2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference - March 29-31, 2005 Washington State Convention and Trade Center - Seattle, Washington
Science for the Salish Sea: A Sense of Place, a Sense of Change
The Puget Sound Action Team, the Georgia Basin Action Plan partners, and our generous co-sponsors are pleased to announce that on-line registration is now open for the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference at http://www.engr.washington.edu/epp/psgb/index.html The 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington from Tuesday, March 29 through Thursday, March 31, 2005. The Conference will begin on Tuesday morning with a plenary session followed by ten tracks of six concurrent sessions scheduled from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. In addition, posters and their authors will be highlighted on each day of the Conference, beginning with a Poster Gala on Tuesday afternoon. We are expecting 800-1000 conference participants. This transboundary and international event will build on the highly successful 2003 Research Conference and the five previous Puget Sound Research Conferences supported by the Puget Sound Action Team and its partners. The event will draw scientists, First Nation and tribal representatives, resource managers, community leaders, policy makers, educators and students together to share science and information about the condition and management of the shared Puget Sound Georgia Basin ecosystem. All Conference participants are required to register. You may wish to take advantage of the March 1, 2005 deadline for early registration. Please do not hesitate to share this announcement with your friends and colleagues. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Conference Co-chairs, Conference Coordinator or NGO Liaison: Sarah Brace, Conference Co-Chair Puget Sound Action Team (360) 725-5464 sbrace@psat.wa.gov David Fraser, Conference Co-Chair Environment Canada (604) 713-9529 david.fraser@ec.gc.ca Jan Kvamme, Conference Manager Engineering Professional Programs University of Washington (206) 685-9639 kvamme@u.washington.edu Peter Ronald, NGO Liaison Georgia Strait Alliance (250) 381-8321 peter@georgiastrait.org Thank you. We look forward to your participation at the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference.
