Bridging Disciplines to Solve Today’s Challenges in Resource Management
Organizers announce open registration and a call for abstracts for the 2014 Joint Meeting of the Alaska Sections of the American Water Resources Association, American Fisheries Society, and the Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership. The meeting, entitled "Bridging Disciplines to Solve Today's Challenges in Resource Management," will convene 20-24 October 2014 in Juneau, Alaska.
This meeting is focused on research and management in hydrology, fisheries, fish habitat, and other aspects of aquatic science and aquatic resources in Alaska. Plenary speakers include Alaska Department of Fish and Game Subsistence Fisheries Manager, Jim Fall; White House Director of Ocean Policy, Beth Kerttula; Earth Systems Institute geomorphologist, Lee Benda; and University of Alaska, Fairbanks ecologist, Terry Chapin.
Eight workshops are planned for Monday and Tuesday, 20-21 October. These workshops cover a number of topics from the application of unmanned aircraft systems to aquatic research and fisheries applications with ArcGIS. The meeting will include 34 special sessions representing a wide range of research and management topics, many of which will focus on interdisciplinary research.
The Alaska Section of the American Water Resources is offering a number of student travel grants to its student members to help defray the cost of conference attendance. There is no formal application process; applicants will be judged based on the abstracts they submit. Interested students should contact Trey Simmons (trey_simmons [at] nps.gov).
Early registration deadline: Friday, 26 September 2014.
Preregistration deadline: Friday, 17 October 2014
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 15 September 2014.
For further information about abstract submission, registration, travel, and accommodations; see the conference website.