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195 <div class="fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-870 fl-builder-content-primary fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="870"><div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-699ccf7eb505a" data-node="699ccf7eb505a"> 196 <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> 197 <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> 198 199<div class="fl-col-group fl-node-699ccf7eb50bc" data-node="699ccf7eb50bc"> 200 <div class="fl-col fl-node-699ccf7eb510f fl-col-small" data-node="699ccf7eb510f"> 201 <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> 202 <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-699ccf7eb5153" data-node="699ccf7eb5153"> 203 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 204 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 205 <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>2026 Ropeless Consortium Annual Meeting</strong></h2> 206<p> </p> 207<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">November 18-19, 2026</span></span></div> 208<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Halifax Convention Center</span></div> 209<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada</span></div> 210<p> </p> 211<p style="text-align: left;"><u><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Meeting Format</span></strong></u><br /> 212<span style="font-size: x-large;">The 2026 Meeting will take place at the Halifax Convention Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada starting early afternoon on Wednesday, November 18. The 2026 North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium annual meeting will take place BEFORE the 2026 Ropeless Annual meeting on November 16-17, 2026. </span></p> 213<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Annual Meeting will feature mostly live presentations with a few pre-recorded presentations by both onsite and remote participants.</span></p> 214<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">All registered participants (in-person and remote) will have a unique login to the meeting site which will allow for access to view all of the pre-recorded presentations that should be viewed in advance of the meeting. Participants will also have an opportunity to submit questions/comments in advance of the meeting as well as live during the meeting. </span></p> 215<p><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">For the 2026 meeting, we will use Zoom as an interface for remote and onsite participants to interact onscreen and audibly. </span></span></strong></p> 216<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The live meeting will consist of a few live introductions and Q&A sessions with all presenters (both live and pre-recorded/viewed) in each of the topic sessions. All presenters from each session will be live on stage and/or on screen to take questions that were submitted in advance of the meeting, as well as those asked live by remote and in person participants. Each Q&A session will be moderated by a Board member.</span></p> 217<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>Remote Participants</strong>: You will have opportunities to ask your question(s) live during the meeting. Simply raise your virtual hand and you will be put into the queue. The session moderator will alternate between in person and remote questions. You should be on mute until the moderators calls you in for your questions. You should <strong>NOT </strong>use the zoom chat for questions directed at presenters given the number of remote participants and how busy the chat is likely to be. You have the option to be on or off camera. Please know that on camera participants will be visible to onsite participants.</span></p> 218<p><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>Onsite Participants</strong>: We will have standing microphones in the meeting room. Participants wishing to ask a question should form queues at the mics and wait to be acknowledged by the session moderator. There will be an onsite participant camera so that remote participants can view questions and discussions from those onsite.</span></p> 219</div> 220 </div> 221</div> 222 </div> 223</div> 224 <div class="fl-col fl-node-699ccf7eb5196 fl-col-small" data-node="699ccf7eb5196"> 225 <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> 226 <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-699ccf7eb51da box" data-node="699ccf7eb51da"> 227 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 228 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 229 <h2 style="text-align: left;">Meeting Resources</h2> 230<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">(links will activate once available)</span></p> 231<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ropeless.org/2025-annual-meeting/abstract-submission/"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Abstract Submission</strong></span></a></p> 232<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ropeless.org/2024-annual-meeting/registration/"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Registration</strong></span></a></p> 233<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.narwc.org/information-for-presenters.html"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Important Information for Presenters</strong></span></a></p> 234<p><a href="https://ropeless.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2026/09/2026-DRAFT-Ropeless-Consortium-Agenda-2.1-1.pdf"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>2026 Ropeless Annual Meeting DRAFT Agenda and Abstract Booklet</strong></span></a></p> 235<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ropeless.org/2026-annual-meeting/venue-and-accommodations/?fl_builder"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>V</strong></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>enue and </strong></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Accommo</b></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>d</b></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>ations </b></span></a></p> 236<p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">Meeting Space Layout</span></strong></p> 237<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ropeless.org/important-dates/"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Important Dates</strong></span></a></p> 238<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ropeless.org/2022-annual-meeting/press-policy/"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Press Policy</strong></span></a></p> 239<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">
2392026 Ropeless Meeting Site (Requires Login)</span></span></strong></p> 240<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Meeting Summar</span>y Notes</span></strong></p> 241</div> 242 </div> 243</div> 244<div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-699ccf7eb52a4 box" data-node="699ccf7eb52a4"> 245 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 246 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 247 <h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000080;">Workshops</span></h2> 248<div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span data-teams="true">Ropeless Consortiaum affiliated workshops are half day events that will be held on the morning of Wednesday, November 18th. Workshops are open to registered Annual Meeting participants up to the stated capacity. There are limited spaces available for workshops and so not all proposed workshops may be accommodated.  </span></span></div> 249<div></div> 250<div></div> 251<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">Workshop descriptions and links to register can be found <a href="https://www.narwc.org/2026-workshops.html">HERE</a>.</span></div> 252</div> 253 </div> 254</div> 255<div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-699ccf7eb521e box" data-node="699ccf7eb521e"> 256 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 257 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 258 <h2 style="text-align: left;">Registration</h2> 259<p><span style="font-size: 18px;">Registration fees:<br /> 260In-Person: $175 USD</span><br /> 261<span style="font-size: 18px;">Virtual: $125 USD</span></p> 262<p class="paragraph"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Registration is open until <strong>October 30, 2026</strong>. Given the technical requirements of the event, we will not accept registrations for the event after this date.</span></p> 263<p class="paragraph"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">The meeting is closed to members of the press. </span></strong></span></p> 264<p style="text-align: left;">**Again this year, the registration page is combined with the NARWC meeting registration page however details for that meeting can be accessed via the <a href="http://www.narwc.org">NARWC Website</a>.</p> 265</div> 266 </div> 267</div> 268<div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-699ccf7eb5260 box" data-node="699ccf7eb5260"> 269 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 270 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 271 <h2 style="text-align: left;">Code of Conduct</h2> 272<p style="text-align: left;">The Ropeless Consortium is dedicated to providing a positive and productive conference experience for all attendees. 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