Linking Threats to Indicators
The inaugural South Sound Science Symposium was a great success. We brought together over 400 people to discuss the scientific factors affecting the southern Puget Sound environment. The interest surpassed our expectations and people left with a set of new ideas from across multiple disciplines.
This year’s Symposium provides an opportunity to build on last year’s and focus on what we know about changes to the South Puget Sound ecosystem.
On the day of the event, Emmett O’Connell of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission will be blogging on his observations. If you can’t make the Symposium, please look for the blog at www.squaxin-nr.org.
PURPOSE OF SYMPOSIUM
The purposes of the Symposium are to build from last year’s successful event, connect the region's scientists on ecosystem issues and questions, and explore the threats and indicators unique to South Puget Sound. We will explore a variety of topics and relate them back to some central questions:
- What do these observations mean?
- Are there changes in the region’s food web?
- What are the consequences?
2009 CONFERENCE MATERIALS
ABSTRACTS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM BIBLIOGRAPHY AND POSTERS
Because the Symposium cannot possibly cover all the work being done in South Puget Sound, you have the opportunity to share your scientific work through electronic collection of abstracts and a poster session (abstracts due March 31). The Symposium invites scientists and technical staff from educational institutions, government and tribal natural resource agencies, nonprofit groups, and the private sector to submit abstracts to the Symposium. Authors will be notified by April 3. Posters will be highlighted as an important means of conveying relevant work in the region. All abstracts will be combined into an electronic document and shared after the program.
- NEW! Abstracts for posters presented at the symposim. (PDF)
- Poster presentation titles (PDF)
- Information on abstracts and posters (available February 2009)
- Abstract and poster submission form (available February 2009)
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
A limited number of solicited oral presentations will be accepted on topics that fill important knowledge gaps, represent regional emerging concerns or issues, and directly pertain to South Puget Sound. Indicate on the abstract and poster submission form if you would like to be considered for an oral presentation.
MORE INFORMATION
Sponsored by:
- Capitol Land Trust
- City of Olympia
- Herrera Environmental Consultants
- Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
- People for Puget Sound
- Pierce County Surface Water Management
- Puget Sound Partnership
- Squaxin Island Tribe
- Taylor Shellfish
- Thurston County Water and Waste Management
- WA Department of Ecology
- WA Department of Health
- United States Geological Survey
For more information contact Mindy Roberts at mrob461@ecy.wa.gov or John Konovsky at jkonovsky@squaxin.nsn.us.