Join for 16th Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum
Register in person or online at https://seagrant.uaf.edu/events/waisc/2024/
8:00am REGISTRATION & COFFEE – NWC Education Center
8:30am PLENARY Turning Point for Alaska – Ralph Olanna & Chris Olanna – Grand Hall
SCIENCE IN TRANSITION – Grand Hall, NWC Education Center
9:20am Improving National Weather Service communication of seasonal to subseasonal (S2S) sea ice information to underserved communities in Alaska
9:40am Climate equity for Alaska’s Arctic environmentally threatened Native Villages
10:00am Environmental conflict and local knowledge in Alaska Native politics
10:30am Introducing Kawerak-region Tribal Research Protocols to Arctic researcher community
10:50am Bristol Bay Guardians: Developing a coordinated regional network of community-based monitoring practices 11:10am Cultural meaning and species of concern for the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea ecosystems
11:30am Building connections and capacity for community-led coastal resilience in Alaska
1:30pm Institutional erosion, relational retreat: A social-ecological network mapping of Arctic coastal management in Alaska
HARMFUL ALGAE – Grand Hall, NWC Education Center
1:50pm Harmful algal blooms of Alexandrium catenella in western Alaska
2:10pm Harmful algal bloom toxin exposure risks to Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in western Alaska 2:30pm Harmful algal bloom events: Transitioning with teamwork
2:50pm Testing saffron cod (Eliginus gracilis, AKA tomcod) livers in Nome harbor during winter 2023-2024 3:10pm Invertebrates and walruses: A review of saxitoxin levels
ENERGY – Grand Hall, NWC Education Center
3:40 pm Planning for renewable energy in rural Alaska through TA
4:00pm VillageofSolomonzero-energyhomedesign-Anoverview,andspecifications 4:20pm Solar electric training in Western Alaska
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT – Room 102, NWC Education Center 3:40pm The Nome Gold Rush: Lessons of the past and implications for contemporary Alaskan mines 4:00pm Hotspot Analysis of Bering Sea and Strait Vessel Traffic in IMO “Areas to be Avoided”