January Event: Alaska Marine Science Symposium

January 18-22, Anchorage

FREE: Register @ the Door

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium will be held in Anchorage January 18-22. This is an amazing opportunity to learn about the various "research activities in the marine regions off Alaska". Whether you are an established scientist or prospective student, this will be a great place to connect with old and new colleagues or mentors and discover some new areas of research interests. There will be many presenters and special key note speakers (Mike Beck, Kate Moran, Mike Sigler, and Rodger Havery -- click here to learn about these speakers). Please take a look at the full agenda to find sessions that pique your interests! There will also be a lot of booths with a tremendous amount of information. In fact, the Alaska Marine Science & Fisheries Career Coalition (AMSFCC) will have a booth next to Alaska Sea Grant. Come talk to us about the Future Alaskans in Fisheries & Marine Science Project! We will also have information from our partners (click here for a list of our partners) and their programs. Learn about the accomplishments that have about from the collaborated efforts of AMSFCC (this will also be highlighted at the coalition's own session on Friday, 02/12). Please contact stefanie.benca@gmail.com for more information on this particular session.

All of the sessions will undoubtedly be stimulating. For example: Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) along with the Alaska Ocean Observing System and the North Pacific Research Board will share their new SeaNET project as an effective tool to "communicate ocean science". One of the many roles of SeaNET is to provide scientifically sound news on climate change and the weaving of traditional knowledge and Western science.

Along with sessions, there will be fun lunchtime events. For example, on Tuesday, the various National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) teams around Alaska will challenge veteran scientists in a fast-paced competition. These teams are geared up to compete on February 5-7 at the Alaska Tsunami Ocean Sciences Bowl in Seward. This is the regional competition for Alaska high school students -- the winning team will compete against other regional teams from all over the United States. Needless to say, these students will give the veterans a run for their money on all topics related to the study of the oceans! Below is the promotional video for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.

Please take advantage of the Alaska Marine Science Symposium. Remember, it's FREE! Also, make sure your high school has its own NOSB team! Click here for more information on how to get involved.