The Organizing Committee (OC) oversees the production of the conference. The local hosts, whom this year are Guillermo Giannico & Margaret Lang, serve as the co-chairs of the OC.  Duties of the OC include, but are not limited to, making the final decisions on abstract acceptance, selecting plenary speakers, and carrying out solicitation of sponsors.

	Guillermo Giannico, Co-Chair Associate Professor & Extension Fisheries Specialist Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University Phone: +1 (541) 737-2479 E-mail: giannico@oregonstate.edu
	Margaret Lang, Co-Chair Professor Environmental Resources Engineering Humboldt State University Phone: +1 (707) 826-3613 Email: Margaret.Lang@humboldt.edu
	Troy Brandt Principal Biologist River Design Group, Inc. Phone: +1 (541) 738-2920 Email: tbrandt@riverdesigngroup.net
	Olle Calles Associate Professor River Ecology and Management Karlstad University Email: olle.calles@kau.se
	James Capurso Regional Fisheries Biologist Pacific Northwest Region USDA Forest Service Phone: +1 (503) 808-2847 Email: jcapurso@fs.fed.us
	Matthew Gordos Fish Passage Manager NSW Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries (Australia) Phone: +61-2-6626-1395 Email: matthew.gordos@dpi.nsw.gov.au
	Kevin Mulligan Research Hydraulic Engineer United States Geological Survey - Leetown Science Center Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory Phone: +1 (774) 218-8141 Email: kmulligan@usgs.gov
	Andy Peters Director Markets and Applications Pacific Netting Products Phone: +1 (360) 297-0858 Email: andy@pacificnettingproducts.com
	Amy Singler Associate Director, River Restoration Program American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy Phone: +1 (413) 584-2183 Email: asingler@americanrivers.org