Call for abstracts
“Western Alaska in Transition”
Nome, Alaska • April 2–4, 2024
Since 2008, the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC) has brought together rural and urban scientists, educators, students, leaders, and community members to discuss science, research, and issues relevant to Western Alaska.
The 2024 conference will highlight needs to maintain strength, health, and subsistence lifestyles while moving forward during rapid transitions within the environment, ecology, and industries of Western Alaska. A conference priority is the continued sharing of knowledge across cultural boundaries.
We welcome submissions drawn from all disciplines that address questions and issues of concern to Western Alaska communities. Abstracts will be reviewed by the WAISC abstract review committee for relevant content and available space. If you need support submitting an abstract, please contact Claudia Ihl or Gay Sheffield.
Topics can include, but are not limited to:
Climate and weather
Oceans, lakes and rivers
Ecology and wildlife
Resource development
Reindeer herding
Human and community health
Sharing knowledge and communications
Abstracts for oral and poster presentation are invited and should be submitted by February 15, 2024, using the online abstract submission form. Note: Deadline extended to 29 February 2024
Abstracts should be no more than 250 words for oral or poster presentations and include the following information:
Author name, title, email, and institutional affiliation
Presentation title
Research question, methods, data and results
Notification of proposal acceptance will be by March 1.