Monday, Dec. 7

USGS Alaska Science Center

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

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

Marriott Anchorage Downtown

6:30pm – 8:30pm: Opening Reception

Tuesday, Dec. 8

Marriott Anchorage Downtown

8:15 – 8:30am: Introductions

8:30 – 9:30am: Invited speaker Caroline Van Hemert, “Changes in Funding, Focus, and Next Steps”

9:30 – 10:00am: Break

10:00 – 12:00pm: Scientific Program

12:00 – 1:30pm: Lunch

1:30 – 3:30pm: Scientific Program

4:00 – 6:00pm: Species Session: Communications Fair and Student/Career Development Discussions

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Marriott Anchorage Downtown

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

1:30 – 3:30pm: Scientific Program

4:00 – 6:00pm: Special Session: Poster Session

Thursday, Dec. 10

Marriott Anchorage Downtown

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

1:30 – 4:00pm: Scientific Program

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