3rd Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum (2010)

"Linking communities and building bridges"

March 24–27, 2010
Unalaska, Alaska

Hosted by the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program,
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Hosted by the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, this conference will be the first of its kind to be held in Unalaska, Alaska. The intent of this program is to bring together scientists, educators, rural leaders, community members and subsistence hunters and gatherers to discuss science and issues relevant to western Alaska.

This conference will highlight regional scientific efforts and traditional knowledge that provide an interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry and resource management. In addition to scientific sessions, the conference will include several workshops addressing topics relevant to life in rural western Alaska. Organizers welcome submissions from all individuals and organizations collecting data in western Alaska.

Abstract submission for scientific presentations or workshops

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations or workshops are invited and should be submitted before February 1, 2010. For full details, view the call for papers.

Scientific Session and workshop topics include

Fisheries • Alternative energy • Recycling in small rural communities • Water issues • Climate change • Subsistence and Traditional Ecological Knowledge • Environmental Science • Ecology and Wildlife • Social and Anthropological

Travel Funding Available

Limited travel funding for presenters from rural Alaska is available. Please contact Todd Radenbaugh, taradenbaugh@alaska.edu, (907) 842-5109.

For questions

Please contact Reid Brewer, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, brewer@ims.uaf.edu or phone (907) 581-4589.