REGISTER NOW Registration options NAME Member Non-member Full Conference Early-bird (through June 24, 2025) $280 $310 Regular (starting June 25, 2025) $300 $330 Special Student rate $260 $275 One Day Early-bird (through June 24, 2025) $140 $170 Regular (starting June 25, 2025) $160 $190 Special Student rate $60 $75 Event tickets for guests/family members Full […]
Plenary Session #1 • Saturday, July 26 • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Robert Kentta Robert is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, of Shasta and Dakubetede descent. He’s always had a passion for protecting and restoring the species that make our region special. He has managed the tribe’s cultural resources program […]
Thursday, July 24 9:00 am – 3:00 pm NAME Board meeting – OCCC Room 140 4:00 – 9:30 pm Bayfront Progressive Party Friday, July 25 7:00 – 11:00 am Field Experiences 12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at OCCC 1:00 – 2:00 pm Concurrent Session #1 2:10 – 2:50 pm Chapter Meetings 3:00 – 4:00 pm […]
Become a 2025 Conference Sponsor Your sponsorship will positively impact our community and help provide educators with inspiring curriculum, hands-on experiences and life-changing learning. The Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) annual conference will be held in Newport, OR on July 24-27,2025. Each year this conference immerses educators from Oregon, Washington, Alaska and British Columbia […]
Planning your Trip Travel to the 2025 Conference in Newport The conference schedule begins Thursday, July 24 at 4:00 pm and ends 12:00 noon on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Flights Scheduling flights to Portland (PDX), we recommend leaving 5 hours between the last session and flight departure times. (3 hour drive + check-in 2 hours […]
Hotels Holiday Inn Express & Suites 135 SE 32nd St., Newport, OR 97365 p. (541) 867-3377 – f. (541) 867-3378 – c. (971) 239-9601 Holiday Inn Express Newport is proud to host overnight accommodations for this event with reduced group rate sleeping rooms. We are located within easy walking/driving distance to all that Newport has […]
Join us for a Marine Education Event to introduce Gloria Snively’s new book! April 26, 2025 • 2:00–4:00 pm East Sooke Community Hall, 1397 Coppermine Road Join us to learn about marine animals and Pacific ecology, with hands-on touch tanks hosted by marine educators. Proceeds from book sales help support the Northwest Aquatic and Marine […]
The Call for Presenters for the 2025 Conference hosted by NAME and the Oregon Coast Community College closed March 31. This year’s theme is Aquatic Science Extravaganza: Outdoor Explorations from the Forest to the Sea. Educators, researchers, students, and resource professionals from the Pacific Northwest will be presenting a range of “hands-on” workshops, interactive sessions, […]
Please join us on Sunday, December 8 for our NAME-BC Annual General Meeting! 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 our Executive Board. Our board consists of President, Vice […]
President Maile Sullivan, Seattle, WA As Washington Sea Grant’s Marine Education Specialist, Maile has spent the past 15 years managing K-12 education and outreach programming helping to build ocean literacy among teachers, students and their families. She orchestrates all aspects of Orca Bowl and NOAA Science Camp, develops program partnerships, and designs and implements program […]