2010 Alaska Marine Science Symposium
Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, Alaska
January 18-22, 2010
Symposium Program NOW AVAILABLE. The program is built around regional themes -- Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, and Gulf of Alaska -- and includes workshops, special sessions, and poster receptions. See the Agenda page for details.
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS NOW AVAILABLE Thank you to everyone who submitted abstracts for the 2010 Symposium. Abstract submission closed November 20. The Review Committee will e-mail all submitters the week of December 15 with information on the status of their abstracts. See the Abstracts page for details.
Online registration is now closed. Don't worry -- you can register in person at the event through Thursday, January 21.
Details on non-plenary sessions, side meetings and workshops are being posted as available. See the Non-Plenary Sessions and Workshops page for the latest information on these sessions.
Symposium-related publications
- Symposium Program (PDF)
- Book of Abstracts (PDF)
- Participant List (PDF)
- Please contact speakers directly to request a copy of their presentation. Presentations will not be posted on this website.
The 2010 Symposium has come and gone ...
An estimated 700-800 people attended the event, which included opening remarks by Alaska Senator Mark Begich (right), marking the first time in the event's history that a U.S. senator has attended in person.
Other activities included daylong plenary talks, a special session on early results of the 2009 Prince William Sound Field Experiment, and keynotes by PIs from the BEST-BSIERP Bering Sea Project, Kate Moran (Office of Science and Technology Policy), Michael Beck (The Nature Conservancy), Larry Mayer (University of New Hampshire), and Charlotte Vick (Google Earth OCEAN).
Attendees filled the hotel's guest rooms and suites; more than 40 non-plenary sessions and workshops were scheduled throughout the week. Two evening poster receptions featured the latest work in marine science off Alaska, and graduate students had the opportunity to compete for cash awards in oral and poster presentations.
Student Award winners for 2010
Best Poster (cash award from Alaska Sea Grant)
- Jill Seymour, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Masters)
- Nathan Stewart, University of Alaska Fairbanks (PhD)
Best Oral Presentations (cash award from NPRB)
- Mayumi Arimitsu, University of Alaska Fairbanks (Masters)
- Phoebe Chan (right, pictured with Carrie Eischens of NPRB), University of Toronto (Masters)
- Steve Barbeaux, University of Washington (PhD)
- Elizabeth Siddon, University of Alaska Fairbanks (PhD)
Media attention
The event attracted media attention as well, with stories on KTUU-TV Anchorage and KSKA-FM radio.
- Symposium Press Release
- KTUU Channel 2-Anchorage story: "Scientists sort through speculation to find science of climate change"
- APRN (Alaska APublic Radio Network) story: "State-of-the-art vessel being built for UA"
Alaska’s premier interdisciplinary marine science conference
Started in 2002, the Alaska Marine Science Symposium has provided opportunities for scientists from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, the Nation, and beyond to inform each other about their research activities in the marine regions off Alaska. Here, researchers re-connect with old colleagues and meet new ones. It’s also an opportunity for students in marine science to connect with mentors and meet some of the authors of the literature that they have been studying as part of their own work.
Due to high demand for presentation slots and in keeping with the theme of the event, only abstracts focusing on Alaska marine research are considered by the Review Committee.
A great reason to visit Anchorage in January
Plenary and poster sessions will feature a broad spectrum of ocean science. Hear about the latest research on climate, oceanography, lower trophic levels, the benthos, fishes and invertebrates, seabirds, marine mammals, local and traditional knowledge, and socioeconomic research.
