Plenary Speakers

• "The Future of Science Education in Alaska"
  Paul Layer - Dean CNSM, Director ESTES, Department of Geology and Geophysics
  
  
• "The Conservation of Change"
  Philip Loring - Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Northern Engineering, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Cross Cultural Studies, UAF
  
  
• "Salmon Returns to Bristol Bay"
  Ed Farley - Research Scientist, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute, Juneau

Mining in Western Alaska Panel Discussion
Al Teich, moderator

Panelists:

• Tom Crafford, Director, DNR Office of Project Management & Permitting
• Bryce Edgmon, AK Representative (D-37)
• Ed Farley, Fisheries Biologist, NOAA
• Rick Halford, Dillingham resident and former Alaska State Senate President
• John Shively, CEO of the Pebble Partnership
• Tiel Smith, Land and Resource Manager, Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Technical Sessions (UAF Bristol Bay Campus)

• Arctic Ecosystems, Todd Radenbaugh, Chair
  Presenters: Dan Dunnaway, Doug Limpinsel, Todd Radenbaugh, Sayde Ridling, and Melanie Smith
  
  
• Arctic Species, Patrick Walsh, Chair
  Presenters: Sergey Bychkov, Tim Sands, Patrick Walsh, and Kendra Zamzow

Technical Sessions (UAF Bristol Bay Campus)

• Drumbeats, Elisa Burns, Chair
  Presenters: Elisa Bruns, Kevin Jernigan, Greg Finstad, Tom Marsik, Suzanne Nolan, and Todd Radenbaugh
  
  
• US Russian Fishing Panel Discussion: "Community Involvement in Salmon Management: Successes, Mistakes, and Solutions"
  
  • Panelists:
  • Diana Ananieva, Representative, Ust-Bolsheretsk Salmon Council/Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
  • Sergei Bychkov, Executive Director, Kamchatka Protected Areas Association, Russia
  • Izetta Chambers, Marine Advisory Program, Sea Grant
  • Victoria Sharakhmatova, Indigenous/Subsistence-use/Salmon-conservation expert of Kamchatka, Russia

Dinner (Dillingham Elementary School)

• Welcome address: Senator Gary Stevens, District R - Alaska Senate President
  
• Keynote address: Robin Samuelsen, CEO Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation

Concurrent Technical Sessions:

• Mining 1, Tim Troll, Chair
  Presenters: Sue Flensburg, Dudley Reiser, Tim Troll, and Carol Ann Woody
  
  
• Interdisciplinary Science, Lawrence Duffy, Chair
  Presenters: Heather Allen, Annie Duffy, Lawrence Duffy, Carol Gering, Chris Lott, and Brian Himelboom

Concurrent Technical Sessions:

• Mining 2, Tim Troll, Chair
  Dave Albert, Lawrence Duffy, and Kendra Zamzo
  Followed by discussion
  
  
• Subsitence Science, Ted Krieg, Chair
  Presenters: Sarah Evans, Ted Krieg, Julie Raymond, Stephanie Schmit, and Victoria Sharakhmatova
  
  
• Rural Education Panel, Carol Gering, Moderator
  Panelists: TBD
  
  
• Rural Education Panel — Chris Lott, Moderator
  
  • Panelists:
  • Elisa Bruns, USDA Program Manager, USDA Drumbeats Consortium
  • Greg Finstad, Assistant Professor of Range Ecology and Program Manager, Reindeer Research Program
  • Carol Gering, Associate Director, UAF Center for Distance Education
  • Kevin Jernigan, Assistant Professor of Ethnobotany, UAF Kuskokwim Campus
  • Tom Marsik, Asstistant Professor of Sustainable Energy, UAF Bristol Bay Campus
  • Suzanne Nolan, VTS Program Head, Veterinary Science Certificate Program, UAF Interior- Aleutians Campus
  • Todd Radenbaugh, Assistant Professor Environmental Science, Director Bristol Bay Environmental Science Lab, UAF Bristol Bay Campus

Concurrent Technical Sessions:

• Citizen Science, Jodie Anderson, Chair
  Presenters: Jodie Anderson, Rachel Boschma-Wynn, Jordan Lewis, Yoko Kugo, Tom Moran, and Julie Raymond Yakouiblan
  
  
• Sustainable Energy, Tom Marsik, Chair
  Presenters: Presenters: Chet Chambers, Mike Golub, Tom Marisk, Jason Meyer, and Jim Norman
  Followed by discussion

Concurrent Technical Sessions:

• Fish, Mark Lisac, Chair
  Presenters: Lisa Campion, Jesse Coleman, Mark Lisac, and Christine Woll
  
  
• Economy, Kendra Zamzow, Chair
  Presenters: Peter Bechtel, Leo Pedersen, Melanie Smith, and Kendra Zamzow

2011 Arctic Science Conference Field Trips — Explore the Cultural & Physical Geography of the Dillingham Area

Kanakanak Beach Tour with Todd Radenbaugh and Mike Davis

• Subsistence set-net for salmon demo
• Coastal erosion in Nushagak Bay
• Stratigraphic section of Nushagak glacial sediment in the bluffs
• Kanakanak historic village site with traditional native Yup'ik sod houses (barabaras)

Bag lunch with visit to Alaska Volcano Observatory Acoustic Array with Todd Radenbaugh

Snake Lake Mountain Hikes and berry picking with Tom Marsik and Adam Kane. Two hikes may be available depending on participants needs and interests:

• Easy hike up China Cap mountain — takes about 1 hour total
• Challenging hike up Snake Lake Mountain — takes about 3 hours total