All times and events below are subject to change.

Monday, Dec. 7

USGS Alaska Science Center

8:00am – 11:00am: Alaska Shorebird Group Meeting

1:00pm – 4:00pm: Boreal Partners in Flight and Raptor Working Group Meetings

The Marriott Anchorage Downtown Hotel 

6:30pm – 8:30pm: Opening Reception (food not provided)

Tuesday, Dec. 8

The Marriott Anchorage Downtown Hotel 

8:15 – 8:30am: Introductions

8:30 – 9:30am: Invited speaker Caroline Van Hemert, “Storytelling as a critical step in bird conservation”

9:30 – 10:00am: Break

10:00 – 12:00pm: Scientific Program

12:00 – 1:30pm: Lunch on your own

1:30 – 3:30pm: Scientific Program

4:00 – 6:00pm: Special Session: Networking Tables and Student/Career Development Discussions. Light appetizers available.

Wednesday, Dec. 9

The Marriott Anchorage Downtown Hotel

8:15 – 8:30am: Introductions

8:30 – 9:30am: Invited speaker Nick Bayly, “The tropical connection: conserving Alaska’s long-distance migrants in the Neotropics”

9:30 – 10:00am: Break

10:00 – 12:00pm: Scientific Program

12:00 – 1:30pm: Lunch on your own

1:30 – 3:30pm: Scientific Program

4:00 – 6:00pm: Special Session: Poster Session. Light appetizers available.

Thursday, Dec. 10

The Marriott Anchorage Downtown Hotel

8:15 – 8:30am: Introductions

8:30 – 9:30am: Invited speaker Chris Wood, “Advancing Bird Monitoring in Alaska: Building from eBird to Decision-Ready Data”

9:30 – 10:00am: Break

10:00 – 12:00pm: Scientific Program

12:00 – 1:30pm: Lunch on your own

1:30 – 4:00pm: Scientific Program

5:30 – 7:30pm: Special Session: Award Presentations and Closing Comments. Dinner provided.

Friday, Dec. 11

U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center

8:30am – noon: Fundamentals of eBird Data Access workshop. Contact Zak Pohlen at zachary_pohlen@fws.gov to sign up for the workshop. This workshop will be virtual so that remote attendees can attend.