2026 OFWIM Annual Conference and Business Meeting (5 Oct 2026)

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) is an international non-profit organization. OFWIM was formally established in 1993 and was granted non-profit status in 1995.

Mission: To promote the management and conservation of natural resources by facilitating technology and information exchange among managers of fish and wildlife information.

Vision: To be a bridge between natural resource and technical disciplines to promote partnering, collaboration, sharing of ideas, and best management practices in order to effectively apply technology to the information and data needs of natural resource management.

OFWIM's 34th Annual Conference and Business Meeting will be held on October 5-8, 2026 at the University of Delaware's Virden Retreat Center in Lewes, Delaware.

Workshop on Thursday, October 8th.

Abstracts can be submitted here.

Student Scholarship information and application

OFWIM Innovation Award, Application Form

Travel Grant Application Form

Guide to Expenses

Carpool requests and offers

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Additional event information:

Food provided includes: Monday Breakfast, Mid-morning snacks, Monday Lunch, afternoon snacks, Monday dinner at Hacker’s Ball, Tuesday Breakfast, Tuesday box lunch, Wednesday Breakfast, Wednesday Business Lunch, Wednesday Banquet, Thursday Breakfast

Travel and Transportation
Airports within approximately 2 hours from Lewes include Philadelphia (PHL), Wilmington, and Baltimore (BWI). There is a shuttle (https://www.lewesbus.com/) from PHL to Lewes that runs twice a day, rate $70 one-way. Those renting vehicles are encouraged to carpool.

Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers upcoming events

2026 OFWIM Annual Conference and Business Meeting (5 Oct 2026)