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2026 Global eDNA Conference

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 8:00 AM PST to Friday, October 30, 2026

Category: In-Person Event

2026 Global eDNA Conference

The Marine Technology Society invites you to save the date for the 2026 Global eDNA Conference, which will be held October 28-30, 2026 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Hosted in partnership with the MTS eDNA Committee and the University of Washington’s eDNA Collaborative, the conference will convene a global community of eDNA enthusiasts from across economic sectors to build connections, learn from one another, and further advance eDNA science.

When: October 28-30, 2026
Where: Seattle, Washington, USA

About the Program

The conference will feature three days of concurrent sessions, focusing on a diverse array of eDNA-related topics (e.g., conservation applications, quantitative analysis, community engagement, policy-relevant communication, technological development, and many others), as well as a set of plenary speakers and plenty of unstructured time to make connections on your own.

Why this Conference

After a series of successful and more narrowly targeted national-scale workshops:

2018 at The Rockefeller University in New York City
2022 at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project in Costa Mesa, California, and
2024 at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland

The eDNA community has recognized a growing global demand for eDNA information and community, MTS and partners wanted to enlarge the gathering into a full-scale eDNA conference in 2026.

This conference will complement several other upcoming eDNA-relevant meetings, including the International Barcode of Life Conference (November 2026), the Southern eDNA Society meeting (February 2027), and the eDNA Society international meeting in Japan (2027).