Start the meetings off right by attending the Opening Social. Ample food and beverages combined with plenty of mingling and sitting areas will help you catch up with old friends, make new ones, and begin a productive week of networking as you enjoy breathtaking views of the upper Mississippi. Let your mind escape from your “job” and allow yourself this short week where we can spend entire days focused on the fishes and conservation and restoration issues that brought us into the fisheries field.