Lanthanum Derivatives G2: HABs 4: Cyanotoxins G3: AIS/Aquatic Plant Infestations G4: Water Quality 4
7:00 pm	Hospitality

Friday, November 7

Time	Event
7:30 am	Registration Opens
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:00 am – 10:00 am	Concurrent Session H H1: Carolina Bay Lakes H2: HABs 5: Monitoring Advances H3: Citizen Science H4: Oxygenation
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Refreshment Break Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Concurrent Session I I1: Lake Sediments I2: HABs 6: Strategic Integration I3: Community Engagement and Water Management I4: Topics in Lake Management
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch Exhibits Open Poster Viewing
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Concurrent Session J J1: Tech Options J2: HABs 7: Tech Spotlight: Innovations J3: Lake Ecology J4: Emerging Contaminants
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Exhibition Tear Down