2008 Alaska Park Science Symposium in conjunction with
Beringia Days 2008 International Conference

Schedule

The NPS 2008 Alaska Science Symposium took place from 14-16 October 2008 at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center located in Fairbanks, Alaska. All participants had to register to participate in the conference.

 

The general schedule was as follows:

• Tuesday, 14 October 2008 – General Sessions and Poster Session with Reception
• Wednesday, 15 October 2008 – General Sessions and Open Public Cultural Event
• Thursday, 16 October 2008 – General Sessions

Fee Categories:

	Before 1 September 2008	After 1 September 2008
Regular (3 conference days)	$150.00	$180.00
Student (3 conference days)	$75.00	$90.00
One Day Pass	$75.00	$90.00
One Day Student Pass	-	$30.00
Open Public Cultural Event	Free	Free

If you are planning to only attend the Poster Session and Reception with a registered participant you will be asked to pay $25 at the door. Please register for the Poster Session and Reception in advance online.

Poster Session and display

Poster size and presentation requirements: If possible, please limit your poster size to 4' x 4' (1.25 m x 1.25 m).  If you need anything in addition to this, please send an email to nps@arcus.org.

There was a poster session on Tuesday afternoon, 14 October 2008, and the posters was displayed for the full three days of the meeting. Display boards, push pins, T-pins, etc., were provided at the poster display site.

Open Reception and Public Cultural Event

An open public reception was held on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m., 15 October 2008 at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center is located at 122 First Avenue in Fairbanks, only a few blocks from the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center. We encourage all meeting participants to attend.