Western Alaska science forum scheduled for April in Kotzebue
January 28, 2014
Scientists, educators and community leaders and members will gather in Kotzebue in
April to discuss the impact of global warming on residents of arctic Alaska.
"Science of a cold place in a warming world" is the theme of the 7th Western Alaska
Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum , to be held April 23–25 at the Nullagvik
Hotel Conference Room. The Chukchi Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in
Kotzebue will host the conference.
The conference will review regional scientific efforts and traditional knowledge,
providing an interdisciplinary look at resource management. The conference will include
several workshops addressing topics relevant to life in northwest Alaska.
Organizers welcome submissions from all those working on research projects and data
collection in Alaska.
For more information, contact Anshul Pandya, assistant professor of biosciences in
Kotzebue, at aapandya@alaska.edu.
The registration deadline is April 1. To register, go to http://seagrant.uaf.edu/conferences/waisc/.