NAME Old-Timers AKA “MAME”—the “Masters & Mavens of Aquatic & Marine Education” will be gathering to share stories and photos of the good old times from past conferences and our work together. We will meet at the Day Use Beach Shelter adjacent to the Beach Campground at Ft. Worden for a BBQ at 5 pm on Monday August […]
Field Trips: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Please note, more field trips details will be added as they are finalized. You are welcome to complete your registration without adding any field trips; send an email to registration@pacname.org at any time to add or change a field trip on your registration, or to add a guest to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Submit Proposal 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 […]
Please join us on Sunday, December 16 for our NAME-BC Annual General Meeting, followed by Blue Drinks at Victoria Distillers! Our Annual General Meeting is a chance for us to get together and celebrate everything that NAME-BC has been up to in the last year, plan out an exciting new year, and elect/re-elect our Executive […]
[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 […]
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 […]