We have endeavored to put on an exciting conference over a 4-day period (11-14 December 2023, Monday – Thursday). Conference events include:

• Taxon-specific bird groups (e.g. Alaska Shorebird Group, Boreal Partners in Flight Group, ABOG, Raptor Group, Loon Group), will meet during the day on Monday. These meetings will be organized independent of the Alaska Bird Conference.  Contact leaders of these groups for more information.
• Opening night reception Monday evening in the Hotel Captain Cook’s top floor Quarterdeck; cash bar and staggered appetizer times (5:30 to 9:00 pm) so you don’t have to rush in all at the same time, with live music from the “Flint Family Band”.
• Regular conference during the next three days will feature plenary speakers in the morning, followed by 20-minute talks throughout the day.  Beverages will be provided all day along with both morning and afternoon snacks. No breakfast or lunch provided.
• Special event on Wednesday night at the Anchorage Museum where we will have a celebration of “Art and Conservation”, featuring Pete Marra and Gerrit Vyn as speakers and a plethora of artist showing their wares.  Cash bar and appetizers available.
• Banquet on Thursday evening (6:00  to 11:00 pm) where we will enjoy fine food provided by The Hotel Captain Cook (choice of Beef or Vegetarian meal), followed by presentations for the best student poster and oral presentation, the Pete Isleib award, the Tom Fondell Memorial Student Travel award(s), and possibly (planning still in the works) honoring past ornithologists who were the forerunners of biological studies in Alaska. Finally, you can dance the night away while listening to the “The Woodshedders”.

Registration prices are listed below for both Professional and Students (any person currently enrolled in a learning institution). Your purchase options on the registration page will be:

• Student or professional ticket package that has all the events listed above.
• Student or professional three-day, no-frills package – allows you to attend the opening night reception and the conference for all three days but you cannot attend the Art and Conservation event or banquet event unless you buy these tickets separately.  This option is good for people whose employees will not pay for the extra events.
• ala cart single day Conference ticket – allows you to attend the opening night reception and the conference for a single day but you cannot attend the Art and Conservation event or banquet event unless you buy these tickets separately.  
• Individual tickets for Art and Conservation night – use when buying “no frills package or for significant others to join you.
• Individual tickets for Banquet night – use when buying “no frills package or for significant others to join you.
• Individual tickets for attending the awards ceremony and the live band after the banquet. Begins at 8:00 PM.

If your employer will only pay for the official registration (i.e., Art and Conservation night or the banquet night need to be paid out of personal funds), we suggest you buy the three- day, no-frills ticket first using your employee credit card.  Then go back into registration a second time and buy the Art and Conservation and Banquet tickets separately using your personal credit card.

Registration is now open HERE  

Sponsors: If your organization has sponsored the event, your individual promo codes for free registration or free banquet tickets will be emailed to you separately.

Refund policy: Refunds are allowed up to 7 days before the event, except for Eventbrite’s fees which are non-refundable at any time.

Early Bird Registration closes on October 20^th and General Registration closes on December 3rd. People wishing to register after the December 3^rd  should contact Jenada Johnson at akbirdconf@gmail.com   We will reserve a very limited number of spots for very late registration.

Fees

Professionals

Students

Extras

Donations

Tom Fondell Memorial Student Travel Fund                                                        
Please contribute funds to support students to travel to this meeting. A small amount of your donation will be lost due to Eventbrite fees.

Alaska Bird Conference Fund                                                                                 
Please contribute funds to allow future planners a leg up in hosting the next meeting. A small amount of your donation will be lost due to Eventbrite fees.

For government employees, please find attached 889B form for the conference.