Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference

04/03/2026

Join us April 7-9, 2026 in Bethel, AK for the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC). Free for Y-K Delta residents! Register here https://seagrant.uaf.edu/events/ssl/register.php?id=580

03/10/2026

Earn college credit by attending or presenting at WAISC. Find out more information at https://alaskaseagrant.org/events/2026-western-alaska-interdisciplinary-science-conference/

12/05/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDARS !! 🗓️
Join us April 7-9, 2026 in Bethel, AK for the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC).

MARK YOUR CALENDARS !! 🗓️

Join us April 7-9, 2026 in Bethel, AK for the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC): Narratives from a resilient coast: Science, story and shared knowledge. ❄️

WAISC will highlight ways for maintaining strength, health, and lifestyles while moving forward during rapid transitions within the environment, , and industries of Western Alaska. A conference priority is the continual sharing of knowledge across cultures.

✨CALL FOR ABSTRACTS✨

Session themes will include:

🌎 cultural heritage and knowledge systems
🌲 ecosystem health and resilience
👥 community and public health
💡sustainable energy and resource development
💭 social science and community perspectives
🔬 environmental monitoring and management

Abstracts due by January 30, 2026.

For questions, contact Katie Basile, Alaska Sea Grant, UAF Kuskokwim Campus (Kuskokwim Campus UAF).

Learn more via the 🔗 link: https://alaskaseagrant.org/events/2026-western-alaska-interdisciplinary-science-conference/call-for-abstracts/

📸: Ashley Dunker with Alaska Sea Grant. Nome 2023.

04/08/2025

One week away!!! Agenda will be shared later today.

04/03/2025

Less than 2 weeks away. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Naknek!!!!

03/26/2025

WAISC 2025 starts in 3 weeks. FREE for Bristol Bay residents. REGISTER soon!!!!

2025 Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference April 15-17, 2025 Naknek Native Village Council Naknek, Alaska We are looking forward to meeting together in Naknek for some fun, some scien…

03/12/2025

Almost one month away!!! Don't forget to register and book your travel soon!

Registration is free for Bristol Bay residents.

https://alaskaseagrant.org/events/2025-western-alaska-interdisciplinary-science-conference/

02/17/2025

WAISC Abstract Submission deadline extended!!!!!

Call for Abstracts – 2025 WAISC updated 2/14/2025 Abstracts due by February 28, 2025 (deadline has been extended.) The 2025 conference will highlight needs for maintaining strength, health, a…