Wednesday, Sept 11


1:00 - 1:15 | Welcome and introductions


1:15 - 2:45 | Round table presentation and discussions


2:45 - 3:00 | Break


3:00 - 4:30 | Round table presentation and discussions (continued)


4:30 | Adjourn



Thursday, Sept 12


8:30 - 10:00 | Forecasting tech: tools and approaches


10:00 - 10:20 | Break


10:20 - 12:00 | Improvements

  • Improving data accuracy and completeness vs. improving forecasting tools: estimating the value of information | Jim Peterson

  • Identifying data and information gaps

  • Data quality considerations


12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (box lunches provided)


1:00 - 3:00 | Introduction to the {ForecastR} package


3:00 - 3:15 | Break


3:15 - 4:30 | After the forecast


Friday, Sept 13


8:30 - 10:00 | Assess forecast accuracy and adequacy

  • Should we adopt common standards?

  • Tools and metrics

  • Thinking big on new and emerging technologies

  • Suggestion: What role can and will AI (eg, Claude.ai) have in the development and the deployment of forecasting salmon stocks now and into the future? | Matt Falcy

  • Can you manage while recognizing uncertainty in run recon/returns?

  • How to account for uncertainty due to non-stationarity and novel/ unobserved environmental conditions?


10:00 - 10:15 | Break


10:15 - 11:30 | Moving into the future


11:30 | Adjourn