Entries by Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators

2019 Keynote Speakers

Dr. Deborah Giles Science & Research Director, Wild Orca Dr. Deborah Giles (she goes by her last name) received her PhD from the University of California Davis in 2014. Her master’s thesis and PhD dissertation both focused on the federally listed southern resident killer whales. Formerly the research director at the Center for Whale Research, she […]

2019 Schedule at a Glance

The more detailed conference schedule will be available soon. Below is the general schedule for the conference. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 11-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug 14-Aug 15-Aug Morning Activity Board Meeting Keynote and Sessions I Field Trips Sessions III Keynote and All Hands General Meeting Afternoon Activity Registration/ Board Meeting Sessions II Field Trips Sessions […]

2019 Lodging & Travel Information

Lodging Lodging is still available on a first come, first served basis! Lodging will be in the Fort Worden dormitories, which were built in 1904 and originally served as barracks for soldiers stationed at the Fort. Both single and double rooms are available with shard bathrooms down the hall. Lodging cost includes breakfast. Guest lodging can be […]

2019 Registration Information

Registration options Full Conference Registration—includes all sessions, lunches, and evening events from Sunday evening, August 11 through Thursday lunch, August 15, including the NAME Awards Banquet and Auction. Two-day Registration—includes all of the following, plus the option to join us on the field trips! Sun-Tue: all sessions, lunches, and evening events from Sunday evening, August 11 through Tuesday lunch, August 13 […]

2019 Presentation Information

The Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) invites you to present at our 44th Annual Conference, “Voyaging Through Changing Waters.”  This year’s conference will be held August 11-15, 2019 at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington. NAME was founded in 1976 and became a chapter of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) in […]

2018 Registration Information

[WD_Button id=30096] We will be offering the following registration options: Full Conference Registration—includes all sessions, events and meals* from Sunday evening, July 29 through Thursday lunch, August 2, including the NAME Awards Banquet and Auction. *Conference registration does not include dinner on Monday & Tuesday evenings, or any of the freshwater field trips on Tuesday. Single-day Registration—includes all sessions, plus lunch and coffee breaks […]

2018 Coastal Field Trips

Coastal Field Trips: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 All field trips will depart PSU at 8:00 am and arrive back in Portland at around 10:30 – 11:00 pm 1. Haystack Rock and Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Depart from PSU; 8:00 am– 4:30 pm During the Haystack Rock tidepool tour, participants will learn about the abundance of […]

2018 Lodging & Travel Information

Lodging Conference housing for the 2018 conference is available through Portland State University. Use the Portland State University Summer Housing & Conferences website to reserve a residence hall room. A minimum stay of 3 nights is required. Rooms can be used for one or two people and all come with twin beds. All rooms have private bathrooms. […]

2018 Pre-conference Workshops

Friday, July 27, 2018 Using ArcGIS Online to Collect, Analyze, and Share Data 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Water Resources Center, Vancouver, WA Join us for this free hands-on STEAM workshop at the beautiful Water Resources Center on the Columbia where we will explore how to use ArcGIS Online and a variety of other methods […]